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"Empress, is she really going to let her leave just like that?" Cui'er cautiously asked.

"It's better for her to leave, but to get in the way of the Prince's Mansion instead!"

Liu Yanhan said with an expressionless face. She looked at the alleyway that Yun Ruo Lu had left and thought about her plans.

"But, the Third Marquis is going back to the capital today. He's going to let her go. There won't be a good show to watch, is there?"

"Yuchi Xuan, do you think I will allow him to return safely!?"

After Liu Yanhan finished speaking, she took a glance at the eaves on the side and saw a few figures flash over. She nodded at them and then turned back to her house.

Cui'er looked at the back of her esteemed mother as she left, her heart filled with fear. Only she knew that ever since that incident, her mistress had completely changed.

Yun Ruo Lu bought a horse at the market and headed out of the city quickly, but when she arrived at Flower Capital again, the sun had already risen and Flower Capital was bustling with noise and excitement, as if it had just woken up from a dream.

Yun Ruo Lu found a random place to eat breakfast, and saw many people running towards the city gate, as if something big had happened.

Seeing the situation, Yun Ruo Lu called out a passerby and asked: "Brother, what happened? "Why are you in such a hurry?"

That person was displeased to be held onto by Yun Ruo You, he twisted his body a little, but was unable to free himself from her, and replied: "Didn't you know that the Third Marquis is returning to the capital today? The Third Marquis was going to pass through the city in a short while, so he had to be under martial law during the four hours before and after he left the city. No one was allowed to enter or leave during that time period. If you have something to do, you should hurry up and leave the city. Otherwise, you won't be able to leave if you're late. "

So it was like this. After knowing the whole story, Yun Ruo Lu let go of that passerby, paid hurriedly, and led the horse out of the city with the crowd.

Seeing how grand and magnificent the city gates were, Yun Ruo Lu knew that the Third Marquis must have a very prominent position. Otherwise, how could he create such a big commotion?

However, she also had to hurry on her way, so she didn't want to be a busybody. After leaving Flower City, she hurried on to the next place.

Although the Flower Capital was bustling, it was relatively far from the other cities. To travel from there to the next place would take at least one day on horseback.

Arriving outside the city, it didn't take long before Yun Ruo Lu began to feel that there wasn't much human traffic. Not only that, she had a faint feeling that someone was following her.

The further they walked, the more intense the feeling became.

Yun Ruo Lu walked to the bamboo forest and stopped. When she turned around, there was no one there. He thought to himself, could it be that he was overthinking things? It was impossible for Yuchi Chen to catch up so quickly. Furthermore, she had no one else she knew in this world.

Just as Yun Ruo Lu took another step forward, a black-clothed man suddenly appeared from within the thick bamboo leaves on the ground. The black-clothed man wielded a long sword in his hand, and without saying a word, he stabbed at her.

Yun Ruo dodged to the side, barely dodging the man's attack.

At this moment, three black-clothed assassins appeared from nowhere around the bamboo forest. They all unleashed vicious attacks; it was obvious that they wanted to take her life.

For a time, the bamboo forest was filled with fallen leaves, strong gales, and a murderous intent.

Yun Ruo and her men fought bare-handed against the four assassins, barely managing to fight to a draw.

However, she knew that she wouldn't be able to hold on for long and would soon be defeated.

The four assassins surrounded her from four different directions, not giving her any space to escape.

"Who sent you?"

Although the situation was critical, Yun Ruo Lu still maintained a clear mind. She wanted to know who would send people to kill her. Moreover, she had just left the manor not long ago. Logically speaking, no one should know where she was.

The four men in black looked at each other, but did not answer Yun Ruo's words. Instead, they all went up together, wanting to finish the mission quickly.

Yun Ruo Lu knew that she couldn't come up with a solution, so she could only resist with all her might. In the end, at the critical moment, she had to use her own concocted knockout drug to find a chance to escape.

Although the four assassins didn't faint immediately after inhaling the knockout powder, they were unable to muster up any strength for a moment. They could only watch as Yun Ruo Lu ran away.

Only after escaping from the bamboo forest for a long distance did Yun Ruo Man dare to let out a sigh of relief. She thought that she was really unlucky to encounter an assassin right after leaving the mansion. It seemed like it wouldn't be a good idea for her to leave.

After it was safe, Yun Ruo Lu continued to gallop on her horse, and it took her an entire day of riding to arrive at the neighboring city, Woyang.

Woyang was only a small city. It did not have the bustle of the capital, nor the beautiful scenery of the capital. It was as small as a village, but it had a large population.

There were close to ten thousand people in the tiny Woyang area. Since this place was the hub of transportation, there was a lot of traffic here.

Yun Ruo Lu found a random inn to rest in, thinking that those assassins wouldn't catch up so quickly, so she decided to rest for the night in Woyang before continuing on her journey.

Although it was just a small inn, there were many people staying in the inn. During dinner time, Yun Ruo heard that the Third Marquis was going to pass by tomorrow, so everyone wanted to go and watch the show.

Yun Ruo and her companion were puzzled by this news. Didn't Yuchi Xuan arrive in the capital today? Why can't I pass here tomorrow? Isn't that strange?

With some misgivings, Yun Ruo went to investigate and found out that the Third Marquis had been ambushed on his way back to the capital, thus delaying the time.

However, the Third Marquis was not injured, and he even caught an assassin.

Yun Ruo and her companion all thought it was a coincidence. Could it be that the person who had tried to assassinate her and Yuchi Xuan was the same person? How could it be such a coincidence?

No matter how coincidental it was, their paths were different, so she didn't need to ask too much. She only needed to continue on her journey tomorrow.

After eating dinner, Yun Ruo Lu went back to her room to rest. The journey that she had been going through the entire day had left her feeling exhausted.

The moment she returned to her room and pushed open the door, Yun Ruo Lu saw a black clothed person running out of the window. When she caught up to the window, that person had already disappeared.

Yun Ruo secretly guessed where that person came from. She thought that he shouldn't be an assassin during the day. Otherwise, he wouldn't have run away the moment he saw her.

After checking his own things, he realized that although they had been moved, there was not a single missing item.

It seemed like that person was looking for something. Was it simply for the sake of stealing money?

Yun Ruo Lu was extremely puzzled. On the way here, she had been targeted by quite a few people. She didn't know what that person was looking for, and she didn't have anything special on her.

Yun Ruo Lu thought back for a while, and felt that something was wrong. She opened all of her luggage to check, and finally found a hard object within the set of men's clothing that Supreme Wind had prepared for her.

She tore open the clothes and a purple jade pendant actually fell out. Yun Ruo Lu picked it up, and with just a glance, she recognized that it was the jade she had obtained from Liu Yanhan.

But later on, in order to save the Yun Family, she gave this jade to Liu Yanhan. Why was she here?

This jade pendant was found in the men's clothing that Yu Feng had prepared for her. It should have been stolen from her by Yu Feng. But why would Yu Feng take the risk to do so? What was the use of this jade pendant?

She only knew that this item was left behind by the previous Empress and that she had used it to exchange for any wish. She did not know anything else.

If her guess was not wrong, that black-clothed man must have come to find this item!

Yun Ruo Lu put away the jade pendant again, thinking that since Xi Feng was so careful to hide it under his clothes, he must have his reasons for doing so.

The origin of this jade pendant was not simple. Perhaps one day, it would really be able to help him.

After closing all the doors and windows, Yun Ruo Lu relaxed a little and lay down to rest. She still had to continue her journey tomorrow, but she didn't know what kind of danger awaited her.

In any case, she had chosen this path herself. She would never regret it even if she died.

The next day, Yun Ruo Lu woke up early in the morning and continued on her journey. After leaving Woyang, she had to take the water route.

She estimated that it would take about ten days to reach Desert City.

Yun Ruo Lu rode the horse without stopping until the sound of the cavalry soldiers came from behind. She then slowed down her pace to observe the situation.

She saw that not far behind her was a group of cavalry soldiers rushing towards her. Their speed was extremely fast, and in a blink of an eye, they had already surrounded her.

Yun Ruo cried out in her heart, because she recognized one of them. It was none other than Yuchi Chen's bodyguard.

"Empress, please wait a moment. Prince has ordered his subordinates to invite the Empress back!"

Just as she had expected, Yuchi Chen's men had indeed caught up.

"You have the wrong person, I'm not the person you're looking for."

Yun Ruo Lu immediately denied it, she was currently dressed in men's clothes. She was depressed about why these people recognized her so easily.

"Empress!" Please follow this subordinate back to the Palace! "

The leader's tone was firm, and he stood in front of Yun Ruo Lu, not allowing her to leave.

Yun Ruo Lu knew it was useless to say anything now, if she wanted to leave, she could only force her way in!

"And if I don't?"

Yun Ruo Lu narrowed her eyes dangerously, looking as though she was ready to make a move anytime.

"Your highness has an order. Even if I have to tie you up, I have to bring the Empress home! Please forgive this subordinate for offending you! "

As soon as that person finished speaking, two guards rushed forward in an attempt to subdue her.

Yun Ruo rolled over on the horse's back, and kicked the two people who were charging over, directly dismounting from the horse.

Upon seeing this, the others all rushed forward, but because they didn't dare to hurt her, the guards could only think of ways to pin Yun Ruo down while dodging.

Seeing that the guards didn't dare to retaliate, Yun Ruo Lu was even more confident in her ability to take action, and quickly knocked over a dozen men to the ground.

"Empress, please follow this subordinate back! For the past two days, in order to find the Empress, my subordinates have been rushing here without rest. On the way, they have exhausted themselves to death with two horses and two guards. "