"I heard from Xiaoyuan that youāre going back to Funan?" Li Luru hurriedly came in from outside.
"Yes, thereās an urgent matter at home." Ye Haoxuan stepped forward, holding her shoulders, "Iāll leave San with you. You and Xiaobai wait for me in Yunāan. When I return, Xiaobai can take me to find someone."
"How long will it take for you to return?"
"At the quickest, half a month, at the slowest, twenty days." After thinking for a moment, he suggested, "Why donāt you come back to Funan with me? Itās been a while since youāve been home; you should go back and take a look. Besides, Iām not certain I can return in twenty days."
"No, absolutely not." As soon as he finished speaking, Li Luru quickly waved her hand, "I firmly refuse to go home. If I return to Funan, my mother will surely package me off to the Wang Family."
She was unwilling; Ye Haoxuan didnāt insist but proposed, "After returning to Funan, Iāll send someone to your family to tell your mother the marriage arrangements with the Wang Family donāt count."
He thought to himself, the one he wanted, how could he let that kid from the Wang Family have her.
"No way!"
"Why not?" Ye Haoxuan frowned slightly, not pleased upon hearing her refusal.
"Itās just not possible."
"Could it be you still want to marry that Wang guy?" Ye Haoxuan was displeasedāhow could her mind work this way, ignoring him, such a great young man, and instead considering a dandy?
Knowing he misunderstood, Li Luru explained, "Of course not. Iām not stupid, looking for trouble myself. But you shouldnāt send someone to my home either, otherwise, my mother..."
Her motherās ambition for wealth never stopped. If Ye Haoxuan truly did that, she might not even need to return home; sheād be sent directly to the Ye Family by her mother.
Ye Haoxuan recalled the information about Li Family members and understood what she was thinking.
Somewhat angry, he realized she truly wanted to avoid his presenceānot out of pretension or playing hard-to-get.
By this time, Xiaoyuan had prepared the horse.
"Master, itās time to go."
Ye Haoxuan looked at her deeply, "I have never failed in my life!" Escaping his grasp wouldnāt be so easy.
After saying this, he left the tent, mounted the horse, and led the group away without looking back.
"Miss Li, shall we go too?"
After Ye Haoxuan and his group departed, San spoke.
"Where are we going? Didnāt he say to wait here?"
"Before leaving, the master said we should go to the prefecture to wait for him. Liyang is chaotic and probably unsafe."
Li Luru nodded, "Alright, then letās go."
She could ride horses too, so San brought a slightly shorter pony over.
Upon leaving Liyang Countyās city, she discovered Ye Haoxuan hadnāt just left San, but also two other guards.
Traveling to the prefecture involved passing several towns in Liyang County and passing through Nankai County.
Entering Nankai County, she discovered not only Liyang had earthquakesātwo towns near the Liyang border in Nankai County also experienced earthquakes.
As they arrived in one of the towns, Li Luru saw the town looked recently shaken by an earthquake. The townsfolk sat together in small groups, with exposed wounds left untreated.
"Why is it still like this? No one to clean up, no one came?"
San said, "Liyang County was addressed quickly because they took the princeās nameplate to find the Prefect of Yunāan Prefecture. The prince didnāt come here, so these people arenāt concerned."