"Hum... Just different from normal." Yang Zijin avoided eye contact with Shuo Ling. Since she knew Shuo Ling, Shuo Ling was sacred and serious in her memory. She never thought he would agree with what she said.

When Yang Zijin was thinking of this, Shuo Ling bent down to pick up Yang Zijin. The moment Yang Zijin was picked up by Shuo Ling, she, who was unprepared for this, had to hug Shuo Ling's neck tightly.

"What the hell are you doing?" Yang Zijin asked Shuo Ling with her hands hugging his neck.

Shuo Ling grinned at Yang Zijin and continued, "I decide to punish you so that my former image in your mind will not be tarnished."

"Punish... punish me. How to punish me?" Yang Zijin heard this, frowned and had a bad premonition.

After Yang Zijin finished what she said, Shuo Ling grinned at her, "You will know it later."

Shuo Ling picked up Yang Zijin and walked to the bed.

Yang Zijin heard this and frowned. Obviously, Shuo Ling was amorous.

Until lunchtime, Lan shouted from outside, "My Lord and Madam, it's time to have lunch."

Hearing Lan's voice, Yang Zijin hurried to reply to her, "OK. We will go out right now."

"It's your fault." Yang Zijin hurried to sit up from the bed, looked at Shuo Ling, and complained.

Shuo Ling looked at Yang Zijin innocently, "You said I was different from the past. To help you get used to it, I..."

"Stop. So you think what you said is reasonable?" Yang Zijin felt speechless because she never thought he was such a sly guy.

Yang Zijin picked up the clothes falling on the floor and threw them in front of him, "Put on the clothes quickly."

Shuo Ling immediately caught the clothes with a smile on his face!

Yang Zijin quickly got dressed and walked in front of the dressing table to fix her messy hair slightly.

Then she looked herself in the bronze mirror and felt satisfied with her look, but there was still a slight flush on her face.

She thought it would disappear after she walked to the place where they had lunch.

She and Shuo Ling were a couple, but she felt like they were carrying on a clandestine love affair in modern life.

Yang Zijin stood up and turned back to look at Shuo Ling, and found he had got dressed.

Yang Zijin walked in front of him and calmed down, "Let's go."

Shuo Ling nodded with a smile.

Yang Zijin opened the door and walked out of the room firstly.

Lan saw them come out and walked forward to bow to them, "My Lord and Madam, you are here. Duke of Mu is waiting for you."

"OK." Yang Zijin nodded and followed Shuo Ling to walk out.

After having lunch, Yang Zijin thought it was necessary to inform Duke of Mu that they would go to Beiling. After all, Duke of Mu was this girl's dad.

Yang Zijin let Shuo Ling go back to the room first and went to visit Duke of Mu in his room.

Duke of Mu walked out of the room and saw Yang Zijin come in.

Duke of Mu waved to Yang Zijin and signaled to her to sit down.

Yang Zijin nodded and sat next to Duke of Mu.

After Yang Zijin sat down, Duke of Mu asked with a smile, "Qingcheng, is there something you want to tell me?"

"Yes, I have something to inform you." Yang Zijin nodded and said.

Duke of Mu frowned and asked, "Qingcheng, tell me about it. I will help you as much as I can."

"Dad, after a few days, it will be the anniversary of my grandfather and grandmother's death. I didn't know my own identity before. Now since I have restored my identity, I want to go to Beiling to worship my grandfather and grandma to comfort my mum!" Yang Zijin said with slight sadness.

Duke of Mu heard Yang Zijin mention her mum and felt touched. Since Suhan died, there was no descendant of Beiling's Emperor and Empress left. So, nobody went to worship them. Qingcheng was truly a kind girl.

Duke of Mu nodded and said, "I agree with you, Qingcheng. But Beiling is too far, and I will be worried about you if you go there alone."

Duke of Mu said it with worry.

"Don't worry, dad. I have negotiated it with Shuo Ling. This time he will go to Beiling with me!" Yang Zijin continued.

Duke of Mu felt a little bit relieved. With Shuo Ling, he didn't feel worried anymore. Before, he felt guilty because of Suhan. Then Duke of Mu asked again, "How do you want me to help you, Qingcheng?"

"Dad, you are the elderly minister in the imperial court. I want you to mention it to His Majesty." Yang Zijin said.

Duke of Mu frowned. If he mentioned it directly to Chushi Youtian and Chushi Youtian didn't agree with it, there would be no solution to change Chushi Youtian's decision. He thought he needed to think of another perfect idea.

Duke of Mu thought for a while and hit upon an idea. He looked at Yang Zijin and said, "I think you need to inform Empress Dowager of it first. As long as she agrees with it, it will be a piece of cake."

"OK. Tomorrow morning, I will go to visit Empress Dowager, dad." Yang Zijin nodded.

Then she stood up and said with a smile, "OK, dad. I have to go first."

"OK." Duke of Mu nodded with a smile.

After Yang Zijin left, Duke of Mu couldn't help thinking of what Suhan looked like when she was young. She was also a kind girl.

He felt guilty since Suhan died and their child was lost.

Fortunately, he found the child back, and the child truly looked like Suhan.

Thinking of this, Duke of Mu smiled happily.

After having dinner in the mansion of Duke Mu, Yang Zijin and Shuo Ling left there.

Just then, the moon shone brightly.

It was cold in the autumn evening. Yang Zijin leaned against Shuo Ling closely in the carriage and felt comfortable when she smelled a faint aroma of ambergris from him.

Shuo Ling took off the outer clothes and put the clothes on Yang Zijin.

The King of Liao City was halfway and lived in a small town outside Jing City.

He was about to leave tomorrow morning.

And Xu Qing was getting closer and closer to Jiandu. After last time, Xu Qing and his followers hurried to find inns to stay as long as it was getting dark.

Xu Qing knew that the people sent by Prime Minister Lan stopped the men in black, so they never met the men in black since then. If not, the men in black would try their best to kill him.

At this time, Xu Qing was lying on the bed and watching the bright moon outside the window. He thought they needed to hurry up tomorrow so that they could arrive in Jiandu tomorrow evening.

The people sent by Imperial Concubine Xiao were very passive. The people sent by Prime Minister Lan stopped them every time they wanted to kill Xu Qing when Xu Qing was staying at the inn.

Tomorrow Xu Qing would arrive in Jiandu. It would be late then, and they wouldn't know how to report this to their master if they failed.

Thinking of this, the head of them was staring at the inn called Haoyun Inn that Xu Qing and his followers had entered.

He turned back and said to his followers, "Tonight is crucial. Whatever happens, Xu Qing shouldn't go back to Jiandu alive."

"Sir, the people sent by Prime Minister Lan stop us every time. I am afraid... afraid that it is difficult to kill Xu Qing!" One of them paused for a second and continued.

The head of them had ferocious eyes, "Even if it is difficult to make it, we still need to have a try. As men of sacrifice, we need to finish the task. If not, what's the meaning of our existence? Tonight is crucial. We should try our best!"

"OK!" The other men said with their hands cupped after the head finished what he said.

The head of the people sent by Prime Minister Lan also was staring at the inn.

One of them said, "Sir, we don't have to be too alert to them. Since they fought against wolves in the forest, the people sent by Imperial Concubine Xiao became cowards. As long as we appear, they will hurry to retreat."

"Foolish. Tomorrow Xu Qing will arrive in Jiandu. In other words, tonight is their last chance." The head of them turned back and looked at the man.

Another man smiled scornfully and said, "Sir, the people sent by Imperial Concubine Xiao suffered more than us in the last fight with the wolves in the forest, so they don't have excellent martial arts. If they take action tonight, we can defeat them."

"Don't look down on them. Be cautious. As men of sacrifice, we will be useless if we fail to finish our task. According to my prediction, they will have a last try tonight. If we were them, what would we do?" The head narrowed his eyes and said to the man in front of him.

The man heard this and nodded because he thought what he said was reasonable. As men of sacrifice, they had to lead a life of killing others since they were born.

If they couldn't finish the task, there would be only two ways for them. One was to practice themselves in the Raptor Valley. The other was to kill themselves.

Both were beyond redemption.

Then they plucked up their spirits and all hid surrounding the Haoyun Inn that Xu Qing stayed at.

They could directly rush out as long as there was any sound.

As expected, the moon shone brightly and after a gust of wind blew, the dark clouds covered the moon and it was getting dark.

Just then, the people sent by Imperial Concubine Xiao ordered, "Now, go to fight with the people sent by Prime Minister Lan and I will catch Xu Qing!"

"Yes!" The men behind him covered their faces with the black cloth and rushed out when the head finished what he said.

The people sent by Prime Minister Lan heard the sound and rushed out from where they hid.

They drew the sword and fought with each other.

Suddenly they were fighting neck and neck.

The people sent by Imperial Concubine Xiao, who hid on one side, used the black cloth to cover his face, ran from one side to the front of the yard wall of Haoyun Inn, and then rushed into the yard.