Faced with the discussions behind him, the soldier waved his hand in annoyance and asked the people in front to let them pass.

When Zhang Yun and Xiao Yue were about to walk out of the city gate, a voice behind them suddenly called out to them: "Stop..."

Xiaoyue and Zhang Yun looked at each other, pretending not to hear, and continued to walk forward. However, the voice behind them sounded again: "Stop, I'm talking to you, the brother and sister in front."

Zhang Yun's heart sank. He originally thought that he could leave the city by taking one more step, but now it seemed that even if he was so close to the city gate, unexpected situations might still occur. The other side was outnumbered, so he had to stop and stand still, not daring to move at all.

They listened quietly to the footsteps gradually approaching behind them. Every step seemed to be stepping on their hearts, making Zhang Yun and Xiaoyue's heartbeats more and more violently, as if they were about to jump out of their throats.

Finally, the footsteps behind them stopped, but the voice was only one step away from them.

"You two, turn around." said the officer behind.

Zhang Yun's heart tightened, knowing that he might face danger next, but he decided to stay calm and see what happens.

"Okay! Sir, what can I do for you?" Zhang Yun turned around and said with a flattering smile on his face.

Xiaoyue also turned around and looked at the officers and soldiers in front of her nervously.

"You want to leave before I search you. Turn around and search you. Who knows if you are spies who sneaked in?" the soldier asked seriously.

Zhang Yun secretly complained in his heart, how should he answer this? If they found the letter, the consequences would be disastrous.

At this moment, he suddenly had an idea, and said to the officers and soldiers with a smile: "You can search my body, but my sister has tuberculosis, and I am afraid that I will infect you. Can you please give a dying person a last dignified look?"

The soldier glanced at Xiaoyue who was standing aside. She looked pale and lifeless, and he took a step back in disgust at her dying appearance.

Zhang Yun knew that his words worked, so he stretched out his arms and allowed them to search him.

After checking and finding nothing, they turned their attention to Xiaoyue who was trembling with fear on the side.

As if he saw the god of plague, he waved his hand in disdain at the brother and sister, indicating that they could leave.

Zhang Yun secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly left with Xiaoyue.

Xiaoyun did not panic because of nervousness. She walked away unsteadily with the support of Zhang Yun.

When the two of them walked out of the city gate and felt safe behind them, they took a deep breath, stood up straight, smiled at each other, and quickly left this place of trouble.

The two of them asked along the way, but there was no news about the Regent's army.

When they were in despair, the two of them accidentally discovered the secret signs left by the Regent's team, and then they followed the signs to find the camp where the Regent was stationed.

When they finally arrived at the camp, they were stopped by two soldiers guarding the gate.

"Stop... Who are you and why are you here?" The little soldier treated them like spies.

Zhang Yun quickly stepped forward and explained: "Please tell the regent that our princess has a letter and is eager to present it to you. Please see your majesty."

War is an emergency, and the soldiers will not alarm their commander just because of their words, so they directly ask: "Do you have a token?"

Zhang Yun and Xiaoyue looked at each other, then shook their heads at the soldier.

The soldier saw from their expressions that they did not have the token, so he started to drive them away, saying, "Since you don't have the token, leave quickly. This is a military stronghold, not everyone can come here." As he spoke, he pushed them with his hands.

Zhang Yun was unwilling to not be able to see the Regent and was turned away by his own people, so he didn't care and kicked the soldier in the stomach, knocking him to the ground.

The companions who were standing guard with the soldier saw someone making trouble at the gate of the military camp, so they surrounded Zhang Yun and launched a fierce attack.

Seeing Zhang Yun being besieged, Xiaoyue immediately flew over and joined the battle.

The two of them made a big fuss in the military camp and fought back and forth at the door, and the battle was fierce.

Finally, the noise from their side alarmed the regent who was arranging the troops in the tent. He said, "Someone, go to the door and see what happened?"

The guard at the door received the order and ran out quickly. When he learned the whole story, he hurried back to report: "Your Majesty... There are two people at the door, claiming to be the messenger of the princess and wanting to see you, but they were stopped by the soldiers. The people of the entire Northern Qi know that you don't have a princess. The two soldiers were afraid that they were spies, so they drove them away with rude words. The two men insisted on seeing you, so they fought."

After listening to the guard's report and realizing that it was a letter from Ouyang Miaoling, Nangong Mingxuan excitedly left all his generals behind, quickly walked out of the tent and headed towards the door.

When he reached the door, he saw two people, surrounded by their soldiers.

He looked closely and saw that it was Xiaoyue and Zhang Yun from the mansion. He quickly shouted in a cold and loud voice: "Stop."

Following his roar, the soldiers stopped fighting.

Nangong Mingxuan passed through the circle of soldiers and approached the two of them. Zhang Yun and Xiaoyue saw who was coming and their eyes lit up instantly. They dropped their weapons, knelt down quickly, clasped their hands together and saluted, saying, "Your Highness, we finally see you. The princess asked us to deliver a letter to you, but we were stopped by these people."

Nangong Mingxuan looked at the soldiers who were puzzled and said, "You all should disperse. I recognize them. They are from my palace. This is just a misunderstanding. You all should disperse."

At this time, the people who had followed Nangong Mingxuan out to watch the show also hurried to help evacuate the soldiers.

"You two, get up and follow me." Nangong Mingxuan asked the two to get up. He was eager to know the news about Ouyang Miaoling.

He dismissed his attendants and personally led the two men into the commander's tent.

Everyone looked at their departing backs and discussed, "When did the prince marry a princess? How come we didn't know? I heard that after the previous princess passed away, there was no news of the prince getting married again. Then where did the princess mentioned by the two messengers today come from?" Everyone speculated and was puzzled.

Nangong Mingxuan didn't care what those people thought. What he wanted to know most was news about Ouyang Miaoling, so he couldn't wait to ask Zhang Yun and the others to take out the letter.

Xiaoyun carefully took out the treasured letter from the wooden hairpin on her head, and then handed it to Nangong Mingxuan with both hands.

Nangong Mingxuan took the letter and opened it impatiently. When she saw the content, she was instantly petrified.

It took him a long time to come back to his senses, and then he asked anxiously: "Where is the princess now?"

Xiao Yue replied respectfully: "Your Highness, the princess is now in the enemy's territory with the ghost commander."

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