The two wolfdogs remained reluctant to leave. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

She glanced back at the faintly visible castle roof in the distance and said, "Do you think I want to go back?"

With that remark, it seemed to solidify her resolve. She lifted the dog leash and said, "Alright, let’s play a little longer!"

After all, it’s still early.

Besides, at this time, he’s probably still in the Fencing Room.

He’s having a great time with Vivi, so why should she go back and stay alone in her room?

With her mind made up, she led the King and Queen towards the forest.

There were usually sentries posted at the entrance between the castle and the forest, with people from Beiming Hall standing guard, just like military police.

It was rare to see that there was no one at the sentry post.

Maybe it was a shift change, and there just happened to be no one around?

The vast sea of trees was lush and emitted a natural fragrance of soil and plants in the air.

Hum, Si Yuheng really knows how to choose a place to live. Such a large forest outside the castle is simply an imperial-grade enjoyment.

The Royal Family of A Country might not even have such a good living environment!

She took a deep breath of the rare fresh air, feeling a bit relaxed.

The King and Queen were usually let out to the lawn outside the castle, so having a new environment today was very exciting, and they were lively and bouncing around.

"Poor things, Si Yuheng must never have let you leave the castle, right?"

She felt a kind of kinship with them and simply let go, releasing the leash to let the King and Queen play freely nearby, while she found a clean patch of grass to sit down.

After enjoying the scenery for a while, she turned around and was startled!

She could only see the Queen, but the King was nowhere to be found!

She jumped to her feet, not even bothering to brush off the sand and grass from her butt, and looked around, but there was no sign of the King, causing her heart to instantly rise with anxiety.

The leashes around the necks of the King and Queen were connected, but the King was stronger and, being a male dog, wilder and braver than the Queen. He probably playfully wandered off to another place and got loose.

She gasped, "Queen, where is the King?"

The Queen looked innocently at Liang Anya with her big eyes, helpless.

"Oh! Didn’t I tell you to stay put? You too, why didn’t you keep an eye on your husband!" Liang Anya picked up the leash and took the Queen, shouting and searching throughout the forest.

She didn’t know how long she searched, but she still couldn’t hear any response from the King.

Liang Anya couldn’t help but feel sweat on her palms, growing more and more anxious.

Damn it, the King was that man’s beloved dog, raised since he was a puppy, nurtured like a child. Usually, there were several subordinates looking after the two wolfdogs. If she lost his most precious pet while walking the dog, that man would probably kill her!

Thinking of this, she continued searching tirelessly, heading deeper into the forest, shouting anxiously, "King—King—"

After stopping to catch her breath, she glanced around and realized she had no idea where she was.

Let’s say she was directionally challenged and couldn’t tell east from west. Even with a compass in such a vast forest, she couldn’t find her way back.

... She didn’t find the King but ended up getting herself lost!

Si Yuheng! Why did you have such a big forest near your door?

She cursed angrily and started feeling exhausted.

Dragging the ninety-pound Queen was tiring enough, and after shouting for so long, she finally couldn’t move anymore.

She crouched down, taking a few breaths.

The Queen had more stamina than she did, but she was obviously tired too, panting with her tongue out.

"Queen, are you thirsty?" She patted the Queen’s head.

Losing the King was one thing, but if the Queen got dehydrated and sick, she couldn’t imagine how furious Si Yuheng would get!

The Queen was still obedient, lying on the ground without much fuss, but her continuously panting tongue and dim eyes showed she was reaching her physical limit.

After resting for a short while, she forced herself to stand and looked around.

In the distance, there was a shimmering patch that looked like a small pond, likely formed from accumulated rainwater.

"Queen, there’s water over there; go and have some." She led the Queen around a few large trees and headed over.

Sure enough, it was a small pond, and the water was quite clean!

She breathed a sigh of relief, "Queen, wait here obediently."

With that, she walked to a tree beside the pond, stood on tiptoe, and tried to tear off a large leaf to scoop water for the Queen.

Her hand hadn’t yet touched the leaf when her foot slipped on something soft and slippery, and she fell down!

"Ah—" She shrieked as her vision went black, landing hard on something icy and solid!

Her bottom and waist felt like they were about to crack open, but she gritted her teeth, supported herself against the wall, and looked up—

She realized she had fallen into a trap!

Beside the trap was a small animal trap!

It must have been set up by Beiming Hall people for hunting small animals!

That made sense; such a large forest outside the Si Family’s castle couldn’t be left wasted, and it must be used for hunting.

She had accidentally become the prey!

Seeing her fall into the trap, the Queen rushed over, circling and barking at the edge of the pit.

The trap was over a person high, and the walls were wet soil, so Liang Anya couldn’t climb up at all.

The Queen ran around the trap several times, exhausted, and finally lay down at the edge, whimpering.

The forest turned dark particularly quickly, and gradually, Liang Anya felt the light above the trap significantly dimming.

Damn, am I going to spend the night in this godforsaken place?!

Though Si Yuheng would definitely send people to find her once he discovered her absence, this forest was so big that finding her wouldn’t be a quick thing. She definitely didn’t want to stay here any longer!

Moreover—with the Beiming Hall people setting traps and snares in the forest, there could very well be wild beasts?

Damn!

She broke out in a cold sweat, but looking up at the Queen, the tension eased somewhat.

Thank goodness the Queen was here with her, or else...

As she was feeling grateful, she watched with wide eyes as the Queen got up from the ground and turned to leave.

"Hey, hey—Queen—where are you going? You wouldn’t be so heartless, would you?" Liang Anya reacted and immediately shouted!

But the Queen, in her aloof way, really did turn her head and leave the trap behind.

She was dumbfounded, now really only able to hear her own breathing. Queen, you ungrateful being, after all, I’m the one who got lost trying to find your husband, and you just abandon me like this...

Time slowly seeped away, and the surrounding temperature dropped lower and lower.

She hugged her arms around herself, almost hearing the sounds of wild animals in the distance, her skin breaking out in goosebumps.

She called for help a few more times, but still, there was no response.

Suddenly, she heard footsteps, and then a length of something was thrown down from above!

It was a hemp rope!

Could it be that someone from Beiming Hall had found her?