Chapter 92: Someone Wants His Life

The custom in Daliang is to marry young.

In many commoner families, children marry once they reach the age of fifteen or sixteen.

Men marry no later than twenty-one, and if a woman has not been married off by eighteen, it invites criticism.

Xiao Moting has long been in Beijiang, unrestrained, and the army is almost entirely men, and they are at war year-round; plus, the Emperor does not care for him, which is why he has dragged it out until now without marrying.

Hearing Consort Yun ask about "proposing marriage," Xiao Moting frowned slightly, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across his handsome face.

His beloved...

A petite figure flashed rapidly through his mind.

No!

Xiao Moting immediately pulled himself together and furrowed his brows tightly.

How could he harbor improper thoughts about the Goddess?

This is disrespectful.

Yet, he could not control himself.

Xiao Moting suppressed the thought and replied stiffly, "Mother, your son does not like young ladies; I only want to fight in wars and do not want to marry."

"Pfft."

Caiyun could not hold it back and covered her mouth, laughing out loud.

Lai Mama glared at her and, suppressing a laugh, shooed her to the side.

Consort Yun also laughed.

She knew her son was a silent person who was not good at expressing himself, and she was just afraid of delaying a young lady's age and dragging her into her later years.

But her son is grown and has his own ideas.

She stopped asking.

The lamp flame was like a bean, the candlelight flickering.

Mother and son had not seen each other for over a decade and had endless things to say; the two chatted until midnight, neither willing to sleep.

Xiao Moting wanted to take Consort Yun back to Beijiang.

But if he did so, he would confirm the charge of treason.

It would also violate a great taboo of the realm, inviting the Emperor's fury and the dispatch of troops to attack Beijiang.

Furthermore, Consort Yun's heart ailment required quiet recuperation and she could not be agitated.

The climate in Beijiang is frigid, and there is frequent warfare.

After Wanyan Yi was defeated, Daye and the Rakshasa Kingdom quickly formed an alliance and were very likely to join forces to attack Beijiang to take revenge.

Internal trouble and external aggression were imminent.

Xiao Moting could only put this thought aside.

Only by possessing greater strength could he protect everyone.

Xiao Moting looked up.

"Mother, your son returned to the capital without an imperial decree, and in a few days, I must rush back to Beijiang..."

Before he could finish speaking!

"Clatter."

The palace door was pushed open, and Physician Han rushed in, his face slightly pale.

"Prince, the Imperial Guard is patrolling the entire palace, saying an assassin has snuck into the Imperial Palace and they are to capture them with full force!"

"What?" Consort Yun was immediately panicked, "The assassin they speak of, it wouldn't be Mo Ting, would it?"

Lai Mama was also flustered and hurried forward, "Prince, the Imperial Guard is searching; you had better leave first! A man from outside entering the inner palace is a great taboo."

Consort Yun also came to her senses, "Mo Ting, leave quickly!"

She was not worried about herself, but because Xiao Moting had returned to the capital without a decree, which was already a capital offense, and breaking into the inner palace at night was a crime upon a crime.

If he were caught, it would certainly be execution without mercy.

Outside the wall, a dense and rhythmic sound of footsteps had already begun to ring out.

The iron boots of the Imperial Guard stepped on the blue brick floor, making a cold, clattering sound.

"Mo Ting, leave quickly." Consort Yun was anxious and pushed Xiao Moting hard, "Mother is already fine, don't let them discover you."

Perhaps because she used too much force, her face turned pale and she began to cough incessantly.

"Bang bang!"

A heavy pounding sound came from the main gate, accompanied by the stern shouts of the Imperial Guard.

"Open the door! Search the palace!"

Xiao Moting did not want to leave, but he knew he could not stay any longer.

He stood up.

"Mother, your son will leave first and come to visit you again tomorrow."

Having said this, he turned and walked out of the palace gate.

Xiao Dabao and Qin Zhan were already carrying the wardrobe, standing by the back door, waiting anxiously.

Upon seeing him, Qin Zhan said urgently.

"Prince, the Imperial Guard dispatched ten thousand soldiers tonight; it is a massive mobilization, I fear our movements have been leaked! We cannot wait any longer."

Xiao Moting nodded calmly and slipped out through the back door.

He harbored doubts.

Why would the Imperial Guard suddenly come to search the palace and specifically rush to the desolate inner palace to conduct a massive manhunt?

Thinking of this, a flash of cold light suddenly appeared in the depths of Xiao Moting's eyes.

Perhaps...

Someone knows he returned to Shengjing in secret.

Someone wants his life.

Shengjing has eighty thousand Imperial Guard, all of them elite troops in iron armor with excellent equipment, yet he only brought one hundred Northern Frontier Army soldiers.

If his thinking is correct.

Their group is about to face a huge crisis.

The morning sunlight shone through the window and into the room.

Bai Wei rubbed her eyes and sat up from the bed.

Last night, she slept very soundly.

Ever since she took a trip to Daliang and returned, she felt weak all over, as if her energy had been completely drained.

She had pushed herself to send a batch of heart disease medication to Xiao Moting, and after returning, she was so tired she didn't even take a shower; she collapsed and slept until now.

"Ah, so tired!"

Bai Wei stretched and pounded her aching shoulders.

She had stayed in Daliang Kingdom for less than ten minutes, yet after returning, she slept for an entire night, and her body was still incredibly exhausted, with only a tiny bit of energy recovered.

If she hadn't managed to rush back in time.

She would likely have died in Daliang already.

If the human body's energy is excessively consumed, it leads to organ failure and eventually death.

And she had been just a tiny bit away from the line between life and death at that time.

The resistance of space-time is truly terrifying.

Bai Wei put on her clothes and was about to go out.

Suddenly!

She stopped in her tracks and looked at the nightstand.

On the cabinet sat the Phoenix Jade Pendant that Xiao Moting had passed over.

But at this moment, the originally crystal-clear Phoenix Pendant actually had a crack in it!

"How could the jade pendant be cracked?"

Bai Wei picked up the Phoenix Pendant in surprise.

The crack was very clear; it didn't look like it had been dropped, but rather like it had endured pressure, causing the jade to crack.

Suddenly!

She remembered something.

The last time she climbed into the wardrobe but didn't transport over, it was because she wasn't carrying this jade pendant.

Now that she was carrying the jade pendant, she went to Daliang.

The wardrobe was just the passage, while the jade pendant was the carrier; only by carrying the jade pendant could she transport from the wardrobe to Daliang.

Jade has spirituality and can endure harm for its owner.

Could it be that going to Daliang was what caused the crack in the jade pendant?

Thinking of this, Bai Wei felt a shock in her heart.

If she went to Daliang again in the future, what if the jade pendant shattered—wouldn't she be unable to come back?

No!

She cannot take risks in the future.

Otherwise, if she couldn't return to the modern era, she wouldn't be able to send things to Xiao Moting's side; he would be finished, and she would be finished too!

Bai Wei broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly locked the jade pendant in a drawer.

"Bai Wei! Are you home?"

Outside the Farm, the Village Chief's loud voice rang out.

Bai Wei came back to her senses and hurriedly walked out.

"Village Chief, what do you need me for?"

The Village Chief had one hand on his hip and was wiping sweat from his forehead with the other; seeing her come out, he immediately walked up excitedly.

"Bai Wei, you were recommended by Deputy Township Head Ma and have been named a 'Rural Youth Leader'; here is the certificate, and there is also a 100,000 yuan bonus."

"So fast?" Bai Wei was pleasantly surprised and took the items the Village Chief handed over.

The bright red certificate had gold-stamped characters on it and was even stamped with an official seal!

Ten bundles of brand-new red banknotes, stacked neatly.

The Village Chief was very excited, "With a talent like you in our village, we certainly won't have to worry in the future."

Bai Wei was also happy, but she was more concerned about the Vegetable Base.

"Village Chief, has my one-hundred-mu plot of land been approved?"