People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

At the fourth watch of the night, inside Feixue Pavilion.

Li Ji and Xue Nu slept in the same bed.

A cool night breeze blew in from outside.

Li Ji slowly opened her eyes, tiptoed off the bed, dressed, and prepared to quietly leave Fei Xue Pavilion.

She had already scouted the location; at this time, the city guards outside Feixue Pavilion would be at their fewest, and with her strength, she could easily evade them.

By the time we reached the city gate, it should have just been dawn, just in time to leave the city.

"Liji, where are you going?"

The snow woman mumbled something sleepily.

Li Ji was startled, but she forced herself to remain calm and said, "I...I'm going to the restroom."

"Oh……"

The snow woman closed her beautiful, deep blue eyes again, preparing to continue sleeping.

But then she suddenly realized something was wrong.

Li Ji was just using the restroom, why was she dressed so formally?

Thinking of the reason why Sister Yafei arranged for her to eat and live with Liji, Xue Nu opened her eyes again and suddenly sat up.

His large, deep blue eyes stared unblinkingly at Li Ji inside the room.

Under the dim moonlight, Li Ji's pretty face gradually froze.

The snow woman got up, stepped off the bed barefoot onto the slightly cool wooden planks, wearing only a white silk nightgown.

"...Li Ji, what are you going to do?"

Just as Li Ji was about to jump out of the window, the Snow Woman waved her hand, and the window closed instantly.

She had only recently broken through to the second-rate realm, yet she had already mastered the ability to project her Qi.

It's difficult to injure the enemy, but it's very simple to close a window.

Li Ji forced a smile and said, "Snow Woman, I'm just going to the restroom."

The Snow Woman remained silent. As clever as she was, how could she not see that Li Ji wanted to escape at night?

"Come with me to see Sister Yafei."

She had a bit of a headache, so she simply let Sister Yafei handle it.

Li Ji was startled and immediately said, "No!"

The snow woman pursed her lips, which looked pink and cute because she wasn't wearing lip rouge.

"Li Ji...isn't Fei Xue Ge good enough?"

Li Ji remained silent, her expression somewhat sorrowful, and said, "Fei Xue Pavilion is very good, Sister Ya Fei is very good, Xue Nu, you are very good too... but this is not my home..."

Xue Nu's heart clenched. When her mother sent her to Wuqi Caotang and then to Feixue Pavilion by Sister Yafei, she felt for a long time that she was living under someone else's roof and that Feixue Pavilion was not home.

"...You can try to treat it like home. Yafei and I are your family, and we will protect you..."

Liji could no longer hold back, and tears streamed down her cheeks.

From the Snow Maiden's few simple words, combined with Cao Ze's drunken ramblings, he was now certain that his guess was correct and that it was all a deception.

"I want to protect Grandpa..."

Snow Maiden sighed as she recalled the truth that Sister Yafei had told her.

"It was General Gongsun's order to let you stay. Don't you even listen to your grandfather?"

Li Ji shook her head repeatedly, her already disheveled hair becoming even more messy.

"No, I don't believe it. I want to ask Grandpa in person."

The snow woman instinctively said, "No."

She learned from Sister Yafei that the Qin state had already taken action to attack the Wei court.

However, it is still unclear whether Meng Ao, who is stationed at Hangu Pass, has sent troops to Puyang.

Because of Li Ji, Sister Ya Fei paid a lot of attention to the Qin-Wei war.

Liji was on the verge of collapse, her eyes red and swollen. She suppressed her emotions and cried out, almost hoarsely, "Why! That's my grandfather!"

Even if I die on the battlefield, I'm not afraid!

After saying all that in one breath, Li Ji slumped down, "I just wanted to protect Grandpa..."

The Snow Maiden was ultimately just a girl about the same age as Li Ji. As Li Ji cried out, tears welled up in her eyes.

"I……"

The Snow Maiden paused, her voice slightly hoarse, and said, "Handan is four or five hundred li from Puyang. Along the way, you have to pass through the Zhao Great Wall and enter Wei. There are many bandits in the mountains and forests. You'll be alone..."

Li Ji wiped away her tears and forced a smile, saying, "I'm not afraid. I'm still a minor expert who has opened up six extraordinary meridians."

"No, I don't feel comfortable leaving you alone."

Li Ji said sadly, "Snow Maiden, if you still consider us sisters, please don't stop me, okay?"

The Snow Maiden remained silent for a long time before softly saying, "I'll go with you. I've broken through to the second-rate realm, so I'm a bit stronger than you."

This time it was Li Ji's turn to object, and without hesitation she said, "No!"

“Puyang is very dangerous. If Sister Yafei finds out, she will hate me to death.”

She was always grateful to Sister Yafei and knew how much Xue Nu meant to her.

Xue Nu hesitated for a moment, then said, "I will send you to Puyang, and I will leave a letter for Sister Ya Fei."

She understood perfectly well that if Sister Yafei knew what Liji had done tonight, she would definitely keep Liji in Handan until the war between Qin and Wei was over.

This could easily make Li Ji hate Ya Fei.

The reason she wanted to help Li Ji was because she felt it was important for Li Ji to reunite with her grandfather.

My mother sent me away years ago, and then committed suicide.

This incident is a lifelong pain for her; whenever she thinks about it, she feels a lump in her throat and deep regret.

Liji firmly replied, "I can manage on my own."

She didn't want her few sisters to be put in danger because of her.

Snow Maiden stomped her bare foot angrily and said, "If you refuse again, I'll tell Sister Yafei to lock you up in Feixue Pavilion, and you won't be able to go anywhere!"

Li Ji's expression was a mixture of gratitude and struggle.

"...Snow Woman, I..."

The Snow Woman simply put on a tight-fitting outfit with arrow-sleeved sleeves, tied a belt around her waist, attached a flute, and picked up a precious sword.

I quickly wrote a letter by candlelight, briefly explaining the cause and effect of the situation.

"Stop talking nonsense. Let's leave Feixue Pavilion before dawn."

Li Ji opened her mouth several times, but in the end she swallowed it.

"Snow Woman, thank you. If I survive this ordeal, I will definitely repay you!"

Li Ji's expression was resolute, and her voice was filled with gratitude.

The Snow Woman opened the window that had just been closed, looked at the gradually setting moon, and laughed, "Wouldn't this count as us eloping?"

Li Ji, trying to make a bittersweet expression, said, "Yes! Of course we have to count!"

I hope Sister Yafei won't hate me. Once we get to Puyang, I must find a way to get Xue Nu to leave and return to Handan.

Once the Qin army besieges the city, it will be a situation where only one in nine lives is possible.

It's not a big deal if she dies, but if the Snow Woman dies, she'll hate herself to death.

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Chapter 200 Will you be able to take care of children?

"Bang bang bang!"

There was a rapid knocking on the door.

Cao Ze, who was practicing Baduanjin for health, frowned.

Jing Ni put down her needlework, her delicate hand already gripping the Jing Ni Sword.

Li Wu picked up Xiao Yan'er and took a few steps back.

"Cao Ze! Open the door!"

A high-pitched, anxious voice rang out.

The three people in the courtyard were all taken aback.

Cao Ze was a little confused; why had Ya Fei come over?

He didn't dare delay and quickly opened the courtyard gate.

Ya Fei was clutching a piece of silk in her hand, her phoenix eyes filled with anxiety and anger.

"Your Highness, this..."

Cao Ze was filled with trepidation.

This was the first time he had ever seen Ya Fei so out of control.

Could it be that Zhao Jia died suddenly, and Zhao Qian became the crown prince?

That's impossible. He's seen Zhao Jia several times recently, and he's in good physical and mental condition, much better than his father.

Ya Fei gritted her teeth and said angrily, "Xue'er ran away! I raised her for nothing! That brat has really grown up!"

After saying that, she glared fiercely at Cao Ze, "It's all your fault!"

Ever since Xue'er got together with Cao Ze, Xue'er has become increasingly disobedient, and now she even dares to leave Handan without saying goodbye.

If I had known, I shouldn't have listened to Cao Ze's crazy idea and just forcibly kept Li Ji in Handan. There wouldn't have been so much trouble!