Losang had already sided with Luo Yan, so naturally he left Huai'an Prefecture with Su Yan.
Since Luo Yan took control of Suizhou, prices in Suizhou have skyrocketed, causing great suffering to the people.
Su Yan didn't suffer too much because of the money Xie Yu left behind, and she also had the foresight to save up supplies in advance.
So when she and Shen Yao left, they had very little money left.
On her way to join up with the Liang army, Su Yan saw too many refugees fleeing the disaster.
Su Yan couldn't understand why Luo Yan would choose to dig his own grave, since there were many ways to seize the position of Tusi of Suizhou.
Instead, Luo Yan chose the most radical and most serious approach.
Later, Su Yan learned about Luo Yan's background.
They discovered that he had an extremely tragic childhood. He was born from an affair between his mother and his father-in-law, who was also Losang's grandfather and the biological father of the former chieftain.
Born from incest, he was disliked by his father from birth and was despised by the world. His childhood sweetheart, Yin Zhu, was the only ray of light in his gloomy life.
This is why Luo Yan imprisoned Wang Ruofu after Yin Zhu's death.
However, although Luo Yan is very capable, it is actually very difficult for him to get the position of Tusi (chieftain) of Suizhou.
Su Yan felt no sympathy for Luo Yan's plight, simply because he treated his senior sister as a substitute for Yin Zhu.
On this point alone, Su Yan could never forgive.
The three left Huai'an Prefecture and arrived at Luoshui Town, where they found people setting up tents to distribute porridge.
Luoshui Town was already extremely poor, and with Luo Yan about to go to war with Daliang, even beggars passing by would probably throw a couple of copper coins into Luoshui Town.
At first, Su Yan was curious about which wealthy family was so kind as to distribute porridge, but when she saw what the person distributing the porridge looked like...
Su Yan was stunned on the spot.
She never expected to see Jingning and Xie Yu again in Luoshui Town.
Jing Ning, who was distributing porridge to the refugees, also noticed Su Yan standing in the crowd.
He immediately handed the spoon in his hand to the person next to him, and excitedly rushed over to Su Yan, hugging her tightly in his arms.
"Su Yan, I missed you so much..."
Su Yan smiled and reached out to push the excited Jing Ning away from her embrace.
After all, hugging and kissing in public isn't a good thing.
Su Yan's resistance made Jing Ning realize that she had gone too far. Fortunately, she was dressed as a man, otherwise there would have been gossip.
"Princess, what are you doing in Luoshui Town? Didn't you go to Jingzhou with Xie Yu?"
Jing Ning nodded. "I did go to Jingzhou to see my father. On the way back, I heard about the trouble in Suizhou, so Xie Yu and I rushed here, afraid that something might have happened to you..."
Su Yan smiled and said, "This humble official has caused the princess worry..."
"I'm not worried. With Chen Yao by your side, I never even thought something might happen to you..."
Su Yan was somewhat puzzled by Jing Ning's words. "Why is that?"
Regardless of martial arts skills, Shen Yao is truly one in a million.
But even the strongest fists can't fight against many hands, and Shen Yao isn't a divine being, so how could he guarantee absolute safety?
Therefore, Su Yan couldn't quite understand the meaning behind Jing Ning's words.
Seeing Su Yan's confusion, Jing Ning covered her mouth and laughed, "You can't even figure this out?"
Upon hearing Jing Ning's words, Su Yan was even more bewildered. She shook her head and said, "This humble official is foolish and hopes that the princess can enlighten me."
Shen Yao was standing right behind Su Yan, so he naturally heard what Jing Ning said.
He looked at Jing Ning with equal bewilderment.
The two had the exact same expression, which made Jing Ning unable to suppress a smile.
He grabbed Su Yan's hand, pulled her to a corner, gave Shen Yao a meaningful look, and then mysteriously explained to Su Yan.
“Su Yan, actually I couldn’t understand why Shen Yao didn’t like me before, but I figured it out later. I believe that the feelings he had for Ye Qingzhu were not love.”
Su Yan looked at Jing Ning with a blank expression, a big question mark rising above her head, "Huh?"
Upon hearing this, Su Yan felt as if she were a badger in a melon patch, unable to find any melons.
“Shen Yao is a fool. In his past life, he was a monk who was ascetic and had no desires. He is also stubborn and inflexible. Otherwise, Ye Qingzhu would not have used this to blackmail him. So, Su Yan, no one but you can control Shen Yao.”
Su Yan was even more confused upon hearing this. "Princess, what do you mean by that? This humble official doesn't quite understand."
"Haven't you noticed? Shen Yao treats you and everyone else completely differently."
Upon hearing this, Su Yan frowned.
Actually, Su Yan hadn't noticed this.
“Princess, my feelings for Shen Yao are completely sincere. I hope you will not misunderstand.”
Seeing that Su Yan had misunderstood her meaning, Jing Ning completely gave up and blurted out her true feelings, "I think Shen Yao likes you..."
"ah?"
Su Yan didn't understand Jing Ning's meaning at first, but after hearing her words, she immediately realized that she had misunderstood.
She quickly explained, "Princess, you've misunderstood. There's nothing between Shen Yao and me."
"Yeah?"
Upon hearing this, Jing Ning frowned. She had learned a great deal about the relationship between Shen Yao and Su Yan from Xie Yu.
She felt that the relationship between Shen Yao and Su Yan was indeed somewhat subtle, and since she couldn't keep anything to herself, she immediately pressed Su Yan for answers as soon as she saw her.
However, upon hearing Su Yan's explanation, Jing Ning naturally believed her and did not pursue the matter further, instead leading her to the porridge stall.
"I don't know what this new chieftain of Suizhou is thinking. It's a pity that the people are suffering from the war."
Jing Ning was complaining to Su Yan when Xie Yu walked over.
"Princess, this place is not safe to stay any longer. Let's return to our camp in Daliang!"
After all, Jingning's status was not low. If he fell into the hands of the Qiang people, he would inevitably become a pawn for Luo Yan to threaten the Liang army.
In addition, Jing Ning and Xie Yu had run away without Baili Feng's knowledge.
Jing Ning looked up at the sky. Dusk was approaching, and Luoshui Town after nightfall was no longer what it used to be.
Jing Ning nodded, agreeing to Xie Yu's suggestion.
Soon, Su Yan and her two companions, along with Jing Ning and her companion, left Luoshui Town.
An hour later, they arrived at the camp where the Liang army was stationed.
Luoshui Town is located at the border, making it convenient to come and go. Once war breaks out, it may become a battlefield.
Upon arriving at the military camp, Baili Feng learned that Jing Ning had returned and rushed over.
At this moment, Su Yan and the others were still having their meal in the tent when they heard a noise coming from outside the door.
"Your Highness, you're finally back."
Baili Feng hurriedly entered the tent and was stunned when he saw so many people inside.
He knew the princess had brought someone back, but he never expected it would be Shen Yao.
His expression was one of utter surprise. "Chen Yao, what are you doing here?"
A few days ago, he had exchanged letters with Shen Yao, in which Shen Yao did indeed say that he would come to the camp in ten days.
I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
When Shen Yao saw Baili Feng, he greeted him warmly, "I originally planned to stay in Luoshui Town for a while, but I didn't expect to meet the princess, so I came ahead of schedule."
The old friends were reunited, and both of them had smiles on their faces.
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