HLnovel Chapter 202 Fake
Chapter 202 Fake
Lu Yangyang had known this day would come, but she never expected it to come so soon.
What worries her most is that she still has no way to treat the prince's leg.
Despite having searched through ancient books and found some effective acupuncture treatments with the help of her master Wen Yu over the past two years, she could only delay the complete necrosis of the nerves, but could not restore sensation to the prince's legs.
Not long after the New Year, she will come of age, and it is vaguely known that not long after her coming of age, His Majesty will depose the Crown Prince.
That will be the real bloodshed.
But right now, she has to find out the truth about her brother's death. She remembers in her dream that her brother died on the battlefield. She has also studied history at the academy for more than a year. Her brother's post was in the Northwest. The Northwest is bitterly cold, and in winter, it is easy to be harassed by neighboring tribes. Small-scale wars are also common.
The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing. She had thought about it carefully many times, but she did not remember that when the bad news came, it was mentioned that there was any large-scale war. Under such circumstances, how could they be so sure that they could easily take her brother's life?
There must be something else that people outside don't know about, or that hasn't even had time to reach the capital.
What could it be?
Lu Yangyang frowned, her expression becoming unusually solemn.
Li Duan was flicked on the forehead by Lu Yangyang, and the pain made her face scrunch up. Seeing Lu Yangyang's serious expression, she thought she was angry, and immediately forgot about the pain. She hurriedly grabbed Lu Yangyang's sleeve and apologized in a low voice, "Don't be angry, I didn't mean to. I never thought it would be so dangerous. I had a very harrowing journey. I almost lost my life twice. I'm so lucky to have escaped!"
After saying that, Li Duan didn't wait for Lu Yangyang to ask her any questions and told her everything that had happened the night before and during the day. Now that the danger had passed, she was much better, but she still patted her chest with lingering fear and said exaggeratedly, "That was so close!"
Just by looking at her like this, you can tell she's incredibly carefree and doesn't take it seriously anymore.
She glared at Li Duan, "You scared me to death! And what about Her Highness the Princess? If anything were to happen to you, would you have thought about her? And what about my brother? If he knew that something happened to you because of him, he would feel guilty for the rest of his life!"
Li Duan muttered softly, "Those people are clearly up to no good, it has nothing to do with Brother Sheng, but my mother will definitely be sad, and I can't bear to see her sad."
She grabbed Lu Yangyang's hand and shook it: "What should we do now? I barely escaped with my life. I originally wanted to find a chance to go back, but I didn't dare. I ran away before entering the city. He will definitely be lying in wait for me in the city. I was afraid that I would die before I even left the city. So I had to pay money and continue to follow Aunt Chen out of the city. That assassin probably didn't expect that I could go further and further away."
"And that wretched woman Xue Wanning, she's definitely afraid I'll go back and expose her. If she finds out I'm not dead, who knows how she'll find someone in the capital to ambush and kill me."
"Of course, the most important thing is that we need to find a way to send a message to Brother Sheng as soon as possible. Sigh, it's all my fault for revealing myself too quickly, otherwise I might have been able to eavesdrop a little more!"
Lu Yangyang's eyes widened: "You almost got yourself killed just this one time you were eavesdropping, and you still want to listen?"
Li Duan touched his nose and awkwardly fell silent.
“You’re right. The people who want to kill you must know you’re still alive. There are probably assassins lying in ambush along the way from Pingyang County to the capital, just waiting for you to show up so they can kill you immediately. The people I brought to find you will most likely be targeted as well. If we turn back now, it will only be more dangerous,” Lu Yangyang said, frowning.
“Why don’t we go find Brother Sheng? Those people will never guess that we’re going to find Brother Sheng. Even if they do, we’ll be far enough away that we’ve already left them behind. What do you think? Isn’t my idea brilliant?” Li Duan said excitedly.
Lu Yangyang looked at her with slight surprise. Actually, she thought the same thing, but she wanted to go alone.
She stared at Li Duan for a while, thinking about how to properly settle her down.
Before she could figure it out, Li Duan seemed to suddenly have a premonition and guessed what she was thinking: "You're not planning to leave me behind and go by yourself, are you?"
"Ahem," Lu Yangyang coughed lightly, slightly uncomfortable, her meaning unspoken.
Li Duan glared at her angrily: "I don't care, I'm not leaving! If you dare not take me with you, I'll sneak off, and you can forget about getting rid of me!"
Lu Yangyang looked helpless: "Fine, fine, then you can stay with me."
Lu Yangyang has also taken the time to learn some martial arts over the past year. In addition, she is strong enough. Although she cannot guarantee that she can take on a hundred people, most people should not be her match. Her survival ability is much better than that of Li Duan, a noble lady. What if Li Duan runs away again and gets tricked on the way?
Fearing that Lu Yangyang might renege on her promise, Li Duan immediately reached out and hooked her finger with hers: "Pinky promise, a hundred years and no going back."
Lu Yangyang rolled her eyes at her: "Childish."
Li Duan made a face at her.
“However, we still need to find a way to send another message to the Princess. After I confirmed that you were still alive, I hired someone to send a message to the capital. Once you reach the next county, I will find a way to send another message back. We can’t send messages through the post stations; it’s too easy to be discovered. Although they won’t think you’ve gone far away for the time being, if they are cautious and check several post stations, we’ll be exposed,” Lu Yangyang said after thinking for a moment.
Li Duan nodded hurriedly, "I'll do whatever you say, I promise I'll cooperate obediently. Oh, by the way, I have to tell you, it's quite a coincidence, Aunt Chen is also going to the Northwest to visit relatives, we can go with them!"
Lu Yangyang realized what she meant and tapped her forehead again: "So you had already made up your mind that even if I hadn't caught up with you, you would have run away, right?"
"Hehe, not at all. You're so smart, I've left clues, you'll definitely find it." Li Duan hurriedly flattered her.
Lu Yangyang was speechless, but she still felt a warmth from her burning fearlessness.
Li Duan leaned on the table, tilting her head to look at Lu Yangyang. Then, she suddenly realized what was happening and reached out to touch Lu Yangyang's face, her eyes widening in surprise: "Yangyang, what happened to your face? Is it all better? When did this happen?"
I was so excited just now that I didn't notice when the obvious scars on her face disappeared, leaving only some slightly rough marks.
Lu Yangyang raised her hand and touched her face, feeling both amused and exasperated.
"fake."