C16

"An ultimatum to clear the level." A man dressed in official uniform stood at the city gate and extended his hand towards a man dressed as a commoner. Seeing this, that man took out something called a pass down order from his bag and handed it over.

"Let them through." The soldier from before waved his hand and spoke to the people in front of him. The moment he finished speaking, the obstacles in front of him immediately opened up.

Seeing this, the people grumbled: "Why are you suddenly clearing Wen Die? You didn't mention it before! "

Another person chimed in, "That's right! They're just not letting us out of the city on purpose!"

There were also a few who were pleased with themselves. Fortunately, he had prepared them in advance, otherwise, they would not be able to leave this place.

"Next." The man at the front of the line walked up slowly.

"Your Lordship, can you make a deal? I came in a hurry this morning and forgot to bring you along." With that said, the man looked at the soldier with trepidation, hoping that he would be able to make peace with him.

He really did not expect this. If he had known earlier, he would not have acted in such a manner.

"Go go, go. If you can't get through the challenge, stand to the side." The soldier waved him away impatiently.

"Sir, please make it easy on us!" The man held onto the soldier's hand as he pleaded nonstop. Tears welled up in his eyes. It could be seen that this was an important matter.

"If you didn't pass, go to the side. Didn't you understand what I said?" The soldier shook him off.

"Sir Guan …" The man staggered to his feet. "I'm telling you, if you do this again, it'll be disrupting public service. Be careful that I don't punish you for your crimes." The soldier guarding the gate said fiercely.

Hearing this, the man didn't dare to be rash and left with his tail between his legs.

When the commoners saw this scene, they were so scared that they couldn't even speak. Many of them had the same thoughts as the man from before, and left dejectedly.

There were only a few left in the long line.

As soon as Yan Jinyuan arrived at the city gate, she discovered that something was wrong. She dismounted her horse and prepared to leave, but before she could do so, an old lady pulled her over and asked, "Young Master, are you going out of the city?"

Yan Jinyuan nodded. "Indeed. But why are the city gates so desolate today?"

The old woman shook her head. "The sky is changing. It was still fine at first, but now we're being investigated. How many people can't leave?"

Yan Jinyuan was shocked. "Then do you know how to get out?"

The old woman shook her head and advised, "Young Master, don't even think about leaving if you don't have a pass ceremony."

After saying this, the old woman walked forward without looking back. "An ultimatum to clear the level?" Yan Jinyuan searched her entire body, but she couldn't find anything about an ultimatum. Moreover, this wasn't the first time she went out since she had been in the capital for such a long time. Why would it be an ultimatum this time?

Yan Jinyuan led her horse and slowly headed for the city gate. She wanted to find out what was going on, but she saw that each of them was holding onto an ultimatum, so she had no doubts about the old woman's words.

But now, even if she knew where to get the ultimatum, it would still take two to three days. And her appointment with Chu Moyuan was today, so it couldn't be delayed.

There might be other ways to avoid attracting too much attention. Yan Jinyuan decided to give up on the horse she got.

After some observation, she realized that almost every checkpoint was under control, and there was only one person standing at every ten steps. The possibility of sneaking out was not high, and if she were to look at the city gates again, she would find that there were many soldiers following them, and if she let them get their hands on it, then her plan would be ruined.

Just as she was thinking, Chu Moyuan had already arrived behind her and said, "Don't talk, come with me."

Seeing that it was Chu Moyuan, Yan Jinyuan no longer struggled and allowed him to pull her into a small alley with no one around.

"How do we get out?" Yan Jinyuan glanced warily at the city gate, anxiety filling her brows.

"I have an idea. Follow me." With that, Chu Moyuan pulled Yan Jinyuan's hand and walked out. The two of them arrived at a remote inn and walked over.

Chu Moyuan then threw her a bag. Yan Jinyuan looked at him in confusion and asked, "What is this?"

"Won't we know once we open it?" Chu Moyuan looked at her with a smile, while his eyes were filled with unconcealable love.

"Clothes?" Yan Jinyuan looked at the man's attire in her hand and asked doubtfully.

Chu Moyuan wasn't in a hurry, so he joked, "Take a closer look?"

Yan Jinyuan kept rolling over and over again, but she was unable to see what it was. Chu Moyuan chuckled and said helplessly: "Change into this set of clothes and go out."

Hearing this, Yan Jinyuan became even more confused. Weren't they going out to clear Wen Die? Why were they only changing clothes?

"Change into this set of clothes and disguise as my subordinate to follow me out." Seeing Yan Jinyuan's doubt, he hurriedly explained and walked out of the room.

Only then did Yan Jinyuan remember that Chu Moyuan was an official of the imperial court and it would only be a word or two if he wanted to leave. At the same time, she cursed herself for being stupid and could not even think of this.

After changing their clothes, the two of them walked towards the city gate. When the soldiers saw Chu Moyuan, they all nodded respectfully and let him pass without even an ultimatum.

Yan Jinyuan once lowered her head, afraid that the soldiers would recognize her. The more suspicious she became, the more the soldiers hurriedly blocked her.

Yan Jinyuan wanted to cry. She looked at Chu Moyuan and said, "I came with Master Chu."

The soldier obviously didn't believe her as he sneered, "Don't think that I don't know about you sneaking around behind me and trying to get close relatives. Young man, stop dreaming."

"Hurry up and f * ck off if you haven't passed the challenge." The soldier looked at her and thought of another person trying to get away with it.

And then two soldiers came forward to chase him away. "How dare you touch my men?" It was unknown when Chu Moyuan came back, but his voice slowly left his mouth.

The ferocious soldier instantly changed his expression and smiled apologetically, "So it's Master Chu's men. I was blind not to notice Mt. Tai and let him pass."

Hearing this, the few soldiers who were holding her let go. It was only then that the soldier saw the insignia on Yan Jinyuan's body and apologized profusely.

She didn't even look at him and headed straight for Chu Moyuan. Only then did the two of them successfully leave the city.

Since she had abandoned her horse, she could only ride with Chu Moyuan and head towards the pavilion that they had agreed to meet.

The two of them stood in the pavilion, gazing into the distance. The wind blew past their corners, and those who didn't know what kind of valiant companion they thought was!

"How long has it been since we've been like this?" After a moment, Chu Moyuan was the first to speak as his thoughts drifted away.

Yan Jinyuan's face was bleak. After a bitter smile, she said, "I can't remember …"

Before this, before the Zhou family was exterminated, the two of them would run over here every single day. At that time, her parents were still alive, and she had lived a carefree life without so many schemes and conspiracies.

But now … She sighed helplessly, unwilling to look back. As long as she thought about it, it would hurt even more.

"When this is over, we'll find a paradise and spend the rest of our lives together, okay?" Chu Moyuan's eyes were filled with deep love.

Yan Jinyuan turned her head away. She did not say anything, nor did she say anything bad. This promise was too much. She was afraid that she would not be able to pay him back, so she gave him a heart full of joy instead.

Chu Moyuan sighed and stopped talking about the matter. Looking at the calm lake water, he said, "I found out about the Zhou family's annihilation tragedy. There was another person who knew about it."

"Who?" Did you find him? I want to see him. " Tears welled up in her eyes. The moment she heard the words related to the death of the Zhou family, she could not control herself. She stared intently at Chu Moyuan, afraid that she would miss a single detail.

Chu Moyuan's heart ached, he went up and comforted her: "Don't be in such a hurry, calm down first. Listen to what I have to say to you slowly."

Yan Jinyuan was no longer as calm as she was before. Her mind was filled with the "Zhou family annihilation tragedy" and she was extremely agitated. No matter what Chu Moyuan said, she could not calm down.

Chu Moyuan couldn't help but sigh. He went forward and embraced Yan Jinyuan's frail body, forcing her to calm down.

After a long while, Yan Jinyuan finally calmed down and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"I've already found that person. After some time, I'll make an appointment to let you all meet up with him."

Yan Jinyuan nodded repeatedly. "It would be for the best if we could hurry up."

She had lurked for so many years, and now she finally saw hope. How could she not be excited?

"The scenery here is the same as when I was young …" Chu Moyuan breathed in the fresh air to his heart's content as he mumbled to himself. He glanced at Yan Jinyuan from the corner of his eyes. The tenderness in his eyes seemed to be clearer than the lakewater.

"Okay." Yan Jinyuan replied. It was the same scene as back then, but they were no longer the same people. They had all changed. How could they not be hurt when they saw this scene?

Seemingly wanting to break this inexplicable mental trauma, Chu Moyuan began to recall the memories of the two of them when they were young. The more he spoke, the more excited he got.

"It's hard for me to come out. Let's take a look at the Sunset Mountains!" Chu Moyuan suggested that he didn't want Yan Jinyuan to go back so soon out of selfishness, so he treasured their time together even more.

"Sunset Mountains?" Yan Jinyuan called out the name softly. Her thoughts were caught by the name, as it was their favorite place to go when they were young.

As the memories went into her head, she smiled and said to Chu Moyuan, "Go!"

Just like when she was young, Yan Jinyuan sat at the front while Chu Moyuan sat at the back pulling on the reins.

It was as if they had returned to their childhood. They didn't have as many deceitful words as they did now. Some of them only existed in heaven and earth. The whistling of the wind could be heard, as well as the laughter of the two.