No pop-up ads, so refreshing! Thanks for your support! Sounds good to me ^_^... Chapter 122

  He held me in his arms, with such force, trembling slightly, just like the night he left Beijing.

  In the past, I didn't have the ability to take you away, but now, I will never let you get hurt again. He said.

  Still with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, still the handsome and elegant young man in my memory, but yet, somehow different. Originally bright and open-minded without any darkness in his eyes, now they are deep and stable, with many unfamiliar glints that I couldn't see through.

  I let out a long sigh in my heart, the youthful spirit of my past, chasing after the wind with one sword, can never be returned.

  "You once said that there are two difficult things in this world, one is to accompany the prince to read books, and the other is to be a princess's husband," I looked into his eyes, word by word, asking him: "Tell me, why did you marry Princess Qiyue, was it just for revenge?"

  "Yes." He evaded my gaze, his voice carrying a hint of complexity, yet not deceiving me: "I need to become stronger in the shortest time possible, and marrying Princess Ziyue is undoubtedly the fastest and most effective way."

  He turned his eyes and stared at me without blinking: "I said I would take you away, won't let you wait too long."

  I had an inexplicable feeling of discomfort in my heart, and perhaps he noticed it too. He smiled and tried to ease the knot in my heart with a lighthearted tone: "But I never thought you'd actually hide out in Evil Doctor Valley! Isn't that just like singing an empty city plan in the Feng Mao Hall of Zi Jing Palace? You're really good at creating suspense, making me go to great lengths to lead troops to rescue you."

  I didn't smile, but slowly shook my head: "Yu, do you know? I just want you to live a good life, no need to be extraordinary or capable. As long as you can pass this life safely and happily, that's enough. When you left, I told you that Murong Yu was already dead. I didn't want you to be bound by the identity and responsibility of a dead person. I hoped you could truly live according to your own heart...

  My words trailed off and he froze, remaining silent for a long time.

  We all understand now, it's already too late.

  Along with Wan Yi, we left the Evil Doctor Valley. Lian Ke was determined to follow me, and that day she said it to that extent, I also didn't insist anymore.

  Leaving Evil Doctor Valley is inevitable, but in fact, I don't want to go with Lingyi to Qiyue, especially at this moment when the two countries are at war.

  He, however, seemed to know what I was thinking and immediately blocked the words that I hadn't spoken.

  He grasped my hand, his voice coming through word by word, firm and powerful.

  "Don't think too much about it, just follow me home."

  I instinctively wanted to shake my head, but he suddenly raised his eyes, looked at me deeply, and his voice was filled with a faint sadness and desolation: "Now even San Jie is dead, in this world I only have you left, I don't want to lose you too, you also don't abandon me alone."

  I was stunned, and for a moment I didn't know what to say. He smiled: "I told you, you're just going home. Tianlian is still in Qivei waiting for us to return. She's been wanting to see you for a long time. Look, from this road all the way south, over that mountain, and in two more days we'll be there. At least, come with me to take a look at where I live now."

  There seems to be no reason to refuse anymore. Besides, even if I know it's like an ant trying to shake a tree, there are things that I want to try.

  Ling Ke whispered in my ear: "Miss can go first, whenever you want to leave, we'll leave."

  I nodded slightly.

  The further south he went, the worse the environment became. This was still the territory of the Southern Dynasty, the southern border that he had once sworn to defend with his life. But now, it had become the first breach in his campaign of conquest, the first line of defense that he sought to tear apart.

  We disguised ourselves as a merchant caravan, and he was extremely familiar with the terrain, customs, and people of southern Xinjiang. As a result, even during the wartime curfew when conflicts between the two countries were about to break out at any moment, we were always able to proceed on our journey without encountering too many obstacles.

  I gazed around at the tense atmosphere filled with drawn swords and bows, and couldn't help but turn my head to look at the horse galloping alongside. Since the two horses were very close together, he had been mindful of my body and hadn't gone too fast on the way here, so he almost immediately noticed my gaze. Smiling, he asked: "Tired? Let's take a break first."

  I shook my head and smiled slightly: "You forgot that I used to ride horses with you all the time, where was I so weak?"

  He had already ordered the troops to stop, dismounted and came over to support me, took over the water bag from the attendant's hand and opened it to hand it to me: "I know that riding continuously for several days has exhausted you, but in this situation, the sooner we enter the territory of Qi, the sooner I will feel at ease. After all, on the territory of the Southern Dynasty, there are many dreams in a long night."

  As he spoke, his tone unconsciously sank, as if thinking of something. I was about to speak when I suddenly saw a cloud of dust flying in the distance ahead, and even though it was some distance away, I could still make out that it was a small group of horsemen galloping towards us.

  His eyes sank, his face was extremely calm, one hand grasped mine and stood up, shielding me behind him, the other hand secretly pressed the "Zhan Lu" at his waist.

  "We are just ordinary merchants, don't mess up our own formation, understood?" He calmly instructed the guard beside him.

  Those guards knew at a glance that they were well-trained in their daily training, and there was not a hint of panic. Each person was doing something unrelated on the surface, then seamlessly surrounded me and Lin with no trace.

  She looked at me with downcast eyes, tightly grasping my hand and asked: "Are you afraid?"

  I smiled slightly and repeated what he had just said: "We are just ordinary merchants, even if we really fought, it would be for trade, let alone now. What's there to be afraid of?"

  He burst out laughing, his bright eyes and spirited expression just like the vigorous young man of old, just like the one I remembered.

  "There's nothing to be afraid of," he said with a smile, and suddenly he quickly turned sideways and hugged me for a moment before letting go: "I'm really glad you're by my side, just like before."

  The team gradually approached, still unable to see clearly, but suddenly heard a whistle sound echoing through the sky.

  I saw that the attendants who had been surrounding us, their tense expressions all relaxed with this whistle.

  She smiled and withdrew her hand from "Zhan Lu", then helped me sit back down: "It's nothing, they're here to welcome us back to Qi Yue."

  The group of people soon arrived before his eyes, and the people on horseback were all dressed in ordinary attire, dismounting one after another to pay their respects.

  The one leading the way was a youth who was so delicate that he looked like a girl, and since I had disguised myself as a man before and still was dressed as one at this moment, I couldn't help but take a closer look. As I did, I couldn't help but smile slightly.

  Yi Xiang also smiled: "Green sleeves, how is it you? You shouldn't be here, what are you doing leaving Tian Lian's side to come here?"

  The delicate young man in disguise smiled and said, "The princess knows that the prince consort is arriving soon, so she specially ordered Green Sleeve to come and welcome him. The princess is at the camp on the other side, there's an urgent matter waiting for the prince consort to return."

  "What's the rush?" Although Yan said this with a smile, his expression was calm and unhurried. "I'm quite familiar with your princess's abilities, leading troops in battle shouldn't be a problem at all. And now we're just standing guard without making a move."

  "Look what the son-in-law said," Green Sleeve covered her mouth and smiled: "What's the urgent matter, I don't dare to speak rashly, you'll know when the son-in-law leaves."

  So we set out again, and after several hours, we completely left the territory of Southern Dynasty. However, we didn't head towards the capital of Qi Yue, but instead rode our horses into an official residence in a border town.

  Yu Xian helped me down from the horse and then walked towards a woman in magnificent attire waiting outside the government office: "Why did the princess come out?"

  The Tianlian princess first gave me a polite smile, then turned her gaze to deeply look at Lin, with emotions and secret joy hidden in her eyes. Her voice was pleasant, soft and gentle as she spoke to Lin: "Because I couldn't wait to see the prince."

  Perhaps because I was by his side, Zong Yan's expression remained the same as usual, still with a smile on his face, but I could sense that he was somewhat unnatural, and secretly glanced in my direction several times.

  Without realizing it, she smiled slightly and held back her laughter to listen to him change the subject and ask Tian Lian Gongzhu: "Just now, Green Sleeve said there was an urgent matter, what's going on?"

  The princess's eyes hid a deeper joy, but her face was solemn as she said, "I want to report someone to the prince."

  Yu Xuan couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time: "Whoever dares to upset the princess, with just one word from her, it's all settled, why wait for me to come back?"

  "What to do with this person is up to the prince to decide." Tian Lian Gongzhu shook her head, but couldn't hide the joy in her heart and slowly smiled: "He actually dared to kick your wife's belly with his foot."

  After a moment of stunned silence, I suddenly understood and looked at his expression, finally unable to help but smile slightly. But I didn't expect him to suddenly turn his head and look at me, with such complex emotions in his eyes, unexpectedly locking gazes with mine.

  I was stunned for a moment, unable to move. (Still remembering the shocking scene in the palace)

  Still remember the shocking swan's reflection (harem)