The carriage was moving slowly along the road, having travelled for a whole day. As the sun gradually set and night fell, both the man and the horse were exhausted.

Ouyang Miaoling sat in the carriage, and her waist began to ache from sitting for a long time. She stretched her body, gently moved her limbs, then reached out and lifted the curtain on the carriage and looked outside.

The sky outside was shrouded in darkness, with only the twinkling stars in the distance dotting the night sky. Apart from that, the surroundings were pitch black and nothing could be seen clearly.

Ouyang Miaoling stared at the endless darkness quietly, and a sense of peace and tranquility surged in her heart. She called softly: "Horseman, stop the car..." The voice was particularly clear in the silent night.

After hearing the master's order, the coachman immediately tightened the reins. The carriage slowly stopped, and the wheels made a slight friction sound.

Xiaoyun and Xiaoyue were originally fast asleep in the carriage, but as the carriage stopped, they gradually woke up from their sleep. They rubbed their sleepy eyes and looked at Ouyang Miaoling's back in front of them, their eyes full of doubts.

The two rubbed their eyes, trying to keep themselves awake as quickly as possible, and then they jumped off the carriage one after another.

"Master, what are you looking at?" Xiaoyue jumped off the carriage and saw Ouyang Miaoling looking up at the sky, so she asked.

"Nothing, just to see how the night sky here is different from that in my hometown?" Ouyang Miaoling sighed.

Xiaoyue was puzzled. She scratched her hair with her hand and said suspiciously: "Master, isn't your mother's family the Duke's Mansion? Why do you feel that the night sky here is different from that in your hometown?"

Ouyang Miaoling turned her head and looked at Xiaoyue with deep eyes, a mysterious smile on her face. She sighed softly, as if recalling the distant past.

Then, the corners of her mouth rose slightly, and she said softly: "There are some things you don't understand yet... I'll tell you when I have a chance in the future." As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and gently tapped Xiaoyue on the forehead, with a bit of pampering and playfulness.

Xiaoyue touched the place where she was knocked, still looking confused, but she knew her master didn't want to say more, so she stopped asking.

Ouyang Miaoling turned around and continued to look up at the starry sky, feeling the tranquility and beauty of the night. She opened her arms as if to embrace the entire night sky, and an inexplicable feeling of emotion welled up in her heart.

However, at this moment, a slight noise came from the bushes in the distance, breaking the silence. Ouyang Miaoling immediately became alert, and she put her finger on her lips, signaling Xiaoyue and Xiaoyun to keep quiet.

Xiaoyue and Xiaoyun also understood the situation immediately. They stared closely at the direction of the grass, their bodies tense, ready to deal with danger at any time.

Time passed by bit by bit, and the three of them held their breath, waiting for what might happen. The atmosphere was extremely tense, as if a string was about to break.

Just as they stared with wide eyes waiting for danger to come, the danger they imagined did not appear and the noise in the grass stopped.

Ouyang Miaoling was about to go forward to check, but was stopped by Xiaoyue who was standing beside her. She lowered her voice and said, "Master, it's dangerous. Please wait here. I will go over to take a look." After Xiaoyue finished speaking, she did not forget to give a wink to Xiaoyun who was also keeping alert beside her, indicating that she should protect the master. Xiaoyun received it and nodded at her. Xiaoyue left with satisfaction and approached the danger.

When he approached the grass cautiously, there was no movement in the grass. She tentatively threw another stone into the grass, and heard a "muffled" sound, and then there was no other sound.

"Someone..." Ouyang Miaoling said in shock when he heard the sound coming from the grass.

Xiaoyue then relaxed her guard, pushed aside the grass in front of her, and advanced towards the place where the sound just came from. Suddenly, Xiaoyue shouted: "Master, there is really someone here."

Ouyang Miaoling's heart tightened when she heard Xiaoyue's cry, and she immediately quickened her pace and walked towards Xiaoyue. She followed Xiaoyue's footprints and walked carefully into the bushes.

The bushes were taller than people, completely blocking their sight. Ouyang Miaoling could only grope her way forward. After some effort, she finally saw Xiaoyue. Because it was dark, they could not see the person clearly.

They looked in the direction Xiaoyue pointed and found a person lying there.

The man was wearing ragged clothes, had messy hair, and looked haggard and very weak. "Why is this man here?" Ouyang Miaoling asked in confusion.

"I don't know. We have to be careful. It could be dangerous." Xiaoyun reminded.

Ouyang Miaoling didn't care at all. She walked over, squatted, put her hand on the man's wrist, and carefully checked his pulse.

After a moment, she retracted her finger and said to Xiaoyue and Xiaoyun, "This man is still breathing, so he should still be alive. You help him out, and I'll try to save him."

When Xiaoyun heard that her master wanted to be kind and save people, she couldn't help but worry. She quickly spoke out to dissuade him, "Master, this man's identity is unknown, we'd better be careful. What if he is a bad guy?"

Ouyang Miaoling understood Xiaoyun's concerns, but she insisted on her own ideas. She said, "Xiaoyun, no matter who this person is, since I have met him, I can't just stand by and watch him die. As for what will happen in the future, we will talk about it later."

After saying that, Ouyang Miaoling turned to Xiaoyue and said, "Xiaoyue, go get two people to help. Xiaoyun, help me carry this person onto the carriage."

Xiaoyue nodded, turned around and ran away to find someone to help. Although Xiaoyun was a little reluctant, he still obeyed his master's order and lifted the injured person together with Ouyang Miaoling.

When the two of them carefully carried the man out of the bushes, Xiaoyue came running over with the groom and an attendant.

The attendant said anxiously: "Princess... let me do it..."

Ouyang Miaoling had just run out of strength in her hands, so she signaled Xiaoyun to put the man down, and the two of them worked together to put the man on the grass.

"You two take over, carry this person onto the carriage, and let's find an inn nearby to stay in. I'll see if I can cure her." Ouyang Miaoling ordered.

They worked together and finally lifted the man onto the carriage.

The coachman drove the carriage hurriedly towards the camp.

When they arrived at the town, many inns were closed. Xiaoyue knocked on the doors of several inns before finding one that was closed but still open for business.

Xiaoyue finally knocked on the door and walked in. The waiter yawned and said, "Miss, are you here for a meal or to stay overnight?"

"Waiter, do you have any superior rooms?" Xiao Yu asked anxiously.

"Yes...yes...how many rooms do you want, young lady?" When the waiter heard that Xiaoyue wanted a superior room, he knew that this was a wealthy woman.

I instantly lost all sleepiness and quickly welcomed him warmly.

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