sbdcsierra Chapter 277 Pursuing Forward
Chapter 277 Pursuing Forward
"Hello, Miss Yang!" Long Chuqing greeted her with a smile.
"My name is Nangong Ming, and I greet Your Highness, the Prince of Qin."
Nangong Ming stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Xiao Han, "Last time I was in a hurry and was unable to pay my respects to Your Highness. Please forgive my rudeness. It is truly an honor for me that Your Highness has graced me with your presence today."
“You’re too kind, young master,” Xiao Han said calmly. “It is I who should feel honored to be invited…”
The two chatted briefly, their expressions calm and unchanged, not mentioning the past at all, as if nothing had happened.
"What are you two talking about? Shouldn't we be getting going?"
Long Chuqing exchanged a few pleasantries with Yang Yi, then walked over to Xiao Han and Nangong Ming and asked.
"We're leaving soon," Nangong Ming said with a slight smile.
Before setting off, Nangong Ming explained that the hot spring resort was located in Weiling Mountain on the outskirts of the city, not far away. It usually takes about half an hour to drive there, but now that there is snow on the road, it may take longer.
The hot spring resort is also owned by Nangong Ming. It is an open-air resort where many wealthy people go to enjoy the hot springs every winter.
The group left the city one after another.
Inside the carriage, Long Chuqing lifted the curtain and looked out. She could see the distant mountains draped in silver, serene yet magnificent.
Yang Jing and Yang Yi rode ahead on horseback. Nangong Ming lifted the carriage curtain to look, somewhat puzzled.
These two? In this freezing weather, they'd rather ride horses than take a carriage. Aren't they afraid of the cold? What strange quirks they have?
He called out to the two men, "Aren't you cold? Why don't you come and sit in the carriage?"
Yang Jing was dressed in a black brocade robe with a black cloak. He stood tall and straight on horseback, looking very spirited.
He looked at Nangong Ming and replied with a slight smile, "This little bit of cold is nothing; the weather at the border is much worse."
Yang Yi was dressed in red, with her hair tied in a high ponytail, ribbons and strands of hair fluttering in the wind. She wore a black cloak over her shoulders, looking particularly dashing.
She joked with a smile, "Our bodies aren't as frail as my cousin's; we don't need to ride in a carriage."
After saying that, he burst into laughter.
Hearing Yang Yi's words and her seemingly mocking laughter, Nangong Ming was furious. He frowned, then flung the carriage curtain away and turned to tell the driver to stop the carriage.
He called Liu Yu over: "Give me your horse, you can ride in the carriage."
Liu Yu, unaware of the situation, advised, "Young Master, you should sit in the carriage! It's so cold outside."
"Get down quickly." Nangong Ming stepped forward, grabbed Liu Yu's wrist, pulled him off the horse, and then gracefully leaped back onto the horse himself.
Liu Yu was truly puzzled, and he scratched his head.
Seeing that Nangong Ming had already caught up with Yang Yi on horseback, he had no choice but to turn around and get into the carriage next to him.
Today, Nangong Ming was dressed in a blue and white brocade robe, with a blue fur-trimmed cloak. He had a handsome face, and the robe made him look even more noble and extraordinary.
He rode his horse up to Yang Jing and Yang Yi, giving them a haughty glance. "Hmph..."
Yang Jing and Yang Yi exchanged a glance, and then burst into laughter again.
Both of them said that their cousin was so childish, and strangely cute!
Ignoring their mockery, Nangong Ming rode his horse to Xiao Han's carriage and knocked on the outside of the carriage.
Long Chuqing happened to be sitting next to him. Hearing the sound, she lifted the carriage curtain and looked out. She saw Nangong Ming outside and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Yang Jing, Yang Yi, and I all rode horses; only those who were physically weak rode in carriages."
"Giddy up..." After saying that, he raised the whip in his hand with an arrogant look and lightly spurred the horse forward.
Long Chuqing peeked out and looked in the direction he had left, and saw that Yang Jing and Yang Yi were both riding alone.
She clearly saw that Nangong Ming was traveling by carriage when he left the city, so why did he suddenly switch to horseback riding?
And then they inexplicably came over to provoke us. Did they suffer some kind of shock just now?
“Childish…” Long Chuqing muttered.
She lowered the carriage curtain and looked at Xiao Han across from her. The two exchanged a glance and smiled helplessly.
"How is it?" Long Chuqing asked.
Xiao Han said gently, "If you're not afraid of the cold, then ride with them."
Today, Qingshan drove the carriage, and Qingtong and Qingying each rode a horse. Xiao Han called them over and exchanged horses with them.
Long Chuqing and Xiao Han mounted their horses and chased after Nangong Ming, Yang Jing, and Yang Yi.
Hearing the sound of horses' hooves behind them, the three of them turned around to look.
When they saw the two of them chasing after them on horseback, they both smiled.
When Xiao Han and Long Chuqing arrived, Nangong Ming, standing in the middle, raised his chin, raised his eyebrows slightly, and a sly glint flashed in his eyes.
"Let's have a race to see whose horse runs the fastest, giddy up..." Before he could finish speaking, he cracked his whip and galloped off on his own.
"Well, you... cousin, you actually cheated! Giddy up..." Yang Yi raised his whip and chased after him.
"drive......"
Yang Jing, Xiao Han, and Long Chuqing raised their whips and pulled on the reins to follow closely behind, galloping away at high speed.
With their black hair fluttering in the wind, the five figures chased each other along the snow-covered official road.
Qingshan, Qingtong, and Qingying, sitting in the carriage behind them, stared blankly for a few seconds as the five people drove away.
Bronze tapped Qingshan lightly on the head. "Stop standing there, hurry up and chase after them!"
"Oh, okay, giddy up..." After realizing what was happening, Qingshan raised his whip and chased after them.
Because of the snow on the ground, there was no dust flying around. Nangong Ming led the way, and the other four followed closely behind, racing each other.
The two carriages behind them were not going as fast, and they were long out of sight. Fortunately, Liu Yu knew the way, so he didn't have to worry about getting lost.
Moreover, all of them were highly skilled in martial arts, so they weren't too worried about their safety.
We reached a fork in the road and were about to leave the main road.
They continued into the mountains, where the road narrowed and became lined with many more dense trees.
Several horses galloped past, causing a slight tremor, and occasionally the snow on the trees fell.
All five people were hit by falling snow to varying degrees, so they slowed down their pace.
Long Chuqing was incredibly lucky to be hit on the head by a large clump of snow. The snow slid down her collar and into her neck, and filled the hood of her cloak as well.
She was startled by the cold and gasped.
"Whoa..." The reins were pulled tightly and the car stopped abruptly.
Xiao Han, who was following behind him, also stopped. He had just seen Long Chuqing get hit on the head by snow.
Xiao Han rode his horse closer to her.
Long Chuqing brushed the snow off her neck and head.
When Nangong Ming and Yang Jing and Yang Yi saw them stop, they also stopped and took the opportunity to brush the snow off themselves.
"Chu Qing, are you alright? Did you get hurt?"
Xiao Han came to Long Chuqing's side and helped her clear the snow from the hood of her cloak.
"It's nothing, it doesn't hurt, it's just too cold."