Early the next morning, they set off from Tongguan, heading for Daxing City.
Chu Zhengfei, following his promise, prepared a carriage and fresh horses for them. After passing Tongguan, they no longer had to worry about Liang Shide or others making a move against them, so they traveled on the wide and smooth official road. This made their journey much smoother and faster than before.
Even so, Shang Ruyi sat in the carriage feeling far from reassured.
In fact, whenever she turned her head, she would see Yu Wenye beside her, his expression heavy and his brow furrowed in thought.
She softly asked, "Are you troubled?"
"..."
Startled slightly upon hearing her voice, Yu Wenye raised his head to look at her. Because of their close proximity, his deep black eyes seemed to reflect Shang Ruyi's worried expression.
He said, "Aren't you as well?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi paused, then thought for a moment and smiled bitterly.
