After the early morning court session, the imperial palace was deserted.
The palace where His Majesty the Emperor resided was extremely quiet.
The Emperor, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, appeared to be in his fifties. With a solemn expression on his face, which already had several wrinkles, he carefully put away a freshly read letter into a specially designated box.
Then, with a gloomy face, he spoke indifferently into the air:
“Go and investigate whether the Twelfth Princess is still in the palace.”
Although the imperial hall only had the Emperor present, as soon as his words fell, a hidden imperial guard received the order and departed.
These imperial guards were specifically assigned to serve the Emperor alone, and each of them was a highly skilled expert.
It didn’t take long before the departing guard returned and reported, “Your Majesty, the Twelfth Princess is no longer in the palace.”
After completing the report, the guard automatically concealed himself, taking on the responsibility of protecting the Emperor and carrying out his orders.
For a princess to leave the palace without permission, the severity of the offense depended solely on the Emperor’s discretion.
At this moment, the Emperor suddenly revealed a satisfied smile.
He thought to himself, “Very well, I never expected that my Twelfth Princess would possess such audacity!“
When a person who was originally quiet and taciturn, giving the impression of timidity and incompetence, suddenly becomes brave and rebellious, it is truly an interesting thing.
The Emperor recalled that he had just discussed this Twelfth Princess with the Empress Dowager yesterday.
If the Empress Dowager hadn’t mentioned her suddenly, he would have forgotten that there was still a princess of such an age in the palace. She had already turned sixteen and would be seventeen in a few months, yet she was still unmarried.
The Emperor had originally planned to arrange her marriage soon, marrying her off to an official to consolidate the harmonious relationship between the ruler and his subjects.
Now, the Emperor felt that he could postpone the matter of arranging her marriage.
What exactly was he waiting for?
Naturally, he was waiting for his Twelfth Princess to return to the palace safely.
Since she left the palace on her own and didn’t want to come back, there was no need for him to intervene and punish her. The dangers of the outside world were enough for her to suffer.
Did she think freedom was comfortable?
No, the price of freedom can be very painful!
So, the emperor wrote back in his reply: [No need to bring her back, let her fend for herself…
…Three antidotes for next month are enclosed, diligently search for the treasure map information…]
Pei Yijian and the other two agreed to leave without any hesitation or delay.
When Lu Lili went out looking for the girls to have breakfast with, she couldn’t find Pei Yijian and the others in the inn anymore…
This town wasn’t Lu Xingjiang’s intended destination, and on this day, Lu Lili also left with him.
Despite already knowing the answer, Lu Lili asked, “Brother, where are we going?”
Lu Xingjiang replied, “Huan’yang.”
Three months later…
Lu Lili traveled with Lu Xingjiang and several girls to many places.
Almost everywhere they went, they encountered beautiful girls who were determined to follow Lu Xingjiang.
For example, Cao Cao, the daughter of the Beggar Sect’s leader, had a chance encounter with Lu Xingjiang. She admired him for being able to defeat her in combat, so she decided she would only marry him.
Then there were Jiang Yuehua and Murong Ting, two of the Four Beauties of the martial world. They had disliked each other for many years, but after meeting Lu Xingjiang, they surprisingly became close sisters and reached a consensus to follow him together.
And there were others…
In short, among this group they encountered later, there were quite a few high-quality beauties.
Not only were they successful in their own fields, but they also used their resources to help Lu Xingjiang, making his journey in the martial world easier and easier.
And by following Lu Xingjiang all the way, Lu Lili indeed could also bask in the halo of the male lead.