The Next Of Phoenix
Chapters 20. The Tracing To Mount Lang Tao

"Look! That's Xiao Wangfu's flag!"

"Who is that? Isn't prince Xiangqing still stuck there?"

"See again! The leader of the line up ahead is a woman!"

"God! Is that Princess Mingyui?!"

Xiao Mingyui heard the commotion going on ahead there. A group of people who were victims of the landslide yesterday looked very noisy to see his arrival.

Suddenly the horde split into two, showing Gu Lingchu and Chen Qi. Palace Warriors also appeared, they made a row like a fence so that no people would break through.

Gu Lingchu and Chen Qi bowed deeply, their faces looking puzzled. Xiao Mingyui stopped her horse footsteps right in front of the two of them, then descended and looked at the two coldly.

"How's it?"

Gu Lingchu shook his head weakly, his facial features looking extremely worried. "The Prince and the Crown Prince are yet to be found, your highness."

Xiao Mingyui clenched both hands, then stepped past Gu Lingchu and Chen Qi with high emotion. "If by tomorrow the two princes can't be found, then I will intervene to directly exterminate the two of you!"

Gu Lingchu lowered his head deeply, his forehead folded. He was also confused and still shocked, there was a sense of guilt that was now seeping in his heart.

Gu Lingchu turned around, following Xiao Mingyui's position, then he knelt down. Seeing Gu Lingchu kneeling, Chen Qi followed.

"This branch is so negligent and stupid! It is worth receiving a heavy punishment from the Princess!" A cold sweat soaked Gu Lingchu's back, as well as Chen Qi who was somehow also scared. He felt a great pressure from Xiao Mingyui.

Xiao Mingyui continued walking, the woman did not turn her head nor retaliate. His brain and heart focused on thinking about Xiao Xiangqing. Secretly the woman's palm was cold.

Xiao Mingyui entered the tent, in the tent containing local officials. As soon as they saw Xiao Mingyui's figure, they immediately stood up and bowed with a tense face.

"Your Majesty ...." General Han, he is the chief who takes care of the location of the disaster.

"Where was the last time you saw the two princes?" xiao Mingyui asked as he sat down on the chair previously reserved for the Crown Prince, as right now his title was the highest.

"Among us all no one saw the last position of the second noble, however ... one of the soldiers testified that Prince Xiangqing and the Crown Prince walked together towards the foot of Mount Lang Tao ...." At the end of the sentence, General Han's tone was slightly choked. The man was worried that Xiao Mingyui would go berserk because Lang Tao mountain was an extremely dangerous location, yet there was nothing stopping the two of them.

"Your highness, there is a possibility that currently the prince of Xiangqing and the Crown Prince are stuck at the foot of the mountain."

"Your majesty!" The sound of the soldier exclaiming sounded from the direction of the tent door, making everyone turn their head including Xiao Mingyui.

The soldier ran in a frenzy, his hands trembling holding a cloth that had blood spots. That soldier was the Xiao Wangfu warrior that Xiao Xiangqing had brought here.

"Your highness, this ... this is the clothing cloth belonging to prince Xiangqing ...!"

Xiao Mingyui widened his eyes, his heart beating a million times faster. His right hand shakily picked up the cloth and watched it off.

This ... it really belongs to his sister! Xiao Xiangqing's!

Closing the cloth to his nose, Xiao Mingyui tried to sniff the red stain. His grip on the cloth grew tighter, the reason the red stain was truly blood-scented!

Xiao Mingyui was limp, yet he still tried to look sturdy in front of the officials. He was not willing to look at Fang Jichang's accomplices laughing looking at him in fear.

Xiao Mingyui stood up, then looked at Gu Lingchu who had now stood on the lip of the tent door with a tense face.

"Gu Lingchu."

Gu Lingchu was slightly surprised, the man immediately bowed deeply. "I, your honor."

"Bring another three hundred troops to Xiao Wangfu from the Capital City! I want the depreciation to be done thoroughly and strictly until tomorrow morning! No one dares sleep before my sister and my future husband are found!"

Gu Lingchu gulped, he resignedly when Xiao Mingyui's firm and ruthless side appeared. The man nodded weakly. "Okay, your highness!"

Gu Lingchu quickly turned around, then ran out of the tent to send a warrant to his father who was in the Capital City. The man assured, his father and his mother alone would come here to lead Xiao Wangfu's army when they heard the news that the heir to the title 'Xiao Wangye' was missing at the foot of Lang Tao mountain.

Xiao Mingyui walked out of the tent, then his eyes stared intently at the soldiers Xiao Wangfu and Palace who were still standing rigidly in front of the tent.

"Just wait for the relief troops to come, we better head to the foot of Lang Tao mountain right now! Remember that! Send a signal if you meet danger! No one leaves each other! Understood?!"

"Ready! Understand, your majesty!!" The soldier placed a tightly clenched palm on his chest, then bowed.

Xiao Mingyui began to walk towards Lang Tao mountain, he did not carry a horse mount, because the road would be even harder to pass if riding a horse.

Da Xuan and Bingbing were right behind him, the two of them were extremely wary as they got closer and closer to the foothills of Lang Tao's mountain.

Xiao Mingyui stared at the ground that looked extremely shattered and a mountainous mess covered the road. His right hand involuntarily moved touching his mother's white jade hair pin. Somehow, strange feelings began to permeate Xiao Mingyui's heart.

"Your highness?" da Xuan asked after realizing that Xiao Mingyui had been daydreaming for a long time and did not continue his steps.

Xiao Mingyui looked at Da Xuan, then shook his head slowly to clear his head.

Xiao Mingyui continued his steps, Xiao Wangfu's army began to spread out and encircle the mountain. They all did their best to find Xiao Xiangqing and Xiao Jiwang.

As soon as Xiao Mingyui's feet stepped on the ground the foot of the mountain, suddenly the howls of wolves rang out, then without anyone realizing it, the birds perched on the trees began to fly. They were all chirping, as if they were welcoming and telling 'master of the house' that something long awaited had arrived.

Xiao Mingyui's two eyes sharply watched the mountain's surroundings, he did not miss a single inch of sight.

"Your majesty! Look it!" Bingbing exclaimed, then dashed quickly towards Xiao Mingyui and showed a dragon-shaped man's head piercing decoration.

Xiao Mingyui frowned, that thing does not belong to her sister. Or...is it Xiao Jiwang's?

"Will this belong to the Crown Prince?" da Xuan asked as he noticed the look on Xiao Mingyui's face that did not recognize the object.

Xiao Mingyui took the hairpin, her eyes coldly watching the object. His head secretly tried to recall Xiao Jiwang's appearance with detail, then before long his head nodded when it found this hair pin in his memory.

"Right, this belongs to the Crown Prince." Xiao Mingyui clasped the hairpin, then stuffed it into his pocket and continued his steps.

While he was busy searching, suddenly there was the sound of a loud scream of a man not far from them.

"GIANT SNAKE!!"

Xiao Mingyui and the others quickly ran towards the source of the sound, they all immediately gathered. Xiao Mingyui widened his eyes slightly when he saw the raging black-colored giant snake.

Xiao Mingyui directly pulled his sword out, his eyes staring intently at the snake. This was the first time he had seen such a giant-sized snake, Lang Tao mountain did indeed hold a great many mysteries.

The snake kept attacking, he was creeping up and down here and there messing up the whole army. In one loud twirl, the snake managed to cobble together the dead thirty people.

Xiao Mingyui frowned, she felt something strange. The woman continued to chase and attack, but the snake seemed to be constantly avoiding her while attacking other humans. He did not know what reason the snake continued to dodge.

Xiao Mingyui leaped high using his martial arts skill, then spun in the air and landed right on the head of the giant snake.

Xiao Mingyui raised his sword high, but had not yet had time to stick the sword right in the head of the snake, suddenly the voice of the woman who was shouting out loudly sounded.

"QINGPOS!!"

In an instant, the giant snake that had previously moved aggressively, suddenly became extremely happy. Xiao Mingyui frowned confusedly, then her eyes looked downwards unintentionally. A few meters behind the assembled Xiao Wangfu troops, he saw an old man tightly hugging his wife in sight.

Xiao Mingyui narrowed her eyes, the woman trying to sharpen her vision. When recalling who the figure of the woman and the man was, both of his eyes opened wide. Xiao Mingyui quickly jumped down, her lips smiling faintly as she ran towards the old man and woman.

"Mr Tianyao! Guards Yui!!"

The old man smiled warmly towards Xiao Mingyui while still tightly hugging his wife. They were Fang Tianyao and Yui, it seemed like they were heading straight for Lang Tao mountain upon hearing the news that Xiao Xiangqing had disappeared in the mountain. Yui's arrival here will be very helpful, the woman had been down this mountain with her late mother. He must have known the ins and outs of Lang Tao's mountain.

But, Xiao Mingyui had not had time to conduct the next dialogue, suddenly the surface of the mountain ground shook. Xiao Mingyui immediately stopped his footsteps, his eyes staring warily in all directions. Will there be another landslide?!

Suddenly a white light appeared enveloping Lang Tao's mountain. In an instant, something moving would stop, including the wind, as if time were stopped just like that.

"GRDRRRR ... GGGGRRR ...."

A loud snoring sound rang out, the hot air suddenly felt clear once on his skin. Xiao Mingyui watched the surroundings back, he was shocked when he saw the entire person who was here except himself, no one moved or blinked! Everything is like a statue!

Right at the top of Lang Tao's mountain, Xiao Mingyui saw something move on only. Like ... snake-no! It's dragon! The dragon!!

Xiao Mingyui clenched both of his hands, the dragon seemed to be about to point at him. That dragon must be the dragon Shenlong, the dragon that his late mother once told him about!

Xiao Mingyui tried to take a step back, the Shenlong dragon was a dangerous fighting opponent. He couldn't face the dragon without any strategy or preparation, anything else with positions facing each other like this! But, my goodness .. His legs can't move! Like they were stuck in the ground!

The dragon was getting closer, when their distance was only five meters apart, Xiao Mingyui stiffened instead of playing. The woman looked at the face of the Shenlong dragon, her hands clenched tightly with sweat that continued to pour.

The dragon looked to grin, then said, "Huang Mingxiang's face, but his heart and mind were exactly like that of Xiao Muqing."

Xiao Mingyui was surprised, the dragon could speak?! His mother never told him this part! And again, it seems like the Shenlong dragon really remembered and recognized both of his parents!

Xiao Mingyui took a deep breath, then said, "Great Shenlong Dragon, have my soldiers made you uncomfortable?"

Dragon Shenlong glanced at the humans who did not move like statues, then looked back at Xiao Mingyui and said, "The Great Envoy has been waiting for you."

Xiao Mingyui was confused. "Great Envoy?"

"Sister and man don't know who it is in the Grand Envoy's Palace. The Great Envoy will return them safely if you are willing to meet him," Dragon Shenlong replied.

Xiao Mingyui remained vigilant, he was not easily complacent with such a bottomless offer. He did not know this Great Envoy and Dragon Shenlong were dangerous or not for him.

"If you can tell, what made the Great Envoy look for me?" xiao Mingyui asked.

"Come and come first. The Great Envoy has been waiting for you for so many years, even before you became a fetus in Huang Mingxiang's womb," Dragon Shenlong replied indifferently, it seemed that he was annoyed that Xiao Mingyui had not been obedient.