In the bamboo forest, Zhengyao and a large number of people began an intensive search. Four teams of people, traveling in four directions, spared no effort to find Ning An and others.

Zheng Yao led a group of men and horses to patrol to the north of the bamboo forest. This direction was also the place leading to the valley where the cliff fell.

It's just that although there is moonlight and the light from the lanterns, it is night after all, and the surroundings are relatively humid. It is not easy to travel through the bamboo forest, so it is still difficult to find it.

After walking all the way north for about half an hour, Zhengyao and his party finally walked out of a bamboo forest in front of them. However, from beginning to end, they did not find any clues about Ning An and others.

After walking out of the bamboo forest, what he saw in front of him once again made Zhengyao feel sad. The stone wall was still the same stone wall, and the grass was still the same grass. The grass was full of weeds, and the stone wall was covered with various vines.

, this is so similar to what Zhengyao and Ning'an saw along the way after they fell into the valley and woke up.

Once upon a time, I had to carry Ning An back and forth here because of pain all over my body. The weeds cut my skin, the mud covered my thighs, and the cold wind was biting and freezing...

"Yes, it's right here, it's right here!"

Suddenly, Zhengyao was seen looking at the stone wall in front of him with excitement, and started to shout inexplicably, which made all the Jinyi guards confused.

Seeing that Zhengyao was not moving, and had no arrangements, he seemed to be thinking about something, and it was not easy for others to disturb him, so they all had no choice but to stand at a distance and watch what happened.

Here? Where is here?

Many Jin Yiwei had such a question in their hearts, but no one dared to speak it out for fear of interrupting Zhengyao's thoughts.

After a long time, Zhengyao finally spoke again: "This is it! There should be a cave here, yes, it is a cave!"

After saying that, Zhengyao immediately stepped forward and reached out to grab the thorny vines. With such excitement, no one could stop him.

Upon seeing this, the other Jinyiwei didn't know what Zhengyao meant, and they weren't sure if there was a cave here, but seeing Zhengyao desperately grabbing the vines, they couldn't stand aside and watch anymore.

So everyone held a lantern in one hand and stepped forward to help clear the vines on the stone wall.

The thorns on the vines were very sharp. After a while, Zhengyao's right hand was pricked with blood stains by the thorns. However, Zhengyao didn't seem to notice it at all and kept grabbing at it.

He kept grabbing and grabbing, as if he was trying to clear away the vines on the stone wall. Finally, with everyone's disdainful efforts, a Jin Yiwei discovered the entrance to the so-called cave.

"Consort! The entrance to the cave is here!"

With a loud shout, Zhengyao immediately heard the sound and looked around, then took a quick step. His figure flashed to the entrance of the cave.

However, the entrance to the cave is very small, tightly entangled with vines, and there are many spider webs. It seems that no one has been here at all, and everyone is even more confused about this.

Why is the prince consort so nervous and excited? What is in this cave?

While everyone was still thinking about it, they saw Zhengyao cleaning up the vines and cobwebs at the entrance of the cave. Then he bent down slightly and got in.

After getting into the hole, Zhengyao looked around. It was a mess. In addition to a lot of cobwebs and mice, there were some dead branches and leaves on the ground, and a pile of ashes.

Others don't know, but Zhengyao knows very well that this cave contains what happened to Zhengyao and Ning'an on a bitterly cold rainy night.

At that time, Zhengyao and Ning'an traveled all the way. After being caught in the rain, they finally found this place and got in. Later, Zhengyao found branches and firewood and lit a fire in the cave, and the two of them also

Leaning against the fire, they took off their clothes and dried them, and then slept together.

Although the spring scene did not happen in this sleep, it was precisely because of Zhengyao that Ningan re-examined Zhengyao, and also eliminated the previous misunderstanding of Zhengyao in Wenxiang Yuyuan, and gradually began to truly understand Zhengyao.

With love.

For a man to be alone in the same room with two women, and to be naked for a period of time but still able to remain pregnant, apart from the fact that this man is a gentleman, it can only mean that he is sexually impotent, and it is obvious that he is a decent man.

Yao was definitely not the latter.

Of course, it's not that Zhengyao didn't have any thoughts about Ning'an at that time, but Zhengyao knew that Ning'an was only a seventeen-year-old girl at the time, and she was also a dignified princess of the country, so he couldn't mess around.

The pile of ashes in front of me was what Zhengyao and Ning'an left that day. Unexpectedly, these seven years have passed, and the ashes are still there, just like Ning'an's love for Zhengyao has not changed.

"Why……"

Thinking of this, Zhengyao couldn't help but sigh again, shook his head slightly, then reluctantly looked away, turned around slowly, and got out of the cave again.

Naturally, many Jin Yiwei didn't understand what Zheng Yao had just done, but Zheng Yao didn't want to say anything more. After leaving the cave, he immediately waved his hand and said, "That's it, let's continue searching."

After saying that, Zhengyao gathered his mood, took a big step, and walked into the weeds first.

Seeing that Zhengyao had already spoken, what could the others say? So they all looked at each other and smiled, then followed him and continued their search.

Like Zhengyao and others, Liu Yan and Zhang Cheng all began to fall into an intense search. Bit by bit, inch by inch, piece by piece, they searched the bamboo forest and then the farmland. After the farmland, there was a wasteland again.

Continuously, gradually, the east becomes whiter and the sky becomes brighter.

Four hours have passed, and everyone feels a little exhausted physically and mentally. However, neither Zhengyao nor Liu Yan and others have found any trace of Ning An and others, not even the slightest clue. This undoubtedly makes people feel more...

Mentally and physically exhausted.

As the sky got brighter, people from Wuming Village began to walk toward the bamboo forest. Groups of three and five joined the search.

Although time passed minute by minute and everyone's confidence was eroding bit by bit, Zhengyao's perseverance did not change at all. Unconsciously, he saw that he had led a team of people to find Han.

By the pond.

Hantan is another place that makes Zhengyao sentimental.

They fell from the cliff that day, and finally the two of them fell into the cold pool. The pool was so ice-cold that they are still fresh in their memory. Zhengyao's first kiss also happened here, and

He gave Ning'an back, even though it was just an artificial respiration without any wrong thoughts.

Looking back now, although it was a crisis, I was still a little bit relieved. At least when facing difficulties, Ning'an was still by his side. But now, the scenery is still the same, but the people are not there.

And Zhengyao finally understood that along the way, every memory he had had was related to Ning'an. Perhaps deep down in his heart, Ning'an was the one he loved most. As for An Boqin, although he also loved Ning'an,

, but more out of gratitude to An Boqin for not giving up for seven years.

Perhaps this was unfair to An Boqin, but Zhengyao's heart told him so.

"Gudong!"

A wild fruit suddenly fell into the cold pool. A soft sound caused ripples in the pool, and also shocked Zhengyao who was pondering his memories.

After coming back to his senses, Zhengyao motioned for everyone to search carefully again, but he dove directly into the cold pool without thinking, immediately splashing three feet of water.

In early spring, the chill is biting, and since this is a cold pond, you can imagine how cold the water in the pond is.

Everyone didn't understand what Zhengyao meant by this move. They even didn't understand why Zhengyao was so uncharacteristic today. He seemed to be always worried along the way, and he no longer had the courage as before.

decision.

Maybe they don't understand Zhengyao's personality, or maybe they don't know what happened between Zhengyao and Ning'an here, or maybe they don't even understand what kind of mentality Zhengyao is looking for at this moment, so

, they could only watch Zhengyao jumping into the cold pool with dumbfounded expressions on their faces.

"Consort——"

I wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

But one thing is very clear to everyone.

If Ning An really fell into the cold pool, I believe it would have surfaced long ago. After all, four days have passed. It is said that you can see people alive and corpses after death. But now it seems that there are no footprints around.

There were no corpses floating out of the cold pool, which obviously meant that Ning An had never been here at all.

If Zhengyao had never been here before, even if Zhengyao drained the water from Hantan, it would be of no use. In the end, he still couldn't find anyone. After all, Zhengyao's jump would be in vain.

But how could Zhengyao not know? But faced with such a situation, what could he do? He had searched everything around him, but there was no trace of Ning'an at all. Now Zhengyao's mind had begun to become chaotic, and he

There is no other way.

Maybe there may be a chance to jump down, and maybe you will find a chance like Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". There is a passage at the bottom of the cold pool that can lead to another place! Although this possibility

It can only be found in Jin Yong's martial arts novels, but it can only be like this if there is no other way.

Or maybe Zhengyao jumped just to calm down and wake up, so that maybe he would understand the key point.

perhaps……

There was no possibility anymore. After Zhengyao fell into the cold pool, there was no movement for a long time.

"thump!"

"thump!"

"thump!"

"..."

Seeing that Zheng Yao didn't come up for a long time, all the royal guards began to panic. They didn't even have time to untie their clothes and trousers, so they just fell down.

After a while, the three Jinyi guards finally emerged from the water. At this time, they saw a person with closed eyes and purple lips in their hands. This person was Zhengyao.
Chapter completed!