Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 365 - 364: The person who saved you back then wasn’t her

Chapter 365: Chapter 364: The person who saved you back then wasn’t her

"What are you doing?" Fu Long was so furious that he almost hacked Han Zhan with his knife.

Chu Huaiyu had truly left.

This time, she might not be easily traced.

However, why had she lingered here so long?

"This must be where Ziyue was held captive."

Chu Qianli squatted in the corner, studying the traces on the ground.

"Ziyue was tied up for a while, but someone came and took her away."

"Who was it?" Fu Long asked urgently.

Chu Huaiyu had been at the Hunting Ground all morning, bringing Princess Pingyue here, which must have happened last night.

"Huaiyu was in the Duke Residence all day today, never leaving."

Han Zhan knew he had made a mistake, but indeed, Huaiyu had not left today, and he could testify to that.

He had been with Chu Huaiyu until the evening before he left; it was impossible for her to go out without his notice.

Unless she knew how to clone herself.

"You and she are just the same!" Fu Long raised his hand and with a clanging sound, pointed the blade at Han Zhan.

"Fu Long, don’t get agitated, he was fooled by Chu Huaiyu too."

Although Chu Qianli did not like the foolishness of Han Zhan always protecting Chu Huaiyu, it was true that he had been deceived by her.

At least, she could see that much.

"Just now, you saw her leave with your own eyes. Her Qinggong might not be inferior to yours, have you seen it clearly now?"

"Maybe... maybe she just practiced Qinggong, or... perhaps she secretly learned some martial..."

"You are delusional!" With a clanging sound, Fu Long sheathed his sword, looking at Chu Qianli.

"What should we do? We still can’t find Commandery Princess Ziyue."

"What about Fu Ning?" Chu Qianli quickly noticed that Fu Ning was not in the hut.

"She went after Chu Huaiyu."

"Fu Ning is no match for Chu Huaiyu," Chu Qianli stood up, slightly worried.

She couldn’t forget Qianqian who had once been by her side.

Qianqian must have discovered Chu Huaiyu’s secrets, which is why Chu Huaiyu silenced her.

She was so afraid that the same might happen to Fu Ning...

"You don’t have to worry, Fu Ning has good Qinggong; she is only responsible for tracking and won’t rashly confront her."

Although that was what Fu Long said, he still felt somewhat uneasy.

Princess Pingyue was not in this small wooden house, but all signs indicated that Commandery Princess Pingyue was indeed tied up here.

"Ali, what do we do now? Chu Huaiyu might still have accomplices, shall we chase after her now?"

"She might not even know why Ziyue isn’t in the wooden house."

When Chu Qianli chased in earlier, she clearly saw the doubt in Chu Huaiyu’s eyes.

She certainly didn’t expect Ziyue to be gone.

"Is it possible that Princess Pingyue escaped on her own?"

"That’s also a possibility."

Chu Qianli thought for a moment and immediately said, "Fu Long, go quickly and catch up to Fu Ning; don’t let her act recklessly. I’m going to the palace to check if Ziyue has returned to Yuhua Palace."

"Okay."

They split up to follow different leads, and Fu Long did not hesitate for a moment.

Before leaving, Chu Qianli couldn’t forget to remind him, "There may be more dangerous people behind this, you and Fu Ning must be careful and refrain from fighting unless absolutely necessary."

She knew that Fu Long was somewhat agitated this time.

He was a few degrees less calm than usual.

Unbeknownst to others, one might think he had an unusual relationship with Long Ziyue.

However, they hadn’t spent much time together; presumably, he just feared that something might have gone wrong with Commandery Princess Pingyue and the two nations could become hostile.

Without dwelling on it, once Fu Long had left, Chu Qianli immediately headed back towards the Duke Residence.

I’ll need to go back immediately and check on the situation at Yuhua Palace.

If Long Ziyue managed to escape on her own and returned to Yuhaya Palace, then naturally, that would be cause for universal rejoicing.

But if she didn’t, I fear she may have fallen into the hands of someone even more formidable.

Then, trying to rescue her would be even more difficult.

Han Zhan was still standing motionless inside the small wooden hut.

Chu Qianli had no mood to pay him any attention and was about to leave.

But then she heard Han Zhan’s voice, now so deep it was somewhat hoarse, suddenly rise, "Ten years ago, right in this wooden hut..."

Chu Qianli’s steps halted and she couldn’t help but turn back to glance at him.

He stared at a corner not far away, where there was a pile of ruins with signs of having been burned.

Actually, the wooden hut extended several rooms and was a place where all the young masters and misses used to play.

Han Zhan often came to join them.

Chu Qianli’s head suddenly felt as though it was being tugged, and some memories slowly surfaced.

They were distant, blurred memories.

Memories belonging to the original person.

Her memories worked like that, after crossing over, she simply couldn’t recall them on her own.

It was only upon seeing those people and things that she could remember some past events...

"It was here, she saved me," Han Zhan said as he walked toward the corner, looking at the passageway leading to the second wooden hut.

The passage had long since collapsed, those burned pieces of wood had mostly turned into charcoal.

Now not only was there ash on top, but also heaps and heaps of spider webs.

"Chu Huaiyu saved you?" Chu Qianli furrowed her brows; some images finally began to appear slowly in her mind.

"Are you sure, it was really Chu Huaiyu who saved you?"

She suddenly couldn’t help but start to laugh.

"Ha, Han Zhan, don’t tell me that because of this, you have been guarding her all these years? Did she really save you? Ha, hahaha..."

Chu Qianli laughed so hard she was nearly breathless.

She knew she shouldn’t be so cruel.

But this guy, he was so foolish, truly so foolish!

Both foolish and... pitiful.

Sigh...

"Back then, that huge fire was first discovered by Chu Huaiyu and Chu Feixue. Those two selfish individuals, upon discovering the fire, were the first to flee."

"What... what do you mean?" Han Zhan turned around, glaring at her.

What did she mean by ’the first to flee’?

But clearly... clearly it was Huaiyu who came back to save him...

"Don’t talk nonsense..."

"You should go ask big brother."

"Big brother?" What does this have to do with big brother?

"That’s right, big brother."

Chu Qianli knew she shouldn’t be wasting time, but if he had been misunderstanding this for ten years, then it was time for this fool to wake up.

"Chu Huaiyu and Chu Feixue fled the fastest. I saw it with my own eyes because I was injured. Not only did they not save me, but they also kicked me away."

"They fled on their own, and I watched their four feet as the two of them ran swiftly! If it weren’t for big brother, I would likely have perished in that fire ten years ago."

Previously, I simply couldn’t recall this event, but I subconsciously felt that big brother Chu Jinnan was a good person.

That’s also why I asked the Emperor to allow big brother to return.

"Big brother is upright. When he does good deeds, he never comes out to take credit for them."

It’s just that I didn’t expect, because he was too honest, all the credit was claimed by others.

"I’ve already requested the Emperor to transfer big brother back. I believe it won’t be long before he can return to the Duke Residence. You might as well go ask him who the person was who saved you back then."