"When we were fleeing, it was because we separated that we survived and were able to reunite today. And now you're planning to go and die together? Don't tell me you're the people I brought out!"
The crowd was slightly taken aback, looking at him with confusion.
Yun Zhuo said, "Think about it, there are only ten of us. With me, there are eleven. The enemy's forces must be ten, a hundred, or even a thousand times greater than ours. There is absolutely no hope for us eleven to break through."
"Besides, we have to protect each other at all times. You've become a burden to me, and I've become a burden to you, which is actually not conducive to our escape. So if you all leave, I can run more easily by myself and have a greater chance of survival."
Yun Zhuo drew his longsword, swung his long arm, and forcefully threw it to the ground. The tip of the sword stuck into the soil, and the longsword stood upright on the ground.
Yun Zhuo swept his gaze across the crowd and declared firmly, "Therefore, this is settled, and no one may object! Anyone who dares to disobey will be severed from all ties!"
After saying that, Yun Zhuo strode over, drew his long sword, and walked away without looking back.
Zhuang Xin and the others stood up in unison and quickly followed behind him.
Eleven people slowly disappeared into the dark forest.
After leaving the grove, Yun Zhuo seemed to sense something and suddenly stopped, looking at the rooftops in the distance. However, he only saw rows of houses and did not see Ye Qingxue, who was bent over and lying on the roof.
Ye Qingxue suddenly realized that a gaze was watching her, but after carefully looking around, she did not see anyone. Was it just her imagination?
She knew she should hurry to the Lan family's house, but for some reason, she stopped there and didn't move.
Perhaps knowing that Yun Zhuo's journey was fraught with danger, she wanted to know whether Yun Zhuo was a corpse or alive when he was captured.
If she were to die, she would no longer hope that Yun Zhuo would take over the fight against Prince Ding after her death; she could only use the remaining four days to think of other ways.
Perhaps she was hoping for an accident, or even a miracle, that Yun Zhuo could not only save the Luo family but also escape alive.
After all, Yun Zhuo was an irreplaceable and hard-to-find weapon for killing enemies.
Ye Qingxue quietly moved towards the Luo family's direction.
There was a sound of crying coming from the Luo family's courtyard.
There were elders pleading for the child, which was very distressing.
In addition, there were sounds of begging for mercy.
The sounds rose and fell, so numerous that it was unbearable to listen to.
Then came the sounds of fighting and chaos. Ye Qingxue wasn't very close and couldn't see clearly, but she knew that Yun Zhuo must have made a move.
There were many people inside and outside the Luo family courtyard, like ants, but suddenly, the Luo family house caught fire, flames soared into the sky, and everyone fled, unable to save themselves.
She dared not get too close, and the scene was too chaotic for her to see clearly what was going on.
All she knew was that the crowd radiated outwards from the Luo family's courtyard, and she guessed that Yun Zhuo had appeared and the soldiers were trying to capture him.
Some soldiers chased after Yun Zhuo from all directions from the Luo family compound, while others began to surround him from the outside, as if an open hand was slowly clenching. Sooner or later, Yun Zhuo would be drawn into this huge palm.
At that moment, she noticed a sound coming from her direction. Ye Qingxue quickly turned around, wanting to find a place to hide, only to find that it was her Bai Qi who had come.
Bai Qi leaped a few times, arrived beside her, grabbed her skirt, and dragged her in a certain direction.
Ye Qingxue didn't understand what he meant, so she could only follow Bai Qi back step by step until she finally came down from the roof and walked into a small alley.
In the distance, she heard the clatter of hooves, fast and frantic, as if someone was fleeing for their life. Soon after, she heard the horses neighing, a heart-wrenching sound.
She and Bai Qi had now reached the end of the house, and two zhang ahead was a sandy ground covered with pebbles of all sizes.
Further ahead, the area is overgrown with weeds, which contain a lot of dog feces and perhaps even dead rats, and the smell is unpleasant.
It's easy to see that this is a place in Kyoto where stray cats, dogs, or other small animals often gather.
Suddenly, she heard hurried footsteps running towards her. A thought flashed through her mind: Could it be Yun Zhuo?
She pressed her body against the wall, leaned forward slightly, and indeed saw Yun Zhuo.
Ye Qingxue: "..."
She originally didn't want to get involved in Yun Zhuo's affairs, but the fact that he was able to escape from such a dangerous place showed that he was truly capable. Perhaps he was not destined to die, so Ye Qingxue decided to help him.
Seeing that Yun Zhuo seemed to be running towards another alley, Ye Qingxue immediately appeared: "Come here!"
Upon hearing the voice, Yun Zhuo shuddered and instinctively reached out to attack, but then suddenly realized it was her. He abruptly stopped and rushed towards her.
Ye Qingxue grabbed his wrist, turned him around, and hid behind the wall, pressing her body against it.
While she was still thinking about how to hide, she noticed that Hui Qi had also arrived. She blinked slowly and suddenly felt a tightness around her waist. She saw Yun Zhuo wrap his arms around her waist and forcefully rotate her half a circle.
Before she could react, Yun Zhuo had already fallen against the corner of the wall, and she was forcibly pulled into his arms.
"Shh—" He pressed his finger to Ye Qingxue's lips.
In the alley, pursuers arrived: "His horse ran this way. Search carefully, he must be nearby, he can't have gone far!"
Ye Qingxue's entire body was encircled by Yun Zhuo's arms. She looked at the man's face so close to hers and conveyed a message to him with her eyes: Your Highness, there's no way to hide anyone behind this wall.
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