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Wei Qing slowly let out a breath of air, "It seems like this is the only way."

"You've been busy these past few days. Have a good rest."

Wei Qing replied with a light "En".

At this moment, the dark guard's report came from outside.

An indescribable sense of unease appeared within Xiao Qingqian's heart. He furrowed his brows and walked out.

"Your Highness, the empress dowager has sent someone over."

Xiao Qingqian squinted his eyes slightly, the Royal Grandmother had sent someone, could it be that something big happened in the palace?

When he saw the people sent by the empress dowager, he knew that Old Emperor had suddenly fallen into a coma, causing his face to change drastically.

Although there were many things that needed to be taken care of in the imperial court every day and would take a long time every night, Old Emperor liked to train his body and did not have any hidden ailments.

Thinking about how Xiao Hanqi had frequently searched for Tian Sisi in the palace, his breathing grew heavier and heavier.

"What happened?"

Wei Qing's voice suddenly entered her ears, startling Xiao Qingqian.

He turned his head, his eyes slightly red.

Wei Qing was startled, "Ah Qian, what happened?"

Xiao Qingqian usually maintained his composure, other than when he met someone he truly cared about and when something happened, he would then lose control of his emotions.

"Could it be the Empress Dowager? Or the Emperor? " Wei Qing asked tentatively.

Xiao Qingqian's choked with sobs as he explained the current situation in the Old Emperor. Wei Qing also felt that this matter was fishy.

"I'll go look for my big brother right now!"

Wei Qing thought about how Long Xiaotian had a close relationship with him before, and how he was an expert in poison.

Xiao Hanqi was anxious to seize the position, so it was difficult to guarantee that Long Xiaotian would not help him with the poison and cause the Old Emperor to faint. Then, it would be natural for him to be in charge of everything in the capital.

Long Xiaotian was a cunning man. When he helped Xiao Hanqi ascend to the throne, it was only natural that he had an ally. With Chu Yin, the situation in the East Mausoleum would be extremely dangerous this time!

The more he thought about it, the more serious Wei Qing's face became.

Seeing Wei Qing like that, Wei Jingnan's heart jumped: "Qing'er, what happened?"

Wei Qing muttered, "Big brother, I might have to return to the capital with Ah Qian first."

"Could it be that something happened in the capital?"

Wei Qing nodded, and explained the situation of the Old Emperor as well as some of his own guesses.

A hint of worry surfaced on Wei Jingnan's brows, "Qing'er, why don't you let this Ghost Doctor return with you to the capital."

"Not appropriate."

The trials at the border and the capital were equally important. If the situation at the border were to continue, Long Xiaotian would have the chance to cause trouble for the entire world.

"Forget it. You've grown up and you have an idea. I won't try to persuade you otherwise."

Wei Qing nodded his head heavily, "Brother, you and the stinking old man need to quickly settle the border matters. As for the other border matters, Ah Qian will also send people over one after another."

After saying their goodbyes, Wei Qing and Xiao Qingqian tidied up their things and left the borders during the night.

Halfway there, Wei Qing suddenly stopped the rein.

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Qingqian was worried that Wei Qing's body wouldn't be able to take it.

Wei Qing's forehead was twisted into a knot, "Ah Qian, previously, when Chu Yin went back to the Southern Kingdom, Chu Yu had sent people to kill him many times. This time, the Emperor suddenly caused such a serious matter to happen, if you were Xiao Hanqi, what would you do?"

There was no need to explain it all to smart people.

Xiao Qingqian frowned and thought for a moment, then immediately guessed what Wei Qing wanted to say.

He called in the dark guards and made some arrangements, planning to split his troops into two.

Xiao Qingqian and Wei Qing pushed him back a little before leaving. When the hidden guards succeeded in attracting other people's attention, they would return to the capital through the other way.

The road Wei Qing and the others took was a detour from the nearby desert back to the capital. Although it was a tough road, Xiao Hanqi never would have thought that they would take this road.

The sandstorm was extremely strong, and as it swept away the sand and gravel on his face, it was like a sharp knife, painful to the extreme.

Xiao Qingqian looked at Wei Qing's little face which was covered in dust, and his heart started to care for her even more.

"Qing'er, use the cloth cloth to cover your face. I will lead your horse to guide you."

Wei Qing naturally could not agree to it. She looked at him deeply, and curled her lips.

There was another gust of wind, and his mouth was full of sand.

Wei Qing took a deep breath, and said with remorse: "We should hurry here to prevent the wind and treat the sand!"

Xiao Qingqian's current thoughts were all on the capital, so he did not notice the new words that came out of Wei Qing's mouth.

"Over the biggest dune, and we'll be out of the desert." Xiao Qingqian pointed to the distant sand dune that looked like a small mountain.

Wei Qing placed her hand on her forehead, as she gazed into the distance, "The area that it seems to be in is quite large, and I'm afraid that it would be very strenuous on your part."

Xiao Qingqian nodded, "However, no matter how difficult it is, I still have to walk through it."

Wei Qing took a deep breath and held his hands tightly.

The tattoos on their palms stuck closely together, and the temperature of his palms also made Wei Qing feel at ease.

When she arrived in front of the biggest sand dune, Wei Qing couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "What a spectacular desert."

Xiao Qingqian's expression was not at ease.

They decided to take a detour around the desert back to the capital on the spur of the moment. He did not bring much water with him. It would not be easy to cross such a large sand dune.

When Wei Qing turned her head, he just so happened to see Xiao Qingqian's frown, and her eyes darkened.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm fine."

Wei Qing tilted her head, and stared at him in silence for a good while.

"I'm just worried about royal father, it's fine!"

Wei Qing looked at him for a while.

The two quickly inspected the horses, checked their luggage, and began to enter the dune.

The wind was getting stronger and stronger. Wei Qing felt that with every breath she took, her lungs were filled with sand.

Xiao Qingqian turned his head and looked at her, he then ripped off a piece of cloth and covered Wei Qing's face.

Wei Qing was momentarily disoriented, but in the next second, a pair of strong and warm hands held hers tightly.

"I'm here."

"I'm not that delicate."

"But you are a woman, and you are mine!" Xiao Qingqian covered his mouth, his tone not allowing for any discussion.

Although it was separated by a thin piece of cloth, Wei Qing could still see the expression "sincerity" in his eyes.

He stepped lightly on the sand and walked forward. Before long, his shoes were filled with sand.

"Wait."

"What's wrong?"

"The shoes are full of sand."

Xiao Qingqian acknowledged it, then squatted down to help Wei Qing take off his shoes. After pouring out the sand inside, he helped Wei Qing put them on.

Being so well protected, Wei Qing's heart felt warm.

The two of them continued to walk forward. At this time, a strong gust of wind blew towards them.

Wei Qing's body was small and skinny, but she was actually blown to the ground by the wind.

Xiao Qingqian was startled, he anxiously carried Wei Qing and carried him on her back.

"Just now, I was just careless."

"Don't talk."

Wei Qing pressed her face against his back, listening to his powerful and steady heartbeat, she suddenly felt that she was really blessed.

The sky became darker and darker. Xiao Qingqian faced the wind and every step he took was exceptionally difficult.

"Ah Qian, why do I feel like the sky is changing?" Wei Qing suddenly asked.