New Return of the Pearl: The Group's Pet Swallow Flies

The incident dates back several hours ago.

In the afternoon, the sun was shining brightly, and the group packed their luggage and set off on their journey.

The three girls, Xiaoyanzi, Ziwei and Anyaxin, rode in the carriage, Qianyue was driving, while the five men, Erkang, Ertai, Yongqi, Benjamin and Luo Junchen, followed behind on horses.

Luo Junchen had prepared a map to lead the way, but Xiaoyanzi looked through the car window and saw that the road outside was vaguely familiar, as if it was the route she had taken when she returned from the Divine Doctor Valley. She confidently said that she knew the way and offered to show the way. Seeing her so confident, everyone did not doubt too much and followed the direction she pointed.

Seeing how confident she was, Luo Junchen also thought that she knew the way, so he put away the map in his hand, and everyone followed the path indicated by Xiaoyanzi.

However, as night falls...

The group came to a lush forest where there was no one around, let alone a house to stay overnight.

"Did you take the wrong road?"

Erkang and the others felt that the route was getting more and more off-track, and they thought that it was a small path that Xiaoyanzi had led them, so it was so desolate. It was not until this moment, when they came to the woods, that they realized that there was something wrong with the road.

In order to lead the way, Xiaoyanzi had been sitting on the shaft with Qianyue. At this moment, she was dumbfounded when she saw the unfamiliar road and subconsciously asked, "Where is this?"

Yongqi rode forward helplessly, "We still want to ask you, where is this?"

Luo Junchen then realized what was happening and took out the map. He pointed to a city on the map and said to everyone, "According to what is written on the map, we should be able to enter the city before nightfall. However, I'm afraid we have taken the wrong road now."

Xiaoyanzi jumped off the carriage in disbelief, "How could this be?" It was not until she saw the map that she realized that she had really taken the wrong road.

Her face suddenly turned red, and she was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to do. Xiaoyanzi scratched her head, feeling very embarrassed, and quickly apologized to everyone: "I'm so sorry, it's all my fault! I thought I knew the way, but I didn't expect the road behind me to become more and more unfamiliar... I'm so sorry!"

Ertai and the others came over, Ziwei and Anyaxin also got off the carriage and came to her side. Seeing that she was feeling guilty, Ziwei quickly stepped forward and put her arm around her shoulders to comfort her, "It's okay, it's okay. We didn't get separated. We just took the wrong road. Mr. Luo, look how far we've gone astray. We'll try to get back tomorrow. Fortunately, there's still some time before the martial arts conference, so we should be able to catch up."

"Yes, Xiaoyanzi, it's okay, I just took the wrong road once, it's okay."

Seeing that Xiaoyanzi was a little unhappy, Erkang and others hurried to comfort her. It was just a small problem and they were not in a hurry anyway.

Xiaoyanzi felt much better when she saw everyone comforting her, but she still felt a little guilty and thought that she would never do anything she was not sure of next time.

Anyaxin glanced at them and felt that they were very emotionally stable. They did not blame or complain when things happened. It was really good.

Luo Junchen responded and carefully checked the route in the dim light. Benjamin brought a tinder to light the way for him. He looked at him with gratitude and then looked at the map carefully.

"This is a dense jungle. I found it. Here... Well, let me see. Hey, there is also a road that can lead to Yunzhou. And this route does seem to be shorter than the original one. Xiaoyanzi didn't lead us the wrong way. She took us a shortcut by accident."

Seeing that they had accidentally taken a shortcut, Luo Junchen was very happy and quickly shared the good news with everyone. While he was speaking, he looked at Xiaoyanzi with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

When Xiaoyanzi heard the news, the gloom in her heart was immediately swept away, and she jumped up excitedly: "Really? Really? So I didn't take the wrong road, hahaha, then I'm quite amazing, we took a shortcut by accident, hehe, I said I don't always get into trouble." She danced with joy, completely forgetting her previous unhappiness.

Seeing Xiaoyanzi's cheerful look, everyone couldn't help but laugh. Yongqi smiled and patted Xiaoyanzi on the shoulder, teasing: "Yes, our Xiaoyanzi is the best, she can always bring us surprises." Ziwei also smiled and nodded in agreement.

Erkang shook his head helplessly, but with a doting smile on his face. He thought to himself that although Xiaoyanzi sometimes caused some trouble, it was because of her that everyone's life became more interesting.

Ertai couldn't help but say something shocking, "My little swallow is really amazing, hahahaha."

As soon as these words came out, it was like a thunderclap in everyone's ears. The originally noisy forest suddenly became silent, and everyone's eyes were cast towards Ertai at the same time, with astonishment and surprise in their eyes. It was as if time had stopped at this moment, and only the rustling sound of the breeze blowing through the leaves reminded people that this was not an illusion.

Erkang, Yongqi and others opened their eyes wide, their mouths slightly open, their faces full of disbelief; Ziwei and Anyaxin looked at each other in bewilderment.

After a moment, Yongqi was the first to come back to his senses. The smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a gloomy look. He stared at Ertai with eyes as sharp as a knife, and asked coldly: "Ertai...what did you just say? Say it again." His voice was low and full of oppression, as if it contained endless anger.

Ertai was shocked by Yongqi's reaction. His body trembled violently, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead. He secretly complained in his heart: Damn it, I spoke too quickly and offended my brother-in-law. He stammered and explained: "I... I said... Xiaoyanzi is a member of our family. After all, we have been childhood sweethearts since we were young, and we have long regarded her as a family member."

At this time, Xiaoyanzi finally understood what Ertai meant. Her face instantly turned red, like a ripe apple. She glared at Ertai coquettishly and cursed with gritted teeth: "What nonsense are you talking about! Who is your family!" After that, she turned around, facing Ertai with her back, clenched her hands into fists, and her heartbeat inexplicably accelerated.

Benjamin looked at this scene, and the corners of his mouth could not help but slightly rise, revealing a barely perceptible smile. He thought the interaction between Ertai and Xiaoyanzi was very interesting, and Yongqi's concern for Xiaoyanzi made him feel a little relieved. It was the first time he saw Yongqi, a brother, protecting his sister so much.

Ertai scratched his head awkwardly, gave a silly smile and said, "Hehe, Xiaoyanzi is really amazing, I'm serious." After saying that, he couldn't help but secretly glance at Xiaoyanzi's back with her back to them, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

Yongqi's face was filled with black lines. He directly pulled Ertai aside and said in a bad tone: "Come on, let's have a fight and learn from each other."

Ertai thought that this was bad, he was really too bold to praise his sister in front of Yongqi. Although Ertai's martial arts were better than Yongqi's, he dared not be presumptuous in front of Yongqi at this moment. First, Yongqi was a prince, and second, he was his future brother-in-law, and he would marry his sister in the future.

Erkang watched his brother being taught a lesson by Yongqi for his bad mouth, shook his head helplessly, and silently mourned for Ertai. Then, he turned to look at everyone and suggested: "It's dark now, it's not convenient for us to continue on our journey. There is an open space next to the woods, why don't we set up camp here temporarily."

Luo Junchen and Anyaxin looked at each other with some surprise in their eyes. It seemed that there were a lot of things between them. They thought that the next journey would be very interesting. Because they could see that the one called Yongqi was very protective of Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei. He was probably their brother, and Erkang always took care of Ziwei, Ertai took care of Xiaoyanzi, and as for Benjamin, he was like a brother and sister to everyone.

In fact, they didn't know much about the royal family, but since Erkang Ertai was the son of the Fu family in the capital, and they respected Yongqi even more, they must be members of the royal family...

The two had some guesses, but since they didn't reveal their identities, they pretended not to know.

Everyone agreed with Erkang's proposal. After the other men responded, they hurriedly prepared. Some went to fetch water, some went to find food, and some started to build a simple camp. The women went to pick up some dry firewood nearby to keep warm and cook at night. Ziwei and Xiaoyanzi naturally formed a group, and Anyaxin and Qianyue also formed a team.

As night fell, the bright moonlight poured down like a silver yarn, illuminating the ground below. Ziwei saw Xiaoyanzi's blushing cheeks, and smiled secretly in her heart, and whispered teasingly: "Oh, your face is blushing and your heart is beating? Are you moved?"

Xiaoyanzi glared at Ziwei coquettishly and retorted shyly, "No way! Don't slander me." She bit her lip lightly, her eyes a little flustered, obviously Ziwei had hit the nail on the head.

Ertai has been by her side all these years. It is impossible for her to say that she has no other feelings for Ertai. Not only does she regard him as a family member, but in fact, secretly, she has also thought about marrying him in the future... Of course, these are just thoughts. After all, Ertai has always been good to her in both open and covert ways and has taken care of her naturally, but he has never expressed his feelings. This is the first time he has said this.

"You're still talking about me. You and Erkang are always flirting with each other. When are you going to confirm your relationship?"