After the prince was reborn, he forced me to marry him and took me into the East Palace

"Come to find me?" Nan Yuan turned her head and looked towards the dark riverside.

The river water hit the rocks on the shore, making a "splashing" sound, and her mood also fluctuated with these sounds.

She looked into the distance with a dim gaze, as if there was a figure walking towards her in the river.

My eyes feel a little sore.

Nan Yuan closed her eyes, exhaled, slowly opened her eyes, and the figure disappeared.

"Impossible." Nan Yuan answered herself.

She didn't dare hold on to the so-called hope anymore. She had experienced enough of the endless waiting, the days full of hope and disappointment, disappointment and despair in her previous life.

There is no way I can continue in this life.

She wouldn't allow herself to go on.

"You wanted to leave the city, so I helped you. Our original plan was to go our separate ways once we were out of the capital, but it's already late enough now."

"I have analyzed the pros and cons for you. If you follow the plan, we will live in peace."

"If you don't keep your promise, I will naturally find a way to prevent you from leaving Dayong."

Nan Yuan looked at Baili Qing, her tone was calm without any ups and downs, but her eyes were as cold as the wind and snow on a winter night.

She only has one life, but there are dozens of lives on this ship, especially Baili Qing.

They took great pains to bring Baili Qing out, and he was about to return to his homeland. Would they sacrifice his life for such a small profit?

Baili Qing looked at Nan Yuan and said, "Miss Nan Yuan has been on guard against me. She used scent to mark the way along the way. She was prepared to have someone report to the police and follow the marks to arrest us if we don't get to the place we want to go to on time."

"It's just that Miss Nan Yuan seems to only pay attention to the traces you left behind. Did you ignore me who is in front of you now?"

Baili Qing smiled and said, "I remember Miss Nanyuan is quite knowledgeable in medicine, right? Why? Didn't you smell the scent of the incense?"

As soon as Baili Qing finished speaking, Nan Yuan felt dizzy. Before she could react, she fell straight down.

"you……"

Baili Qing looked at Nan Yuan lying on the ground, reached out to take out the drugs from the secret box of the wheelchair, and threw them into the river.

He had been here with Nan Yuan for such a long time, and the amount of the drug was not large, but as time went on, it was enough to make Nan Yuan unconscious.

"Master, how do we deal with this person?"

When Nan Yuan fell down, Helan walked out of the cabin. He looked at Nan Yuan lying on the ground with an unfriendly look.

"This woman is not an honest person. There's no guarantee that she won't do something naughty again on the way back. If it were you, I'd just break her arms and legs and leave her to die when we get to a safe place."

It took him a lot of time to clear out the traces left by Nan Yuan along the way.

If his master had not told him not to alert the enemy, he would have dealt with Nan Yuan long ago.

Who are you to dare to challenge the emperor?

Baili Qing put away his kind face, looked at Helan with sharp eyes, and said coldly: "Are you not afraid that the young master will kill you? Then do it."

"Young Master?" He Lan was a little slow to react and asked hurriedly, "Young Master is he still alive?"

Didn’t the young master die in that battle?

how……

Baili Qing didn't say anything, but just looked at him without any warmth in his eyes.

Helan realized that these things might not be something he should know, so he shut up.

"Why doesn't the young master go back with us while he's still alive?" Helan was still a little puzzled.

This time he came to the capital because he received news from Jiang Song that his master had been found, his master was in a very bad condition, and the people of Dayong were attacking them.

Only then did he bring his men to the capital.

If they knew that the young master was still alive, he would not have come with just a few people, but would have sent a large number of troops to force them to hand over the person.

"The young master has his own ideas." Baili Qing's eyes were dark and unclear.

Six years have passed, and many people's ideas have begun to change.

Just like the young master, after so many years, he has long lost his former impulsiveness and naivety, and even his ambition is gone.

I actually thought about living the kind of frustrating life that I could see the end of at a glance, and completely forgot about my past ambitions.

He was unwilling to return to Apocalypse, unwilling to regroup, and even unwilling to acknowledge his own identity.

They went back this time without telling the young master, otherwise he would not allow them to take such a risk, and would not want them to kidnap Nan Yuan.

But they had done it, and there was no going back.

The young master seems to think highly of Nan Yuan. Now that Nan Yuan has gone to Tianqi, I guess the young master will go back too, right?

I hope so.

Baili Qing looked up at the river. The water was rushing and the waves were turbulent.

The boat floated on the pitch-black river, slowly shrinking into a ball of light and shadow.

……

When Nan Yuan woke up, they had already arrived in Jizhou, less than a day's journey from the border.

The carriage was swaying along the mountain road.

She sat up and rubbed her eyebrows. Her head was still dizzy and seemed to hurt a little.

"You're awake." A pair of hands as soft as jade helped Nan Yuan up. Nan Yuan turned her head and met Baili Qing's charming and handsome face.

His face was as pale as paper, but it did not affect his handsomeness at all.

His eyes were long and narrow, as bottomless as a black hole.

Nan Yuan wanted to reach out and hit her head to wake herself up, but her hands had no strength and they hung limply at both sides of her body.

"you……"

She wanted to speak, but her throat was so dry that her voice was hoarse and her throat was sore.

"Have some tea." Baili Qing poured a cup of tea and handed it to Nan Yuan, consoling her: "If you feel uncomfortable, you can sleep for a while. After a good sleep, we will reach our destination."

Nan Yuan was a little annoyed and reached out to knock over the teacup.

The teacup fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and the tea spilled onto Baili Qing's sleeves, staining half of his sleeves.

Baili Qing was not angry. He poured another cup of tea and brought it to Nan Yuan's mouth.

"Drink some, there's no need to fight with yourself."

As if he had thought of something, he added, "There's no drug in the tea."

"If I wanted to drug you, I could just light some incense and make you sleep forever."

Nan Yuan's head was dizzy and her eyelids were heavy, so she could only half lean on the side of the carriage.

Her vision gradually blurred, her mind was in a mess, and she couldn't figure out what Baili Qing was talking about.

Baili Qing looked at Nan Yuan's appearance and knew that the muscle softening powder she was injected with would make one feel heavy-headed and weak all over.

He did not force her, but fed her the tea and said, "We are family, I will not harm you."

"Not only will I not harm you, but I will also have someone remove the Heart-Eating Powder that someone has put on you when we return to Apocalypse."

"You will be much freer in Tianqi than in Dayong."

The carriage returned to calm. Nan Yuan leaned against the wall and slowly fell into coma again.

This time the coma was shorter than the last time, and when I woke up it was already evening outside.

She opened her eyes and saw an unfamiliar environment.

It was a dark and damp cave with only a fire in the middle. The air around it was filled with a damp smell, making people feel very uncomfortable.

I could hear the sound of conversation, deep and shallow, and it was hard to make out clearly.

Those people seemed to notice that she was awake and stopped talking.

Baili Qing walked over to Nan Yuan, looked at her, and explained, "It's out in the wilderness, the conditions are tough, and we can't find an inn. We can only stay here for one night. We'll set off tomorrow morning, and when we get to Tianqi's territory, everything will be fine."

Nan Yuan looked at him, her fingers groped back, touched a sharp stone, and she gripped it tightly.

The stinging sensation caused by the sharp stones piercing the skin and flesh slightly awakened some of his consciousness.

Nan Yuan ignored him, and Baili Qing also understood what was going on. He didn't say much and just turned his wheelchair and walked away.

Nan Yuan held the stone tightly, relying on the pain to stay awake.

She couldn't continue to sleep, otherwise she would never be able to escape once she reached the land of Apocalypse.

She must stay awake. Only when she is awake can she find a chance to escape.

As the night deepened, the fire crackled and the dancing flames reflected on Nan Yuan's face...

In the second half of the night, when everyone around fell asleep, Nan Yuan struggled to sit up from the ground.

He looked around in the moonlight and carefully moved towards the cave entrance.

"Miss Nanyuan, running away is not a good choice." Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded behind her.

Nan Yuan turned her head and saw Baili Qing looking at her from behind.

There was a smile on the corner of his lips, and a faint light flickered in his narrow eyes.

Soon, everyone around woke up, and Helan reached out and dragged Nan Yuan back into the cave.

"Let go!" Nan Yuan struggled hard, but her strength was no match for Helan.

Just as he was about to be taken back to the cave, there was a "whoosh" sound, and a sharp arrow flew through the air and hit Helan's shoulder blade.

His eyes widened instantly.

hide?

Then we will completely lose the chance to control Nan Yuan.

Not hiding?

Judging from the force of the arrow, he will forget about getting this arm.

After thinking for a few moments, Helan pushed Nan Yuan away and dodged to the side.

Nan Yuan staggered after being pushed. She had already been drugged, and her body was soft and weak. With this push, she was about to crash into the jagged stone wall.

She closed her eyes tightly, prepared to endure the blow, but the expected pain did not come. Instead, her waist tightened and she fell into a familiar embrace.

The fresh breath rushed into Nan Yuan's nose. She opened her eyes and looked up.

What caught her eye was his exquisite facial features. Under his thick and curled eyelashes were a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes. His thin lips were slightly pursed into a beautiful arc, as if he was worried about her safety.

Nan Yuan had never seen such an expression before.

She froze for a moment.

Gu Jingheng, why are you here?

How could he come?

Was she seeing things? Was she hallucinating?

There is no way Gu Jingheng could come. It's impossible.

I was thinking that it was impossible for him to come, but my eyes couldn't stop feeling sore and tears rolled down from them.

She reached out her hand and wanted to touch his cheek to confirm whether it was true or not.

"My dear, you must have suffered a lot, right?" Gu Jingheng lowered his head and gently rubbed his forehead against hers. His doting tone made people feel dazed.

Nan Yuan couldn't believe it. She blinked her eyes and her tears flowed even more violently.

This was not an illusion, she was not dreaming, this was all real.

Gu Jingheng is here.

He really came.

The hand hanging in the air didn't dare to move forward even a little bit, and everything around seemed to be still.

Nan Yuan could no longer hear anything. The sounds of the wind, voices and fighting around her were gone. Only the deafening sound of her heartbeat remained.

"Alone."

"I'm here."

"It's true that I'm alone."

Gu Jingheng held Nan Yuan's hand and pressed it against his cheek. His pair of peach blossom eyes were as gentle as the warm spring sun, as if they could melt the ice and snow.

Nan Yuan was stunned, with tears streaming down her face.

She couldn't describe the feeling in her heart, she just felt like there was a fire burning in her heart, which made her heart ache.

She thought that she and Gu Jingheng would never see each other again in this life. He would be the high and mighty Crown Prince in the capital, and she would stay away from Kyoto and never see him again.

But he came, he actually chased after me.

For her?

Is it really just for her?

Nan Yuan couldn't believe it, and she didn't dare to ask, for fear that the answer she got would not be what she wanted.

She had loved this man for two lifetimes, and she had also hated and resented him.

But now I can't bear to leave him.

Gu Jingheng pulled Nan Yuan into his arms and wrapped his cloak around Nan Yuan.

His movements were very delicate, for fear of hurting her.

"Ayuan, don't be afraid. I'm here and no one will hurt you." Gu Jingheng rested his chin on the top of her head, and his low voice came slowly.

He had a faint scent of ambergris on him, which mixed with his unique temperament, completely enveloping Nan Yuan.

"Run!"

The sound of weapons clashing gradually became clearer, and various noises were heard all around.

Nan Yuan came back to her senses and wanted to get out of Gu Jingheng's arms and look at the situation around her.

But Gu Jingheng held her head down and pressed it in his arms, not allowing her to look up.

"Be good and don't look at these dirty things."

Gu Jingheng picked up Nan Yuan and held her sideways, wrapping her whole body in a warm cloak. She couldn't see what was going on around her and could only snuggle on Gu Jingheng's chest.

The bloody smell began to spread. Gu Jingheng glanced around and said coldly, "Except Baili Qing, no one will be left alive."

After saying that, he hugged Nan Yuan and strode down the mountain.

Nan Yuan, who had been holding on for a long time, could not resist the effects of the drug and fell asleep in Gu Jingheng's arms...

When she opened her eyes again, Nan Yuan found herself in a hot spring.

White curtains are floating around, and the mist is like a fairyland.

And at this moment, she was actually leaning naked in a man's arms, his arm still resting on her slender waist.

"what!"

Nan Yuan was shocked and tried to climb out of the water, but was pulled back into the water by a huge force.

"Ayuan, don't move."

Nan Yuan raised her head and met Gu Jingheng's gentle and smiling eyes.

Seeing that it was Gu Jingheng, she breathed a sigh of relief.

But when she realized her current situation, her face turned red with shame and she wanted to pull her clothes over herself.

"You...I...where are my clothes?" It was a simple sentence, but he couldn't make it clear even after speaking for a long time.

Gu Jingheng smiled lightly, his fingers caressing Nan Yuan's waist, and said seriously: "I don't have a doctor with me, so I don't know how to remove the drug's effects. This hot spring water can make the drug evaporate faster, and the clothes will hinder the evaporation of the drug's effects, so I will take them off."