Third Young Master Jun immediately looked up with a wary lift of his head, narrowed his eyes, and glanced at Ye Lu, who had a solemn face and was looking at him worriedly.

Third Young Master Jun silently walked to the corner of the window to peer outside carefully.

He quickly came back and lowered his gaze.

"It’s nothing, just a cat that scurried by."

Ye Lu’s heart, which had been in her throat, finally relaxed. At times like these, if anything was discovered, that would mean big trouble.

They couldn’t let their guard down just because they were immersed in the joy of their reunion.

"I need to go now, take care of yourself." She picked up a few books, took a few more glances at him, then resolutely turned around with a sorrowful and dejected expression, walking out of the house and returning to the clinic.

No matter how joyful her heart was, she couldn’t show it. She had to maintain her usual gloom and desolation, determined not to let her godfather detect anything unusual about her.

...

After a night of peace, Ye Lu woke up the next day and bid farewell to the villagers with Ling Kong, both with woeful brows.

Seeing the sadness in her eyes, the villagers knew that staying one more day in this place of sorrow would only bring her more sadness. After consoling her, Ye Lu got into the car.

From start to finish, she didn’t glance at Third Young Master Jun even once.

Mei watched her get into the car, but her eyes flashed with a cunning light.

Finally, the car left the mountain village.

A few hours later, they returned to Su City, which was the checkpoint city for entering and exiting this area. They had already arranged the exit paperwork on their way in, and now they went to apply for leaving the next day, then waited in the hotel after the application.

As long as the application was approved, they could leave tomorrow.

Ye Lu let out a sigh of relief, hoping that everything would go smoothly for Third Young Master Jun as well.

Once they left this region and found the higher-ups in the United Army who weren’t in collusion with her godfather, revealing his true face and conspiracy, they could utterly defeat him.

"Get some good rest tonight, tomorrow we will be able to leave." Ling Kong settled her in bed.

Ye Lu nodded, showing a grateful smile: "Ling Kong, thank you, you have been through a lot on this journey."

The way he tirelessly accompanied her into this dangerous place, always protecting and taking care of her. Without him, she would never have been able to meet Third Young Master Jun and know that he was still alive.

"Tch." Ling Kong turned his face away with feigned arrogance, muttering, "At the very least, call me ’son-in-law’ since I’ve taken on that role. Such small matters, I don’t even care about."

Ye Lu chuckled to herself, suddenly feeling that this was quite nice.

Such a responsible and considerate young man – if her little girl really married him in the future, it would be an extraordinary fortune, but she wasn’t sure if her little girl was lucky enough.

"That, the one named Xie Wen, he’s the one. He’s not dead." Ye Lu decided to tell him this, as he had come with her on this adventure. If she couldn’t even trust him with this, it would be a disservice to the boy’s sincerity.

Ling Kong crossed his arms over his chest and glanced away from her with annoyance: "I already knew that a long time ago. Only someone as foolish as you could be kept in the dark."

Ye Lu gaped, what the heck. They all knew but didn’t tell her; how annoying.

Men, such detestable creatures.

"Alright, get some rest. After all, we’re still in Sudian’s territory, and we need to remain vigilant. I’ll go take a look outside." Ling Kong put on a serious face.

As someone accustomed to blood and violence, he never let down his guard, having checked everything in the room for surveillance.

But the situation outside still needed attention.

...

After Ye Lu left, Third Young Master Jun naturally focused all of his efforts on figuring out how to convince the village chief.

Tonight, he prepared another perfect set of words.