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Two days later, it was the day Gu Yan and the others left.

Fearing that the farewell scene would be too sad, the people in the inn only sent Chen Kangnian as their representative to stand at the door to see the others off.

With Shen Mujin's help, Gu Yan first carried Bai Hongsheng onto the carriage, and then he and Shen Mujin followed one after the other. Pulling back the curtains, looking at Bai Heming, Li Hengzhi, and Uncle Chen outside the window, the sorrow of parting slowly dissipated in their hearts.

Bai Hongsheng buried his face in Gu Yan's arms, not daring to look outside, afraid that he might burst into tears.

Xuan Yi sat on the rut, driving the carriage, while Jiang Si rode alongside on horseback. After bidding each other farewell, Xuan Yi flicked the reins, and the carriage slowly moved forward.

Bai Heming and Li Hengzhi watched the carriage until it disappeared from sight. Then they led two fine horses out of the inn's stable, bid farewell to Chen Kangnian again, and rode off towards Kunlun Ruins.

The carriage swayed and rocked, and even though Xuan Yi was driving very steadily, it still made Gu Yan, who was inside, feel a little nauseous.

When Gu Yan called for the carriage to stop for the fifth time, quickly jumped off and ran to the side to vomit uncontrollably, their carriage had not yet left Wuzhou.

Xuan Yi noticed that Gu Yan's face had become even paler, and fine beads of sweat were forming on his forehead. He immediately stopped the carriage and announced that they would take a short break.

Shen Mujin looked at Gu Yan with some heartache and handed him the water pouch.

"How are you? Are you feeling better?"

Gu Yan squatted on the ground and waved his hand, his expression somewhat numb. He felt as if something was pressing on his chest, making it difficult to breathe. Every time he opened his mouth, he felt a surge of turmoil in his stomach.

"How about I help you to sit down for a while?" Although Shen Mujin knew that Gu Yan was a severe motion sickness sufferer in his original world, she did not expect that he would get motion sickness in a drafty carriage.

"It's okay, I'll feel better after a while. Mumu, please keep an eye on Shengsheng for me, I don't want to scare him like this." Gu Yan's voice was a little weak, but he felt relatively better after vomiting.

Shen Mujin was really worried about Gu Yan squatting there alone, but she had just promised Gu Yan that she would help her look after Bai Hongsheng. Just as she was wondering what to do, she saw Gu Yan slowly stand up while holding onto the tree trunk.

"I'm fine now, you can go back."

Shen Mujin quickly helped Gu Yan and slowly walked towards the carriage.

When they arrived at the carriage, Jiang Si looked at Gu Yan, whose face was as pale as paper and whose lips were almost colorless. Only his dark eyes looked somewhat energetic.

"If the carriage isn't comfortable, would you like to try riding a horse?"

"Huh?" Gu Yan turned to look at the tall horse beside him upon hearing Jiang Si's suggestion, and said uncertainly, "But I can't ride a horse."

"It's alright, I'll take you." Jiang Si gently patted the black horse's glossy fur. "It's very well-behaved, don't be afraid."

Jiang Si's suggestion greatly appealed to Gu Yan. She really didn't want to ride in a carriage again; she was afraid she'd throw up completely. But this place wasn't like modern times, with so many other modes of transportation.

The only convenient and fastest way to get from Wuzhou to Zhongjing is by horse-drawn carriage. Does she really intend to walk all the way to Zhongjing? That would take forever!

Gu Yan stood before the black horse, its reflection shimmering in the horse's large, wet eyes. Curious, Gu Yan walked to the horse's side and, mimicking Jiang Si, carefully placed his hand on its body, feeling the pulse throbbing beneath its strong muscles and the warm blood flowing through it.

"I want to ride a horse!" Gu Yan made a decisive decision.

"Come on, try mounting the horse." Jiang Si took the reins and successfully helped Gu Yan climb onto the horse.

Yes, climb.

I thought she could also show off a super cool leap onto a horse like in a TV series, but her legs weren't long enough and her arms weren't strong enough, so she could only climb onto the horse shakily.

So embarrassing.

She could even hear Xuan Yi chuckling.

Jiang Si mounted another extra horse, held Gu Yan's reins, and circled the carriage briefly before turning back to ask, "How are you? Getting used to it?"

Gu Yan nodded. Apart from having to squeeze his thighs together a bit, there were no other problems for the time being.

Having resolved Gu Yan's serious motion sickness problem, Shen Mujin and Bai Hongsheng boarded the carriage again, and the group prepared to continue their journey. They finally left Wuzhou before sunset.

The group traveled during the day and found an inn to stay at night. After several days of hard work and travel, they finally arrived in Xuanzhou, outside Zhongjing.

Gu Yan led her horse, looking up at the huge plaque on the city wall, feeling an overwhelming longing for modern transportation. Although riding a horse solved her motion sickness problem, no one had told her that riding could chafe her thighs!

If it weren't for the need to maintain her image, she would love to bend her legs into bowlegs.

Ouch, it hurts so much! It's rubbed a layer of skin off.

Now that they had arrived in Xuanzhou, Gu Yan could no longer hold on. He returned the horse to Jiang Si and climbed back into the carriage without looking back.

Bai Hongsheng, sitting at the very back, looked at Gu Yan with some confusion, "Second Sister, why did you come up here? Aren't you carsick?"

"We'll go straight to a place to stay after we get into the city. It's a short trip, so you won't get carsick." Gu Yan slumped in the carriage without any regard for his image, his legs spread wide and resting on the cushions on the other side.

"Oh, oh." Bai Hongsheng nodded and looked out the window again. If Shen Mujin hadn't stopped him, he would have loved to stick half his body out of the window.

Gu Yan had a sudden inspiration and turned to Jiang Si outside the window, calling out, "Young Master Jiang, Sheng Sheng wants to ride a horse and see what's outside. Could you please give him a ride?"

Bai Hongsheng's eyes widened instantly upon hearing Gu Yan's suggestion, filled with excitement. Seeing Jiang Si nod in agreement, he quickly jumped out of the carriage and ran towards Jiang Si with a grin.

Held in Jiang Si's arms, Bai Hongsheng, sitting on the horse, was overjoyed. His bright eyes shone as he curiously surveyed everything around him, occasionally letting out exclamations of surprise.

Looking at Bai Hongsheng's appearance upon first arriving in Xuanzhou, Gu Yan covered her mouth and said to Shen Mujin with a grin, "Look at Shengsheng, doesn't he look like Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden? Everything is new and exciting to him."

"Don't even mention it, I find it all so fascinating. It's definitely advantageous to be close to Zhongjing. Look at the street vendors in Xuanzhou, they have everything imaginable, and their calls are constant. The streets are bustling with people, it's clearly much more prosperous and wealthy than Wuzhou." Shen Mujin even lifted the carriage curtain halfway, sat down near the door, and chatted with Xuanyi while admiring the new city.

Gu Yan, dragging his aching legs, moved to the other side of the car window. For the past few days, they'd been resting wherever they happened to be, sometimes even sleeping in shared dormitories. Now that they were in Xuanzhou, they had to find a better inn and get a proper rest for a couple of days.

As one shop after another flashed by on the street, Gu Yan suddenly noticed a woman in blue darting out from a small alley, startling the chicken and duck stalls nearby, which then erupted in a cacophony of squawking.

The woman in blue realized the trouble she had caused and turned to the stall owner, shouting apologies. But she moved quickly and soon disappeared from Gu Yan's sight.

However, before the chickens and ducks had completely quieted down, another large group of people suddenly rushed out of the alley, seemingly chasing after the woman in blue. This caused the chickens and ducks to squawk and squawk again.

The entire street was filled with the sounds of chickens and ducks clucking and squawking, and even a few barks from dogs joining in the fun.

Gu Yan laughed uncontrollably and even leaned out to look behind him, but unfortunately the carriage had turned a corner and he could no longer see the excitement.

Hearing Gu Yan's laughter, Shen Mujin turned around and asked, "What did you see that made you laugh so happily?"

Gu Yan, clutching his stomach from laughing so hard he almost choked, recounted what had just happened, gesturing wildly as he spoke. When he got to the "chicken and duck chorus," he practically wanted to put on a live performance right there in the carriage.

Fortunately, Xuan Yi stopped them in time, because they had arrived at the inn.

Gu Yan held onto the ruts, tucked her skirt into her belt, jumped straight off the carriage, and then straightened her skirt. The whole movement was smooth and effortless.

Seeing everything, Shen Mujin almost gave Gu Yan a thumbs up. She stood next to her and whispered, "Can't you be a little more refined? Who lifts their skirt in the street like that?"

"Okay, okay, I can, I can." Gu Yan knew that Shen Mujin was doing this for his own good, so he nodded in response immediately.

Shen Mujin: I feel like I'm being brushed off.

Gu Yan: An illusion.

Xuan Yixuan's choice of inn pleased Gu Yan, so he entrusted Bai Hongsheng to Jiang Si. The first thing Gu Yan did after entering the room was to call the waiter to bring several buckets of hot water, intending to take a good bath.

Meanwhile, Shen Mujin followed Xuan Yi for a brief stroll around the inn. At a corner, Shen Mujin caught a glimpse of blue and instantly thought of the woman in blue Gu Yan had told her about. But when Shen Mujin instinctively turned the corner to look more closely, the alley was empty; there wasn't a soul in sight.

"What's wrong?" Xuan Yi noticed Shen Mujin's unusual behavior.

"It's nothing. I might have just mistaken someone for someone else." Since Shen Mujin didn't see the person, she didn't dwell on it.

When the two returned to the inn, Gu Yan had just finished washing up.

"You're back! Where shall we have lunch later?"

"Let's just eat at the inn. Where else can you eat in this state?" Shen Mujin looked at Gu Yan with a hint of disdain.

Although Gu Yan was unconvinced, Shen Mujin's words were the truth. He could only sit with the two of them in a corner of the lobby on the first floor.

Xuan Yi stood up and said, "You guys order first, I'll go upstairs and call Jiang Si and Xiao Douding down."

While Shen and Gu were chatting happily in the corner, a strange figure sat down in the seat that Xuan Yi had been in.

The two looked at the person opposite them with suspicion, and saw that a young woman was sitting down. She was wearing an old, gray robe, and her long black hair was tied up behind her head without any ornaments. Even without makeup, her beautiful face could not be hidden.

"Excuse me?" Shen Mujin couldn't help but ask.

The young woman knew her appearance was somewhat abrupt. She cautiously looked around before lowering her voice and saying, "I'm so sorry to bother you two. I've run into some urgent business and need your help to cover for me."

In fact, after being forced into the inn, the young woman had carefully observed the surroundings and found only two other young women of similar age sitting in this corner. If it weren't for the persistent pursuit from behind, she wouldn't have been desperately seeking help.

"We are just two weak women. We don't know how we can help you, young lady?" Gu Yan felt that the girl in front of her looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her before.

Upon hearing Gu Yan's question, the young woman quickly explained, "To be honest, I've been kidnapped. I escaped a few days ago and have been relentlessly pursued ever since. I see you two are about my age; could you perhaps pretend to be my relatives or friends…?"

Before the young woman could finish speaking, a group of burly men rushed in through the inn's main entrance.

The young woman's face changed drastically. She was about to get up and continue running away when Gu Yan grabbed her arm and pressed her back to where she was.

"They're coming! Let go! Be careful they don't hurt you!" The young woman shook her arm anxiously, trying to break free from Gu Yan's grip.

The moment Gu Yan saw the group of burly men, she knew why the young woman looked familiar. It was because this young woman was the same girl in blue she had just seen in the carriage.

"Don't be afraid, just sit here. They can't take you away." Gu Yan said, then winked at Shen Mujin.

Shen Mujin nodded knowingly and quickly blew the bone whistle a few times.

Of course, the two of them definitely couldn't stop it.

But they can call for reinforcements.

As the young woman watched the group of burly men about to search a corner, she felt deep regret. If she hadn't sat there, she wouldn't have implicated these two kind girls.

Wait a minute, why aren't these two girls worried or scared at all?