After being thoroughly violated, he ran away with the enemy emperor's child.

"Mo Ci."

Mo Yan stood not far away, gazing at him from afar: "Come here."

"..."

Without hesitation, Chu Junci turned around and spurred his horse out of the city. The guards at the gate were stunned for a moment before hearing Mo Yan's order: "Close the city gates immediately!"

"yes!"

But it was too late.

Watching the two figures leave, Mo Yan sneered as he took the longbow from the soldier, then mounted his horse and chased after them.

The snow-treading horse moved with incredible speed, quickly closing the distance between the three. Mo Yan, seated on horseback, nocked a bow and aimed at Xie Yunzhou.

With a "whoosh," the arrow grazed Xie Yunzhou's neck.

"Next time, the arrow will pierce his neck. I mean what I say."

He stared at Chu Junci's retreating figure like a ghost: "Aci, you're so naughty."

The sound of horses' hooves echoed through the heavens and the earth. Behind Mo Yan followed hundreds of cavalry and infantry. Chu Junci knew that he had failed.

Even if he manages to reunite with his men, he will not be able to escape the vast Zhao Kingdom.

He stopped.

"Aci!"

Xie Yunzhou said anxiously, "Let's go!"

"You can leave now."

"Aci?"

Chu Junci didn't look at him again, but turned to Mo Yan: "Let him go."

"impossible."

Mo Yan drew back the bowstring. "Anyone who dares to compete with me deserves to die."

The arrow was aimed at Xie Yunzhou, and Mo Yan was about to fire it, but suddenly—

His apology stood in front of the man.

"Mo Ci!"

Mo Yan's fingers trembled with anger: "Get out of my way!"

"Let him go." Chu Junci looked at him quietly.

"..."

The two faced off in silence. Finally, Mo Yan lowered his bow and arrow, his face as cold as ice: "Come here, don't make me say it a third time."

"Aci!"

Xie Yunzhou tugged at Chu Junci's sleeve, "No..."

"Even if I die, I don't want to see you go back to that palace!"

"But even if you die, it won't change the outcome."

Chu Junci calmly replied, "There are too many of them."

"Aci..."

"Let's go. Let's conserve our energy; we'll succeed next time."

"..."

His palms turned white from the pressure, and Xie Yunzhou pursed his lips. "Aci, wait for me."

"Um."

Xie Yunzhou left, the sound of his horse's hooves fading into the distance, and Chu Junci slowly walked towards Mo Yan.

The horse stopped in front of Mo Yan, and the two looked at each other. After a while, Mo Yan suddenly pulled him in front of him.

They rode together on a snow-covered horse, and Mo Yan stared at him, his eyes filled with darkness.

He didn't say anything, but led him back. As they stepped through the city gate again, Chu Junci looked back and saw the city gate slowly closing in front of him.

Everything returns to its origin.

Mo Yan didn't say a word the whole way, but Chu Junci knew he was very angry.

The palace gates were littered with corpses, and several blood-stained hoofprints marked the ground. They entered the palace in silence.

Finally, Ta Xue stopped in front of Qiyue Palace.

Mo Yan dismounted and, pulling Chu Junci by the hand, stepped through the palace gate. Inside the hall, Lu Shu knelt on the ground, his body trembling like a leaf.

"Your Majesty, spare my life!"

Mo Yan glanced at him, then tightened his grip on Chu Junci's hand: "Mo Ci, tell me, what should I do with this idiot?"

Twice now, both of Aci's escapes were inextricably linked to Lu Shu. His tone was icy: "Guards, drag Lu Shu away and cut him into a thousand pieces."

Lu Shu's face turned pale, and he trembled even more violently: "Your Majesty, spare my life!"

"Mo Yan".

Chu Junci moved his fingertips: "This matter was done by me alone, and has nothing to do with him."

"Oh."

Mo Yan sneered: "So this is all you did all by yourself. You plead for Lu Shu, you plead for that wild man, but you never consider my feelings."

He closed his eyes briefly: "Take Lu Shu away."

"Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me!"

"Mo Yan..."

"...lock him up." Mo Yan changed his mind.

Having finally escaped with his life, Lu Shu was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Empress!"

He stood up shakily and was led away by the guards standing at the door.

The palace doors closed again, leaving only Chu Junci and Mo Yan inside.

Silence, an eerily quiet silence. Mo Yan looked around and found a letter on the table.

He tore the letter to shreds after reading it quickly: "You've thought this through quite thoroughly, even after the person has escaped, you still remember to plead for Lu Shu's life."

"It has nothing to do with him."

"And what about me?"

Mo Yan clenched his fist: "Don't you have a single word to leave for me?"

"..."

"Where has that stranger been hiding these past few days?"

"..."

Chu Junci remained silent, and Mo Yan moved closer to him: "Why aren't you saying anything?"

"What did you all do while I was away?"

Mo Yan felt like he was about to go crazy with anger!

Mo Ci was keeping a gigolo right under his nose, but he was completely unaware of it!

He gripped his shoulders tightly: "Tell me! What did you and that pretty boy do?"

"Nothing was done."

"I don't believe it!"

Mo Yan's hands trembled as he asked, "Did he kiss you like I did?"

"Can he even compare to me?!"

"..."

Where did he kiss you?

His gaze swept over Chu Junci's features, and Mo Yan lowered his head to touch each one, "Forehead? Eyes? Nose? Lips? Or where?"

"Mo Ci, can't you just tell me the truth!?"

"..."

Chu Junci closed his eyes briefly: "I really didn't do anything, only you touched me."

"Really?" Mo Yan asked doubtfully.

"If you don't believe me, then so be it."

Mo Yan believed him somewhat, but was still angry: "Even if you didn't do anything, you still ran off with him."

"He's been hiding in the palace these past few days; he's the one who told you about the past, isn't he?"

He had just given Aci the medicine this morning; there was no way he could have regained his memory so quickly.

"Yes." Chu Junci did not deny it.

"who is he?"

"I have no idea."

"You didn't know and still went with him? Do you think I'm stupid?"

"No, you're not stupid."

Chu Junci answered seriously, and Mo Yan choked for a moment, "You think I can forgive you just by saying a few nice words? Don't even think about it."

"oh."

"..."

As if punched in the gut, Mo Yan glared at Chu Junci: "Don't you have anything to say?"

"no."

"No?? Aren't you going to explain this to me?"

"There's not much to explain."

"..."

"Fine, fine, Mo Ci, you've got guts!"

Unable to hold back any longer, Mo Yan pulled Chu Junci to the bedside and pressed her down onto the bed.

He ripped off Chu Junci's outer robe, pulled out a gun from a hidden compartment, and looked down at him, saying, "If I let you go today, I'll change my surname from Mo!"

"No." Chu Junci frowned.

"It's not up to you."

Mo Yan, determined to do as he pleased, cupped Chu Junci's face in his hands and lowered his head to kiss his lips.

Just as their skin was about to touch, Chu Junci suddenly smelled a bloody odor, and his expression changed drastically.

He pushed Mo Yan away, clutched his chest, and gagged.

"..."

Mo Yan was stunned.