Upon seeing that it was Zhong Muyu, they hurriedly went in to announce, "Your Highness! It's the Princess! The Princess has arrived!"

The stone house was lit by a dim oil lamp, but Zhong Muyu still spotted Lu Ziyuan sitting by the stone bed at a glance.

Lu Ziyuan was clearly in disbelief until Zhong Muyu hugged him tightly and he felt that familiar warmth, then he realized that this was not a dream.

Zhong Muyu hugged him tightly, and perhaps she touched his wound, Lu Ziyuan gasped. Zhong Muyu immediately let go and anxiously examined him: "Are you hurt anywhere?"

Lu Ziyuan said, "He was indeed injured, otherwise he wouldn't be stuck in a place like this."

Zhong Muyu looked to the side and saw that Cheng Feng's head was wrapped in gauze and his right arm was in a sling around his neck, while Lu Ziyuan also had bandage marks on his legs and waist.

Not only them, but Zhiyu and the remaining two guards also had injuries of varying degrees.

"The injury is so serious, have the wounds been properly treated?"

At this moment, Chengfeng said, "Going out through the other exit leads to a settlement of the Xirong people. These days, we've relied on Zhiyu and the others to disguise themselves as locals to find supplies. But medicine is really precious, so to avoid arousing suspicion, we can only use the hemostatic herbs that are available nearby to treat it simply."

"That won't do! It would be troublesome if the wound worsened. I'll take care of it for you."

"But Your Highness, how are we going to handle this situation since you've come here like this?"

"You don't need to worry about that."

Zhong Muyu first asked them all to leave, and then took out medicine from her space and reapplied it to Lu Ziyuan.

Lu Ziyuan asked, "Weren't you in the palace? How did you escape? And how did you know I would be in trouble?"

Zhong Muyu didn't stop applying the medicine while asking, "Do you remember when I was captured by the Shadow Witch? I had Chi Xuanzhu move me out of the palace using the same method."

Because I couldn't contact you using dream magic, I knew something had happened to you, so I went back to Lingqing with people to look for you. A few days ago, I met the messenger from the capital; things at the Prince's mansion are likely dire. But don't worry, I've packed up everything in the mansion and dismissed all the servants. Lu Ziying will get nothing.”

Lu Ziyuan sighed: "It was my carelessness. I didn't expect him to be so eager to get rid of me, so he didn't hesitate to join forces with Xi Rong's men."

Zhong Muyu re-bandaged Lu Ziyuan's leg: "Your leg injury is quite serious, but fortunately the bone wasn't broken. Now that Ling Qing can't go back, what are your plans?"

“I have no desire for his throne, but now we have nowhere to go in Yuanqi and Xirong, including the brothers you brought with us…”

Zhong Muyu's heart tightened: "Could it be that you intend to..."

"I don't want to, but Yu'er, what else can we do in this situation?"

Zhong Muyu clenched her fists. She had never cared about the throne, but now they were forced to this point, and if they did not resist, they would only face death.

If it were just the two of them running away, it would be easy, but Lu Ziyuan has so many people under his command. Given Lu Ziying's personality, he would never tolerate them. They can't be so selfish as to abandon those people.

She gently closed her eyes: "Right now, let's deal with the situation at hand. Can you still walk?"

"It should be fine. How many people did you bring?"

"Three hundred men. Some were keeping watch in the city, and the rest followed us. We forced our way in, and they'll probably find out by tomorrow morning."

Lu Ziyuan nodded; the situation seemed quite serious.

After bandaging Lu Ziyuan, Zhong Muyu checked on the remaining four people. Fortunately, apart from Chengfeng, the others were not seriously injured. With everything ready, they discussed how to leave the place.

Zhiyu said, "Going out through the other exit leads to Xirong territory. Returning to Yuanqi from Xirong is definitely not an option, as there are not only their tribesmen along the way, but also Yuanqi's passes."

Cao Lin added, "But General Zheng is still in Licheng. They outnumber us by a large margin, so breaking through here will be very difficult."

Zhong Muyu suddenly laughed and said, "Difficult? You've practiced your marksmanship for so long, and you still can't beat those people!"

Cao Lin's eyes lit up. Everyone had witnessed the power of the new weapon, and it could indeed be used to break through the encirclement. However, the disparity in numbers was too great, so they couldn't be too confident.

At this moment, Lu Ziyuan spoke up: "Alright, we have to leave here no matter what. Let's break out from Licheng. We'll start early tomorrow morning, and everyone should try their best to protect themselves."

Cao Lin nodded: "Alright, I will send someone to inform the brothers who are staying in Licheng, as well as Miss Zaochun, to have someone take her to a safe place first."

Upon hearing this, Chengfeng immediately asked, "Early Spring is here too? Why isn't she hiding? What is she doing here?"

Zhong Muyu smiled and said, "Of course I'm worried about you."

Cao Lin added, "She was worried about Chengfeng, but she was even more worried about the princess. The princess was pregnant and came here to take risks, and she took care of her the whole way."

Then everyone remembered Zhong Muyu's pregnancy. After all, it was still early in the pregnancy and not yet visible on the outside, but these repeated risks were not good for a pregnant woman.

Lu Ziyuan looked at her with great concern: "Have you experienced any unusual symptoms during the journey?"

"No, I'm perfectly healthy. As our child, I can't be unable to endure even this little bit of hardship. It's just that I get tired more easily."

Zhong Muyu smiled helplessly. Although Lu Ziyuan was not in good condition, Zhong Muyu was not in much better condition either. No matter how hard she tried to hide it, she could still see that she was tired.

"I'm sorry you've suffered."

Lu Ziyuan put his arm around Zhong Muyu. Now that the matter had been discussed, everyone should go their separate ways and get some rest.

Staying by Lu Ziyuan's side, this was the first peaceful night's sleep Zhong Muyu had had in days.

...

As dawn broke, Zhong Muyu was awakened from her sleep by the noise outside.

"Your Highness! Someone just reported that General Zheng's men seem to have discovered us and are now sweeping through this area!"

Zhong Muyu woke up instantly. After she sat up, she saw that Lu Ziyuan was already dressed and ready.

"They arrived so quickly?"

"Yes, but we are well prepared. With your firearms, we will definitely be able to defeat them."

Lu Ziyuan walked over and smoothed down Zhong Muyu's messy hair, signaling her to relax.

By this time, most people had returned to the ground. Zhong Muyu didn't linger any longer and, after packing up with Lu Ziyuan, headed outside.

Looking at the pit that was taller than a person, Zhong Muyu asked worriedly, "Lu Ziyuan, are your legs okay?"

Lu Ziyuan laughed and said, "No bones are broken, don't underestimate your husband."

After saying that, he climbed up the ladder with a nonchalant expression.

Zhong Muyu couldn't tell if he was in pain, so she could only stay close to protect him.

The people outside were already prepared, and when they saw the two of them come out, they spontaneously protected them in the middle of the group.

Because the route they came by had been cleared, they took a different route on the way back, attempting to bypass the enemy.