Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Zhu Yuanzhang had hoped for a chance encounter on the mountain, but after circling the mountain for a long time, he still couldn't find any trace of Zhaolian, and he began to get anxious.

Suddenly, he spotted Zhao Lian's horse, which was tied up under a tree not far away. Zhu Yuanzhang walked over.

The horse is here, but the person is not. However, Zhu Yuanzhang is certain of one thing: Zhao Lian is still on the mountain. If she left, the horse could not possibly still be here.

Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang had a bad feeling; he sensed that something might have happened to Zhaolian.

"Quick! Find Miss Zhaolian!"

"Darkness, immediately notify the stationed troops to start the search."

"Your Majesty, Miss Zhaolian might have gone hunting." Dark was uncertain and hesitated to move.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at the darkness with a sinister look in his eyes, suppressing his anger: "Does my word not carry weight? I tell you to go, so go! If anything happens to Miss Zhaolian, you won't be able to live either."

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. Darkness must have lost his mind today. That's not what he meant."

As he spoke, Dark Night punched Dark Black, who then realized what was happening and quickly descended the mountain.

Soon the soldiers arrived, and everyone split up to search, but there was no trace of Zhao Lian. Time passed by, and Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely anxious.

He knew that Zhao Lian's skills were very high, and in theory, nothing should go wrong. But one can't be too afraid of the unexpected.

Just then, Zhu Yuanzhang saw the white fox and noticed a broken arrow on its foot. The arrow was exactly the same as the one used to summon the lotus last time, so Zhu Yuanzhang immediately followed it.

According to the soldiers, no one else came up the mountain today except Zhao Lian, which means that the white fox in front of them was likely injured by Zhao Lian.

"Could it be~"

Suddenly, a terrible thought flashed through Zhu Yuanzhang's mind: Could it be that Zhao Lian fell into a trap while chasing this white fox?

Seeing the white fox limp away, Zhu Yuanzhang followed. Darkness also ran after it.

Although the white fox was hit by an arrow and its speed didn't seem to be very fast, Zhu Yuanzhang still couldn't catch up with it.

Suddenly it stopped, glanced back at Zhu Yuanzhang, and squatted there motionless. Zhu Yuanzhang was secretly delighted and cautiously walked over.

But just as he was about to walk up to the white fox, he suddenly lost his footing and began to fall.

Things happened so fast that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't even have time to react.

The man on the other side was so busy looking for people that he didn't pay much attention to him. When he turned around, he realized that the emperor was gone.

"Your Majesty~ Your Majesty~"

Not finding Zhu Yuanzhang, An Hei was terrified and quickly shouted, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, where are you?"

"what happened?"

Realizing something was wrong, the others rushed over from elsewhere, but the emperor was nowhere to be seen.

Unexpectedly, the Emperor disappeared right under his nose. An Ye was filled with regret and quickly ordered everyone to search separately.

His dark face was grave: "What happened? I asked you to protect the Emperor, and you actually lost him."

If anything were to happen to the emperor, they would all be buried with him.

Knowing he was falling, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly circulated his internal energy to slow his descent.

Meanwhile, Zhao Lian, inside the ice cellar, heard a sound above her and quickly looked up. She saw a man falling from above.

At this moment, she was meditating and practicing internal energy to ward off the cold. Although she still felt cold, she was feeling much better.

Seeing the speed at which the man was falling, Zhao Lian could tell that he also knew martial arts, but after all, he had fallen from such a height, so she couldn't help but feel worried for him.

Zhao Lian used her internal energy in both hands to create a resistance, steadily supporting her opponent.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also pleasantly surprised. The speed of the descent was significantly slower than before, and he couldn't help but glance inside.

The cave was brightly lit, and there was someone inside. The moment their eyes met, they recognized each other; it was none other than Zhao Lian.

Upon seeing Zhang Lian there, Zhu Yuanzhang was both surprised and delighted. He was delighted that he had finally found her. He was surprised because he also discovered that this cave was no ordinary cave, but an ice cellar.

Zhao Lian was also greatly surprised to see the Emperor. With Zhao Lian's help, Zhu Yuanzhang arrived in the underworld unharmed.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing here?" Zhao Lian asked in surprise.

Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes at her: "I was about to ask you the same thing, why did you end up here when you were out hunting?"

Zhao Lian told the truth: "I shot a white fox and followed it here, but I accidentally fell down."

"What a coincidence, I also followed it here. It seems the white fox led me here to keep you company."

Zhu Yuanzhang now believed it was no coincidence; it seemed this white fox was truly extraordinary, for it knew how to lure them here.

Zhu Yuanzhang was both surprised and delighted to discover that Wufeng Mountain actually harbored a natural ice cellar that had never been discovered before.

At that moment, he seemed to hear the people above calling his name in the darkness, and Zhu Yuanzhang quickly responded loudly, "I'm here! I fell into the hole."

"I'm here~"

Unexpectedly, his echo filled the cave.

But the people above seemed not to hear him and continued to shout.

It seemed that his words were not being heard at all. With this in mind, Zhu Yuanzhang began to change his mind and looked around to see if he could find another way out.

Zhao Lian shattered his hopes: "Stop looking, I've searched everywhere, there's no other way out. Do you have any food on you?"

She was cold and hungry.

Believe it or not, Zhu Yuanzhang actually had some dry rations. He only ate a little bit in the morning, and because Su Mama was worried that he wouldn't be used to the food outside, she specially stuffed two large pieces of pancakes into his food.

I didn't want it, but Granny Su kept stuffing it into my hands, and now it's come in handy.

Zhu Yuanzhang took out the pancakes, and each person had one. After eating some, they immediately felt much warmer.

"What should I do?" Zhu Yuanzhang began to worry after finishing his pancake.

She was initially a little anxious, but now that she saw Zhu Yuanzhang had also arrived, giving her a companion, Zhao Lian calmed down.

"How can you, a young lady, not be worried?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked, looking at the composed Zhao Lian.

Zhao Lian's lips curled up: "What's there to be afraid of? Even if I die, the current emperor will die with me. Thinking about it that way, it's a win-win situation, hahaha..." After saying that, Zhao Lian laughed wildly.

Hearing her say that, Zhu Yuanzhang was both angry and amused, and he really couldn't do anything about it.

But he was not willing to give up. After sitting for a while, he stood up again and continued to search for an exit.

Zhao Lian started to feel cold again, so she quickly focused her energy on meditation.

After circling around and confirming that he saw no other exits, Zhu Yuanzhang returned dejectedly.

Zhao Lian glanced at him and slowly said, "Right now, neither of us has any other food or clothing to keep warm. Let's save our energy, conserve our strength, and increase our chances of survival."

Seeing that even a young girl like Zhao Lian was more composed than him, Zhu Yuanzhang truly felt inferior.

He was utterly disheartened. He never imagined that he would die so soon after becoming emperor. It truly was a matter of fate.