Your Highness, Please Love Me Tender

149. Prince Xian Is in a Mess (2)

Translator: Flying Lines

Su Jie had once lived in the mountains, and he was excellent in scouting areas like this.

While carrying out tasks, a warrior who was ready to die for his mission must be extremely careful and not let go of any traces. Su Jie was particularly good in this regard.

“This thread was left by Xiao ShengXian,” after entering Mount Zangling, Su Jie approached a tree and touched the red thread on it.

“Master, how do you know that it was left by him? After all, there are many people who’ve come to and left Mount Zangling.” Because he had seen some different marks left by other people, and there was no name on these marks, Yue Wanzhi couldn’t tell who left them. Even though he was anxious, he didn’t know how to find Xiao ShengXian.

Moreover, it was impossible to notice this red thread without looking closely. How did Master notice it?

“This red thread is very sturdy and very thin. Obviously, it’s not cheap. If you are going up a mountain to seek wealth, normally, you will not buy this kind of thread to mark the road. Also, look at this red thread, and it was tied to a very inconspicuous place. In general, when something is used to mark the roads, people usually put it in more conspicuous places, because it is convenient for them to find the way back. But this thread is almost hidden. Obviously only Xiao ShengXian would do something like that.” Su Jie explained patiently.

“Master, how did you know that Jiale would do something like that?” Yue Wanzhi scratched his head awkwardly. Su Jie explained so much to him but he still didn’t understand.

“Because he is a prince, his identity makes him accustomed to being cautious. Many people want his life, so he subconsciously doesn’t want others to know his whereabouts. Also it’s highly likely that he doesn’t know much about Mount Zangling. In order not to get lost, he chose to mark the way in such a concealing way.” Su Jie answered.

“Then we’ll find him by just following this mark?” A hint of joy appeared on Yue Wanzhi’s face. He was slightly taller than Su Jie, but Su Jie still seemed to be calmer and more sophisticated than him.

“Yes,” Su Jie nodded but his heart sank. At first, he thought that Xiao ShengXian didn’t go back to the military camp because he was lost. However, based on the current situation, it was was most likely that something bad had happened to Xiao ShengXian and caused him to stay in Mount Zangling.

The group followed the red threads for a while but then no red threads were to be seen.

Su Jie sent ten elite soldiers to search if there were any red threads nearby. But after a while, the soldiers all came back and reported that they did not find any other red threads.

“Sir, there is a cliff 10 metres away to the left and a black bear’s cave 20 metres away to the right. The road ahead is steep but it’s not dangerous.” One of the soldiers informed Su Jie after they double checked it and confirmed that there was no mistake.

“Let’s go to the right first,” Su Jie thought for a moment and ruled out the possibility that Xiao ShengXian took the road ahead. Otherwise, he would have left a red thread as a clue. In that case, Xiao ShengXian was most likely to go to the cliff on the left or the black bear might’ve…

“Sir, he’s not likely to go that way as there is no trace of blood outside the cave, and there were no personal items left behind.” Several elite soldiers quickly went to the right and searched. One of them even went inside the black bear’s cave. Luckily that black bear wasn’t in there.

“Then search under the cliff. Don’t come back until you find him, dead or alive.” Su Jie ordered, but the twenty elite soldiers did not intend to leave Su Jie. Although they did not know Su Jie’s true identity, Vice-general Yan had ordered them to protect him with their lives.

“How about this? Yue Wanzhi, you’ll go get some help from outside Mount Zangling with ten elite soldiers. And I will go down the cliff with the other ten elite soldiers and search there,” Su Jie said.

“But…” Although Yue Wanzhi wanted to find Xiao ShengXian as soon as possible, he was more worried about Su Jie’s safety. After all, he was now the Emperor of State YanLing, and as the saying went, a country couldn’t run without a ruler. If something bad happened to Su Jie, Vice-general Yan would probably have to commit suicide to gain forgiveness.

“Don’t worry. I used to stay in the mountains alone for ten days or sometimes even half a month. It’s you who should take great care,” Su Jie smiled.

“Fine,” Yue Wanzhi felt a little embarrassed when he thought of Su Jie’s kungfu skills. The only thing he could do now was to get the backup as soon as possible.

After Yue Wanzhi left, Su Jie went around the cliff to its bottom with ten elite soldiers.

Su Jie knew that time meant life at this time. The sooner he found Xiao ShengXian, the greater the chance for him to survive.

The bottom of the cliff was overgrown with weeds. Although there were poisonous snakes in the grasses, they posed no threats as Su Jie and the soldiers had with them the powder that could drive those snakes away.

Su Jie looked up at the top of the mountain. He couldn’t figure out where Xiao ShengXian had fallen, so he could only try his luck.

He hoped that Prince Xian was still alive; otherwise, he would feel that he’d let Xiao Shengnian down.

On the land of State YanLing, he failed to protect Xiao Shengnian’s brother. It was a mistake he should never have made!

Su Jie shook his head and ordered the elite soldiers to leave him and go out searching for Xiao ShengXian.

He stood still and closed his eye with calmness on his face.

Su Jie was quite sensitive to the smell of blood. He walked and stopped until he smelt the faint smell of blood.

He walked over and saw a person lying on the grasses.

This person’s face was extremely beautiful. With both of his eyes that looked like peach blossom closed, he looked calm and motionless.

He’s dead?

Su Jie squatted down and reached out to see if Xiao ShengXian was still breathing.

His breathing was a little weak, but he was still breathing.

Su Jie let out a sigh of relief, and at that moment, Xiao ShengXian suddenly opened his eyes.