Ruyan looked at Wang Xiucai curiously, and a trace of loneliness flashed across Wang Xiucai's eyes. "To be honest, my mother is from Pingyang City. Later, the whole family moved to Yangzhou, where we didn't fit in. Now that I have found the love of my heart, I naturally want to take you back to my hometown."

Hearing Wang Xiucai's sincere conversation, Ruyan smiled shyly and buried her head in his arms. At this time, a series of footsteps were heard. Wang Xiucai was shocked and was about to take Ruyan away with his bag. Unexpectedly, it was Gu Yunru and Rong Zhen.

"Mr. Wang, although you usually look weak and frail, I didn't expect you to be able to run so fast. I have been looking for you for a long time before I finally found you here! It must be hard for you to find us." Gu Yunru was holding an exaggerated banana leaf, fanning the cold wind while looking at the two of them, and said with interest.

The four of them found a nearby tavern and sat down to drink tea. Gu Yunru was so tired that her mouth was dry. Without saying a word, she ordered two large bowls of tea and gulped them down. Rong Zhen looked at her tenderly and raised his sleeve to wipe the corners of her mouth personally.

Ruyan couldn't help but feel envious when she saw this, "Brother Rong is so good to Sister Gu. No matter where you two go, you can still cherish each other like this. It's really enviable."

Gu Yunru couldn't help but smile bitterly. "You guys are not bad at all. You dared to disobey the emperor's order. One of you didn't even want to be the top scholar in the government. You even gave up wealth and glory. Who can compare to you?"

After hearing this, Ruyan looked at Wang Xiucai in shock, "You have already passed the exam, why are you still coming out with me?"

In Ruyan's opinion, this was the most foolish thing. How could she be so ignorant? Was her bright future really going to be ruined? Wang Xiucai was not shocked at all, as if everything was expected.

"Isn't it just about winning the list? For me, nothing is more important than meeting someone who understands and loves me. I believe that if it were you two, you would make the same choice, wouldn't you?" Wang Xiucai held Ruyan's hand tightly, and their inseparable appearance made others jealous.

Gu Yunru didn't want to see such a scene, so she waved her hand and said, "Alright, alright, the two of you stop being so annoying. We're not going to take you back, but the emperor has already ordered that we must find you two, so the most important thing is that you two should quickly figure out how to leave."

Rong Zhen's cold and handsome face softened a lot. Knowing that Wang Xiucai treated Ruyan sincerely, he wanted to help them. However, his brother's temper became more and more violent in recent days. If he couldn't get Ruyan, who knows what he would do.

The pair of calm pupils slowly looked at the two of them, "For now, you should avoid the official road as much as possible. The official road has been planted with the emperor's men. If you go there, you will be trapped."

Wang Xiucai and Ruyan's hearts sank. Wang Xiucai raised his hands, ready to bow to the two. Gu Yunru rushed forward and held his arm, "Wang Xiucai, what are you doing?"

"You two have come all the way here for us. We two will certainly remember your kindness. I, Mr. Wang, have nothing to deserve you two to do this for me."

"Yes, Sister Gu, Ruyan has remembered everything you did to her, but you shouldn't have interfered in this matter. But thanks to your reminder, otherwise we would have really gone to the official road, not knowing that the emperor had already left an ambush..."

Ruyan looked at Mr. Wang anxiously. The emperor was the supreme ruler and whatever he wanted was as easy as taking something out of his pocket. She was just a tragic woman, but she let Mr. Wang sacrifice his career to fulfill this impossible love affair. It was really a pity.

Gu Yunru shook her head helplessly. Just as they were about to say goodbye, they saw another group of soldiers surrounding them. Rong Zhen held Gu Yunru's hand and signaled them not to act rashly as they didn't know the identities of these people.

Their leader was an unfamiliar man, and he did not show the emperor's token, so he was probably not from the Yulin Army.

"Boss, have you seen this person?!" The waving man walked to the counter with a ferocious look and took out two portraits, one of a man and one of a woman. Rong Zhen did not look closely, but he could see from the corner of his eye that the people in the paintings were Wang Xiucai and Ji Ruyan.

If they were not the emperor's men, who would spare no effort to track down the two? Before all the doubts were solved, the group of people noticed that Wang Xiucai, who was drinking tea silently, and Ji Ruyan, who lowered her head and said nothing, surrounded them.

"Take these two away from me!"

Come on! Gu Yunru slammed the table and stood up, saying, "Who are you? You arrested people for no reason. Is there any law or justice?"

"I am the king's law, I am the justice of heaven, come here, take them back to me, anyone who dares to stop me will be killed without mercy!"

The man's demeanor was very arrogant, and his words were consistent with his actions. As soon as his men drew their swords, the guests of the hotel fled, and even the shopkeeper and the waiter were forced to hide in the backyard.

Seeing that these people were going to use real guns and knives, Rong Zhen decided to fight with the leading man after two moves. Unexpectedly, the man could actually withstand three moves from Rong Zhen. However, after three moves, he was beaten to a pulp and knelt on the ground, begging him to stop.

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"Okay, A Zhao, let's not bother with them. It's just a waste of time. Let's go quickly." Gu Yunru winked at Rong Zhen, tugged at his sleeve, and asked Wang Xiucai to take the bag and Ruyan, and the four of them set out on their journey again.

It was late at night and the temperature was close to zero degrees. Gu Yunru kept his neck down the whole time. He decided to go up the mountain with Ruyan to pick up some firewood. They could roast some firewood in the field to keep warm at night. When they got to the mountain, they found a little rabbit. Gu Yunru made a basket and let the rabbit get into the trap. He shot a wild rabbit and caught two pheasants. It seemed that the food tonight would be very delicious.

"Sister Gu, I've discovered that you are really omnipotent." Ruyan was holding firewood and was praising her all the way. Gu Yunru was a little flattered, but she said modestly, "Oh, it's okay, it's okay, this is the basic survival in the wild, but the weather is getting colder and colder. If you continue to go north, the weather will probably be even colder. Remember to keep warm and don't get sick on the road."