On the second day at dawn, amid the earnest exhortations and reluctant farewells of the Yang and Wu families, Yang Chengning, Wu Lishan, and Qi Ying, carrying backpacks designed by Yang Mengchen, rode spirited horses and followed Qing Qing to the distant border.
Not until their figures had disappeared did Yang Mengchen, arm in arm with Liu Xiuyun, quietly comfort her as they walked towards the inner courtyard.
Mo Yun spoke in a hushed voice, "Prince, the seven individuals following the Second Young Master Yang are no ordinary people."
"They must be from Youming Palace," Mo Lei speculated. After all, Weichi Kong was very fond of Ms. Yang, so it was only normal for him to send people to protect the Second Young Master Yang.
Long Xuanmo said nothing, his eyes half-closed and his expression cold, inscrutable to those trying to guess his thoughts.
