Chapter 79
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"Your Highness!" Ruyi was extremely anxious. Looking at Feng Cang's appearance, if he really went to look for Murong Qiqi now, what if he collapsed? Or if the princess really wanted to leave with someone else, what should he do? Should he fulfill her wish or kill the couple on the spot?
Ruyi couldn't read Feng Cang's mind. Seeing how determined he was and how no one could stop him. Ruyi could only help Feng Cang get dressed and bring him a horse.
"Ji Xiang, get the Eagle Riders to kill without mercy!" After leaving the tent, Feng Cang glanced at the stubborn men in black and snorted. He mounted his horse and chased in the direction where Shangguan Wuji took Murong Qiqi.
"That's the Ghost King! Kill him! "
When the white-robed Feng Cang appeared in the darkness, someone immediately shouted.
"Kill the Ghost King and you will be richly-" Before this person could finish, an arrow pierced through his throat. Not far away, Ji Xiang was holding a bow and arrows. He nocked five arrows and killed all the men in black that were rushing towards Feng Cang. "Overestimating yourself!"
The Eagle Riders, who had received the order, also became serious. They only listened to Feng Cang's orders. Now that his Highness had given the order to kill without mercy, these five hundred men could only stay here as fertilizer!
On the other side, Shangguan Wuji was galloping in the dark with Murong Qiqi.
Shangguan Wuji had studied the escape route countless times. It wouldn't take long for them to be found back in West Qi. The most dangerous place was also the safest place. Feng Cang definitely wouldn't expect them to go to North Zhou. Thus, they would hide in North Zhou first before making a detour to East Lu.
"Shangguan Wuji, put me down!"
Shangguan Wuji's sudden act had completely stunned Murong Qiqi. He was going to escape with her? Bring her to roam the world? Did he even ask her, the person involved, for her opinion?
"Put me down!"
Murong Qiqi struggled so much that Shangguan Wuji was worried that she would fall off the horse.
Before the horse could stop, Murong Qiqi jumped off, startling Shangguan Wuji. He wanted to see if Murong Qiqi was injured, but she avoided him.
"Send me back!" This was Murong Qiqi's first sentence.
"No!" Shangguan Wuji shook his head.
Send her to that pit of fire? Let her marry the Ghost King and then die on their wedding night? He couldn't do such a thing no matter what! Moreover, he couldn't just stand by and watch her die! When Shangguan Wuji first requested the imperial edict to send Murong Qiqi off, he already had the idea of taking her away. Now was the perfect opportunity!
"Do you know what you're doing?"
Facing this stubborn handsome man, Murong Qiqi was completely speechless. Did he think he was a knight who rescued the princess from the hands of the monster? Does he know what's at stake here?
Hearing the anger in Murong Qiqi's voice, Shangguan Wuji took a big step forward and pulled Murong Qiqi into his embrace, "Qiqi, follow me! I'll take you away from here! "
Shangguan Wuji's heart was beating strongly. In this quiet night, he could hear it very clearly.
Leave? It was easier said than done, but had this man ever thought about it? The North Zhou Emperor would be enraged if the Princess who had been betrothed to him was gone. If he started a war, the people would be plunged into misery and suffering, and the people would be the ones who would suffer. They would bear the burden of a country's disaster!
"Wuji, I know that you are worried about me. But I can't go with you! "
Murong Qiqi shook her head and retreated from Shangguan Wuji's embrace.
For a lonely soul like her, she could settle down anywhere. But now that she had the title of Sunshine Princess, she had to continue down this path.
She could not allow others to be wronged just because of her own happiness and freedom. Furthermore, she had the lives of over a thousand people from the Demon Domain behind her. She had promised them that she would use honorable means to let them have the right to stand under the sun. How could she leave alone — —
"You are a descendant of the Shangguan Family. You cannot betray your bloodline! You cannot let the people fall into trouble because of your selfishness! You cannot let your ancestors be humiliated because of your stubbornness! Furthermore, the Empress Dowager is still here. How can you let her be sad!
"As for me, it's impossible for me to follow you. I have my responsibilities and obligations, and I have people I want to protect. I cannot abandon them because of my selfishness. "
She could not abandon her godfather who had given her a new life. She could not abandon the people from the Demon Domain who had accompanied her for five years …
Murong Qiqi's words were clearly engraved in Shangguan Wuji's heart. She had people she wanted to protect? But did she know that he only wanted to protect her, Murong Qiqi?
Under the moonlight, Murong Qiqi's strong look made Shangguan Wuji's heart ache. If he had asked for the Empress Dowager's hand in marriage, would there have been no more twists and turns, and she would not have to bear all of this?
"Your Highness, why are you here?" Murong Qiqi looked behind Shangguan Wuji and exclaimed.
Shangguan Wuji was surprised to hear that Feng Cang had followed him here without him noticing. When he turned around, there was no one. He felt a sharp pain on his neck and fell to the ground.
"Miss, we are late!" Su Mei and Su Yue appeared in front of Murong Qiqi and knelt on one knee.
"Bring General Shangguan back."
"Yes!" Su Mei and Su Yue carried Shangguan Wuji onto a horse and left. Murong Qiqi also got on a horse and slowly walked back.
At this moment, Murong Qiqi was thinking about how to explain to Feng Cang what had happened today. The Ningyuan Army General had escaped with the princess, and Feng Cang probably already knew about it. What would he think? Would he pursue Shangguan Wuji's responsibility? Would he escalate the conflict and go against West Qi?
Murong Qiqi felt that the affairs of the country and the world had nothing to do with her. But Shangguan Wuji was her friend and had helped her many times. She did not want anything to happen to him. After all, although Shangguan Wuji had acted rashly, he had done it for her.
Murong Qiqi was lost in her thoughts and did not even notice Feng Cang's approach. When she raised her head, Feng Cang had already stopped his horse and was only five meters away from her.
"Your Highness …"
Under the moonlight, Feng Cang's face was pale and haggard. Before Murong Qiqi could call out "Your Highness", Feng Cang flew forward and hugged Murong Qiqi. He rested his chin on her black hair and closed his eyes, inhaling the fragrance in her hair.
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