Chapter 758 Gathering - Pushing Hands

Only Sun Ruoyun knew that there was another reason why she didn't let Lu Yuanbin take action.

After listening to Sun Ruoyun's analysis, Lu Yuanbin immediately understood.

"I was being stubborn before. I'll go find someone to discuss it with now." Lu Yuanbin said, and left Sun Ruoyun's courtyard in a hurry.

Luo Yuying was unaware that Lu Yuanbin had gone to see Sun Ruoyun, because she had already gone to the Duke of Anguo's mansion before that.

After hearing her purpose, Duke Anguo couldn't help but say, "His Majesty is now personally investigating his own poisoning. At this critical juncture, we should proceed with caution."

Having been cautious for so many years, Duke Anguo advocated for a wait-and-see approach when he saw the situation was not right. However, Young Master Luo's opinion was completely opposite to that of Duke Anguo.

"Father, His Majesty's health clearly won't last much longer. If the Fifth Prince goes all out this time, once the old emperor is gone, wouldn't this poisoning incident become a ready-made excuse to launch a campaign?"

"That may be true, but His Majesty has more than one son, the Fifth Prince. Even if we have leverage over the Fifth Prince, this argument is still not valid."

Duke Anguo was still somewhat worried.

"Father has made a mistake again. The Fifth Prince ascended the throne by murdering his father. Once he becomes the new emperor, would he still keep anyone who poses a threat to him?"

The emperor had seized the throne through illegitimate means, and Duke Anguo was one of the participants. Duke Anguo still vividly remembers how the emperor killed so many of his own brothers.

Unexpectedly, fortunes have turned around, and more than twenty years later, the emperor himself is walking the same path he once walked.

This time, however, the emperor assumed a different identity, continuing to demonstrate the ruthlessness of the royal family.

"Fine, let's do it your way!"

Duke Anguo felt he was getting old, and his voice was becoming increasingly weaker in front of these children. Now, the Duke Anguo's mansion could only pin its hopes on this son; let him do as he pleased!

It was rare for Duke Anguo to be so open-minded, but it was precisely this one time that led to the demise of his entire clan.

Bai Moqin led the Wei Emperor on a long escape, and after ten days and nights of traveling, even the best of them gradually became exhausted.

"Your Highness, we can't keep running like this. Our men and horses are exhausted, especially the horses. Several of them died of exhaustion just now."

Qingfeng, looking tired, stood in front of Bai Moqin and offered his advice.

Bai Moqin herself was also very tired these past few days. After seeing that everyone was in poor spirits, Bai Moqin finally agreed to let everyone stop and rest for a day.

The evening air in September was cool. After feeding their horses, everyone found a secluded spot to lie down and rest.

Just as everyone was dozing off, an unprecedentedly loud sound of horses' hooves came from the ground.

"Your Highness!"

Qingfeng suddenly flipped up and stood in front of Bai Moqin, while Wuying slowly opened his eyes and looked warily in the direction from which the sound came.

According to his calculations, the pursuers couldn't have caught up so quickly, and judging from the sound of the horses' hooves, there were at least fifty or sixty of them.

Wu Ying glanced at his exhausted group and couldn't help but feel worried. They had been traveling and fighting non-stop, and were already completely worn out. If those were really pursuers, would they still have the energy to fight so many people?

Fortunately, it was getting dark soon. If the enemy rashly entered the mountains, it would be advantageous for them, who were already familiar with the terrain, in the battle.

"I'll go take a look."

After pondering for a moment, Wuying told everyone to rest where they were, while he himself used the strength of the tree branches to quickly head towards the official road.

The trees, bathed in moonlight, appeared somewhat somber, and everyone's hearts were filled with suspense as Wuying departed.

Ru Xue slowly moved closer to Bai Moqin from behind, gritted her teeth, and quietly reached out one hand towards Bai Moqin.

When a warm sensation came from her fingertips, Bai Moqin noticed that Ru Xue had moved closer to her without her noticing. Her face was still clearly visible in the moonlight, and Bai Moqin could even see the blush that had risen on her cheeks from shyness.

Bai Moqin couldn't help but grasp her hand. Under her firm gaze, Bai Moqin whispered, "If there are many of them, take Father and find a tree to hide yourselves."

Ru Xue knew that she was a burden to them, so after listening to Bai Moqin's words, Ru Xue nodded very seriously.

"Don't worry, I won't let them find me or His Majesty."

Since Ru Xue couldn't help them, she could only try her best not to cause them any trouble.

Seeing how sensible Ru Xue was, Bai Moqin felt a pang of unease.

When he was once a powerful and respected figure, Ru Xue never received his protection. Now that he is on the run, he is dragging her down with him and making her suffer.

"If we can reach the border safely this time, I will definitely give you a grand wedding when we return to the capital."

Bai Moqin's words clearly reached Ru Xue's ears, and Ru Xue couldn't hold back her tears instantly.

Since she could remember, she had been instilled with a deep-rooted ideology of obedience. If it weren't for coming to the State of Wei, Ru Xue would still be that emotionless, wooden person who only obeys orders.

Until she met the person in front of her, Ru Xue felt that she was finally living like a human being.

She had someone to care about, and she experienced joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. For him, she did things she had never dared to imagine before.

She only wanted to stay with him like this, but she never expected that Bai Moqin would not only not look down on her status, but would even grant her a wedding.

"I hope everyone is still alive and well by then."

Ru Xue was almost choking as she spoke to herself, but her words still reached Bai Moqin's ears clearly.

Bai Moqin knew who she was referring to when she said "everyone". She reached out and gently patted her back, saying, "Don't worry, they will all be fine. I have people in the East Palace who will take good care of everyone."

Ru Xue never imagined that someone would treat her like this, and tears, which were already welling up in her eyes, could no longer be held back and flowed down her cheeks.

The leaves rustled in the wind, and a short while passed, but he still hadn't returned.

The sound of hooves grew closer, but it was clear that they were no longer galloping as fast as before, but walking slowly.

"Does it mean they already know we're here?"

Qingfeng couldn't help but speak up, only to be met with a barrage of eye-rolls.

They say you should never bring up something you shouldn't talk about, and that's exactly what Qingfeng did.

Not only did Wuying not return for a long time after leaving, but the sound of horses' hooves also grew closer, making the already jittery group even more vigilant.

Bai Moqin glanced back at Ru Xue, who nodded in agreement. Ru Xue then led the emperor, who had been surrounded by the crowd, and quietly walked towards a rather large tree at the back.