Daily life in the academy

Bai Rou finished reading the letter, and her vision went dark. Fortunately, Chun Tao supported her from behind, "Hurry...quickly, send someone to look for it."

Bishui quickly responded, turned around and hurried away, but before she could step out of the door, Bairou called her back, "Wait, Bishui, come back, I have something to ask you."

After Bishui returned to her side, Bai Rou asked, "Tell me first, what has the young lady been busy with these days?"

Bishui told Bai Rou everything about Baizhi's whereabouts over the past two days, and even mentioned the two nightmares. "It's just that when the young lady was talking with Young Master Wen that day, Linglong and I were waiting outside the house, and we don't know what they talked about. But the young lady felt a little more relaxed after talking with Young Master Wen. Until yesterday when the prince received the imperial edict, the young lady sent Linglong and me away in the evening. This morning... the young lady left a letter and disappeared." She was very upset. If she had been more alert last night, she could have stopped the young lady.

Bai Rou sighed heavily and waved her hand weakly, "Never mind. This child always has her own ideas. Qing Chen has always sent secret guards to follow her. I don't think there will be any danger."

"Madam, do you mean you won't pursue the young lady anymore?" The young lady was heading to the war-torn northern region...

Bishui was very confused. Even though there were secret guards following her, the young lady was still kidnapped last time.

Bai Rou raised her hand and rubbed her brow, then said slowly, "Bishui, you've been with Ah Zhi for a long time. You should know Ah Zhi's personality best. Since she's determined that what happened in the dream will happen, she will definitely go to stop it. If we go looking for her in a big way, we'll alert her and ruin her plan. If what happened in the dream really happens, wouldn't that be a sin?"

"But...it was just a dream. How can you take it seriously?" Bishui originally thought that the young lady was just flipping through the geographical records to relieve her worries.

Bai Rou knew she was loyal to Ah Zhi, so she waved her hand and said soothingly, "Bishui, just wait in the mansion. Ah Zhi's journey hasn't been easy. She's not an ordinary girl. Furthermore, both the Mu and Bai families are military families, and their children are so courageous. As a mother, I shouldn't cause her trouble. I'll write to my father and brother, asking them to keep an eye on Ah Zhi in the future."

"Yes, ma'am." Even though Bishui was still worried, there was nothing she could do.

"Also, no one should mention the fact that the young lady is not in the mansion."

"Yes, ma'am."

After Bishui left and closed the door, Chuntao asked hesitantly, "Should we inform Master Yan about this?"

"Well, you go and tell him on the day he leaves." Although Bai Rou's face was calm, her heart was in her throat. She just kept praying for Azhi... to come back safely.

...

The sun had risen to the top of her head, and Baizhi's hips and legs were numb. She could only vaguely see a teahouse not far ahead. She tightened the reins, stopped the horse, got off the horse with difficulty, and slowly walked towards the teahouse leading the horse.

This teahouse was located alone beside the official road, and its customers were probably travelers passing by. Bai Zhi had been traveling for most of the day, and not only did she need to rest, but the horse also needed a good rest.

Baizhi handed the reins to the servant and asked him to feed the horse well. Then she walked into the teahouse, ordered a pot of ordinary tea and some food, and asked the owner to fill her two water bags with boiled water.

The teahouse was not big, with a lobby on one side and a kitchen on the other, separated only by a counter. Bai Zhi was the only customer in the hall, and the owner chatted with her while preparing food.

"Young man, are you heading north?"

Bai Zhi smiled and nodded, "Yes, go north to find relatives."

"Oh, then you have to be careful, little brother. There's a war going on in the north right now. Do you have relatives over there? If they're not that close, it's better not to go for the time being."

"Thank you for the reminder, shopkeeper. I know there is a war going on in the northern border, but my relative is near Taiyue Mountain and has not yet arrived in the northern border." Bai Zhi said deliberately.

"Taiyue Mountain?" The shopkeeper's reaction was much stronger than before, as if the three words "Taiyue Mountain" were not as important as the war in the north.

Bai Zhi asked curiously, "Shopkeeper, is there anything wrong with this Taiyue Mountain?"

The shopkeeper prepared the food and served it to Bai Zhi. He sat down next to her and whispered, "Young man, are you really going to Taiyue Mountain? You can't go to Taiyue Mountain."

"Taiyue Mountain is within the territory of Yan State, so there won't be any foreign invasions. Why do you say that Taiyue Mountain is inaccessible?"

"I heard from those who fled Taiyue Mountain that there are many bandits entrenched in the mountains. Even the local county magistrate is unable to deal with them. Many hunters who make a living have no way to survive."

"Does the shopkeeper know where those bandits came from?"

The shopkeeper shook his head, stood up from his chair, and returned to the counter. He said, "I'm not sure about that. Think about it carefully, young man."

Bai Zhi bowed and thanked him, "Thank you for the reminder, I will pay more attention."

A bandit?

Baizhi immediately thought of the group of people she met in the mountains during the autumn harvest that year. Perhaps the bandits in Taiyue Mountain were one of the places where Prince Jing secretly hid his weapons, which happened to confirm the scene in her dream.

Although she had told Yan Qingchen all the information, given his temperament, she couldn't predict what decision he would make. It would be safer to go and find out the situation first.

Bai Zhi had almost finished her meal, so she asked the shopkeeper to pack up the rest. She left a small piece of silver and continued walking slowly along the official road, leading her horse until the teahouse had become a small black dot. Then she stopped and shouted, "You've been following me all the way. Come out quickly."

After waiting for a few moments and seeing no one coming out, Bai Zhi continued, "Are you An Ji? Brother Yan told me a long time ago that there's no need to hide anymore. There's no one else on this road. I've packed some food for you to eat. If you starve to death, I won't be able to explain to Brother Yan."

After saying this, she waited for a while. Bai Zhi felt a flash before her eyes, and a black shadow appeared in front of her. The secret guard in front of her was dressed in black and had his face covered, but his eyes were very familiar.

"You are the one who rescued me last time. What's your name?"

"An Qi."

"An Qi," Bai Zhi repeated, handing him the food and water bag that the store owner had packed earlier. "Take it and eat it. Don't hide it yet. Come chat with me for a while. It's been quite boring along the way."

An Qi obediently took the food and water bag, followed Bai Zhi half a step behind, opened the oil paper package, and slowly began to eat.

Bai Zhi asked, "I realized I had left Sheng'an City, so I didn't think about reporting to Brother Yan?"

An Qi quickly swallowed the food in his mouth and replied, "The prince only ordered your safety, not to interfere with your actions, and..." He was silent for a moment before saying, "I...did not know your intentions. After discovering them, I was afraid of injuring you too severely, so I had no choice but to follow you. However, I left marks along the way so that the prince can find you."

"So the last time I was kidnapped, you followed me and left your mark along the way?"

"It was my fault that you were kidnapped last time. If you are in danger in the future, I will be there immediately."