"How long has it been since you found it?" He Yanzhi was a little impatient, saying that Xiao Hongyin couldn't bear his temper.

"One minute more than one minute." Xiao Hongyin answered immediately, he frowned and looked at He Yanzhi, with a trace of complaint in his tone.

He Yanzhi thought it was funny, but it was more than one point. As for such caressing, Xiao Hongyin said seriously: "If there is too much, it is too much. Shouldn't I look for you?"

"You kid's wings are hardened, and now you dare to question me!" He Yanzhi was inexplicably aroused by evil fire, and he tried his best to rush back but was complained, even arguing with him.

For a while, the two quarreled so much that no one would let the other go.

Mei Ping lay on He Yanzhi's back and couldn't bear it anymore, so she stopped them and persuaded: "Don't quarrel, you two, don't quarrel, good brothers have nothing to argue about."

"Who is a good brother to him!" He Yanzhi argued, this person was picked up and raised by him, and his seniority is still halfway behind.

Xiao Hongyin raised his eyebrows, and asked back: "Oh? If it's not a brother, what is it?"

He Yanzhi subconsciously wanted to go back to him, but fortunately he returned to his senses in time, and felt that it was difficult to say the words, so he stopped talking a few times and swallowed them abruptly.

"It's nothing, let's go!" He avoided Xiao Hongyin who was blocking the way, strode away with Mei Ping on his back, leaving Xiao Hongyin standing silently on the spot.

Looking at his back, recalling the blushing face when he couldn't speak a few times just now, Xiao Hongyin couldn't help curling the corners of his mouth.

Not brothers, that's the kind of relationship.

Xiao Hongyin lowered his eyes and smiled, followed He Yanzhi back to the cave.

He Yanzhi put Mei Ping down, and Xiao Hongyin had cleared the entrance of the cave to the width that one person could pass through. He looked down and saw that the fire was bright below, and there were strong vines hanging above everyone's heads that could be used as strength.

He Yanzhi asked Mei Ping to wait, and went down to pick her up first, then turned to look at Xiao Hongyin.

Seeing Xiao Hongyin smirking with his head down, He Yanzhi said dissatisfiedly: "It's not too late to help."

Xiao Hongyin walked over obediently, and He Yanzhi jumped down after explaining a few words. When he landed, Xiao Hongyin helped Mei Ping and taught her how to hold onto the vine and go down slowly.

After a while, everyone gathered at the bottom of the cave, and He Yanzhi looked around curiously.

Right now, everyone is in a stalactite cave, with large and small stone pillars either hanging or erecting.Everyone was resting against the stone pillars. On the left was a gray stone wall, and on the right was a black passage.

After Xiao Hongyin came down, He Yanzhi was holding a torch and looking into the passage.

"I go."

Xiao Hongyin reached out to take the torch, but He Yanzhi avoided it.

"Look at them." He Yanzhi lifted his clothes and stepped on the stone, but Xiao Hongyin grabbed his right arm in the next second.

"Together."

Without waiting for He Yanzhi to refuse, Xiao Hongyin dragged him in, but He Yanzhi had no time to refuse, so he had to go with him to explore the way ahead.

You can't see your fingers in the passage, the darkness ahead swallows all the light, and the torch can only illuminate a little distance in front of the two of them.

"Tick-tock-"

Water droplets dripped from the top to the ground, making a brisk sound.

A chill penetrated into the neckline, causing He Yanzhi to hide to his side.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Hongyin thought there was something wrong, so he stretched out his long arms and took He Yanzhi into his arms.

"It's nothing, it's just water." He Yanzhi touched his neck, the dripping water had already slipped into his clothes along the neckline, leaving only faint water stains.

He was not used to being so close to people, especially in such a narrow passage, so he pushed them away.

Seeing him scratching his neck continuously, Xiao Hongyin immediately grabbed his hand to keep him from moving.

"do not move."

Xiao Hongyin held the torch closer, and gently lifted his collar a little, revealing the delicate collarbone underneath. He saw several red marks scratched by fingernails on his fair skin, which looked very shocking, and he immediately became nervous : "There is a problem with this water!"

But He Yanzhi said calmly: "No, it's just ordinary water, I'm just not used to it."

His body is quite special, when touched by anything other than himself, he will feel an unbearable itch, especially the soft and slippery touch, and he has to scratch to feel better.

Being stared at uncomfortably, He Yanzhi pushed away his hand and straightened his collar silently: "Go on."

Xiao Hongyin didn't speak, and turned around to lead the way, but he stumbled over a stone for no reason after walking a few steps, and his figure wobbled.

The passage became narrower and narrower. At first, the two of them could walk side by side, but in the end they could only go one in front of the other.

When the two finally climbed out of the passage, they found that they had come to a small stream.

The bright moon swayed slightly in the stream, and a startled fish suddenly jumped out of the water and shattered the moon's shadow. In the "plopping" spray, He Yanzhi and Xiao Hongyin walked to the shore.

The sky was slightly white, and the sun was still hiding outside the mountains and refused to come out, but the morning glow had already circled to the top of the mountain one step ahead of him.

"Look at the mountains around here, the rocks are steep, no one should have been here before." He Yanzhi took a deep breath, and the fresh air in the mountains made him feel comfortable.

"Well, it was a surprise." Xiao Hongyin also closed his eyes, enjoying the rare tranquility.

With this, everyone doesn't need to worry about water and food, and they can survive for a while before they rush back to the capital to bring in reinforcements.

The sound of splashing water came from his ears, Xiao Hongyin felt a chill on his face, opened his eyes and saw He Yanzhi standing there in good condition, raised his hand to touch, but felt several water marks.

"How, what's wrong?" He Yanzhi looked at him with an innocent and bewildered expression.

Xiao Hongyin silently looked down at the hands behind his back.

He Yanzhi noticed his eyes, stretched out his hand in front of him, and looked over and over for a few times.Seeing that his hands were dry, Xiao Hongyin immediately fell into self-doubt.

"Nothing, it's raining, let's go back." Xiao Hongyin said.

He Yanzhi nodded, turned around with his usual expression, and accidentally revealed the gravel held in the palm of his other hand.

Xiao Hongyin twitched his eyes, shook his head helplessly, and curled the corners of his mouth.

He Yanzhi, who succeeded in playing a prank, didn't notice that he was exposed, he hummed a little song in a good mood, and after walking back to the cave, he told Mei Ping about Xiaoxi.

"Now you are hiding here first, and we will pick you up when we return to the capital to find helpers."

He Yanzhi explained some things to Mei Ping, and Mei Ping nodded in response: "Thank you two adults, please be careful, and don't worry about us if there is an accident."

"Don't worry, nothing will happen." He Yanzhi said.

Everyone came up to bid them farewell, and after He Yanzhi nodded, he and Xiao Hongyin jumped out of the cave with luck.

The two returned to the ground, put away the vines and hid them, and then covered the hole with leaves. After disguising all the traces, they rushed to the capital on Chenhui.

With enough light in the daytime, they darted through the dense forest at a much faster speed, and passed through half of the mountain in a short while.

I don't know if the people in the mine found out, but He Yanzhi and Xiao Hongyin avoided that road just to be on the safe side, and went back to the place where the officers and soldiers were buried.

The cart has long been disposed of by He Yanzhi, and the two of them now need to figure out how to sneak into the city without being discovered.

"Imagination is useless, let's go and see the situation first." Xiao Hongyin said.

He Yanzhi nodded and rushed to the gate of the city with him, but unexpectedly saw Zhao Ji when he was approaching.

The two dared not rush forward, hid in the bushes and threw a stone at Zhao Ji.

"Ouch!" Zhao Ji was hit on the head impartially, he looked in the direction of the force, and saw two people sneaking around in the grass with their heads covered in leaves.

Zhao Ji called them out in surprise: "My lords! Here!"

He Yanzhi's back was numb. There were so many officers and soldiers at the gate of the city, and Zhao Ji sold them out just like that. He had to suspect that something was wrong with Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji waved to them, waited and waited until they didn't come, then walked over by himself, but as soon as he got close to the bushes, the sharp dagger hit his fragile neck.

"What do you mean, my lords?!" Zhao Ji immediately backed away in fright, and Xiao Hongyin grabbed his arm.

"What do you think, Mr. Zhao?" He Yanzhi smiled.

It was clearly the early morning when the warm sun was rising, but Zhao Ji felt a boundless chill, and he came to understand in a flash, and explained: "My lords, listen to the explanation of the official, and the official did not betray the prince! It was Zhou Xie who withdrew his troops. The next official waited at the gate of the city to pick you up!"

He Yanzhi snorted coldly: "Really? Then how does Master Zhao know that the two of us are outside the city?"

Feeling the pressure of the blade, Zhao Ji let out an "Ouch" and hurriedly said: "Yesterday, I heard that some officers and soldiers disappeared. It is said that an old man who transported corpses was sent out of the city and never came back. The next official knew that it was the two who did it." gone."

He Yanzhi still didn't believe it, and asked: "You said that Zhou Xie withdrew his troops, how can the two of us believe you?"

Zhao Ji hesitated to speak for several times, looked around to see that no one was passing by, and opened his mouth with breath.

He Yanzhi squinted his eyes slightly, and judged the four words from the shape of the other party's mouth - the prince came in person.

He Yanzhi and Xiao Hongyin looked at each other, in addition to doubts, there were unspeakable worries in their eyes.

The dagger was retracted, Zhao Ji heaved a sigh of relief, and checked his neck to see if it was still there.

Xiao Hongyin smiled slightly, comforted He Yanzhi silently, and then said to Zhao Ji: "Take us to see the prince."

Zhao Ji nodded and said yes, his legs were weak and he led the way.

He Yanzhi still couldn't help but said: "The prince will end in person, I'm afraid the situation will be unfavorable."

Xiao Hongyin took his hand and squeezed it: "It's nothing, I can have a sip of tea first when I go back and forth."

He Yanzhi's hands were very cold, and Xiao Hongyin was very worried about the cold poison in his body, so he held his hands tightly to pass his own temperature to him.

Zhao Ji had already prepared two horses inside the city gate, and the two naturally got on the same horse and drove back to Dali Temple with Zhao Ji.

Dali Temple, which was surrounded by water a few hours ago, is now unimpeded at the gate, allowing three people to enter.

All the way to the study room, he pushed open the door, only to see a graceful and luxurious man in light fur, looking at something with his head propped up at the desk.

"His Royal Highness, I have brought the two adults back."

The person at the desk raised his head upon hearing this, his phoenix eyes flickered for a moment, and finally stopped on the young man in white in front of him.

The first time He Yanzhi saw the person beside the desk, he thought it was some cronies of the prince, with a frail and pale face.However, when he saw the vermilion brocade robe he was wearing, He Yanzhi realized that he was the prince himself.

"You are He Yanzhi."

He Sheng smiled and asked someone to give them seats.

As an aristocrat in the palace, his appearance is not bad, but because of the description in the original book, He Yanzhi has always thought that the prince is a fat, big-eared and incompetent person. Now it seems that the family's words are really not credible.

Xiao Hongyin glanced at He Yanzhi quietly, seeing that the way he looked at the prince was different from ordinary people, his heart felt sour, and his face became gloomy.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

He Yanzhi pulled Xiao Hongyin who was in a daze to take a seat, hot tea was served, He Yanzhi took a sip, and his whole body warmed up.

The author has something to say: Xiao Hongyin: If it’s not a brother, what is it? (Say husband, say husband! Star Eyes.jpg)

He Yanzhi: It's your father! (Finally said it, comfortable~)

Xiao Hongyin: ... (It's time for a lesson)

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