I get stronger every day I live.

Chapter 35 Gap
a few days later.

Lai Yang brought Mo Ruyan back to the huge Beijiang City smoothly.

Beijiang City stands proudly in the wind and snow, stubbornly upright and unyielding, and looks quite majestic at first glance.

The gates of Beijiang City were tightly closed, and numerous soldiers could be seen patrolling the tall city walls. A solemn and murderous atmosphere filled the air between heaven and earth.

Seeing someone approaching, many soldiers on the city wall quietly drew their bows with nervous expressions.

After taking a closer look and seeing the faces of the two men, the soldiers guarding the city were startled and shouted:

"It's the princess! Princess Ruyan is back!"

"Quick, go report to Prince Wu's Mansion."

Soon, the news of Mo Ruyan's safe return spread throughout the Prince Wu's Mansion.

Hearing this, even Lord Mo was shocked and couldn't understand how she could escape from Wan Yunxiang's hands.

"Your Majesty, the princess has returned safely. This is a happy occasion."

"Come on, follow me to the city gate."

Lord Mo didn't hesitate and waved his hand and shouted.

Soon, a group of people from Prince Wu's Mansion arrived at the gate of Beijiang City and ordered their men to open the door.

At this time, the tightly closed heavy door slowly opened. After going through hardships and sufferings, she finally returned home safely.

Lai Yang, Mo Ruyan, Mo Shenjun and others met again, but the atmosphere was not as touching as they had imagined.

I saw Mo Ruyan looking at Mo Shenjun's face with a very complicated look, with a strange look in her eyes, as if she was getting to know him all over again.

"Dad." Mo Ruyan called softly.

"Ruyan, I'm so glad that you're okay. You've suffered a lot." Lord Mo stepped forward and wanted to show the deep father-daughter love, and hugged Mo Ruyan in his arms.

But what no one expected was that the next moment Mo Ruyan actually dodged his arms, causing Mo Shenjun to freeze.

Seeing this, Lord Mo sighed inwardly. He understood that Mo Ruyan might have developed a gap with him in her heart, and their relationship had broken down.

He had expected this, but he really didn't expect Mo Ruyan and Lai Yang to escape back. He thought that he would have to wait until he led his troops to attack the imperial city before he could see Mo Ruyan again.

"Dad, I'm a little tired. I want to take Liu Yang back to rest first, is that okay?" Mo Ruyan said in a clear voice with a hint of alienation in her tone.

Lord Mo nodded and said, "Well, you should indeed have a good rest. I will come find you later. Someone, take the princess back to the mansion to rest."

"Let's go." Mo Ruyan looked back at Lai Yang, motioning him to follow her, and then walked towards the King Wu's Mansion.

As the three of them passed by each other, Lord Mo's eyes swept across Lai Yang's face meaningfully.

Lai Yang looked at him out of the corner of his eye, just like when they first met, his eyes were neither humble nor arrogant, but calm as water.

Lord Mo understood Mo Ruyan's abilities. Although she was born intelligent, her talent in martial arts was average, and her character still needed to be honed. There was no way she could escape from Wan Yunxiang's hands.

Then the only possibility left is that Lai Yang did something, so the two of them were able to escape back to Beijiang City.

However, now that they have successfully escaped back to Beijiang City, he has to make some slight changes to some of the plans he had made before.

"Uncle Xu, have you figured out anything?" Lord Mo couldn't help but ask.

"The man beside the young princess, I suddenly feel that I can't see through him. In just over two months, he was able to practice the Breath-Returning-Origin Technique to such a level. It's truly extraordinary." Xu Bo would not think that Lai Yang had broken through to the fifth level. Even he could not see through the other party's aura. It could only be because of the Breath-Returning-Origin Technique that Lord Mo had taught him before. The other party was very likely to have practiced this technique to perfection and completely concealed his own aura.

The perfect realm of the Breath Condensing and Returning to the Origin Technique is such that as long as the opponent does not make a move to reveal his aura, even a powerful grandmaster will not be able to accurately discern the opponent's strength.

Xu Bo sighed and said regretfully, "Your Highness, we may have made a wrong move. This child could be a great help to our plan, but it will be difficult to win his full support now."

"You're right, it's difficult, but not completely impossible."

Lord Mo's gaze fell on the backs of Mo Ruyan and Lai Yang, as if he was thinking about something.

The group returned to Prince Wu's Mansion. Mo Ruyan personally arranged a temporary room for Lai Yang, and then ordered the servants in the mansion to prepare food. She took a hot bath with the help of two maids, carefully washing off all the dirt on her body.

In addition to hot water, there are also some petals with pleasant fragrance in the bathtub.

"You guys go out first." Mo Ruyan waved her hand.

The two maids looked at each other, stood up and left: "Okay, Princess, if you need anything, please call me at any time. I will be waiting at the door."

Most of Mo Ruyan's body was soaked in hot water filled with the fragrance of flowers, and the room was filled with mist and was hazy.

She couldn't help but recall the suffering and hardships she had endured during these days.

Especially Wan Yunxiang's words seemed to still be in her ears, constantly echoing in her mind.

The majestic, gentle, and loving image of Lord Mo in her heart gradually shattered like a mirage. She felt as if her heart was in a dark and deep abyss, cold and suffocating.

If she stood in Lord Mo's perspective, she could understand his actions, but it was really hard to accept for the time being.

Could it be that all the love he showed her in the past, treating her like the apple of his eye and holding her in the palm of his hand, was all a deliberate pretense and act for outsiders to see?

At this moment, the voice of a maid came from outside the door: "This servant greets the princess."

"Where is Ruyan?" Yan Chengyun asked.

"In reply to the princess, Princess Ruyan is bathing in the house."

Mo Ruyan was slightly stunned, and subconsciously shouted to the outside of the door: "Mom, why are you here?"

"Such a big thing has happened, of course I have to come and see you, Ruyan, come to my room later, I have something to tell you." Yan Chengyun's voice was soft and gentle, with a maternal glow.

"I understand, mother." Mo Ruyan hesitated for a moment and agreed.

Soon, the servants delivered food to Mo Ruyan and Lai Yang's rooms respectively.

Lai Yang looked at the delicious fish and meat on the table and didn't hesitate. After eating dry food for so many days, his mouth was almost dry. His body needed a lot of energy, so he started to eat with relish.

Lai Yang felt that with his current physical condition, he could eat a whole cow in one meal.

The stronger a martial artist's body is, the more energy he needs to consume in order to unleash his true strength.

However, just as he was enjoying his meal, two familiar figures suddenly appeared at his door and asked with concern, "Are you still used to our northern food?"

Lai Yang stopped what he was doing and turned to look towards the door.

The people who came were none other than King Tongwu, Mo Shenjun, and Xu Bo.

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