Walking on the bustling street, Chu Qianli suddenly realized that she had come alone and was leaving alone.
She was not from this era, and she thought her biggest goal was to return to the twenty-first century.
But now, she had become inextricably linked with this era.
If she had the chance to return to the twenty-first century, would she still want to go back?
Behind her, a sound of hurried footsteps approached rapidly: "A'Li!"
Chu Qianli turned around.
The man rushed over with a look of anxiety on his face.
In the sunlight, his handsome face was covered with a thin layer of sweat.
Staring at the scorching sun, his face was slightly flushed, indicating that he had been rushing on his journey.
Chu Qianli looked at Fulong, who was chasing after her, and the chill she had felt moments ago instantly disappeared.
Her heart felt inexplicably warm.
She was not alone; all this time, she had actually had a close friend by her side.
She had never been alone.
... Wei Qiong had indeed personally led the royal experts. The general who came with her, Tan Xu, was also said to be an expert, with abilities no less than Wei Qiong's.
The vanguard had arrived at the imperial city and was now presenting the royal decree to the Emperor.
As soon as the Emperor agreed, they would immediately issue an arrest warrant.
It was heard to be the most severe arrest warrant, with a shoot-to-kill order for any resistance.
"So, I've really become a wanted criminal?" Chu Qianli put on the hat Fulong had given her and sat on the second floor of the teahouse, looking at the crowds of people coming and going on the street below.
"That imperial decree is real." One sentence contained too much meaning.
Chu Qianli remained silent, holding her teacup, her long fingers tracing the rim unconsciously.
Her expression remained calm, but this calmness made Fulong's heart ache.
"Perhaps there was some misunderstanding at the time? I won't comment on the Empress of Dingguo, but even if she really usurped the throne, it has nothing to do with you and Princess Xiyue."
If the rumors were true, that her imperial grandmother, Long Dingguo, had murdered Empress Tengyuan and seized the throne from the Third Prince, Long Hongming, who was Ziyue's biological mother.
Then this matter happened when Long Xiyue was very, very young, and Long Xiyue knew nothing about it.
As for Chu Qianli, it was even more impossible for her to know.
At that time, Chu Qianli did not even exist.
"A'Li, all the sins have nothing to do with you, so don't take it to heart."
"I know, where do I have the mood to consider my own feelings now?"
She was no longer a young girl, and Fulong didn't need to be afraid of her being sad.
Faced with the facts, all she could do was try to find a way to solve the current difficulties.
Sadness? It was the most meaningless.
It wasn't her fault.
"How did this imperial decree fall into Wei Xian's hands? Do you know?"
Wei Xian genuinely helped her, that was undeniable.
But Wei Xian was a person of great principle; she was loyal to no one, only to Long Tengguo.
Therefore, her full support for Long Ziyue and her full pursuit and even hunting of Chu Qianli were also true.
"I don't know that yet. If even Shi Yi can't find out, I'm afraid I'll be powerless."
However, he could obtain information about what happened in the palace a step faster than Shi Yi's people, after all, the imperial palace was within his scope of activity.
But there was one thing, Fulong's mood had been unsettled by this.
He looked at Chu Qianli, serious and solemn: "A'Li, do you really believe that Ziyue betrayed you?"