Ah Yan was heartbroken. He held the little rabbit in his arms tightly, who had been terrified and at a loss. His heart felt like it was being squeezed, and the pain made his internal organs twist together.

Tears streamed down Ruoling's cheeks: "It's my fault, I'm late, Ruoling, it's my fault, hit me, hit me, okay..."

But the more he tried to comfort Ruoling, the more she cried. Her shoulders trembled, and she sobbed uncontrollably in Ayan's arms, quickly soaking his clothes.

Ayan panicked and hurriedly kissed away her tears, which mingled with his own and entered his lips and tongue, tasting extremely bitter.

"Ruoling, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's my fault, it's my fault. Hit me, don't cry, Ruoling..."

Ruoling hugged his neck and shook her head vigorously.

An hour later, she finally cried herself to sleep in his arms.

Ah Yan stayed with her for a long time until she stopped crying in her dream and her breathing gradually became long and even. Then he gently put her on the bed, tucked her in, and quietly left.

After Lu Xiaoyun and Zhu Yu finished interrogating Tuoba Min's confidants, they came to wait outside. When they saw Lu Yuyan come out, they asked him worriedly, "How is Ruoling?"

Lu Yuyan gestured for everyone to move away: "They've fallen asleep."

Everyone was relieved.

Where is that beast?

Lu Xiaoyun pointed to a tattered tent in the distance: "She fainted from the pain, she's over there."

Lu Yuyan picked up a knife and walked over; he was going to chop that beast up.

No one stopped him, even though if the third prince of Southern Liang died so mysteriously in Liangzhou City, which borders Southern Frontier, the Southern Liang emperor and the Southern Liang court would likely suspect that it was the work of the Great Zhou people.

But no one stopped him, because he deserved to die.

However, after walking a short distance, Lu Yuyan was suddenly hugged from behind.

He turned his head slightly, and a soft, delicate body pressed tightly against his back.

"Ayan, no..."

The knife in Lu Yuyan's hand fell to the ground. He turned around and hugged Ruoling in his arms: "How did you wake up?"

"I'm scared, Ah Yan, no..."

Lu Yuyan picked her up and said, "I'm not going anywhere. I'll stay with you." He knew that Ruoling must have woken up as soon as he left, and when she saw that he wasn't by her side, she was scared and rushed out.

Ruoling shook her head: "Put me down, I have something to say to Fourth Brother."

Lu Yuyan gently put her down.

At this moment, several guards came over with solemn expressions: "Master, the princess's guards, maids, and eunuchs have all been killed. The princess's two maids were defiled, and we found their bodies in the back mountain."

Ruoling stumbled, and Lu Yuyan quickly caught her.

Ruoling burst into tears: "They, they all died because of me. I was so useless, so cowardly..."

Lu Yuyan hugged her and said, "It's not your fault, Ruoling. Don't take all the blame on yourself."

After crying for a while, Ruoling gradually calmed down, got out of Lu Yuyan's arms, and looked at her fourth brother, fourth sister-in-law and the group of people who were looking at her with concern. The place was open and the fire pit made the surroundings as bright as day.

But her face was still very pale, with tear stains on her face. Ruoling wiped away her tears and said in a thick nasal voice, "Fourth Brother, Tuoba Min cannot be killed."

Lu Xiaoyun felt very sorry for Ruoling. Ruoling was only a fifteen-year-old girl, which was the most beautiful time of a girl's life. However, she was born into an imperial family and had a cold-hearted father. She had no choice but to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the country and go to Southern Liang for a marriage alliance.

Lu Xiaoyun's face was cold and stern: "Ruoling, he offended you, he deserves to die!"

Ruoling shook her head: "Fourth brother, he deserves to die, but not now. Let him go back. He will think that what happened today was done by the Crown Prince of Southern Liang, which will cause internal strife in Southern Liang, and our Great Zhou will have a chance to catch its breath."

Lu Yuyan stared at the dilapidated tent, his face as cold as a knife, his fists clenched tightly together. He wished he could chop that beast into pieces and feed him to the dogs!

Zhu Yu looked at Ruoling: "Ruoling, these are not things you should be thinking about."

Ruoling nodded: "Fourth Sister-in-law, I know, but I am a princess of the Great Zhou..."

She is a princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so she cannot be willful or selfish enough to disregard the lives of the people. It may feel good to chop him up now, but what will happen after she kills him?

Seeing that they still wouldn't agree, Ruoling became anxious, tears streaming down her face: "Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law, I, I know, I know you feel sorry for me. I, I also wish I could kill him, but, but I can't do that."

Her shoulders trembled as she cried, “Wait, wait until our Great Zhou is strong, Fourth Brother, I will personally kill him.”

Lu Xiaoyun stepped forward and embraced Ruoling, gently stroking her hair: "Okay, Fourth Brother promises you. When our Great Zhou becomes strong, we will avenge today's humiliation. Southern Liang has insulted our Great Zhou, and Fourth Brother will destroy Liang in this lifetime! Fourth Brother will personally tie up that beast Tuoba Min and bring him to you so that you can kill him with your own hands."

Ruoling leaned against Lu Xiaoyun's chest, nodding through her tears.

Lu Xiaoyun placed Ruoling in Lu Yuyan's arms: "Take good care of her."

Lu Yuyan nodded and accepted it.

"Master, what should we do with Tuoba Min's five hundred guards?"

"Leave no one alive, kill them all!"

"yes!"

Jiang Chuan walked up to Tuoba Min, pressed a certain acupoint on his body, and then slipped away.

Tuoba Min then slowly awoke.

"I didn't expect His Highness's human skin mask to be so well made. I guess Tuoba Min didn't recognize that the one who just beat him up was His Highness the Crown Prince and the people he brought with him, right?"

Low voices came from outside the dilapidated and smelly tent. Tuoba Min struggled to open his eyes, but only saw two Southern Liang people carrying him on their backs. They seemed unaware that he was there.

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