When she looked down under the moonlight, she discovered that the reins were covered in blood.
It was He Yunze's blood. He had always been a scholar in both his lives. At this moment, he was so nervous that he pulled the reins too tight, and his hands were rubbed raw by the rough reins.
Song Xizhi's eyes flickered slightly, but she didn't say anything. However, He Yunze behind her spoke up nervously:
"Damn it, the pursuers are here!"
Upon hearing this, Song Xizhi looked back and saw many soldiers carrying torches, searching house to house for something.
She heard a buzzing sound in her ears, and then she heard He Yunze's voice from behind her: "My brother must have discovered my scheme and knows that I ran away with you. He used the excuse of finding the arsonist to send pursuers after us."
Upon hearing this, Song Xizhi abruptly pulled on the reins and turned the car around again.
She had been on edge the whole time, but at that moment she felt a little helpless.
Since He Jingyan knew she had escaped, he would definitely send people to ambush all the people close to her.
The world is so vast, she has nowhere left to go.
As Song Xizhi was thinking, he saw He Yunce suddenly reach out and grab the reins in his hand.
The wind howled, and she heard He Yunze say in her ear, "We're leaving the city. You go find Master Yuanhui and meet up with the Crown Prince."
Song Xizhi turned to look at him: "No, we can't leave the city now. If we leave the city, He Jingyan will definitely find out."
But He Yunze's eyes gleamed with determination in the moonlight, and his raven-like voice uttered the most reassuring words: "I have a way."
"We are now trapped in the capital, like turtles in a jar. We must leave the city, or the Crown Prince will definitely be looking for you."
After he finished speaking, he ran wildly toward the city gate again.
When the two arrived at the city gate, He Yunze pulled down his cloak, revealing his face, and then handed the stolen Marquis of Anding token to the soldiers guarding the city.
Song Xizhi's method of observing He Yunce was to directly reveal his identity and hand the token to the soldier. Her eyes narrowed sharply, and her whole eyes widened.
She was about to stop him when she heard He Yunze speaking to the soldiers.
“My father woke up and said that the arsonist has left the city. I must go and capture him.”
Upon seeing the token and knowing what had happened at the Marquis of Anding's residence that day, the soldiers guarding the city let them pass immediately after hearing He Yunce's explanation.
Once outside the city gate, the two fled for their lives.
It's unclear how long the two ran through the mountains and forests, but when the horse beneath them neighed in exhaustion, its hooves gave way and it collapsed to the ground, He Yunze gritted his teeth and got up.
He pulled his cloak tighter around himself and said to Song Xizhi, "From now on, we will split into two groups and each do our own thing."
Song Xizhi also felt a sudden loss of balance. Upon hearing He Yunce's words, he endured the pain all over his body and got up from the ground.
She really didn't understand what He Yunze was trying to do, and just stared at him blankly: "You showed the soldiers guarding the city the Marquis of Anding's token, He Jingyan will definitely find out."
“He will definitely come after us. We’ve lost our horses now, and he’ll find us very soon.”
Song Xizhi felt that He Yunce's every step and every move seemed to be very planned and purposeful, and she was caught off guard and thought that he had other plans, so she chose to believe him.
But she didn't expect that after they revealed their identities and left the city, another horse died from exhaustion, and they ended up in the desolate wilderness. Their obvious movements attracted pursuers, and He Yunze now told her to mind her own business.
“I choose to believe you, so even if we fail to escape in the end and are really captured by your brother, I will not regret it.”
"But He Yunze, you led me all the way to the outskirts of the city, and now you're saying we should each mind our own business. What exactly do you want to do?"
He Yunze listened to Song Xizhi's words, simply handed the dagger he carried to Song Xizhi, and then smiled apologetically at her.
"You know me, I'm cowardly and selfish."
“My elder brother made me the heir apparent, and my maternal grandfather also values me now. You ruined my bright future, and now I’m incredibly lucky.”
"I just rescued you from the cellar to repay the kindness you showed me in my past life, and to atone for my sins."
"The reason I'm not helping you now is because I can no longer risk my life for you."
"If your brother catches you, that's your life. If I go back peacefully now, my brother won't kill me for Father's sake."
Upon hearing this, Song Xizhi paused for a moment. She glanced at the dagger He Yunce had handed her; it was sticky and covered in He Yunce's blood.
She nodded, and by the moonlight, gave He Yunze another smile: "Okay, thank you, He Yunze."
In the deep forest at night, the chirping of insects filled the air. After saying this, she gripped the dagger in her hand and ran into the tall weeds without looking back.
He Yunze stood there, watching Song Xizhi's figure gradually disappear into the distance, a happy smile spreading across his lips.
As he smiled, for some reason, his eyes gradually became moist again.
He twitched his hands slightly, and couldn't help but call out Song Xizhi's name again: "Zhizhi..."
Song Xizhi paused for a moment before slowly turning his head to look at He Yunce from afar.
The horse collapsed beside him, and his frail body stood in the moonlight, looking inexplicably sorrowful.
Immediately afterwards, she heard He Yunze's voice: "My maternal grandfather, my maternal grandfather and my brother have cooperated."
Song Xizhi frowned, and then heard He Yunze continue, "The statue. I think there's something wrong with the statue."
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