"Where is your brother now?" Ji Feiyu had no idea how Yong Yaxuan was faring at the moment. But since Ran Wei had shown up, it meant that Yong Yaxuan should be safe.
Sure enough, Ran Wei said, "I've met him in private and told him my plan. In Beihan, I couldn't arrange for you two to meet and then escape together. But once you're out of Beihan, you'll see him."
"How did you meet him?"
Ran Wei smiled, "He's my own brother. I know whether he'll really leave and how he'll stay. I know him so well. On the day the eldest prince had the accident, the palace was in a complete mess. I made an excuse to go and see the eldest prince, but actually I was looking for him. It was quite a coincidence that I really ran into my brother on the way. Then I made an excuse to have more people protect me and asked him and Zhan Shan to follow me. Later, I managed to send them out."
"I see. So who was the person who replaced me?"
"A death - row prisoner who looked similar to you in build. She was helped with a disguise. No one would notice the difference." After Ran Wei answered her questions, she immediately said, "We don't have much time. We have to go now."
Ji Feiyu nodded. Without waiting to watch the execution, she ran to the stable near the execution ground.
Ran Wei didn't show herself on the way, but the token in her hand made everyone give way.
"Ride Jingyun and leave Beihan. This token is your permit to pass through the border." When they reached the stable, Ran Wei directly helped Ji Feiyu onto the second prince's horse, Jingyun, and then handed her the token she had been holding.
Ji Feiyu didn't know what to say for a moment. After thinking for a while and seeing that there was no one else in the stable, she finally said, "Come back with me."
Ran Wei smiled and shook her head, "I've found my own place."
"Ran Wei... If I leave this time, what will happen to you? The eldest prince is dead, and the second prince..." The two princes of Beihan were both scheming. Ji Feiyu looked at her worriedly.
Ran Wei suddenly looked in the direction of the execution ground and said calmly, "I'll become his wife."
Only then did Ji Feiyu remember that in Beihan, after the elder brother died, everything that belonged to him could be inherited by his younger brother, including women.
"What about the eldest prince's feelings for you..."
"He never touched me." Ran Wei took over Ji Feiyu's words, "The marriage alliance was originally one of the eldest prince's strategies to stabilize the various tribes in Beihan and to succeed to the throne smoothly. He didn't like me and couldn't stand my initial feigned tenderness when approaching him, so he didn't touch me."
So, are all men so stupid? They'll be suspicious and reject the one who comes on to them, but they'll be extremely interested in the one who firmly refuses.
"What about in the future? The second prince is definitely no less scheming than the eldest prince. Not to mention that he hasn't ascended the throne yet. Even if he does in the future, how could a piece of paper with words on it suppress his ambition?" The agreement she had made the second prince sign and seal had been secretly given to Zhan Shan, but she still couldn't be at ease about Beihan's stance in the future. Ji Feiyu couldn't help but look at Ran Wei worriedly.
Ran Wei just smiled faintly, "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can't get the tiger's cubs. Beihan has been in turmoil recently, and the second prince is short of people. If you don't leave now, you may not be able to leave in the future."
After saying that, she slapped the horse's rump, and Ji Feiyu galloped away.
The guards were alerted. Ran Wei shouted, "By the order of the second prince, the shadow agent is going on a special mission."
The guards who wanted to stop them hesitated when they saw the second prince's token. Ji Feiyu pulled down the brim of her hat and galloped past them. Unexpectedly, it was so easy to leave.
Although Ji Feiyu had thought that she might be controlled by the second prince after fulfilling her promise, she only thought about finding a way to escape on her own. She never expected that Ran Wei would come out to help her.
Judging from the token Ran Wei gave her, it was definitely not something she could get with her previous status. Moreover, how did she know about the second prince's plan?
Ji Feiyu tightly held the token in her hand. Passing through one checkpoint after another, she soon left the imperial city smoothly, but she became even more frightened.
Riding the horse at full speed all the way, she stroked the dark - gold token with complicated patterns on it. Finally, she found that it was something similar to the second prince's personal presence. It was just like the one she had taken from the second prince to see the fake Ji Feiyu before.
If so, this thing should be quite important. Where did Ran Wei get it?
Ji Feiyu suddenly remembered the time when she went to spy on Ran Wei and the second prince's sudden appearance. She couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat. Could it be that... the second prince and Ran Wei were really as she had thought before? She had only suspected it at that time, but now it seemed to be confirmed.
Once this thought came up, all the doubts disappeared.
If this was really the case, then all the suspicious points could be explained, including this token and why she could move around freely and appear in front of her.
But if so... Ran Wei, are you really going to be on good terms with him, or are you just seducing and using him on the surface?
If he knew that you had ruined his plan, what would he do to you?
Ji Feiyu didn't have time to think about anything else. She spurred the horse towards another small town. The guilt in her heart towards Ran Wei grew deeper and deeper.
Unexpectedly, while she was distracted, she was ambushed by a group of horsemen in the wild.
"They're the second prince's men. Stop them!" The horsemen who sprang out from the hills on both sides startled Ji Feiyu. Seeing that their outfits were different from those of the second prince's men, Ji Feiyu immediately realized that they should be the former subordinates of the eldest prince.
Ji Feiyu turned the horse's head and galloped in the other direction. Cold arrows began to fly randomly. Ji Feiyu dodged left and right on the horse, skillfully controlling it. Jingyun was also very agile. With a sudden acceleration, it left the pursuers behind for a while.
"Damn it! Don't let that person get away!" Someone shouted angrily from behind.
Ji Feiyu couldn't help feeling annoyed. What on earth were these horsemen doing in this area? If they hated the second prince for being in power now, they should just hate the second prince. Why were they chasing her?
While spurring the horse, Ji Feiyu was looking for a way out. Now she didn't have any poison or musical instruments. With so many pursuers behind her, how could she escape? Should she go back to the nearest checkpoint and ask the second prince's men for help? But it seemed too far away.
Ji Feiyu was in a daze. Without thinking, she put her fingers in her mouth and whistled, hoping to produce a little bit of the sound - killing effect, but it didn't work.
Seeing that the whistle she blew with her internal strength had no effect on the people surrounding her, Ji Feiyu couldn't help feeling disappointed. Unexpectedly, not long after the whistle sounded, the sound of two horses' hooves came from afar. It was Yong Yaxuan and Zhan Shan in disguise.
As the two got closer, they were controlling their horses and drawing their bows at the same time. Several of the eldest prince's former subordinates immediately fell.
Ji Feiyu was overjoyed. She didn't expect that Yong Yaxuan was still within the territory of Beihan.
When the former subordinates of the eldest prince saw this, they all became more determined. They drew their bows and shot at the two. Some even took out their scimitars and tried to surround them. Seeing this, Zhan Shan took out his soft sword from his waist and knocked down many arrows, while Yong Yaxuan shot several more people under his cover.