"You..." Hua Yueye stared intently at the woman in front of him, his brows furrowing involuntarily. He opened his mouth and asked, "Why are you here?"
"I heard that something might have happened to the Emperor. I just couldn't feel at ease," Li Ruhua sighed, putting on a gentle look.
Seeing this, Su Qingwen turned her head away, involuntarily recalling the scene when Hua Yueye and Li Ruhua were together. She felt extremely uncomfortable.
"It's not convenient for a woman to travel. You'd better go back," Hua Yueye said, then raised his eyes to glance at Ning Yunqing, hinting for him to send Li Ruhua back to her mansion.
"No," Li Ruhua suddenly lost her composure. She reached out and grabbed Hua Yueye's sleeve. "Your Majesty, as you said, it's really unsafe for a woman. But it's different if I follow you. Please take me with you. I'll be very careful," she said, looking at Hua Yueye with teary eyes.
Li Ruhua was originally a beautiful woman. With a few teardrops rolling down, looking so pitiful, no man could refuse her.
Su Qingwen watched all this longingly, feeling extremely awkward.
"Alright," Hua Yueye reached out and pulled back his clothes. There seemed to be a hint of impatience on his face. "Since you're so insistent, you must be careful. Do you understand?"
"Okay," Li Ruhua secretly heaved a sigh of relief. As long as she could follow Hua Yueye, she didn't care about anything else.
Well, he really agreed. Su Qingwen bit her lip and turned her head away. She folded her arms across her chest and walked directly to Ning Yunqing's side. "What should we do now? Go back?"
"Since there are assassins, we must investigate thoroughly," Hua Yueye picked up the conversation. "Continue on our way and increase the number of people to search for the assassins."
"Your Majesty, it's not convenient to dispatch the palace guards. How about looking for the nearby soldiers? I know there's an army here," Ning Yunqing thought for a while.
"Fine," Hua Yueye nodded, indicating his agreement. "Then let's set off quickly. Su Qingwen, come here and ride with me."
This man started ordering her around as soon as he recovered.
Su Qingwen couldn't help rolling her eyes and said unhappily, "No need. I can walk by myself."
"What are you thinking? You don't have that much stamina," Hua Yueye looked at the sulking Su Qingwen in front of him. He thought she was extremely strange. He didn't know what had gotten into her, insisting on walking such a long way.
"I just don't need it," the stubborn woman turned her head away, not falling for Hua Yueye's tricks at all.
Li Ruhua clenched her fingers tightly, thinking that Su Qingwen was really being coquettish. What was she trying to do by putting on such an act? Showing off her affection with Hua Yueye?
Just as she was thinking, Hua Yueye suddenly showed his manliness. He grabbed Su Qingwen's arm, put his arm around her waist, and forcefully confined her in his arms. Without hesitation, he took Su Qingwen onto the carriage. His movements were so smooth that he looked extremely handsome.
"You..." Su Qingwen felt the man's intimacy and couldn't help blushing. There were so many people around, and he really had the nerve.
"Let's go," Hua Yueye ignored her. He just waved his hand, indicating for the large group to move forward.
The place wasn't very far from here, so they arrived within two hours.
It was the first time for Su Qingwen to see the scene of military training. She was really shocked. Although she had seen military parades before, the ancient military training seemed quite spectacular too.
Those strong men lined up in a row, practicing military punches in a very imposing manner. They were as neat as machines, and no one made a mistake.
"They look so amazing," Su Qingwen couldn't help whispering in Hua Yueye's ear.
"Yeah, it seems that the general here has trained them well," he frowned and replied, pulling Su Qingwen to the back.
Such a task of passing on the message naturally didn't need to be done by the Emperor himself. Ning Yunqing took the order and went to contact the deputy general.
About a quarter of an hour later, Ning Yunqing came back dejectedly. He said helplessly, "Your Majesty, it's all my incompetence. Those people won't listen to me."
"What?" Su Qingwen raised her eyes in surprise. How could this be? Anyway, Hua Yueye was the Emperor. How could he not even be able to command an army?
"Absurd! Call their deputy general here!" Hua Yueye must have felt embarrassed too. He gave Ning Yunqing a cold look and angrily scolded.
"Yes," Ning Yunqing scratched his head. He was actually very embarrassed. He dawdled and called the deputy general over.
"What's your name?" Looking at the bearded man in front of him, Hua Yueye cleared his throat and questioned.
"Why do you care so much? Let me tell you, this is the imperial army. Without the tiger tally, we won't obey anyone," the man waved his hand carelessly.
"I say, you're really bold. Do you know who's in front of you? He's the current Emperor!" Ning Yunqing couldn't help sweating for the man. He thought the man was really brave, daring to talk to Hua Yueye like this.
"The Emperor?" The bearded man scratched his head. His voice became a bit lower, and he stepped forward. "I'm not very well - informed. I've never seen what the current Emperor looks like. But I recognize the tiger tally. If you can show me the tiger tally, I'll surely help."
"You..." Hua Yueye narrowed his eyes. He thought the man in front of him was really ridiculously pedantic. "I'm standing right in front of you now, and you're still being so rigid. Are you crazy?"
The man: I don't care. Anyway, I just want the tiger tally.
"This is also for everyone's sake. I can't let my soldiers go out for an unclear mission. What if you're impersonating the Emperor?"
"Bullshit!" Su Qingwen couldn't stand it anymore. She jumped up directly and said, "Have you ever seen such a distinguished - looking bad guy? I think you're just blind, not recognizing a great person when you see one. You have no taste and no integrity..."
By the end of her scolding, she was almost out of words and was on the verge of attacking.
"Alright, stop trying to show off. I've made my point. I only recognize the tiger tally. Show me the tiger tally, and I'll help," the man waved his hand, summoned two strong men, and directly pushed Hua Yueye and the others away.
This time, Hua Yueye didn't fight back. He flicked his sleeve violently and turned away.
"What should we do now? Go back to get it?" Su Qingwen was fuming.
You know, they were quite a distance from the capital. Even if they rode back at full speed, it would take one or two days. By then, what was the point of chasing?