The horse carriage Murong Xue was riding in bore the Shui Clan's unique markings, and she was guarded by Shui Clan escorts. On the land of the Holy Dynasty, everyone wanted to get their hands on the Shui Clan's wealth, but the problem was, the Shui Clan wasn't just insanely powerful in business; even their Jianghu strength was nothing to scoff at. Your Imperial Family might be all-powerful, but you still don't have money and connections spread across all Four Countries. So ordinary forces not only don't dare provoke them, they'll even rush to cozy up to them.
Before you make a move, you have to weigh your own capabilities first—can you withstand a thorough investigation from the Shui Clan? If anything goes wrong, you might end up losing both your wife and your troops. So she passed through safely, but Beiming Yi, who left a bit later, had a hard time just going out the door; his target was too obvious, and he was immediately locked onto by the Crown Prince's people.
