Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 629 - 627

Chapter 629: 627

Before the final exit from the space, Xiao’er took out a necessary climbing tool called the flying tiger claw from her own space. She flicked it in front of Shangguan Xuanyi:

"Ding, ding, ding... A must-have for home travel. A wall climbing tool!"

"A must-have wall climbing tool for home travel?" Shangguan Xuanyi stared at Xiao’er: "Are you always ready to climb walls?"

Xiao’er: How did he see her as such a person! When had she ever climbed a wall!

"I’m just being prepared. Life is full of surprises, having tools or weapons for any occasion won’t do any harm."

Shangguan Xuanyi felt a bitter taste in his heart after hearing these words. Xiao’er had experienced too many shocks after coming to Imperial Capital, never forgetting to be prepared.

He had originally thought that she would be safest under his watchful eyes, but that was exactly where even more accidents occurred.

"Girl, you should have a few hidden guards at your side from now on."

"No!" Xiao’er protested.

Shangguan Xuanyi sighed without persuading further. After all, it would have been useless. She was very stubborn on this matter.

"Let’s go then."

"Okay." Xiao’er nodded.

Shangguan Xuanyi held Xiao’er tightly around her waist. As soon as they both exited the space, Xiao’er swung the flying tiger claw, and Shangguan Xuanyi inserted the sword into the cliff, they cooperated perfectly.

Soon they two stood firm on the cliff.

Xiao’er looked down. The lake below was black. Xiao’er remembered that there were black lakes in the modern world too. The water was ink black but clear and transparent when held up. The lake would magically turn black during thunderstorms, thus being a real black lake.

Well, it doesn’t matter if the lake is black or why it’s black. What’s important is Xiao’er knew that there was a swamp around the black lake in the modern world.

Xiao’er looked at the misty lake surface. Or, it wasn’t fog, but marsh gas, which was poisonous.

"Girl, I’ll go down first to see if the lake is deep or not. If it’s shallow, you can jump in and I’ll catch you." In doing so, her clothes would not get wet.

"No!" Xiao’er promptly stopped him after hearing this.

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Xuanyi carefully examined the surroundings and the lake below.

"If I’m not mistaken, what’s below us is not a lake, it’s a swamp." Xiao’er continued.

"It’s a swamp!" At this moment, Shangguan Xuanyi also nodded affirmatively.

In autumn and winter, it was quite normal for fog to occur at the foot of a mountain or in a valley, so he didn’t pay attention when he saw the fog on the lake surface. If this was not fog, but marsh gas, it would be poisonous!

No wonder the closer they were to the bottom, the fewer plants and animals there were along the way!

Earlier, where the dragon wood was growing, because it absorbed the poison, the plants nearby grew better. When Xiao’er stated what the dragon wood could do, he should have felt something was off.

"Girl, quickly have an antidote pill!"

Xiao’er took out two antidote pills, gave one to Shangguan Xuanyi, and ate one herself.

"We can only climb sideways along the cliff for a while before descending." Xiao’er suggested.

Falling into a swamp, the more you struggle, the deeper you sink.

In this case, they might have to spend the night in the valley.

They two carefully climbed sideways along the cliff. Both of them were agile, and they crossed the swampy area without incident, safely reaching the ground.

Once they were on the firm ground, they immediately sent a Pigeon Post to report their safety.

Xiao’er read through the content of Shangguan Xuanyi’s message, pondered, and then smiled. "Shangguan, you’re such a strategist!"

Shangguan Xuanyi returned her a smile, "Still not as good as you."

After releasing the Pigeon Post, An Shiyi, who had been searching for a way down to save them, quickly received the message. After glancing at the sky, An Shiyi noted it was almost night, and the moon was about to rise. The master must want to spend some quality time with Miss Rui’an. Indeed, "such a beautiful night should not be wasted!"

"Beautiful night?" An Shiyi’s companion, who was not far away, looked around. The fog was beginning to rise on the mountain. The area was looking spooky, and there wasn’t a single star in the sky, let alone the moon. The master’s fate was unknown! Where did this beautiful night come from? Could there be a ghost around?

Thinking of this, An Shiyi’s companion became unsettled and, unable to hold back, he raised his sword towards An Shiyi, "From whence cometh this evil spirit, quickly state your name!"

Upon hearing this, An Shiyi fell backwards in shock, "Have you been possessed? What nonsense are you talking about?"

After saying this, An Shiyi ignored him and issued the signal for retreat.

Listening to An Shiyi’s words, his companion finally felt relieved. Being possessed by an evil spirit could have been terrible! He knew how to catch people, but he had no idea how to catch evil spirits!

"Why aren’t we saving our master anymore?" His companion asked, not understanding.

An Shiyi was too lazy to answer so he handed the message to him: "Remember to destroy the evidence after reading it!"

After saying this, An Shiyi went over to his horse.

His companion read the message and crumpled it into a ball, then released it. He blew a breath, and flurries of snowflakes cascaded down into the mountains.

He caught up with An Shiyi and asked the question that had been bothering him, "An Shiyi, what is the connection between the master’s letter and a beautiful night?"

An Shiyi sighed. His companion was the kind who wouldn’t stop until he got an answer. If he didn’t make it clear, his companion would probably bother him all night!

"Who is the master with right now?"

"Miss Rui’an!" His companion answered without hesitation.

"So what?" An Shiyi resisted the urge to roll his eyes. How could his partner, whose brain was akin to a pig’s, be his partner? This truly was an insult to his intelligence!

"So what?" Why didn’t he continue?

"The master and Miss Rui’an are like a combination of dry wood and a raging fire. With no one to disturb them in the valley, do you think this would be a beautiful night for the master?"

Finally, his companion understood but he sternly said, "The master is not that kind of person. How can you think of the master this way! I will tell the master when he comes back!"

Ah! Exasperated, An Shiyi yelled, "Stop right there, I promise I won’t kill you!"

Upon hearing this, his companion ran even faster!

After nightfall, it was chilly and the city gate had been closed. Family households all locked their doors and had of retired to their beds early.

At the mansion of the Sixth Prince, Feng Yang led a group of the prince’s guardsmen, bearing the Prince’s token, and asked the city gate soldiers to open the gate. They quickly left the city and headed somewhere.

The soldiers guarding the city gate looked at each other puzzled. What had happened? Why were the guardsmen of the Sixth Prince in such a hurry? Was it like they were going to save someone?

Many citizens, hearing the quick succession of horse hooves, climbed onto the walls to watch the excitement.

Seeing the soldiers rushing away, they all speculated about what large matter had happened to a certain noble.

The gatekeeper of the Third Prince’s mansion seeing all this, hurriedly ran to inform his own master. He always felt that this news could get him a handsome reward.

The next day, news of the Sixth Prince and Miss Rui’an falling off the cliff and their fate being unknown, spread throughout Imperial Capital.