In the darkness, only the incessant croaking of frogs could be heard. Xiaoyue, using a sliver of moonlight, peeked up from behind and glanced at Liang Qi. She saw a hint of worry on his face, so she quickened her pace, twisting her uneasy hands.

On the surface, however, he remained calm and spoke slowly and deliberately: "When Yun San is not with Yun Xingfei, he is fierce and ruthless. Ironically, it was this kind of Yun San who unintentionally saved me. And Yun Xingfei is even more different."

We became friends after a fight, but tracing back the cause and effect, there was no gratitude between us, but rather a lot of resentment. Yet, in that very situation, when I fainted in front of the Bai family's house, it was he who saved me.

They came to me in their time of need because I'm trustworthy, so I have to take care of them. If you ever get into trouble, I'll take care of you the same way." Xiaoyue glanced at Liang Qi, who was walking with her, and emphasized this with an air of seriousness.

Liang Qi paused, glanced back at the shack, then continued walking, saying thoughtfully, "How about this? Tomorrow we'll go up the mountain and find everyone a place to live that's safe to be discovered."

Ideally, it would be in a cave, where they could hide better. Then, each day when we go up the mountain, we could carry a basket with us to bring them food. Would that work?

Xiaoyue followed Liang Qi, thinking that what he said made sense; they were both only thinking of her. So Xiaoyue laughed nonchalantly and said, "Okay, tomorrow we'll take our baskets and go for a walk in the mountains. Hopefully, we can find a burial site for them."

"I heard that the tombs of kings and nobles are bigger than those of ordinary people. It's just the right size for the three of them. Anyway, I don't have any money right now, so I can't afford to hide them in town." Xiaoyue got angrier and angrier as she spoke, and her attitude became increasingly hostile.

By the moonlight, Liang Qi looked down at the sulking Xiao Yue, knowing how unhappy she was with his interference, and that she didn't take it seriously at all, or perhaps she valued relationships too much.

She would repay even the smallest favor tenfold, so she changed her approach and asked softly, "Do you know who Yun Xingfei, Yun San, and Yun Ba are? What happened to them? Are they being hunted down?" Liang Qi spoke in a pure voice, making sure Xiaoyue didn't feel any aversion towards him.

Xiaoyue looked up at Liang Qi, who was a full head taller than her, and saw that he was also looking down at her. Suddenly, a feeling of unease rose in Xiaoyue's heart. She suddenly wanted to know why Liang Qi was so concerned about Yun Xingfei and his group.

What was his intention? At the very beginning, he carried Yun San back on his back, showed concern for her fear of the dark, and went to pick her up. Xiaoyue hadn't thought of anything then, but all the questions he asked tonight made her think deeply.

He then countered Liang Qi's question by asking, "When I saved you, you were being chased, weren't you? Is Uncle Liang really your father?"

Xiaoyue just wanted to change the subject and didn't want others to know about Yun Xingfei's family affairs. After all, it was Yun Xingfei's business. If Yun Xingfei didn't talk about it, she didn't want to tell outsiders either. Moreover, Xiaoyue also reminded Liang Qi that everyone has a past. If you don't want to talk about your past, do you think Yun Xingfei and the others will?

But Xiaoyue didn't expect that Liang Qi would reply to her so solemnly: "The Uncle Liang you mentioned is really my father."

Liang Qi touched his nose, hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and asked Xiaoyue, "Do you really want to hear this?"

In the darkness, the sliver of light was insufficient to discern Liang Qi's expression. Looking up, Xiaoyue could only see a hint of lake blue in his bright eyes. Suddenly, she hesitated, unsure if she had asked the right question.

It would have been easy to resolve everything with just a simple "I don't want to hear it," but a hidden part of Xiaoyue's heart seemed to be reaching out a small hand, scratching at her heart with an itch. The intense desire to pry into Liang Qi's secret past made Xiaoyue very uneasy.

Xiaoyue shook her head violently, then held it in her hands, wondering if she had been bewitched by the immortal, as her mind was completely elsewhere today.

Just then, Liang Qi's pure voice gently rang in her ears in the quiet night, without a trace of impurity, making Xiaoyue's heart tremble: "Yes, my mother is a princess of the Shiwei, so I should be a noble young master..."

My mother's name is Murong Tianxue. She is the younger sister of Murong Tianlang, who is the king of Shiwei. My mother is also the only princess. My name in Shiwei is Murong Huaqi. In Shiwei, they call me Prince Qi or the Third Prince.

But before the New Year, when my mother was ill and fighting against Feng Manlou, a general under Feng Yunyi and also Feng Yunyi's brother, she was slashed in the back by a long blade, running from her right shoulder blade to her left waist. I was watching the battle from my own unit at the time.

Seeing my mother wounded, I urged my horse forward, but it was too late. So I drew my bow and shot an arrow. Feng Manlou was struck in the right shoulder and couldn't lift his broadsword. That's how I saved my mother.

When I carried my mother from her horse into the tent, she was smiling. After the doctor left, I stayed by her side, and she smiled and told me not to seek revenge; she was at peace. Then, full of hope, she spoke of my father to me.

As they walked, Xiaoyue listened to Liang Qi's hidden past. His pure voice, accompanied by the croaking of frogs, created a strange harmony. They arrived at the courtyard gate, where Xiaoyue stopped. Her heart felt like a tightly clenched fist; she carefully held her breath, not wanting and daring to disturb Liang Qi.

Liang Qi leaned against the fence, looking up at the north, and pointed northwest, saying, "From Juli City, passing through Liangzhou and going west, you'll reach Shiwei. There's an Anping County in Liangzhou City, and Feng Yunyi's army is stationed there."

Anping County is located northwest of Shiwei. I grew up in Shiwei with my mother. When I was a child, the eldest prince and the second prince both called me a bastard. I cried and questioned my mother.

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