Chapter 35 Dissension
A few days later.
Lai Yang brought Mo Ruyan back to the huge Beijiang City smoothly.
Beijiang City stands proudly in the wind and snow, strong and upright, tenacious and unyielding, and looks quite majestic at first glance.
The gates of Beijiang City were tightly closed, and numerous soldiers could be seen patrolling on the tall city walls. A solemn atmosphere filled the air between heaven and earth.
Seeing someone approaching, many soldiers on the city wall quietly drew their bows with nervous expressions.
After taking a closer look and seeing the faces of the two men, the soldiers in charge of guarding the city were startled and shouted:
"It's the princess! Princess Ruyan is back!"
"Quick, go and report to the Wuwang Mansion."
Soon, the news of Mo Ruyan's safe return spread throughout Prince Wu's Mansion.
Hearing this, even Lord Mo was shocked and couldn't understand how she could escape from Wan Yunxiang's hands.
"My Lord, the princess has returned safely. This is a happy event."
"Come on, follow me to the city gate."
Lord Mo did not hesitate and waved his hand and shouted.
Soon, a group of people from Prince Wu's Palace arrived at the gate of Beijiang City and ordered their men to open the door.
At this time, the tightly closed heavy door slowly opened. After going through hardships and sufferings, she finally returned home safely.
Lai Yang, Mo Ruyan, Mo Shenjun and others meet again, but the atmosphere is not as touching as they had imagined.
I saw Mo Ruyan staring at Mo Shenjun's face with a very complicated look, with a strange look in her eyes, as if she was getting to know him all over again.
"Dad." Mo Ruyan called softly.
"Ruyan, I'm so glad that you're okay. You've suffered a lot." Lord Mo stepped forward and wanted to show the deep father-daughter love, and hugged Mo Ruyan in his arms.
But what no one expected was that the next moment Mo Ruyan actually dodged his arms, causing Lord Mo to freeze in his tracks.
Seeing this, Lord Mo sighed inwardly. He understood that Mo Ruyan might have already developed a gap towards him in her heart, and the relationship between them had broken down.
He had expected this. He really didn't expect that Mo Ruyan and Lai Yang could escape back. He thought that he would have to wait until he led his troops to attack the imperial city before he would have a chance to see Mo Ruyan again.
"Dad, I'm a little tired. I want to take Liu Yang back to rest first, is that okay?" Mo Ruyan said in a clear voice with a hint of alienation in her tone.
Lord Mo nodded and said, "Well, you should indeed have a good rest. I will come to find you later. Someone take the princess back to the mansion to rest."
"Let's go." Mo Ruyan looked back at Lai Yang, motioning him to follow her, and then walked towards the direction of Prince Wu's Palace.
As the three men passed each other, Lord Mo's eyes swept across Lai Yang's face meaningfully.
Lai Yang looked at him out of the corner of his eye, just like when they first met, his eyes were neither humble nor arrogant, but as calm as water.
Lord Mo understood Mo Ruyan's abilities. Although she was born intelligent, her talent in martial arts was average and her character still needed to be honed. There was no way she could escape from Wan Yunxiang's hands.
Then the remaining possibility is that Lai Yang did something, so the two of them were able to escape back to Beijiang City.
But now that they have successfully escaped back to Beijiang City, he has to make some slight changes to some of the plans he had made previously.
"Uncle Xu, have you figured out anything?" Lord Mo couldn't help but ask.
"I suddenly feel that I cannot see through the man beside the young princess. In just over two months, he has been able to cultivate the Breath-Resisting-Origin Technique to such a level. This is truly extraordinary."
Xu Bo would not think that Lai Yang had broken through to the fifth level. Even he could not see through the other party's aura. The only possibility was that because of the Breath-Retaining and Returning to the Origin Technique that Lord Mo had taught him before, the other party was very likely to have practiced this technique to perfection and completely concealed his own aura.
The perfect state of the Breath Concealing and Returning to the Origin Technique is such that as long as the opponent does not make a move to reveal his aura, even a powerful grandmaster will not be able to accurately gauge the opponent's strength.
Xu Bo sighed and said regretfully: "Your Highness, we may have made a wrong move. This child may be a great help to our plan. I am afraid it will be difficult to make him completely loyal now."
"You're right, it's difficult, but not completely without chance."
Lord Mo's gaze fell on the backs of Mo Ruyan and Lai Yang, as if he was thinking about something.
The group returned to Prince Wu's Mansion. Mo Ruyan personally arranged a temporary room for Lai Yang, and then ordered the servants in the mansion to prepare food. She took a hot bath with the help of two maids, carefully washing off all the dirt on her body.
In addition to hot water, there are also some petals with pleasant fragrance in the bathtub.
"You guys go out first." Mo Ruyan waved her hand.
The two maids looked at each other, stood up and left: "Okay, Princess, please call me anytime if you need anything. I will be waiting at the door."
Most of Mo Ruyan's body was soaked in hot water filled with floral fragrance, and the room was filled with mist and was hazy.
She couldn't help but recall the suffering and hardship she had endured during those days.
Especially Wan Yunxiang’s words seemed to still be in her ears, constantly echoing in her mind.
The majestic, gentle, and loving image of Lord Mo in her heart gradually shattered like a mirage, and she felt as if her heart was in a dark and deep abyss, cold and suffocating.
If she were to stand in Lord Mo's perspective, she could understand his actions, but it was really hard to accept for the time being.
Could it be that all the favors he showed her in the past, treating her like the apple of his eye and holding her in the palm of his hand, were all deliberate pretense and an act for outsiders to see?
At this moment, the voice of a maid came from outside the door: "This servant greets the princess."
"Where is Ruyan?" Yan Chengyun asked.
"To reply to the princess, Princess Ruyan is bathing in the house."
Mo Ruyan was slightly stunned, and subconsciously shouted to the outside of the door: "Mom, why are you here?"
"Such a big thing has happened, of course I have to come and see you, Ruyan, come to my room later, I have something to tell you." Yan Chengyun's voice was soft and gentle, with a motherly glow.
"I understand, mother." Mo Ruyan hesitated for a moment and agreed.
Soon, the servants delivered food to Mo Ruyan and Lai Yang's rooms respectively.
Lai Yang looked at the delicious food on the table and didn't hesitate. After eating dry food for so many days, his mouth was almost dry. His body needed a lot of energy, so he started to eat with relish.
Lai Yang felt that with his current physical condition, he could eat a whole cow in one meal.
The stronger a martial artist's body is, the more energy he needs to consume in order to exert his true strength.
However, just as he was enjoying the food, two familiar figures suddenly appeared in front of his door and asked with concern, "Are you still used to our northern food?"
Lai Yang stopped what he was doing and turned to look towards the door.
The people who came were none other than King Tongwu, Mo Shenjun, and Xu Bo.
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