I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 322 Seeing Through a Layer of Skin
The horses kicked up clouds of dust, and among the many fine horses, the black horse at the head was the most eye-catching.

The black horse's coat was as glossy as silk, except for its four snow-white hooves. Its galloping sounded like thunder, and it was as fast as lightning. If the rider hadn't been deliberately controlling it, it would have already left everyone far behind.

This horse is Xiao Jingfan's beloved horse, named Wushuang, and was a gift from the late emperor.

The person on horseback was naturally Xiao Jingfan.

Today, he was unusually dressed in a white robe, with a red cloak embroidered with silver patterns over it. His handsome brows were relaxed and unrestrained, lacking some of the majesty of an emperor, but instead showing the spiritedness of a young man.

Following closely behind him were Lü Fei and Zhou Yuande.

The two were also disguised, one as a follower and the other as a butler.

Chu Liuzheng was surprised to learn that Eunuch Zhou was such a skilled rider, and he couldn't help but look at the fat eunuch with new respect.

As expected of the emperor's top advisor, he certainly has some real skills.

Next came the group disguised as guards, and Feng Jing, the accompanying physician.

He was dragged out of bed by Lü Fei in the middle of the night. Thinking that his enemies had come to his door, he raised his hand and threw a handful of poison powder.

If he hadn't been quick to administer the poison and even faster to administer the antidote, Lü Fei's coffin would already be buried underground.

Don't be so ruthless as to use poison at the slightest provocation.

The yellow sand was flying, and it was quite choking.

Chu Liuzheng withdrew his gaze and turned to ask Chen Xing, who was also looking outside with an envious expression, "How much longer until we reach Xiancheng?"

Chen Xing lowered the curtain and said, "At this rate, it will take about three more days."

Chu Liuzheng immediately looked distressed.

She actually had to be tossed around like that for three more days!

Everyone's going to fall apart!

Chen Xing smiled and put her arm around her: "If you're bored, I can tell you a story."

There's absolutely no need for that.

Chu Liuzheng poked her cheek: "Go ride a horse if you want."

Everyone was riding horses outside, and Chenxing was indeed itching to go, but she remembered her mission, so she shook her head: "Riding horses is too dusty, so I'll stay in the carriage and chat with my sister."

Chu Liuzheng appreciated the good intentions.

She reached out and nudged the girl next to her: "I want to sleep for a while. It's hard for me to stretch my legs when you sit here."

Chen Xing: "..."

She wrinkled her nose as if she was unhappy, but her body language betrayed her and she went out to ride a horse.

Siyue was driving outside when she saw her leap onto her horse. She glanced at the carriage behind her and asked, "Is Sister Liuzheng asleep?"

"Okay." Chen Xing responded, grabbed the reins, spurred the horse with his legs, and galloped off towards the front.

Have a blast!

Siyue shook his head helplessly, pulling on the reins and trying to drive the carriage as smoothly as possible.

Xiao Jingfan had only one requirement for this trip: to do whatever was convenient and quickest. So Zhou Yuande suggested riding a horse.

But he didn't expect Xiao Jingfan to bring Chu Liuzheng along on this trip, so he naturally forgot to ask Chu Liuzheng if he could ride a horse.

So, while everyone else was on horseback, Chu Liuzheng, who had been temporarily brought over, was still staring at the horse in front of him, very worried about being kicked.

Lu Fei suggested finding someone to take Chu Liuzheng riding a horse.

Among the entourage, besides Chu Liuzheng, only Chenxing and Siyue were women.

Chen Xing volunteered, but unfortunately, the two of them rode together for less than an hour before Chu Liuzheng's inner thighs were chafed and his buttocks hurt. If they continued on this route, Chu Liuzheng would be exhausted by the time they arrived at their destination.

Xiao Jingfan had no choice but to ask Zhou Yuande to buy a horse-drawn carriage.

Although Eunuch Zhou had tried his best to buy a good carriage and wanted to make Chu Liuzheng suffer less, how could a carriage bought temporarily in town compare to the imperial carriage in terms of stability?
The journey was fast and bumpy, and Chu Liuzheng finally couldn't hold back his vomiting.

Once he started vomiting, he couldn't stop. If it weren't for the pills Feng Jing gave him, Chu Liuzheng would still be vomiting right now.

She fell asleep soundly in the carriage, having many bizarre and colorful dreams.

There was a grand hall, and a stream of light. Within that light was…

"Sister Liu Zheng? Sister?" Chen Xing gently nudged the person on the bed and called out, "Get up and eat."

Chu Liuzheng slowly opened her eyes, feeling the bed curtains above her head swaying. She propped herself up and sat up, looking around: "Have we arrived at the inn?"

"It's been two hours already, sister, you can really sleep." Chenxing took her coat. "The shopkeeper said the night market in the west of the city is very lively, with lots of food and entertainment. Young master plans to go out for a stroll later, and we'll have dinner out tonight."

Shopping is great!

Chu Liuzheng's eyes lit up. He quickly put on his shoes, got out of bed, tidied himself up a bit, and went to the next room with Chen Xing.

Xiao Jingfan had just taken a bath, and there was still some lingering moisture in the room.

He stood by the window, already dressed in different clothes.

Her dark hair was tied up with a silver crown, and her moon-white robe with silver thread and dark floral patterns made her look tall and slender. The jade pendant and green bamboo pouch hanging from the jade belt at her waist swayed gently with her turning movements, and the soft boots with black embroidered unicorn patterns on her feet looked ridiculously expensive.

[Tsk tsk, that face, that figure, that outfit—if the tyrant went out like that, what would be the point of us even going to the night market? He'd be lucky if he didn't get stared down like that; he'd be showered with handkerchiefs and sachets.]

Xiao Jingfan, who was in a relatively good mood, was speechless.

Can this woman speak?

He raised an eyebrow: "You seem to be quite dissatisfied with my—cough, my attire."

Holy crap! Was my expression that obvious?

Oh no, two days of riding in a horse-drawn carriage have completely ruined my composure and facial expressions.

"This servant dares not." Chu Liuzheng immediately knelt down.

Xiao Jingfan stared at her for a moment, then sat down on the stool, rested his chin on his hand, and asked, "What do you think I should wear?"

His tone was quite gentle, not angry, so Chu Liuzheng looked up at him and sincerely suggested, "Would you like to wear a mask?"

[Covering up that devilishly handsome face makes it seem like half of him is missing.]

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

Chen Xing chimed in, "Young Master, Sister Liu Zheng is right. You should wear a mask. When you first arrived at the inn, two aunties wanted to play matchmaker for you. If you go out like this, even more aunties will want to play matchmaker for you."

Zhou Yuande had felt from the beginning that his master's attire was too handsome and too likely to cause trouble, so he immediately chimed in, urging Xiao Jingfan to wear a mask.

For the first time, Xiao Jingfan felt that his face was so unpresentable.

He still doesn't believe it.

"I won't wear it." He grabbed the folding fan from the table, got up, and went out.

Chu Liuzheng and the others hurriedly followed.

Fifteen minutes later, Xiao Jingfan reluctantly accepted the fox mask that Chu Liuzheng had bought and put it on.

The number of people looking over instantly decreased by more than half.

Xiao Jingfan breathed a sigh of relief.

Although no one will do anything, being stared at like a monkey all the time really ruins the shopping experience.

It's rare for me to get out and about.

"Young master, the fried crispy fish sold here is quite good, please try it." Chu Liuzheng bought several boxes of fried crispy fish from the stall and distributed them to everyone. Of course, the first box had to be given to the big boss.

Xiao Jingfan lowered his eyes and stared at the small fish in front of him, which were fried to a golden-black color, without reaching out to take it.

Chu Liuzheng pushed it forward again, trying his best to promote it: "Although it can't compare to the family's cooking, it has its own unique flavor. Butler Zhou and the others all said it was good."

Xiao Jingfan glanced at the others who were enjoying their meal, then picked up a small crispy fish with his chopsticks and tentatively put it in his mouth.

Everyone stared at him. Having the divine physician Feng Jing with him had one advantage: they only needed to worry about whether the food tasted good, not whether it was poisonous.

"Too salty." Xiao Jingfan swallowed what was in his mouth and commented expressionlessly.

Upon hearing this, Chu Liuzheng immediately handed over a bottle of juice in a bamboo tube. Just as he was about to suggest going for fried noodles, a commotion suddenly broke out ahead.

Screams echoed from the crowd.