Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 168 Escape
Xiao Wang's reaction when he saw the amulet was so strange that Yan Ciwan asked tentatively, "Have you seen this amulet before?"

Xiao Wang did not answer.

He took off the navy blue brocade bag hanging around his waist and took out a Buddha amulet from it.

The two amulets were placed side by side. They were exactly the same in color and carving, and no difference could be seen with the naked eye.

Yan Ciwan was surprised: "How come you have an identical amulet?"

Xiao Wang said in a deep voice: "This is the only relic left by my mother. I have carried it with me since I was a child and have never left it for all these years."

Yan Ciwan's gaze moved back and forth between the two Buddha amulets, recalling what Ye Lingge said before she left.

In order to thank Prince Renxian, the people of Luzhou found the finest warm jade and asked skilled craftsmen to carve a pair of Buddha amulets. One of the amulets was enshrined in Lingdie Temple, and the other was given by Prince Renxian to the Crown Princess.

Thinking of this, Yan Ciwan slowly raised his head and met Xiao Wang's eyes.

She said, "Logically, the other amulet should be in the hands of Crown Princess Renxian. Even if the Crown Princess passed away, the amulet would be buried in the mausoleum as a burial object. How could it become your mother's relic?"

She had a bold guess in her mind, but she didn't dare say it out loud.

Xiao Wang understood her thoughts from her eyes. He whispered, "My mother died of complications during childbirth. I have never seen her since I was a child. I don't know what she looked like. I can only go to her grave to pay my respects to her during the Qingming Festival every year."

"May I ask your mother's last name?"

"Her surname is Mu, and her given name is Ying."

Yan Ciwan only knew that Princess Renxian's surname was Liang, but she had no idea of her specific name.

There was nothing much to be said about the name, so she said, "You need to go back and ask your elders about this."

Xiao Wang returned one of the Buddha amulets to Yan Ciwan and said, "When I get to Chang'an, I will ask my grandfather about this matter."

Yan Ci Wan put away the amulet. She looked at Xiao Wang cautiously and saw that he had a slightly frown on his brow and looked very worried. She knew what he was thinking. If the amulet in his hand was really the relic of Crown Princess Renxian, then his life experience must be full of mysteries. Anyone who encountered such a thing would find it difficult to calm down.

Yan Ciwan didn't say anything else after that, and the two of them walked quietly.

When they reached Shaoguang Courtyard, Yan Ciwan discovered that there was an internal guard guarding outside the gate. The man looked familiar. It was Yuejin!
Yuejin saw the two of them coming back and took the initiative to greet them.

Yan Ciwan asked: "Aren't you still unconscious? Why are you here?"

Yuejin scratched his head and explained embarrassedly.

"Before, I was incompetent and accidentally got knocked unconscious by the murderer. The chief judge fined me one month's salary and asked me to come here to guard you."

Yan Ciwan frowned: "Why are you guarding me?"

"The Grand Lord said you might run away, so he asked me to stay here to prevent you from sneaking away."

Yan Ciwan was speechless. She didn't expect that Si Buping could predict her next move.

"Don't worry, I'll stay here and not go anywhere." After saying this, Yan Ciwan stepped over the threshold and walked into Shaoguangyuan.

Xiao Wang followed closely behind and went in.

At this time, Chaolu had already packed her luggage. When she saw Yan Ciwan and Xiao Wang coming back, she hurriedly said.

"Aci, there are guards outside watching us, what should we do?"

Yan Ciwan said: "Yuejin's target is only me, you go first, I will find a way to sneak out and meet you later."

Chaolu was worried: "Can you really do it alone?"

Yan Ciwan gave her a confident smile: "Don't worry, I can act better alone."

Xiao Wang was still confident in Yan Ciwan's ability to act, so he asked, "Do you need us to take your horse away first?"

Yan Ciwan nodded to indicate that she needed it. Then Xiao Wang, Chaolu and Uncle Jiu prepared to leave with their luggage. Seeing this, Du Lingzhou immediately followed with Huai Yan.

"Xiao Liu, don't even think about leaving me behind!"

Yue Jin, who was guarding outside the courtyard gate, saw them leaving and couldn't help asking, "Why are you all leaving? Don't you care about Ning Ci anymore?"

Xiao Wang said calmly: "We still have things to do, so we'll leave first. Ning Ci will be left to your care for the time being."

Seeing this, Yuejin thought that Xiao Wang didn't care about Ning Ci, the maid, so he didn't say anything more. He stood at the gate of the courtyard and watched Xiao Wang and his group leave.

Yan Ciwan was the only one left in Shaoguang Courtyard.

She came to the backyard, used her lightness skills to jump onto the tree, then leaped over the wall and landed steadily on the ground.

There was no one around at this moment, so it was a great opportunity to sneak away.

Yan Ciwan walked very quickly. She deliberately avoided crowded places and walked on quiet and deserted paths, and successfully arrived near the side door.

Unfortunately, the side door was locked and she couldn't open it without the key. She had no choice but to use her Qinggong skills again, using the Taihu stone to jump onto the courtyard wall, then jump onto the tree outside, and then slide down the trunk to the ground.

She brushed off the ice and snow on her clothes and ran quickly down the mountain.

When she ran to the middle of the mountain, she met Xiao Wang, Chao Lu and others.

In order to wait for Yan Ci Wan, they deliberately slowed down their pace, even to the point of dividing each step into three steps.

Seeing Yan Ci Wan finally caught up, Chao Lu breathed a sigh of relief.

Yan Ciwan's journey seemed smooth, but in fact she left many traces behind. Apart from anything else, the footprints in the snow alone would expose her whereabouts. Therefore, she could not delay. After getting on her horse, she immediately urged everyone to hurry up.

The group hurried and finally got down the mountain before dark.

At the same time, in Mengdie Villa, Yuejin had discovered that Yan Ciwan was missing.

He knew that he had messed up again, and went to Si Buping dejectedly to apologize.

Si Buping didn't react much to this. He had long suspected that Ning Ci had martial arts skills, and asked Yuejin to watch her just to test her. Now it seems that his guess was right. Ning Ci did have martial arts skills, otherwise it would be impossible for her to slip away quietly from under Yuejin's nose alone.

He had no intention of punishing Yuejin, but instead ordered: "We will also go down the mountain tomorrow morning, and let the Luzhou government handle the rest."

Fu Bai asked respectfully, "Where are we going next?"

Si Buping slowly uttered a place name.

"Yizhou."

……

Yan Ciwan couldn't enter the city because she had no passport, so she told Xiao Wang and Chao Lu.

"You go into the city first to meet up with Li Sanlang and his men. I will find an inn outside the city tonight to stay overnight. You can leave the city tomorrow morning and meet up with me."

Xiao Wang reminded: "The post station will sometimes check the post."

Yan Ci Wan felt a headache. It was really inconvenient without a pastoral order.

Xiao Wang suggested, "I'll go to the inn and get a room first, and you can come find me later. If anyone at the inn asks, just say you're here to talk to a friend."

Yan Ciwan sighed. This was all that could be done for now.

So Uncle Jiu escorted Chao Lu into the city, and Xiao Wang went to the inn to book a room first. He found that Du Lingzhou and Huai Yan followed him, but he didn't care. After booking the room, he took the key and went to the backyard.

　Happy New Year everyone, Guoli will take a day off and go home to celebrate the New Year~
　　(End of this chapter)