25 Chapter 25. Feng Ming And Yue Ahn

They then moved back to a village not far from there using Bai Jun's instructions.

Moving in the night, splitting the darkness along the river bank. The sound of horse hooves echoed.

While on the other hand, Xiao ara who had run some distance from the camp now stopped her steps. Very quiet all around, looked back to see if anyone was after her or not.

Only the sound of nocturnal animals could be heard filling the silence of the night, the air was getting colder, bone-chilling cold. Her breathing sounded irregular, sweat dripping down her forehead.

Feeling that her current position was safe, she jumped on a branch, moving from one branch to another until she reached the highest branch of a tree, then she stopped. The branch was among the thickets of leaves, perfect for a temporary hiding place.

Yes, she admitted that constantly moving around at night wasn't a good thing, so she decided to rest and wait until morning. It is also to minimize the danger that could threaten her life.

Being in the middle of the forest alone, even though in her previous life she had often experienced things like this, this time was different. This was a new world for her, a world completely foreign to her. Even though the memories of the previous owner's body have fused with her, but still she must remain alert to all the new things she encounters.

Being able to escape from the reach of the crown prince, was already a miracle for her. Thinking about how she had tricked them all, She wonder what would happen in the future if they met again. Ara shuddered.

'May that never happen,' she thought, then leaned her body against the tree trunk, using her hands as a pillow.

Ara took a deep breath, the moonlight escaping from the leaves looked like the stars scattered in the night sky. Slowly closing her eyes, she tried to sleep early, hoping that tomorrow would be better than today.

Not yet five minutes, she faintly heard a voice approaching. Xiao Ara gasped and immediately surveyed her surroundings.

Not far from her current position, several men in warrior uniforms entered her view. Not only that, two men she knew as friends of the crown prince were also there.

In her position, Xiao Ara watched them silently, her heart beating very fast, not daring to make any movement that could show her presence.

"Feng Ming…" Yue Ahn called out to the man in front of him, stopping in his tracks while leaning against the tree trunk, right under Xiao Ara.

"I feel like we've come a long way, don't you want to rest first?" he asked again with his breath sounding ragged.

Hearing that, Feng Ming heaved a rough sigh. He should have grabbed Hao Chu or Wang Xiumin's arm earlier. Doing a quest together with a beautiful man was buying time.

"You guys continue the search," Feng Ming ordered the soldiers who were with them.

"Okay, sir."

"Get some rest, don't push yourself too far," Feng Ming said to Yue Ahn. The man walked to a fallen tree trunk and sat there.

"I thought we were moving fast, but it turns out that woman is moving faster than us. Did the other groups experience the same thing?" Yue Ahn said after drinking the water from the small bottle hanging from his waist.

Before searching, Feng Ming formed several groups to spread out in different directions.

"I don't know," Feng Ming replied curtly.

"I'm so tired, moving deeper in the forest, the air is getting colder. Look, my skin has started to wrinkle," Yue Ahn said while showing the skin on his arm.

"Get some rest and stop complaining, recover your energy and then we will continue the search," Feng Ming replied. He was already used to Yue Ahn's attitude, indeed out of all the men he knew, Yue Ahn was the only man who had an attitude resembling a woman. He cares about himself and his appearance. He had a pretty face, and took care of himself all the time, Yue Ahn's facial beauty even surpassed some of the female beauties in the Qin kingdom.

If people saw his face regardless of the clothes he was wearing, they might think that Yue Ahn was a woman.

Yue Ahn didn't respond anymore, he then looked for a suitable seat.

"I can't understand what's going on in that girl's mind. Was she trying to play with death? Looking for her in the middle of the forest like this, I want to beat her up," Feng Ming muttered after a few minutes of silence.

Yue Ahn looked at the man, "Doesn't she look pretty? With her small body with her tiny face, she looks adorable. All of that is very different from her attitude."

"Beautiful? Cute? I rather think that woman is very dangerous."

"There's no such girl in this kingdom, you know? Letting her roam around in this kingdom, she could be a threat to all of us. Today, she managed to deceive us, we won't know what else she will do in the future," added Feng Ming.

"We have to catch her, no matter what," he repeated, his jaw clenched. Remembering that he hated women so much, that being cheated on by a foreign woman made him feel furious.

"I'm curious about one thing," Yue Ahn said.

One of Feng Ming's eyebrows rose, and the expression on his face was full of questions.

"I wonder what happened, how could the Crown Prince and Bai Jun get hurt like that? Then, what about that girl?"

"Use your brain. Haven't found her until now has made it clear that she's fine. Someone who was injured wouldn't be able to move quickly over long distances like this," Feng Ming retorted.

"The crown prince and Bai Jun were injured while the woman's condition was fine, does that mean that it was the girl who defeated the thugs?" Yue Ahn muttered, talking to himself, but his voice was still able to reach Feng Ming's ears.

"Only the crown prince and Bai Jun can answer your question. But after seeing her abilities on the hunting grounds, what you said isn't impossible."

Yue Ahn's memory returned to the incident at the hunting ground, and he agreed with the man's words.

Xiao Ara overheard the two men's conversations without missing a beat. She tried to assess the two of them secretly.