Chapter 38

Sang Bujin's female body was indeed well-versed in politics.

Sang Yuanyuan sat in the large carriage that he had arranged for her. She watched as he leisurely leaned against the shaft of the carriage with a wine gourd in his hand. As he drank, he familiarly greeted everyone. Not long after, he received a pass that was stamped with a seal.

When they arrived at the city gate, Sang Yuanyuan lifted the curtain of the carriage. She saw that the inspection ahead was extremely thorough. Even the carriage transporting feces had been disturbed to prevent the culprit from escaping.

Her heart was once again in her mouth.

There were three large carriages in their group. She, You Wuming, and Sang Bujin were in the first carriage. The Shadow Guards were hidden in the middle carriage filled with silk clothes. Ning Hongcai's family of three and Sang Zhou's personal guards were in the last carriage.

No matter which carriage was inspected, it would be very troublesome.

You Wuming's expression was cold and solemn. He held Sang Yuanyuan's hand, ready to forcefully break out of the encirclement with her at any moment.

Everyone knew that once they had to forcefully break out of the encirclement, they would be at the end of the road.

The city walls were heavily guarded. A large group of cloud beasts patrolled the walls and closely monitored the four city gates. Once there was any abnormal movement, the army would immediately be dispatched. This group of injured You Wuming people had nowhere to run.

There was only one outcome — death in battle.

… …

Sang Bujin threw gold and silver and cut in front of the line.

He threw ingot after ingot of gold at the soldiers. With those beautiful eyes of his, he snorted coldly. "You don't even recognize me, Young Lady Yun Feng? After passing through your city gate, when has anyone dared to touch my things?"

Sang Yuanyuan was startled. So when Big Brother went out in female clothes, he had borrowed the name of the Yun family.

Yunzhou was located in the east of Tiandu. The Yun family was once the master of Yunzhou. Five hundred years ago, the imperial palace of Tiandu still had a flag with the word 'Yun' on it.

When the Yun family was at its peak, its power was far greater than the current Jiang Dynasty. It seemed like it was the ruler of the world, and it was only a matter of time before the rulers of the various states surrendered their military power.

Regrettably, the Yun family could not escape the curse of decline. Since the last Emperor Yun ascended to the throne, the Yun family seemed to have been cursed. Accidents happened one after another. The males died one after another. The newborns were more females than males. The males who could grow up safely were all good-for-nothings.

In just a few decades, Emperor Yun had no successor.

Later on, Emperor Yun abdicated due to old age, and the Jiang family took over the throne. The inside story had long been hidden in the meticulously packaged history books, and all that was left was benevolence and righteousness.

Right now, Cloud Province was ruled by women. They usually kept a low profile. Xiao Chen did not know how they could allow a weirdo like Sang Bujin to jump around outside with the surname Yun.

Sang Yuanyuan looked at his boss in admiration.

Sang Bujin flung the pass that was stamped with seals at the officer's face. "Do you see this clearly?"

A few more large gold ingots were thrown over.

In this world, gold was still very useful. Even the most precious Solid Jade Crystals of various elements could be exchanged with gold.

"Yes, yes, yes." The officer was dizzy from the gold ingots. He waved his hand and let them pass.

The three large carriages slowly rolled forward.

There were too many people entering and exiting the city today. The inspection was very thorough, and the speed of the carriages was as slow as a tortoise.

Looking at the bright light outside the gate, Sang Yuanyuan only felt anxious. It felt like every day was like a year.

The three carriages had just arrived at the city gate when a jade scroll suddenly flashed at the officer's waist. A military order was passed down —

"The King of the Eastern Province has left the capital. Clear the area immediately. Do not let anyone pass through the city gate!"

Huangfu Jun was leaving the city?!

What was going on?!

Sang Yuanyuan's heart was in his throat. He unconsciously clenched You Wuming's hand.

Almost at the same time, You Wuming received news that the secret stronghold they had previously stopped at had already been destroyed by Kang Yanji's high-ranking bodyguards. At this moment, three experts were leading people to follow the clues to the city gate!

If they were stuck here, they would be wrapped up like dumplings in less than a quarter of an hour.

Sang Yuanyuan got out of the carriage and went to the shaft of the carriage.

Sang Bujin's expression became much more serious. He said coldly to the officer, "I'm in a hurry. I can't afford to waste even a second.

Let me out first! "

The officer put away the gold ingots and put on a businesslike expression. "Go back, go back. Wait at the back!

When the higher-ups give the order to let us pass, then line up at the back to leave the city! "

Sang Bujin was so angry that he wanted to slap someone.

The officer had already squeezed his way to the front. He ordered all the carriages and commoners to turn back and wait for the order to let them pass.

Behind them, the experts from the imperial palace were rushing towards the city gate!

If they turned back now, only death would await them.

The carriages were congested below the city gate. If they wanted to force their way out, they would have to abandon their carriages and charge out.

Although they were all experts, how could their bodies compare to steel weapons? No matter how fast they ran, they couldn't outrun the rain of arrows on the city walls.

Even if they managed to escape the arrows' range, less than a tenth of them would survive. What would they use to resist the cavalry of the regular army?

Veins popped out on Sang Bujin's forehead.

"Turn back, turn back!"

The officer had already squeezed his way to the bottom of the city gate. He was waving his hand, ordering the people below to return to the city.

Sang Bujin slowly narrowed his eyes. His lips were pursed into a moist red line. He slowly raised a hand, preparing to force his way out!

Everyone's heartstrings were already stretched taut to their limits.

Right at this moment, the rumbling of hooves could be heard from behind them. It was obvious that the sound belonged to well-equipped cavalry.

The pressing sound of beast hooves stomped on everyone's chests.

Sang Yuanyuan's scalp went numb. He turned around to look.

She saw a troop of beast riders approaching rapidly. The leader was wearing the armor of a high-ranking guard. He looked majestic and murderous.

Sang Yuanyuan sucked in a breath of cold air. Her entire body turned cold, and her blood seemed to have frozen.

Her heart unknowingly followed the rhythm of the beast hooves, beating faster and faster …

Sang Bujin, who was standing beside her, was slightly startled. His raised hand slowly clenched into a fist and dropped to his side.

In the blink of an eye, the troop of beast riders arrived at the city gate. The soldiers split into two, waving their spears and violently parting the crowd.

The general leading the troop raised his head high. His cape rustled behind him as he quickly approached the group.

He was a man in his early thirties with a square face. He was tall and had a round waist. His bronze skin was slightly flushed from the sun.

"Young Lady Yun Feng!" The general's voice could be heard before he arrived. "I'm here to clear the way for the Eastern Prefecture's King. I'll send you off on the way!"

Sang Yuanyuan came back to her senses. In that instant, she felt as if her spine had been pulled out. Her body wanted to sink down, but it also wanted to float up.

The group of beast riders cleared a path under the city gates cleanly. The square-faced general's familiar walked to Sang Bujin's side, took out a wine flask from somewhere, and knocked it against the wine gourd in Sang Bujin's hand, saying, "Cheers!

Leaving without a word, not even bothering to say goodbye!

If I hadn't come, would you have left without saying goodbye? "

Sang Bujin laughed. His body swayed along with the wheels of the carriage. He raised the wine gourd in his hand and said, "That's enough, Old Jin. Cut it out!"

The general chuckled. "That's right. Young Lady Yun Feng is different from the rest. She's not a clingy little girl!

I, Jin Wu, would never treat such a small and weak thing as a friend! "

Sang Bujin replied, "Yes." She's bigger than you.

The three carriages smoothly passed through half of the city gate.

The leader of the soldiers in charge of clearing the area hurriedly ran back and shouted from afar, "Go back, go back! Do you hear me?

What guts you have to charge forward!

What's there to charge forward for?

Do you want to die?! "

When he got closer, the leader stopped talking and lowered his head. "Greetings, General Jin Wu.

General Jin Wu, the higher-ups have ordered that you are not to let us pass … "

Sang Bujin snorted. "If you hadn't stopped me from asking for gold, I would have left the city long ago!"

When he heard this, Jin Wu was instantly enraged. He pulled out a metal whip from his back and whipped the leader of the soldiers. A few round gold ingots jumped out of his clothes and spun around on the ground.

The leader of the soldiers was so frightened that he prostrated himself on the ground and begged for mercy.

Jin Wu wanted to whip him again, but Sang Bujin quickly stopped him.

A long night was fraught with problems. They couldn't drag it out.

Sang Bujin raised his red sleeves and laughed loudly. He smashed Jin Wu's armor with the wine gourd in his hand and said, "Alright, go back. Old Jin, I'll come and drink with you next month!"

"Then I won't send you off. I still have to go back and welcome the Eastern Prefecture's King."

Jin Wu jumped off the cloud beast and picked up the gold ingots on the ground. He waved them around and said, "I'll keep the money for you. I'll wait for you after I buy the wine!"

Sang Bujin waved his hand, and the three carriages sped up. After a dozen breaths, they rushed out of the city gate one after another.

His expression didn't relax. He personally pulled the reins and carefully steered the beasts out of the range of the crossbows at the fastest speed that wouldn't attract the attention of the people on the city wall.

The agate white Imperial City was gradually left in the distance.

"I said it was a small matter.

Look at me, your big brother. It's as easy as lifting a finger. "Sang Bujin was immensely proud of himself. He tilted his head and raised his eyebrows at Sang Yuanyuan.

If it weren't for his cold sweat ruining his makeup, Sang Yuanyuan really would've believed him.

She almost blurted out an idiom to follow up with: Exhausting the mind and exerting the body, unable to do as one wishes, heart palpitating with fear …

The siblings sat on the shaft of the carriage, bathing in the sunlight and enjoying the warm wind. They were very carefree and happy.

When they reached a fork in the road several kilometers away, a gloomy voice suddenly rang out from behind them.

"Go left." The tone was unquestionable.

Sang Yuanyuan's heart skipped a beat. She turned around to look.

She saw You Wuming tilting his head slightly and staring straight at her with his pitch-black eyes.

Sunlight couldn't enter the carriage, so he looked like a piece of moss hidden in the shadows.

She quickly crawled back to his side.

Sang Bujin turned around and said hesitantly, "You'll enter Jiang Province if you go right.

I can travel freely within Jiang Province. As long as I go south, I can circle around Feng Province and return to Sang Province. No one will suspect me.

At that time, if you want to go back to You Province, you can go back by yourself. No one will stop you. "

"I said go left." You Wuming paused between each word. "Go to Cloud Province's Ice Mist Valley and kill Huangfu Jun."

His tone was abnormally calm, so calm that it was like a pool of stagnant water.

Sang Bujin slowly narrowed his eyes and nodded. "That's right.

Huangfu Jun didn't hesitate to drag his heavily injured body out of the city and rush back to Eastern Province. It must be because Eastern Province has medicine that can save his life.

Since we've already shed all pretense of cordiality, how can we let him fight back?

With personal guards and guides traveling together, Ice Mist Valley is indeed our only chance to assassinate him!

Therefore, we must reach Ice Mist Valley before Huangfu Jun and his group and set up a killing trap! "

He was also an extremely decisive person. With a wave of his hand, the carriage drove straight onto the road leading to Yun Province.

"Yun Province's climate is cold. When we reach the front, give little sister some clothes first."

Sang Bujin muttered to himself. He pulled the reins heavily, and the cloud beasts pulling the carriage began to gallop.

Sang Yuanyuan closed the carriage door and sat beside You Wuming.

After escaping death, she and Sang Bujin sat together on the shaft of the carriage outside to bask in the sun and enjoy the warm wind. They felt a little light-headed and laughed a little too loudly, forgetting to take care of the injured person in the carriage.

He must be very unhappy.

The entire carriage was dark and cold. It was a completely different world from the outside.

For someone like You Wuming, he must be thinking about other things.

She gently leaned towards him and rested her cheek on his shoulder.

You Wuming was stunned for a moment, then reached out to hug her.

He was already a little used to her closeness.

Whenever she got close to him, he would always unconsciously open his arms to her.

She said softly, "You have to get better quickly. Only you have the ability to kill Huangfu Jun under the protection of so many people."

He was stunned, then laughed softly. "It's a small matter."

"Did 'it' follow us?" she asked.

You Wuming smiled. "Under the carriage.

It's watching your brother. "

Sang Yuanyuan was speechless.

Sang Bujin was happily humming a little tune outside.

Sang Yuanyuan thought to herself, If Big Brother knew that the doll was lying under the carriage and watching him with those dark eyes, he probably wouldn't be able to sing anymore.

She rubbed her cheek against You Wuming for a while, then sat up straight and said, "Come, I'll continue to treat your injuries."

You Wuming didn't say anything.

Sang Yuanyuan jumped onto the soft couch and sat cross-legged.

Just as she closed her eyes, she felt a cold wind blow against her. She was heavily pressed against the wall of the carriage.

"Little Sang Guo." He gently gritted his teeth. His handsome face slowly approached her, and he said in a low voice, "Sang Bujin said that he won't let you be with me anymore.

What do you think I should do? "

The undisguised desire in his eyes made her heart tremble.

He narrowed his eyes. His gaze was like a snake, moving back and forth on her rosy lips. "Just now, I suddenly felt that Little Sang Guo, you were born to be in the sun. If you live with me in a dark place, you'll turn into moss sooner or later."

He stared at her with the eyes of a predator. He thought to himself, Then why don't I turn her into moss right now?

Sang Yuanyuan's heart trembled. She looked up at him in shock.

Was he … thinking of retreating?

He actually had the thought of letting go?

She opened her mouth and asked in horror, "You, how can you say something like that?

Do you want to perish together with Huangfu Jun?!

You can't! "

You Wuming's charming expression suddenly broke. "What are you thinking!"

Sang Yuanyuan tilted her head in confusion.

If he didn't want to perish together, why did he say something so emotional? It sounded like he wanted to let go of her and bid her farewell?

You Wuming's rhythm was disrupted by her. His hand trembled, and a box of hibiscus cream rolled out from his sleeve.

Sang Yuanyuan slowly widened her eyes. She looked at the hibiscus cream, then looked at him. She asked in disbelief, "You, don't tell me you're thinking of doing it here … My big brother is just outside!"

You Wuming had nothing to lose. He pursed his lips and said, "So what?"

Sang Yuanyuan took a deep breath. "It's nothing. It's just that if big brother opens the door, won't he see us naked?"

You Wuming: "…"

At that moment, his heart was really filled with an incomparably dark thought. He wanted to disregard everything and immediately dye this bright and beautiful girl with his color.

If she resisted, it would definitely arouse his ferocious nature and make him even more unscrupulous.

But she didn't have any intention of rejecting him. Her concerns were very reasonable.

It was indeed inappropriate.

His Little Sang Guo couldn't wait to hide in a place where there wasn't even a trace of light, and not let anyone see.

How could he let others see him lose his composure, and hear any sounds of him losing control?

Then … should he just let her go like this?

Impossible.

At the very least, he had to leave his own unique mark.

That way, she wouldn't run into the sunlight, and he wouldn't be able to catch her …

He waved his sleeve.

The wooden screen stacked on the side of the carriage separated the soft couch into a narrow space.

You Wuming covered Sang Yuanyuan, fiercely pulled her into his arms, and lowered his head to kiss her.

He said, "You're mine."

His voice was hoarse, tinged with a touch of uncontrollable affection.

His fingers touched the cold jade box of hibiscus cream. His breathing suddenly became hurried. He opened the box, picked out a ball of flowery moisturizer, and hid it in his palm.

Sang Yuanyuan was kissed until she felt a little dizzy.

She had to admit that You Wuming's learning ability was extremely shocking, and he was very good at drawing inferences.

Now, he could easily stir up the lake in her heart, making her heart tremble and not know what to do.

He took advantage of her dazed state, and used the hand that hid the hibiscus cream to pull open her clothes, and quietly sneaked to the destination. When Sang Yuanyuan suddenly regained her senses, she was already under his control.

She only had time to let out a series of gasps before he covered her mouth.

He leaned close to her ear, and said in a low and seductive voice, "Be good, I'll just try how to apply it, I won't do anything else."

She panicked and pushed him away, but she couldn't stop him at all.

"Don't make a sound, your brother will hear." He slowly removed the hand that was covering her mouth, and pressed his thin lips against hers.

Her breathing broke.

… …

… …

She stared at him blankly.

This hateful man very considerately placed two pillows for her, supported her, and gently helped her lean against the soft couch. Then, he took out a silk cloth, and unhurriedly wiped off the remaining transparent hibiscus cream on his hand.

He didn't throw away the silk cloth after wiping his hand as usual, but folded it and put it back in its original place.

Her body was still slightly trembling.

"My Little Sang Guo," he smiled happily, and asked her, "Do you still want to treat my injuries today?"

Sang Yuanyuan, "… …"

He leaned forward, narrowed his eyes, and told her in a low voice, "Even without Sang Bujin, I can take you out of Tiandu through the secret passage. It's a piece of cake."

Sang Yuanyuan knew about the secret passage.

It could even be called an 'underground palace', and it was like raising poisonous insects, where demons were kept.

That was the ultimate secret of the Great Demon King You Wuming, and even his Ghost Shadow Guards didn't know about it.

At this moment, her mind was in chaos. When she heard this top secret from him, she rolled her eyes, indicating that she understood.

So he suddenly treated her like this because he minded being saved by Sang Bujin?

Or perhaps he minded that she and Sang Bujin were standing side by side outside the carriage, basking in the sunlight together, facing the storm together, and leaving him … … in the shadows.

He didn't want to admit defeat.

After an unknown amount of time, she finally calmed down.

She slowly got up, and saw that he had opened the carriage's curtain. His fingers were pressed against his forehead, and he was sitting alone, staring blankly outside the carriage window. She didn't know how long he had been in the cold wind.

"You Wuming," she called out to him.

The carriage's curtain swayed and closed. He turned around, and his dark eyes curved. "You finally missed me?"

His naughty voice made her think of something, and she suddenly felt uncomfortable all over.

You Wuming hugged her with a big laugh, and heavily pressed her head into his embrace. He whispered in her ear, "Little Sang Guo, do you know what I was thinking just now?"

"It couldn't have been anything good," she said gloomily.

He chuckled. "I was thinking about what it would be like when we get married.

Little Sang Guo's head is so small, and she's wearing a big phoenix coronet. It would definitely be very funny. "

Sang Yuanyuan didn't respond.

He leaned over, and his handsome face was right in front of her. He reached out to pinch her cheeks in a hateful manner.

"Don't be angry," he said. "I didn't do anything."

He really didn't do anything.

He just smeared her inside and out.

He even muttered some nonsense like 'how can you let go of me'.

She was sure that he meant it in the most improper way!

She said quietly, "Don't do this again in the future."

You Wuming said meaningfully, "Of course not."

He narrowed his eyes, and his dark eyes clearly said, 'Next time, how can I let you off so easily?'

She could only deceive herself into thinking that he agreed.

"To treat your injuries," she said in a muffled voice. "Tonight, I'll get rid of that palm print."

You Wuming tilted his head and stared at her for a long time.

"Little Sang Guo, are you not angry anymore?" he asked carefully.

She raised her big, watery eyes and asked seriously, "Then do you feel safe now?"

You Wuming snorted disdainfully and turned his head to the side.

She said, "I'll help you clear the blockage. Bear with it, you must persevere."

He frowned and turned his head, only to see that she had already entered a meditative state.

He stared at her for a while, pursed his lips, and closed his eyes.

The palm print left by Kang Yanji had already been cut off by Sang Yuanyuan, and it looked a little pitiful.

Tonight, Sang Yuanyuan's actions were even more brutal. He had a drive to destroy jade and common stone, and in a few moves, he cleanly removed the palm print, not leaving a single trace behind.

After the torture of death by a thousand cuts, You Wuming felt as if a mountain had been removed from his chest. An indescribable feeling of lightness filled his body, and countless warm currents flowed through his body.

At this moment, a thought emerged from the bottom of his heart. He wanted his Little Sang Guo to belong to him forever — — not dead, but alive.

Just as this somewhat brutal thought came to his mind, his breathing suddenly stagnated.

A rich Mu Lingyun went straight down.

There's no injury over there?!

Before he could regain his senses, he felt a few 'kelp' lightly wrap around him, gently entangling him. It was sometimes light and sometimes heavy, as if it was playing with him, but also as if it was attacking him.

You Wuming sucked in a breath of cold air.

What … was she doing?!

At this moment, he was completely defenseless, and could only let her Spiritual Essence do whatever it wanted.

If he moved at will, it was hard to guarantee that she would unintentionally cause some fatal injury.

He held his breath, and his whole body tensed up.

The Spiritual Essence was jubilant and playful, sometimes wrapping around him until he couldn't breathe, and sometimes gently drifting away, as if they were both close and distant.

He gradually couldn't hold his breath.

She clearly sensed his rapid heartbeat, and she became even more naughty. Like a legendary female demon who wanted to take people's lives, she wantonly manipulated the Spiritual Essence to tease him.

It was as if he could hear her crafty and evil laughter in his ear.

You Wuming's body stiffened, and his mind went blank.

He unconsciously let out a muffled groan.

As a man, Sang Bujin, who was on the shaft of the carriage, immediately sensed that something was wrong.

He abruptly turned around and opened the carriage door. When he saw a wooden screen in the carriage blocking his view, he was so angry that his whole body trembled, and he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

He threw himself into the carriage and pulled the screen aside. After a few breaths of time, he suddenly glared at You Wuming.

When he saw the scene in front of him, Sang Bujin's eyes gradually became sluggish.

He saw his little sister seriously meditating, and her whole body was filled with fresh Mu Lingyun.

On the other hand, You Wuming was sitting by the carriage window in an extremely sorry state. The veins on his forehead were throbbing, and his face was as white as a ghost. His gaze slowly turned towards him, as if everything was empty.

Sang Bujin was speechless.

… …

When Sang Yuanyuan opened his eyes, You Wuming had already escaped.