Chapter 533 Leaving

The carriage slowly drove towards the last palace gate.

Yun Chen began to feel a little nervous.

All the air in the wine jar had been used up, and she no longer cared which chicken or duck Huo Gannian had seen in the first or second half of the night.

She used all her strength to hold her breath, and it felt more and more difficult, and she was about to give up.

She secretly prayed that the carriage would pass through the last palace gate quickly.

Unexpectedly, Rong Yi's voice was heard outside. He first found fault with the Zhuang family's carriage with disgust, and then conducted various difficult inspections of the carriage from top to bottom, inside and outside.

Finally, Rong Yi set his sights on Zhuang Ji and said with a forced smile:

"Oh, the lady official personally escorted the wine cart back to the palace? Why bother you with such rough work? Tell me, the emperor is really something. Our boss is kept in the palace with gold and jade all day long, but when he comes to you, he becomes a errand boy exposed to the wind and sun. Let me tell you, this man, it's really obvious when he loves or not."

After Rong Yi finished his long speech, Zhuang Ji outside did not say anything.

Yun Chen in the jar was so angry that his face almost turned green, and he cursed in his heart:

"You little brat! I know you're on my side! But can you please stop doing that right now? Your boss is almost suffocating to death! He's about to become a precious corpse!"

Outside, Zhuang Ji faced Rong Yi's ridicule, but was not angry. Instead, she said with interest:

"Is that all? Is there anything else? Tell me more. I love to hear it."

Yun Chen in the altar: "..."

Rong Yi was a little surprised, and instead of continuing to offend people, he looked at Zhuang Ji with a warning:

"Duke Zhuang has a very good upbringing. He must know the principles of propriety, righteousness, integrity, and loyalty, and he wouldn't allow his children to do anything that would interfere with or damage other people's relationships. Don't you agree, Lady Zhuang?"

"That makes sense." Zhuang Ji nodded seriously. "General Rong has over twenty wives and concubines in his family. He must be the most loyal. I've learned my lesson."

Rong Yi was choked and speechless. He snorted heavily through his nose. He was not convinced, but did not want to let go, so he just stood in the middle of the road with his arms folded.

Zhuang Ji knocked lightly on the altar wall nonchalantly.

Yun Chen was so suffocated that his lungs were about to explode, his eardrums were about to burst, his head was starting to feel dizzy, and he cursed every swear word he could think of in his life. In his heart, he looked up to the sky and said sadly:

"Rong Yi! You living ancestor! Please! Just let me go! I only have forty days to begin with, don't let you make it five!"

Perhaps it was because he sensed Yun Chen’s “greetings from his ancestors”, but Rong Yi finally gave way reluctantly.

The carriage slowly drove out of the palace.

When the lid of the wine jar was finally opened and she could breathe some fresh air, Yun Chen was already feeling dizzy and had a vague hallucination. She seemed to see Xiao Liu grinning at her with his teeth bared:

"Hey, Brother Yun, the taste of the wine jar is not pleasant, right? Hard, right? Thanks to me for blessing you, otherwise you would have suffocated to death long ago."

Yun Chen wiped his tears and smiled bitterly:

"Thank you..."

Zhuang Ji thought that these words were spoken to her, and she snorted lightly to express her acceptance.

Yun Chen climbed out of the wine jar, all wet. She had been holding her breath for a long time, and her body was weak due to the Soul-Devouring Pill, which made her legs weak and she was about to fall off the carriage.

Zhuang Ji didn't move, and didn't even show any intention of reaching out to help. At this moment, a figure faster than the wind rushed up and hugged Yun Chen.

Yan Lang glanced at Zhuang Ji coldly, and immediately called on the guards who had been on standby day and night for five days to set off.

The black carriage began to run at full speed in the night.

The extremely fast speed caused the carriage to shake violently. Yun Chen was soaked all over and kept shaking, being tossed around like a kite.

Finally, he no longer had to force himself to hold on, no longer had to pretend to be strong. Yun Chen felt the toxic pain of the Soul Devouring Pill slowly creeping in again, and with a trembling voice, he said to Yan Lang almost pleadingly:

"Help me...it hurts so much..."

Yan Lang's heart almost broke when he heard this, and he hugged Yun Chen tightly, as if if he only hugged Yun Chen hard enough, Yun Chen would be less painful.

"Yun Chen, we have already left the palace. There is no need to endure it! Scream out if it hurts! You can scream now!"

Yun Chen shook her head, not wanting to shout, but the excruciating pain eventually defeated all her will, causing her to lean on Yan Lang's chest and let out a heart-wrenching wail:

"ah--"

The cry was extremely painful, mournful, and shrill.

It's like I want to vent all the grievances and sadness.

The shock made Yanlang's chest buzz and numb, and it almost tore him in half.

"Yun Chen, I'm sorry..."

Yan Lang hugged Yun Chen and apologized repeatedly. He had never hated himself as much as he did at that moment. Why did he make the soul-devouring pill that was unsolvable in the world? Why did he hurt Yun Chen in the end?

His heart was broken, and tears fell on Yun Chen's face.

She tried to reach out her wet and cold hand, tremblingly wiped away the tears on his face, and smiled palely, saying with difficulty:

"It doesn't hurt, I was just kidding..."

After saying that, Yun Chen fainted.

Yan Lang could no longer control himself and buried his head in tears.

The carriage carried two people who were tightly attached to each other and on the verge of breaking apart, and ran towards the distance with all its might.

The horse didn't know anything about the Soul-Eating Pill, nor did it know anything about deception, exploitation, or escape. It just intelligently felt the sadness from the two heartbroken cries, and ran away desperately.

The horse thought, no matter where they want to go, I will take them there, I will definitely take them there.

But whether it was this kind horse that understood human nature, or Yan Lang and Yun Chen, they all obviously underestimated Huo Gannian's anger.

Less than an hour had passed since Yun Chen came out of the West Palace Gate and boarded Yan Lang's carriage to escape. Before he even escaped from Kyoto, the entire city began a massive search and alert.

The sound of hurried horse hooves echoed in the darkness. Yan Lang could almost hear the voices of Rong Yi, Duan Jie, and Fu Lin, calling out:

"Boss! Where are you?!"

"Yun Chen! Come back!"

"Your Majesty? Why did you come out in person? You ascend the throne today, and it's the time for you to host a banquet for your ministers!"

At night, sounds always traveled clearly and deeply. Yan Lang could clearly hear Huo Gannian's roar as he collapsed and lost his mind:

"roll!!!"

Soon, all the Tianwei troops in the city came out in full force, spreading everywhere like a tide.

Yan Lang hugged the unconscious Yun Chen even tighter and said loudly to his favorite horse:

"Good boy, faster! Faster!"

The horse galloped for its life all the way, and finally rushed out of the city gate and escaped from Kyoto before the Tianwei Army completely blocked the city.