Chapter 491 Extra: Mu Feng (6)
Chu Xing withdrew his hand, "General Mu, you don't have to worry about me."
After saying that, she left.
Mu Feng's hands froze in place, his palms clenched tightly. He obviously didn't like Chu Xing, so why was he still worried about her getting hurt?
For several days, the two people avoided each other.
One day, the two met head-on, and Chu Xing lowered his eyes and turned back.
Mu Feng felt irritated and uneasy. It was not a good idea to continue like this.
He asked the deputy general, "How is the construction progressing? Half a month, a month?"
The deputy general said respectfully: "General Mu, it will take at least a month."
"Okay, got it." Mu Feng waved his hand and asked him to leave.
After a month, when they return to the capital, they won't have to see each other so often.
The deputy general took the secret letter from Her Majesty the Queen and said, "Her Majesty said that all the temples must be repaired slowly, with guaranteed quality and quantity, and even the roads must be rebuilt."
The meaning is very clear. His Majesty wants to bring Princess Chu Xing and General Mu together.
A single man and a single woman fall in love over time, and it is natural for them to do so.
He looked at the tilers who were working hard and said, "Come on, sit down and take a rest. Count the tiles to see if they are aligned. If not, start over."
The bricklayers were delighted. After all, they were officials from the imperial court. They could take their time with the work and not have to work themselves to death. They could also get a little more pay.
As the days passed, Chu Xing found that her feelings for Mu Feng were growing deeper and deeper, and she didn't even dare to look him in the eye.
Her heart ached terribly when she thought that Mu Feng didn't like her.
"Xiao Mu, I want to go back to the palace. Go tell Deputy General Zhang to prepare the carriage."
"Yes, Your Highness." The palace maid Xiao Mu went to find Lieutenant General Zhang with great interest.
When Vice General Zhang thought of His Majesty's decree, he began to shirk his responsibility, "Princess, please wait a little longer. We are repairing the road down the mountain. It will take more than a month to complete it."
After Xiao Mu told Chu Xing, Chu Xing felt even more confused.
Now she thinks of Mu Feng every day when she opens her eyes or closes them. If this continues, she will go crazy.
After waiting for another half a month, Chu Xing became anxious and restless.
Even though Mu Feng was so close to her, she felt that he was very far away from her.
She immersed herself in practicing martial arts, and copied Buddhist scriptures whenever she had free time, with Mu Feng's figure still in her mind.
She threw down her brush and said angrily, "This princess wants to go down the mountain."
"Princess, Deputy General Zhang said it will take more than half a month for the road down the mountain to be repaired."
Chu Xing said firmly: "I heard from the little monk that there is a small path down the mountain. Let's go down the mountain today."
Xiao Mu had no choice but to agree.
The two of them secretly came to the path down the mountain. Looking at the steep mountain road, Xiao Mu was extremely nervous.
"Princess, let's go back."
After walking for a mile, Chu Xing found that there was fog in the mountains and he could not see the direction clearly.
She began to regret it.
"Princess, why don't we go back?"
Chu Xing nodded, "Okay, let's go back."
Mu Feng discovered that Chu Xing was not there. He went to her room and found it empty.
He asked the deputy general, "Where is the princess?"
The deputy general didn't know.
He asked a group of young monks passing by, "Where is the princess? Have you seen her?"
One of the young monks said, "A few days ago, Her Royal Highness the Princess asked us how to get down the mountain and how to get to the trail."
Mu Feng's breath hitched. The path down the mountain was steep and there was a cliff.
very dangerous.
Mu Feng looked at Deputy General Zhang, "Quick, send someone to the small path to find the princess!"
After saying that, he jumped on his horse and disappeared from Lieutenant General Zhang's sight.
"Hurry, hurry, go find the princess!" Lieutenant General Zhang began to organize the troops.
Mu Feng rode a fast horse, facing the mountain wind, looking at the thick fog all over the mountain, his expression tense.
Nothing must happen to Chu Xing.
He hasn't been so nervous about someone in a long time.
He was upset at the thought that she might not be able to find the way and cry while holding her legs out of fear.
At the entrance to the trail, he tied up his horse.
After walking half a mile down the mountain, he suddenly saw Xiao Mu.
Xiao Mu climbed up the mountain breathlessly, and he was quite fast when he went down the mountain because the way up the mountain was so difficult to walk on.
"Where is the princess?" Mu Feng's hands began to tremble when he saw her coming back alone, and he looked at her nervously.
Xiao Mu's legs went weak and he knelt down, "General Mu, the princess has sprained her ankle. Please wait here and let me come back to fetch someone."
Mu Feng breathed a sigh of relief. She was smart enough to ask someone to come back for help.
Chu Xing must be very scared being alone.
Mu Feng walked quickly down the mountain.
After walking another half a mile, he finally saw Chu Xing.
However, the situation was not good, Chu Xing was targeted by a wolf.
"My stick is very powerful. I'm thin and not tasty." Chu Xing's face was full of fear. He limped and waved the stick at the wolf. He was about to be forced to the edge of the cliff by the wolf.
Mu Feng used Qinggong to get to Chu Xing's side and instantly protected her behind him, "Chu Xing, don't be afraid."
Chu Xing, who had not cried until now, started to shed tears when she saw Mu Feng's tall figure standing in front of her.
Mu Feng looked at the lone wolf. This wolf must have been separated from the pack.
Luckily there was only one.
The wolf pounced on him, and Mu Feng suddenly cut the wolf's neck with a dagger.
The wolf was in unbearable pain and pounced on Chu Xing in an instant. Mu Feng turned around to block Chu Xing and was carried off the cliff by the wolf's brute force.
Chu Xing didn't even think twice, he quickly grabbed Mu Feng's hand and fell off the cliff with him.
When Mu Feng saw the pool of water below the cliff, he hugged her with his body.
The two fell into the pool together.
After a while, Mu Feng carried Chu Xing out of the pool.
The cold wind blew and Chu Xing coughed violently. Mu Feng patted her back gently.
Chu Xing suddenly turned around and hugged Mu Feng.
Both of them were wet, the girl's body was pressed against his chest, Mu Feng opened his arms, and was stunned for a moment.
"Mu Feng, I thought we were both going to die."
Mu Feng then realized that Chu Xing thought he was going to die after falling off the cliff, so he chased him and jumped down together.
"Why should I jump down with him? What if there is no pool of water below..." Mu Feng's heart was in a knot.
"I'm afraid that I will never see you again." Chu Xing's face turned pale and his eyes were wet.
"Silly girl." Mu Feng raised his hand and wanted to pat her on the back, but stopped in mid-air.
He looked away in panic. Chu Xing's jump seemed to have broken into his heart.
Mu Feng didn’t know whether it was because of heartache or for some other reason.
Chu Xing let go of Mu Feng and noticed the guilt in Mu Feng's eyes.
"You don't have to be like this. It's my business to like you. You can like whoever you want."
Mu Feng laughed at himself, he remembered that he also liked Chu Li in the same way at the beginning.
Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of the blood spreading from Chu Xing's arm and staining his clothes.