Lu Duling stared intently at Shen Jinchen. No matter what, he had given him a chance, and whatever he did afterward was only right.

He couldn't give up on his beloved Aying; he lived, and everything he did was for her.

How could he just let her leave like that?

"Good! Commander Lu is decisive, let's set off!"

Shen Jinchen was very satisfied with Lu Duling's attitude. After getting the result he wanted, he said to the two women in the carriage, "Lu Duling and I will ride horses outside. You can sit in the carriage."

Then he jumped onto a horse, gave Lu Duling a wink, and left the group like a gust of wind.

Lu Duling, receiving a signal from him, swiftly mounted his horse, whipped it, and chased after him.

"Your Highness, what does the Prince Consort mean? Why did he agree to let Lu Duling come with us?"

As Tian Ying watched the figures running away one after the other, she felt a mix of tightness and anticipation in her heart.

After realizing her own filthy thoughts, she scolded herself again.

"It means I'm keeping him as a backup plan for you. If you regret it someday, your lover will still be smiling at you in the blink of an eye."

Cen Xi blinked, her smile carrying a profound meaning.

"Oh, the prince consort is so unruly!"

Tian Ying pouted, her lips agape as she complained.

"He's pretty irresponsible, otherwise he wouldn't have dragged his mother, a staunch non-marriage advocate, into marriage. Sigh! I'm pretty miserable."

Cen Xi shrugged and made a sighing expression.

Think about how determined she was back then, trying every possible way to sever ties with him, but unfortunately, all her efforts ended in failure.

If it weren't for this man, and if she didn't have a mission, she thought she would definitely thrive in this world, make a fortune, and then squander it recklessly.

Be her carefree and playboy.

Unfortunately, fate was against her; she was ultimately bound tightly by destiny and could not move an inch.

Do you love Chen Xiang?

Seeing that her face was contorted in distress, Tian Ying couldn't help but ask a question that could cause a soul to crash.

"Yes, actually I really love his body. His perfect curves feel really nice to touch, and he's especially great in bed. As a bed partner, he'd be a perfect 100. I don't care about anything else. Especially his domineering personality, sometimes I just want to strangle him."

"And he's jealous of me and Jun Jianchou, even though there's nothing between us, he's always so sarcastic and sarcastic, he..."

Cen Xi didn't even notice Tian Ying's strange expression, and continued talking animatedly to herself. But halfway through her sentence, she suddenly seemed to understand Jun Jianchou's unusual behavior this morning.

Could it be because she and Shen Jinchen were in the next room last night...?

He must have been deeply traumatized, and coupled with Zhu Yanniang's death, that's why he so coldly refused to return to the capital with them today.

Thinking of this, she stopped mid-sentence.

Some people she hurts without even realizing it!

"Your Highness, what's wrong?"

Tian Ying watched as he chatted and laughed for a long time, then suddenly his smile froze on his face, so she grabbed his hand and asked.

"It's nothing... I'm just feeling a little unwell. I'll lie down for a bit. If you're comfortable in the car, you can go out and wander around."

Cen Xi's expression turned cold, and she didn't want to say anything more. If you had to say who Cen Xi wronged the most, it would have to be Jun Jianchou.

She's incredibly oblivious. Knowing full well that he has those kinds of thoughts, she doesn't know how to restrain herself and tries to provoke him in that way.

Well, it's better that he doesn't follow me. It would be best if he stopped writing letters altogether and let him live the life he wants on his own.

"Oh, then you rest. I'll just sit here quietly and won't bother you."

Tian Ying obediently responded and then huddled in the corner of the carriage without saying a word. It would be difficult for her to face Lu Duling.

...

Bai Ze and Liu Ji had secretly infiltrated the northern Di Rong tribe three days ago.

To make their disguise easier, they killed two of Park U-seok's men and infiltrated their ranks.

After observing for several days, we discovered that Park Yu-seok was very vigilant and was always on guard against something.

Meanwhile, a large crowd also surrounded Touman, the Great Chanyu of the Di Rong tribe in the north.

After discussing it, the two realized that their plan might have been exposed, and what awaited them now was likely a trap.

"Bai Ze, what should we do next? Should we retreat first, or try to survive here?"

After those people fell asleep, Liu Ji secretly approached Bai Ze and asked him about the next plan.

“We’re no use staying here. Let’s leave first. Saving our lives is the priority. Only if we’re alive can we better deal with these people.”

Bai Ze glanced at Liu Ji and made a decision without thinking. This was clearly a trap, and they couldn't fall into it.

"I knew you were a coward, haha... but so am I. So tonight, we'll sneak out in the middle of the night."

Liu Ji made a joke, chuckled softly, put his arm around Bai Ze's shoulder, and began to explain his next plan.

“It’s not that I’m a coward, it’s just that there’s no need for either of us to die here. There’s a saying that goes, ‘Where there’s life, there’s hope.’ You should read more books in the future. I don’t know how you acquired your talent for medicine. You understand everything I say without even reading books.”

Bai Ze rolled his eyes at him, then seriously explained why they were leaving. Sometimes being able to bend and stretch doesn't necessarily mean being a coward.

"It's like being blessed by God. Just like you have the talent to lead an army, I can't understand any of your military treatises."

Liu Ji glanced at Bai Ze secretly, then smirked smugly.

"Alright, everyone has their own expertise. Let's take a break and sneak out in the middle of the night. I'm afraid things might go wrong if we stay out too long."

Bai Ze's left eyelid kept twitching, and he had a feeling that something was about to happen, so he was a little nervous.

"Okay, I'm lying back down now."

Liu Ji quietly made a hand gesture, then crawled back into his bed.

Around midnight, the two put some sleeping incense in the house, then tiptoed out and ran in the direction they had come from.

After running for about half an hour, they passed through a small mountain pass when suddenly flames erupted and a large caravan of horses rushed out and surrounded them.

The leader, wielding a long sword, sat astride his horse, clad in the distinctive armor of the Di Rong people, a sinister smile playing on his rugged face.

"The people that Park Yu-seok spoke of as so extraordinary, it turns out to be just the two of you. You look like dry sticks and I don't know what skills you have. Come on! Tell me and show me your abilities, so that I, the general, can have a good look at you."

"How did they get discovered?"

"How did they get discovered?"

Neither Liu Ji nor Bai Ze answered the question posed by the burly man of considerable status. Instead, they exchanged a glance, both asking the same question.

They both believed they hadn't revealed a single flaw, so why were they cornered here?