The two were caught off guard. Huo Yan came rushing at them like a killer. He traveled day and night, and the fierce wind seemed to smell the strong murderous aura from his master, as if he was a god of war who returned from the battlefield covered in blood, full of fighting spirit, chasing the sun, moon and stars.

Two days later, Huo Yan finally met Chu Ran on his way back.

He jumped off the horse like a hellish Asura. Chu Ran's guards suddenly felt something was wrong and quickly stepped forward, blocking the carriage like a solid wall.

Huo Yan swung the sword in his hand, shining with silver light, like a silver dragon soaring into the sky, and like a meteor across the sky. The Black-Faced God was sent away by the King of Zhennan, and Chu Ran's guards knew that they were no match for Huo Yan, but they still went all out without hesitation.

The wind whistled like a ghost howling, like thousands of horses galloping, like a strong wind sweeping away the remaining clouds, just like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

Chu Ran huddled in the carriage, praying that his father would come and rescue him quickly.

Soon, there was no sound outside. He lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out, only to see that all his guards had been killed.

Before he could retract his hand, a long whip with a gust of wind hit Chu Ran in the face.

"Ah!" He slid down from his seat, feeling a pain in his head, his jade crown shattered, his hair falling down, and he looked like a madman.

The next moment, a big hand grabbed his neck tightly and dragged him out of the carriage.

"Did you have someone capture Su Ruanruan?"

Through the messy hair, Chu Ran saw Huo Yan's red eyes. Those eyes were filled with murderous intent as if they really wanted to kill him.

Chu Ran's face turned pale, an ugly color like liver.

"Stop!" Prince Zhennan shouted as he rode his horse at full speed.

Huo Yan just glanced at him and threw Chu Ran to the ground like a rag.

She stepped on his chest again, "Let me ask you again, did you have Su Ruanruan captured?"

Chu Ran wailed and reached out to his father for help.

"Let my son go!"

The sword in Huo Yan's hand was pointed directly at Chu Ran's throat. "Prince Zhennan, if you take another step forward, I will kill him immediately."

Prince Zhennan was furious. If the dispute between their two factions had been kept secret before, it was now out in the open.

He underestimated this reckless man, which led to his failure in the mine.

He said, "My son came back from a trip to the northwest and reunited with me. He has been under my watch and has not done anything out of the ordinary."

"I don't know who she is that you are talking about. Please let my son go."

"You are killing innocent people indiscriminately. Do you still have any law? This time when I return to the capital, I will report you to the emperor!"

Huo Yan curled his lips, "Innocent? Anyone in this world can claim to be innocent, except you and your son."

"How many corpses are buried in the mine? Can you and your son still sleep in the middle of the night?"

The Prince of Zhennan laughed, "So what if you know I'm the one behind this? You're just talking nonsense, and everyone will just think you're falsely accusing me. What can you do to me?"

"Let me ask you one more question, are you going to let my son go or not?"

Huo Zheng tilted his neck and said, "I'm going to take your son's life!"

"Whether he captured my woman or not, I want him dead. He had improper thoughts about my woman before and almost killed her. Now I just want revenge."

Seeing Huo Yan's sword shaking slightly, the King of Zhennan was horrified and shouted, "No!"

Behind them, Su Zhen, who was vomiting all over due to his hurry to get on with his journey, hurriedly jumped off the carriage and ran over.

He panted and said, "Stop it now! If you stab me with this sword, even His Majesty can't save you!"

Huo Yan glared at Su Zhen and said indignantly: "Do you know what this beast did? She almost ruined Ruanruan!"

Su Zhen never expected that something like this would happen. He angrily kicked Chu Ran, who was lying on the ground like a maggot, and said anxiously: "Now is not the time to deal with these things. The most urgent thing is to find Ruanruan first."

The Prince of Zhennan clenched his fists tightly, pretending to know nothing about Su Ruanruan's existence and identity. He said sternly: "Duke Su, Miss Qingyu is about to marry Prince Rui. You are her father, and I am Prince Rui's cousin. How can you side with an outsider?"

Su Zhen snorted coldly and retorted: "Who is your family? If Jingyi hadn't made the decision on her own, I wouldn't have become a relative with someone like you. Now, my biological daughter is still alive. If we have to talk about relatives, she is closer to Huo Yan."

The Prince of Zhennan narrowed his eyes and said with a fake smile, "Oh? Your daughter is still alive? Where is she now? As an elder, I should prepare some gifts for my niece who I have never met."

Thinking of his lost daughter, Su Zhen kicked Chu Ran hard again and asked, "Did you kidnap my daughter?"

Chu Ran gasped for air and answered viciously, "I haven't seen...Su Ruanruan. But you'd better pray that I can find her first, otherwise I will never let her go!"

"Looking for death!" Huo Yan turned his wrist, and there was a scream. Blood immediately flowed out of one of Chu Ran's eyes. This eye of his was completely disabled.

"Oh, my son!" Prince Zhennan rushed forward, pointing his finger at Huo Yan, furious, "I must... report you to His Majesty, and ask His Majesty to seek justice for my son."

Huo Yan took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the blood off the sword, then threw the handkerchief under Chu Ran's crotch and said coldly: "If you can't control your lower body again, I will destroy it next time."

He turned around, got on his horse and continued looking for Su Ruanruan.

"Alas..." Su Zhen glanced at the gloomy King of Zhennan, climbed into the carriage and left.

Chu Ran wailed in pain, covering his broken eyes, "Father, are you just going to let them leave like this?"

"No matter what, I must get Su Ruanruan. I want to take revenge on her!" After a moment of silence, the King of Zhennan summoned his men and ordered viciously: "Tell Chu Mo to put the most vicious poison on Su Ruanruan. I want her to feel the pain of gnawing bones and piercing her heart." He smiled grimly, "Everything that Huo Yan and that old man Su Zhen did to my son today, I will repay her double."

"Find another beggar, and I'll make one of them feel like he is in heaven, and the other one live a life worse than death."

Later, the Prince of Zhennan brought his one-eyed son to the capital to meet the emperor and sued Huo Yan for killing innocent people. Since Su Zhen submitted a letter in advance to explain the whole story, Emperor Shun also knew that Chu Ran had kidnapped Su Ruanruan in the northwest. After careful consideration, Emperor Shun ordered Huo Yan to be beaten with fifty sticks and asked him to reflect on his mistakes at home for a month.

When the time for reflection came, Huo Yan handed the affairs of the military camp to Jin Yu and Niu Mang, and then rode on his Liefeng horse to look for Su Ruanruan.

In the Fahua Temple, Su Runruan was wearing a veil and hiding in the corner of the hall. The red silk covered most of her body and no one noticed her.

She looked up at the Buddha, who was shrouded in golden light, with a look of sadness and desolation in her eyes. She wondered to herself, she had never done anything to harm the world, so why did the Buddha never favor her?

Someone knelt down on the futon in the main hall, and said softly and gracefully: "I pray to the Buddha to bless Brother Huo Yan to find Miss Su as soon as possible."

"I pray that the Buddha will bless Miss Su with everything going smoothly, and that she will be safe and happy, and return home to her ancestors as soon as possible."

"I pray to the Buddha to bless Su Xiaoxi to be born into a good family in her next life, to grow up safely, happily and healthily."

When Su Ruanruan heard the names of Huo Yan and Xiaoxi, she couldn't help but secretly glanced outside. She saw the girl on the futon was fresh and beautiful, extraordinary and otherworldly, her eyes were like a pool of gentle lake water, clear and bright, but with a hint of sadness.

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