The two guards fell to the ground, their ropes slipping from their hands.
Like a kite with a broken string, Cui Yulu fell off the cliff in full view of everyone.
Suddenly, a crescent-shaped white figure also fell down with her. Fu Xiaoyu used his inner strength to catch up with Cui Yulu and held her in his arms.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here, I will protect you."
At this point, Cui Yulu had already fallen into a coma and did not hear what he said.
Tuoba Xuan was heartbroken and immediately ran back to the mountain, took out his short sword, and began to fight Fu Xiaohan.
Tuoba Xuan was like a mad bull, and he killed all the guards who surrounded him with a single stroke.
After eliminating the guards, Tuoba Xuan, his eyes bloodshot with rage, turned to Fu Xiaohan.
"How about that? Two of them died at once. Even if I died right now, I'd still have come out ahead, hahaha..."
Tuoba Xuan stabbed at Fu Xiaohan like a madman, but Fu Xiaohan no longer resisted and let him vent his anger.
In the end, both of them fell into a pool of blood. Fu Xiaohan still had a smile on his face. No one knows what he saw in his last moment. Perhaps it was his mother and father.
Meanwhile, Tuoba Xuan collapsed to the ground from exhaustion. When Qin Zhong arrived, the entire summit of Jade Mountain was filled with the stench of blood.
When Xu Wanqing, who had been watching from below, saw Fu Xiaoyu unhesitatingly embrace Cui Yulu and fall off the cliff, her heart shattered completely.
He does have someone he likes, but he doesn't regret it.
After this epic battle, the foreign army swiftly and decisively wiped out the barbarian forces, securing victory in this great calamity of Kyoto.
Meanwhile, Kyoto, which had been shrouded in gloom for more than a month, finally saw the clear sky. When Fu Xiaofan walked out of the dungeon, he felt the warmth of the sun again, but the older brother who warmed his childhood was nowhere to be found.
Next came the reorganization of the capital and the purge of court officials. This time, Fu Xiaofan finally grew up and learned how to utilize talent.
Because of the large-scale purge of court officials, the emperor urgently needed talented people around him. Fu Xiaofan issued a decree to open up the imperial examinations to select talents. In the past, the imperial examinations had to wait three years, but this year, as long as the conditions were met, the examinations could continue. This was a good thing for Han Yu'an.
"Yu'an, this is a great opportunity! This year, the emperor has opened up the path of the imperial examinations, and you will surely be able to win the top prize and enter the top three in the palace examination."
The old scholar Han Changsheng spoke excitedly, his heart filled with an indescribable fondness for Han Yu'an.
However, Han Yu'an did not seem to care about the Master's words at this time. It was already the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, and the siege of the capital had been quelled for half a month. Why was there still no news of Cui Yulu? She said she would come back, but why was she nowhere to be seen?
"Yu'an, are you even listening to me?"
After being questioned three times by the teacher, Han Yu'an finally came to his senses.
He nodded with a blank look in his eyes: "Master, I'm listening. I will do my best to prepare for the exam."
"That's good. I have another political treatise here. I'll have someone send it to you tomorrow. It's a collection of my thoughts on governance. Take a look; it will be helpful for your exams."
Han Yu'an gratefully got up to see the teacher off. Just as he was about to turn back into the house, he suddenly saw Tuoba Xuan and Lin Yun standing together at his door.
Neither Cui Yulu nor Fu Xiaoyu were behind them; both of them looked sorrowful, lacking their usual spirit.
"Will Yulu and the others arrive a little later?"
Han Yu'an looked at the two of them and asked quietly.
However, after asking the question, he became afraid of hearing the answer, perhaps because the answer would be a pain he could not bear.
Just then, Han Chunying returned from grocery shopping. Upon seeing Lin Yun, she couldn't contain her excitement and hurried over to him.
"Lin Yun, you're back! You're really back! That's wonderful!"
Han Chunying could not contain her excitement and even threw the groceries she had bought on the ground.
She circled around Lin Yun again and again, checking him for any injuries. She was heartbroken when Lin Yun was injured, and she felt much more at ease seeing that he was alright this time. He did look a little thinner, but that didn't matter. Her sister-in-law's cooking was so delicious that she would definitely fatten him up.
Then she realized something was wrong. Cui Yulu hadn't returned. It was normal for Fu Xiaoyu to be away dealing with affairs in the capital, but Cui Yulu had said she would come back for the New Year. How come it was already the eve of the New Year and she was still nowhere to be seen? Could it be that she stayed in the capital to be a princess?
"Why hasn't Yulu returned? Could it be that your prince cheated and forced her to stay?"
Tuoba Xuan couldn't hold back any longer. After glancing at Lin Yun, he said to Han Yu'an, "This is what Sister Yulu asked me to give you. She told you to live well and forget about her."
"What? Yulu has really been kept by your prince to be his princess? Is there some misunderstanding? My Yulu loves my third brother the most, there's no way she'd become a princess."
Han Chunying spoke anxiously, completely unaware of the change in their expressions.
"I did hope that my lord would keep her as his princess, but that's not the case. They both died."
Lin Yun seemed to have mustered a lot of courage to say those words.
He wasn't there at the time; he only heard about the scene from Tuoba Xuan and the others.
He regretted not staying by the prince's side the longer he was there; if he had, the prince might not have died.
"What... what happened? Why are they all dead? Wasn't the siege of Kyoto supposed to be over and everything back to normal? How could people be dying?"
"Besides, Yulu is a fairy descended from heaven. How could a fairy die? You must have made a mistake. Did she forget to bring me a gift and then go back to buy me one? That must be it."
Han Chunying's voice choked with emotion as she spoke, unable to imagine how they would live without Cui Yulu.
The Han family was once in dire straits, but her arrival revitalized the lifeless family, allowing them to live a good life that everyone in the village envied.
Even if they were misunderstood by the villagers and forced to leave the village, they felt it was worth it, because there was always hope wherever she was.
Suddenly she looked up at Lin Yun and shouted angrily, "It's all your prince's fault! If we hadn't met you, we might have been living ordinary lives, working from sunrise to sunset, living a carefree and happy life. But after meeting Fu Xiaoyu, everything changed and became uncontrollable. Give me back my Yu Lu!"
Han Chunying was emotional and kept pounding Lin Yun's chest, tears streaming down her face like a torrential downpour.
Han Yu'an, on the other hand, was much quieter. He just stared blankly at the thing in his hand, not saying a word, as if no one was around.
Completely absorbed in his own world, he remained silent, simply watching, smiling bitterly, and reminiscing. If he could do it all over again, he would stop Cui Yulu from going to Kyoto no matter what.
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