C21

Jean sat on the edge of the bed and wiped away his tears. "It scared me to death," he muttered.

Nangong Han looked at the Gold Healing Medicine in his hands and remembered that Xia Yi An was a doctor. She didn't have any medicine, so why bother doing so? He shook his head and went back to his room.

… ….

After dinner, Xia Yi An hesitated in her room for a while before deciding to go to Nangong Han to ask about the news about Xia Yi Mo.

After a few steps, she stood at the door of Nangong Han's room and knocked on the door. No one answered.

"Your Highness, are you there?" When no one answered, she turned and went back to her room, guessing that the man might not be there.

"You're looking for me?" Nangong Han's voice suddenly sounded from behind her, sounding a little erratic, causing her to jump in fright.

She turned around to look. The courtyard was dark, and Nangong Han was wearing a black military uniform. It was hard to see him clearly.

"What is it?"

He walked in from the outside with steady steps and a tinge of dust on his body.

"The prince went riding?" Xia Yi An looked at him and asked.

"Yes."

"Ugh …" Before this commoner came here, Miss Xia had asked me to ask Your Highness for more information about the Xia Sisi. Would Your Highness be able to tell me a bit? " He felt like his speech wasn't smooth in front of him. Was his aura really that strong?

Nangong Han looked at her quietly for a moment before turning around and pushing open the door. He called out to her, "Come in."

This was going to be a detailed discussion, so Xia Yi An hurriedly followed him in. The furnishings inside the room were simple and crude. They were divided into an inner room and an outer room with only a wooden table and a chair placed outside. There was even an oil lamp on the table. Xia Yi An guessed that there was probably only one bed in the room.

Nangong Han sat on the only chair and she stood. Nangong Han's gaze seemed to be able to see through her, causing her to feel uncomfortable. Did she feel guilty?

"Your Highness," the atmosphere was a little cold, so she couldn't help but break it. "Please tell me in detail where Xia Sisi went missing and whether I found any traces of her afterwards."

Nangong Han avoided answering her question, his long and narrow eyes swept across the room and said, "Go get a chair."

Xia Yi An was stunned for a moment before entering the room. As she had expected, there was only a simple bed and a chair.

She brought out the chair and placed it opposite Nangong Han. She thought to herself, 'Should I let her sit or not?'

"Do you want me to keep looking up at you?" Nangong Han said lightly.

Xia Yi An obeyed and sat down with her hands resting on her lap. She couldn't help but curse silently in her heart. Why are you doing so much? Just say whatever you want to say.

Xia Sisi was captured by the rebel army at the border between Ginkou and Jingzhou. When I sent someone to rescue him, he had already disappeared.

Nangong Han looked at her face and saw that she did not have any reaction, he continued, "Some people said they saw him being stabbed to death and then burning him at the unmarked cemetery, but this is only a rumor."

Xia Yi An did her best to maintain her calm. Her heart was already completely cold, and she actually hoped that Xia Yimo was just gone without a trace. If Xia Yimo really did die, then Madame Jiang would probably go crazy.

With great difficulty, she opened her mouth and said, "Xia Sisi is an official appointed by the imperial government, so why would she suddenly disappear from the face of the earth? Even if he died, it's impossible for not a single piece of news to spread, right?"

Nangong Han raised his fist to his lips. Under the light of the lanterns, his eyes were deep and his eyebrows were sharp. He said, "I have never given up on him in this half a month. Don't worry, I will find him."

Perhaps he understood the pain in her heart.

After receiving Nangong Han's promise, Xia Yi An was relieved. One day, they would definitely find him. This was the first time that she was able to converse peacefully with Nangong Han. The anger she had felt during the day had disappeared without a trace.

"Your Royal Highness, I want to go to the temple village tomorrow to take a look. Perhaps I can find the pathogen there, do you think you can send someone to take me there?" Although she felt that begging him was rather useless, she did not dare to take the risk of riding a horse anymore.

"Mm, you can go back first." Nangong Han nodded in agreement.

"This commoner takes his leave." It was finally time to leave. Xia Yi An left the room and strode towards her own.

… ….

The next morning, the sky was still gray. Xia Yi An woke up early and tidied up properly, waiting for someone to take her to the temple village.

The sound of the soldiers' drills could be heard not too far away. She had waited for a while, but no one had come. She wondered if Nangong Han had forgotten about it.

She turned her head and saw Nangong Han riding a red date horse towards her. In a few blinks of an eye, he had already arrived in front of her. He extended his arm and lifted her onto his back before riding away.

"Ouch!" The horse was running so fast that when she turned to look at him she bumped her nose against his firm chest.

Damn it, this posture, this ride! Xia Yi An was afraid that she would fall down, so she hid in his embrace and roared incessantly.

So it was the prince personally escorting her. Xia Yi An wanted to cry. She could have just found a guard to bring her there, why would she ask the prince to personally escort her?

"Stupid." Nangong Han lowered his head to look at her and commented mockingly.

It hurt so much that she almost cried. Xia Yi An covered her nose and eyes red, forcing the tears back.

The two of them rode together on the muddy field trail, the smell of earth in the humid air, the wild flowers scattered in the fields, and the yellow butterflies with their wet wings dancing on the flowers.

Xia Yi An sighed inaudibly. If not for this riot and plague, the people here would probably be very happy!

… ….

The horse stopped at a half-collapsed hill. Half of the village was buried in the landslide, and the remaining half of the house had been ruined.

This was Miaojia Village, a peaceful paradise at the foot of the mountain, now destroyed by the landslide.

There were already guards waiting here. Nangong Han passed his horse to the guards at the side and walked towards the village with the rocks. Xia Yi An tightened the strap on her shoulder and followed him with the hem of her clothes.

As he passed by a dilapidated temple, he heard cooing coming from inside as if asking for help. Xia Yi An stuck her body out and looked inside. It was as if that thing had seen its savior, and its cries were even more attentive.

"Your Highness, there's something inside!" Xia Yi An called out to Nangong Han, who was walking in front, and moved a few pieces of wood in front of him.

Nangong Han examined the roof of the temple to see if there was any danger, so he did not stop her.

"Gu gu... "Ugh …" A little thing covered in mud and water had one of its legs pressed under a piece of wood. After seeing Xia Yi An enter, it used its three empty claws to continuously grab the ground as it stared at her with its clear and expectant eyes.

Xia Yi An squatted in front of it and said with a frown, "Little poor thing, how did you get suppressed?"

"Woo …" The little thing seemed to be able to understand human speech. It whimpered as it turned its head to look at its pressed leg, then back at her.

Xia Yi An looked in disbelief at this feline sized animal. Its expression and actions were too similar to a human's. Could it be that it had become a spirit?