“I also felt something was amiss, but unfortunately, as you said, to protect them, I couldn’t get them to receive the information.”
"No need, we'll wait here for a while."
Xie Lingqin said, and as she spoke, she raised her hand to cover her mouth and coughed lightly.
I coughed once, and suddenly felt a warmth on my forehead.
It was Xu Yiran's hand. He looked at her with a serious expression. "Why is your forehead so hot? It seems like you have a cold. It looks like the medicine I gave you yesterday didn't work. I must go to the city immediately to find a doctor and get a new one."
"It's alright, it's nothing." Xie Lingqin gently pulled Xu Yiran's hand away and comforted her, "It's nothing, just a small matter. In the past, this would have been nothing. Once we get to the city, we can drink some hot water and it will be fine."
"Xiao Qin..."
Xu Yiran's eyes darkened, her heart aching. "It's my fault for not taking good care of you."
"No, it's more like I'm the one who dragged you down."
"Shh!"
Xu Yiran suddenly pulled Xie Lingqin down and saw a group of well-dressed guards riding horses out of the Xixia Pass on the main road not far away, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"These are the Crown Prince's dark horse bodyguards, it's rare to see them out like this, what's going on?"
"You don't know, do you? I heard that people from Beirong came to arrest a fugitive, so our Crown Prince sent people to meet them."
"Beijing Rong arrested a fugitive... Could it be..."
"Shh!"
Just then, the two people who had been speaking earlier immediately lowered their voices as they approached the main road ahead.
"Are you out of your mind? Be careful, the walls may be listening."
"Could it be true that the Crown Prince Xuanyuan really colluded with the enemy and was imprisoned?"
"It's true, of course. My nephew works in the prison. I saw it with my own eyes. I heard he's in a death row cell. They don't let anyone see him or go in. Young Master, this time you're probably in grave danger."
"Sigh, who can say for sure? One second you're favored, the next you're in hell."
The voices grew softer and softer as the figures gradually disappeared into the distance.
Xie Lingqin and Xu Yiran then emerged from the haystack, looked ahead, exchanged a glance, looked around, and then carefully disguised themselves again. They stole two discs containing the pass documents and headed towards the checkpoint.
With many people around and it past noon, the sun was shining through the clouds, and the officers and soldiers guarding the checkpoint were clearly getting restless and impatient, so they were checking things faster and faster.
When it was Xie Lingqin and Xu Yiran's turn, their clearance documents were checked and found to be normal, so they were allowed to pass.
"drive--"
As the two walked into the city gate, a sudden gust of wind rushed towards them from behind.
"Scatter, scatter..." A loud shout came over, and Xu Yiran, who was holding Xie Lingqin's waist, immediately dodged away.
"Whoa—"
Meanwhile, the leader of the black horse guards leading the way suddenly reined in his horse, his eyes scanning Xu Yiran, Xie Lingqin, and... her belly with great curiosity.
She was dressed as a pregnant woman.
Xu Yiran plays the role of her husband.
"Sir, I just checked, and their documents are fine." The young guard who had just checked them hurriedly stepped forward with a smile and reported.
"Why are you interrupting? Get out of here."
The leading man shouted angrily, and the young soldier immediately stepped back.
“If we don’t investigate more thoroughly, what if they’re fugitives from Bei Rong? They’re traitors who sided with the Crown Prince. If something goes wrong, who among you can take responsibility?” The leader in black grabbed the man with his whip and gave him a dressing-down. He then shouted, “Now, none of them can leave. We’ll re-investigate them.”
A murmur of discontent rippled through the crowd, but there was nothing they could do about it.
Taking advantage of this, Xu Yiran helped Xie Lingqin back, trying to blend into the crowd, but unexpectedly, the black-clad guard blocked them with a long whip, saying, "Hey, you've got some skills."
It was because Xu Yiran had just saved Xie Lingqin so well that she had revealed some of her martial arts skills.
Xu Yiran remained calm and quickly stepped forward, saying, "Reporting to you, sir, I used to run a martial arts school, but now my family has fallen on hard times..."
With a touch of melancholy, Xu Yiran smiled bitterly and stopped talking.
The leader in black looked Xu Yiran up and down. "Judging from your appearance, you don't look like a fugitive..."
"Your Excellency is wise."
"However, it's better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free." The leader in black's voice turned cold. "You, investigate them all again."
"My lord, we're innocent! My wife is about to give birth..."
Xu Yiran's acting skills are also incredibly lifelike.
However, the black-clad leader flicked his whip, causing Xu Yi to stumble back several steps. He then tightened his grip on Xie Lingqin's hand and fell silent.
"It seems we'll have to do another check."
"It's okay, we can just run away."
Xie Lingqin said softly.
Just then, another troop of cavalry came galloping from behind outside the pass, and then stopped.
"What's wrong?"
The moment the first person spoke, everyone around held their breath.
The voice was so deep and pleasant, so arrogant and noble, that even though it was so cold and devoid of warmth, it was enough to make people want to look up and catch a glimpse of the owner of that voice.
Xie Lingqin's heart and fingertips were trembling.
Yu Wenyao.
So, in order to capture her, he personally led a group of people to the border, to Western Xia?
“Your Highness, we suspect that this couple may be connected with the fugitive, so we are conducting a thorough investigation.”
Yuwen Yao's gaze immediately fell on Xu Yiran and Xie Lingqin.
Today, Xie Lingqin and Xu Yiran are not just disguised in clothes; their facial features, their entire bodies, and their faces are all disguised.
She was confident that no one would recognize her.
However, that clear and captivating gaze still made Xie Lingqin feel somewhat uneasy.
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