The whole family was brutally murdered? The ruthless heiress's eldest daughter went berserk aft

Gu Ye hurriedly went to check on Murong Xuewei, "Xuewei, Xuewei, wake up, you can't sleep now."

Murong Xuewei finally woke up. "I'm fine. Are you alright? What about your injuries...?"

Gu Ye took Murong Xuewei's hand. "My injuries can still hold out for a while. It's getting dark soon, we need to find a safe place."

Murong Xuewei nodded and stood up with difficulty. Her clothes were wet and clung to her body, making her feel very uncomfortable.

Gu Ye stood up, looked around, and tried to determine their location.

“It looks like we’ve drifted quite far down the river,” Gu Ye said. “The pursuers shouldn’t be able to catch up.”

A gust of wind blew by, and Murong Xuewei hugged her arms tightly, feeling cold.

Gu Ye reached out and hugged Murong Xuewei. "Come closer to me, it won't be so cold that way."

Murong Xuewei blushed slightly and nodded gently, "Mm."

The two supported each other as they walked, occasionally looking up to see if there was a place they could live in.

After walking for about an hour, they finally found a village.

From the outside, the village appears to be growing larger, with a few households scattered across the fields.

"I'll go ask these villagers if they have any extra clothes," Gu Ye said in a low voice.

Murong Xuewei nodded and followed Gu Ye into the village.

"You wait here, I'll go ask." Gu Ye said and went inside.

A little while later, he returned with two sets of coarse cloth clothes. "These are all I could borrow; you'll have to make do with them."

Murong Xuewei took the clothes, pulled a hairpin from her hair, and handed it to Gu Ye. "Give this hairpin to them; consider it a loan from us for the clothes."

Gu Ye glanced at the hairpin in his hand, turned and went into the house. When he came out again, he had a towel and some water in his hand.

"The family told us to wash up in the next room."

Murong Xuewei blushed and nodded, then took the water and went into the next room.

After Murong Xuewei changed her clothes, she came out and said, "I'm ready, you can go change now."

Gu Ye took the clothes into the inner room and changed them. Just then, the host brought in a plate of cornbread.

"My wife told me to bring you some food, so I'll leave it here for now."

The man put down the food and left.

Murong Xuewei and Gu Ye looked at the cornbread on the table. Gu Ye was worried that Murong Xuewei wouldn't like it, so he picked one up and ate it first. "You've been traveling all day, have something to eat."

"Mmm." Murong Xuewei didn't hesitate and picked up a steamed bun to eat.

This surprised Gu Ye; how could a rich young lady eat such a thing?

“Let’s rest here for the night,” Gu Ye said. “We have to leave first thing tomorrow morning.”

Murong Xuewei nodded in agreement, "Then which direction should we go?"

Gu Ye thought for a moment, "We need to head towards the capital, but not on the main roads. We need to find some side roads to avoid the pursuers."

"And your injury..."

"I was almost fully recovered before, there's nothing serious about it."

Seeing that Gu Ye had said so, Murong Xuewei didn't ask any more questions, but spent the whole night keeping an eye on Gu Ye's movements.

The next morning, the two quietly left the village and headed towards the capital. On the way, they were very careful, afraid of encountering pursuers again.

After walking for a day and a night, we finally saw the city walls of the capital.

"Gu Ye, look!" Murong Xuewei exclaimed excitedly, pointing ahead.

Gu Ye looked in the direction she pointed, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

Gu Ye exclaimed with delight, "We've finally arrived!"

Murong Xuewei also smiled with relief, "Yes, we've finally arrived."

As soon as Murong Xuewei appeared at the city gate, someone immediately notified Liuli.

Just as Murong Xuewei got into the arranged carriage, Liuli came running over like the wind.

“Madam, you’ve been missing for a whole day and night. I was so worried about you. If something had happened to you, how could I explain it to the young master and the old lady?”

Murong Xuewei hugged Liuli and comforted her, "I'm fine, aren't I?"

"It's a promise, you're not allowed to run around like that next time."

"Okay, okay, next time you run, I'll drag you along."

Gu Ye watched as Murong Xuewei and Liuli reunited, unwilling to interrupt, but still had to speak up, "Xuewei, if you want to go back to the manor with Liuli, I'll go to the palace."

"Are you going alone?" Murong Xuewei was still a little worried about Gu Ye.

Gu Ye patted Murong Xuewei's head and said, "Don't worry, this is the capital. It'll be fine."

Murong Xuewei nodded, watching Gu Ye mount his horse and head towards the palace.

Murong Xuewei finally returned to the General's Mansion, exhausted, and pushed open the door. Uncle Lin excitedly went to greet her.

"Madam, you're finally back!" Uncle Lin said excitedly.

Murong Xuewei forced a smile. "I'm fine, Liuli. I'm just a little tired."

Liuli nodded, immediately understanding her mistress's meaning. "Madam, I'll go and arrange hot water right away. Please take a nice bath and rest."

"Mmm," Murong Xuewei responded softly.

Soon, Liuli had prepared hot water and a bathtub. Murong Xuewei slowly walked into the bathroom, took off her dusty clothes, and slowly slid into the warm water.

The hot water enveloped Murong Xuewei's tired body, and she couldn't help but let out a comfortable sigh.

Lying in the bathtub, Murong Xuewei closed her eyes, her mind involuntarily recalling her experience of fighting bandits with Gu Ye.

She recalled Gu Ye's heroic figure, the scenes of them fighting side by side, and the moments when they supported each other in danger.

Murong Xuewei thought of Gu Ye's deep eyes and the gentle look in his eyes when he looked at her, and her heart started racing and her cheeks flushed slightly.

"What's wrong with me?" Murong Xuewei murmured to herself, reaching out to touch her burning cheeks.

Murong Xuewei knew that during those dangerous moments and those days of fighting side by side, her heart had been unknowingly drawn to this man.

But at that moment, another voice rang in her heart.

"Murong Xuewei, you cannot forget your mission!" the voice sternly reminded her. "You still have grudges against Xiao Wanning to settle!"

Murong Xuewei suddenly opened her eyes, a wave of guilt and self-reproach washing over her.

Yes, how could she forget why she came here? How could she forget those who were hurt by Xiao Wan Ning?

"I can't let myself get caught up in romantic feelings," Murong Xuewei told herself. "I have more important things to do."

She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. But no matter how hard she tried, Gu Ye's image lingered in her mind, impossible to shake off.

"What should we do?" Murong Xuewei sighed softly.

Liuli's voice came from outside the door, "Madam, the water is getting cold; you should come out now."

Murong Xuewei then snapped out of her daze. "Okay, I'll be right out."

She slowly stood up from the bathtub, dried herself, and put on the clean clothes that Liuli had prepared. Looking at herself in the mirror, Murong Xuewei made up her mind.

“I must stay clear-headed,” she told herself. “I can’t let my emotions cloud my judgment.”

Stepping out of the bathroom, Murong Xuewei felt much more refreshed. She decided to put these complicated emotions aside for the time being and focus on the task at hand.

"Liuli," she called out, "has any news come from Ningcheng?"

Liuli thought for a moment, "There really is one."