Hmm.
Ye Luan shook her head, pulling her back to the city.
For some reason, upon hearing Jill's gossip, she suddenly thought of Liu Rongruo, a man she had met only a few times. She always felt that man was not a good person.
For the past few days, Ye Luan had been in the medical hall, researching the symptoms of Frost Disease and searching for the whereabouts of the Han Dan Zhu.
However, as soon as she went out today, she noticed an increase in soldiers in the city, almost searching along the streets.
She frowned, a bad premonition rising in her heart.
But then she thought, these were all soldiers from Mobei. Xiao Chizhan couldn't possibly have the influence to deploy the Mobei people, so they shouldn't be here to catch her.
Was she being overly suspicious?
She swallowed and bought a bowl of bean rice and sheep milk from a stall, then returned to the medical hall to pack.
“Sister Aluan, the masters are all gone. Just now, a Central Plains person carrying goods passed by. I bought some tea, would you like to try some?”
Jill’s blue eyes curved into a smile, which eased Ye Luan’s heart.
“Okay, pour it after we eat.”
After arriving in the desert, she couldn't get used to the local food, especially the sheep milk. She found it really fishy.
But with the current conditions, she had to get used to it.
Damn it, Xiao Chizhan! He forced her to this place.
Ye Luan muttered a few words under her breath and ate her meal.
For several consecutive days, there were more and more soldiers in the city, and she barely dared to go out, always feeling that something was not right.
“Jill, is there a war on the front lines and they’re recruiting?”
In the courtyard, Ye Luan was drying medicinal herbs.
Jill was helping her. Hearing her words, he replied, “I haven’t heard anything.”
“Then why have so many soldiers suddenly appeared?”
Mobei was vast, and Yuecheng was just a small town, already quite remote.
She really didn't dare to think that Xiao Chizhan could find her here.
Thinking of this, a sudden flash of inspiration struck her.
No.
Not just Xiao Chizhan, what if it was Xie Beihan?
It had been heard that Northern Qi and Mobei had joined forces to camp at Mohe and had been fighting with Daliang for a long time.
Xie Beihan was personally leading the expedition, so he must have close ties with the Mobei nobles. If he wanted to find her, it was indeed possible that he had mobilized Mobei soldiers.
As Ye Luan thought this, she couldn't help but frown again. Would she be too presumptuous? They might not be looking for her.
“It is indeed quite strange. The atmosphere in the city has been very tense lately. Soldiers are often seen entering and searching inns and restaurants.”
Hearing this, Ye Luan became even more suspicious.
The next day.
Ye Luan had just woken up and finished breakfast.
Qingyi suddenly appeared, startling her.
“Oh, you scared me.”
Qingyi was from the Shadow Guards, left behind by Lu Feibo.
He was taciturn and generally did not appear.
“Miss Ye, the young lord has sent me a letter saying that the Blood Corpse people have arrived in Mobei, at Sand Mountain. Do you want to hide?”
Blood Corpse?
“What the hell?”
“They are the shadows raised by the King of Dingbei in the Blood Domain. Their movements are unpredictable, and there are those specialized in tracking them. They will likely find you soon.”
Hearing this, Ye Luan’s face paled, and her hand trembled involuntarily.
“If the Blood Corpse attacks, you will definitely be found. You cannot continue to live here.”
Legend had it that the Blood Corpse never showed themselves, were ruthless, and were all shadows of Xiao Chizhan, the King of Dingbei, acting as his death shields. They were only known by name, never seen, and their true appearance was unknown.
Since they appeared at Sand Mountain, they would definitely investigate the young lord’s presence here.
Ye Luan had to leave Yuecheng.
“Are the Blood Corpse people really that powerful? Where can I hide?” Ye Luan seemed lost in thought for a moment. “Are the soldiers who suddenly appeared in the city also his doing?”
Qingyi shook his head, “If I am not mistaken, it is a Mobei noble searching for your whereabouts.”
She had never known any Mobei nobles. Apart from Xie Beihan, who had close ties with Mobei, she could not think of anyone else.
Ye Luan looked at the sky, took a deep breath, and wondered where she could go to find peace.
“Sister Aluan, what are you talking about?”
Jill walked out with a basket. “Are we still going to the mountains today?”
Ye Luan came back to her senses. “We’re not going today.”
“Okay.”
Qingyi said, “Miss, if we are to leave, we must do so quickly.”
“Yes, let me check the route, pack my luggage, and we’ll leave tonight.”
“Yes.”
Actually, she hadn’t bought many things since coming to Yuecheng. She packed a few clothes and some money, and some food, and that was it.
Ye Luan looked at the clean room and couldn’t help but sigh. She had only lived here for a short time, and it was a waste of her money.
Those two damned people had forced her into a life of wandering again.
She hadn't even properly investigated how to treat Frost Disease, and now she had to leave again.
“Sister Aluan, are you leaving?”
Looking at Jill’s worried expression, Ye Luan smiled and patted her head. “Don’t follow me around hiding. Stay in Yuecheng. I’ll consider this medical hall your dowry.”
Jill’s eyes turned red. “Sister Aluan–”
She had finally found a family, but Sister Aluan was also leaving, just like Ata and Ana, they were all leaving her.
“Alright, it will be dangerous to follow me.” After a pause, Ye Luan took out a money bag and handed it to her, adding, “Don’t stay at the medical hall recently. Go and live somewhere else for a month or two, then come back.”
She was afraid that the two lunatics would find her and interrogate Jill severely.
If Jill died because of her, she would never be able to rest easy in this life. But she couldn't take her with her; it was even more dangerous to have her by her side.
As she spoke, Ye Luan glanced at her travel expenses and couldn't help but pout.
How could she be so stupid? She should have taken more of Xiao Chizhan’s money back then. She didn’t know how long she would have to hide, and without money, she would have to earn it.
“Don’t worry, Sister Aluan, I won’t expose you. I haven’t seen you.”
Hearing her words, Ye Luan chuckled, “Mm.”
After they finished talking, Ye Luan looked at the purchased map for a long time. By the time it was dark outside and the city gate was about to close, she rode her horse and left Yuecheng.
As expected, not long after Ye Luan left, on a dark and windy night, a troop of iron-clad cavalry suddenly broke into the small courtyard. Their figures were like ghosts, their sabers and spears gleaming, dark and sinister.
The intruders carefully examined the surroundings. Finding no one, they left quickly.
They left no trace of their passage.
The next day, as dawn broke, a group of soldiers broke into the locked courtyard again.
The man in the lead was tall and imposing, with an extraordinary bearing. He wore a purple robe that billowed in the wind.
“Your Highness, it seems the person has already left.”
Xie Beihan looked at the small courtyard with a deep gaze and chuckled, “She left quite quickly. Indeed, it’s hard to guard against a thief from within.”
“Go and ask the nearby families what has happened here recently?”
“Yes.”
After speaking, Xie Beihan casually strolled around the small courtyard. He looked at the herbs in the winnowing basket on the wooden rack and raised his eyebrows slightly.
“Your Highness, the person has been brought.”