Du San Niang specially prepared delicious food for Cui Yulu, which was, of course, what she considered delicious food.
"How can your cooking compare to Yulu's?"
Tuoba Xuan looked at the food that Du Sanniang brought out with disdain, but after being glared at by Du Sanniang, he dared not say another word.
I had no choice but to sit there and eat obediently.
Cui Yulu could tell that the eldest brother had definitely taken a liking to the third sister. The Yuan Dynasty allowed widows to remarry, so these two were the most suitable choices.
Tuoba Xuan is rough and careless, but he is thoughtful and meticulous. Du Sanniang looks fierce on the outside, but she is actually a weak and gentle woman on the inside.
Having spent so much time alone raising a child in this world, he's come to like pretending to be very capable.
But when she meets the man who understands her, she will shed her pretense and reveal her true self.
The night was quiet. Cui Yulu arrived at the place she had agreed to meet Fu Xiaoyu and waited for him. Fireflies emitted faint lights in the night, swirling around Cui Yulu.
It took about an incense stick's time for Fu Xiaoyu to arrive late.
“You’re late. I’ve been waiting for you for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. These fireflies are proof of that.”
As she said this, her eyes were fixed on the fireflies in the moonlight gauze bag. There were thirty fireflies inside, and they must have been very uncomfortable being crammed into such a small bag.
So she loosened the bag and let the fireflies fly out; the freedom to fly was the happiness they sought.
Little did she know that in the endless darkness, another pair of eyes had been watching over her all along.
Cui Yulu caught a glimpse of Xu Wanqing following behind Fu Xiaoyu out of the corner of her eye.
"Let's go, I just want to take a look. No matter what happens, don't try to persuade me. I'm old enough to handle things myself."
Fu Xiaoyu watched her silently, feeling an indescribable heartache. His heart wasn't made of iron; after hearing Xu Wanqing's tragic story, he felt compassion. When she cried and begged to follow him, he softened and agreed.
“Miss Yulu, I will guide you. Xiaoyu can lead the way. I am very familiar with this road.”
Xu Wanqing stepped forward and familiarly took Cui Yulu's hand. Cui Yulu didn't mind, but at this moment she felt that Xu Wanqing was proving something to her.
"Okay, let's go."
She politely withdrew her hand and followed behind the two.
The mountain path was difficult to traverse, but Fu Xiaoyu walked it with great familiarity. Clearly, he must have gone up there countless times after his memories returned, since that was his home.
“Fu Xiaoyu, you should actually stay in Kyoto. This is your home, isn’t it?”
She knew he would come back because of her, but she couldn't bear the weight of that relationship.
Fu Xiaoyu's steps suddenly became unsteady. He hadn't expected Cui Yulu to say that, and for a moment, he felt a mix of emotions.
“Miss Yulu is right. That’s what I also told the Prince. I wanted him to go back and assist the Emperor so that his talents wouldn’t be buried.”
"Yes, your idea is right. You can stay in Kyoto from now on."
Cui Yulu said this without any extra expression.
The three of them soon arrived at Kyoto's night market without incident. After the great depression caused by the previous siege of Kyoto, the night market in Kyoto has now reopened and the curfew has been lifted. Men and women are having a great time strolling around the night market.
Fu Xiaoyu had already received intelligence from the secret guards and knew Han Yu'an's exact location, so he led Cui Yulu straight to where Han Yu'an was.
Unfortunately, the weather turned against them, and it suddenly started to rain. Cui Yulu only saw a young man and a beautiful woman sharing an oil-paper umbrella.
A light drizzle pattered on the oil-paper umbrella before slowly sliding down. The woman under the umbrella looked shyly at the man holding it for her, her eyes full of affection.
“He’s doing well, I can leave now.”
After saying that, she left without looking back. Fu Xiaoyu had just opened her oil-paper umbrella, but seeing that Xu Wanqing wasn't using an umbrella either, she gave it to her.
He then quickly ran over to find Cui Yulu.
Cui Yulu glanced at him but said nothing, walking silently in the drizzle, as if memories were awakening in her mind.
Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed before their eyes, and the men in black quickly surrounded them.
Because of the shadow of the previous siege of Kyoto, the people quickly scattered upon seeing this scene.
Cui Yulu also prepared silver needles in her hand, her eyes fixed intently on those people.
"These guys are Deadpool, you two better watch out."
As soon as Fu Xiaoyu finished speaking, several black-clad guards approached Cui Yulu, clearly indicating that Cui Yulu was their target this time.
Sure enough, wave after wave of black-clad assassins surrounded her. Cui Yulu had no martial arts skills to begin with, only some silver needles, and her stamina quickly ran out, but the assassins continued to surge upwards.
As soon as Fu Xiaoyu dealt with one wave, another wave quickly surrounded him.
Deadpool swarmed like ants, wave after wave, giving them no chance to breathe.
Soon, Cui Yulu was captured by a Death Servant. Just as his knife was about to fall on Cui Yulu, Fu Xiaoyu disregarded everything and used his own body to take Cui Yulu's place. The knife fell on him, and blood splattered onto Cui Yulu's face.
At that moment, she realized that Fu Xiaoyu's love for her surpassed even his life.
How could you be so foolish?
"You all get out of here, I'll cover your retreat."
His bodyguards were nearby. After a whistle blew, the bodyguards moved out. These black-clad assassins no longer wanted to fight. Having achieved their goal, they all disappeared into the night.
Fu Xiaoyu then collapsed in pain, and Cui Yulu noticed that his complexion was off and that the knife was poisoned.
Upon seeing Fu Xiaoyu collapse, Xu Wanqing rushed over and shouted to the guards, "Why aren't you taking the prince back to the palace?"
Xu Wanqing had lived in the Prince's mansion for a period of time, so the guards were familiar with her.
Fu Xiaoyu was quickly brought back to the mansion. Because it was a secret return, no one else was informed.
"How is the prince now?"
"He's been poisoned, and I need to find the antidote."
"Where is the antidote? Go find it quickly, don't waste time here. I'll take care of things here, you go now."
Xu Wanqing spoke in a very anxious tone, her eyes fixed on Fu Xiaoyu, not even glancing at Cui Yulu.
It was as if everything here had nothing to do with Cui Yulu, and that she was the one who owned this place.
"This is medicine to temporarily relieve his poisoning. Give him one pill every three hours. This bottle should last until I find the medicine."
"Put him here. I'll take good care of him. And thank you for taking care of him when he had amnesia. But please try to stay out of his life as much as possible in the future. Do you understand what I mean?"
Cui Yulu glanced at Fu Xiaoyu lying on the bed, then nodded and said, "I know, I'll go find the antidote first."
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