The Aloof Prince – Chapter 145: Follow Stealthily
Mu Yunjin slammed the door shut, stomped into the room angrily, opened the closet, picked out a few clothes from it, and started to organize herself.
“Well, you said you wouldn’t take me, so don’t take me, I’ll follow along instead!” Yunjin murmured as she folded her clothes, and threw a few outfits into her bag angrily.
A short while later, she had packed two large bags of luggage and looked around the room, only to find that there was nothing more to bring, so she stopped.
Going to the door, Yunjin opened a corner of a small window, and through the gap, observed the movement in the room across from her.
At this point, Zixiang walked into room and was surprised when she saw Yunjin crouched at the window looking out, “Miss, what are you looking at?”
Yunjin returned to earth, signaled her to be quiet, and whispered, “Chu Li is going to Qingzhou. I am going to follow him.”
“Ah?” Zixiang opened her mouth. “Miss, that Qingzhou is a bitter place, and now the floods are too dangerous, you really don’t want to follow along.”
“You don’t understand. Because of the floods there, and the fact it’s such a bitter place, I have to follow him!” Yunjin glanced at Zixiang.
Zixiang was puzzled and scratched her head. “Miss, this slave doesn’t quite understand.”
Seeing Zixiang’s curious face, Yunjin smiled, and made up weak excuse, “Chu Li is not in the house. In case someone comes to find trouble, no one can protect me.”
Zixiang understood this, nodded knowingly, and saw Yunjin had alredy packed, so she helped her check it again to see if there were any omissions.
The following afternoon, Yunjin moved a chair over, leaned against the window, and carefully watched the movement opposite, for fear that Chu Li would leave in advance.
Until dark, Yunjin didn’t see any movement.
It wasn’t until someone brought dinner to the opposite room, that the door was opened. Yunjin noticed that Ding Xian had replaced his usual uniform with a plain robe.
Does this mean they’re leaving tonight?
Yunjin bit her lip, took her two bags and held them in her hands.
Sitting quietly by the window for two more hours, Mu Yunjing had a sore and aching back, got up to stretch, and paced back and forth in the room.
Guessing that Chu Li is not going to leave tonight, she yawns, and when she is just going to sleep, she hears the most minute of movements from across the way.
She immediately went to the window, and through the gap, clearly saw two figures, one after the other, leave Liquan court.
He really is leaving overnight!
Yunjin grabbed her two bags and immediately followed.
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At the back door of the residence.
“Your Royal Highness, the accompanying grain and rice have already been loaded for transport, with a total of twelve wagons. The palace has sent three hundred guards all together, and the personnel have all arrived. Can we set off now?”
Ding Xian pointed at the long team that had been lined up at the back door.
Chu Li looked back at the direction of Liquan court, his eyes dulled, and nodded slightly, “Go!”
Chu Li got into the carriage and started to leave the city.
After the sound of the carriage gradually drifted away, Yunjin lay against the back door and stretched out her neck to peek around it. She smiled and took Chu Li’s last fresh horse out.
Riding on the horse, she looked at the long line in front and quietly followed.
When Chu Li’s team stopped at the gate of the city, Yunjin immediately encountered difficulties. At this time, it was already time to close the gate. Chu Li’s team were allowed to leave the city because of special circumstances. What should she do?
She bit her lip and wanted to turn around and leave the city, but she didn’t know the way to Qingzhou at all. She was afraid that she would lose sight of Chu Li and his accompanying group.
Seeing that the team in front was about to depart after all the inspections were completed, Yunjin frowned, and simply dismounted, petting the horse on the head and asked, ”Can you find your way home?”
The blue-eyed horse gazed at Mu Yunjin, then turned and ran back towards the Prince’s Mansion.
Seeing this scene, Mu Yunjin was astonished, it really was a horse raised by Chu Li.
When the team had exited the gate and it was closed again, Mu Yunjin walked to a dark corner on one side, and with a little light work of her feet, flew up and over the high city wall.
After leaving the city, the team in front was not far away. Yunjin used time and effort to hide back and forth, for fear of being discovered by them. At this moment carrying two burdens with some difficulty, Yunjin regretted letting go of the horse.
Would she really have to walk the whole way there?
She sighed sadly.
In this way, she followed for an hour using her Qinggong. When the hour had passed, the long line walked to a deserted path, and the surrounding area became barren with no grass growing at all.
Yunjin had been using trees to hide in. Now, the terrain was bare, so she had to take small steps and stealthily walk close behind the team.
“Woo —“
There were sounds of howling wolves in the distance.
Suddenly Yunjin had some doubts. She folded her arms, and touched the goosebumps that had grown all over them. The night wind blew on her body, and she shivered inexplicably.
Then she cursed herself a few times, when had her courage became so small.
Just thinking this, the team in front of her stopped suddenly, and she heard Ding Xian’s voice sounding from the front, “Everyone is tired, lets take a break and eat something.”
Yunjin froze, looked around, and found that there was no place to hide, so she simply sat down on the ground, making herself less obvious.
She sat like this for a long time. The smell of food and the smoky smell of the bonfire carried to her in the air. She touched her empty stomach and looked at the movement in front.
At this moment, the guards were sitting on the ground, eating and grilling, and Ding Xian leaned on the side of the carriage.
She didn’t know how long she waited like that, but then the fire in front went out, and the group stood up again, ready to continue on their way.
Yunjin also arose, patted the dust off her clothes, picked up her baggage, and was preparing to follow, when she felt something sinister behind her.
When she looked back, she didn’t know when but a few gray wolves with green eyes were standing there. At this time, one by one, they were looking at her fiercely.
Yunjin took two steps back, the phoenix tail whip wrapped around her wrist was about to move, and looked at the team that hadn’t gone far in front, she quickly developed some worries about them hearing a scuffle.
What a bad day today!
“Woo —“
Suddenly a wolf howl sounded, and Mu Yunjin frowned, glancing anxiously at the team to her back.
At this point, the team stopped and looked back upon hearing the howl.
While she was stunned into near panic, she immediately evaded to the side with a guilty conscience, but the surrounding area was desolate, and she looked around in a hurry, unable to find a hiding place.
“Who is there?!” The guard who walked at the end noticed her movements, and the group pulled out the knives worn around their waists, and rushed towards her.
Seeing that she was discovered, Yunjn stomped her feet. At this moment, the gray wolves saw her movement, howled, and rushed her.
She immediately waved the whip in her hand, and when the gray wolf rushed forward, it flew through the air towards the wolf, and a few gray wolves behind her saw this and did not dare to come forward.
When she turned to look at Chu Li’s group, the running guards had already surrounded her in a circle, holding their knives one by one, their eyes falling on her body.
“Who are you? Why are you sneaking around here late at night?” Spoke the first guard.
Mu Yunjin covered her face, her eyes flickering back and forth, thinking about making some qinggong moves to fly away from here, when a surprised voice came from behind the Guards, “Princess?”
Ding Xian walked into the crowd of Guards, leaned closer to her face, and took a look at her.
Mu Yunjin snorted, seeing that she had been found, she no longer covered her face, and stared at Ding Xian, “It’s me!”
“You …” Ding Xian looked at her like she was a ghost. He didn’t say a word for a while, just thinking, when another figure approached.
Chu Li came forward slowly, pursed his thin lips, and glanced down at her with a cool glance. Through the moonlight and the faint light from behind, he could dimly see the person standing in front of him.
Mu Yunjin looked at Chu Li’s eyes, fearing that he would drive her back, so preemptively, she walked forward, and grabbed Chu Li’s arm, 'Oh, take me with you, you are not in the house, and when you don’t come back for a while, I’ll be weak and may die!'
'Hey–' Ding Xian laughed out loud at her words.
The princess’s ability to speak nonsense with clear eyes is getting better and better.
Mu Yunjin stared at Ding Xian, and he stopped laughing, and suddenly she found that the guards beside them were also bowing their heads, and their shoulders were shaking.
Chu Li really did not want to take her, frowned to see that she was all dirty, and there was equal parts annoyance and helplessness in his heart.
“It’s really a fool that is blessed.” Chu Li returned her words to her.
Seeing that Chu Li had relented, she smiled beautifully and dumped the two burdens from her body to Ding Xian, “Help me!”
After that, she turned and walked towards the carriage.
Chu Li looked at her back, shook his head helplessly and ordered, “Lets go.”
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After sitting in the carriage, Yunjin breathed deep with relief, using quiggong and walking had made both her legs really sore.
Leaning against the carriage wall, Yunjin sat cross-legged, and stretched out her hands from time to time to knead her legs.
Chu Li handed her a paper bag and a pot of water.
Seeing this, she blinked at Chu Li and reached out to receive food and water. “Chu Li, you are so sweet.”
“Cough.” Chu Li coughed slightly, looking a little uncomfortable, “Less nonsense.”
“How long does it take to go to Qingzhou?” Mu Yunjin looked at the night outside while eating.
“About three days,” Chu Li said.
Hearing that, Yunjin froze and pouted. “Fortunately, you found me early. If I had to continue the journey by foot, then I’d be really useless.”
Chu Li looked at Mu Yunjin and glanced at the plain white dress on her body. At this time, he could not see the original appearance, thought of what she said now, and couldn’t help but chuckle.
Seeing Chu Li burst into a smile, Mu Yunjin saw that he was in a good mood, and she let go of the trepidation in her heart, and accompanied him to Quigzhou.
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