Just then, Young Master Yi seemed to suddenly transform, coldly saying, "Help? How can we help? Do you know that Dongning City is now swarming with city guards? They've already laid a trap, just waiting for him to appear. As soon as Prince Qin, Xuanyuan Han, shows up, he'll be captured immediately!"
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun was almost in tears. She looked at the person in front of her who had suddenly become extremely cold, then her gaze suddenly sharpened, and she said sternly, "That's right, what obligation does Third Young Master have to help me? But I will never stand by and watch His Highness be in danger and be plotted against. I will go myself. I believe that even if I go alone, I can still stop His Highness."
As soon as she finished speaking, she lifted her skirt and turned to leave quickly, but was stopped by several men in black holding long swords.
Following closely behind, a familiar figure slowly appeared, accompanied by a large contingent of soldiers. As they approached Yi Shangyun, the man put his hands behind his back and greeted her with a smug look on his face, "Royal sister, you are indeed still alive! It's been a long time!"
"It's you!" Yi Shangyun looked up and was extremely surprised to see that the person walking towards her was actually Mei Zhixuan.
She glanced at Yi Sanshao, who was standing quietly to the side staring at her, then at Mei Zhixuan, and instantly understood: "So the two of you have already formed an alliance?"
Then, a thought struck him, and he suddenly realized what was going on. Seeing that Young Master Yi's gaze was somewhat evasive, he said firmly, "It seems that Young Master Yi went to great lengths to bring me here tonight, and you must have something else in mind. What exactly do you want to do?"
As she spoke, she quickly sorted out the series of events that had occurred in recent days, and suddenly said, "Could it be that you want to use me to lure out His Highness!"
At this thought, she immediately realized what was happening. On the surface, she appeared calm and composed, but in reality, her mind was in turmoil as she silently regretted, "What should I do? What should I do? Your Highness, Yun'er has caused trouble again! You absolutely mustn't show yourself! They've already laid an ambush, just waiting for you to appear!"
Just then, Mei Zhixuan stepped forward, raised an eyebrow, seemingly acknowledging everything she had said: "Royal sister, please!"
And so, the group, along with Yi Shangyun, slowly disappeared into the still surging sea of people.
No sooner had everyone left than Xuanyuan Han arrived at the same place with his men.
He stopped and looked around for a long time, but couldn't find a trace of her. Frustrated, he slammed his hand on the stone railing of the small bridge, frowned, and muttered in a low voice, "Yun'er, where did you go? You mustn't be in trouble!"
Perhaps in a moment of panic, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest, and he quickly reached out and pressed it down.
Upon seeing this, a nearby guard hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Xuanyuan Han stretched out his other hand to block it: "It's alright. You guys quickly search the area again and see if you can find any trace of her."
The guard seemed very distrustful of him, looking troubled. Xuan Yuanhan sternly ordered him, "Go now!"
Seeing him leave, Xuan Yuanhan finally gasped and murmured, "Why wouldn't you believe me? How could I not know your kindness? The King of Dongning is still your father, and his people are naturally your subjects. Even if I said before that I would blow up this city, it was just a momentary outburst because I couldn't stand seeing them bully you. Now, I truly regret it. I shouldn't have scared you."
Recalling his initial purpose for coming to Dongning, Xuanyuan Han murmured to himself, "In the battle against Beilie, I ultimately lost you, and I was so heartbroken that I fell seriously ill. After I awoke, to appease the anger of the other two kingdoms of Lingkong, my elder brother pretended to confine me indefinitely to the palace, but in reality, he was secretly escorting me to Dongning to secretly seize the kingdom. Then, Xiqin would have no fear of the remaining small southern barbarian kingdom of Nan'an, and would dominate the entire Lingkong. But I never expected that you would still be alive..."
As he spoke, Xuan Yuanhan's face softened. He paused, then continued, "It's fortunate that you're still alive, allowing me to make amends for the mistakes I made before. Do you know how happy I was when I saw you in the palace that night? However, I also knew then that I would be unable to complete the mission my elder brother had arranged. But as long as you are safe and happy, I am willing to pay any price."
As he finished speaking, Xuanyuan Han's eyes softened deeply: "Yun'er, you are my everything..."
"Your Highness!" Just then, Cheng Liang, who had already arranged everything, saw his master at the street corner and hurried over to meet him.
Xuan Yuanhan asked in a deep voice, "Has everything been dealt with?"
Cheng Liang nodded to him and asked, "So, any news about Miss Yi?"
Seeing that his master remained silent, and thinking that Yi Shangyun must still be missing without a trace, he gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "If I ever run into that Young Master Yi again, I'll skin him alive and tear out his tendons!"
Meanwhile, on another street, crowds still thronged, and the air was filled with the sounds of gongs and drums, creating a lively and joyous atmosphere.
Mei Zhixuan and Yi Sanshao were walking together when they suddenly heard a fast horse chasing after them.
A guard dismounted and approached Mei Zhixuan, whispering something in his ear. Mei Zhixuan's eyes lit up, and he gave Yi Sanshao a wink. Yi Sanshao then led Yi Shangyun, escorted by one of the separate groups, and continued on their way.
Mei Zhixuan led a group of men and hurriedly retreated.
Seeing this, Yi Shangyun's eyes darted around, and suddenly she clutched her stomach, bent over, and pretended to be in great pain, saying, "Ouch, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts so much..."
As he spoke, he stopped abruptly and ceased moving forward.
In that instant, Young Master Yi was flustered with concern and asked anxiously, "Girl, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Yi Shangyun continued, feigning pain, "Perhaps it's because I haven't eaten for too long today, I'm hungry, it hurts, it hurts so much, it hurts so much..."
"Hungry?" Upon hearing this, Young Master Yi quickly looked around at the surrounding shops.
Unfortunately, they were passing through a commercial street lined with shops. They finally spotted a roast duck restaurant, only to find a long queue in front of it. Although they had some doubts, they could only give in to Yi Shangyun's increasingly loud cries of pain, saying, "Wait, girl, wait for me. I'll go buy you something to eat right away!"
Seeing that Young Master Yi had been successfully sent away, all that was left were big-breasted, brainless brutes.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and Yi Shangyun pointed a finger behind his followers and exclaimed, "Isn't that the King of Qin of Western Qin that you've been looking for?"
"King Qin, King Qin of Western Qin, where is he? Where is he? Where is King Qin?" Upon hearing this, everyone's faces immediately turned in shock, and they hurriedly turned around to search for the image of the God of War King Qin in their memories among the sea of people behind them.
After a while, a shout of "Giddy up!" was heard, and Yi Shangyun had somehow found a fast horse.
With a flick of his whip, the horse galloped away like the wind, carrying Yi Shangyun and chasing after Mei Zhixuan's retreating figure.
The crowd then realized what was happening and started chasing after the horse, shouting, "Stop! Stop! Stop right now!"
Hearing this, after several unsuccessful attempts to cut in line, she could only obediently squeeze into the crowd and eagerly wait. Young Master Yi, who was queuing to buy roast duck, shouted urgently, "Girl, you can't ride a horse! Stop! It's dangerous! Stop right now!"
Yi Shangyun, however, was no longer listening to anything. He simply galloped his horse at full speed through the bustling, crowded street, lashing his horse's rump hard with his short whip: "Giddy up, faster, faster!"
She sped along, and pedestrians on the street all retreated to both sides of the street in fright. However, she really had no other choice. If she had any other way, why would she risk her own life and the lives of the pedestrians on the street?
She felt like she must be going crazy at that moment, as if she couldn't even remember how she got on the horse, let alone how to control its speed.
He could only grip the whip tightly with one hand and the reins tightly with the other. He dared not open his eyes, yet he forced himself to stay open for fear of missing any chance to find that person.
Suddenly, the area she passed through seemed to fall silent, with only her increasingly hoarse cries echoing through the air: "Excuse me, please make way, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
Calling out like this, they wandered through many twists and turns until they finally spotted that familiar figure in an alley.
Upon seeing Xuan Yuanhan, Yi Shangyun shouted at him without hesitation, "Your Highness, run! Get out of here! There's an ambush! Hurry!"
Yi Shangyun clearly couldn't control the horse. Seeing the horse running wildly towards a wide river, Xuan Yuanhan immediately realized what was happening. At this critical moment, he took a leap and landed right on the horse's back, behind Yi Shangyun.
Xuanyuan Han grabbed the horse's reins from Yi Shangyun's hand and easily tamed the horse.
Then, he tightly embraced Yi Shangyun, who had already closed her eyes and was waiting for whatever bad thing might happen next, and whispered softly in her ear to comfort her: "Yun'er, don't be afraid, it's alright, I'm here!"
After an unknown amount of time, Yi Shangyun finally cautiously poked her head out again, which had been buried deep in her chest, and slowly opened her eyes to look at the person beside her. However, her whole body was still stiff, and her heart, which was pounding wildly, was still hanging in mid-air with nowhere to go.
Until he saw that familiar face, until the face in front of him gradually softened, and then he slowly lowered his head and domineeringly sealed her lips with a kiss.
In an instant, applause erupted from the crowd that had the two of them completely surrounded and unable to move. Soon, the applause came from all directions...
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