Cai Ling was stunned. He probably didn't expect her to ask this question so soon.
"Because your brothers asked me to help them, so I …"
Lin Mengya looked at him with determination.
Cai Ling sighed faintly, shook his head and said somewhat helplessly.
"I knew I couldn't hide it from you."
"So, you still don't want to tell me your real purpose? Cai Ling, we can only help each other there. "
She was right, so Cai Ling didn't intend to keep it a secret.
"You know that the Cai family is the royal servant of the previous dynasty, right?"
Lin Mengya nodded. There were many people who knew about this.
"But you don't know that most of the Cai family members were not killed by the emperor of the previous dynasty. Rather than saying that His Majesty is restraining me, it would be more accurate to say that he's protecting the last remaining bloodline of the Cai Family. "
There was a touch of sadness on Cai Ling's handsome face.
But his eyes were full of melancholy.
"In fact, the Cai family used to have two families. One was the royal servant of the previous dynasty, and the other was a merchant family. We were the latter. But when the throne changed, the Cai family disappeared. So the royal family became the royal family. Gong Ya, do you know why the royal servant can't have a fief and have a high status? That's because the royal servant is the sacrifice offered to the Holy Temple by the royal family and the royal family. "
There was a cold smile at the corner of Cai Ling's mouth.
It was the first time she saw the shy young man smile so bitterly and coldly.
"Sacrifice?"
These two words made her feel a little uncomfortable.
"Yes, in fact, my father tried his best to find out about this. Even the current emperor didn't know the inside story. I'm going to continue to investigate this matter. Gong Ya, I know you're worried about me, but you can't get involved in this matter. "
Cai Ling was very determined. Lin Mengya also knew that everyone had their own choice.
Since Cai Ling was willing to tell her, he wanted her to understand the importance of it.
"Okay, I promise you. But if you need my help, you must tell me. You can't hide it from me! Otherwise, I'll tell on you when I get back and let my brothers deal with you. "
Her threat was so powerful that Cai Ling had no choice but to agree immediately.
Lin Mengya took this opportunity to divert her attention.
After a faint sigh, she leaned against the window in a daze.
He wondered what the adult and child were doing now.
Previously, Long Tianhao had almost wanted to leave with her.
However, due to the human cocoon incident, he had to stay in Dragon City for a few more days.
After exiting the city gates, the Cai Family's carriage was waiting for them on the road.
Cai Ling was a little worried, but he also felt that she was a little depressed because she missed her family.
He got out of the car quietly, giving her a quiet space.
The snow outside the Dragon Capital was starting to melt.
Spring came as promised.
Although the New Year had just passed, the road was not deserted at all.
There were many carriages of other aristocratic families passing by, most likely heading towards Temple.
"Didn't they say that only the top ten aristocratic families would go there? Why are all these people running towards the Holy Temple? "
Shang'er leaned against the window and asked in confusion.
"The Full Moon Sacrifice is the most important celebration in Wei Country. It's to pray for good weather in this year. Therefore, all the aristocratic families who are qualified and capable will go there. However, there are very few aristocratic families who can enter Temple. "
The person who explained was a martial arts master named Li Xian.
When the Gong family was in trouble, Li Xian didn't leave. Instead, he relied on his martial arts skills to earn food for the Gong family.
When Lin Mengya came back, he happened to be a temporary escort and went on a mission with someone else.
Li Xian was a down-to-earth person and good at martial arts. Therefore, he became Lin Mengya's personal bodyguard.
"Oh, I see. No wonder."
Shang'er trusted Li Xian, so she chatted with him for a while.
Baisu was not as nosy as Lin Mengya. She just sat quietly beside Lin Mengya, holding a long sword in her hand.
When it came to protecting her master, she wouldn't trust anyone easily.
"Miss, I didn't know that there were so many rules for the Full Moon Sacrifice!"
Shang'er immediately came back and told Lin Mengya about what she had heard.
She probably knew that Lin Mengya was upset, so she wanted to cheer her up.
"Oh, Miss, where are we going to stay when we arrive at Temple?"
Lin Mengya turned around and looked at Shang'er.
"Of course we'll stay in the mansion. The Gong family has mansions in Holy City and Dragon City."
"I see. But Miss, those families who don't like us are also going to the Temple. What if they get there first and do something to the mansion? "
Shang'er was not as simple as she thought.
She heard that she had settled the matter at Qingwei Guild.
This surprised Lin Mengya, but it also showed that Shang'er had great potential.
"We'll just have to be careful. Oh, Shang'er, do you have any news about the thing I asked you to find out for me?"
"They said that it's not easy to do. They'll send me the news in about three days. I've already arranged for someone to wait for the news. They'll send it to us once it arrives. Also, the owner of the guild is going to the Temple. They wanted me to go with him, but I told them that I'll go by myself. So it didn't arouse any suspicion. "
"I see. But why does the owner of Qingwei Guild want to go to the Temple?"
Lin Mengya knew that this must be a secret of Qingwei Guild. It wouldn't be so easy to find out.
"Alright, you have to be careful. Baisu, you'll go with Shang'er when we get there. You must protect her. "
Baisu agreed. She knew that her master had His Highness by her side, so she wouldn't have to worry.
It would take at least ten days to travel from Dragon City to Holy City.
They traveled day and night, and after three or four days, they were exhausted.
"Miss, why are we in such a hurry?"
Li Xian was in charge of the team's safety, so he was the most tired one.
Lin Mengya looked at everyone and estimated the time. She heaved a sigh of relief.
"Alright, then let's rest here. From today onwards, we can travel as usual. "
In fact, she just wanted to make use of the time difference.
According to the rules, every aristocratic family would inform the Temple of the day they would arrive before they left.
But this time, the Gong family didn't know what would happen. So she wanted to squeeze at least two days, so they wouldn't be so passive.
However, she couldn't make her intentions too obvious. Otherwise, she would lose the unexpected effect. Therefore, she could only save time on the road.
They sat by the roadside and rested. Lin Mengya, accompanied by Shang'er and Baisu, got out of the car to relax.
Not long after, a procession caught up with them.
At first, Lin Mengya and the others thought it was another aristocratic family, but the closer they got, the more surprised Lin Mengya became.
In the end, she almost couldn't control the corners of her mouth from curling up.
It's them! They're here!
"Are you from the Gong family?"
Someone in the team asked loudly.
Li Xian immediately stood in front of her, looking serious.
"Yes, you're —"
"It's me."
Lin Mengya almost burst into tears when she heard the familiar deep voice.
He finally caught up with them!
If she hadn't held Baisu and Shang'er's hands tightly, Lin Mengya would have rushed up.
Unfortunately, she couldn't do that because of their current status. She had to restrain herself.
"It's Your Highness Xi. I'm Li Xian. Nice to meet you, Your Highness."
The carriage behind Long Tianhao also came over. A pair of small hands lifted the curtain of the carriage, and her watery eyes looked at her biological mother in front of her.
"Your Highness, Your Highness just asked for Miss Gong. What do you think …"
It was his teacher, Xiao Yixin, who was looking after the little prince.
Now he could only gently hold the chubby little body. He couldn't control the little guy to keep twisting and breaking away from his hands.
"It's okay. Just hold him. My carriage is very spacious, and Your Highness can come in easily. "
The Gong family all knew that the little prince was close to her, so it didn't matter.
But the eldest one didn't look good.
Seeing the little guy happily get into his mother's carriage, the father stood there sulking.
Why could only the little guy go? Did he want to go too?
All of a sudden, the people outside felt the extremely low pressure.
It was strange. If His Highness Xi didn't like the little prince being close to Miss Gong, he could let the little prince go.
But he had clearly allowed it just now. Why was his face so gloomy now?
Everyone was puzzled, but no one dared to ask.
Therefore, they probably would never know that the seemingly wise and powerful His Highness Xi was actually jealous of his son.
"Your Highness seems to have lost some weight. I've prepared some snacks made of milk. Would you like to have a try?"
The three people, who were tense just now, immediately returned to their nature after the little guy came up.
Lin Mengya held the baby in her arms, kissed and rubbed him.
Probably because he missed his mother so much, the baby also held her neck tightly and refused to raise his head from her arms.
Even when eating the snacks Baisu gave him, he had to put them into his mother's mouth first and stick to the principle of giving one bite to his mother before eating them.
Seeing the baby being so considerate, Lin Mengya's heart melted.
This little guy was more important than her life.
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