Whenever Qiu Dafu thought about how he and Liu'er were already husband and wife, he still felt like he was in a dream.

At the same time, he felt a deep sense of regret.

He was sorry to Liu'er; he shouldn't have abandoned her and his nephews and nieces to go to Qidu.

He wronged her.

When he gets back, he will definitely make it up to Liu'er.

"It was just a joke, Uncle Qiu, please don't be angry." Qin Feng smiled faintly, wondering what Uncle Qiu saw in Jiang Liu.

A woman, for the sake of another man, resolutely abandoned her husband of many years.

Such a woman might abandon him when she meets a man she likes more.

Qiu Dafu said sternly, "Don't make jokes like that again."

"Fine, I won't say then." Qin Feng's expression was casual, but in his heart, he was secretly aching.

"Uncle Qiu, you haven't said much on the way here. What have you been thinking about?"

He was being unusually talkative today, trying to get closer to Uncle Qiu.

Everyone knows the pain of unrequited love.

But the longing for you has seeped into my bones...

I wonder what she's busy with right now, and how she's dealing with me.

On Qin Feng's face was a barely perceptible look of sorrow.

"I'm wondering when the Northern Qi will fall."

Qiu Dafu said casually.

Along the way, besides missing Liu'er and Xiao Yan,

He was still wondering how Qin Feng would deal with Gu Qian.

Gu Qian is the pillar of Dongjin and Xiao Yan's sweetheart; he absolutely cannot be allowed to get into trouble.

Although he knew that his abilities were limited and he was no match for Qin Feng, he could not let Qin Feng become an enemy of Gu Qian.

"What a coincidence, I was also wondering when the Northern Qi would fall. Uncle Qiu, what do you think Gu Qian is doing right now?" Qin Feng's voice trailed off with a hint of gloom.

Qiu Dafu deliberately ignored Qin Feng's micro-expressions: "He has been conquering the cities of Northern Qi all the way."

"Then tell me, is everyone here?" This was Qin Feng's biggest concern.

He absolutely could not allow Gu Qian to seize the initiative and kill the Northern Qi emperor first.

The head of the Northern Qi emperor could only belong to him.

"It's possible it's arrived, or it's possible it hasn't."

Qiu Dafu had no way of knowing.

All he knew was that Gu Qian's journey would not be smooth.

"It's pointless to say anything." Qin Feng coughed a few times, took a sip of warm water, and instructed Xiao Ke and Xiao Han to quicken their pace.

Qiu Dafu, having finally calmed down, began to doze off.

…………

Qiu Yan's side,

The three had been chased by Lu Shijun's army for most of the day, but the army still refused to stop.

Lu Shijun was impatient and would not give up until he captured Qiu Yan and the other two.

Because of the three of them, the entire city of Lushi was thrown into chaos.

Many onlookers gathered on both sides of the street, pointing and whispering among themselves at these people with faces from the Central Plains.

Others were helping the Lu army to intercept them.

The three of them ran very fast, going up and down, until they were covered in sweat.

"Why are we so unlucky? Those damned Lu Shijun are going too far!" Qin Susu said, panting as she ran.

"Xiaoyan, why aren't you out of breath? Aren't you tired?"

Qiu Yan: Her daily morning exercises are not just for show.

Despite Qin Susu's exceptional martial arts skills, she can't match Qin Susu's endurance.

What can you do when you're tired?

They will be captured as soon as they stop.

Qiu Yan didn't want to be locked in a dark cell, where they wouldn't even know how they died.

Their current status disqualifies them from being personally interrogated by King Lu.

Even if they were to meet, they wouldn't be able to produce any travel documents, so wouldn't they be mistaken for spies from the Central Plains?

That's because they came here illegally.