The prince's personal bodyguard

Chapter 107 The Cursed Forest

Mu Yunxiao rode his horse at full speed and arrived at the government office of Liangcheng. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Meijiu and Qingdai pacing back and forth in the room. There were two chairs in the room, and a beautiful bird was perched on the back of one of the chairs, swaying and dozing off.

"Oh my god, what a broken chair! I almost fell down!" Ah Dai flapped his wings, opened his eyes, smacked his lips, and grabbed the back of the chair with his claws.

Mei Jiu and Qing Dai saw Mu Yunxiao coming and hurriedly saluted.

"Your Highness, do you know the whereabouts of the princess?" Qingdai asked anxiously.

Mu Yunxiao shook his head and sighed: "Dugu Feng has always been cunning. He really put some thought into it this time, but he missed it again."

After saying this, a trace of regret arose in his heart again.

"Your Highness, don't blame yourself. With my master's ability, she has no problem protecting herself. She is a lucky person." Qingdai said.

"This note was stuck on the pillar in front of the princess's mansion. Please take a look, Your Highness." Mei Jiu unfolded a piece of paper and handed it over.

I saw the words written on the paper: Ayin is fine, everything is fine! I will return to Beijing at an auspicious time. Don't worry, Mom and Dad!

It is impossible to tell from the literal handwriting whose handwriting it is, but two things can be seen: first, Bai Xinyin's life is not in danger, and second, she is not free.

Mu Yunxiao's face darkened, and the temperature in the whole room seemed to drop a lot. With a twist of his fingers, the note shattered instantly.

"When we rushed to the cemetery, we saw Ayin's shoes left there." Mu Yunxiao opened the cloth and took out the pair of shoes.

"They are really the lady's shoes!" Qingdai was very excited when she saw the shoes. She was reminded of the lady and tears welled up in her eyes.

Ah Dai saw Bai Xinyin's shoes and looked at Mei Jiu.

"Little fox, Ayin should not be too far from here. Use your magic power to sense her approximate location through the smell on her shoes?" Mei Jiu was not surprised to hear A'dai say that, because she knew that A'dai was the divine bird Qingluan, who was very good at transmitting information. Maybe she could find Bai Xinyin in this way, so she nodded.

Mei Jiu spat out her Yuan Dan, made a hand gesture, and recited something silently.

After a cup of tea, Mei Jiu stopped, sweating profusely.

"With your current skill level? It's too weak! You may not be able to survive the thunder strike and ascend to heaven in the future." Ah Dai sneered.

"You! Humph! If you can do it, come on." Mei Jiu replied angrily.

"Me? If I hadn't fought with that alpaca and both of us were injured, and I have no magic power left, how could I have ended up in such a situation? Do I still need you young ones to calculate it? Thinking back to the past..." Ah Dai disagreed.

"Is this what you mean by thinking back to the past? Let me see how you think back to the past..." Mei Jiu rolled her eyes at it.

"Don't be angry, Meijiu, tell us where the young lady is?" Qingdai tried to stop the fight.

Almost forgot the important matter. Mei Jiu stopped talking to Ah Dai and said, "I just sensed that the young lady is about 200 miles to the west and north of here. I can't tell you exactly where."

"As long as you have a specific location, Changli, pack up and set off immediately." Mu Yunxiao ordered immediately.

The group galloped towards the northwest. This time they happened to pass by the path that Dugu Feng took Bai Xinyin to the valley. Mu Yunxiao's mind flashed, and the encounter with a couple and two children on this path ten days ago appeared in front of him. Thinking of the couple's riding posture, a feeling of regret arose spontaneously. If he could be more careful, wouldn't A Yin have returned to his side long ago?

I was even more shocked and reminded myself to be more careful next time.

At the end of the path is a forest, and the forest is full of strangeness.

Mu Yunxiao pulled the reins of the horse. This was a forest behind the Wei Kingdom. The trees were tall and twisted, as if twisted by a mysterious force. Their branches and leaves intertwined with each other, forming a dense canopy that made it almost impossible for sunlight to penetrate.

The forest was filled with a foul smell that made people feel suffocated and uncomfortable. The ground was covered with strange roots and rocks, and it seemed that you might trip at any time when walking among them.

Here, silence shrouds everything. There is no singing of birds or whistling of wind. Only the occasional strange sound seems to be a call from another world. The dark corners hide unknown secrets that make people shudder.

According to legend, this forest is cursed and anyone who enters it will encounter misfortune. Perhaps for this reason, no one is willing to take the risk to come here, preferring to stay away from it. This forest has become a forgotten corner, existing alone and revealing disturbing weirdness.

Mu Yunxiao told everyone to be careful, keep their distance and not go too far.

At this time, even Ah Dai, who had been chattering all the way, shut up and stopped talking.

In the depths of the forest, several people were moving forward cautiously. Suddenly, there was a rustling sound in the bushes ahead, and a huge python appeared in front of them. Its body was as thick as a barrel, its eyes flashed with cold light, and its tongue was spitting out from its mouth, which was creepy.

Several people retreated in a hurry, but the python quickly pounced on them, and they had to fight with it in a thrilling way. Chang Li waved his sword in his hand, trying to stop the python's attack, but the python was very flexible and easily dodged Chang Li's sword and continued to attack them.

At this time, everyone gathered around, each holding a weapon, and nervously surrounded the python, trying to subdue it.

However, the big snake suddenly swept its tail and swept Changli and the others aside, and they all fell to the ground.

At this time, Mu Yunxiao was seen with agility, the long sword in his hand flashing with cold light, and he rushed towards the python without fear. In an instant, his sword passed like lightning and accurately hit the python's vital point. The python twisted its body in pain and finally fell to the ground.

"Changli, cut out its gallbladder!" Ah Dai looked at the dead python and said to Changli.

It knew that this was a good thing. Mu Yunxiao glanced at Ah Dai and signaled Chang Li to do as it instructed.

Mei Jiu thought that there were usually treasures in places guarded by ferocious beasts, so she went around looking for them and found many human bones. No wonder people were afraid to come here because they were all eaten by the python.

Not far from where the python died, Mei Jiu indeed found a treasure that was guarded by the python. It was a gem that emitted a mysterious light, red in color, crystal clear, and exuded a mysterious and powerful aura. Mei Jiu's eyes flashed with surprise, and she knew that this gem was definitely not an ordinary thing.

Then he took it and gave it to Mu Yunxiao to look at.

"In the distant ancient times, Nuwa used five-colored stones to repair the sky in order to save the people. One of the red stones absorbed the spiritual energy of the heaven and earth and the essence of the sun and the moon, and turned into a dazzling gem. This gem was inlaid on the back of the Kunlun Mirror and became a rare treasure in the world." Mu Yunxiao wiped the blood on the sword when he killed the python just now, and spoke slowly.

"This gem can make it easier for practitioners to break through their realms, and their strength will also improve by leaps and bounds. It also has magical healing effects. No matter if you are seriously injured or suffering from an illness, as long as you put the gem close to your body, you can feel a warm force penetrating your skin, and the pain will heal quickly in a short time." Mu Yunxiao continued.

"Is it still so good? I'll give it to the lady when I get it back and leave it with you first." Mei Jiu felt that her ability was limited, so she might as well give it to Mu Yunxiao first.

"You found it, so keep it for yourself. I don't think Ayin wants it." Mu Yunxiao wiped the sword and continued walking forward.

"Yes, yes, you should keep it for yourself to enhance your power, lest you won't be able to survive the calamity in the future when you lack power and get burned by lightning, becoming a burnt-tailed fox... Hmm? Why is there a burnt smell?" Ah Dai kept muttering, and suddenly he felt a burnt smell coming from somewhere?