"What! He actually dared to reject my suggestion?"
Lin Yuan was sitting on the main seat. After listening to the report from the subordinate below, she instantly flew into a rage.
"He's just an unknown nobody, yet he dares not to put me, Lin Yuan, in his eyes!"
The subordinates below didn't even dare to breathe loudly and could only listen to her continuous cursing.
But in everyone's eyes, the person standing in front of them scolding at this moment was no longer their former clan leader, but now a crazy person indulging in daydreams.
However, since she still had two precious treasure maps hidden, and she never mentioned where these maps were, no one could do anything about her.
Moreover, she now had many loyal subordinates. As the saying goes, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. Although she was not as powerful as before, at least she still held considerable power.
"The King of the Western Regions is currently waging war in the Great Ming Empire. For some reason, the number of his troops doesn't seem to be as small as we thought. In fact, it's even twice as many as the information we got before."
"What's going on? Find out for me."
Lin Yuan waved her hand grandly. Just as she sat down on the chair, she saw a ragged beggar barging in from outside.
"This place is not for just anyone to enter! Why don't you get out of here!"
"Auntie, auntie!"
The person shouted hoarsely. The people in the hall heard the voice and it sounded somewhat familiar. As she got closer, Lin Yuan realized that it was actually her own niece.
She couldn't believe her eyes for a moment. "How did you end up like this?"
Lin Sheng couldn't explain what she had done after she left. Since being betrayed by Rong Xun, her aunt had been acting a bit crazy. Although they had invited doctors to treat her, it had been ineffective.
"Auntie, don't worry. These are just minor injuries. I'll be back to normal after a good rest. I'll go back to my room first."
Lin Sheng waved her hand and returned to her original room. As soon as she closed the door, she burst into tears.
Now, dragging her injured body, she somewhat regretted her choice back then. She should have sent more people at that time.
But it was too late to say anything now. Lin Sheng knew their current situation.
Her aunt had been acting crazy for some time. Although she could recognize people, these moments of clarity only lasted for a short while.
Sometimes, she wouldn't even recognize Lin Sheng.
Lin Sheng knew that all this was a self - protection mechanism her aunt adopted because she couldn't accept the loss of the Mo Clan. She couldn't blame her, she just couldn't bear to see it.
In the blink of an eye, it was time to set off. Tang Youyou packed her things and was actually a bit excited.
After all, she had never been to the Boundless Pavilion before and didn't know what kind of place it was.
Was it like the Qiling Mountain Manor? Tang Youyou couldn't help but imagine, but she couldn't picture what an organization with thousands of members would look like.
To take care of the pregnant You'er, the carriage Tang Youyou took when leaving was the same as when she came. Seeing this familiar carriage, Tang Youyou remembered Xun Rong.
"Don't worry. I've left a message for him. He'll see it when he comes back."
Tang Youyou was still a bit worried, but then she thought of how this person had disappeared without a word. Her worry diminished a lot.
"You're right. Let's go then."
Tang Youyou set off smoothly. She was sitting alone in the carriage, looking at the beautiful scenery outside and was lost in thought for a moment.
This was the life she had always dreamed of, not being restricted by a single place. She wanted to freely see all the mountains and rivers in the world.
Along the way, Tang Youyou could get whatever she asked for. She could buy whatever she wanted to eat. No matter how strange the things were, Rong Xun could meet her needs.
"Am I being too excessive?"
Tang Youyou touched her bulging belly. It was really a bit big, and much bigger than before.
Although the scenery outside was charming, the conversations of those people before kept lingering in Tang Youyou's mind.
She wasn't a compassionate person, but for some reason, maybe due to the hormonal imbalance during pregnancy, she couldn't just ignore the people suffering from the war.
"Stop the carriage." Tang Youyou shouted outside.
Hearing the noise, Rong Xun immediately stopped the carriage and came forward to check the situation, afraid that something was wrong with her.
"I'm not going to the Boundless Pavilion for now."
Tang Youyou whispered.
"What did you say?" Rong Xun asked.
She didn't dare to look him in the eye. She had promised so well before, but now she was going back on her word. It was all her fault. It was reasonable for Rong Xun to be angry.
She thought Rong Xun would fly into a rage, but she waited for a long time and didn't hear his scolding.
"Why?"
Rong Xun only asked one question, and his tone was gentle. There was no sign of anger at all.
This really surprised Tang Youyou. This wasn't like him at all.
According to Rong Xun's personality, he should have angrily scolded her for going back on her word. That would have been in line with his character.
Although she knew that a person's character could easily change, she didn't expect a person to completely turn into someone with two different personalities.
The Rong Xun in her impression wasn't like this.
"I want to go to the Great Ming Empire."
As Tang Youyou said this, she gradually lowered her head.
She was too embarrassed to say that she had made this choice because she was worried about the people in the Great Ming Empire. After all, she had no special status now.
She thought Rong Xun would continue to ask, but unexpectedly, he nodded and agreed so easily.
"Of course you can. As long as it's a place You'er wants to go, there's no place we can't go."
After saying that, Rong Xun turned the carriage around and drove in the opposite direction.
Tang Youyou was flustered for a moment. Was this still the Rong Xun she knew?
Although she knew that he also had a gentle side, this was the first time she had seen him like this. She couldn't help but want to confirm whether this Rong Xun in front of her was someone else in disguise.
She slowly got out of the carriage, walked up to Rong Xun, and tremblingly reached out her hand to poke his face.
The touch was real. She could feel that this was really him, not someone else pretending.
"What are you doing?" Rong Xun saw her acting strangely and slowed down the carriage.
Tang Youyou took back her hand and leaned against his broad back, feeling the warmth of his body.
Rong Xun could feel her heartbeat, which seemed to be much faster than usual.
"Rong Xun, don't you think you've changed a lot?"
Unexpectedly, Rong Xun replied to her, "Isn't this a good thing?"
Of course it was a good thing, Tang Youyou thought. But what she wanted to know was whether Rong Xun was suppressing his true feelings.
"No, it's just that your change is too big. I can't quite get used to it."
Rong Xun was stunned for a moment. He ruffled her hair and said, "Silly girl, isn't it natural for me to be good to you? What's there not to get used to?"