On horseback, Mu Ange was still trying to compose himself, holding An Ning tightly around the waist.
It wasn't until An Ning let out a soft cry of pain that he belatedly felt a little relieved.
Mu Ange rested his chin on her messy hair and let out a long breath: "I almost went crazy!"
An Ning, however, was puzzled and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you outside the city? Where are you going?"
Mu Ange glanced around: "Hurry up."
"yes."
Mu Ange hugged Anning tighter once more, saying, "I'll tell you all about it when we're in a safe place."
They traveled for a long time, and by the time they reached the city closest to the capital, it was already evening.
Mu Ange instructed everyone to set up camp and spend the night outside the city.
Inside the tent, Mu Ange used the wooden frame he had just picked up to prop it up on the ground, then hung a cloak on it to make a simple screen, behind which he placed a wooden basin for washing.
"I've asked them to boil some water. You can wipe yourself down in a bit; here are your clothes."
As she spoke, Mu Ange placed the soldier's clothes in her hand into An Ning's hands.
"Sir, the water is ready."
"Um."
Mu Ange lifted the curtain, brought in the water, and poured it into a wooden basin.
"I'll keep watch outside, don't worry."
After saying that, he turned and left.
An Ning crawled behind the screen and began washing diligently. She had originally thought that after escaping the city and spending all the money she had prepared, she would have to live the life of a beggar for a few days. Unexpectedly, she was captured by Mu Ange.
After washing up, she put on a soldier's uniform and called softly to Mu Ange, who stood outside the tent like an ice sculpture, "Your Highness?"
Mu Ange turned and went inside, holding a handkerchief in her hand: "Let me dry your hair."
As he spoke, he began to wipe it carefully.
An Ning was puzzled by his careful actions. Why was this person treating her like a precious treasure ever since he found her at the city gate?
After wiping for almost half an hour, Mu Ange finally pulled An Ning to sit on the bed and asked worriedly, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"
An Ning said, "I was lying peacefully in the courtyard when Old Man Yan said you had a letter for me. Before I could even read it, Sister Yun rushed in and said my identity had been exposed and the emperor was going to assassinate me. Old Man Yan gave me an idea to fake my death, and then I escaped in the chaos."
Mu Ange rubbed his temples: "What a brilliant feigned death!"
His feigned death nearly cost him half his life.
"The corpses in the fire?"
An Ning said, "Old Man Yan said he would make arrangements and told me to just focus on my mission. He also specifically instructed me to change my identity and return to the capital after a month, and not to contact the people of Sihai Yixiu or you, otherwise all my efforts would be in vain."
Mu Ange sighed: "It's good that I'm out of the palace. I'll never go back."
An Ning looked at his general's attire.
"Are you suggesting we start a war?"
"Go and suppress the bandits, here you go."
As he spoke, Mu Ange stuffed a metal talisman from his bosom into An Ning's hand.
An Ning looked at it with some confusion: "What is this?"
"I don't know when I'll be able to return. This is all I have, enough to mobilize all the forces I've secretly cultivated. On the way, choose a place you like to settle down. If I succeed in my mission, I will definitely come back to find you."
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