Xu Yuehuai immediately beamed with joy and said to them, "It's good that you're here soon!"
Pei Xuan and the others listened to Xu Yuehuai's particularly steady voice, and their hearts, which had been pounding with anxiety, immediately calmed down.
"Miss Xu, how is the Prince?"
They inquired about Qi Guze's safety.
Before Xu Yuehuai could respond, Qi Guze directly sensed the internal force and spoke to them.
"I am fine! Quickly send men to rescue us!"
After learning that Qi Guze was in very good condition, Pei Xuan and the others quickly arranged a rescue operation.
The ropes they brought weren't long enough, so they could only lower them down in small sections, relying on manpower to go down and carry out the rescue.
They tied the dagger to a rope and fixed it to the top of the cliff.
Once they reached the cave, they placed the end of the rope next to it.
Xu Yuehuai was rescued first, with a rope tied around her waist. She was pulled by people until she reached a certain distance. Then, people took the rope and continued to climb upwards with Xu Yuehuai.
After a series of relays, Xu Yuehuai was finally rescued.
Qi Guze's rescue plan didn't require such a complicated process; all they needed to do was to fix nails to the cliff face.
Qi Guze could then use his internal strength to climb up step by step, step by step, using those nails as footholds.
A short while later, they both successfully returned to the top of the mountain.
"Your Highness! We are late! Please forgive us!" Pei Xuan and the others quickly knelt down.
Qi Guze waved his hand and said, "It's already very good that you were able to come to the rescue successfully. I will not punish you; on the contrary, I will reward you."
After all, they were trapped here this time, and the other party had erased all traces of them. Pei Xuan and the others were still able to find them, which shows how much effort they had put in.
Pei Xuan and the others were somewhat surprised to hear that Qi Guze was not punishing them.
If it were the old Qi Guze, he would have punished them severely.
But when did things suddenly change?
Pei Xuan and the others immediately thought of Xu Yuehuai's existence. All of this must be because of Xu Yuehuai's appearance that Qi Guze changed.
He used to be cold-hearted, but now he's more considerate.
Pei Xuan and the others were particularly pleased with Qi Guze's change at this moment, and quickly kowtowed to express their gratitude.
Then he led Qi Guze and the others to hurry to the capital.
Perhaps it was because those people thought Qi Guze and Xu Yuehuai were dead that the journey was so smooth.
They quickly returned to the capital. Once back in the royal city, Qi Guze hurriedly led Xu Yuehuai to the palace to meet the emperor.
The two boarded a carriage befitting the Regent Qi Guze and entered the palace together.
The guards stationed outside the palace were somewhat shocked when they saw their carriage arrive.
But seeing the Regent's sign, they couldn't stop them and quickly let the two of them in.
Upon entering the palace, they immediately went to report to the Emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom.
"Your Majesty, the Regent and Princess Heyue have returned!" said the eunuch beside the Emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom.
"What? They actually came back safely? How dare they show their faces here! Don't they know what happened?"
Even the emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom found it strange. How could Qi Guze not have heard the commotion and still dare to enter the palace in such a grand manner?
The eunuch said, "A message came from below that the Regent seems to be completely unaware of what happened in the Dark Moon Kingdom."
The emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom sneered and waved his hand dismissively.
"It's good that they don't know, that's perfect, quickly have someone bring them over!"
Upon hearing this, the father-in-law hurriedly arranged for someone to bring Qi Guze and Xu Yuehuai to the Imperial Study.
Qi Guze and Xu Yuehuai weren't stupid; they sensed that the people around them were acting strangely along the way.
It was as if something had happened that they were unaware of, something that these people already knew.
Those things are probably related to them!
But now they don't know what's going on, so they can only take it one step at a time.
Xu Yuehuai and Qi Guze exchanged a glance, both telling each other not to worry, to first see what had happened, and then decide what to do next.
After the two of them arrived at the Imperial Study, they met with the Emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom.
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
"Your Majesty, how have you been lately?"
They exchanged a few simple pleasantries at first.
However, the emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom kept a straight face and didn't say a word to them.
Xu Yuehuai suddenly felt that this matter was even stranger. Normally, even if the emperor did not want to pay attention to Qi Guze, he would still simply agree with him.
But now, the emperor is no longer going to pretend and is directly giving Qi Guze a cold look.
What exactly happened?
What exactly happened to cause such a drastic change in the emperor?
Just as they were waiting to see what the emperor would say, they suddenly saw many armed guards walking towards them.
"Brother, what's wrong with you?"
"Are there assassins around?"
Qi Guze pretended not to know and asked the Emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom.
The Emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom gave a cold laugh, "Take them both down for me!"
Upon hearing the order, the guards with swords drew their blades and surrounded Qi Guze and Xu Yuehuai.
Before Xu Yuehuai could react to what had happened, Qi Guze stepped in front of her and blocked her way.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
"What crime have we committed? We have just returned from the Kingdom of Dark Moon, having gone through so many dangers, to finally come back to the capital to see you, and yet you would draw your sword against us!"
The Emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom said, "How dare you two say such a thing!"
"Don't you have any idea what you did in the Dark Moon Kingdom?"
"The King of the Dark Moon Kingdom is dead. Don't you know that?"
Xu Yuehuai was extremely shocked when she heard this.
When they left, the poison in the King of Mingyue Kingdom had been neutralized, so why is he dying now?
What happened after they left?
Who murdered the King of the Underworld Moon Kingdom?
However, they have long since left the Kingdom of Dark Moon, and they cannot immediately find out what happened there.
We can only do whatever the ruler of the Great Zhou Dynasty says; that's what it is now.
"How could we possibly kill the king of the Dark Moon Kingdom?"
"When we left the Kingdom of Dark Moon, the King of Dark Moon was still perfectly fine!"
Xu Yuehuai hurriedly began to explain, trying to prove her innocence.
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