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"I heard that you left the Fifth Prince's estate. I thought you would come find me, but I never expected you to be with a group of bandits."

Yuchi Xuan's tone was slightly disappointed. It wasn't because Yun Ruo had become a bandit, but because she hadn't gone to look for him.

"Hehe, Your Highness, we are strangers to begin with, so where I choose to go should have nothing to do with you, right?"

Yun Ruo Lu sneered, since she knew it was impossible, why did she have to lie to herself? Letting go was the best release for the four of them. Her sister could be blessed. Yuchi Xuan and Yuchi Chen weren't fighting each other, and she could gain the freedom she wanted.

"A stranger?"

Yuchi Xuan looked at Yun Ruo Lu in disbelief, seemingly surprised that she would say such words. She clearly knew how close he was to her, but he had done it so mercilessly.

Yuchi Xuan took a deep breath and said self-deprecatingly, "Since you think we're strangers, why did you need to stand up and recognize us!"

Yun Ruo Lu bit her lips and lowered her eyes, not looking at Yuchi Xuan. She knew that in order for Ling Xiao and the others to survive, she had to beg Yuchi Xuan to spare them!

However, her words just now had reached a dead end, how could she still have the face to open her mouth.

"Although they are bandits, their hearts are not bad. Since they are my friends, then we will live and die together. If Your Highness wants to kill them, then I will kill them too! "

She wasn't threatening Yuchi Xuan, but was betting on whether Yuchi Xuan still had a sliver of affection for her.

"You're willing to sacrifice your life for a bunch of unrelated people? Yun Ruo Lu, since you're so loyal to me, why must you hurt me? "

Yuchi Xuan looked sharply at Yun Ruo Lu. His tone was filled with suppressed anger, and his frown had already formed the shape of a 'chuan'. He had a very disappointed look on his face.

Yun Ruo Lu felt speechless. She knew that she owed him, but she didn't have the ability to repay him.

"We are fated to be together after all! What does Your Highness want to do? Just give me a straightforward reply! "

With a word of fate, everything between the two of them was broken. However, Yuchi Xuan saw a glimmer of hope. As he saw it, fate was in his hands, and destiny was created by him.

"It's fine if This King doesn't kill them. You must stay by This King's side. This King will immediately let them go!"

"You … Why do you have to suffer! "

Yun Ruo Lu couldn't read Yuchi Xuan's mind. She knew that if she stayed behind and met with Yuchi Chen again, things would get even more complicated.

"Whether or not I should save them is in your hands. This King does not have much patience to wait!"

Right now, Yuchi Xuan was clearly quite domineering. Although he had given Yun Ruo Man a choice, in truth, she no longer had the right to make a choice.

"Third Marquis, do you think I have a choice?"

Yun Ruo Lu did not give a specific answer, but tacitly agreed to it.

Seeing that Yun Ruo didn't refuse, Yuchi Xuan's gaze softened a bit. His tone relaxed slightly as he consoled, "You'er, I'm not trying to force you." However, I need more time. As long as three more months pass, I will definitely marry you! "

Yuchi Xuan's words caused Yun Ruo Lu to be shocked. Three months? Why three months? Could it be that Yuchi Xuan wanted to be the emperor?

Yun Ruo Lu was extremely astonished in her heart, but she didn't display any strange expressions. She only nodded her head and said, "Since I've agreed to stay by your side, I hope that you'll keep your promise and let them go!"

She was the one who brought Ling Xiao and the rest to the capital, and she had expected such a risk. She had implicated them for her own selfish reasons, and it was now her duty to help them escape danger. This was the reason why she had agreed to Yuchi Xuan's request!

She went around in a big circle and finally returned to this cage like place.

"No problem!" I'll let them go now! "

After the conversation was over, they returned to the place they had been previously. Yuchi Xuan ordered the guards to release everyone in front of Yun Ruo Lu. She simply told Ling Xiao not to worry about bringing the brothers back to Cloud City and did not tell him her true identity.

Although Ling Xiao did not know what was going on, he could see that Yun Ruo had her own secrets, so he did not pursue the matter. Instead, he brought his men and left.

Jin Se returned to Yun Ruo Lu's side. With a worried expression, she asked in a small voice: "Miss, did you agree to something with the Third Marquis?"

Although Jinsi was normally a bit confused, he wasn't a fool. In addition, she knew that Yun Ruo Lu and Yuchi Xuan had an old relationship. Naturally, she would be able to guess at something.

Yun Ruo used her eyes to signal Jinsi not to ask anymore, because at this moment, she didn't need to explain anything.

After Ling Xiao and the rest were released, Yuchi Xuan ordered his guards to prepare horses for Yun Ruo Lu and Jin Se to follow him back to the mansion.

Yun Ruo Lu felt uneasy throughout the journey. She didn't know if her choice was right or wrong, but since she had already progressed to such a stage, she could only take one step at a time.

However, she did not know how to face her elder sister when she arrived at the Third Marquis Estate.

Yun Ruo Lu rode her horse in front of them. Yuchi Xuan arranged for people to escort the chest filled with gold back, then chased after her.

In the depths of the forest, Ling Xiao was quickly leading his men away. Before they could leave the forest, they were surrounded by about twenty guards.

These guards were all overflowing with killing intent. One look was enough to tell that they did not come with good intentions.

"Motherf * cker!" That bullshit prince wouldn't go back on his word, right! "

When the black hawk saw the situation like this, he immediately guessed what was going on and couldn't help but curse loudly.

Although Ling Xiao sensed that something was wrong, he maintained his calm and said to the people surrounding them, "Everyone, didn't the Third Marquis promise to let us go? Is there a problem with that? "

"You Mountain Bandits truly are audacious. If you were to return alive, then where would the reputation of the Yuchi Dynasty go!" Not a single person in this place can be left alive! "

After one of the guards finished speaking, the others all rushed up, drew their sabers and began to kill.

Black Hawk and Ling Xiao's martial skills were slightly better, so they could last for a while. However, the other brothers had not trained and their sabresmanship was chaotic. It was as if these elite guards could kill one of them with a single slash.

Soon, only Ling Xiao and Black Hawk were left in the encirclement of the guards.

"Damn it!" It looked like he was going to die here tonight! I'll cover your retreat. If you ever get the chance to meet Advisor Yun, you must tell him the true face of that dogshit prince and help him take revenge for his brothers! "

The black hawk and Ling Xiao stood back to back in confrontation with the guards. In this moment of death, he actually did not cower and allowed Ling Xiao to leave first.

Ling Xiao was still hesitating. At this moment, the two of them had already killed to the point that their eyes were red. Their blood was boiling, and neither of them could bear the anger anymore.

"Let's go together!"

Ling Xiao rushed out and started to fight with the guards, but he was already exhausted, so how could he be a match for the guards? In just a few moves, his right arm had been chopped off by someone, and blood immediately stained his clothes, causing him to break out in a cold sweat and cry out loud.

Those guards didn't give him any chance to dodge, and directly slashed at his fatal point.

After dying, the black hawk rushed towards Ling Xiao and pushed him away. Four or five large blades pierced through the black hawk's body.

"Black Hawk!"

Seeing the black hawk die to save him, Ling Xiao's eyes almost popped out of their sockets as he roared in madness. However, because of his injuries, he did not have the strength to resist.

"Boss, there's only one left!"

"Kill him, go back and report!"

"Yes sir!"

The two guards cut each other short, and Ling Xiao knew that he was not far from death.

Just as the guard was getting closer to Ling Xiao, there was a sudden gust of wind, followed by a few screams, and the five guards fell to the ground.

A black man flew down from a tree branch. The moment he drew his sword, three other guards fell to the ground before they could even react.

In an instant, all twenty guards were killed by the sword of the man in black. Only one of them managed to escape successfully.

The man in black walked up to Ling Xiao and threw a small red bottle at him, saying, "If you don't want to die, then eat this Blood Stasis Pill."

The man in black wore a silver wolf tooth mask. Ling Xiao could not see his face clearly, but he could feel a domineering aura from his sharp gaze.

"Who are you? Why did you save me? "

Ling Xiao asked weakly as he swallowed the pill. Because he had lost too much blood, his face was extremely pale.

"You don't need to know who I am. If you can still stand up and walk, then come with me!"

After saying that, the black clothed man turned around and left. He did not know why he saved Ling Xiao. Perhaps it was due to a moment of impulse, or perhaps it was because of something else …

He didn't want to think about all these reasons, and he didn't need to explain it to her.

With great difficulty, Ling Xiao stood up and followed the man in black. He didn't know why Yuchi Xuan had agreed to let them go, or why he had sent troops after them to kill them. However, he couldn't let his comrades die in vain, so he had to survive.

After a full night of travelling, Yunruo returned to the imperial capital of the Yuchi Dynasty.

She had originally thought that Yuchi Xuan would conceal her and place her in another courtyard. Unexpectedly, Yuchi Xuan was able to take her straight back to the Third Marquis' Estate.

Entering the Third Marquis' Mansion meant that the one she had to face was Yun Ruo Yao, this older sister who had always taken care of her and was kind to her, yet she had done something that had let Yun Ruo Yao down.

Yuchi Xuan placed Yun Ruo Lu in one of the courtyards of the palace. It was a very well-off courtyard, and it was very close to where Yuchi Xuan lived.

This time, Yuchi Xuan didn't let her disguise as his personal bodyguard. Once Yun Ruo Lu and Jinser returned to the palace, Yuchi Xuan immediately arranged for someone to take Yun Ruo You to wash up and change back into her female attire.