Time travel is risky, and love requires caution

After Du Jingshan came out of the palace that day, in order to hide his whereabouts, he traveled all the way and finally returned safely to his hiding place - the backyard of Qi's pawnshop.

Qi Qing helped him move to the couch, and Du Jingshan went to meet the emperor alone. She was worried that he would have an accident like last time, so she sent all the people she could to protect him closely.

Ever since she received the pigeon messages from the Sixth Prince and the Seventh Princess, she had not felt at ease for a single day. She was worried about the Seventh Princess's safety, and even more worried about Du Jingshan's safety. With his physical condition, he could not run or hide, and if he encountered danger, he would only be waiting to die.

Du Jingshan certainly knew what price he would have to pay to deliver a letter to the Northern Emperor, but when it came to the Seventh Princess, he had never hesitated.

Fortunately, he is back safely now.

Last time, he was kidnapped by a group of masked men on his way back from "reporting the death" to the Northern Emperor. Fortunately, he had flying needles to protect himself, and Qi Qing and Li Chuan's men arrived in time, so he didn't lose his life.

Although the Seventh Princess had previously seriously warned him that someone might use extraordinary means to get first-hand information from Du Jingshan, and he and Qi Qing had also made thorough preparations, the other side were all martial arts masters, so he still suffered a loss, injuring his waist, and his legs are still numb to this day.

Du Jingshan came from a medical family and once worked in the palace as a doctor for treating injuries and sprains. He was well aware of his leg disease and was afraid that he would be paralyzed in the future.

But he didn't care. It was out of reach anyway, so the distance of a leg wasn't a big deal.

But Qi Qing was very concerned and kept looking for various folk remedies and pills for him. He had rejected Qi Qing's good intentions many times, but Qi Qing still refused to give up and insisted on curing his leg disease.

"Did the emperor say anything?" Qi Qing asked after settling Du Jingshan down.

"No." Du Jingshan responded expressionlessly.

"So what should we do next?"

"We can only wait."

"Alas, what needs to be faced must be faced eventually. I'm afraid the Seventh Princess can't continue to hide from the world."

"Have the new batch of carrier pigeons been sent out to Nan Shen and Xi Mo?"

“It has been sent out.”

"Very good. We must ensure smooth correspondence between the three places."

"Don't worry, I've already asked someone to buy some pigeons to train."

"Has the Seventh Princess sent another message today?"

"No."

"Wuxin is probably on the way."

"On the way to where?"

"Beiwei."

Ling Qiqi was indeed on her way to Beiwei.

She had been riding at full speed for several days, and she was accompanied by Liu Nian'an.

This time, when accompanying the Seventh Princess back to Beiwei, Liu repeatedly told Liu Nian'an to protect the Seventh Princess' safety. Liu Nian'an's father was originally the personal guard of the Crown Prince of Yahe, and naturally he was an outstanding martial artist. So Liu Nian'an followed his father to practice martial arts since he was a child. Although he was still young and his martial arts were not pure enough, if he encountered ordinary mountain bandits and road bullies, he could still deal with them.

Ling Qiqi collected all kinds of poisons from her aunt, and even brought a "dog nose" bug with her. The powder they sprinkled on the letter needed the bug to work, so that they could find the person who poisoned her.

In addition, Ling Qiqi also put on her flying needle wrist guard, which was sent by Qi Qing earlier, so that she could use it to protect herself.

With the poison and flying needles, Ling Qiqi felt much more confident.

She and Liu Nian'an were very careful to hide during this trip, traveling at night and staying in a hotel to catch up on sleep during the day. Now they have traveled most of the way and entered Beiwei's territory. But they need to be more careful on the road ahead. The closer they are to the capital, the more spies there are. Ling Qiqi doesn't want to die on the way.

Ling Qiqi's sudden departure without saying goodbye caught Pei Chufeng off guard.

He hadn't seen the Seventh Princess for several days. When he realized that she had "run away", he immediately sent people to chase her, but was stopped by the great witch doctor.

"Why?" Pei Chufeng rarely contradicted his master.

"If you don't want her to become the target of public criticism, just stay still and pretend nothing happened." The witch doctor retorted.

"Why?" Pei Chufeng was still unconvinced.

He felt unhappy. Why didn't anyone tell him in advance what she thought of him?

"She left in disguise, so she must not want anyone to know her whereabouts. You are mobilizing so many people to look for her, which will only cause trouble for her."

"Why did she leave? What happened?"

"I don't know the details, but she seems to have received some message."

"You are so confident that you don't even ask." Pei Chufeng complained.

"I asked."

"What did she say?"

"She said she was going to get revenge and maybe get married along the way."

"What?" Pei Chufeng excitedly grabbed the witch doctor's arm.

"Let me go, you're a rebel." The witch doctor tried to push Pei Chufeng aside, but ended up pushing him and making him stumble. She was shocked. How could her apprentice be so weak that he couldn't resist being pushed aside?

Pei Chufeng, who was so frail that he could not tell if he had been pushed to a pulp, stood there in a daze, not moving a muscle.

The witch doctor looked at him and felt a little worried. He decided not to tease him anymore and said:

"She left you a letter."

Pei Chufeng, who was like a wooden man just now, brightened up his eyes after hearing this, as if his soul had finally returned to its senses.

The witch doctor couldn't help but mutter in his heart:

Tsk tsk tsk tsk, my niece must have taken some kind of love potion.

Pei Chufeng carefully took the letter handed to him by his master, and then carefully unfolded it. The crooked calligraphy appeared on the paper.

The Seventh Princess said in the letter that Ximo was urging her to get married, so she had to leave for a while, in order to prevent Ximo and Beiwei from asking him for people, which would bring trouble to Nan Shen and implicate him. She thanked him for saving her life and taking care of her all the time. She was a person who knew how to repay a favor, and would definitely repay him if she had the chance in the future. Please ask him to tell A'ran that she would not forget them and would see them again if she was destined to.

The letter was not long, but Pei Chufeng read it several times, and then he became dazed and motionless again.

"What did Qi'er say?" The witch doctor asked him curiously, but Pei Chufeng ignored her. He seemed to be in a state of chaos. It was like a dream. Now that the dreamer was gone, it was time to wake up. If he continued to dream, it would become a nightmare and he would not be able to get out of it.

What did she say? It seemed like she said something, but it also seemed like she said nothing. Although the words were kind, they were also full of courtesy. There was an insurmountable alienation. She seemed to care about the past they had experienced together and the future that had not yet happened, but she also seemed to not care at all. Implicate him? He hoped to be implicated by her for the rest of his life.

At least she left him a letter and didn't leave without saying goodbye, so she must care about him, right?

Are they destined to meet again? So will they meet again?

But what was he expecting? Didn't she already say it in the letter? Ximo was urging her to get married, so was she going to get married?

Then even if we meet again, there will be no chance for us to do so.

Didn't he already know this would be the outcome? So what was there for him to lose? He never got it in the first place, right?

Didn't he know that she would leave one day sooner or later, so he secretly practiced saying goodbye to her many times?

So, his reluctance was due to the fact that he was unable to say goodbye to her properly?

Yes, that must be the case.