Yu Ling was on the verge of a breakdown. But he remained calm and said coldly to Gu Wen,
"They are guarding the gate; your chances of leaving are slim. Would you mind having a word with me?"
Seeing Gu Wen nod in acceptance, Yu Ling continued,
"This is a private room on the second floor. It's not too high, and it's right next to the other side of the street. I can go down to the ground through this window first, and then catch you from below. There won't be any danger, you..."
Yu Ling paused here, after all, in his view, pedantic humans have always disliked physical intimacy with strangers.
"Very well, then I'll trouble you, Your Highness."
Gu Wen was also a straightforward person, not as hesitant as Yu Ling had imagined. She agreed directly and waited for Yu Ling's instructions.
After confirming several times that the Xiongnu would not come to investigate in the short term, Yu Ling gently opened the window to look out. It was quiet outside. Although jumping down like this might be discovered by the people next door, it would still give her some time to escape, right? Without thinking too much, Yu Ling flipped down. Her movements were swift and graceful. She lightly touched the ground with her feet and didn't make a sound.
"Miss Gu, that's enough."
Yu Ling mouthed the words towards the second floor. As a great demon who had cultivated to the point of being almost as old as heaven and earth, even though he had a human body, his knowledge and combat awareness were incomparable to those of ordinary humans.
Gu Wen nodded gratefully to Yu Ling. Regardless of how Yu Ling deliberately turned the emperor into An Jingxuan after her rebirth, just the fact that she caused Gu Cheng to defect and ruined An Jingqiu's rebellion gave An Jingqiu plenty of reasons to get rid of her as soon as possible.
The reason the prince is treating her so calmly now, and even helping her out, is probably because of his brother Gu Cheng's reputation...
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