But he really couldn't walk anymore.

The big orange dog rushed back from the front and barked softly. Seeing that Li Mofu ignored it, it used its front paws to scratch at him, asking Li Mofu to continue following it.

“…I can’t leave, Daju…you’re smart, you go find Shang Jiu…go find him…” Li Mofu couldn’t speak anymore when he finished speaking, and his breathing became heavier and heavier.

Daju stared at him for a long time, and when he saw that Li Mofu still couldn't stand up, he went to his wound and licked his hand. The cat's tongue felt itchy, and Li Mofu smiled with the corners of his mouth.

There are many stars in the mountain sky late at night.

It's over, it seems like I'm really going to die here. Li Mofu thought as he looked at the starry sky. His eyelids began to feel heavy. It felt much better to stop than to force himself to walk. Falling asleep here was also a good option.

"Da da da"

At this time, the sound of horse hooves came from not far away. Li Mofu opened his eyes suddenly. He thought that the imperial guards were catching up with him, but it turned out that there was only a horse running towards him.

“…Brown…” Li Mofu murmured in surprise as he looked at the stopped horse.

Daju got off Li Mofu and called out briefly. Hope suddenly ignited in Li Mofu's heart. He swallowed, stood up and walked towards the horse.

Not only was there a saddle on the horse, but Shang Jiu also thoughtfully hung a pocket with a set of clothes in it.

Li Mofu gritted his teeth and took off his prison uniform, then changed into new clothes. He took his last breath to carry Daju into his pocket and climbed onto the horse. After doing all this, Li Mofu really had no strength left.

Li Mofu lay on the horse's back, his eyes starting to blur. He raised his hand and patted Hu Hu's neck, saying softly, "Good horse, good horse... I knew you were a good horse..."

"Take me away... Don't go back to the capital, the farther away from here the better... I don't want to die here..."

After saying this, Li Mofu completely fainted.

One day at the end of May, the Fourth Prince and Madam Lu were invited by the Emperor to return to the capital from Jiangnan to celebrate the victory of the Northwest War. However, at the end of the dinner, the Fourth Prince suddenly took out a dagger and wanted to stab the Emperor to death. Fortunately, he failed, and the Fourth Prince and Madam Lu were thrown into jail together.

That night, a huge fire broke out in the palace. The fire was so fierce that only a skeleton of the entire palace remained. It is said that the emperor was furious and had the three eunuchs beheaded on the spot.

The next day, the emperor announced that the arsonist was still in the city and he would close the city gates to search for him. However, after three days of searching, he still couldn't find the man. Finally, he pasted up a portrait and said that whoever found the man would be rewarded with 100 taels of gold.

In early June, the emperor, out of magnanimity, pardoned the Fourth Prince's crime and only punished him to continue copying scriptures in the palace. As for Madam Lu, she continued to entertain her with delicious food and drinks in the guest house.

In mid-June, news of victory came from the Northeast War. At the same time, the Second Prince sent a young general under his command back to the capital. As soon as the young general returned to the capital, he took the Second Prince's letter to see the emperor, and on the same day he took the Fourth Prince and Madam Lu out of the palace.

At the end of June, the war came to an end and envoys from the Jiang people were about to arrive in the capital to discuss a peace treaty.

In July, the emperor recalled a group of brave generals including the Second Prince, Marquis Wu'an, General Lu Zuo, and General Lu You, and the turmoil on the border ended.

"And then?" Li Mofu asked while holding Daju and crossing his legs. He had a piece of preserved fruit in his mouth and spoke vaguely.

Lin Murong smiled helplessly and took out the wanted notice from his arms. "It's gone, but I got a new one. To be honest, it doesn't look like you at all."

Li Mofu sat up, stretched out his hand and said, "Let me see!"

Li Mofu was silent for a moment after taking the painting. "It's okay, it's okay. I can't say it's ugly, but it's really an ordinary face."

"That's a good thing. This way you can rest and recuperate here." Lin Murong said.

Li Mofu nodded, holding the cat and stood up, "Then I'll go back to the house."

"Okay, as soon as Mr. Lu returns to Beijing, I will go to him and tell him about you." Lin Murong said.

Li Mofu waved his hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work~"

After carrying the cat back to the house, Li Mofu went back to bed to catch up on his sleep.

It was lucky to say that He He took the unconscious Li Mofu all the way out of the capital and met Lin Murong who was on his way back to the capital before dawn. Lin Murong saved Li Mofu because of the previous seed incident and placed him in a village near the capital.

The next day, Li Mofu woke up and immediately asked Lin Murong to take him away. Lin Murong was accompanied by an old slave. The old slave listened to Lin Murong very much and took them away without caring about anything else.

Lin Murong has settled down in the suburbs of the capital, but there is an old housekeeper at home to take care of his grandmother. Moreover, since he recovered from his health, he often goes out for business, so it is normal for him not to go back. He just needs to write a letter saying that he has found other business opportunities and wants to learn about them.

In short, they settled down in a village not far from the capital. Perhaps it was because Li Mofu seldom went out often or because the portrait had no reference value, but he had been safe and sound until today.

When Li Mofu learned that Wang Ruiyan and Zhao Xu had left the palace, he thought about looking for them, but was persuaded by Lin Murong. Because Wang Ruiyan and Zhao Xu had not left the capital, they probably just left the palace but were still under surveillance.

Li Mofu had thought about returning to Jiangnan. At least there he had his money and his cat. With money and cat, he could go anywhere. But Jiangnan was now almost as bad as the capital. It was very likely that the Zhao Mansion would be surrounded by the troops led by the Zhou governor as soon as he entered.

After much thought, the only option left was to wait for Lu Mingyun to come back and pick him up. Alas, it seemed so far away and mysterious.

In mid-September, the soldiers returned victoriously. I heard that the capital was as lively as the Chinese New Year! Even more lively than the Chinese New Year!

However, Li Mofu didn't know the details. He only knew that Daju's poop that day was very smelly.

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