The crowd turned their heads and saw thick smoke billowing, accompanied by constant wails for help coming from there.
There were the innkeeper and the waiter, tied up by them.
Everyone now felt thankful that they hadn’t stayed there overnight.
Shu’er glanced at that place, and imdiately, Zhen Xu brought a guard before her.
"It’s him."
Shu’er looked at the guard; this was the sa guard who had advised them not to travel.
Yan Huan Yu asked in confusion, "What’s going on here?"
Zhen Xu replied, "He was sneaky, always lagging behind the group. Just now, I even saw him marking spots."
As these words were spoken, Yan Huan Yu’s expression changed, but Shu’er showed no significant change, as if she had already known.
Yan Huan Yu squinted his eyes, drew his long knife, and placed it against the guard’s neck.
"Tell , who sent you?"
Seeing Yan Huan Yu like this, the man who had just been pretending to be timid beca resolute.
He fiercely bit down on his tongue, but before he could exert much force, Yan Huan Yu dislocated his jaw.
Yan Huan Yu said, "Take him away and interrogate him thoroughly."
This person was placed on the rear carriage, under the watch of Zhen Xu, being interrogated along the way.
In the end, he only said it was instructed by a Commander surnad Dong.
Shu’er instinctively thought of Aunt Dong, but Yan Huan Yu thought of that Princess Consort Jing in the palace.
Both of their expressions were unpleasant, and they couldn’t afford to delay the carriage for too long, so they hurriedly picked up the pace.
After all, they were in the open, and the enemy was in the dark, not knowing when they might suddenly attack.
Just the thought of this possibility made their scalps tingle.
They didn’t know how many enemies were out there; if they were ambushed, they wouldn’t even know who to bla.
Yan Huan Yu got on the carriage and looked at Shu’er.
"Sister, how did you know they still had a backup plan?"
Shu’er replied, "Because we weren’t trapped, were we? Besides, rather than ruining our reputation, actually killing us might be the best way to eliminate future troubles forever."
"Or maybe the original goal was to kill us, but they wanted us to die in pleasure."
After a pause, Shu’er continued, "Moreover, for such a big play, if it wasn’t ant to kill us, there would certainly be so audience, wouldn’t there? Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a waste?"
"Therefore, no matter which it is, they definitely have more people."
Yan Huan Yu looked at Shu’er at that mont and recalled the delicate sensation when he previously kissed her.
He closed his eyes and let out a light laugh.
"Sister is indeed wise."
Shu’er shook her head, "No, it’s just that you had just taken the antidote and didn’t have ti to think so much, otherwise, with Fengqing’s cleverness, he could also figure it out."
Yan Huan Yu kept silent, unable to express what he was thinking at that ti.
They traveled twenty more miles forward and finally found another inn.
Because of the previous incident, they didn’t dare to eat anything indiscriminately this ti, only eating the dry food they brought themselves.
Even at night, they arranged for soone to watch over them in turns.
Before everyone went to sleep, Shu’er arranged for them to take so cold-prevention pills.
Otherwise, being drenched in the rain for so long, they’d likely fall ill the next day.
The following morning, everyone felt their fatigue dissipate, and showed no signs of catching a cold.
Even though they were strong, they weren’t made of iron and steel, and could still get sick.
Along the way, they were tired but didn’t dare to rest.
However, the guards around Yan Huan Yu now treated Shu’er with utmost respect, progressing from initial disdain to now almost reverence.
Whenever Shu’er had sothing to do, these guards eagerly hoped she’d appoint them to help.
To them, it was a chance to repay a favor.
After all, everyone knew that if things progressed, not only might they lose their lives, but their reputations would be ruined, potentially implicating their families.
Shu’er treated them a bit more kindly.
Because of a one-day delay, it wasn’t until the third day that they finally reached Lin State.
The land in Lin State was red—corpses everywhere.
There were soldiers from all sides collecting bodies for cremation and burial after the war.
However, compared to the Capital, the epidemic here was still rampant.
Many of the refugees carried the plague, lacking good dical conditions.
So there were even so mutated symptoms of serious cases here.
All in all, it was quite troubleso.
They were welcod into Linzhou City through the back gate.
The bodies of Linzhou’s civilians were not much healthier than those of the refugees.
The only difference was that the civilians had a roof over their heads, whereas the refugees did not.
Nevertheless, births, aging, illness, and death occurred daily.
Tang Zan brought so dicine knowing there would be a plague here.
So people did recover, but more were unable to get dicine.
Even more couldn’t be cured at all.
Tang Zan was discussing tactics with everyone else when Shu’er entered.
She was disguised as a man and entered under the na of the Seventeenth Prince.
When Tang Zan saw Yan Huan Yu, his expression remained unchanged, rely nodding.
"Seventeenth Prince, please sit down."
No one thought anything of it.
After all, Tang Zan was such a person, always indifferent to everyone.
Even with regard to the Imperial Family, he maintained such an attitude.
Yan Huan Yu sat down, and Shu’er, seeing that Tang Zan was busy, did not disturb him.
She stood in an inconspicuous corner while Yan Huan Yu handed her a piece of pastry from the table to satisfy her hunger.
He also took a piece for himself.
Their actions did not catch anyone’s attention.
But as they ate, Tang Zan suddenly felt that figure looked sowhat familiar.
However, observing closely, he saw just a man, and his movents were entirely masculine.
In his movents, there was nothing like Shu’er.
Only the body shape was similar.
And with Shu’er’s nurous affairs, how could she possibly be in Lin State?
Yet during the conversation, he still glanced several tis in Shu’er’s direction.
Shu’er kept her head bowed throughout, scared to lift it, fearing that Tang Zan might take her away without regard to anything.
That would truly harm Tang Zan’s dignity.
It wasn’t until the discussion was over and Tang Zan stood up, passing by Shu’er that he suddenly stopped.
Then he looked at Shu’er, squinting his eyes slightly.
"You, raise your head."
When Shu’er raised her head, the first thing Tang Zan saw was those bright eyes.
The rest of the face was quite ordinary, nothing remarkable.
Tang Zan’s hand moved to Shu’er’s face, lifting his hand to touch it.
Shu’er instinctively dodged back but was pulled back by Tang Zan who had caught her hand.
A floral fragrance lingered in his nose, and Tang Zan’s eyes revealed joy.
He raised his hand to touch Shu’er’s face, feeling the black and yellow cream beneath.
And her original fair skin began to show...
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