Chapter 446: Delivering Themselves Into the Net

ed Zhao Fu's complex gaze towards her."I know, you don't have to worry about these things. Study hard. You may not be my biological daughter, but you are my adopted daughter."Thank you, Father!Zhao Xi...When dawn broke, the rain stopped. Everyone ate a simple breakfast and then looked out at the forest, hoping that the three of them, for their own lives, would surrender.

She Lao was calmly sipping her porridge, not at all worried or anxious.

Lin ripples didn't want to continue staying in the damp, dilapidated temple. She was preparing to set off ahead of schedule for Wujiang County.

"Ripples, you don't wait to see, they will probably trade with the old snake for their own lives."

Wang Meimei said with certainty.

"No, my wife is frail. Although she didn't get rained on last night, the humidity here is too heavy. We plan to set off for Wujiang County first and regroup later when it's more convenient."

Ripple smiled and said.

"That works too, I'll wait with Xiao Ge. Those people should be back."

While the two were speaking, Wang Yaizu had already loaded the pottery jar, bag of millet, salt, and iron spoon onto the cart, and then went to lead the horse.

Liàn Yī and Wāng Méiměi chatted for a long time, but Wang Yàozǔ didn't come back. Wáng Zhēnzhēn on the side frowned and said:

"Ripple, go and take a look. Something must have happened."

He, too, is a fugitive being pursued.

Okay, I'll take a look.

As Lian Ri was about to leave the dilapidated temple, Wang Yaozu returned out of breath. He leaned heavily on his legs for a while before speaking.

"Madam, the three horses are gone. I couldn't find them in the woods. Perhaps they ran away because of the heavy rain"

"No, my Bai Long is clever! I guess he went deep into the mountains to avoid the rain."

There's still some confidence in her, after all, Bai Long was raised by her.

"What should we do then"

Wang Yaozu asked directly, he didn't dare to go deep into the mountains and forests, lest he couldn't find the horse in the end, but lost himself.

"Don't worry, I won't take you deep into the mountains and forests."

Ripple waved his hand and took out a small wooden whistle from his pocket. He then placed it to his mouth and blew three quick notes. In the quiet morning, the whistle's clear sound carried far away.

After a stick of incense, everyone heard the sound of hooves, apparently the horse had heard its master's call and returned.

"Hey, Lianyi Sister, look! Isn't there someone lying on the back of your horse"

Wang Meimei had sharp eyes and immediately opened her mouth to ask.

When she said this, everyone looked over and there was indeed a person lying down wearing black clothes. Because Bai Long was a white horse, it was very conspicuous.

Two more horses also had riders!

Bear's voice was much louder than Wang's, and now everyone's attention was drawn to him, including Lao She and Xiao Shu.

The white dragon, Bai Long, trotted up to the ripples and, with some disdain, shook its body, sending the person on its back tumbling down.

Bai Long's subordinates followed suit, and after the three of them fell to the ground without any reaction, everyone gathered around. Guess what! It was exactly the three of Hou Yong who had escaped last night.

"Sister Lianyi, your horse is amazing, it actually carried someone back."

Wang Meimei said with a smile.

The old snake then stepped forward, examined the three of them, and shook his head and said:

They have been poisoned.

"It seems the horse in the woods last night wasn't prepared by them, it should be Ripple Heroine's horse. She didn't tie up her horse but let it graze in the woods, and Hou Yong just happened to see it and took it as his mount."

Our horses were tied up here. We couldn't catch them because we didn't have our horses, so the three of them escaped. It was only because we ran so hard that their venom took hold faster. They probably hadn't realized they'd been bitten by snakes yet, which is why they fainted on their horses.

These horses were owned and would stop when no one was guiding them. They returned along the original path after hearing the Ripple Hero's call.

Xiao Shu reacted quickly and, based on the circumstances, analyzed the general course of events.

At this time, the old snake had found a tattered parchment scroll on Hou Yong's body and unfurled it directly in front of everyone.

Liàn'yī now soothed her own Bai Lóng and came over to take a look. After all, she had contributed to this as well.

The so-called treasure map circled everyone's eyes before returning to She Lao and Xiao Shu's hands.

"Snake Elder, Young Master Xiao, what do we do next"

Zhang Nian asked with a face full of joy.

"Now that we have a map, we need to study it carefully and figure out where everything is. Then we'll be prepared to set off on our search."

The old serpent was rather pleased with himself, he stroked his sleeve and said.

"That's definitely no problem, but who will be in charge of keeping the map"

"Of course, it has to be the old master Snake and Young Master Xiao."

"That won't do, what if..."

"Exactly, this treasure map was found by all of us together. It shouldn't belong to just one person. It's not that we don't trust Old Snake or Young Master Xiao, but what if we encounter people from Du Jian Mountain again"

For a time, this group of martial artists became embroiled in a dispute over the ownership of the treasure map. The atmosphere grew visibly tense as suspicion hung heavy in the air; none of them trusted the other.

Ripples only glanced at the crowd, nodded to Wang Zhenzhen, then told Wang Yaozhu to harness the carriage. They were preparing to leave; she didn't want to get involved in this muddy water, and besides, after seeing the treasure map, she had already memorized it, so there was no need to fight with these people.

Ripple Heroine, please wait!

Xiao Shu's voice rose, stopping Ripples and her companions from leaving.

"Master Xiao, what is the matter"

"Are you not interested in the treasure map"

Xiao Shu's eyes flickered as he asked.

"Young Master Xiao, you jest. From the very beginning, I've said my duty is to protect my mistress. That's paramount. As for the treasure map, who knows if it's real or not Even if it is, I wouldn't risk putting my mistress in danger, especially after someone tried to ambush us before and our driver was injured. We need to reach Wujiang County first and assess the situation."

Ripple spoke frankly and with veiled meaning.

What she meant was: You haven't figured out if the treasure map is real or fake, and you're still arguing here. Before the treasure is found, everyone will be buried here! She didn't want to get involved, so she decided to separate from them to avoid getting caught in their fight, especially since it might endanger her wife.

"Can the Cough Ripple Girl come up with any good ideas"

Xiao Shu coughed lightly, covering up the embarrassment and continued to ask.

Since you think it's unsafe to put it on anyone, just make a copy for each of you and keep it yourselves!

"This is a great idea! Everyone wins! Everyone can rest assured!"

Xiong Zigeng immediately chimed in loudly.

"Why not make a copy of the Ripple Heroine"

Xiao Shu stared at the ripples, and continued to ask.

"No need, we joined halfway and didn't do much. Besides, we were inexplicably attacked before, not knowing who was watching us in the dark. Less is more, I am the lady's bodyguard, the most important thing is to protect my mistress."

The ripples answered very directly, which translates to: She doesn't want to be hunted down because of a possibly fake treasure map and drag her wife into it.

Now everyone was silent.

"Farewell! We won't tell anyone about what happened here, please rest assured!"

Ripples said, "Xiao Shu believes this."

Ripple, we of Wujiang County greet you!

"Good!" at the Second Princess who was struggling to resist with her sword, disappointment in her eyes. She thought this one would last longer, but she was so easily defeated.Here, the generals protected the...