Seeing her nervous look, Zu'an couldn't help but hug her: "Haha, you still care about me after all. You were so cold to me a while ago, it made my heart feel so cold."
Speaking of this, Bi Linglong gritted her teeth again: "Who told you to treat me like that last time!"
"That's because you're too beautiful," Zuan said with a laugh as he kissed her again.
Bi Linglong knew he was deliberately using praise to change the subject, but she was still very happy and was soon captivated by his kiss.
After a while, she suddenly trembled and couldn't help but swing her fists and hit him a few times. This bastard really knows how to take advantage of a vulnerable moment.
...
After an unknown amount of time, Bi Linglong lazily nudged the man beside her: "It's almost dawn, you should go."
“I’m not leaving,” Zuan muttered, burying his head in front of her.
"Stop fooling around, maids, get up quickly." Although Bi Linglong was also reluctant, she remained rational.
Left with no other choice, Zuan had to say goodbye to her: "I'm leaving for Yunzhong County today, and I'm afraid I won't see you for several months."
Bi Linglong's eyes were full of tenderness as she helped him straighten his clothes and said, "Be careful on your journey. It doesn't matter if you can't find out the truth of the case. Your safety is the most important thing."
"Don't worry, the Emperor has granted me an imperial decree. If a crisis arises, I can ask him for help," Zu'an reassured him.
Hearing him say that, Bi Linglong finally breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, she knew how powerful an imperial edict was, but she was a little surprised. Generally, the emperor would only give the edict to his trusted embroidered-robe envoys. Why would he give it to him?
But then I thought about it again. The other party had demonstrated sufficient ability in the previous academy secret realm and helped the crown prince pass the major exam, winning the emperor's trust. So it makes sense.
Zuan looked down at her rosy cheeks and smiled, "You sound just like a wife saying to her husband before he leaves."
Bi Linglong spat and hurriedly pushed him into the secret passage before returning to bed. Thinking of her identity, she couldn't help but sigh softly.
After a while, there was a noise outside. Rong Mo knocked on the door and said softly, "Your Majesty, it's time to get up."
Bi Linglong subconsciously pulled the blanket to cover the hickeys on her neck, then realized that the other person couldn't see them, so she said lazily, "I'm a little tired today, I want to sleep a little longer, don't disturb me."
It's all that bastard's fault. He kept him up for most of the night, and now he feels like his body is about to fall apart. He doesn't even think about getting up.
After all, she was the head of the Eastern Palace, and unlike the emperor, she didn't need to sit in the office all day, so she still had that much freedom.
Rong Mo was somewhat surprised. He knew that the Crown Princess had always been very diligent over the years. Since the Crown Prince did not manage affairs, the Crown Princess handled all the official documents in the Eastern Palace. Therefore, she was particularly strict with herself. What was wrong with her today?
However, she didn't say much, presumably because the Crown Princess's lifespan had been damaged in the secret realm, and her mental strength was not as good as before.
It's all that bastard Zuan's fault for not protecting the Crown Princess!
...
"Achoo!" Zuan on the other side sneezed loudly, wondering which girl was thinking about him again.
After leaving the Eastern Palace, he obviously didn't have much time to sleep. He mustered his men in the palace and then led a hundred Imperial Guards out of the palace.
The Imperial Guards are a branch of the Imperial Guards of the palace. Each member undergoes rigorous training and possesses at least a fifth-rank cultivation level. While they may not be a match for some martial arts masters in a one-on-one fight, they are proficient in formations and combined attacks. Against an equal number of martial arts masters of the same level, they are almost always victorious.
Even against experts whose level far exceeds that of the fifth rank, they have the ability to put up a fight.
They have enough men. To deal with a hundred Imperial Guards, you would have to send out several times the number of troops, but this time they represent the imperial envoy, which would be tantamount to rebellion.
If the enemy intends to rebel, there is no difference between one hundred Imperial Guards and one thousand Imperial Guards.
Not long after, they met up with Sang Hong's people at the dock on the outskirts of the city. Although cultivation was advanced in this world and various runes and formations greatly improved transportation, it was still far inferior to the airplanes and trains of the previous life's technological civilization.
After all, rune formations require spirit stones, which is too expensive. Generally, only a few people can afford them, and they become unusable when there are too many people.
Therefore, just like in ancient times, traveling by water would definitely be more convenient and less troublesome.
The Suidan River, stretching for thousands of miles from north to south, passes right through the capital city.
The tributaries along the way were dug and expanded, forming a convenient water conservancy network. For a city as large as the capital, the consumption of bulk commodities such as grain, timber, and ore was staggering, and they were basically all transported by water.
The mission would travel north along the Suidan River, then disembark midway and travel overland westward to Yunzhong County.
After all, the Suidan River does not pass through Yunzhong County.
When Sang Hong was appointed as the imperial envoy, some officials came to see him off on behalf of the court, and even the emperor sent a eunuch to read out the imperial edict to bolster his prestige.
Zuan yawned, thankfully Sang Hong was handling all of this, otherwise it would have driven him crazy with annoyance.
Suddenly he noticed several familiar figures in the crowd, and was both surprised and delighted: "What brings you all here?"
The two young men were imposing and stood out from the crowd.
One of them had a square face, and he looked upright and serious, giving people a sense of reliability.
The other person was gloomy and handsome, and looked like a teenager with psychological problems.
The two were none other than Gao Ying and Pei You.
Seeing this, Gao Ying's serious face also showed a smile: "This trip to Yunzhong County is a great opportunity for all the major families to gain prestige. Many people are vying for it. We were selected thanks to you."
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