"Are you telling the truth?" Lü Qing, the woman in blue gauze, looked at Xu Zimo and asked expectantly.
"Of course. Otherwise, why would I risk my life to come here?" Xu Zimo said with a smile.
"Brother Nu Huo told you to wait a while longer. Once his injuries heal, he'll come rescue you."
"No, no," Lü Qing hurriedly waved her hands. As she spoke, tears began streaming down her face uncontrollably.
"As long as he's safe, that's enough. If he's safe, I can rest easy too."
"Sister, since Brother Nu Huo is all right, shouldn't you take good care of yourself too?" Lü Yun quickly said from the side.
"If something happens to you, what will Brother Nu Huo do?"
Hearing Lü Yun's words, Lü Qing hurriedly nodded. "Right, I can't let anything happen to me. Otherwise, what will Nu Lang do?
I'll go pack up right now and move out of here from now on."
Watching Lü Qing rush into the room, Xu Zimo smiled. "She's completely flustered. She can't think straight at all."
"Keep your voice down," Lü Yun quickly reminded him. "Try waiting in torment for a thousand years yourself. You'd be so desperate you'd grasp at straws too."
Just then, another burst of footsteps sounded outside.
Before Lü Yun could react, the wooden gate of the courtyard was kicked open.
"My lord, I just heard voices coming from in here," someone at the gate said in a low voice.
Immediately afterward, a group of people clad in green armor barged in.
There were around a dozen of them, with a man in green robes following beside them.
The moment she saw the green-robed man, Lü Yun's expression changed. Then she angrily said, "Lu He, you sold me out."
The green-robed man was about to