When Mu Ying returned to the forest, he thought about the last time he met Xue Moyun. Everyone was celebrating, and the two of them were able to have a warm time.
This place was not considered remote, but it was a quiet place. Today was the day to celebrate. Other than some special matters, no one would come here. It could be seen that this person had planned this beforehand. While the two of them were together, that person was already glaring at them like a tiger eyeing its prey.
Mu Ying thought about all these and felt extremely frustrated. If he had known earlier, he would have waited until Xue Moyun left, and then he would have left.
Xue Moyun had always been cautious and vigilant. He must have an extraordinary martial arts ability, or else this person must have sneaked an attack from behind.
When Mu Ying thought about this, he carefully searched the ground. At this time, the sky had already started to brighten, and under the faint light of the sun, Mu Ying discovered a pipe that was blown out of smoke. He picked up the tube, looked at it, and continued his search. He saw traces of someone trampling on the grass not far ahead. Not far ahead was the mark of a horse's hooves. Looks like Xue Moyun was tied to a horse and disappeared from this place.
Mu Ying hurriedly walked forward a distance to the nearest door.
"General!" When the guard saw Mu Ying, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.
"Did anyone leave this place last night?" Mu Ying asked.
"Last night, we were the only ones who guarded this city gate. Only Commander Ji went out alone." The leader quickly replied respectfully.
Hearing that, Mu Ying's face turned even more green, he frowned, the coldness in his eyes was dense enough to kill. Seeing Mu Ying like that, the guard immediately bent his legs and knelt down, "I don't know if this subordinate has done anything wrong, please enlighten me, Prince."
Mu Ying glanced at them, allowing them to kneel, he could not be bothered to waste his time getting angry, and instead asked them directly: "But he alone, did he bring anything? Why didn't he carefully investigate?!"
"Reporting to the general, it's him alone, the horse seems to have a bag on it …" The gatekeeping commander replied concisely.
"As for why there was no investigation, it's just that... Because this Commander Ji has always been loyal, we all know that his home is nearby, that there is only one old mother, so he always comes home at the end of each month to visit, so we are already used to it, so there is no … "I need to check more carefully …" The gatekeeping officer said shyly. They were afraid that Mu Ying would swing his sword down.
"How dare you!" "The laws of the state, the rules of the family, and the military discipline have always been strict. How dare you neglect your duty and be so careless!" Mu Ying bellowed.
"This subordinate has failed in his duty. Please forgive me, General." The gatekeeping officer pleaded for mercy.
At the same time, Mu Zhuoshi and the others received the notification from Wei Ming, and rushed to the city gate. On the way, they had already heard about the identity of the Commander Ji from Wei Ming.
"To neglect your duty and be careless, you actually let such an important person escape. You really deserve to be punished!" Mu Zhuoshi also bellowed.
"It looks like this Commander Ji had already planned this beforehand. From the very beginning, he already had some ulterior motives from the moment he began to seek refuge in the West Cold. This monthly trip out of the city is probably to inform the enemy. " Liang Yue said.
Hearing this, General Yuchi hurriedly kneeled down. "It is this subordinate who has failed in his duty to trust the villainous villain and lured the thief into the camp. Please punish me, Your Highness." Yuchi Min and the other General Yuchi generals kneeled down as well.
"This matter isn't your fault. It's just that this Mastering Barrier is too despicable and shameless, letting people not be cautious." Liang Yue explained on behalf of the General Yuchi.
"Even so, this little person has been hiding in the military for so long. I don't know how many military secrets he has revealed, but I must not shirk my responsibility." The General Yuchi was straightforward and loyal, firmly insisting that Mu Ying make him guilty.
"Now is not the time to talk. Keep your crimes in mind for the time being, we'll settle it later." Mu Ying thought about how the General Yuchi had been leading troops to fight in the Northern Frontier all this time. He couldn't help but think that it was all his fault, even if it was him. Moreover, the most important thing right now was to find Xue Moyun as soon as possible.
"Thank you, Your Highness. Your subordinate is ashamed." General Yuchi said guiltily as he stood up.
Yuchi Min had long told him of the identity of Brother Xue. She was the current Consort, Mu Ying's most beloved daughter. So now that he knew that Xue Moyun had been kidnapped and that his life and death was unknown, he naturally felt ashamed of himself towards Mu Ying.
Mu Ying walked to the front of the guard commander, and was so scared that the guard leader lowered his head until it was about to hit the ground.
"Say, did he go in that direction?" Mu Ying asked.
"Reporting to General, he … he's headed southwest." The gatekeeping commander pointed to the front.
"That's the direction in which the comfort zone is fleeing in!" Yuchi Min exclaimed.
Everyone was silent. It was too obvious that this matter was caused by comfort.
"You guys guard the city. I'm going." As Mu Ying said this, he jumped onto his horse and was about to give chase.
"Royal Uncle, hold on. It's already broad daylight today. I'm worried that this is a conspiracy of the comfort base. If you go alone and chase after it, don't even mention if you can catch up, I'm afraid you've been caught in it." Mu Zhuoshi used his only hand to pull on the reins to stop Mu Ying.
"That's right, Your Highness. Since they wasted so much energy to kidnap him, I don't think they would harm Brother Xue for now." Liang Yue quickly advised.
"Even if you want to go, we can talk it over and bring a bit of troops with us. Otherwise, it would be very dangerous for you to go alone." The General Yuchi also came to persuade him.
The people below did not understand the reason why Mu Ying would spend so much effort just for a mere general.
Mu Ying looked at everyone, the hand holding the sword pulled on the reins, pulling the horse up: "Whether it's a conspiracy, whether it's dangerous or not, I have to go save her now. You just need to guard this parathion City well, I will head there alone. " Mu Ying refused.
It was better to lead the army, but that was his private matter after all. He couldn't let it go to waste his time on national affairs.
Furthermore, this imperial government and the Emperor were all worried that Mu Ying would be able to gain authority over their troops, which was why they had taken back all of Mu Ying's military power. Now he had taken the military power just to fight the enemy country. If he led his troops at this moment because of his own affairs, he would inevitably be criticized by others.
That was why Mu Ying decided to go alone.
Hearing Mu Ying's words, Mu Zhuoshi and the others immediately understood Mu Ying's worries.
"Your Highness, why don't you let your subordinates follow you." Wei Ming brought the hidden guards and stood up. They were's personal trained guards, and what protected him was not the Emperor's soldiers.
"That's right. Since Imperial Uncle doesn't want to lead the troops, he should bring the hidden guards to head there." Mu Zhuoshi said.
Mu Ying looked at Wei Ming. Indeed, Wei Ming had been following him this entire time, and doing things made him feel at ease.
"Alright, let's go." Mu Ying said and took the lead to ride his horse. Wei Ming and the rest of the hidden guards also jumped onto their horses and followed along.
When Xue Moyun woke up, it was already noon of the second day.
She opened her eyes in a daze and found herself in a tent, as if she were living in a place of her own.
She rubbed her forehead and slowly sat up, feeling dizzy.
"Liang Yue, what time is it now? Did I drink too much yesterday? My head hurts." Xue Moyun shouted Liang Yue's name, and pulled away his quilt, about to get up.
At this time, he seemed to have heard a voice, as two maidservants walked in: "Miss Xue, you're awake."
When Xue Moyun saw these two maidservants, he was very surprised. He did not understand when there were maidservants in the army camp. Looking at their clothes, they were completely different from the West Cold. At this time, Xue Moyun slowly started to size up the tent, and discovered the furnishings, the style, etc.
"Who are you? Why am I here?" Xue Moyun wanted to step forward and ask before he got off the bed, but only now did he realize that his feet had been shackled with heavy shackles at some point in time. It was very difficult to walk and the sound of footsteps could be heard.
"This is the comfort camp." The maidservants lowered their heads and replied.
"What?" Comfort! Why are we here? " Only now did Xue Moyun slowly recall what happened yesterday.
Yesterday, he thought it would be Mu Ying, but in the end, he was knocked unconscious by someone. What exactly did they want to do by kidnapping him here?
While Xue Moyun was still confused, he heard the footsteps coming in closer and closer. Minhan Changyang walked in.
"General." The maidservants hurriedly bowed.
"All of you, go down." Minhan Changyang waved his hand, and the servant quickly retreated.
"It's you?" Xue Moyun looked at him in disbelief.
"I didn't think that we'd meet again so soon, right?" Minhan Changyang said as he opened his arms, about to embrace Xue Moyun.
"Go away." Xue Moyun pushed hard, pushing Minhan Changyang back a few steps. He pursed his lips and spread his hands in a helpless smile.
"Why did you capture me here? What are you trying to do?" Xue Moyun asked, wanting to attack her, but the heavy anklets under her feet made her look like an ordinary person.
"Because I miss you. I want you to be my wife." Minhan Changyang laughed sinisterly, and opened up his fan.
"Ever since we parted last time, I've been yearning day and night for you. When I see you again on the battlefield, do you know how excited I am? I wish I could put down the war, put down everything, walk up to you and reminisce about old times. " Minhan Changyang said sincerely.
When Xue Moyun heard him say that, and saw him staring at her with deep emotions, she hurriedly turned her face to the side and spoke with righteousness, "You clearly know that I am already a married woman, it is impossible for me to marry another."
"I don't care, I don't care about your status, I don't care about who you are. As long as you're willing, I can marry you right away …" Minhan Changyang said excitedly.
"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid you've truly wrongly paid for it. In my heart, there is only the Prince." Xue Moyun rejected him straightforwardly, leaving him no leeway and no illusions.
"You're so cruel." Minhan Changyang said. His face was filled with grief.
"For someone who doesn't love you, there's no need for you to do this. Please let me go back. Today's matter, I will pretend that it never happened." Xue Moyun flicked his sleeves and was about to walk out the door.
However, Minhan Changyang blocked her: "Even if you don't want to, I want you to stay by my side until the day you figure it out."
"Rascal." Xue Moyun walked around him as he said that, but he was actually forced out by someone with a heavy killing intent.