Chapter 78 You said "please" to me?

Yuwen Ye said, "The emperor is preparing to send troops to Liaodong. You know that once the war begins, Luoyang will be under martial law. Do you think you can run away then?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuansui also frowned.

Yuwen Ye said, "There's one more crucial point—"

"What?"

“I will not allow you to borrow our troops to return to Luoyang.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuansui paused for a moment, then laughed.

Indeed, if they hadn't discovered him yet, he might have been able to hide among them. But now that he had been discovered, Yuwen Ye would definitely not allow him to use the Yuwen family's troops to hide again, because once discovered, this would be a serious crime of harboring a traitor, which would implicate the entire family.

Yuwen Ye would never take that risk.

Xiao Yuansui smiled and said, "I understand why the Second Young Master is so cautious."

As he spoke, he looked up ahead. Although the large carriage blocked his view of his family's busy activities on the other side, he could hear some laughter and cheerful voices coming from the firelight. He then looked back at the campfire. The young mistress of the Yuwen family, who had just saved him, was sitting quietly. Her eyes were clear and bright, and her beautiful face was radiant with a touch of gentleness in the firelight.

Her simple and serene appearance makes it impossible to imagine that she had just handled things so calmly and decisively.

Xiao Yuansui said, "If I had a wife like that, I wouldn't have so easily—"

Yuwen Ye gave him a cold look.

Xiao Yuansui smiled.

Yuwen Ye threw a piece of firewood into the fire and said, "I don't want to know why you participated in the rebellion before, but there is one thing I need to make clear to you. Today, you were tracked here by Wang Shaoji, but we did not meet, and you did not hide under my wife's carriage."

After saying that, he looked up at Xiao Yuansui: "Do you understand?"

Xiao Yuansui smiled faintly and said, "I understand."

Yuwen Ye would not only refuse to let him hide in their ranks, but he would also refuse to accept any "help" he had shown them today.

Because no one knows what his future holds, whether he will find hope to make a comeback, or whether he will wander the world, or even worse, whether he will one day be captured by the imperial court and torn apart by five horses.

This "kindness of helping" may become the death knell for the Yuwen family.

Xiao Yuansui said, "Since that's the case, then I'll take my leave first."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

Shang Ruyi watched Xiao Yuansui's retreating figure, thought for a moment, and said, "Please wait a moment."

Xiao Yuansui's steps became steady.

He slowly turned around and saw Shang Ruyi holding a bag of dry food, walking up to him and handing it to him, saying, "Take this with you on the road."

"..."

Xiao Yuansui did not take the bag of dry rations. He just glanced at it, then looked up at Shang Ruyi with a complicated expression.

Even now, Shang Ruyi still couldn't make out what this person looked like, but his eyes were so bright that being stared at so closely by such bright eyes inevitably made her feel a little uneasy.

Shang Ruyi coughed lightly, but said seriously, "We can't take you into Luoyang City. You'll have to figure out the rest of the journey yourself. These rations... aren't very tasty, but they'll keep you full on the road."

As she spoke, she handed it to him again.

Xiao Yuansui remained silent, watching her in silence.

After a long pause, he finally said, "You just said 'please' to me?"