Shen Yangge caught the hand that was moving lower. "Your Highness, I'm fine now..."
[-Stop taking advantage of me!]
Chu Xuanzhen said, "Mm."
That meant he agreed, right? Then why hadn't he withdrawn his hand?
What was he playing at, continuing to stroke his chin?
Shen Yangge stared straight at Chu Xuanzhen with his almond-shaped eyes. Neither looked away first.
"Your Highness, what happened to all the people taken captive at Yong'an Stronghold?"
Unable to think of anything else to ask, Shen Yangge made up a question at random, which happened to concern the bandits.
Chu Xuanzhen said, "They were released."
[-Huh? That doesn't sound like you. You're not lying to me, are you?]
[-Still, he has no reason to lie to me...]
At that moment, blood flowed in rivers through Yong'an Stronghold, leaving a scene of devastation.
Only a few young children had survived.
They had all been captured just a few days earlier.
"Big brother, where do we go now?"
"I don't know either. Why don't we follow those people for now?"
"But won't they kill us?"
The terror in the little child's eyes was impossible to hide. The older boy patted the child's head and replied:
"Don't worry. They only killed the people who deserved it. We haven't done anything wrong, so we'll be fine."
Five more days passed before the party finally reached Lingnan.
Before entering Lingnan City, everyone in the party disguised themselves, but they still drew plenty of attention, particularly the pretty young women following at the rear.
Even the soldiers letting them through took a few extra looks.
Several honest folk outside the city couldn't help warning them, "Young ladies, there's a plague in the city! Once you go in, you won't be able to leave!"
Shen Susu clenched her pearly teeth.