Dongling Yuanyong had neither the patience nor the will to slowly pry open the assassin's mouth to get him to reveal the information he wanted to know.
Therefore, he adopted the cruelest method to force the assassin to speak. He soon heard what he wanted to hear, and among them, the news about Ximen Yourong occupied all his thoughts.
He had thought of all the possibilities, but he never thought that the result would be that Ximen Yourong sank in the cold deep pool, and Xiahou Chunyan sank with him...!
Dongling Yuanyong knew that if he believed what the assassin said, it meant that Ximen Yourong had already... He didn't want to think of the word "death".
But if he doesn't believe that Ximen Yourong sank in the deep pool, then where is she? She is alive and dead, and her body is not found. How can he determine her life or death?
Just when Dongling Yuanyong almost lost all his sense and rushed to the deep pool without hesitation, the entire Yizhou City suddenly continued to shake, as if the sky was about to fall, but it stopped again within a quarter of an hour.
This inexplicable shaking did not cause any serious casualties, and Dongling Yuanyong had no intention of exploring what was going on. All he could think about was to go to the deep pool again, and he even decided that he would jump into the deep pool himself to find out.
After all, he must not easily believe that he will lose her!
Dongling Yuanyong, who hurried out of the city with urgency and fear, failed to go straight to his destination, because as soon as he left the city gate, he encountered the imperial army sent by Chu Hengye to report the news.
It turned out that there was a huge boulder flying down from the east side of the rocky mountain behind Longquanzhuang.
Because it was so unusual, Chu Heng, who led troops stationed at Longquanzhuang, sent someone to report it at night.
Dongling Yuanyong didn't want to pay attention to the huge rocks rolling down. The ground in Yizhou was shaking just now. It was normal for huge rocks to roll down the mountain.
However, Wuhen had a very different opinion. He immediately stopped Dongling Yuanyong who insisted on going to the deep pool and said:
"Your Majesty, the two water sources of Shentan and Longtou Spring are not far apart. Moreover, I have followed the footsteps of the poisoner from Shentan to Longtou Spring. I boldly speculate that if the Queen and Prince Xiahou really fell into Shentan,
Tan has not come out again, so many days have passed, the worst result..." Wuhen did not dare to say the unlucky words, he skipped and said:
"However, if there is another way out under the pool, according to my speculation, it must be in the direction of Longtou Spring, because the Queen has also said that the deep pool and Longtou Spring must have similar characteristics. If water can flow, then
There are flowing passages... Maybe the huge boulder rolling down in Longquan Village has something to do with the fact that the Queen and the others are still alive."
Wuhen's words were all based on speculation, but they also made people feel full of hope. Among them, Dongling Yuanhao was more inclined to Wuhen's conjecture. He supported and suggested:
"Brother Huang, I think we should listen to Wuhen. Let's go to Longquanzhuang. If there is still hope over the deep pool, there will be no trace of the Emperor's wife and Prince Xiahou. On the contrary..."
"Wuhen, you take people to the deep pool and go into the water yourself. You can go as deep as you can. I want to know all the possibilities that exist!"
After Dongling Yuanyong finished explaining, he had already changed direction and rode towards Longquanzhuang...!
After arriving at Longquanzhuang, Dongling Yuanyong understood why Chu Hengye wanted to disturb him for a huge stone.
Looking from a distance, there was a huge cave entrance halfway up the mountainside of the originally beautiful rocky mountain.
Dongling Yuanyong didn't know what the cave entrance on the mountainside meant. He only knew that the belief in finding Ximen Yourong forced him to instinctively transport the fastest and most powerful skills in his body to the core of his Dantian, which would allow him to move the fastest and most steadily.
He reached the cave entrance halfway up the mountain at a very fast speed. Following him flying up was Dongling Yuanhao...
However, when they fell into the cave one after another, they could actually see everything at a glance. Except for the new opening directly in front of them, which was tightly blocked by large and small rocks, the rest was really shocking.
Can't see anything special.
However, Dongling Yuanhao tried to remove a few stones, and then he bent down and looked at the opening blocked by the stones, but there were almost no gaps except stones, which made Dongling Yuanhao feel a little uncomfortable.
said anxiously:
"Brother Imperial, it seems that there is indeed a passage in here, but it seems to be blocked all the way by rocks. If the Emperor's Wife and Prince Xiahou are inside, the fallen stones have even blocked the passage so tightly, I'm worried about them..."
Suddenly, Dongling Yuanyong pulled Dongling Yuanhao apart because he saw something pressing under the rock.
After he squatted down and cleaned up the gravel covering the thing, he saw clearly that it was not something, but a silver phoenix hairpin!
He was very familiar with this silver phoenix hairpin, because he personally composed the picture and asked the craftsmen to make it according to the picture and gave it to Ximen Yourong.
"This...is this phoenix hairpin...!?" Dongling Yuanhao was surprised and happy.
"I gave it to Rong'er, she appeared before!"
Dongling Yuanyong didn't know how to describe his mood at this time. He finally saw signs that she was still alive!
Hearing that Dongling Yuanyong was sure that it was the phoenix hairpin left by Ximen Yourong, Dongling Yuanhao was originally very happy to have a clue. But when he looked back at the blocked passage and then outside the cave entrance, he panicked again.
said:
"Is the emperor's sister-in-law still in there or has she come out?"
Dongling Yuanhao walked to the entrance of the cave and looked down. This place is several hundred meters high. It might be easy for a person with good qinggong skills to jump down, but Ximen Yourong doesn't know any martial arts at all. If she jumps down, what will happen if she jumps down?
…?
"She's definitely out."
Dongling Yuanyong looked at the lush greenery at the foot of the mountain outside the cave and the endless vegetation and thought. Since Ximen Yourong's phoenix hairpin appeared here, no one was there, and the back was blocked, the only explanation is that she was already at the bottom of the mountain.
Looking at the bottomless dense forest at the foot of the mountain, Dongling Yuanhao couldn't hide his worry and said:
"With the emperor's sister-in-law's phoenix hairpin appearing here, there should be no doubt that she has gone out. But the mountain is so high, if the emperor's sister-in-law jumps, she will be in bad luck... However, if Prince Xiahou and the emperor's sister-in-law are together,
Even if she jumps, with the help of Prince Xiahou, the chance of the emperor's sister-in-law surviving is..." It's very big.
Before Dongling Yuanhao finished speaking, Dongling Yuanyong had already jumped down...!
The guards and villagers at the foot of the mountain saw two vigorous figures flying down one after the other. Everyone knew who they were, but they did not return to where they were, but flew farther away.
Chu Hengye, who was staying on the ground, saw this and immediately ordered his guards to follow him. He wanted to ensure the safety of Dongling Yuanyong and the others.
Dong Lingyan, who was following him at the foot of the mountain, saw that he was about to leave in a hurry again. She immediately held his hand and demanded:
"Take me with you, I'm going too."
Chu Hengye lowered his head and looked at the robe that was held by her. His eyebrows were obviously dissatisfied, but he still tried his best to be patient and said:
"Princess Yan, you have also seen that below is a steep land with no way to go and full of vegetation. It is very dangerous. You'd better stay here."
"No, I will go wherever you go?"
Dong Lingyan is not an ordinary weak woman. She has been practicing martial arts since she was a child. Although she can only be regarded as a three-legged cat, she can still climb some mountains and wade in some water.
She is usually a bit willful, but most of the time she knows how to be measured.
The reason why she was pestering Chu Hengye now was because she was angry. On the first day she arrived in Yizhou, he was not surprised or moved at all when he saw her. After that, he still ignored her.
She always looked like she was in the way, and she felt really bad about it.
And the reason why he ignored her like this was because Ximen Yourong was missing, and he was running around day and night just to find Ximen Yourong. It seemed that compared with Ximen Yourong, her unmarried wife had no sense of existence!
Dong Lingyan was willful at this time, and she also had obvious sadness and grievance, but in Chu Hengye's eyes, he only saw willfulness. He shook off Dong Lingyan's hand with almost no politeness and lost his patience and said:
"I'm not going to play. Your Majesty and Prince Hao entered the honey forest below regardless of anything. It must have something to do with the Queen. Therefore, please don't hinder me from performing my duties at this time, Princess."
As soon as Chu Heng finished speaking, he turned around with a cold face and was about to leave, but Dong Lingyan suddenly blurted out:
"Is it to fulfill your duties, or are you only worried about the Queen?"
Chu Heng turned around at night, but he didn't know whether he really didn't see Dong Lingyan's grievance or whether he didn't understand the hint in Dong Lingyan's words. He said coldly:
"As a minister, it is your duty to serve the emperor and empress wholeheartedly!"
"...!"
Dong Lingyan's open mouth did not spit out a word, because Chu Hengye had left without looking back.
Until she could no longer see Chu Hengye's figure, her red eyes could no longer hold tears. The moment the tears fell, she murmured:
"You are anxious to fulfill your responsibilities not only because you are a minister, but because you still love her...!"
Dong Lingyan's heartbreak could not reach Chu Hengye's heart, and he did not consciously care about her feelings. Her heartbreak was silently covered up by the crowd's chatter. Everyone was speculating on such a big movement.
It must be related to the missing Ximen Yourong...!
Indeed, at this time Dongling Yuanyong shuttled through the steep and dense vegetation looking for...!
Soon, the guards led by Chu Hengye also shuttled over and happened to encounter Dongling Yuanhao. So Dongling Yuanhao didn't waste any time and directly ordered the guards to spread out as much as possible and search for any clues.
people.
Judging from the time when the boulder fell, if Ximen Yourong and Xiahou Chunyan also rolled down with the boulder, then they must still be nearby.
Logically speaking, unless Ximen Yourong fell alone, there is no need to think about the possibility of her surviving.
However, there was no trace of Ximen Yourong around the bottom of the mountain. The only possibility was that Xiahou Chunyan jumped down with Ximen Yourong.
In that case, they can still move and not stay in place, so it's no wonder why they can't be found at once.
The search led by Dongling Yuanyong encountered Wuhen coming from the deep pool in the east.
It is not impossible for the two sides to meet head-on, but the place where they meet gives them mixed feelings!
Because, at their intersection, lying were the people they were looking for day and night - Ximen Yourong and Xiahou Chunyan!