On the other side, outside the palace.
In the capital city, the Rong and Su families had joined forces. Rong Yi conveyed what Dongfang Yi had said to everyone and ordered them to search carefully within the capital.
In a corner nearby, Su Luo lowered her head, looking deep in thought. There was a sachet in her hand. It was given to her by Dongfang Yi at the flower fair yesterday. Dongfang Yi said it was to wish her to find her ideal husband soon. She had been so delighted just yesterday, but now things had come to such a pass.
After all, she was just a child. Although she sometimes did some outrageous things, she was still very innocent at heart. When had she ever experienced such a life - and - death parting?
Rong Yi saw her dejected look through the crowd. Immediately, his brows furrowed. He walked up to her at once, pulled her into his arms, and gently patted her back to comfort her. "Don't be afraid, Luoluo. Everything will come to an end."
After hearing this comforting word, something seemed to be triggered in Su Luo's heart. She immediately burst into tears, sobbing, "Brother Yi, it's all my fault. It's me. I failed to make the antidote, which made the young master and the lady suffer so much."
This silly girl had indeed blamed all the faults on herself.
Hearing the woman in his arms say such things, Rong Yi's heart ached terribly. He knew that she hadn't called him "Brother Yi" since she was thirteen, and her personality had become more and more like a boy's.
This just proved how scared she was at this moment.
Thinking of this, his hand stroked the top of her head one after another, and the comforting words came one after another.
"Don't worry, Luoluo. No matter what happens, I will definitely protect you and won't let you get the slightest bit of harm."
After saying that, a determined look flashed in his eyes. After all, Su Luo was the wife he had determined to marry since childhood.
He remembered that when he was a child, he was in poor health. Although he was born into a noble family, many people criticized him because of his weak body. It was also at that time that he met Su Luo.
The first time they met was the day when their two families decided to arrange a betrothal. At that time, he was only twelve years old, and Su Luo was only nine. They didn't know what a betrothal was at all.
Such a little girl with bright eyes and a soft voice saw him and shyly hid away. Later, under the matchmaking of the two families, they played together.
Because of his poor health, he couldn't climb high and jump low like other children. He could only walk slowly, and Su Luo just obediently followed behind him, softly calling "Brother Yi, Brother Yi" one after another.
But when the two children looked at each other, she shyly lowered her head. Rong Yi leaned over and asked, "Why do you lower your head and say nothing?"
Unexpectedly, the little girl blushed and said, "Brother Yi, you... are really good - looking!"
Then she ran away in a flurry with a shy look.
Rong Yi, who was left standing there, was stunned for a few seconds as if in disbelief. Then the corners of his mouth involuntarily lifted.
Since he was born, all the evaluations he heard from others were either "a little weakling relying on medicine" or "a little coward". No one had ever praised him for being good - looking.
After that, the two families often interacted, and the children of the two families became familiar with each other. For Rong Yi, Su Luo was the light that illuminated his whole life.
Later, after careful recuperation, his health finally improved. He finally became a jade - like young man praised by everyone, and Su Luo had also grown into a young woman. She was no longer soft and waxy, but had a more charming straightforwardness and brightness.
So for Su Luo, Rong Yi thought it was worth doing anything. As long as it was for this woman, whether it was the little girl who had softly followed behind him in the past or the current willful young lady, she was his true love in this life.
After all these memories flashed through his mind, the smile in his eyes deepened. Then he pulled the girl in his arms away and said, "Luoluo, after all this is over, let's get married, okay?"
Su Luo didn't expect him to say such a thing at this moment. Her cheeks immediately turned red. Then she pushed the man in front of her away, turned her head to the side, and stammered, "Who... who said I'm going to marry you!"
Rong Yi looked at the shy look of the woman in front of him. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up, and the haze in his heart was swept away.
He knew that all words were no match for a woman's blushing face, so he didn't want to ask any more. Instead, he let out a soft laugh, raised his hand to ruffle the top of her hair, and said, "Luoluo, you rest obediently. I'm going to do something for the emperor."
Then he left the room without looking back.
As for Su Luo, who was sitting there, the blush on her face didn't fade away because of the man's departure. Instead, after thinking it over and over again, even her earlobes turned red.
Why had she cried in front of Rong Yi? Clearly, she had wanted to break off the engagement. But when she heard him say that he wanted to marry her, she wasn't angry. Instead, she felt a strange feeling, which seemed to be... joy!
Thinking of this, she couldn't help covering her face. She felt that it would be cooked if it got any hotter.
At this time, within the whole capital city, the people from the Su Mansion and the Rong Mansion were searching for Bai Juechen's figure. Because the streets were bustling, their unusual actions hadn't been noticed by others. They had done a fairly good job of keeping it a secret.
At this time, there was another team in the capital. It was the team sent by Ruyi to investigate the assassination organization. The leader was another confidant of Helian Qi, the second - in - command of the Imperial Forest Guards in the palace, named Si Zheng.
He found the traces left by the assassins by the Sui Xin Lake. On a dead body, he found a wolf totem, as well as the waist token on their waists, which also had a wolf totem.
The pattern of this totem was very new, as if he had never seen it before. Could it be a newly established assassination organization? He thought to himself.
But in the next moment, he immediately denied himself. He remembered that there had been a Golden Wolf Guard in the capital city before. They were killers for the aristocratic families and had later been exterminated by the previous emperor.
Thinking of this, there was a certain contradiction. Could there be other hidden secrets?
Si Zheng had been fortunate enough to have seen the totem of the Golden Wolf Guard. The wolf totem on this dead body was somewhat similar to it. Could there be some connection? Had the Golden Wolf Guard risen from the ashes?
Thinking of this, his brows furrowed deeply, and his heart skipped a beat. He knew that the Golden Wolf Guard was no ordinary organization. The aristocratic families all over the capital city had been in a panic because of them. Now that the storm was rising again, he must hurry back to the palace to report.
After thinking this through, he sent out a signal, ordered his subordinates to continue the search, and then rushed back to the palace as quickly as possible.