"But now is not the time for us to worry about these things."

"Haven't you always wanted to see your brother?"

"He's not in the Prince's mansion right now; he's in grave danger!"

Song Luo's expression changed, and she anxiously tugged at Xu Yuehuai's sleeve.

What are you saying?

What's wrong with my brother?

Xu Yuehuai knew that she was just as worried about Qi Guze as she was, so she pressed on while the iron was hot, saying, "If you want to see him, we can make a deal."

"You will disguise yourself as me and stay in the palace in my place for this period of time."

"And I will disguise myself as you so that I can successfully evade the guards watching me and leave the palace to help him."

"If everything goes well, I promise I'll bring him back in three months so you two can meet."

"how?"

After hearing this, Song Luo had some doubts, but still felt a little hopeful.

"Are you serious? You're not trying to pull some trick on me again, are you?"

Xu Yuehuai took a look and thought, "This looks promising!"

She quickly took out her Moonlit Sword from her sleeve. "This is my most treasured weapon. I'm giving it to you as collateral now."

"I swear by this Moonlit Sword that I will never deceive you."

As she spoke, she handed the sword to Song Luo.

Song Luo took the Moonlit Sword, glanced at it, and couldn't help but exclaim, "This is truly a fine sword! Not bad at all. Even if I don't see my brother by then, I won't have lost out. Deal!"

"But you absolutely must bring my brother back soon!"

After the two finalized the deal, they began preparations in earnest.

Xu Yuehuai took out a set of Song Luo's clothes from the wardrobe next to her and changed into them. Then she took out a basket of the necessary ingredients from the hidden compartment at the bottom of the food box.

Then, the two sat in front of the bronze mirror, and Xu Yuehuai first used special pigments to draw her own image on Song Luo's face.

Then, based on the details she had just memorized, she changed her face to resemble Song Luo's.

The two of them looked at each other, and it was almost impossible to tell them apart.

"Your skills are quite good. Looking at you is like looking at myself; it's like looking in a mirror," Song Luo couldn't help but praise.

Hearing what he said, Xu Yuehuai felt even more confident.

With everything prepared, Xu Yuehuai had Song Luo lead him out of the courtyard and asked her to imitate his voice to arrange for the guards to escort him out of the palace.

Everything went very smoothly, and the guards had no idea that the two women had changed clothes right under their noses.

Xu Yuehuai left the Prince's mansion in a carriage, carrying some silver with him, enough for his expenses along the way.

But soon after leaving the Prince's mansion, Xu Yuehuai felt inexplicably uneasy.

She felt as if there were invisible eyes watching her from the shadows.

But whether or not someone was watching her in the dark, she could no longer return to the Prince's mansion. She could only move forward and do what she wanted to do.

After leaving the streets surrounding the Prince's Palace and the Imperial City, the high walls of the Imperial City receded into the distance, and they arrived at the desolate outskirts.

A slightly chilly breeze blew through the car window, caressing her face.

But the next moment, it seemed as if the surrounding atmosphere had frozen, and a strange killing intent emanated from all around.

The sky darkened, and a booming sound rang out in the distance, as a group of assassins dressed in strange attire arrived in front of her carriage!

The assassins moved mechanically, their eyes were cold and ruthless, and they even carried specially made weapons—weapons made of rare stones! Weren't they highly lethal special weapons?

"Without the Moonlit Sword by my side, this is troublesome," Xu Yuehuai thought to herself.

The ordinary longsword in her hand was practically trash compared to the assassins' precious stone weapons.

However, no matter how insignificant it may seem, it is not a reason for her to give up.

She immediately drew her sword and charged forward, swiftly meeting her opponent's attack!

The opponent's powerful sword attacks were constantly accompanied by lasers, making them extremely fierce!

Xu Yuehuai's weapons broke one after another, until his hands could barely hold them anymore.

"You really want to kill me today!" Xu Yuehuai fought with increasing ferocity. Since the other party wanted her dead, how could she let them have their way?

Therefore, Xu Yuehuai stopped fighting, mounted his horse, disconnected the horse from the carriage, and galloped away into the distance.

The wind howled past, her heart pounded wildly, death was once again close to her, and once again she narrowly escaped.

Finally shaking off the group, the horse could no longer hold on and let out a mournful neigh before collapsing to the ground, its body convulsing.

"Rest in peace, old man. Thank you for helping me all the way. Goodbye!"

Xu Yuehuai had no choice but to abandon his horse and continue on foot alone.

The night was deep and the surroundings were pitch black, and all her belongings had been left on the carriage.

She could only grope her way forward in the darkness, relying on her intuition.

Soon after, she saw the light in the forest and found a farmer's house.

As soon as I entered, I saw an old farmer preparing to close the door.

Seeing Xu Yuehuai's disheveled appearance, the other person paused for a moment, then walked up to her with sympathy, "Young lady, it's so late, what happened to you all alone? Come in with me, let's get out of here for a bit."

Xu Yuehua thanked the old farmer and followed him into the house.

The room was very simple, with only a dilapidated oil lamp illuminating a corner.

"My house was suddenly robbed by bandits, and I escaped alone," Xu Yuehuai made up an excuse to avoid causing trouble.

“These days, the world isn’t peaceful. Everyone has their share of troubles. Why don’t you stay at my house tonight?” After saying that, the old farmer turned around and went to get some food.

After eating, Xu Yuehuai finally regained some strength and moved into the room arranged by the old farmer.

She wasn't asleep; she remained vigilant to prevent the assassins from pursuing her again.

In the dead of night, as she was dozing off, she heard a grating sound of a knife being sharpened.

She was startled awake, her mind racing with a myriad of thoughts.

Has the assassin already found their way here?

Or perhaps something unusual happened at the old farmer's house?

So she quietly got up, walked to the door, and peeked through the crack.

As it turned out, the old farmer was actually holding a large machete!

His eyes were lifeless, and a wicked smile played on his lips as he approached her step by step.

"He wanted to kill me? How could this be?"

Xu Yuehuai noticed that the old farmer seemed to have lost consciousness, so she called out, "Wake up! Don't let those people with ulterior motives take advantage of you!"

But all her efforts were like a joke, completely forgotten by the old farmer, like a passing breeze.

"Kill her! Kill her!" A voice echoed in the old farmer's mind.