Mind Reading: The villain wins after hearing the princess's inner voice

He looked up at the sky, which was already slightly bright.

Qingzhu, who was in charge of the night guard, had just returned from washing his face by the stream.

Seeing that his master had woken up so early, he hurried forward to report, "Master, our people just sent news that they have arrived a hundred miles away from us. Perhaps they will be here in about an hour."

Xiao Lichen nodded, took out a map from his arms, and stared at the map for a while based on his location.

Xiao Lichen suddenly put away the map, and looked across the stream at the surrounding woods with his sharp eyes.

"Master, what's wrong?"

Qingzhu didn't wait for his orders, he used his Qinggong skills and rushed out like the wind, chasing into the dense forest.

Xiao Lichen waited patiently.

Just now, he noticed a prying gaze in the woods.

Could it be that little girl Anle?

Later, Xiao Lichen denied it.

The little girl Anle would not do such a sneaky thing.

Qingzhu fell into the forest and fought with two men.

After the opponent realized that he was no match for Qingzhu, he fled in panic.

They were careless, thinking that they could keep an eye on Prince Yong's movements at will because of the dense forest.

Unexpectedly, the other party's insight was so amazing that I was discovered after just observing him for a while.

After the two of them quickly escaped, Qingzhu went back to apologize.

"Master, I am incompetent and let them escape."

Xiao Lichen looked gloomy and asked in a cold voice, "Can you tell where they came from?"

Qing Zhu bowed and said, "These two people are exactly the suspicious people that Princess Anle mentioned in the inn that day."

Xiao Lichen was not surprised by Qingzhu's answer.

The purpose of these two people might be to come after the little girl Anle.

But what they didn't expect was that he had an unpleasant experience with her halfway through the journey and they separated.

As for why the other party followed him, perhaps it was due to some coincidence.

These two people are from the military. We must investigate them thoroughly when we return to Beijing.

Thinking about the way they got here, he suddenly thought of the fork in the road leading to Lingzhou.

"Princess Anle is not walking the same way as us. She is going in the wrong direction."

Qingzhu agreed with Xiao Lichen's conclusion.

"That road leads to the uninhabited Funiu Mountain."

His master stopped and walked along the way. It was said that as long as Princess Anle was willing to use her lightness skills, she would be able to catch up with them after chasing for half a day.

Although his master didn't say it, he was very worried about Princess Anle's safety in his heart.

In order to wait for her, every time I walked a short distance, I would find a shady place and wait for a long time.

They forgot that Princess Anle might have chosen the wrong path when she reached the fork in the road and ended up on the other side.

There, within a radius of several hundred miles, there are no houses.

There are mountains all around, and it would be troublesome if we encounter wild animals.

Princess Anle is His Majesty's favorite. If anything happens to her, won't her master be held accountable?

Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on Qingzhu's forehead.

"Master, I will take a shortcut and go find Princess Anle." Qingzhu said as he was about to go and lead the horse.

Xiao Lichen stared at him coldly.

"Let's go together."

He had already looked at the map, and perhaps the route that girl took was the correct direction.

The path they took was deliberately chosen by someone who didn't want them to take that path.

Thinking of the two people who had followed them in the forest just now, Xiao Lichen became more certain of this guess.

Those two people must have followed Anle at the beginning, but after he left, Anle fell behind, so those two people should have followed her.

As a result, she chose to follow him, not afraid of Anle, a little girl, going down that road.

Did those two people think that she was a little girl and would turn back after realizing she had taken the wrong road?

The reason they chose to follow him was simply because they were afraid that he, as the leader of the Xiaoyu Guards, would discover the secret on that road. So they followed him, watching his every move in secret, and passed on the news whenever they found anything unusual.

Tao Yuwei, with three adults and five children, shuttled through the dense forest.

At this moment, they heard the sound of someone chasing them from behind.

"Chase them quickly. We can't let them get away. Otherwise, we will all die."

A large group of soldiers, armed with bows and arrows, chased into the dense forest with someone in front providing illumination.

Tao Yuwei recognized it as the voice of that fat general.

How could this person wake up so quickly? With her strength, he will not wake up until at least noon tomorrow.

Could it be that the fat guy was hiding his true abilities and had been on guard against her for a long time?

Tao Yuwei couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried.

She didn't know that Zhang Shanxi was able to wake up so quickly thanks to the mysterious military advisor in his barracks.

"Miss, what should we do now? There are too many of them."

Liu Tao looked back at the fire chasing after him and asked her anxiously.

Judging from the sounds behind them, there were a lot of people chasing them.

Looking at these people, most of them are unarmed children.

If we are caught up by those people, we will definitely kill them to prevent them from revealing the fact that there are troops hidden here.

Thinking of this, Liu Tao and Zhang Hu looked at each other, with a determined look on their faces as if they were going to take a gamble.

However, Cui Ming, who was leading the five abducted children, was frightened and confused, and no longer had the calmness he had in the cell before.

At this moment, everyone knew clearly what the consequences would be if they failed to escape.

Tao Yuwei was walking in front and could hear the panic in their hearts.

"Everyone, don't panic. Pay attention to the road under your feet. Speed ​​up and follow me. Don't fall behind. As long as we hide properly in the forest, they won't be able to catch us for a while."

She has her own confidence in saying this.

After being tempered by the cruel environment of the end of the world, she has her own way of escaping.

She is more adept at following the grass-gray lines in the forest.

In this way, the troops tracking them would not be able to quickly discover the route she took.

This can give these people some extra time to escape.

After hearing her calm words of comfort, everyone's panic-stricken mood seemed to have found a backbone, and their hearts became less fearful and more determined.

In this way, Tao Yuwei walked in front to lead the way, the five children and Cui Ming followed behind her, and Liu Tao and Zhang Hu followed at the end.

Under her leadership, everyone shuttled through the mountains and forests, sometimes walking fast and sometimes slow.

Zhang Shanxi, who led a large number of troops to track them, kept commanding the people around him to run forward as fast as they could.

"They are just a few weak children. No matter how fast they run, how can they be faster than the bows and arrows in your hands? This general will lead five thousand of you to chase them. We can easily kill them. You should speed up and kill them all before dawn!"

"It will also allow this general to see your abilities after training."

Zhang Shanxi was carried on the back of a tall soldier and walked through the forest under the protection of a group of heavy soldiers armed with bows and arrows.

After chasing for more than half an hour, Tao Yuwei and her group were chased by Zhang Shanxi's men to a low-lying area.

There was very little shelter in this place, only a few low trees and grass.

At this time, an accident happened.

"Sister, I can't run anymore. I was running too fast downhill just now and I stepped on empty air and sprained my ankle. Don't worry about me, just run!"

Among the five children, a little girl about ten years old squatted down with a painful look on her face.

She lowered her head in fear and whispered, "My name is Song Lele, and I live in Songjia Hutong in the south of Beijing. When you see my parents, please tell them that I can no longer help them weave cloth, and ask them to take care of themselves."

Tao Yuwei stopped, turned around, and squatted in front of the little girl.

He held her arms and comforted her.

"Don't worry about it. I won't abandon you."

Children of that era matured precociously, and she took them on their escape through the forest, but no one fell behind out of fear.

No matter how scared they were, they were gritting their teeth and persevering even though they could not move. She would try her best to get them away from here safely.

"My benefactor, let me carry her on my back for a while!"

Cui Ming took the initiative to step forward. He knew that Liu Tao and Zhang Hu were both injured, and he was the only one who looked better.

"Let me carry this little sister on my back!" Another little boy patted his chest sincerely and stood up.

Others expressed their desire to carry the little girl named Song Lele.

Seeing everyone's hearts united, Tao Yuwei recalled the memory of teaming up with others to kill zombies in the apocalypse.

What a familiar scene it is. Faced with difficulties and dangers, teammates work together, lend a helping hand, and provide assistance to teammates in need without hesitation.

"Then I'll trouble you, Brother Cui."

Tao Yuwei expressed her gratitude to Cui Ming.

She would not abandon these children.

Thinking about the ending of those children who were forcibly left behind by that fat guy, it’s chilling.

Just wait for her. When the big villain comes, she will chop off the fat man's hands, cut his tendons, and find a few men to make him live a life worse than death!

Cui Ming bent down and decisively carried Song Lele on his back, and everyone climbed up the high slope opposite again.

However, after climbing for a distance, the youngest boy could not climb any further.

The pursuers behind him had already reached the bottom of the steep slope.

The other children couldn't run anymore.

The mountain road in this place is uneven, and there are vines that can be seen everywhere.

They have been following for so long that they have reached their limit.

"Sister, we really can't run anymore." Several other children climbed up the steep slope with unsteady breathing and sweat on their foreheads.

"Haha, I finally caught up with you guys."

Zhang Shanxi arrogantly jumped down from the soldier who was carrying him, swaying his fat body, and stood at the bottom of the steep slope, pointing at Tao Yuwei and shouting, "Quickly shoot, shoot all these small shrimps to death, leaving no one alive!"

I saw a row of soldiers in the lead holding up torches in their hands and making way. Behind them, many archers lined up, took out arrows and drew their bows, aiming at Tao Yuwei and others who were climbing the steep slope.

"Everyone, run up quickly. Don't let them shoot you."

Tao Yuwei quickly mobilized her mental strength, picked up a huge rock beside her, and smashed it down the steep slope.

At this moment, a rain of arrows flew towards them.

Tao Yuwei circulated the mental power in her body, forming a long invisible force that swept away the rain of arrows.

As she did this, her mental energy was consumed too quickly, and she was simply unable to block such a rain of arrows.

"You idiots, you can't even deal with a few yellow-haired kids. Commando Battalion, listen up. Whoever can shoot these people to death will be rewarded with 500 taels of gold by this general."

Zhang Shanxi and a group of archers managed to dodge the huge rocks flying down the steep slope.

He roared in frustration.

Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man!

The archers from the assault battalion once again gathered in rows at the foot of the steep slope and desperately shot arrows at Tao Yuwei and the others.

Liu Tao and Zhang Hu, who were following behind, took the initiative to run behind the children who were about to be shot and blocked the arrows for them.

Cui Ming even quickly put Song Lele down and stood behind her.

Tao Yuwei also flashed and stood behind a child. She raised her arm and swung it out with the last bit of her mental strength.

Most of the arrows flying towards them were knocked to the ground, and only a few remained, flying towards them.

With a "puff", a sharp arrow hit Cui Ming's back. He could no longer stand and fell down.

Seeing this, the others shouted, "Brother Cui, hold on and don't slide down."

Once he slides down the steep slope, he will fall into the hands of those standing below the steep slope.

Cui Ming endured the severe pain in his back and grasped the weeds on both sides tightly with his hands to prevent himself from slipping.

The soldiers below wanted to shoot arrows, but Zhang Shanxi raised his hand to stop them.

"Haha, that black-faced boy, you can't escape, so you might as well surrender. This general can show mercy and spare your lives. Just stay and serve this general well."

Standing in front of many archers, Zhang Shanxi looked at Tao Yuwei on the steep slope with a sticky and disgusting gaze that made him uncomfortable.

"Okay, I can agree to your request, but just in case you don't keep your word, you let them go first and I'll stay."

When Tao Yuwei said these words, she gestured to others.

They secretly understood what this meant.

"I can let them go, but you have to come down first."

Tao Yuwei stood on the steep slope, looked down at the surrounding terrain, and said solemnly to Liu Tao and the others, "You should climb up the steep slope as soon as possible and find a safe place to hide."

She said this in front of Zhang Shanxi and everyone else, then walked down the steep slope without hesitation.

When the others saw this, they did not say anything to dissuade them.

These were her orders, and they obeyed them without hesitation.

When the children saw that she agreed to the other party's conditions without hesitation in order to save them, they could no longer hold back their tears.

"Stop crying and climb up!"

Liu Tao pulled a child in each hand and tried his best to climb up the steep slope.

The others didn't care about being sad, and quickly used their hands and feet to climb the steep slope with difficulty.

Zhang Hu held one of Cui Ming's arms and finally climbed up the steep slope, then immediately found a hidden place to hide.