The two looked at each other, puzzled. Everything had been fine so far, so why did something go wrong when they were about to enter the customs?

While they were still confused, Xu Yixing had already had some vague guesses in his heart. Sure enough, in just a moment, Xia Xiao came on horseback, opened the window and talked to the two of them: "Master, there is a man in front, he said he wants to see the lady." After saying that, he glanced at Xu Yixing, his eyes revealing a vigilant look.

"One person?" Lu Anyuan sneered, but he also roughly guessed who the person was. "Hey, how many shadow guards do you have? We haven't seen them show up in these days. Where is the energy that kidnapped you from Baiyuan?"

Xu Yixing took advantage of his weak body and pinched his waist: "Bah, you still have the nerve to mention Bai Yuan, are you testing me! Humph!" After saying that, he stood up and tried to leave the car, but was grabbed by Lu Anyuan, who asked anxiously:

"Where are you going?"

"Pfft! Don't worry, I won't leave if I say so. I just want to go and make things clear with them."

"Okay then, come back soon. It's cold outside, be careful not to catch a cold." After getting the assurance, Lu Anyuan felt relieved. Although these shadow guards had helped him and Yixing a lot, they were really annoying. He only hoped that Yixing could control them and not let them cause trouble. Otherwise, he would never allow her to have such a group of strange people around her.

Lu Anyuan leaned his head out and saw that there was indeed a man standing on a horse in front of the convoy. However, Yixing did not rush to meet him. Instead, he went to the back car and called Yingba and the half-man-tall child, and followed them up the slope on the side and disappeared on the side facing away from the sun.

After a long while, Xia Xiao leaned over and asked, "Master, you've been gone for so long, do you want to go take a look?"

Lu Anyuan looked down at Xiaobao who was staring at him with his eyes wide open, and smiled easily: "No need, Madam has her own things to deal with, we just wait."

"I see that there seems to be an ambush on the high slopes on both sides. Should we withdraw slowly to prepare for the unexpected?"

"No need, I trust Madam."

Xia Xiao said nothing, but just stared silently at Qiu Ling in front of him. The two understood each other and gradually separated the team to prepare for battle. It was obvious that they did not trust this lady.

After more than half an hour, Xu Yixing's figure finally appeared in everyone's sight, with a large bag on his body. The three people who went with him were nowhere to be seen.

When Lu Anyuan saw her coming back alone, he finally let go of the hand that had been holding Xiaobao's quilt, and felt completely relieved. Yixing really still loved him, and he no longer had to worry about her abandoning him.

"Let's go and enter the country!" Xu Yixing got into the car and kicked the bag under his feet, without any intention of showing it to Lu Anyuan.

"Let's go." Lu Anyuan knocked lightly on the car wall, and the convoy slowly moved again, heading firmly towards Pingyun Pass.

"Well... there is one thing. The new emperor has ascended the throne five days ago. When we enter the customs later, we might even see the imperial decree of amnesty. The fourth prince is really quick!" This was the news that Ying Yi had just brought to him. He did not expect that Lu Hexin would actually ascend to the throne so quickly, fulfilling their wishes.

"Yeah, that's expected, normal."

"Also, Uncle Bai has been promoted to a post outside the capital and has already gone to Liangzhou to take up the post." Xu Yixing felt a little sad when he mentioned this. After all, this branch of the Bai family in the capital is gone. He doesn't even know if there will be anyone to worship his grandfather's grave in the future. It's really sad. His uncle has indeed been implicated by him.

"Really? That's a good thing. Of course He Xin doesn't dare to use the former queen's mother's family to continue to manage the palace. It's normal."

"I know, but my uncle and aunt are going to a distant border state at such an old age, and I'm afraid of them..."

"You don't have to blame yourself. When I had a long talk with your uncle, I already knew that he intended to leave the capital. Now that the new emperor has granted his wish, how can it be bad?"

"Really?" Xu Yixing felt that Lu Anyuan was comforting himself. He must have talked for a long time because he suspected his uncle when he escaped from the capital. His uncle must not have told him the truth.

"Of course, Bai Yu is not a smooth person. Such a person can only keep his position by relying on the trust of the superiors. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he has retired bravely, which is quite wise."

"Yeah. What you said makes sense. I hope he can live well in Liangzhou." Xu Yixing remembered that his uncle had fulfilled his grandfather's last wish for him. He gave all the dowry and even the shadow guards to him. He was a sentimental man. Maybe he was really tired of living like this without any good friends or confidants.

"Of course. When he went to Liangzhou, he was the highest official. No one dared to usurp his position. He was very comfortable."

Seeing that Yixing was not in high spirits, Lu Anyuan did not ask what she had just said to those shadow guards. Anyway, he knew that Yixing would not leave him. So he reached out and picked her up, holding Xiaobao in his arms, and rubbed her forehead with his chin.

"Thank you, ma'am."

"What do you want to thank me for?" Xu Yixing had just asked when she felt two warm bites on her lips, which pried open her teeth and invaded fiercely. She was not willing to be outdone and bit his chin as well. She was so engrossed in the conversation that she didn't even notice when the convoy entered the city and how they entered the city gate.

Anyway, after all the dangers, we finally stepped into the territory of Daxia.

Entering from Pingyun Pass and heading south, the team hardly stopped at all and headed straight to the destination in the south of the Yangtze River. However, they were not as comfortable in the pass as they were in the grassland. Not only the two of them, but the entire team changed their appearance and turned into an inconspicuous caravan.

Putting away their swords and sharp weapons, the group of people were so low-key that they almost wrote "low profile" on their faces. Not to mention the scenery and people along the way, just the news and interesting stories alone were enough to make them listen.

"The new emperor posthumously conferred the title of Wuyi Emperor on the late emperor, and held a funeral for him at a large water and land Taoist temple in Nanshan!"

"Yes, I heard that the Empress also followed the late Emperor and was posthumously named the Empress of Pure Filial Piety and Loyalty. It seems that the Empress Dowager is not in good health either. I wonder if she will..."

"Victory! Daxia won!" The scouts held red flags and rushed all the way to the capital, hurrying to report the good news to the new emperor.

"What? Victory? Hahahaha! I knew it, if our late emperor had personally come out to fight, he would have definitely slaughtered those barbarian warriors severely. It's a pity that he died so young..."

"Yingli Khan has passed away! His son has become the new Khan! He wants to sign a truce with Daxia!"

"Really? That's great. After fighting for so many years, I can finally..."

"One life for another. Our late emperor died on the battlefield, so their Khan can't expect any good from him!"

"What good is that! Those barbarians have committed so many evil things. It's a good thing for them to just stop the fighting like this!"

"I heard that General Ren has made the first contribution and will be returning to the capital to report soon..."

These messages were sorted and collected every day and handed into Lu Anyuan's carriage. The two of them just looked at them and smiled from time to time. Anyway, it had nothing to do with them. As the people of Daxia, they just had to be happy. The rest was something the new emperor should worry about.

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