"How can this be possible? This is what your mother left for you. You should keep it with you and wear it carefully. This is only the first step for you and Mr. Wang. No one knows what will happen in the future. If the emperor insists on catching up with you, A Zhao and I will be helpless. I think you should keep it by my side and I will protect you well." After saying this, he hung it up for her personally.

"Okay then. If we arrive at Pingyang City safely, I will definitely ask the scholar to write a letter home to you."

"good."

Gu Yunru and Ruyan were chatting and laughing, and when they were about to go down the mountain, they suddenly heard a burst of sparse noises nearby. The two quickly hid near a haystack. It turned out to be a group of soldiers with torches in their hands who had chased here. The clothes they were wearing were the same style they had seen in the private school. It seemed that they were the emperor's men.

"Why did these people come here? Who are they?" Ruyan was not sure about the identities of these people, but it was the first time she saw them being so persistent.

"Don't worry about it for now, let's sneak down first and ask them to move to another place!"

"Um."

Before leaving, he counted their number. There were about thirty of them in total. This number of people was more than enough to deal with the four of them. No matter how good Rong Zhen's kung fu was, having three people who didn't know kung fu beside him would inevitably be a burden.

"They are coming soon, so let's pack up and leave!" Gu Yunru came to Rong Zhen, panting. Xiucai had just prepared his things and spread them on the ground, ready to rest here for the night. After hearing what Gu Yunru said, he had to pack up his bags obediently. The four of them hurriedly rushed to a nearby cave. The cave was very humid, but the terrain was complicated and no one would find this place.

After lighting the torch, Gu Yunru rubbed her numb hands. The temperature at night was getting lower and lower, but Rong Zhen took out a mink fur from somewhere and put it on her. Gu Yunru turned around in surprise and asked, "Where did you get this from?"

Mr. Wang walked into the cave holding firewood, bent his waist, and smiled faintly, "Here are two pieces that the prince picked up nearby."

"It was picked up. What if it was used by someone else?!" Gu Yunru felt disgusted. After all, this thing could keep warm and had no peculiar smell. He and Ruyan each put one on their shoulders and gathered around the fire, praying that the soldiers would not come to search for them.

Gu Yunru's roasted pheasants and wild rabbits quickly aroused the appetite of several people. Rong Zhen couldn't wait to eat them, his eyes drooling...

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, take your time!"

Gu Yunru never expected that the smell of the roasted food would attract those officers and soldiers. The leading general smelled the scent of roasted game in the mountains, so he followed the smell and brought a group of people to the vicinity of the cave, peeling off the leaves and those distracting branches.

"My Lords and the others are there, the Prince and Princess are also here, should we just go in!"

The leader waved his hand to signal not to alert the enemy. Since they had already tracked down their whereabouts, they should just follow quietly. The prince and princess seemed to want to escort them. If so, they should not confront them head-on. They could just wait until they separated and then capture Wang Xiucai and Ruyan.

Several people dispersed and ambushed in various places, their stomachs growling and the smell was simply torture.

He could only take the dry food in his bag with a resentful look on his face, chewing on the tasteless dry food, and barely imagining that there was a plate of delicious food in front of him.

The people in the cave had already eaten and drunk their fill. Gu Yunru lay on Rong Zhen's thighs, using his legs as a soft pillow. It was quite comfortable lying like this, but the cave was damp and it would inevitably be cold at night.

"A Zhao, can you hold me?" Gu Yunru looked at Rong Zhen coquettishly, but Rong Zhen seemed a little unprepared. She would not act like this normally, and she actually made such a request in front of two outsiders. Although he was a little happy in his heart, he still couldn't do it in front of these two people...

"Okay, I'll hold you..." Rong Zhen stretched out his stiff hands and held her in his arms. It was simply a hug without warmth. Gu Yunru couldn't help but pouting, but it was better than having no one holding her. Ruyan and Wang Xiu smiled at each other when they saw this, and they leaned on each other and gradually fell asleep.

The next morning, the four of them were ready to set off. As they walked, Gu Yunru analyzed the terrain and said, "We will take you a little further before we say goodbye. You can reach Pingyang City by walking north. Remember to avoid official roads and crowded places. Mr. Wang, Ruyan is now in your hands!"

When it was time to say goodbye, everyone felt reluctant, especially Ruyan. She had accompanied them on the road for three days and three nights. After learning their true identities, although she was a little surprised, she was already very satisfied. She didn't expect to meet these two noble people again.

"Sister Gu doesn't know if we can meet in the future, but what you did for Ruyan, Ruyan will definitely remember it in her heart and will never forget it." Ruyan took her hand and said such words before leaving. It was really sad. Gu Yunru took a deep breath and said, "Okay, don't say such things. As long as you and Wang Xiucai are happy in the future, what Ah Zhao and I did today will not be in vain."

"Um."

"Hurry up, Ruyan, we should be able to get into the city before dark!" After Wang Xiucai and Rong Zhen exchanged a few words of farewell, they urged Ruyan to get on the road quickly.

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Gu Yunru and Rong Zhen stood aside, watching the two people gradually walking towards the north on the high hillside, and sighed in their hearts.

"A Zhao, lovers will eventually get married. Nothing can make us happier than seeing two loving people together." Gu Yunru's face was filled with a smile of longing for happiness, while Rong Zhen, who was standing next to her, had his brows tightly furrowed.

"What's the matter with you? Aren't you glad they're with other people?"

I thought it was because of the emperor, and I thought he would inevitably feel guilty, but looking at his heavy face, I felt that it was not just that. Rong Zhen turned around silently and said, "Wang Xiucai passed the exam and could have risen to prominence, but now he has given up everything for Ruyan. I still think this is a bit inappropriate. If the two of them think of this in the future, will they feel sad?"

"But Mr. Wang himself said that he wishes to have a devoted person with whom he will live forever. In fact, sometimes true love is more valuable than gold and silver. Some people think it is not important because they don't have it. They have not experienced the hope and warmth brought by true love. I hope that people in the world can understand what is the most important thing."