Chu Yuan had no choice but to keep her eyes open and make up a reason, "Well... it's more convenient to travel in men's clothing. It's getting late, and the Empress Dowager will definitely be concerned about when I'll return to the palace once she knows I've left."

Shen Youan thought about it and agreed, so she didn't press the matter any further.

—Mainly because he sensed the Crown Prince's murderous aura, and his burning neck wouldn't allow him to continue talking nonsense!

The mountain path was difficult to traverse. Although Chu Yuan's men's clothing seemed more capable than her women's clothing, it was ill-fitting, making her climb up and down extremely clumsy.

For some reason, Shen You'an suddenly became very perceptive, calling out "Auntie, Auntie!" and asking, "How about You'an carries you for a while?"

Chu Yuan looked embarrassed.

She actually has good physical strength. Although this ancient princess's body is a bit worse than her original one, it's still passable.

The problem is that I just had a fierce battle with Dugu Jue, and I'm a bit too exhausted...

Upon hearing this, I must say, I was quite tempted.

Seeing this, Shen Youan walked directly in front of Chu Yuan and turned her back: "Come on, we're not strangers anyway."

My godfather said, "In this world, you are my only true relative. All other relatives are..."

"It's all my godfather's fault for not telling me the truth sooner. Otherwise, how could You'an have bear to see her aunt suffer so much scorn in the capital all these years?"

Upon hearing these words, the original owner's feelings of nostalgia immediately surfaced.

Before Chu Yuan could even move, her legs had already crossed over, and just as she was about to climb onto Shen You'an's back, a hand reached out from beside her, grabbed her arm, and tugged at it.

As she spun, Chu Yuan fell into Dugu Jue's chest.

The man's voice was deep, "Men and women should not touch each other. Even close relatives should avoid such contact. Is the etiquette of your Ji Yun clan so poor?"

As he spoke, he reached one hand towards Chu Yuan's knees and effortlessly lifted her up in his arms.

With long strides, he moved swiftly, as if walking on flat ground.

Shen Youan, "..."

Once again, I find the title of "Sickly Xi Shi" for the Crown Prince utterly unbelievable!

Moreover, he kept saying "men and women should not touch each other," but how could he hug so intimately?

He must have been lusting after his aunt!

The men of the Dugu family are all bad!

Shen Youan chased after him with all her might, and asked the question that had been bothering her: "Your...Your Highness, my aunt is not engaged yet. Being hugged like this by you is ruining her reputation!"

Dugu Jue's inner thoughts: Do you think Ji Yunyuan still has any reputation?

He said, "She's engaged."

"Huh?" When did his godfather tell him that there was no such thing?

That's why he said those things in the Imperial Garden last time. First, to get rid of Fu Shun, and second, to let his aunt take advantage of him.

They can each keep each other's names on the signboard, so they won't be bothered by marriage and can focus wholeheartedly on the great cause of restoring the country!

Shen Youan was eager to know the reason, so she pursued him even more relentlessly.

For a moment, I was even a little out of breath and embarrassed.

A moment later, Dugu Jue, as if granting a favor, lazily glanced back at him and said, "Is that even a question? Of course, it's because we're engaged."

"It was ordered today."

"If you don't believe me, you can come with us to the palace and ask the Empress Dowager."

These three sentences left Shen Youan stunned, unable to even use her light-footed skills.

Are you kidding me!

My aunt got engaged to the son of the enemy who destroyed our country?

What else is she planning to do about restoring her kingdom?

With this question in mind, when Shen Youan looked up again, Dugu Jue and Chu Yuan were no longer there!

Shen Youan stomped her foot in frustration, banished her distractions, and continued chasing forward.

However, soon, in a hazy white mist shrouded in moonlight, Shen Youan vaguely saw a familiar figure.

The tall man, carrying the petite woman, was supposed to be speeding down the mountain, but at this moment, something forced him to stop, and he even took a few steps back.

Seeing this, Shen Youan's heart raced, wondering what they had encountered!

Could it be a wild animal?

It is said that wild animals roam the Maowei Mountain on the outskirts of the capital. The reason why my adoptive father, Shen Kuo, chose to establish his base here is because fewer people come to this mountain.

Occasionally, the assassins would mutter that they had seen the skeletons of many wild animals, but since they never ventured deep into the mountains, they rarely encountered any alive.

Thinking about it, Shen Youan felt a slight tension.

If they really encounter a large wild beast, the assassins who could have been helpers have all been defeated by the Crown Prince and are no longer able to fight. It would be a bit difficult for the three of them to handle it alone.

But then he found his own worries amusing.

The Crown Prince is so powerful that even twelve specially trained assassins were no match for him. How could he possibly be stumped by a wild beast?

Just as Shen Youan was lost in a jumble of random thoughts, a chilling shout suddenly rang out from within the thick white fog, "Everyone, attack together! Two people at a time, kill without mercy!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Youan's eyebrows furrowed into a knot.

Not a wild beast! A killer!

Who is it coming for? The Crown Prince, his aunt, or himself?

Over here, Chu Yuan was asking Dugu Jue the same question, "Can you tell? It's not me who's after you, it's me."

I never imagined that someone so useless, living under someone else's roof, would be assassinated.

Dugu Jue wasn't sure either, his face frosty. "No matter who they come for, today is a one-way trip."

"Such arrogance!" the assassin leader on the other side sneered.

However, he soon stopped laughing.

Because he discovered that not only was Dugu Jue's combat power astonishing, but even Chu Yuan, after being put down and stabilized by Dugu Jue, could deal with the surrounding assassins one by one in a second without making any mistakes.

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