As soon as he heard me ask them, Song Xuan almost immediately wanted to speak, but he glanced at Pei Yuanxiu and Nangong Jinhong next to him, and gritted his teeth and endured it. Nangong Jinhong was silent for a moment. Seeing that Pei Yuanxiu did not really want him to hide my intention, he said, "I didn't see clearly who there are in this team."

“…”

"but--"

"But what?"

"From the strength of those guards..., the capital is in chaos, and of course there is only one person who needs to be strictly protected."

After hearing what he said, my heart sank.

Could it be that it is Pei Yuanhao?

Only the emperor has the strongest guards. I thought they could leave smoothly after leaving the capital, but unexpectedly, they were blocked by Nangong Jinhong in this place.

Now, they retreated to the mountain.

Miaoyan, are you with them too?

I asked hurriedly, "Did you see Miaoyan? Is my daughter inside too?"

Nangong Jinhong hesitated this time. He looked back at Song Xuan. Although the two of them might not know each other, they knew about the battle just now, and the current situation, they knew about the other party’s identity. Song Xuan waited for him to look at him before he hesitating and said: “Miss Yan, I don’t seem to see any children appear among those people.”

My breathing tightened and I asked, "Really?"

He nodded solemnly: "The few deputy generals under him have also noticed that there are no children."

“…”

"Not only do you have children, but you haven't even seen ordinary women."

“…”

This time, I was a little surprised.

Although the capital city is not like Cangzhou and Tianjin before, almost all people have been exposed, but I know that they have been prepared for evacuation, especially in the palace, except for some inconspicuous little palace maids, eunuchs and guards, almost all of them have left. So, I guess Pei Yuanhao should have taken Chang Qing and the others with him.

But now, I haven't seen women among those people...

Could it be that Chang Qing and the others are taking another path? Or, they are not together?

I thought there was something wrong, but I couldn't figure it out, so I could only look up at the mountain.

This area is the remnant of Yanshan Mountain. Unlike the open and flat capital city, the mountains are rolling and dangerous. This mountain has almost the only independent mountain in this mountain range. The mountain is not steep and there is no height to reach the sky. However, there are not enough people to attack such a mountain, let alone those people with high martial arts guards, which is of course difficult.

However, since they did not see Miaoyan in it, although it might be a good thing for me, they may have no scruples in this way.

My heart was tight, I was afraid that Pei Yuanxiu would order a strong attack in the next moment.

Who knows, what I fear the most is what I come from.

Pei Yuanxiu said: "Did you close the surroundings below?"

Song Xuan hesitated for a moment before saying, "There is a river behind the mountain. The surface of the river has not been frozen yet, but it is difficult for ordinary people to get through this weather."

Pei Yuanxiu glanced at him, then looked up at the mountain.

Obviously, he wasn't really relieved.

If the mountain is not completely surrounded, it is possible to be broken through. This is the same as being evacuated by these people when he was in the capital. He cannot accept such an obvious flaw there.

Nangong Jinhong looked at him with frown and said softly: "Do you still need to mobilize troops?"

When Song Xuan heard his words, he looked nervous.

I said coldly and leisurely, "Didn't you say before that Xie Houqi's people are also nearby?"

When Pei Yuanxiu heard the name of Xie Houqi, he frowned. He tied the image and said, "We can't stay outside the capital for too long. It's best to fight quickly in this place! Send a team of people right away and explore the way!"

Nangong Jinhong immediately turned around and ordered. One of his deputy generals hurriedly ran back. In the distance, I had already seen a group of people over there lifting torches and starting to walk up the mountain road.

Next, he issued several orders one after another. Several deputy generals behind Nangong Jinhong and Song Xuan all took the order. Seeing that they were almost gone, Pei Yuanxiu turned to Nangong Jinhong and said, "You - you are tired too, let's take a break tonight."

Nangong Jinhong also turned to look at him.

In the firelight, I saw that the eyes of these two men were slightly flashing, and Nangong Jinhong, a scheming person who was as scheming as a fox in Jing Dong, finally, there was a little emotion in his eyes, but it was a rare little real tenderness, looking at his son.

Although now, the facts cannot be made public.

He was silent for a moment, and then his voice was hoarse, "I can't stop even if things haven't been resolved."

Pei Yuanxiu said: "You came from such a faraway place and must have not had a good rest or had food."

“…”

This sentence is neither an order nor a persuasion, but just a question, as if Nangong Jinhong was going to let all his worries go away.

He was silent for a while before saying, "Well, I'll go over and sit for a while."

“…”

"You have to prepare the crossbowmen. They - they are likely to be anxious."

“…”

"No matter what, you can't let them go here!"

Pei Yuanxiu nodded and asked someone to accompany Nangong Jinhong to leave. Then he sent the order. Immediately, a team of powerful crossbowmen followed him and prepared.

It was not until this time that he turned around and saw me standing not far away.

When the couple looked at me, his expression seemed a little dazed.

I think, at that moment just now, he really forgot that I am here.

So when he saw me, he was a little hesitant. Thinking of the words he had just said, after a while, he walked up to me and whispered, "Why haven't you turned back to the car?"

“…”

"You already know that Miaoyan is not on the mountain."

“…”

"You don't have to worry."

“…”

I didn't say anything, but after a long silence, my eyes slowly looked at the mountain behind him. The team of people exploring the path had already gone up the mountain. The light emitted by the fire light originally held in their hands soon disappeared into the dense woods on the mountain, as if it was swallowed by the night, and the light in my eyes also darkened slightly.
Chapter completed!