C9

On the same night, the bright moon hung high in the sky.

Under the watchful eyes of Zi Yan's parents and Zhi, Lin Zhaojun finished their dinner.

In response, Lin Zhaojun felt very helpless.

Actually, she wanted to ask Zi Yan and her family to eat together, but a light flashed through the eyes of the chubby Xiao Zhi and the rest of them hurriedly refused.

Zi Yan's family knew their identities very well. Even if they had ten times the guts, they wouldn't dare to share a table with an imperial concubine and eat with her!

After dinner, Little Zhi decided to secretly catch the thief who stole the Ice Jade Snow Fruit with his little buddy.

In order to avoid being overly restrained by Zi Yan's parents, Lin Zhaojun decided to follow them, even though they were just a bunch of little brats.

When Little Zhi brought him in front of the four little fellows, they were met with everyone's disdain.

Lin Zhaojun immediately said that he was there to witness the heroic deeds of the young heroes.

The brats immediately welcomed Lin Zhaojun.

That night, Lin Zhaojun inconspicuously hid with five little boys in a grass nest next to a fruit tree full of Icy Jade Snow Fruits.

"Hey!" Fatty, do you think the person who stole the Ice Jade Snow Fruit will come again? " Lin Zhaojun heard a childish voice ask.

Xia Zhi didn't seem to have the least bit of self-awareness towards being a fatty. He glanced at the little companion beside him and asked, "Who is Fatty? You are the fatty, your entire family is the fatty!? "

"Humph, no one knows who the fatty is!"

Hearing this, Xia Zhi started to hum softly.

Lin Zhaojun turned his head to see a black clothed child holding a mini bow in his hand. On his back was a small arrow with seven or eight wooden arrows embedded in it. It looked quite impressive.

Hehe, this is the Little Tiger that Little Zhi mentioned earlier in the day! This style is really pretty, no wonder other children would be envious! Lin Zhijun thought to himself.

"Shh …" Listen up, there's a sound! " Another round-faced child reminded him.

Thus, Lin Zhaojun and the four brats held their breaths and listened attentively.

"Pa …" The clear sound of footsteps and the sound of the Ice Jade Snow Fruit hitting the ground came from not too far away.

Under the bright moonlight, Lin Zhaojun could vaguely see a tall man shamelessly eating the Ice and Snow Fruit. He had already picked a few, but still didn't intend to leave.

The f * cking little rascals from the Ice Jade Snow Fruit couldn't hold themselves back anymore. Little Tiger suddenly jumped up and shouted: "Little thief, where are you running off to?"

It was originally a very mighty sentence, but now it was said by a little brat who had yet to dry up. It sounded no matter how you looked at it, it was still funny.

Lin Zhijun didn't give any face as he laughed out loud. He was met with the fierce stares from the brats.

The kids' eyes seemed to say, "Damn, are you even with us?"

Lin Zhaojun rubbed his nose in embarrassment, then he stood up and reminded the kids, "Heroes, shouldn't we take down the thief who stole the Ice Jade Fruit first?"

The kids woke up and ran to the tall figure.

The shadow didn't seem to be able to react in time. It just stood there in a daze. When the kids were about to approach, it suddenly began to run. With that speed, forget about the brats, even Lin Zhaojun was startled.

Wow, that was fast!

In the blink of an eye, he had vanished into thin air.

Lin Zhaojun looked at the dazed child and said, "Hey, that thief has already run away. Let's go back!"

Little Tiger gritted his teeth and said, "He actually ran away. This is such a great shame and humiliation!"

The other kids agreed, "Yes, it's a great shame!"

They all ran in the direction of the thief who had stolen the Ice and Snow Fruit.

Lin Zhijun, "…"

Thinking about it, these brats had come with him after all, so it would be hard to explain what had happened.

Thus, Lin Zhaojun followed the little kid and ran away.

After chasing for a while, he realized that the brats had suddenly stopped and were standing on the spot. They seemed to want to continue chasing but didn't dare to do so.

Lin Zhijun asked, "What's wrong?"

Fatty, Little Zhi, pointed to a mountain in front of them and said, "He ran in!"

Lin Zhaojun took a closer look. In front of him stood a tall mountain, covered with lush green trees.

A gust of wind blew past. The leaves swayed and rustled. There were a few sounds of birds mixed in with it, making it seem rather strange.

"Forget it, let's head back!" Lin Zhaojun said to the brats.

The brats were still unwilling, they stood far away, unwilling to leave.

Lin Zhijun couldn't help but urge, "That thief went into the forest. It won't be that easy to find him at night. Besides, the Bugs, Snakes, and Beasts have all come out at night, and we don't have any torches or weapons.

"My father said that there are no wolves on this mountain!" Little Tiger said, unconvinced.

Lin Zhijun patiently coaxed again, "If there's no wolf, then what about tigers? Where's the wild boar? There were also poisonous snakes... "Forget it, we've already found him today. He probably won't dare to steal from us anymore!"

Little Fatso, Little Zhi, looked at Lin Zhijun with a conflicted expression. If he never came out to steal again, then wouldn't I be unable to catch him?

The brats were at a loss for a long time, and decided to obediently listen to the adults and not catch them.

Thus, just as Lin Zhaojun was about to give some more ruthless words to scare them off, the children suddenly turned around and walked back.

Aiya, you guys, wait for me …" "Ah …

Lin Zhijun suddenly realized that his skirt had been caught by the thorns by the roadside, and it took him a long time to tear it off.

As he chased after the brats, he cursed in his heart. Other than looking good, his clothes were useless. His movements were not convenient at all!

If Lin Zhaojun turned around, he would discover that a tall shadow had appeared from the forest and stopped in front of where Lin Zhaojun and the others were standing.

He bent down and picked up a white jade beside a thicket of brambles. He raised it above his head, and the white jade with the phoenix pattern shone with a white light under the moonlight.

As soon as Lin Zhaojun and the rest returned to the village, they saw Zi Yan and her parents surround them. "Princess, I'll be gone for a while, but I don't know where you've been. What's up with you guys? "

"I'm fine!" It's nothing! We went to catch the thief! " Little Tiger proudly raised his head and said.

"What?" Catch the thief, what kind of thief are we going to catch? " Zi Yan cried out in alarm.

The little fatty, Xia Zhi, replied, "Of course it's the thief who stole the Ice Jade Snow Fruit! I said during the day that I would catch him! "

"Sis, you don't know, we almost caught him just now …" Ah … Sis, why did you hit me? " Xia Zhi sincerely wanted to show off his glorious past, but unexpectedly, he was chased and beaten by his own sister.

Knowing why Zi Yan was hitting Zhi Ji, he quickly advised: "Zi Yan Zi Yan, stop fighting! We've all safely returned! "

As a result, Xia Zhi successfully escaped from his sister's clutches.

Before going to bed, Zi Yan helped Lin Zhaojun to remove his clothes and suddenly exclaimed, "Heavens, there's such a big hole in the hem of his dress. Princess, are you hurt?"

Lin Zhijun said that he was fine.

Immediately afterwards, he heard Zi Yan's surprised cry. He turned around and saw Zi Yan holding a candle, carefully searching for something on the ground.

Lin Zhijun helplessly asked, "What now?"

"Esteemed wangfei, the phoenix jade on your body has disappeared!"

Lin Zhijun indifferently said, "Forget it, there's no need to look for me!"

"No, it was the prince who gave it to you when you were nine years old. That is your most treasured jade!"

As Lin Zhaojun saw how worried Zi Yan was, he lied, "I was out today and didn't bring that piece of jade with me!"

"Is that so?"

Thus, under the puzzled gaze of Zi Yan, Lin Zhaojun nodded his head heavily.