High-class Spring Joy

The child's eyes darted around, and while his guard was slightly less wary of Qinghe than before, he was still quite nervous looking at her.

Why did you save me?

What he didn't understand was why this woman in front of him, whom he didn't know at all, would save him for no reason.

The child's words were short, only three words, which Qinghe couldn't understand. This sentence was a bit longer, and Qinghe could hear a distinct accent in the child's speech.

He didn't seem to be a local, at least not from Bianjing. Qinghe hadn't heard this accent before, and it sounded a bit unfamiliar. Fortunately, the child spoke slowly, so Qinghe was able to understand him by listening and guessing.

However, looking at the child in front of him, he must not be from an ordinary family. Children from ordinary families probably wouldn't have such a strong sense of defensiveness at such a young age. Although this sense of defensiveness is legitimate and good, it is somewhat abnormal and not so common.

Qinghe thought for a moment and decided to be honest. She said that children are the most spiritual, and if she told the truth, the child in front of her would surely feel her sincerity: "I really don't know you. Logically speaking, I should turn around and leave if I meet you in this kind of environment, because saving you is indeed a very difficult thing. But I am also a mother, and I have very few children. I hope that if he gets lost in the future and encounters this kind of situation, someone can save him."

At this point, Qinghe glanced at the child's face and saw that his expression had relaxed slightly, but he still didn't speak. Qinghe decided to use a firmer approach and continued, "Anyway, in the current situation, no matter what your background is, no matter who you are, you won't be of any use in this harsh environment. If you want to survive, then you can only trust me. Or you can just die here. If I turn around and leave now, how long can you hold out here alone? Your legs are definitely not strong enough to walk. I'm not trying to scare you; you can try it yourself and feel whether you have the strength or not."

The child in front of him didn't say much, but just felt it himself, his face growing increasingly pale. Finally, after a moment of hesitation, he uttered only one sentence:

"You saved me, and I will enjoy endless wealth and glory."

Qinghe was stunned when she heard this. The last person to say something like that to her was Jie Ming'an.

Qinghe believed it last time, but after saving the person, she didn't get any gold or silver treasures or wealth. She got nothing and instead spent several taels of silver to buy medicine.

Looking at the child in front of her, who seemed like a little adult, Qinghe didn't take his words to heart. She just smiled and shook her head helplessly.

"Where do you live? Or rather, where did you come from? How did you get here? Do you remember your way? Perhaps I can take you back?"

The child paused for a moment: "My name is Fei Sheng. I come from Mo Han City, which is quite far from here. What happened in Mo Han City this year was that wild animals broke in. I was originally protected by my family and ran away, but later, we were caught by pursuers. My family would protect me and hold off the pursuers alone, leaving me to escape alone. But halfway there, I fell into a trap set by the hunters in these mountains. If you can take me back to Mo Han City and help me find my family, I promise you endless wealth and honor."

The child looked at Qinghe with genuine sincerity as he spoke, but the more earnest he was, the more Qinghe felt that he was worrying too much.

Even without that wealth and glory, she would still do her best to send the child away. Besides... the child came from Mohan City, and Qinghe also wanted to go to Mohan City to take a look.

"I can try to take you to Mohan City, as long as you remember the direction, because I don't know where we are right now. If you can point the way, that's fine, but the situation in Mohan City is probably quite complicated. I'm not sure if the people inside are the ones you're looking for, nor am I sure what the situation is like inside. When we get to Mohan City, we'll observe the surroundings and then see what to do."

After saying this, Fei Sheng spoke up, his tone very firm and his voice very calm:

"No, at our current pace, if we reach Mohan City, it should be within a day. I can't be sure about the situation now, but the situation in Mohan City should be completely clear in a day. You don't need to be afraid or hesitate. If you are in any danger, my family will protect you. They will protect you to the death and will never let you be in any danger. Alternatively, you can take me to my family to repay their kindness. You can exchange me for anything you want, as long as you can bring me to them."

Fei Sheng spoke very seriously and sincerely, his face devoid of any hint of jest, as if he were making a promise about something.

Qinghe smiled helplessly, not taking it to heart, and simply said, "Let's get some sleep for the night and set off again tomorrow. There were too many wild animals in the mountains last night, and I'm not sure if I can protect you well. Besides, the temperature will be higher during the day."

As Qinghe said this, she made a deal with Feisheng. Feisheng looked to be only four or five years old, very young, but for some reason, he was so mature.

At this point, there was no time to worry about anything else. Qinghe took off her own clothes, put one of her two cotton-padded jackets on the ground, and covered the two of them with the other. After sleeping for a while, she added some more firewood to the fire.

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On the other hand, earth-shattering changes have already taken place.

It all started when Qinghe ran out of that snowdrift.

It is said that Lionfire slammed its huge head into the snowdrift. Only those familiar with Lionfire's habits and those who controlled it reacted quickly enough; even the Third Prince and Chensha were caught off guard.

Meanwhile, the Crown Prince and the princes standing on the icy snow had their formation broken by the lion-like creature, and they were fighting it one by one. However, the lion was too huge, and its wild and untamed maw seemed capable of swallowing more than a dozen people whole when it opened.

The situation suddenly reversed. Originally, it was Di Qing who was being besieged, but now it was Di Qing and the huge lion that were driving the Crown Prince and his group into a retreat, and the situation was getting worse and worse.

As if realizing that it had completed its mission, the lion-like creature suddenly pulled its leg back. A whistle appeared in Di Qing's hand, and Di Qing gently blew a few broken notes.

He pulled his leg up, and Di Qing was already firmly standing on his feet.

The lion retracted its leg, standing completely on the icy snow, and opened its blood-red maw to fight against the Crown Prince and his group.

With a light tap of his toes, Di Qing used his light-footed skill to return to the back of the lion-like creature. Looking at the Crown Prince and his group, who were being routed and torn apart by the lion-like creature, he chuckled.

"Do you think you can completely crush me by setting up a trap? Do you think that just your group can control me and my baby? Don't you even think about why I only brought a dozen or so people with me when I went out to find someone? To be honest, even if dozens more of you came, you wouldn't be able to do anything to me. If I want to leave, you can't stop me at all."

Di Qing's smile grew even more arrogant. He no longer had the refined and aloof expression he had before. Perhaps after realizing that he had been set up, he no longer needed to hide anything.

Just then, countless arrows suddenly flew out from some unknown direction!

A series of whooshing sounds came from all directions as arrows were being shot at!

Di Qing, who had just been looking smug and confident, suddenly frowned and immediately steered his lion-like beast to block the arrows!

The lion's tail lashed wildly and erratically, but it blocked most of the arrows as it swung, knocking them all to the ground with a single flick of its tail.

"Do you think you can take us down with just your numbers?"

Di Qing's gaze was fixed on the Crown Prince. He hadn't expected that this seemingly simple and incompetent Crown Prince would actually be such a scheming and calculating person in private.

Setting up two schemes for him in a row truly shows his strategic brilliance.

It's a pity about these two schemes. The first one was managed to be kept in the dark and was handled very carefully, but the second one was a bit hasty.

The Crown Prince curled his lips into a calm smile: "Tell me, if it were only these people, would I dare to attack you? When you were performing in Mohan City, the Lion's Fury caused chaos and forced so many soldiers in Mohan City to retreat. I've learned my lesson once. If I really only had these people, I wouldn't make a move so easily."

After saying this, His Highness the Crown Prince raised his hand and waved it lightly, and arrows surged in from all directions like a tidal wave.

When Di Qing looked again, he discovered that several hundred armored soldiers had suddenly appeared on the previously snow-white flat ground. It was clear that they had been lying in ambush and had not appeared out of nowhere.

They had planned it out from the very beginning; it was a very complete and well-prepared scheme.

From the very beginning, these two sets of games were one after another, all aimed at him, and they even calculated and controlled his every reaction perfectly.

The prince in front of us is truly no ordinary person!

But by the time Di Qing realized what was happening, it was too late; he had no chance to resist.

When hundreds of soldiers surrounded them, even if the lion was big and brave, it was no match for the well-equipped soldiers.

At this point, the ones who were suffering repeated defeats and surrendering were Di Qing and Shi Liao.

Just as Shi Liao and Di Qing were about to be captured, all the soldiers attacked Shi Liao. Seeing that things were not going well, Ju Zi turned around and ran in the opposite direction from Shi Liao in an attempt to escape.

At the same time, Ju Zi did something, and the Lion's Blaze suddenly went berserk, even more so than before, as if it had entered a state of desperate struggle. Seeing the arrows in the soldiers' hands shooting at it, the Lion's Blaze did not dodge or flinch, but faced the arrows head-on, just to slap them away!

Lionfire suddenly went berserk, and his bloodthirsty and violent appearance was so overwhelming that the crowd could not easily resist him. The attention of the Crown Prince and the soldiers was almost entirely drawn to Lionfire.

Someone noticed that Orange ran towards the direction of the evening room, but compared to Orange, the currently berserk Lion is much more terrifying. If they cannot be subdued, all of them may perish here. It is very important for you.

Ju Zi merely glanced at Shi Liao, who was fighting like a cornered beast under the siege of the crowd, and then fled without the slightest hesitation. She watched as the tree suddenly shot into Shi Liao's body, and without even blinking, she turned and left.

He had to escape immediately. Lionfire could only hold out for a short time. He needed to take advantage of the time Lionfire had drawn everyone's attention, otherwise, if he was too late, he might not be able to leave once they realized what was happening.

Just as Orange was about to leave, a figure suddenly flew out from the very edge of the snowdrift they had just passed!

The next moment, a cold longsword was already at his neck.

Orange looked at the man who appeared in front of her, her eyes filled with disbelief:

"How is this possible?! How could you not have died inside?! How could you still be alive?!"

The person standing in front of the orange, but everyone thought that the Third Young Master had been killed by the Lion's kick.

While they were talking, Chen Sha flew out of the snowdrift and placed a second sword against the other side of Ju Zi's neck.

Chen Sha smiled, "Do you think my young master has survived this long solely due to luck? Your Lionfire is indeed terrifying and untamed. When it first appeared in Mohan City, it certainly made us feel uneasy, and it caught us off guard, causing us to scatter and flee. But do you really think we're all fools? After witnessing Lionfire's terror, how could we easily set a trap for you without thorough preparation? Even if your Lionfire couldn't kill my young master with one stomp, a few more stomps wouldn't necessarily kill him! Do you really think that one stomp would put us in danger?"

Di Qing then realized what was happening and turned around to see that Shi Liao, who had been going berserk just moments before, was now lying on the ground with white foam coming out of his mouth. It was clear that he hadn't just been injured by the group of people, but rather that he had been drugged.

Chen Sha's voice came: "Not only was there medicine on that sword, but we had already inserted it into Lion's Foot when we kicked it just now. The reason we hid inside for so long was to... wait for the medicine to take full effect, and wait for your guard to be completely lowered."

At this moment, Di Qing's eyes were filled with resentment and despair, and he realized that he had already lost everything.

After dealing with Shi Liao and Di Qing, the group captured them alive and took them back.

Upon returning to Mohan City, His Highness the Crown Prince of Song and his entourage received devastating news—

The young prince of the Northern Frontier Kingdom has been lost.