I am Yuan Niaoniao

Chapter 136 You are late

As they chased forward, they could not find any trace of Siyu and the others, nor any news of Yuan Niaoniao. Chen Shaoyi was both anxious and angry, so he immediately sent a message back to Ming Pavilion and gathered people to help find Yuan Niaoniao.

"Brother-in-law, come here, this looks like my sister's hairpin!" Yuan Xixi was walking by the river when she suddenly found a spot of light flickering on the ground. She squatted down and took a look. It turned out to be a hairpin. The more she looked at it, the more it looked like the one her sister was wearing on her head this time.

Upon hearing this, Chen Shaoyi and Xueyao immediately ran over to check.

"It does look alike!" Xue Yao said, looking at the hairpin.

"But, just based on a hairpin, we can't be sure that she is here!" Chen Shaoyi said with a frown.

"No, I think my sister should be nearby." Yuan Xixi said firmly, "This hairpin is something my sister often carries with her. She won't lose it easily. Besides, why did it appear here? It must be a clue left by my sister!"

Chen Shaoyi nodded: "Okay, let's follow this clue."

They continued walking along the river, hoping to find more traces of Yuan Niaoniao.

Chen Shaoyi held the hairpin tightly, and his heart tightened after examining it carefully: "It's your sister's!" He looked around and found no signs of fighting. The hairpin fell here, could it be... He didn't dare to think about it, it couldn't be!

"Sister!" Yuan Xixi also thought of something and looked at the calm lake with red eyes. Sister will be...none of us will be in trouble.

"Look!" Xue Yao found some footprints and scattered hair accessories around: "These are what Niao Niao wore on her head!" She picked up the hair accessories and said, then analyzed: "Niao Niao may have been rescued by someone. These footprints are from light to dark, which means that the weight of that person has increased. By analogy, it is possible that the weight of another person on this person will suddenly deepen the footprints, so Niao Niao may be nearby. However, it can be inferred that it was not a bad person who kidnapped Niao Niao, because these head accessories are very valuable, but they were not taken away, which proves that they were not after money. If the person who kidnapped Niao Niao was rescued, he would not leave so many traces for us to track down."

"Sister Xueyao's analysis makes sense!" Yuan Xixi nodded in agreement.

Chen Shaoyi also nodded, then turned around and looked around, but did not see any signs of a village. He frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Let's move forward. Maybe we can find some villages or other places to rest and replenish supplies."

Everyone agreed, so they continued walking forward.

Along the way, everyone remained alert and kept an eye on the surroundings. After all, they were unfamiliar with the area and had been ambushed once before, so everyone was very cautious.

After walking for a while, a small mountain village finally appeared in front of us. The village looked a little shabby, but it gave people a feeling of peace and tranquility.

Chen Shaoyi and the others immediately quickened their pace and looked up at a somewhat shabby archway with the words Maple Leaf Village written on it. When they walked into the village, they found that although the village was not big, the people were simple and honest, and the villagers were very warm and hospitable.

"It's getting late, let's take a rest first." Chen Shaoyi said. After all, they had been looking for Yuan Niaoniao for the past few days and had not had a good rest. If they continued like this, everyone would collapse before Niaoniao was found.

"Hello, Auntie." Yuan Xixi walked up to an old lady who was picking vegetables and asked, "Excuse me, is there an inn here?"

"Little girl, you are from outside, right?" The old lady stopped what she was doing and said kindly, "Go ahead and find the village chief. We don't have an inn here, but we have a place for strangers and passers-by to rest."

"Okay, thank you, Auntie." Yuan Xixi said gratefully.

"Hey, if you haven't eaten yet, come to my house and have something to eat, and then I'll take you to the village chief." The old lady saw that several people were in a hurry.

Chen Shaoyi, Yuan Xixi and the other two looked at each other and readily agreed. But now they were tired and hungry. As soon as the three of them sat down, the aunt brought three bowls of noodle soup and said, "Eat, I'll make you some buns."

After the old lady entered the kitchen, Yuan Xixi quickly took out a silver needle and stirred it into the noodle soup. She then leaned forward to smell it carefully and nodded at the two of them. Only then did they start eating with peace of mind. After all, they had to be cautious after falling into a trap once.

Then the lady brought the steaming hot buns over and said, "Eat as much as you can! If you don't have enough, I'll make more for you."

"That's enough, thank you, Auntie." Yuan Xixi said gratefully.

"By the way, Auntie, have you seen a girl about our age in the past few days?" Xue Yao asked casually.

The old lady fell into deep thought, as if she had seen one before: "I think I have seen him, but I don't know if he is the same person you are talking about."

"Really?" Yuan Xixi stood up excitedly.

"It seems that a little girl from outside came to Aunt Li's house a few days ago, but the little girl seemed to be sick. Aunt Li didn't come to work in the fields for a few days. Xiaopang said that she was a beautiful girl." The aunt became more and more excited as she spoke: "How about this, auntie will take you to Aunt Li's house to take a look."

"Okay, thank you for your help, Auntie." Chen Shaoyi stood up and said.

The kind-hearted lady led the three to Aunt Li's house. They saw that the door was closed, but there was a faint light coming through, indicating that someone was inside. The lady went forward and knocked on the door: "Aunt Li? Is Aunt Li home? Xiaopang, your Aunt Xu is here."

After a while, a fat boy opened the door and stuck his head out to see: "Aunt Xu? What's wrong?"

"Little Fatty, these brothers and sisters said they were here to look for someone. I remembered that you mentioned that you had a beautiful sister when you were chatting with me a few days ago, so I brought them here to look for her."

"Ouch?" Xiaopang opened the door upon hearing this: "Are you looking for a pretty sister?" Then he shouted into the house: "Brother, mother, someone is looking for a pretty sister."

Aunt Li and Zhenyuan came out upon hearing the noise. Aunt Li looked at them and asked, "Are you looking for Miss Yuan?"

"Yes, yes, yes! The one with the surname Yuan is right! I am her sister, Yuan Xixi!" Yuan Xixi said excitedly.

Aunt Li looked at Yuan Xixi and saw that Yuan Xixi and Yuan Niaoniao were indeed somewhat similar, so she told her in detail how she met Yuan Niaoniao and how she had taken care of her during this period of time.

"But you are late. Miss Yuan left yesterday, saying that she was afraid that her husband would be worried if she was out for too long!" Aunt Li said again.

"Ah?" Yuan Xixi looked disappointed.

"You too, why did you leave her alone? It was so dangerous. If my son hadn't found Miss Yuan fainted by the lake and carried her back, Miss Yuan would have died!" Aunt Li said in a blaming tone.

The three were a little surprised when they heard this: "One corpse, two lives?"

"Yes, Miss Yuan is pregnant!" Aunt Li looked at them in confusion: "Aren't you her relatives? How come you don't know?"

"Great! Brother-in-law! My sister is pregnant with your child!" Yuan Xixi said excitedly. Xueyao also looked at Chen Shaoyi excitedly. Chen Shaoyi also looked at the two of them excitedly, and then asked Aunt Li: "Which direction did Miss Yuan go?"

"She went to the left after leaving the village." Zhenyuan replied, "My sister told me that she was going to the State of Zhao."

"Okay, thank you so much!!!" Chen Shaoyi looked at them gratefully. It was great that Niao Niao could meet people from Maple Leaf Village.

"Auntie, we won't stay overnight as we have to catch up with our friends. Thank you for the noodle soup and buns. Here is a small token of my appreciation." Xueyao then took out a small bag of silver and handed it to the old lady.

"You're welcome, you're welcome. Good kids, take it back. You need this more than I do on the road." The old lady quickly blocked Xueyao's hand and said.

"Zhenyuan, take your brothers and sisters out of the village quickly." Aunt Li saw the expressions of Chen Shaoyi and others who were anxious to find Miss Yuan, so she said to Zhenyuan.

"Okay, mother." Zhenyuan then said to Chen Shaoyi: "Brother and sister, please follow me. I will take you out of the village."

"Thank you for your help, Brother Zhenyuan." Chen Shaoyi nodded.

Zhenyuan brought a few people to the entrance of the village: "Okay, I'll take you here. Brother, hurry up, it's a bit dangerous for my sister to be alone. She went this way," Zhenyuan said, pointing to the left.

"You take it." Chen Shaoyi took out his token and handed it to Zhenyuan: "If Maple Leaf Village gets into trouble in the future, you can bring this token to Yuan Country."

"Okay, thank you, brother." Zhen Yuan saw that it was just a token and accepted it politely. "Hurry up, before my sister gets far away."

The three of them walked from dusk till dawn but still hadn't found any trace of Yuan Niaoniao and were exhausted.

"No, I'm a little tired." Yuan Xixi was so tired that she couldn't help but sit on the ground.

"I'm tired too." Xueyao also sat next to Yuan Xixi. She hadn't slept enough and hadn't eaten enough in the past few days. She was really exhausted. Her figure couldn't stand it any longer.

"Everyone, take a break here." Chen Shaoyi also knew that it was not a solution to continue searching like this.

The three of them sat on the ground, and at this moment, the sound of horse hooves was heard. They immediately stood up alertly, and only felt relieved when they gradually saw that the people coming were Ming Xiao and Qing Xin.

"Young Master, we are late." Ming Xiao and Qing Xin knelt on one knee and said, "Ming Chen has already led his men to look for the young lady."

"Okay," Chen Shaoyi nodded. "Ming Xiao will stand guard, and let the Second Miss and Miss Xueyao rest for a while."

"Yes." Ming Xiao immediately found a tree and climbed up to check the surrounding situation.

Chen Shaoyi sat in meditation on the spot, closed his eyes and rested for a while.

Qingxin walked forward and handed Chen Shaoyi water and food, "Young Master, please eat something."

Chen Shaoyi took the water and drank a few sips, "Qingxin, have you found any clues?"

Qingxin shook his head and said, "I am ashamed that I have not found any useful clues. However, I guess that Madam is a lucky person and will be safe."

Chen Shaoyi sighed and nodded, "I hope so." He continued to close his eyes and rest.

At this time, Ming Xiao on the tree shouted: "Young Master, Ming Chen is here!"

Chen Shaoyi opened his eyes instantly and stood up, "What's going on?"

"Ming Chen came alone." Ming Xiao replied.

Chen Shaoyi looked carefully and saw Mingchen riding a horse towards him.

Soon, Ming Chen came in front of Chen Shaoyi, "Greetings, Young Master!"

"Have you found the young lady?" Chen Shaoyi asked anxiously.

Ming Chen shook his head. "I led people to search everywhere, but did not find the whereabouts of the young lady. However, we met a woman on the way, and she said she had seen the young lady."

"Oh?!" Chen Shaoyi said. "What about now?"

"According to her description, the young lady was going to," Ming Xiao raised his head and pointed to the right: "that direction, but it was the opposite direction to the State of Zhao!"

"The opposite direction?" Chen Shaoyi frowned and thought for a while: "Mingchen, send some people to the opposite direction, and the rest of you continue to follow me forward." Maybe it was Siyu's trick again, so it's better not to believe it completely.

"Yes, young master." Mingchen immediately rode away on his horse.

After resting for half a day and eating some dry food with water, Chen Shaoyi and others continued on their journey.

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Yuan Niao Niao was traveling alone, and although she was in a hurry, she was not at ease. She had been traveling for two days without stopping, but deep in her heart, there was always a lingering feeling of insecurity. At this moment, she suddenly remembered something - if Chen Shaoyi and others couldn't find her, would they go directly to Zhao State? This thought made her stop and fall into deep thought.

After some thought, Yuan Niaoniao felt that this possibility was unlikely. After all, their destination was Zhao State. If they couldn't find her, Chen Shaoyi and the others would definitely worry about her safety. Moreover, they should continue to look for her instead of going directly to Zhao State.

It is also possible that, as she thought, she could go to Zhao State first, and maybe they would meet. After thinking about it, Yuan Niaoniao decided to leave some marks on the road, just in case. So, every time she walked to a place, she would tear off a piece of cloth and tie it to a nearby branch. In this way, Chen Shaoyi and others could find her whereabouts through these marks. Of course, she was not sure whether Chen Shaoyi could see these marks, but at least she could provide them with some clues. Moreover, even if they did not find these marks in the end, it would give her a belief to persevere.

In this way, Yuan Niaoniao kept tearing off strips of cloth and tying them to branches along the way. Sometimes, she would choose some more conspicuous places so that Chen Shaoyi and others would notice them more easily.

She will definitely repay Princess Siyu twice for her vengeance! She treated human life as worthless just because she loved Chen Shaoyi. Besides, if she wasn’t so lucky, there would be two deaths! She must settle this vengeance with her no matter what. It’s best not to let her meet her again, otherwise she will show no mercy!!! She clenched her fists in anger. Now she is alone and in such a mess, it’s all because of Siyu. She was originally out for fun!!!

The love in this world always drives people crazy!