With a 'thump,' Yao Jinsheng hit the carriage, and a large bump quickly formed on his forehead.
Yun Jinhe, supporting Murong Qing, almost fell from his seat.
"No, Sun Tianxiu, how are you driving? Are you trying to kill this young master? You can't do anything all day!~" Yao Jinsheng mumbled incessantly, covering his forehead.
Yun Jinhe was also curious. The carriage was running smoothly, so why did it suddenly stop...
Sun Tianxiu lifted the curtain in front of the carriage and pointed ahead, "Hey, look, there are bandits ahead!~"
As soon as he said this, everyone, including Murong Qing, was stunned.
How could they forget that on this snowfield, there were often elusive mountain bandits? If they really encountered them, they would likely be in grave danger...
Especially for a beautiful girl like Murong Qing, if they saw her, she would definitely be captured to be a bandit chief's wife.
"Did you see clearly? Are you sure they are mountain bandits?" Yao Jinsheng asked impatiently.
Yao Jinsheng, with a look of panic, jumped down from the carriage shaft with a 'swish' and thrust the whip into Yao Jinsheng's hand, "Here, if you don't believe me, drive the carriage yourself..."
He didn't want to die young.
Yao Jinsheng pouted, turned to Yun Jinhe, "Jinhe, what do you think we should do? It might be too late to turn back now!~"
Yun Jinhe had no solution. He glanced weakly at Murong Qing, "Miss Murong, how about... how about you run first, and I'll stay behind to hold them off!"
Murong Qing: "..."
Look at you three grown men, your courage is less than that of women.
Before they even confirmed what was happening, they were already thinking of running away.
"What are you afraid of? Bandits don't eat people!~" Murong Qing rolled her eyes and casually lifted the curtain to look ahead.
Upon closer inspection, Murong Qing felt something was not right.
She saw seven or eight burly men standing about twenty meters away from the carriage...
Their appearance and clothing were different from those of the Daliang Kingdom, especially their hooked noses and light blue eyes. They looked like foreigners from beyond the borders.
The key was that these strong men were not carrying any weapons, but were standing on the snow with hurried expressions, looking very anxious.
"Huh?" Murong Qing narrowed her eyes and wondered, "These people are probably not mountain bandits!~"
Sun Tianxiu stomped his feet anxiously when he heard this, "Oh my, Miss Murong, look carefully. They look fierce and menacing. If they aren't bandits, then what are they?"
Alas, Miss Murong usually seemed quite smart, why was she confused now...
"Shut up!~" Murong Qing glared at him. "Just because they look fierce, does that mean they are bandits? Get out of the way, I'll go take a look!"
Hmph, a bunch of cowards.
After saying that, she pushed Sun Tianxiu away from the carriage and jumped down, holding up her skirt.
Seeing this, Yun Jinshan quickly called out, "Miss Murong, I'll go with you..."
At this moment, he wanted to show some manly spirit, lest he be looked down upon by Miss Murong.
Murong Qing did not stop him. Under the watchful eyes of Yao Jinsheng and Sun Tianxiu, they slowly walked towards the group of men.
As they got closer, Murong Qing could clearly see their disheveled appearance. Their clothes were incredibly dirty, and almost everyone had curly beards and exhausted faces, as if they had traveled a long way...
"What are you standing here for?" Yun Jinhe asked.
A man at the front stepped forward, placed one hand on his chest, and nodded slightly in greeting, "We are looking for someone!~"
His speech had a strong foreign accent, and his pronunciation was not standard; his Mandarin was terrible...
Murong Qing raised an eyebrow, "Who are you looking for?"
Even if they were looking for someone, they shouldn't have come to such a desolate place. Looking around, the vast snowfield stretched for hundreds of miles, not even a rabbit could be seen, let alone people.
The leading man took out a very rough portrait from his怀. The portrait depicted a foreign boy of about ten years old, wearing a brocade robe and possessing a captivating aura...
The general outline of the portrait was sketched, but the facial details and specific appearance were very vague. Murong Qing and Yun Jinhe could not see it clearly.
"This is our young master. He got lost several months ago. Have you seen him?" the leading man asked anxiously.
Yun Jinhe leaned closer to the portrait, then looked at Murong Qing, "We haven't seen this person, have we?"
He had been studying at Bocai Academy, and none of his classmates were foreigners...
And he hadn't seen this person on the way home.
Murong Qing nodded, "Indeed, we haven't!~"
If it were in the capital, they might still see a few foreigners, but in this bleak and desolate place, the probability of encountering a handsome foreign youth was almost zero.
The leader's expression became even more anxious upon hearing this, "You... you look again carefully, have you really not seen him?"
If they didn't find the 'young master' and bring him back, they would have to be buried with him.
Murong Qing said with certainty, "We really don't know him. You should look elsewhere!~"
Before it got dark, the group still needed to find a place to rest, aiming to return to Dashui Village the next day...
The leader dejectedly rolled up the portrait and put it back in his怀, bowed again, "S-sorry to bother you!"
After saying that, he led the others away.
"Strange, why did their young master come to this godforsaken place in good health?" Yun Jinhe asked curiously.
Murong Qing pinched her chin and pondered for a moment, "Perhaps they came for sightseeing. What's the big fuss about?"
The Daliang Kingdom was vast and rich, with beautiful scenery, which inevitably attracted foreigners to admire the landscape.
"Sightseeing?" Yun Jinhe blinked, "What is sightseeing?"
In this era of poverty, sightseeing was still a new word for ordinary people...
Murong Qing raised her hand and patted the snowflakes off Jinhe's hat, then took him by the hand and walked towards the carriage, "Sightseeing is going to a place that others are tired of, from a place you are tired of!~"
Yun Jinhe: "???"
What nonsense.
In his heart, Dashui Village was his home, and it was always perfect and he would never tire of it...
"Hey, hey, how was it? Why did those people leave?" Yao Jinsheng trotted over.
Seeing his flustered and fearful appearance, Murong Qing burst into laughter, "What a fuss! You dare to go out alone? Aren't you afraid of being snatched away by wolves?"
Yao Jinsheng waved his fists angrily after hearing this, "Then this young master is still better than Sun Tianxiu. Look at him, he's hiding inside the carriage..."
Yun Jinhe exchanged a look with Murong Qing, walked to the carriage, lifted the curtain, and saw Sun Tianxiu hugging his knees, peering out like a little lamb, looking both comical and hilarious.
Yun Jinhe could no longer hold back and started laughing heartily, "Hahaha, what a coward!~"
After being delayed on the road for a while, everyone ate something and then continued their journey...