"Once everything is done and we're doubly happy, we can hold the wedding then." Jiang Bai rolled his eyes, thinking, "Who cares about your wedding date?"
Li Kejun bent down and gently stroked her head: "So you become so obedient when you need something from others. I am very satisfied today. Very well, your mother is still in the clan, so I doubt you would dare to run away."
Jiang Bai lowered her head even further: "Your Highness is the king of my witch clan. Although I have the status of a saintess, I am only an appendage of the king and cannot compare to your nobility."
"Well, although I know that it is very hypocritical for you to say these words with your arrogance, you still said them anyway, so I am pleased. Today, I will grant you the privilege of dining with me."
After he finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and entered the hall, his sleeves fluttering as if he were showing a hint of smugness.
Jiang Bai, who had been gritting his teeth and trembling slightly just moments before, was now completely composed as he watched him leave.
The fierce wind still blows; who knows where the fallen petals will end up?
Early the next morning, Jiang Bai was waiting for everyone at the stone gate. These people had been investigated by Li Kejun the day before, but he had not found anything suspicious.
After everyone had arrived, Li Kejun finally arrived late. He delivered a passionate speech to everyone on the elevated road before letting them leave.
They set off in three carriages. One carriage carried Jiang Bai and two weaker Gu Masters, while three others drove the carriages. The remaining five people rode in two separate carriages, each carrying some luggage and belongings.
This group included eleven Gu Masters, including Jiang Bai, as well as ten top experts sent by Li Kejun.
The team had doubled in size, which gave Jiang Bai a headache.
Inside the car, Yuan Mo removed his mask and took a breath: "Finally... out."
He felt the horse's hooves gradually emerge from the poisonous miasma forest, and his whole body stiffened.
Jiang Bai smiled helplessly at his appearance: "So you've come out now. I'm sure Lord Li Ke will soon find out that you're not in the tribe. After you leave the group, head north. You may not have seen the scenery of the north before. I guess you'll like it. I'm sure Lord Li Ke won't dare to mess with those countries."
Yuan Mo nodded, then frowned again: "You really won't let me help you? My Gu techniques belong to my clan..."
“No need. The people I’ve chosen are enough. I trust them.” She interrupted Yuan Mo. If he stayed, he could indeed help her, but he had been trapped by Li Kejun for ten years. If he didn’t leave now, he might never be able to leave again.
Sitting next to the two was a dumbfounded young Gu Master. He looked at Yuan Mo and stammered, "Master, what are you doing here?"
Yuan Mo tapped his head and chuckled softly, "If you raise your voice any louder, I'll be taken back by these people. This is an opportunity your senior brother gave up his own chance to leave the clan for me, so don't waste his sacrifice."
He had two apprentices. One was older and skilled in medicine and witchcraft. When he learned that Jiang Bai was recruiting people, he came to see Yuan Mo and said that this was an excellent opportunity for his master to escape. He was resentful that his master had been controlled by Li Kejun for so long and was determined to rescue him.
Yuan Mo was initially reluctant to take him on as a disciple, as Yuan Mo was skilled in medicine and Gu poisons and might hinder his progress. However, Yuan Mo insisted on becoming Yuan Mo's disciple and visited him every day to ask for his apprenticeship. Seeing Yuan Mo's persistence, Yuan Mo finally agreed.
His name is Tongyan. He is only fifteen years old this year. When Jiang Bai saw Yuan Mo choose him, she was quite surprised. Yuan Mo said that he would not let her down.
He changed his tapping motion on Tong Yan's head to a gentle pat: "Although Tong Yan is still young and a bit mischievous, I know his strength. He's more than capable of being an assistant. You can order him around as you please, and you can even beat him up."
Jiang Bai smiled, his lips pursed. He had clearly told her before that although the child was young, her Gu techniques were no less than those of some older people, and that she was intelligent, courageous, and a useful person.
Tong Yan was somewhat indignant: "With my strength, how can I only be a subordinate!"
Yuan Mo didn't look at him again, but looked at Jiang Bai: "After I leave, this child will be left without anyone to take care of him. I hope that the Holy Maiden will look after him for me. There is no need to be too concerned, just make sure he doesn't go astray and cause harm to the world."
"Master! How could I be that kind of person!"
Tongyan's parents died early, and he was only eight years old when he became his disciple. A year later, his grandfather, who had been taking care of him, also passed away, so he took Tongyan in.
Jiang Bai listened quietly as he finished explaining, a bitter smile appearing on his lips.
She knew he couldn't bear to leave the witch clan, couldn't bear to leave the people he had protected, but if he didn't leave, Lord Li Ke wouldn't tolerate him for much longer, and he wouldn't escape death.
Jiang Bai said to him that day, "Rather than being killed in vain in the Witch Clan, it would be better to go out and practice medicine and make a living, which would also fulfill my father's last wish."
The elder said that his father had long wanted the witch clan to reconcile with the outside world. He was highly skilled in Gu magic, but he was trapped in this mountain and was of no use. He often hoped that one day he could travel all over the world and use his life's knowledge to contribute his meager strength to the world.
Jiang Bai was somewhat surprised. How could a kind-hearted person like her father suppress the naturally warlike and brutal Wu tribe?
The carriage traveled far beyond the mountains, and the whispers of the three people inside were drowned out by the sound of the horses' hooves; no one heard them.
The group passed through several small towns, stopped to check on things, and found that the villages were sparsely populated with little space for them to stretch out. After treating a few villagers, they continued on their way.
By the time they reached a fairly large town, it was already dark.
When the group arrived at the city gate, they found it heavily guarded.
The group allowed themselves to be inspected before entering the city.
Jiang Bai was somewhat confused by the tense atmosphere in the city. Perhaps this place could give Yuan Mo a chance to escape, and she could also send a letter to Zhao Yi.
The guards sent by Li Kejun kept a close watch on them, and Jiang Bai dared not make any rash moves.
The group found an inn, which was a considerable expense. Jiang Bai planned to stay in the city for a while to earn some money for medical treatment and cover the travel expenses for the next leg of the journey.
"This is Flying Dragon City, which was originally a major trade route at the border between the two countries. It was home to many wealthy merchants. I'm afraid something has happened today, which is why it's so heavily guarded."
Jiang Bai opened the window in the room and looked down at the sparsely populated street.
Flying Dragon City is usually bustling, but today only soldiers were seen patrolling normally, and the people were carefully giving way, with not many people around.
In the inn, Yuan Mo removed the disguise from his face. The kind of disguise technique that relied on Gu worms would cause the mask to grow into the flesh if he didn't catch his breath in time. Naturally, this kind of disguise technique was difficult for ordinary people to detect.
Of course, Yuan Mo kept taking off the mask because wearing it was boring.
He looked at the soldiers and frowned: "Besides the soldiers from the government office, there is another troop. Judging from their aura, they are probably from the military."
The soldiers who came out of this military camp all had an aura of bloodshed, and even from a distance, one could feel the pervasive presence of death.
"It seems an important figure has arrived in the city; our opportunity may have come."
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