I will find you no matter where you are in the world.
——He You
One year later.
The city is now in ruins, resembling an old man in his twilight years.
During the morning court session, officials competed to talk incessantly about the recent natural and man-made disasters.
Emperor Gongsun Teng of Yi Kingdom felt utterly exhausted and hastily ended the morning court session.
After everyone had left, he sat alone in the empty hall, feeling utterly dejected.
Eunuch Lin, who had watched the emperor grow up, stood beside Gongsun Yu, looking at him with heartache.
He knew perfectly well that the state of Yi was now surrounded by enemies on all sides, its people were filled with fear and anxiety, and it was already a rotten rags on the inside, and its fate was probably sealed.
Gongsun Yu's voice rang out heavily: "Eunuch Lin, I fear my empire is nearing its end..." He then let out a painful laugh, "Hahahaha..."
It sounds so hopeless.
Lin Gonggong was terrified and immediately knelt down.
"Your Majesty, you still have the Crown Prince, everything will be alright."
"His Majesty will surely enjoy a long and prosperous life, the county will prosper, the people will live in peace and contentment, and the world will be at peace."
Thinking of the Crown Prince, Gongsun Yu's eyes flickered. "It seems I really am getting old..."
Their conversation was thus swallowed up by the biting cold of winter.
*
Li Baobei felt a little cold and uncomfortable all over. She felt waves of pain in her arms and felt as if she were being held.
She reflected on her experiences over the past year.
She arrived alone in a picturesque town in the south, a scholar wandering far from home. She settled into a house and hired several servants with respectable backgrounds.
I thought I could just barely survive the rest of the days like this.
In the small town in Jiangnan, everything seemed to slow down, and she forgot how many times she had dreamed of He You.
Every time she woke up from a dream, a feeling of suffocating despair would engulf her entire body, making it hard for her to breathe.
Until I encountered Anji, life seemed to begin to have a little more color.
Later, Dongfang Yerong also appeared in the town...
Li Baobei opened her eyes wearily and vaguely realized that she was in Dongfang Yerong's arms. She was immediately shocked and broke free from his embrace.
She looked at her injured arm, which had been bandaged up, with only a few red marks visible.
She stared blankly into the distance. She remembered going out for a boat trip on the lake and being inexplicably chased by a group of men in black.
The man in black was ruthless. She tripped over a stone and saw the man in black chasing her with his sword aimed straight at her.
Suddenly, another man in black pushed her aside. The sword only grazed her arm. She overheard someone calling her name and then fainted from fright.
She never expected that the man in black was Dongfang Yerong!
Who exactly is he?
"Who exactly are you? Is your name really Dongfang Yerong? Did you already know that I am Li Nannan, the third young lady of the Prime Minister's mansion?" she said coldly to him.
Dongfang Yerong looked at her; her eyes were lifeless and cold, like an ice blade slowly piercing his heart, causing a dull ache.
"I'm here to save you. You don't need to know my true identity. You're in danger right now. Come with me! I can protect you."
He looked at Li Baobei with pleading eyes, hoping to take the little girl away and hide her away so that no one could ever hurt her again.
That way, I can find a way to save her.
"Since you refuse to be honest, then we have nothing more to say. Farewell, Dongfang Yerong!" With that, Li Baobei groped her way forward, showing no trace of lingering affection.
Dongfang Yerong darted forward and grabbed Li Baobei's uninjured hand.
"Don't leave, Nan Nan, I can protect you. You're in danger right now!" Dongfang Ye Rong said with difficulty, her voice trembling.
He was afraid she would just leave like that.
"Why am I in danger? Why is someone chasing me? I'm just a poor, penniless scholar." Li Baobei ruthlessly pulled her hand away from his grasp.
She was about to take a step when she found her consciousness starting to blur again. She took a few shaky steps and then fainted from exhaustion. The person behind her immediately caught her and held her tightly.
Dongfang Yerong's trembling voice echoed in her ears, "I'm sorry..."
Li Baobei felt like she was trapped in endless darkness. She wanted to struggle, but found that she had no strength and no chance to resist.
She saw what looked like a figure ahead, and it seemed so familiar—it was He You!
She ran desperately toward the figure, but found that her vision was gradually blurring, and she could no longer make out He You's face.
Then he saw He You slowly walk towards a woman's figure, and then hug the woman tightly.
Her figure was beautiful, graceful and delicate, like a willow swaying in the breeze. Compared to my current frail body, she was like heaven and earth.
They slowly walked in a direction from which Li Baobei could no longer see, and gradually disappeared.
She was plunged into darkness once again, no, no, no!!!
She screamed desperately.
What's there to worry about? I miss you so much~
I'm in so much pain! My whole body hurts!
My heart aches so much, it feels like it's about to shatter. What's the point of worrying, what's the point of worrying...
Li Baobei was trapped in a deep nightmare. Dongfang Yerong looked at Li Baobei lying on the bed and felt heartbroken. Her little face was pale and lifeless.
His body was trembling uncontrollably.
At first, he thought she was cold, so he put another blanket on her.
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