The girl traveled through another world and forced the prince to take the imperial examination

Before dusk, Yun Qing led the Black Armor Army to Yelangpo. They found a stream at Yelangpo and prepared to set up camp upstream, where they would spend the night.

Feng Zhishang, Su Qingyan and the others were still behind and hadn't caught up, so Ning Haochen was naturally with Su Qingyan.

Yun Qing was standing on a cliff on Yelangpo, looking down the mountain. Meng Yun was standing beside him, reporting back.

"The commander of the South Gate is Chang Youliang. He was once a lieutenant under the old Marquis Pei. He has been guarding the South Gate since the old Marquis died in battle. Our people have heard some news that Chang Youliang intends to surrender to the Queen and that he often has dealings with the Shang family!"

"It's impossible for the old marquis's soldiers to be so disloyal. How did Prince Pei die back then? Wasn't it because the merchants embezzled military funds and exchanged sand for food and fodder? When Prince Pei, who was transporting food and fodder, discovered this, they colluded with bandits to kill and silence him. This is no longer a secret. Everyone in the Pei family army knew about this, so how could they possibly be in league with the Queen?"

Meng Yun: "But the information our people gathered couldn't be wrong. Shang Jia and Chang Youliang are in-laws, and his youngest son married the legitimate daughter of a Shang Jia branch. I heard the dowry alone included several shops and thousands of acres of fertile farmland!"

Yun Qing was very surprised when he heard this: "Then let's investigate it more carefully. If the evidence is conclusive, then let him go downstairs and confess to the old marquis!"

However, it is best to let Pei Yanche handle this matter, after all, it is the Pei family army.

"Why is Pei Yanche still staying in Nanyan?"

Meng Yun had just thought of Pei Yanche: "Your Highness, the border inspections in Southern Yan have been very strict recently. Young Marquis Pei and his men took a detour back by sea. We have news that they have successfully boarded the ship and will arrive in Fuzhou soon. Young Marquis will come from Fuzhou to meet us."

Yun Qing murmured, "I hope to find Nuannuan soon. She has always wanted to visit Fuzhou. I will take her to Fuzhou when I find her!"

Meng Yun: “…” He looked up at the sky speechlessly.

"Master, Master! Look, I killed six wolves in total! There are really a lot of wolves in this Wild Wolf Hill."

Mo Xue's voice came from behind. Yun Qing and the others turned around and saw Mo Xue running towards Yun Qing with a bloody sword in one hand and a dead wolf's leg in the other.

Seeing Yun Qing happily retracting his sword, he walked with the wind like a victorious general.

When Yun Qing saw Mo Xue, his frown relaxed.

Mo Xue has been growing taller recently and is now only half a head shorter than Yun Qing. He used to like to touch Mo Xue's head, but now he can only pat his shoulder.

"Well done! You've become more skilled lately. We'll gather all the wolves we've killed and hand them over to the Qingle County government office."

"Okay!" Mo Xue was extremely happy. Ever since his leg was healed, he seemed like a different person, becoming more cheerful and laughter-loving!

"Your Highness!"

At this time, a black-armored soldier came hurriedly to report.

"Your Highness, the people we just sent over have discovered that there's a village at the foot of the mountain that's struggling with drought and wants to divert water down the mountain. Therefore, some villagers have gathered on the hillside. They're cutting bamboo and preparing to build a water bridge to divert the water down the mountain!"

Yun Qing nodded silently: "Don't disturb them! Be careful when searching."

The Black Armored Army took the order and left, continuing to search for Mu Qingcheng's whereabouts.

As night fell, a bonfire was lit in the middle of the camp. Yun Qing sat by the bonfire with Bai Ze in his arms.

Because there were too many people looking for Mu Qingcheng, Bai Ze's sense of smell was disturbed and it could no longer smell its master's scent.

Tonight is exceptionally quiet, the moonlight sprinkles on the bamboo forest like water, casting mottled light and shadows.

However, Bai Ze in Yun Qing's arms seemed extremely anxious and kept whimpering, as if something was making it extremely uneasy.

Yun Qing gently stroked its fur, trying to soothe it, but it still wouldn't calm down. This uneasy feeling gradually passed to Yun Qing, causing him to feel an inexplicable anxiety.

Mo Xue and Meng Yun were busy by the campfire, roasting pheasants and rabbits, the aroma filling the air. Meanwhile, the other Black Armored Soldiers were cooking by a stream not far away.

Just as they were enjoying the peaceful night, Bai Ze suddenly jumped out of Yun Qing's arms and rushed into the grass beside them like an arrow.

It sniffed around in the grass, as if searching for something. From time to time, it would dig into the soil with its claws before sniffing again. Yun Qing watched its actions without paying much attention, thinking it was just looking for a place to relieve itself.

However, not long after, Bai Ze came back quickly as if he had found some treasure. He held something in his mouth and walked straight to Yun Qing, scratching his leg with his claws, as if to signal him to look.

Yun Qing curiously reached out and pulled the thing out of Bai Ze's mouth. He took a closer look and jumped up in surprise - it turned out to be Mu Qingcheng's hair flower!

A pale pink velvet flower—this was Mu Qingcheng's favorite piece of jewelry. No matter how many pieces of jewelry Yun Qing later gave her, Mu Qingcheng loved this one. She said it was the first piece of jewelry she bought for herself after coming here, and it held special meaning. Anyway, she just loved this velvet flower.

Yun Qing's hands holding the velvet flower kept shaking.

Meng Yun and Mo Xue dropped the prey that was about to be roasted and turned to run towards the grass where Bai Ze had just dug up the soil.

Soon, Mo Xue's voice was heard first: "Master, Master, come and see, there are many footprints here."

Meng Yun came over and said, "These should be hunter's footprints. They are different from our shoe prints."

Moxue agreed. The Black Armored Soldiers gathered around upon hearing the noise. Only Yunqing, clutching the velvet flower, stood nervously, motionless.

Meng Yun shouted at the Black Armored Army: "Everyone, don't wander around. Be careful not to damage the scene. Go back and continue eating. Send the scouts to check!"

Upon hearing the order, all the black-armored soldiers retreated, leaving only a few scouts behind. They held torches and carefully examined the area: "Look, there's blood here!"

Sure enough, they found long-dried bloodstains on the leaves in the grass, and they also found blood-stained wolf hair on the branches.

"This should be the bloodstains left by a wounded wolf, probably four or five days ago."

They didn't say it directly! Aside from these footprints and the bloody wolf hair, there was no trace of Mu Qingcheng. There were no signs of dragging around in the grass. If Mu Qingcheng had met with an accident, there should be some fragments of clothing or even debris nearby!

Mo Xue: "Is there a possibility that Master Mu did come here and encountered a pack of wolves, but she was rescued by a group of hunters?"

"Yes, it's possible!"

"That means Master Mu was rescued by this group of hunters! As long as we find these hunters, we can find Master Mu!"

Everyone turned, their gazes fixed on Yun Qing. Under the bright moonlight, her white dress exuded an indescribable coldness and loneliness.

Yun Qing turned around and walked towards the cliff again, followed by Bai Ze, and Meng Yun also hurriedly caught up.

Just like that, the two men and the fox stood on the edge of the cliff. It was pitch black in front of them, and there were faint twinkling lights at the foot of the mountain, like pearls falling on the black curtain.

"She's just down the hill, isn't she?"

"Your Highness, I will go down the mountain myself to look for Miss Mu at dawn tomorrow."

Yun Qing clutched the velvet flower tightly in his hand. Seven days had passed since he took her away from Jiuyou. How difficult it had been for him to find her all the way here! How much suffering had his Nuannuan endured.

He couldn't wait any longer. He wanted to lead the Black Armor Army to surround all the villages at the foot of the mountain and find his little girl.

"Give me your order, go down the mountain immediately. Have the Black Armored Army go into the village to look for people, starting with this village at the foot of the mountain. I must see Nuan Nuan before daybreak!"

"Ah!" Meng Yun was shocked. His Highness must have gone mad! This kind of commotion would definitely attract some people. He was worried that the general of Nanmen Pass, the closest to here, would not send troops because he often had food.

Meng Yun felt a headache. He couldn't protest, but he didn't want to send troops to look for the person.

How to do this?

"Your Highness, it's not a good idea to go into the village in the middle of the night looking for someone! Will the people down here think we're bandits?"

Suddenly, the direction of his finger stopped! Something was not right in the village at the foot of the mountain. Why did it seem like there was a faint glow of fire?

"What's going on? Why does the village below seem to be on fire?" Meng Yun pointed at the bottom of the cliff in surprise.