Nangong Wu glanced at him, "We'll stop after we pass Yanlin City."

"Okay." Bei Chenyan assumed she wanted to have lunch after passing through Yanlin City. "Once we're in Yanlin City, I'll take you to eat something delicious."

Upon hearing his words, Nangong Wu probed into the space with her mind and saw that the three children were crying. She then told Aiqi and Eileen that they didn't need to cook for them at noon.

They traveled at breakneck speed and finally, at noon, they saw a city in the distance.

Nangong Wu took out her binoculars and looked around. She saw the three large characters "Yanlin City" written on the city gate.

"This Yanlin City is considered a border city of the Eastern Jin Kingdom. It doesn't have many people, but it's heavily guarded and checks people coming and going very strictly," Bei Chenyan told her.

"Let's go take a look first." Nangong Wu touched her face.

She also needs to have silicone scar patches on her face; she can't wear a fake mask.

A while later, they arrived in front of Yanlin City.

Not many people were entering or leaving the city, but there were quite a few soldiers guarding the city, and they checked everyone who entered or left very strictly.

The two dismounted.

Bei Chenyan took out their travel permits from his bosom.

This is a travel permit for the Eastern Jin Dynasty that he had made. It bears the official seal of the government and identifies him as a merchant of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, allowing him to travel to any place in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

At this moment, they saw several wanted posters posted near the city gate.

"Wait." Bei Chenyan suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Nangong Wu took out her binoculars and examined the wanted posters. One of them was actually hers.

The portrait looked about 60-70% like her, with a large scar on her face.

The inscription also reads: "This person is Nangong Wu, the Prince of Zhenyuan of the Western Yan Kingdom, and the daughter of Nangong Lan. She is the greatest enemy of the Eastern Jin Kingdom and is very likely to sneak into the Eastern Jin Kingdom. If you see a woman with scars on her face who looks similar to the portrait, capture her immediately and you will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold."

Bei Chenyan glanced at Nangong Wu, "It seems that what you did in the Western Yan Kingdom has also reached the ears of the Eastern Jin Emperor."

"Hmph!" Nangong Wu snorted coldly. "If he's so afraid of me, he wouldn't still be thinking of sending troops to invade the Western Yan Kingdom!"

"It's because you're unwilling to accept it!" Bei Chenyan said.

"The Eastern Jin emperor and the King of Wu originally thought that by bribing He Zhiyu and killing your mother, they could seize some land from the Western Yan Kingdom."

As a result, the deputy generals under your mother's command did not submit to He Zhiyu at all. Less than half a year after your mother's death, the Eastern Jin army launched an attack. Your father personally went to Songshan to take charge. The Zhenyuan army only listened to your father's orders. He Zhiyu was just a figurehead and could not even let the Eastern Jin army off the hook.

Later, whenever the Eastern Jin Dynasty invaded, your father would go to the border to take command, and He Zhiyu, whom they had bribed, was of no use at all.

King Wu wanted to bribe Nangong Xun on the condition that he help him seize the throne, kill your father, and after Nangong Xun ascended the throne, he would cede three cities to the Eastern Jin Kingdom.

However, behind Nangong Xun was the Empress Dowager, who believed that the next emperor would be none other than Nangong Xun, and naturally she was unwilling to hand over the country to others.

However, the Empress Dowager did not give up outright. She agreed to get rid of your father, and then kept the Eastern Jin Kingdom hanging on with a lukewarm attitude, fearing that if Emperor Mingde did not pass the throne to Nangong Xun, she would use the Eastern Jin Kingdom to send troops to threaten Emperor Mingde.

"But then you suddenly appeared as a variable, causing the Empress Dowager and Prince Rui's faction to fall quickly, and He Zhiyu was also killed by you. Only then did the Eastern Jin Emperor want to send troops again, and it is said that he would personally lead the expedition."

"The emperor personally leads the expedition? That's practically courting death!" Nangong Wu's lips curled into a sneer.

Since the Eastern Jin emperor is so rich in money to wage war, she has to help him spend it and make sure the Eastern Jin Dynasty returns to its pre-liberation state.

She looked at the man beside her and said, "You, a wandering swordsman, seem to know a lot about the affairs of the courts in various countries."

"That's..." Bei Chenyan touched his nose. "By making a living in the martial arts world, you need to know about both the legitimate and illegitimate worlds so you won't get taken advantage of. Doesn't that help you too?"

Nangong Wu didn't continue the topic, handed him the reins, and then sat on the horse.

"I'll go into the air... the fairy bag and stay there for a while, then I'll come out after we enter the city."

Her face was still bandaged, and the soldiers guarding the city would definitely be suspicious. It would be impossible for her to enter the city openly.

She entered the space with her thoughts.

Seeing her disappear on horseback, Bei Chenyan smiled and shook his head, then led the two horses toward the city gate.

"Where's your travel permit? Show it to us, quick!" the city guard shouted at him.

Bei Chenyan took out his travel permit and gave it to the city guards.

The city guards carefully checked the travel permit and, finding no problems, asked him a few more questions before letting him into the city.

They successfully entered Yanlin City.

Bei Chenyan found an empty alley and walked in so that Nangong Wu could come out of the space.

"Let's go eat first."

Nangong Wu dismounted and walked out of the alley with him. "Just eat whatever's available."

Bei Chenyan shook his head in disagreement, "No, we've worked so hard for so many days, we absolutely cannot deprive ourselves when it comes to food."

He found a nice restaurant. "This will do!"

Upon seeing a customer arrive, the waiter immediately came out with a smile, "Please come in, sir."

Bei Chenyan handed him the two horse reins, saying, "Give the horses some good feed."

"Yes, yes!" The waiter led their horses away.

Bei Chenyan took Nangong Wu's hand and walked into the shop. "Shopkeeper, bring us some of your signature dishes."

"Yes, yes!" The innkeeper greeted them personally. "Please have a seat, we'll be right back."

Nangong Wu noticed that there were quite a few people eating inside. Because of the hot weather, the smell of the food mixed with the smell of people's sweat, which made people feel very uncomfortable.

Bei Chenyan frowned as well. "How about we get a private room?"

"No need, let the shop pack it up! Just give them the money for a food box," Nangong Wu said.

"That works too," Bei Chenyan said to the shopkeeper.

After about a quarter of an hour, they left with a food box, exited the city through the north gate, and continued eastward.

They found a dense forest and went inside to rest.

Nangong Wu looked around and said, "Let's rest here and continue our journey tonight."

"We'll continue our journey at night?" Bei Chenyan suddenly understood. "You mean, we'll drive off in the SUV after dark?"

"Mm." Nangong Wu nodded, got the SUV out, and sat inside to enjoy the air conditioning.

After lunch, Nangong Wu reclined their chairs and then went to sleep.

As night fell and everything became quiet, all was still.

They left the woods, returned to the main road, and continued their journey by car.

It's late May now, there's no moon, and the night is pitch black.

People here almost never go out at night, but occasionally some do.

Looking at the map, Bei Chenyan said, "It takes four more passes from Yanlin City to the Imperial City, which is a thousand li."

Nangong Wu glanced at it as well, "We can arrive tomorrow."

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