After being thoroughly violated, he ran away with the enemy emperor's child.

This thought made Mo Yan's heart ache so much it felt like it was about to shatter. Worry, fear, tenderness, regret... all sorts of emotions overwhelmed him, causing him to stagger and almost lose his balance.

Even though he knew that Aci was intelligent and would not fight an unprepared battle, and that Aci's willingness to enter the mountains meant he was confident of passing through safely, he was still worried.

I'm worried that Aci is in danger, worried that Aci will get hurt, worried that I'll never see him again...

"His Majesty……"

Mo Yan clutched the strip of cloth, speechless, as if struck by lightning. General Fu cautiously stepped forward: "What's the next step?"

Mo Yan remained silent for a long time. When he looked up again, he gazed at the other side of the mountain: "He'll go to the exit of the mountain..."

His voice was very soft, as if he had lost all his strength overnight.

At his command, General Fu once again led him to the other side of the mountain.

The mountain's exit lies right on the border of the Yong Kingdom. Mo Yan stands at the border between the two countries, gazing towards the exit.

Opposite him, the Yong Kingdom soldiers on the city walls stared at him with some confusion in their eyes.

In the past two days, they have noticed that the soldiers of Zhao Kingdom seem to be looking for someone, but they don't know exactly who they are looking for.

After thinking for a few seconds, he went to find General Yuan Jin.

After Mo Yan stationed troops at the border, Chu Li also sent Yuan Jin there. As one of the few people who knew that His Majesty was missing, Yuan Jin had another mission on this trip—to protect His Majesty and bring him back to the capital.

"General Yuan, a man has appeared at the border ahead, and the horse he is riding appears to be Akhal-Teke."

The blood of sweat is precious and not something an ordinary person can ride, so he deduced that the man's identity must be extraordinary.

"Blood sweat?"

Yuan Jin is only eighteen years old this year, with a youthful spirit. He was Chu Li's study companion when he was young, and the two had a very good relationship.

After a moment of contemplation, Yuan Jin suddenly looked up, his pupils shrinking slightly: "It's him! He's back!"

Overwhelmed with joy, Yuan Jin grabbed his spear, mounted his horse, and galloped toward the city gate.

Standing on the city wall, he saw a man riding a Ferghana horse, sitting quietly on his horse like a statue.

"Mo Yan".

Yuan Jin had seen Mo Yan once from afar, and he recognized him at a glance.

But now that Mo Yan has come to the border, and considering the news from the Zhao Kingdom soldiers searching for someone a couple of days ago... Yuan Jin's heart pounded faster and faster, and he couldn't help but look around. If he wasn't mistaken, he might be able to see His Majesty soon.

His Majesty, who had been missing for nearly two months, was finally able to return to Dayong.

Thinking of this, he gripped his spear tightly: "Archers, heed my command, get ready for battle!"

"yes!"

The archers gripped their longbows, poised to fire, their eyes fixed on Mo Yan. As darkness fell, the atmosphere grew increasingly eerie.

Finally, before it got completely dark, they saw people coming out of the mountains.

There were fifty-one people in total, one of whom wore a light blue robe and stood out from the crowd like a crane among chickens.

"His Majesty……"

Yuan Jin murmured, his hand holding the spear trembling slightly.

"Open the city gates! Follow me out of the city to welcome...the young master!"

His Majesty's identity is special, and many people are unaware that he has disappeared. Yuan Jin also does not want people to know about this, so he can only temporarily refer to him as Young Master.

At a command, the city gates swung open, and several fine horses galloped toward the foot of the mountain.

As they headed towards that place, Mo Yan also led his men to the foot of the mountain, where he saw Aci in the distance.

Aci's face was rosy and he did not appear to be injured, so he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Even from a distance, Chu Junci saw him. The two stared at each other, but neither made a move.

A moment later, Chu Junci turned around first and walked towards the territory of Yong Kingdom. Mo Yan watched his back and felt as if his heart had fallen into an ice cave.

"Aci!"

He cried out and spat out another mouthful of blood.

The Aci he mentioned walked even faster, and General Fu behind him rubbed his eyes, looking incredulous.

Good heavens, if he wasn't mistaken, that was the Empress?

Wasn't the Queen at the temporary palace? How did she come down from the miasma mountain?

He was completely bewildered. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Mo Yan's gloomy face and silently lowered his head.

"drive!"

Mo Yan rode off in pursuit, with General Fu following silently behind. The cavalrymen trotted along behind them, not daring to fall behind.

But it was too late; Chu Junci and the others had already met with Yuan Jin.

"Young Master!"

With tears in his eyes, Yuan Jin tried to kneel down, but Chu Junci helped him up. "Ah Jin."

He gently shook his head: "We'll talk about it when we get back."

"yes!"

Yuan Jin stood up, holding his spear and blocking Chu Junci's way. "Young Master, please go back. I'll take care of things here."

Chu Junci didn't speak. He mounted his horse and looked back to see Mo Yan and the others chasing after him. The distance between them seemed very close, yet also very far, making him feel somewhat dazed.

His stopping made Mo Yan's eyes light up, and he called out again, "A-Ci!"

The voice drifted into Chu Junci's ears. He gripped the reins tightly and gazed at him from afar.

"Mo Yan, you are not allowed to take another step."

"..."

Mo Yan stopped. The boundary line was just ahead, and he and Aci had truly become adversaries.

He wanted to go forward, but was stopped by Aci's "forbidden" and remained frozen in place.

After he stopped, General Fu and the other soldiers also stopped. The two sides faced each other across the distance, and war was about to break out.

Ah Ci, do you really not want me anymore...?

He murmured silently.

His hand gripping the reins so tightly it turned white, Mo Yan moved his lips and asked, "Aci, are you still angry?"

"..."

Chu Junci looked at him, his eyes unreadable.

He killed him twice. Once was at Snowfall Cliff, where he stole the snow lotus that Mo Yan had saved his life from and swallowed it himself.

Just a few days ago, a dagger was plunged into his heart, but Mo Yan did not die.

Perhaps... it's fate.

Fate has decreed that he cannot kill Mo Yan. In that case, he will intensify training and improve national strength to prevent a sudden attack from Mo Yan.

He glanced at Mo Yan one last time, then spurred his horse around and headed towards the city gate of Yong.

Watching his retreating figure, Mo Yan pursed his thin lips and couldn't help but spur his horse forward a few steps, calling out, "A-Ci."

"Don't go..."

But Chu Junci ignored him, her figure receding into the distance. Mo Yan clenched his fist: "Mo Ci!"

Chu Junci stopped, turning his back to him: "I am not Mo Ci."

After a moment, he turned and looked directly at Mo Yan, repeating, "I am not Mo Ci."

"..."

Mo Yan's lips trembled, and he almost lost his balance: "Then who are you?"

"...You'll find out later."

"My surname is not Mo."

After saying that, he turned to turn around, but then heard Mo Yan say, "I don't care if your surname is Mo or not, all I know is that you are mine."

Just as he had said before, regardless of life or death, regardless of the outcome, Mo Ci could not leave him.

"All soldiers, listen to my command! Yong has seized the Queen; bring her back to me!"

"..."

Chu Junci closed his eyes briefly, then suddenly raised his wrist, the hidden arrow pointing directly at Mo Yan's heart: "Mo Yan, if you take another step forward, I will show no mercy."

"hehe."

Mo Yan was not afraid. He was about to urge Ta Xue forward when he suddenly saw Chu Junci pull out an arrow.

The arrow reversed direction, pointing directly at his own heart. Chu Junci looked at him and said, "Mo Yan, don't come up."