Ying Lan didn"t even know how he returned to the Inn.
He only came back to his senses after Qin Feng called him out a few times. “Pack your stuff and return to the capital at once. Contact Guan Yue and Meng Luoping and inform them about everything that happened here. Shouldn"t you let them decide on their next course of action?”
Qin Feng knew that no simple matter would cause Ying Lan to panic. Qin Feng was roughly able to guess that something happened to Bai Luochu and he asked, “Commander Ying, did something happen to Divine Physician Bai?”
Ying Lan"s heart skipped a beat. It seemed that as long as he was dealing with anything that involved Bai Luochu, he wouldn"t be able to stay calm. That was the only way Qin Feng would be able to pick up on it.
Since Qin Feng had already guessed it, Ying Lan no longer tried to conceal the matter. “Maybe, but anything can happen. I need you to head back right now to inform them so that they can prepare themselves for what is to come.”
Ying Lan had yet to give up. Wasn"t it just a d.a.m.n ruins? When his own mistress died three years ago, he still managed to look for her after traveling across the world. She would definitely be able to escape from the ruins safely! The only thing he could do was to pray for her safe return as he wasn"t able to take action personally. As for the Palace of Brilliance Resurgence, he could only hand it over to Guan Yue and the others for now.
As Qin Feng was clear about the severity of the situation, he rushed into the inn and packed his belongings without the slightest delay.
On Ying Lan"s side, he didn"t dally. He took a sheet of paper and picked up a brush as his side. He wrote a detailed report for Guan Yue and the rest before pa.s.sing it to Qin Feng.
“Be careful on your way back.” Ying Lan patted his shoulder before continuing, “This letter is very important as it concerns the future of our Palace of Brilliance Resurgence, you must ensure that you pa.s.s this letter to the both of them personally. There is no room for error here. I hope you don"t disappoint me.”
Qin Feng nodded his head and rode his horse straight back to the capital city.
The next morning, Pei Rumo"s soldier discovered that he was still sitting before the entrance of the ruins, motionless. They asked in concern, “Your Highness, is there a reason you"re still sitting here? If you catch a cold, it will affect your journey back to the capital. We still have a long way to go and you need to take care of yourself.”
Pei Rumo turned around and stared at his deputy general with a blank look on his face. As though his soul had already left his body, he asked in a zombie-like manner, “Has the door opened yet?”
“Has the door opened yet?”
No one knew how many times he asked that question but the deputy general finally realized that Pei Rumo was asking about the ruins.
Everyone turned to look at the sealed entrance and they fell into a period of silence. They knew who Pei Rumo was waiting for, and they even wished that they were the ones trapped in the ruins instead of her.
However, it was impossible. The girl who ma.s.sacred devil beasts heroically to save their lives, the lady who disregarded their impudence and treated their illness with all her medical skills was never going to emerge from the ruins...
Even Pei Rumo"s deputy general felt that his master had aged a lot in the span of one night.
“Your Highness, I think it"s time to give up and return home. All of us here can testify for her and persuade His Majesty to confer Young Lady Luo Chu a posthumous t.i.tle. There"s no point in waiting here anymore, Young Lady Luo Chu won"t be coming out!”
A man who wouldn"t shed tears at the sign of blood, a battle-hardened veteran who survived many battles alongside Pei Rumo who toed the lines of life and death regularly started sobbing after he said those words. No one knew if he cried because of the state Pei Rumo was in, or because he felt pity for Bai Luochu.
“Let"s wait a little more. I"m sure she will be coming out soon!”
This wait lasted for seven days before he collapsed due to fatigue.
Even though these soldiers didn"t hope for Bai Luochu"s death, they couldn"t bear to see Pei Rumo in this state. They took advantage of the fact that he was no longer conscious to send him back in a carriage. When Pei Rumo woke up once again, two days had already pa.s.sed.
“Where am I?” He woke up in the carriage, puzzled.
Shouldn"t he be in front of the ruins in the Desolate Region? Why was he in a carriage?!
“Your Highness, when you fainted, we had no choice but to put you into the carriage to send you out of the Desolate Region.”
“How far have we traveled?” Pei Rumo was more concerned about whether he could return to the Desolate Region than he was about his body.
The soldier sitting in the carriage with Pei Rumo was clearly a newcomer. Under Pei Rumo"s questioning, he didn"t know how to convince Pei Rumo that they were worried for him.
The deputy general quickly came in to explain when he heard the commotion happening inside the carriage.
“Replying to Your Highness, it has already been two days since we left the Desolate Region, and we are already one third of the way back to the capital city.”
When he heard what his deputy general said, Pei Rumo"s aura suddenly changed. Had it already been so long since they left the Desolate Region?! It was impossible for him to return now! He was in no condition to head back, and his soldiers would definitely be keeping a close watch on him.
The deputy general hastily dismissed the soldier beside Pei Rumo.
“Your Highness, we know that you value your friends.h.i.+ps a lot, but at this point, there"s nothing we can do but to return and fight Divine Physician Bai"s prestige.” Even though the deputy general felt that there was something wrong with Pei Rumo, he didn"t plan on giving way and allowing Pei Rumo to return. Hence, he could only comfort him in hopes that Pei Rumo would agree with him.
After a long time, Pei Rumo finally nodded his head unwillingly and agreed.
After four days, Pei Rumo finally brought his troops back to the capital city. As there was no sight of Bai Luochu anywhere, many of the citizens started to discuss animatedly.
“Hey, do you see Divine Physician Bai anywhere? There"s something wrong.”
“Yeah, why is he the only one who came back?”
When Pei Rumo heard their questions, his chest tightened and he felt a sharp pain piercing into his heart. He became unable to breath for a moment.
As for the old emperor, he was already aware that Pei Rumo would be returning to the capital city and he was currently waiting in the Throne Room.