These days, the prison is not peaceful. Every few hours, a group of jailers come to check, paying particular attention to Fu Xiaoyu and his group.

On the day of Laba Festival, a group of guards dressed in black armor suddenly arrived. They entered without saying a word and went straight to Cui Yulu's side.

"Who are you people, and what do you want?"

Fu Xiaoyu's health has improved somewhat, but she has not yet returned to her previous state.

He tried his best to stop those people from taking Cui Yulu away.

"Brother, don't be like this. I'll be fine. They're so tense right now, it must mean Tuoba Xuan has succeeded. Just follow our plan and don't cause any trouble. If necessary, take some of the pills I gave you; they'll keep you safe."

"No, I can't just watch you be taken away. Even if it costs me my life, I won't let them take you away."

Cui Yulu signaled to him not to act rashly. Firstly, her strength did not allow him to act recklessly, and secondly, the other side outnumbered them, so even if they fought to the death, they would not gain any advantage.

“Brother guard, I’ll go with you. Don’t pay any attention to what he says.”

After saying that, he followed the guards out of the dungeon, leaving Fu Xiaoyu standing motionless in the dungeon, watching Cui Yulu disappear at the end of the dungeon, his face full of desolation.

"Sixth Brother, do you think Yulu will be in trouble? Will she die?"

Fu Xiaofan stared blankly outside. He hadn't seen the sun in a long time and had almost forgotten the warm feeling of it on his skin.

"No, if I'm not mistaken, Fu Xiaohan is already at a disadvantage, and we'll see the sun soon."

Fu Xiaoyu gently comforted him, but she was worried about Cui Yulu's safety.

Fu Xiaohan must have had a purpose in doing this; perhaps this is his final move.

"Didn't expect to see you again, did you?"

Fu Xiaohan looked much thinner than he had a few days ago, which suggested that the external situation had not been favorable for him.

"When we met again, you seemed less spirited than before. Did something happen?"

Along the way, Cui Yulu heard some things about the situation in the capital. Tuoba Xuan's army had officially clashed with Xu Ling's barbarian army and was riding high on morale, achieving three consecutive victories, while Xu Ling's side was suffering repeated defeats.

Moreover, following Cui Yulu's instructions, Tuoba Xuan secretly threw the items used by soldiers suffering from the plague into the barbarian army, causing most of them to contract the plague.

Their strength was greatly reduced, and they successfully achieved the goal of defeating the majority with the minority.

This greatly boosted morale, and with ample military supplies and food, there were no worries about the future.

Xu Ling's army, on the other hand, was already running out of ammunition and food, and its morale was low. Coupled with the impact of the epidemic, defeat was inevitable.

In the imperial court, Cui Tianqi handed over Fu Xiaohan's letters of collusion with barbarians to the ministers for review one by one. In an instant, the tide turned and the truth of the matter was revealed to the world.

Fu Xiaohan and Xu Ling went from being the center of attention to being abandoned by everyone overnight.

"Haha, even if I'm no longer in my prime, I'll still be the victor, do you believe me?"

"How about we make a bet? If I win, you'll obediently hand over the throne to Fu Xiaoyu. If I lose, I'll take Fu Xiaoyu and disappear from the Great Yuan Dynasty forever, and never bother you again, okay?"

Fu Xiaohan burst into laughter after hearing this.

"Do you think Fu Xiaoyu would be so obedient as to not compete with me, or do you think that I can still turn back now that things have come to this?"

Fu Xiaohan walked gently to Cui Yulu and examined the coral hairpin in her hair.

"You're so smart, you should know why I brought you here, right?"

Cui Yulu didn't really know where this place was, but when she was brought up here, she could feel that it was very high.

It must be a mountain, a very high mountain. The highest mountain in Kyoto is Mount Tama.

"Did you bring me to Jade Mountain?"

“It’s not just you, everyone will come. Do you think Fu Xiaoyu will have a look on his face when he sees you fall from here?”

Fu Xiaohan had a wicked look on his face as he gazed down the mountain, where Tuoba Xuan and Xu Ling's barbarian army was also gathering.

"You want to use me to blackmail Tuoba Xuan and the others?"

“That’s right. I’ve seen through Fu Xiaoyu’s feelings for you for a long time, but that foreign man’s feelings for you are no less than Fu Xiaoyu’s, and may even be more. Do you think he’ll listen if I use you to threaten him into withdrawing his troops?”

Cui Yulu turned around and glared at him. At this moment, the man in front of her was simply a devil from hell, making her feel afraid and terrified.

Will Fu Xiaoyu come too?

"nature."

"You are a demon from hell, and I will not let you succeed."

The two teams quickly arrived at the foot of the mountain, where everyone was on high alert.

When Tuoba Xuan saw Cui Yulu on the mountain from afar, his heart immediately jumped.

At this moment, she was on the mountain peak, with a bottomless abyss behind her, and Fu Xiaohan was with her. If he gave her a gentle push, Cui Yulu would be smashed to pieces.

Once everyone was present, Fu Xiaohan ordered the guards behind her to go down the mountain.

Soon, the guards led Tuoba Xuan to the top of the mountain, and Fu Xiaoyu also came up at the same time.

Seeing that everyone had gathered there, Fu Xiaohan ordered the guards to leave, leaving only the four of them.

"What exactly do you want? If you're trying to use me to blackmail them, I advise you to give up on that idea. I won't let you succeed."

"I'll say it again, this isn't up to you. Everything here is in my hands, including the lives of all of you."

Tuoba Xuan roared angrily at the crazed Fu Xiaohan, "Release my sister, and we can discuss anything. Otherwise, my foreign army will raze your capital to the ground."

Fu Xiaoyu was quite quiet. At this moment, he was wearing a moon-white straight-collar long coat with a black fox fur coat over it. His long, dark hair was casually tied behind his head, making him look much more energetic.

This reminded Cui Yulu of the first time she met him, of the gentle and refined feeling he gave her.

"Fu Xiaohan has released Yu Lu, and I can grant you anything you want."

Fu Xiaohan looked at him with a sinister gaze and muttered, "Haha, grant my wish. You know what I want, and you dare to say you'll grant my wish? I want my mother to come back to life. Can you grant that wish? I want all of you to cease to exist. Can you grant that wish?"

"Today, we will settle everything on this summit of Jade Mountain, and from now on, we will have no further connection with each other for the rest of our lives."

Fu Xiaoyu didn't want to get entangled with him anymore. The grudges and entanglements between them were the most shameful things in the royal family, and he didn't want to bring them up. There was only one way to resolve the situation: either he would die or she would die.

The biting wind on the mountaintop stung Cui Yulu's face, and her thin clothes made her shiver uncontrollably.

Upon seeing this, Fu Xiaoyu took off his fox fur coat and draped it over her.

"It's cold, put on a fox fur coat to avoid getting sick."