Zhang Huan quietly took Cui Ning out of the carriage when the carriage was slowing down. Zhang Huan held her hand tightly and walked slowly on the mountain road. To others, they seemed to be a couple coming to play, but the man seemed a little careless and did not notice that the woman beside him was already staggering.

The two of them came to a secluded place. Zhang Huan let go of her hand and pointed to the big stone in front of him and said, "Sit there and rest for a while!"

Cui Ning sat down silently, she gently pounded her legs, and suddenly said, "My father has already let go, why don't you let me go?"

Zhang Huan glanced at her and smiled faintly, "It's true that your father lets go, but he didn't agree to let me go, so in order to survive, I can only keep you by my side."

After a while, Cui Ning couldn't help but say, "Do you know the consequences of kidnapping me?"

Zhang Huan smiled slightly, and he jumped onto the big stone, sat down side by side with Cui Ning, took out a piece of Hu cake and handed it to her and said, "The consequences! As a child, I will be very sad in the future, and even lose my head; and to the big picture, the Cui and Chu families may reach a tacit understanding in the process of looking for you, and thus change the court."

Cui Ning looked at him in surprise, but refused to accept the cake he handed over. Seeing that she refused to eat, Zhang Huan did not persuade her, she stuffed it into her stomach in two strokes. He jumped up, patted the cake dregs on his body, grabbed her hand and smiled, "Let's go! Let's continue on the way."

The further she walked, the more rugged the mountain road became. Cui Ning's feet were worn out and blood stains were seeping out of her shoes, but she didn't say a word and followed Zhang Huan stumble forward.

The sky was getting darker, and not far ahead was the water. An official road was winding along the river and winding towards Chang'an. The official road was very quiet and there was no one. At this time, Zhang Huan realized that after a circle, he actually returned to the place to go up the mountain. He touched the back of his head and couldn't help laughing: "We are going back again!"

Seeing Cui Ning's hair was scattered and his face was pale, he pointed to a big tree on the hill in the distance and said, "Let's spend the night there!"

Hearing the word "suspended overnight", Cui Ning's eyes showed fear for the first time. She shrank and took a step back. Zhang Huan ignored her, pulled her wrist, dragged her up the hill, and then pushed her to sit on the exposed roots of a big tree and said coldly: "If you are obedient, I will not hurt you, otherwise the mountains and fields will be empty, and there will be lonely men and widows, and I cannot guarantee that I will do anything!"

Cui Ning twisted his face and said, "If you dare to touch me, I will bite my tongue and commit suicide!"

"Touch your body?" Zhang Huan glanced at her and sneered, "Then I hugged you and walked with your hand for so long, what's that?"

"You!" Cui Ning turned his head angrily, stared at him and said word by word: "I thought you had made this bad decision to save people. You are still a man, but your words and deeds are not ashamed of me!"

Zhang Huan snorted coldly, "I am a man and don't need you to judge whether I am a man or not, but you are my hostage now, and it's not your turn to bargain with me!"

He stood up, looked into the distance and said, "I'll go get some water now, you'll wait here. If you dare to run away, don't blame me for being polite!"

After saying that, he strode down the hill. As soon as Zhang Huan left, Cui Ning immediately jumped up and ran towards the official road at the other end. After a moment, her figure disappeared into the night.

Just as she ran down the hill, Zhang Huan appeared from behind a big rock next to her. He watched Cui Ning disappear as he smiled and shook his head, turned around and walked quickly in the opposite direction, but after only a few steps, Zhang Huan's steps slowed down. He looked up at the sky, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes. He pondered for a moment, but turned around and followed quietly in the direction where Cui Ning escaped.

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Courage inspired Cui Ning's potential. She ran forward desperately regardless of the pain in her feet. But after all, the water and rice had not entered for a day, and she only ran two miles. Her little potential was exhausted. The moonlight was clear and the road ahead was very clear. There was a fork in the official road a hundred steps ahead. On the fork was a long wooden bridge. The river water under the bridge was turbulent and flowed towards the northwest.

Cui Ning slowly walked to the bridge and saw a sign standing beside it with the words "Ten Miles of Chang'an" and the arrow pointed directly to the other side of the river. She looked back and saw that Zhang Huan did not chase after her. Then she felt a little relieved and held the railing onto the small bridge. At this moment, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves on the other road, as if a group of horses were running.

Cui Ning was shocked. She hid in the bushes beside the road. The sound of horse hooves came from far away, and dozens of horses appeared in the night. There was a fork in front of them. They all slowed down their horses. Cui Ning secretly looked through the bushes. Under the moonlight, she saw that the horses were all wearing military uniforms. The leader was about fifty years old. She had a thin face and a pale face, with a beard half a foot long.

At this time, a person with the appearance of a deputy general in the back rushed over and said, "Master, the city gate is closed now. Why not find an inn in front to rest and enter the city again at dawn!"

The middle-aged man nodded, "Okay, you go to the front to make arrangements first!"

"Yes!" The deputy general sected his horse and led more than a dozen followers across the bridge. "Uncle Wei Shi!" Cui Ning suddenly recognized the middle-aged man. He was Wei Yan, the head of the Wei family.

"Uncle Wei Shi save me!" Cui Ning stood up from the bushes, she ran to Wei Yanma and knelt down. Wei Yan pulled the horse and took a step back, looked at the woman in front of her and said in surprise: "Who are you?"

Cui Ning finally cried, "I am Cui Ning, don't Uncle Wei Shi know me anymore?"

"Cui Ning?" Wei Yan looked at her again. It was Cui Yuan's only daughter, Cui Ning. He frowned and said, "How come you are single here so late?"

"Uncle Wei Shi, I was captured by a strong man..."

Cui Ning briefly said the story of Zhang Huan's kidnapping her, and finally cried: "I escaped while he was unprepared. I happened to meet Uncle Shi, so I asked Uncle Shi to save me!"

But Wei Yan did not answer her. After a while of silence, Cui Ning felt that the atmosphere was a little abnormal. She raised her head and looked at Wei Yan. He saw that his face was cold, and there was a deep hatred in his eyes staring at her.

Cui Ning felt panic in her heart. She couldn't help but stand up and retreat, but another cavalry blocked her from behind. Cui Ning ran two steps towards the bridge and stuttered: "Uncle Wei Shi, you are......"

Wei Yan raised his head and laughed. He gritted his teeth and said, "Cui Yuan's husband killed someone with a knife. My Wei family was killed and the woman was humiliated. Unexpectedly, his daughter fell into my hands. Miss Cui, if you want to blame, your father will be vicious. Tonight I will double the insults that my Wei family has suffered to you."

A cruel sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Let you die in the Pure Land!"

Dozens of soldiers jumped off the horse and walked towards Cui Ning slowly with a grin. Cui Ning was so scared that she was so scared that she was scattered. She never expected that Uncle Wei Shi, who had seen her growing up, would attack her. She turned around and wanted to escape, but her steps were nailed. On the other end of the bridge, several soldiers had already returned and blocked their way.

At this extremely critical moment, a black shadow suddenly rushed out from the bridge. The sword in his hand was sharp and cut off the hind legs of a war horse with one knife. The horse neighed and rolled to the ground. The sudden change made everyone around him stunned. The black shadow was waiting for this fleeting opportunity. While everyone was stunned, he rushed towards Cui Ning.

Cui Ning also discovered the change. Before she could react, the black shadow had already arrived. She felt a strong arm tightly wrapping her waist, and a familiar breath rushed towards her, "It's you!" She immediately felt that the black shadow was Zhang Huan who had kidnapped her for a day.

Everyone around them had already reacted. They roared, drew their swords and rushed towards Zhang Huan. Zhang Huan cut off the handrail of the bridge with one knife, lowered his head and shouted sternly: "Hold me tight!"

At this moment of life and death, Cui Ning suddenly felt a strong sense of dependence on Zhang Huan. She hugged Zhang Huan's waist tightly and buried her head in his arms. Suddenly, she felt her feet empty and her body rose into the air. With Cui Ning's scream, the two of them jumped down a mountain stream more than ten feet deep.

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Chapter completed!