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

When Ya Fei thought that Xue Nu might be in danger, her jade-like face was filled with anxiety.

Cao Ze was even more confused. The Snow Woman had run away?

Is it still related to him? During this period, apart from talking about Dream of the Red Chamber with Xue Nu, playing some ambiguous games, holding hands and kissing, it seems that he hasn't done anything with Xue Nu.

This isn't even trash yet...

"...Your Highness, what exactly is going on?"

Cao Ze grabbed Ya Fei's wrist, trying to calm her down.

Ya Fei took a deep breath, glared at Cao Ze, and said, "Let go!"

Cao Ze readily accepted good advice.

Ya Fei rubbed her fair wrist, "You don't know your own strength."

Cao Ze chuckled awkwardly. He knew that Ya Fei was a top-notch expert and was worried that he would not be able to control her, which was why he used so much force.

Who knew that Ya Fei didn't resist him at all?

After calming down, Ya Fei said, "Xue'er and Li Ji have left Handan."

"Xue'er left a letter saying that she was going to send Li Ji to Puyang."

At this point, Ya Fei was furious. "They're incredibly audacious! They don't know how dangerous the martial world is. There's chaos and war outside. What good is a second-rate expert if something unexpected happens!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Ze suddenly realized what was happening, and after calming himself down, asked, "When did this happen?"

"The city gate guards said they left at the beginning of the morning. It seems they had planned this all along!"

Ya Fei said indignantly, she had actually been fooled by two students, two brats.

Cao Ze glanced at the sky; it was past midnight, meaning he had been gone for more than two hours.

If there were fast horses or other means of transportation, it would be possible to travel a hundred miles out of the city in this time.

“Your Highness, although Xue Nu has little experience in the martial arts world, Li Ji fought alongside her grandfather and defended the city. As long as they are not targeted, there should be no problem for them to reach Puyang.”

Cao Ze did not believe that a second-rate expert or a third-rate expert could cause any trouble for no reason.

Anyone with a bit of brains can make a living in the world, let alone just traveling.

If even second-rate experts can't handle it, then it's not a chaotic world, but the end of the world.

Ya Fei sighed.

"I came to find you because I want you to go with Jing Ni to track them down and bring Xue'er and Li Ji back."

Although she was of noble status and quite powerful, she had no tracking skills and could not possibly mobilize troops from various places to search for this matter.

Guo Kai and his associates had been waiting for her to make a mistake, so as not to leave any evidence against her.

Therefore, she thought of Cao Ze, and Jing Ni, the top-tier assassin by Cao Ze's side.

For a master like him, tracking down two young girls with little experience in the martial arts world shouldn't be difficult.

Upon hearing this, Cao Ze readily agreed.

It's impossible for them to agree to that.

The Snow Woman is his old flame, and Li Ji just had a great time clapping. If he were to remain indifferent, he would be utterly inhuman.

Cao Ze briefly explained the situation to Jing Ni.

Jingni hesitated for a moment and glanced at Xiaoyan'er in Liwu's arms.

She knew what was important and what wasn't. "Liwu, take good care of Xiaoyan'er and wait for us to come back."

Cao Ze added, "If there's any situation, just go to Feixue Pavilion or the Crown Prince's residence and mention my name."

Li Wu snorted, "I'm a top-tier expert, what could possibly happen to me?"

Cao Ze nodded slightly. If you do the math, Li Wu is now in the same tier as the young Wei Zhuang, the Blood-Clad Marquis.

Jingni entered the house and put on the fish-scale soft armor combat suit that she hadn't worn in a long time.

"Let's go, and come back soon."

……

Cao Ze and Ya Fei Jing Ni each mounted a fast horse and sped away from Handan City.

Zi Nu, belatedly realizing what was happening, went to Qing Ping Ju across the street and knocked on the door.

Li Wu peeked through the crack in the door and saw Zi Nu. She opened the door and asked, "What is it?"

Zi Nu looked puzzled and asked, "It seems that Mr. Cao Ze and Princess Ya Fei have left the city?"

Li Wu nodded. "That's right, I went to look for someone."

Cao Ze had told her that Zi Nu could be trusted, and at least she wouldn't harm them.

Zi Nu smiled gently, "Do you need any help?"

Li Wu glanced at the charming and alluring Zi Nu and pondered, "Can you take care of a child? One that's less than a year old."

Zi Nu's delicate body stiffened slightly.

"This... I really don't know how..."

She's a little embarrassed now.

Li Wu's request touched upon a blind spot in her knowledge.

She had raised the youngest child, Nongyu, who was already eight years old at the time. Because her adoptive parents died of illness, she had to wander and was rescued and adopted by the vagrants who had ill intentions.

At that time, Zilanxuan was just a large courtyard that took in some girls who were suffering.

Li Wu hummed and said, "Then it's alright."

She had originally planned to have Zi Nu wash the diapers, but it seems she'll have to do it herself.

Zi Nu hesitated for a moment and asked, "How long will it take Mr. Cao Ze to return?"

She came to Handan for only two purposes.

Firstly, he wanted Nongyu to become Kuang Xiu's apprentice, thereby increasing her reputation and thus her social standing.

Unfortunately, the attempt ended in failure, and he could only agree to Ya Fei's suggestion to learn "The Dance of the Startled Swan" and "The Song of the Snow Maiden" at Fei Xue Pavilion for a period of time.

Secondly, they tried to recruit Cao Ze to Xinzheng Zilanxuan.

Regardless of success or failure, everyone must return to Xinzheng within a month.

Based on the above, if Cao Ze stays away from Handan for too long, she will have no choice but to return first.

Li Wu stared into Zi Nu's purple eyes. She had always believed that this woman had ulterior motives towards Cao Ze, and now she was even more certain of her guess.

Thinking of Cao Ze's schemes, she became too lazy to cause trouble for Zi Nu.

"They went towards Puyang."

"Handan is four or five hundred miles away from Puyang. According to their travel time... it would take two or three days at the fastest, and ten days or half a month at the slowest."

Based on her past experience as an assassin, Li Wu provided a relatively reliable timeframe.

"At most half a month..."

Zi Nu pondered for a moment, which meant that she still had plenty of time.

"Yes, thank you, Miss Li Wu."

"Nongyu has always wanted to play a duet with Miss Liwu. What do you think, Miss Liwu?"

Li Wu paused slightly, her beautiful eyes glancing at Zi Nu.

"Can they take care of children?"

Zi Nu: "..."

……

The rapid sound of horses' hooves galloped along the official road.

Li Ji and Xue Nu each rode a fast horse, galloping at breakneck speed, kicking up cloud after cloud of dust.

The Snow Maiden's voice was clear and bright, "I've taken the travel token. Let's go and come back quickly, so that Sister Yafei won't worry for too long."

Li Ji shouted, "Alright! Let's travel day and night!"

She thought to herself that even if her grandfather asked her to return to Handan, she would never agree.

……

Seventy or eighty miles behind Xue Nu Li Ji, Cao Ze and his two companions were also speeding along.

Jingni, based on the situation along the way, said, "They have been traveling on the official road, riding fast horses just like us."

"Judging from the tracks along the way, it has been at least an hour and a half. At the speed of a fast horse, it is about sixty or seventy miles away from us."

Cao Ze looked at Jing Ni, "Can you catch up?"

Jingni said, "If they rest along the way, there's still a chance. But if they keep going day and night, we'll have no choice but to go to Puyang."

Ya Fei gritted her teeth and said, "Once we bring them back, we'll starve them for three days!"

She became furious and said, "Let's go straight to Puyang and catch those two!"

Cao Ze didn't say much and kept on his way with Jing Ni.

Ya Fei is truly good to Xue Nu, and she's not afraid of any unexpected events happening to her.

Given the current situation in Puyang, if Lord Wei Yuan knew that the King of Zhao's sister was in the city, it's hard to say whether he would be tempted to kidnap Consort Ya and force the State of Zhao to send troops.

However, Gongsun Yu, who commands all the troops, would not do that.

In this way, as long as Lord Wei Yuan is unaware that Consort Ya has come to Puyang, there should be no problem.

……

Two days later.

Except for a brief delay when passing through the Zhao Great Wall and the border region of Ye, Cao Ze and his two companions traveled almost non-stop.

Even so, according to Jingni's analysis, they were still thirty or forty miles away from Xue Nu Li Ji.

After entering Wei territory, Ya Fei's original angry expression gradually disappeared, and her originally exquisite face showed some fatigue.