paration she had made before coming here. She just wanted to be prepared, but she didn't expect that it would be used. She didn't know if there was a cave in this cliff. All she knew was that there we..."Wan'er, you can't go, you're still a child..."

Before Dugu Cheng could finish speaking, Wan'er interrupted him. "I'm not a child. Ever since my mother disappeared, I've been an adult. You can ignore my mother, but I can't. Let me tell you this once: someone forced me to tell you this, or do you think I would speak to you like this"

"My Lady, you mustn't speak to the Lord like that. He actually..."

"Yeh Xi, don't interrupt."

Du Gucheng interrupted Ye Xi, unwilling to let her explain. Ye Xi looked at the father and daughter with distress. Five years had passed, did Wangye still want to hide from the county princess for a lifetime The more he hid, the deeper the county princess's hatred for Wangye would become.

Wan'er coldly swept her gaze over Dugu City. She no longer cared what he had to say; after all, her mother had abandoned her because he had brought that woman back into their lives. Her mother, such a strong person, how could she possibly share a husband with him

"Su Yue, let's go."

Waner turned around, and Dugucheng grabbed her arm, his voice cold and hard.

"Don't go alone, if you want to go, I'll go with you..."

"No!"

Wan'er angrily flung his hand away, glared at Dugu City, and shouted, "I don't need your company, I can walk by myself. And, from now on, don't touch me with your hands, I find it disgusting..."

"Slap..."

A crisp slap echoed through the air. Wǎn'ěr covered her face, slapped by Dúlǔ Chéng. Yet, she didn't cry. Only the stubborn tears swirling in her eyes made one feel pity for her.

Dugu Cheng never expected himself to impulsively hit Waner. Looking at the tears welling up in her eyes, he wanted to apologize, but his throat felt as if it were blocked, making him unable to utter a word.

"My Lady, the Prince wasn't intentional. Don't blame him, he was also..."

"It's alright, he's been wanting to hit me for ages. If it weren't for my special status, he would have kicked me out long ago. Let him hit me, this way I can go find my mother with peace of mind."

Wan'er looked at Dugu City's head full of silver hair, her eyes had no pity at all, only hatred for him.

Everyone knows that he forced his mother to divorce him in order to marry Luo Qin'yi into the family. Everyone knows that he wronged his mother, causing her to leave him heartbroken.

"Su Yue, let's go."

Wan'er turned around, tears streaming down her face, and quickly ran out of Chen Wangfu.

Five years had passed since she left with her mother. She knew it was because of Luo Qin'yi that her mother had left the house, and she also knew that her mother had been forced to divorce and escorted out of the mansion by his men.

She had asked him many times, begging him to tell her where her mother was.

But he had never told her, she hated him.

Ahem...

Dugu Cheng watched Wan'er leave, wanting to step forward to stop her, a sharp pain in his chest, he coughed violently. Ye Xi hurriedly stepped forward to support him, looking at Wan'er who was running away with worried eyes.

"My Lord, are you alright"

"Go after her, don't let her go out alone."

Ye Xi looked at the lord's body, hesitated, and Dugu Cheng pushed him. "Hurry up, it's too late, she's leaving the city."

"Your Highness, please take care. This subordinate will go and bring the county master back."

Ye Xi hurriedly chased after him. Dugu Cheng slumped down beside her, clutching his chest. The piercing pain made his forehead beaded with sweat.

"Master, how are you"

Luo Qin'yi hurried over upon hearing the sound. From afar, she saw Du Gucheng like this and quickly stepped forward to support him. Du Gucheng pushed her hand away and forcefully shook his head.

"I'm fine."

Luo Qin'yi hurriedly took out a medicine bottle from her bosom, took out a pill and handed it to Du Gucheng. Watching him swallow it, she finally let out a breath of relief.

"Ever since the Princess left, you've been afflicted with this strange ailment, Your Highness. You must take care of yourself."

獨孤城adjusted his breath. Luo Qin's words seemed like the wind in his ears, he couldn't hear them at all. Over the years, after Xi'er disappeared completely, he felt suffocated. That night, his hair turned white. He thought Xi'er had left this world until recently when he heard traces of her, and he slowly recovered.

"Wanna go to Xigu Kingdom to find Xi'er. There's news about Xi'er there, but it's not confirmed. You should send more people to secretly protect Wanna. Make sure she's safe."

"The county princess went to Xigu Kingdom, why didn't the king stop her"

Upon hearing the news about Feng Lingxi, Luo Qin's eyes changed, but she remained worried about the safety of her master and the county lord.

"Can't stop."

Dugu Cheng took a deep breath and regained his composure. "Go arrange it, this king will go to the palace."

Luo Qin'yi watched Dugu Cheng's retreating figure and sighed softly. The king only had light in his eyes when he mentioned his wife. These years, he regretted most that he hadn't personally delivered his wife to the Lu family's hands and lost her.

For five years, the King had never stopped searching for his Queen. It was like searching for a needle in a haystack, with no news at all. Now that there's news of the Queen, this must be the happiest moment for the King.

"My Lady, please wait."

Ye Xi rushed out and stopped Wan'er who was walking to the door. Towards Ye Xi, Wan'er's attitude was still polite. At least, in the past, he had given her a lot of information about her mother. Although it wasn't particularly helpful, it was precisely because of these messages that she could hold on until now.

"What's up"

Ye Xi gasped for breath, staring at the county princess, "You...you're really going to find the madam Then can you take your subordinates with you"

"With me by her side, the county princess needs nothing else. What are you meddling for"

Su Yue retorted unceremoniously, wanting to steal her job Ever since the chieftain assigned her to protect the county lord's safety, even if the county lord disliked her, this matter of safety was none of anyone else's business.

"Are you wanting to see if Little Li is following my mother"

Speaking of Xiaoli, Ye Xi's expression changed slightly, shaking her head. "My subordinate knows she isn't with the Princess. If she were with the Princess, my subordinate would be at ease. Now, she's probably somewhere carrying out her mission."

Now Xiao Li, perhaps she's beyond his reach, but that doesn't matter. As long as she's well, he'll be content.

"Wan'er looked at Ye Xi, "Was it him who made you come with me"

"It's the subordinates who want to go with the County Princess, but the subordinates are worried about the Master. His body..."

"Then you go back and take care of him, I have Su Yue protecting me, nothing will happen."

Wan'er's eyes turned cold, and she ordered Suyue, "Prepare the horses, depart immediately."

"My lady, I will inform the Prince and then accompany you there. You shouldn't go alone; the Prince wouldn't feel at ease..."

When Ye Xi mentioned Dugu City, Wan'er's expression became quite irritable and impatient. "Go back," she said impatiently, "I don't need you."

Su Yue prepared the horses, and the two mounted their steeds, riding away, leaving Ye Xi alone on the spot.

"She's meeting up with Lu Nian, she'll be fine."

Luo Li walked over from the shadows, glanced at the gate of Chen Wang's Mansion, and said, "Is your King here I have something to discuss with him."

"In." Yexi gestured to Luoli respectfully, and after entering the mansion, she hesitated before asking, "Lord Luoli, is Xiaoli... alright"nking she could help Dugu City achieve great things. But she was too young after all, and hadn't considered the consequences of these actions."Though it pains me, I must destroy them. If these explos...