C21 Eastern reach

Hearing this, Jiang Yue's brows furrowed tightly. "Princess, are you saying that Emperor Chu will strengthen the defenses of the north?"

"That's right, even if we had three heads and six arms, it would still be difficult for us to defend against thousands of enemies, so we can't go to the north."

Dongfang Yi thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Does the princess intend to leave from the Eastern Territory?"

"That's right, even though this place is a bit far from the borders of the Qi Kingdom, Xiao Ruo Ao would never think that we would sacrifice our lives for the sake of distance, so our defense would be much more relaxed, including the pursuit along the way. As long as we enter the borders of the Qi Nation, Xiao Ruo Ao would be helpless against us."

"What does Your Highness think?" In fact, Jiang Yue had already accepted Mu Qianxue's idea in his heart, but since the one in charge was Dongfang Shou, he was the one who made the final decision.

"As per the princess' words, we shall travel through the Eastern Region and return to the Northern Zhou Country. Tomorrow morning, we will set out." The reason why they were able to flee all the way to here, was all because Mu Qianxue was prepared for the enemy to make the first move.

After discussing the route to the Eastern Region for a while, everyone sat down to rest. Since the moment they entered, Nineteen had not spoken a single word, only following behind Dongfang Shou obediently.

"Tomorrow, we'll have to travel for a day. I don't know what we'll encounter on the way, but while there's still time, you should go to sleep."

19 arched her eyebrows and revealed a gentle smile, "I just dozed off on the carriage, so I'm not sleepy at all. But the prince is very emotional, so I have to take the trouble to sleep a bit longer."

At this time, someone pushed the door open and walked in. It was Xia Yue and Eleven who returned, and as soon as Xia Yue came in, she ran in front of Mu Qianxue and took out a golden loquat from her sleeves, as if offering a treasure, "Princess, look. Two and a half kilometers away from here, there are a few wild loquat trees.

Mu Qianxue wiped away the dirt on her face. "Isn't there rabbit meat wrapped around her stomach? Why are you picking loquats in the middle of the night? Aren't you afraid of falling?"

"Your servant grew up in the mountains and used to climb trees to pick fruits, so I'm not afraid. As for the rabbit meat, although it can fill your stomach, the princess' diet is always delicate and light. How can you eat such coarse meat?" As she spoke, she stuffed the fruits into Mu Qianxue's hands, urging her to eat them quickly.

"Silly girl, do you think it's still the same as before?" Mu Qianxue dejectedly smiled. "The current me doesn't have the qualifications to be picky about things."

"But ?"

"Okay, I've eaten the rabbit meat and I'm full. These loquats will be good to keep, we'll eat them tomorrow."

"Yes." Seeing that she was adamant, Xia Yue could only agree. Just as she was about to help Mu Qianxue rest, Nineteen suddenly arrived in front of them. She bent down and was about to carry the dry grass on the ground.

Xia Yue stopped her and asked, "What are you doing?"

Nineteen continued to pick up the hay while avoiding her: "The ground is cold. I'll use some hay to cover the king so that he won't catch cold."

Seeing that she was asking for it without permission, Xia Yue unhappily said: "You took the hay away, then what about the princess? Hurry up and return it to me." As she said that, she reached out her hand to snatch it, and with a turn of 19 feet, Xia Yue's body fell to the ground.

"I will only take half of it, the rest is enough for her." Nineteen pairs of eyes swept across Mu Qianxue's body.

The more unyielding her attitude was, the more Xia Yue was unhappy, "No, Princess' body is too weak to withstand the cold. With just this little bit of hay, I still think it's too little."

Upon hearing these words, Nineteen's originally relatively calm expression instantly darkened. Beside him, Mu Qianxue lightly berated him, "Don't be rude, quickly withdraw."

Xia Yue didn't dare to disobey her, but she wasn't willing to let Nineteen take it. Just as she was hesitating, Dongfang Gu's voice sounded out in her ears, "Nineteen, I'm not used to using this. Just lie down for a while."

Nineteen frowned. He turned around and said, "Your highness ?"

"Come back, don't disturb others' rest." Under Dongfang Zhi's insistence, Nineteen put down the dry grass in his hands and returned to his side. However, there was a trace of undetectable hostility in his eyes as he looked at Mu Qianxue and Dong Tianleng.

Xia Yue put the hay back in place and said: "Princess, you should go to sleep."

Mu Qianxue covered her lips and coughed as she said in a low voice, "Girl, you better not be so rude in the future."

"How could that be? She was the one who was rude first." As Mu Qianxue stared at him without speaking, Xia Yue understood her meaning and said helplessly, "I won't in the future."

Seeing Mu Qianxue agree, Mu Qianxue closed her eyes and lay down. Xia Yue curled up her body to sleep at the side, and in a short while, the sound of regular breathing could be heard.

When the others fell asleep one after the other, Jiang Yue quietly opened his sleepless eyes and looked at Dongfang Yi. He didn't move his eyes away from Dongfang Yi for a long time.

At this moment, the atmosphere in Myriad Temple had tensed to the extreme. Yan Zhongshan knelt on the shiny golden bricks in fear and trepidation. His forehead was covered in dense cold sweat and his head was hanging almost to his chest.

After an unknown amount of time, the pair of boots came to a sudden halt and kicked Yan Chong Shan's body, causing him to fall to the ground. He did not know how to vent his anger, so he kicked Yan Chong Shan twice more, "Normally, there is always a saying of how things get worse, but now, you can't even stop a woman, and instead, you are being played around by her. What is the use of me keeping all of you here?"

Yan Zhongshan did not care about the pain in his body as he quickly got back on his knees, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger. This subject really did not expect that she would actually collude with the Northern Zhou envoy!"

"Northern Zhou ?" Xiao Ruo Ao narrowed his eyes. He had always wondered how those experts could have risked their lives to save Mu Qianxue in the face of the destruction of Nan Zhao. Now it seemed that it had something to do with Bei Zhou, but ? Why did the Zhou Emperor have to spend so much effort to save a woman from death? Could it be ? Did he sense the value of Mu Qianxue? Therefore, he had deliberately sent out envoys to rescue people on one side and arranged for experts to rush into the palace to save them on the other. They had worked with the envoys to bring Mu Qianxue out of Ying Tian City!

Xiao Ruo Ao's expression became abnormally gloomy. No, he absolutely could not let Emperor Zhou obtain Mu Qianxue, otherwise there would be endless troubles in the future!

Yan Zhongshan carefully raised his head and said, "This subject has already sent people to chase them down. I believe they will be able to catch those criminals soon. Your Majesty need not worry too much."

Xiao Ruo coldly glanced at him, "So what if I can't catch you, will I have to pay with your head?"

"Calm down, your Imperial Majesty." Yan Zhongshan's mind raced, "This subject thinks that since they already know that the ones who saved the Mu Clan are the people of the Northern Zhou, they will definitely head north. Besides Yanmen Pass, the rest of the northern borders are cliffs, so they will definitely pass through Yanmen Pass, and as long as we strictly guard them, we will be able to capture them in one fell swoop!"

Responding with a series of sneers, "How could Mu Qianxue not have thought of something that even you could think of?"

Yan Zhongshan was stunned for a moment before saying, "Even if she does, there's nothing he can do, unless ?"

"She will definitely go to Northern Zhou, but this isn't the only road that will be closed." A cold voice came from behind Yan Zhongshan.