Yongxuan took half an hour to eliminate all the people in the mountain stronghold.
"Fifth Brother, Fifth Sister-in-law, Sister Ziwei, Brother-in-law, Yongxuan is late."
When Yongqi and the others saw Yongxuan, they were very curious and puzzled.
Yongqi asked, "Why did you come here?"
Yongxuan explained with a smile, "Father Emperor learned that you were coming back and sent me to meet you."
Little Swallow asked curiously, "Why didn't my brother and sister-in-law come?"
"Sister Qing and her husband are still busy with military affairs and can't get away."
Yongxuan's attention suddenly shifted to their clothes. "Fifth Sister-in-law, Sister Ziwei, you two really look like men when you dress up as men. I just found out that they deliberately targeted you..."
Furcon frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
"People locked up elsewhere are just in jail or tied up, but no one is like you, stripped naked and locked up..."
"By the way, Fifth Sister-in-law, this is your whip, isn't it? It must be very important to you, which is why you were threatened by them..."
Xiao Yanzi took the whip from Yongxuan and said with a smile, "Thank you very much, Eighth Brother, for today."
“We’re all family, no need to be so polite.” Yongxuan waved her hand. “I imagine Fifth Sister-in-law and Sister Ziwei have been quite frightened. Why don’t we rest here in the village for the night and continue our journey tomorrow?”
Yongqi and Fu'erkang looked at each other and agreed that what he said made sense, so they had no objections.
The men cleaned up the corpses and bloodstains in the mountain stronghold, while several masters stood on the edge of the cliff outside, gazing into the distance.
"Fifth Brother, the people in this mountain stronghold don't look like ordinary bandits; they seem to be a specially trained army..."
Yongqi frowned and said, "So, they were deliberately waiting for us here..."
Little Swallow sneered, "It seems they investigated me thoroughly, which is why we've fallen for this. If it weren't for Eighth Brother arriving in time, we don't know how we would have ended up like this..."
Fu Erkang asked, "Eighth Prince, has nothing serious happened at home?"
Yongxuan smiled and said, "For your Fu family, Princess Saiya giving birth to a daughter should be considered a big event, right? But it's a good thing, and there's really no bad thing about it."
Xia Ziwei laughed and said, "I can't wait to go back and see what Saiya and Ertai's daughter is like..."
After his men had mostly cleared out the stronghold, it was already time for dinner.
"Fifth Brother, Fifth Sister-in-law, Sister, Brother-in-law, let's go, let's go eat quickly."
The group walked towards the hall, where servants had already prepared and served the food.
"Fifth Brother, Brother-in-law, would you like to have a few drinks?"
Yongqi and Fu'erkang both shook their heads. Yongqi said helplessly, "Drinking can easily lead to trouble, so I'd better not drink!"
"Yeah, every time I drink, something bad always happens. I'm not drinking anymore, I'll just eat!"
Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi have also checked, and there is nothing wrong with the food on the table, nor with the plates; it is safe to eat.
Seeing that all four of them were like this, Yongxuan didn't insist. "Alright, then I'll just enjoy the taste of this fine wine by myself."
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Yongxuan led the four of them to their respective rooms. "Your rooms are separated by one another, so it will be easier to know if anything happens."
"Please rest well, all four of you. Yongxuan will take her leave now."
Yongyan and Kangwei finally breathed a sigh of relief after returning to their respective rooms.
"Yongqi, today was so close! I almost thought..."
"And what about me..." The two sat on the edge of the bed, embracing each other tightly, offering each other comfort.
“Yongqi, the reason I insist on taking this whip back is because it has saved me from many dangerous situations. Seeing this whip reminds me of you…”
"But after this incident, I've realized that none of these material possessions are as important as our personal safety..."
“Those things, if lost, we can make them again, but if something happens to a person, then it’s irreversible!”
Yongqi sighed, "Little Swallow, don't think so much. Get some rest and recharge. We have a long journey ahead tomorrow."
The two lay in bed embracing each other, sleeping soundly. No one noticed when someone came into their room.
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The next day at dawn, Yongqi opened his eyes, looked at the person beside him, and softly called out, "Little Swallow, Little Swallow, wake up..."
The person who was supposed to be asleep hadn't actually been asleep; upon hearing Yongqi's voice, they naturally opened their eyes.
"Little Swallow, we're about to set off."
"Okay, let's go quickly."
After tidying up their makeup, the two left the room, where everyone else was already waiting for them.
"Little Swallow." Seeing them come out, Xia Ziwei quickly went to greet them. "Let's go quickly."
Seeing the two sisters board the carriage first, Yongqi frowned deeply. Fu'erkang, finding it strange, stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, maybe I'm just overthinking it..."
"Fifth Brother, Brother-in-law, let's go quickly."
Apart from Xiao Yanzi and Xia Ziwei, the rest of the people rode horses.
Yongqi, who was walking ahead, kept replaying the scene he had just seen when he opened his eyes. He felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it...
When evening came, they went to the post station to rest.
Logically speaking, it would be perfectly normal for Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi to go back to their room together, but today, Yongqi inexplicably resisted being in the same room with Xiaoyanzi.
"Yongqi, what's wrong?" Xiaoyanzi walked to Yongqi's side and took his hand. "Let's go back and rest."
When Yongqi was being led by her hand, he instinctively wanted to take her hand away, but looking at her expression, he felt as if he was the one with the problem. How could he treat Xiaoyanzi like that?
After entering the room, Xiao Yanzi tried to take off his outer clothes, but he instinctively tried to back away, saying, "Xiao Yanzi, no need, I usually take them off myself. I told you, this kind of work isn't for you..."
"Since that's the case, then help me take them off..." Xiao Yanzi grabbed Yongqi's hand, wanting him to help her undress.
But Yongqi felt something was off. "Well, I'm not going to bed that early yet. I suddenly remembered I still have something to tell Erkang. I'll go find him. If you're sleepy, you should get some rest..."
Yongqi let go of her hand, put his coat back on, and went next door to find Fu Erkang.
Watching Yongqi's departing figure, she frowned deeply, "Did I do something wrong?"
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In the secret room of the post station, a woman dressed in men's clothing lay on the table. This woman was none other than Xiao Yanzi, who had been moved away in the middle of the night.
"Even dressed as a man, you are still so stunning and beautiful. No wonder Yongqi cherishes you so much, and no wonder Li Chengyun is so determined to have you. Do you think he can discover that the person he sleeps with has been replaced?"
"Do you think they'll have sex with someone else after they go back? Then your child will have to call someone else 'Mom.' That wouldn't be a good feeling, would it?"
The man helped her up, held her in his arms, and began to unbutton her clothes with his right hand.
Because it was a hastily chosen men's clothing, there was no undergarment underneath. If a man were to completely remove his clothes, everything would be visible.
The man had barely taken off her outer clothes when he was already barely able to contain his desire for her.
"It would be so boring if they didn't react and just let me do whatever I wanted..."
He wanted a little swallow that could respond and struggle, not a puppet that could be manipulated at will.
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