Smoke suddenly billowed over the clearing, intertwining with the flames of the burning bonfire, creating a hazy scene.
Wei Shuxuan covered her nose and mouth with a cloth to avoid inhaling the sleep - inducing incense. After seeing the three men completely relax their bodies and seemingly lose consciousness, she jumped down from the tree. She bypassed the three men and came to the sack on the ground. She squatted down. Originally, she wanted to untie the ropes around the sack, but then she thought time was running out. It would be better to take the sack back first.
Wei Shuxuan intended to carry the sack on her own shoulder, but before she could manage it, she and the sack tumbled to the ground. She wiped the sweat off her forehead. There was no other way; she could only drag it. The sack was simply too heavy for her to carry.
In fact, Wei Wei in the inn had been in a light sleep. He was so worried that something might happen to Wei Shuxuan that he remained highly alert even while sleeping. After Wei Shuxuan flew out of the inn, he quickly followed. He didn't know what she was going out for so late at night, but he knew it was right to follow.
He kept a relatively long distance from Wei Shuxuan, so she didn't notice Wei Wei following her. Wei Wei saw Wei Shuxuan, who had been leaping forward, suddenly stop. He quickly halted too and stared at the clearing not far away.
Just when Wei Shuxuan was fretting about how to take this extremely heavy sack back, Wei Wei appeared in front of her. Wei Shuxuan looked at him with a mixture of surprise and astonishment. "Wei Wei, why are you here!"
Although extremely surprised, Wei Shuxuan still knew to keep her voice down.
"Your subordinate was worried that something might happen to you, so I came to check. May I ask, Miss, do you want to take this sack back to the inn?" Wei Wei roughly knew what had happened in this clearing just now, but he simply didn't know Wei Shuxuan's intention.
"Yes, take it back quickly. I think the effect of my sleep - inducing incense won't last long."
"Yes, Miss."
Wei Shuxuan watched as Wei Wei hoisted the extremely heavy sack onto his shoulder. "Miss, let's go. Please follow behind me."
"I understand."
Even with such a heavy sack on his shoulder, Wei Wei could still move extremely fast using his light - footed skills. Wei Shuxuan closely followed behind him.
With Wei Wei's help, the two of them quickly took the sack back to the inn. Wei Shuxuan asked Wei Wei to put the sack in her room. Wei Wei took the sack off his shoulder. "Miss, do you want to open this sack?"
"Of course. There's a child inside."
As she said this, Wei Shuxuan untied the ropes of the sack and opened the mouth of it. "Wei Wei, come and help. Open the sack."
"Yes, Miss."
So the two of them together took out the contents of the sack. Sure enough, there was a child inside, a young boy. Judging from his appearance, he should be around fifteen or sixteen years old. But looking at this young boy's appearance, why did she feel a bit familiar? It was as if she had seen him somewhere before.
Wei Shuxuan just couldn't figure out where this sense of familiarity with this young boy came from.
"Miss, what's wrong? Why are you just staring blankly at this young boy?" Wei Wei noticed that Wei Shuxuan's expression was a bit strange.
"Wei Wei, why do I feel like this young boy looks so familiar?" Wei Shuxuan told Wei Wei her inner doubts. Hearing this, Wei Wei also carefully scrutinized the young boy's appearance. He did look a bit familiar. Those handsome eyebrows and that straight nose all carried a sense of familiarity.
"Miss... Why do I feel like this young boy looks a bit like..." Wei Wei hesitated, not knowing whether he should say the name.
"Like who? Don't be so hesitant. Hurry up and say it!" Wei Shuxuan was a bit impatient.
"A bit like Young Master Xin..." Wei Wei had no choice but to voice his thought.
Wei Shuxuan was stunned for a moment and then immediately looked at the young boy lying on the ground. She examined him more carefully. He really did look a bit like Xin Zizhao. Could it be that Xin Zizhao had an illegitimate child outside?
As soon as this thought popped into her mind, Wei Shuxuan immediately dismissed it. Was she crazy? How could this young boy be Xin Zizhao's illegitimate child? The age simply didn't match. She was really over - thinking. But if he wasn't Xin Zizhao's illegitimate child, could he be the illegitimate child of the former emperor who had been living in exile?
Thinking of this, Wei Shuxuan hurriedly lowered her head and examined the young boy on the ground again. It was really true that he bore a bit of resemblance to the former emperor. So, this young boy was very likely the illegitimate child of the former emperor who had been living in exile.
"Miss, do you have any thoughts?" Wei Wei carefully observed the expression on Wei Shuxuan's face.
"Yes, this young boy is very likely a prince living in the civilian world, but we need to conduct an investigation to find out for sure."
"Then, Miss, do you want to keep him by your side?"
"Of course! Once the effects of the sleep - inducing incense wear off, those three men from Qiangfeng Country will find that the young boy is missing and will surely look for him everywhere. If I just stand by and do nothing now, this young boy will surely lose his life. Moreover..." Besides saving this young boy's life, Wei Shuxuan was also worried about another thing, the so - called "great cause" they talked about. She didn't know if it was a "great cause" that would pose a threat to the Yulong Country.
If she could protect this young boy well, wouldn't their "great cause" be foiled?
"However, Miss, it will be very obvious if you take him on the road with you."
"Hmm?" Wei Shuxuan turned to look at Wei Wei. "Wei Wei, do you have any ideas?"
"Disguise him. In this way, it will be less likely for others to recognize him. It will also be more convenient for us when we are traveling in the jianghu. It will be beneficial for our journey. We are only two people, and two fists can't fight four hands."
Wei Shuxuan had thought about what Wei Wei said, but she didn't know how to disguise someone.
"You said this. Do you know how to disguise someone, Wei Wei?"
"Your subordinate knows a thing or two and can disguise this young boy."
"Okay, then I'll leave him to you, Wei Wei. I'm really a bit tired now. Take this young boy back to your room to rest. I want to go to sleep now."
"Yes, Miss."
When Wei Shuxuan woke up, she saw a young face above her. She was so startled that she almost sat up. "Who are you?"
"Don't you remember me?" The young boy seemed a bit disappointed.
"Do we know each other?"
"Can't you really remember?"
Wei Shuxuan thought for a while. "I only remember that I brought you back last night."
The young boy shook his head.