The prince kneels every day. Has the princess forgiven him today?

The secret guard was startled and immediately stopped him, "Absolutely not! Annan City is now full of the Second Prince's people. We will be discovered if we go in."

Lin'an City is not a good option either, as it is full of the King of Qi's men.

"Then we just sit back and do nothing?"

Song Xiwan asked back in a cool voice.

The secret guard choked.

Of course that's not possible.

Song Xiwan fixed her gaze on the map and pointed at one of the cliffs. "I'm quite familiar with Annan City. Crossing here will lead us to the outskirts without alerting the Second Prince's troops. Just find a few people to go with me."

"But Miss Song..."

"clatter--"

She placed a black token heavily on the table.

The secret guard's expression tightened, and he dared not raise any more objections. "I'll do it right away."

Song Xiwan touched the token with his fingertips and couldn't help muttering, "I didn't expect it to come in handy so soon, you crow's mouth."

In less than an hour, the secret guards had everything arranged.

Song Xiwan asked Qiuzhu to stay in the villa and asked for sick leave from Master Du, saying that he still needed to rest for a while and would not see any guests.

Qiu Zhu's eyes turned red with anxiety, "Miss, won't you take me with you?"

The girl seemed to be doing some dangerous things lately, which made her very worried.

"If you go, who will help me deal with this?"

Song Xiwan answered fluently.

This answer always convinced Qiu Zhu. After all, the girl only brought her, a maid, to the academy, and there was really no one else available.

"It's fine for others, but what if the eldest son comes to ask?"

This question stumped Song Xi late.

Big brother is indeed not easy to fool.

Song Xiwan turned his gaze slightly and whispered in Qiu Zhu's ear, "Go find the Third Princess for help and ask her to find something for my eldest brother to do."

"what?"

Qiu Zhu was shocked.

Does this work?

Song Xiwan had no choice but to try his luck.

With Xie Chengqian's ability, he can save himself without any problem, but it is hard to say if he has been missing for too long. We must rush to find him as soon as possible.

That night, Song Xiwan led a few Purple Gold Guards along a small path to Annan City.

After running day and night for two days, they finally arrived at the cliff outside the city.

There are weeds all over this place, which can hide people's figures when they walk in.

The Purple Gold Guards were already very skilled in martial arts, and they used their lightness skills to climb one-third of the way up in just a few moves. They then lowered the rope to Song Xiwan and brought her up.

Song Xiwan felt very guilty.

The martial arts she learned from Yan Wushuang were all about speed, accuracy and ruthlessness, and the lightness skills required long-term practice.

Now it has become a drag.

Fortunately, she was not heavy and did not cause much burden to the Purple Gold Guards.

When they reached the top of the cliff, the surface was too slippery and they had to waste a lot of effort.

Song Xiwan almost fell down and broke out in a cold sweat.

When she successfully climbed up, Song Xiwan had a question: Why did she risk her life to save Xie Chengqian?

The most outrageous thing is that she only remembered this now.

Song Xiwan's heartbeat was a little irregular.

"What happened to Miss Song?"

Seeing that her expression was not right, the Purple Gold Guard pressed her.

Song Xiwan brushed away her wind-blown hair and replied in a controlled voice, "It's okay. I'm just thinking about which direction to go next."

Even though we are not destined to be together, we are here anyway.

Xie Chengqian had helped her after all, so just consider it as repayment of his debt.

Song Xiwan quietly suppressed the strange feeling that had arisen in her mind.

"The east is more likely."

Zijinwei discussed the matter with her seriously.

Land is always better than water.

Song Xiwan didn't make a decision lightly. Instead, he asked the Purple Gold Guard, "What if Xie Chengqian thinks Xie Qiang and King Qi also think the same?"

In this case, water is the best choice.

The Purple Gold Guard nodded in agreement and asked, "Then should we go west?"

Song Xiwan asked the same question again, "What if Xie Qiang and King Qi also think so?"

Purple Gold Guard: "..."

Let's just wait for Miss Song to make a decision.

Song Xiwan received their gazes, coughed lightly, and said, "Two people in a group, go to the east and west to investigate and see if there is any secret code left by the prince."

The Purple Gold Guards have always been relatively secretive and rarely accompany Xie Chengqian on expeditions or business trips.

Although they were skilled in martial arts, they were not very familiar with Xie Chengqian's style of doing things. Now, after hearing what Song Xiwan said, they all gave him affirmation.

Miss Song is really smart.

However, someone else asked, "What about Miss Song?"

"Let me check this side. I won't go far. You must return within half an hour."

Song Xiwan didn't want to miss any corner.

What if?

The Purple Gold Guards had no more objections. This place was relatively secluded and there was no one around. Nothing would happen if they didn't go far.

As soon as they left, Song Xiwan searched the surrounding area carefully.

There is actually almost no place to hide on the cliff, and the main thing is to find out if there is any trace of Xie Chengqian.

Unfortunately, nothing was gained.

Even the Purple Gold Guards didn't find any traces, which made them suspicious. Did the prince really disappear here?

Song Xiwan also felt strange, "It's impossible that the prince didn't expect someone to rescue him."

The token was given to her, wasn't it just to prevent this?

Either they didn't have time to leave a secret code, or they haven't found it yet.

Song Xiwan cast a solemn glance at the gray sky and could only tell them, "It's getting late, let's find a place to rest first."

It's too dangerous to act at night.

They rested in a wetland near the water to the west. Song Xiwan sat down against a rock, his eyes casually sweeping across the shimmering water surface under the moonlight.

A bizarre guess flashed through her mind!

Song Xiwan sat up straight abruptly.

The Purple Gold Guards were frightened by her action and immediately became alert, ready to defend against the enemy.

But there was only the rustling sound of wind around, and no enemies.

"Have you searched over there?"

Song Xiwan murmured.

The Purple Gold Guard followed her gaze and was slightly stunned.

In the water?

Of course I haven't searched.

They looked at each other and immediately understood what Miss Song meant. They sent someone who was good at swimming into the water to search.

About an incense stick later, he actually brought back a tattered piece of cloth.

Anyone who sees this thing will think that someone accidentally dropped it into the water and it is worthless.

"I've received relevant training in the camp. This strip of cloth tied to a piece of rotten wood is the unique way of tying it in the prince's camp."

There really is a secret code!

Song Xiwan took the cloth and looked at it, but there were no words on it.

Without waiting for the Purple Gold Guard to ask, she took out a fire starter and dried it, and two vigorous and powerful words appeared on it.

——Downstream.

Song Xiwan's eyes tightened, "The prince is hiding downstream."

“But isn’t there a waterfall downstream?”

The Purple Gold Guards searched that area but found nothing.

Song Xiwan said confidently, "There must be something he hasn't found. He's a cautious person by nature. He's hiding this information so tightly and won't reveal more. He's afraid someone else will find it."

The only way is to find it.

Song Xiwan's heart sank.

He only mentioned the downstream, but did not say whether there were any injuries.