After I disguised myself as a man, I became everyone's white moonlight

Chapter 196 I will be with you too

Rong Qingzhu was still worried about the food and the spies hiding in the dark.

But Chu Xi lay down without saying a word and went to sleep with her clothes on, just as she had said before - to sleep.

Zhou Yichen had never doubted any of Chu Xi's decisions. Now that Chu Xi had laid down, he followed suit and went to sleep.

They both lay down. Even if Rong Qingzhu had something to say, he could only swallow it when he saw this situation. He glanced at the tent curtain hesitantly, and then... lay down and went to sleep.

That night, Rong Qingzhu slept soundly and felt uneasy.

Maybe it was because it was the first time he slept in the wild, or maybe it was because too many things happened that day, the fever that was suspected to be an epidemic, the previous noise, and then the attempt to burn the food.

Burning the grain could be a revenge by any of the princes against Chu Xi, but it could also be that other countries wanted to take the opportunity to destroy their only food and let them...starve to death in the mountains.

Compared to fighting with real weapons, just burning the food and trapping them in the mountains, leaving them hungry for two or three days, no more than three days, would make them dizzy and weak all over.

The last time they were kidnapped and trapped by bandits in Yunzhou, Rong Qingzhu first saw the cruelty of the outside world...

The epidemic was even worse. Corpses were taken out one after another and burned. He thought it was a human tragedy at the time.

The sounds heard were comparable to the screams from hell.

Now he discovered that such tragedies were happening everywhere, not just in Yunzhou.

Rong Qingzhu didn’t know whether the flood in Xi’an would lead to more troublesome and difficult problems in the future, and he didn’t want to see it.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that although he was in the capital, he was actually too well protected. He had always thought that he was in a chaotic situation...

The fact is, he has never seen the real hell on earth.

Hell is empty, the devil is on earth.

This statement is absolutely correct.

That night, Rong Qingzhu seemed to have a nightmare, but when he woke up, he seemed to remember nothing. He only remembered that the blood in the dream stained his vision and obscured his memory.

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The next day, when I woke up again.

Rong Qingzhu then realized...that she seemed to be the only one in the tent. Zhou Yichen and Bai were not inside. From their neatly laid beddings, it was not difficult to tell that they had gotten up very early.

Just as Rong Qingzhu thought, Chu Xi and Zhou Yichen both woke up very early, and Zhou Yichen was not used to sleeping...

As for Chu Xi, she couldn't relax her tense nerves. After all, she was a "fake identity". Once she relaxed and was accidentally discovered, the plot would collapse.

The two of them went outside early to investigate the situation. They also carefully checked the food tent that was almost burned last night. Apart from the stacked food sacks, there were no other traces in the tent.

Those people were caught outside and had no chance to enter the tent.

After a night of rain, all the footprints on the ground had been washed away.

As for the scholar and the rich young master who made a fuss last night and complained about not being able to sleep well and being disturbed by other people’s snoring, they mentioned it to Chu Xi.

He inquired carefully about what happened last night. During the questioning process, Chu Xi carefully observed the facial expressions of each of them, fearing that he would miss any details.

In addition to the situation on their side, there were also the families and children who had fever. Although Chu Xi did not go to interrogate them, Chu Er did.

Chu Er did not miss any details and questioned them one by one.

"what are you worried about?"

On the way back, Zhou Yichen saw Qi Bai holding an oil-paper umbrella in his hand and looking absent-minded, so he took the initiative to ask.

"I'm afraid the fever and quarrels were deliberately provoked by someone with ulterior motives in order to cause panic among the people and make them distrust us so that they can take action."

Chu Xi has always known that the more severe the disaster, the more likely it is to panic. Having a lot of people is not necessarily a good thing. Too many people gathering together can easily lead to the gathering of negative energy.

With so much negative energy coming together, conflicts are bound to occur at any time.

At first she didn't think there was a big problem because there were too many people and everyone had different temperaments, so conflicts were inevitable.

However, with the sneaky behavior of several people last night, trying to burn the food, she thought of another possibility...

For example, those people have been lurking in the dark, like dormant poisonous snakes, waiting to bite back at any time, or as long as they relax a little, those people will immediately take action.

Zhou Yichen raised his chin slightly and continued speaking.

"You think that Xi Chu and Dong Ying are still intent on stealing. Although the cooperation plan with Lao Ba failed this time, the river water has risen and submerged the city, which is a great opportunity for them."

"If you have made all the preparations, would you temporarily give up the plan you made in advance?" Chu Xi asked back.

Zhou Yichen...is unable to put himself into the mindset of those in power in Japan and Western Chu.

After all, he couldn't do anything like invading other countries' cities.

It's not that it's not possible, but while doing these things, innocent people will suffer.

However, he knew clearly that the ideas of his superiors must be completely different from his, and what he did not want to do might be what others were eager to do.

"...Maybe not?" Zhou Yichen put himself in Lao Ba's shoes, "If everything is ready, just waiting for an opportunity, then this is indeed a good entry point."

So what if something goes wrong with Lao Ba?

They are not really sincere in their cooperation, as long as it does not delay their capture of the city...

Could they really expect sheep and wolves to live in peace?

Although it may not seem appropriate to use sheep to describe the Great Zhou, at present, the Great Zhou is indeed declining and is no longer as prosperous as it was when the previous emperor was in power.

"Your Highness, in the next few days, I hope you can stay with me all the time. Don't leave my sight, not even for a moment." Chu Xi suddenly looked serious and turned to look at Zhou Yichen.

"...Okay." Zhou Yichen saw his own reflection clearly in his beautiful pupils with distinct white and black. It seemed that those big dark eyes could only accommodate him.

"Even if you don't tell me, I will stay with you." He added slowly.

"It would be great if Your Highness thought so." Chu Xi smiled when he heard this, and his heart immediately settled down.

She was afraid of those who were bold and would not listen to other people's advice. Zhou Yichen's words naturally made her feel a lot more at ease.

For breakfast, there was porridge and wild vegetables again.

There was not enough time to make steamed buns because there were too many people. It would take at least three or four hours to make steamed buns for so many people.

Rong Qingzhu spotted Qi Bai in the crowd at a glance, perhaps because he was looking for him intentionally, or maybe... Qi Bai's presence was too eye-catching.

Even though he did not change his clothes last night, his simple casual clothes still made him look elegant and graceful. His profile was as white as jade, and his beautiful features made it difficult to tell whether he was male or female.