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

As night fell, the path up the mountain became extremely bumpy and the surroundings were pitch black, with not a glimpse of one's hand in front of one's face. In the distance lay layer upon layer of black shadows of trees.

Even so, the two guards who went up the mountain to report the news to Yun Qing still walked lightly, as if there was wind under their feet, and they wished they could grow wings and fly away.

Just as they were about to reach Wild Wolf Slope, they encountered a group of people. It was Meng Yun leading a dozen black-armored soldiers hurriedly heading down the mountain.

Meng Yun was ordered by Yun Qing to go down the mountain to check why the village suddenly caught fire.

"Your subordinates are here to see Meng Zuowei!" The two men saluted hurriedly.

Meng Yun: "Why are you back? Where is Lord Fang?"

The guard could not hide his excitement: "General Meng, we found Master Mu."

Meng Yun was surprised: "What?..."

"Where is she?"

A voice came from behind them. Before the two guards could answer Meng Yun, a gust of wind blew and Yun Qing appeared in front of them.

"Where is she? Is she hurt? Is she in danger?"

Yun Qing grabbed one of them by the shoulders and shook him while asking.

The guard, perhaps frightened or disoriented by Yun Qing's shaking, said, "Your Highness, Master Mu is doing well. She was rescued by several hunters from Fang Village and has been living there ever since. She's still on the hillside not far from here, helping the villagers at the foot of the mountain to divert water down the mountain!"

"Master Mu is now with Lord Fang. Lord Fang is afraid of exposing Master's whereabouts, so he wants us to go up the mountain to inform Master. Lord Fang wants you to go to Fangjia Village from Qingle County after dawn to pick up Master Mu. This way, it won't attract attention."

Just now... it turns out they were so close. His Nuan Nuan was right here! Yun Qing's eyes were filled with tears. His heart, which had been hanging for seven days, finally settled back to where it was. He suddenly felt dizzy and unsteady.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, are you okay?" Meng Yun hurried forward to support Yun Qing.

Yun Qing breathed a sigh of relief. How could he wait until dawn? "Hurry, come down the mountain with me and pick up Nuannuan."

Meng Yun hurriedly stopped him: "Your Highness, the situation down the mountain is unclear right now. How about letting me check it out first and then you can go down the mountain?"

Yun Qing then remembered that something was wrong at the foot of the mountain, so he sent Meng Yun down the mountain to check.

"What happened down the mountain?" Yun Qing asked the two guards.

The guard was puzzled. "Nothing happened before we went up the mountain. The village is also very good. Apart from the issue of diverting water down the mountain, we didn't find anything else."

Meng Yun: "Why is the village at the foot of the mountain on fire?"

"On fire? When did the fire start?" The two guards looked at each other, both confused.

Yun Qing thought about it carefully and realized that the fire started after they went up the mountain. At that time, Mu Qingcheng was still going up the mountain, and she certainly didn't know about the fire at the foot of the mountain. So it was possible that the fire at the foot of the mountain was a warning.

"Oh no, Nuannuan is in danger!"

Before he could finish his words, a white shadow shot down the mountain. Soon, another small white shadow flashed by and followed Yun Qing away.

The man and the fox soon disappeared!

Meng Yun didn't have time to think about it and called out to the black-armored soldiers: "Hurry, hurry, follow up, follow up..."

There was chaos on the mountain!

Mu Qingcheng was walking down the mountain towards the village with Fang Xurao and the others. As they walked, she explained the principle of the water-absorbing device to Fang Xurao, trying to make it as easy to understand as possible. If she couldn't explain it clearly, she would give him an analogy.

Even so, Fang Xurao only had a vague understanding, but he still listened very carefully and kept asking Mu Qingcheng for advice. Mu Qingcheng also told him everything she knew.

Fang Xurao: "Miss Mu, I wonder if your water-sucking device can pump out the well water?"

Mu Qingcheng: "The water level in the well is too high from the ground. This device won't work. The pressure is too low to pump it up. However, there is another way. We can make a manual pressurization device!"

Fang Xurao's eyes sparkled: "Miss Mu, do you know how to do this?"

Mu Qingcheng: "I haven't done it before, but I understand the principle. I can try it someday."

As the two were chatting animatedly, the main group suddenly stopped. Someone in front of them shouted anxiously: "Fire... Fire, the village is on fire..."

Everyone gathered around to watch.

At this time, they were almost at Fangjia Village. The trees and vegetation were no longer lush, and the scenery before them was very open.

In the nearby village, flames shot up into the sky, illuminating the dark night. Thick smoke billowed like a black cloud, covering the entire area and standing out in the darkness.

"Whose house is this? Such a big fire, won't it burn down our entire village?"

"This is terrible! We are so short of water! If everything really catches fire, how will we save them?"

"Ouch! What are you still standing there for? Hurry down the mountain and put out the fire! You can't just sit there and watch them burn!"

"Yes, yes, yes... hurry down the mountain and put out the fire..."

Everyone panicked and wanted to run to the village.

"and many more!"

At this time, Fang Xurao stepped forward to stop everyone: "No, this is a bit strange!"

Everyone looked at him. Village Chief Fang was anxious: "A Xu, what happened?"

Fang Xurao: "Brother, listen carefully, besides the fire, do you hear any other sounds?"

Yes! This was a wake-up call. Although there were many people working in the mountains, there were even more people left in the village. Why didn’t anyone call for help when the fire was so big?

Village Chief Fang also understood and became even more anxious: "What's wrong with the villagers? Why are they so quiet?"

Fang Xurao knew that this was because something happened in the village and someone was calling for help! But he didn't dare to say it out loud, so he could only send someone down to find out the situation and then make a decision!

At this time, the village had been surrounded by a group of black-clad bandits. All the villagers were gathered in the threshing ground. Even Mrs. Lin and Fang Bo, who had a broken leg, were taken to the threshing ground.

Fang Xueyun and her sister are still hiding in the cellar and are safe for the time being.

In the darkness, a man in a black robe, surrounded by a group of black-clad bandits, slowly walked towards them.

This person was none other than Shang Yihai from the Shang family. He dared to besiege Fangjia Village tonight because he secretly mobilized two thousand soldiers and horses with constant grain supply.

Shang Yihai held a sword in his hand and pointed it at the villagers on the threshing ground: "You are quite clever. You actually thought of using fire to alert the people on the mountain! Humph! I underestimated you! But, do you think that anyone will come to rescue you like this? That's simply wishful thinking! I tell you, those who go up the mountain, don't even think about escaping!"

His words were like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone's heart hard and shattering their last bit of faith.

The men in black behind him were his dog guards, used to bullying others in this small border town. They were most familiar with this aspect, and they quickly showed their gleaming swords and stared at the unarmed civilians with bloodthirsty eyes.

The timid women were so frightened by this horrific scene that their faces turned pale, their legs weakened, and they collapsed to the ground. They did not dare to cry loudly, but could only cover their mouths with their hands and sob softly, for fear of attracting the attention of these evil people.

The young and ignorant children snuggled tightly in the arms of the adults. Perhaps they felt the adults' fear. Just as they were about to open their mouths and cry loudly, the adults quickly covered their mouths, fearing that their crying would bring them fatal disaster.

Madam Lin, on the other hand, was the calmest person. She stood fearlessly at the front of the villagers and shouted, "You bold lunatics! Who are you? Why are you causing trouble in our Fangjia Village? What do you want to do?"

Seeing this, Shang Yihai taunted, "Old woman, you're quite courageous! I don't believe you don't know why we're here. If you know what's good for you, hand the people over immediately. Otherwise, I don't mind spending some effort to send you all to hell!"

When these words were spoken, the villagers were all confused, only Mrs. Lin and Fang Bo knew who they were looking for.

Mrs. Lin was about to open her mouth to refute, thinking about how to delay time.

At this time, two men in black came over with Fang He and threw him in front of Shang Yihai.

"Master, we caught the arsonist, it's him! This guy is really good at running, it's hard to catch him!"

Shang Yihai lifted Fang He's chin with the sword in his hand. When he saw his face, he paused, and a lustful light flashed in his eyes: "Wow! He's really good-looking. I didn't expect there would be such a guy in this mountainous area. It would be a pity to kill him, but if I don't, I can't bear it."

A small man beside him immediately said flatteringly, "Sir, why don't you just stab first and then kill? That would be more satisfying."

"Hahaha, good good!"

Bursts of obscene laughter were heard from the threshing floor!