Pathological Trapping - Chap 116
 Du Yanqiu knows too many secrets.
  Can’t stay…
  Li Yu said “yes”.
  The imperial study fell into silence.
  After a long time, Mu Jian spread out the paper, picked up the pen, and slowly wrote line after line of words. When he was done, he put it in an envelope.
  I spread out another piece of paper and wrote a letter. The envelopes were marked with different markings.
  He placed the letter on the table and pushed it forward.
  ”Go to Yanmen Pass and ask him if everything he said about his love for me doesn’t count anymore.”
  Li Yu was speechless.
  He wanted to persuade…
  After thinking about it, I swallowed the words back.
  In the past few days, Mu Jian stayed in the imperial city, endured the national mourning, ascended the throne, and arranged matters big and small.
  It was the limit of endurance until today. If he didn’t leave, I was afraid that the emperor would abandon this imperial city and the supreme throne, fly to Yanmen Pass, pinch Master Li’s neck and ask: “Why don’t you come back!”
  Mu Jian: “If he says it counts, you give him the first letter. If he says it doesn’t count, you give him the second letter.”
  Li Yu took the order and rushed to Yanmen Pass without stopping.
  They traveled day and night and killed several horses.
  Although it is early summer now, it is still spring in the north.
  Li Yu ran for five days and finally arrived at Yanmen Pass.
  This place is different from the capital.
  The capital is prosperous and bustling, with the majesty and solemnity of an imperial city. People on the street seem to be smiling, but they always feel framed by something.
  But it’s not like that here. The people here are free and everyone has a happy expression on their face.
  Li Yu could tell that Master Li must like this place. No wonder he didn’t want to return to Beijing.
  Li Yu led the horse, asked about the location of the general’s mansion, and went straight there. He asked the gatekeeper to inform him, and soon he saw General Liu.
  He had grown taller and stronger. Although he was only twelve years old, he already had the demeanor of a young general.
  Li Yu cupped his hands, “General Liu, I’m here to see Master Li.”
  General Liu frowned slightly, “What Young Master Li? We don’t have a Young Master Li here. This is the Liu Mansion! Everyone has the surname Liu!”
  This means that we must keep it secret till the end.
  Li Yu sighed, thinking that this job was really not easy.
  He was about to speak again when he suddenly saw General Liu’s face change. He looked in one direction with a somewhat flustered expression.
  Li Yu turned her head following his gaze.
  At the other end of the long street, a man in black clothes, riding a horse, was galloping towards here.
  Even from a distance, one could tell that the horse had smooth and shiny fur, a rare BMW. Even an expert on running horses could give it a thumbs up.
  But after all, he is not as dazzling as the person on horseback.
  The bright clothes and the vigorous horses are like the rising sun in the sky, so dazzling that it is almost impossible to look directly at them.
  Chapter 90 If you have to give an answer, it is that it does not count
  The man on horseback has a handsome figure.
  The girls on the whole street were looking at him, and some were bold enough to throw sachets at him and shout, “Staff Officer Ji!”
  Li Dezhuang rode his horse to Liu Zhuangshi, raised his hand, and threw a pack of oil paper directly into Liu Zhuangshi’s arms.
  Before Liu Zhuangshi could open his mouth to tell him to run, Li Dezhuang said, “Eat secretly, don’t let anyone see you again.”
  Li Yu turned to Li Dezhuang and bowed.
  ”Mr. Li.”
  Li Dezhuang then noticed that there was such a person here. After seeing Li Yu’s face clearly, Li Dezhuang’s expression changed slightly, he jumped off the horse, and looked around nervously.
  ”You came here alone?”
  ”Yes, Your Majesty is busy with state affairs and cannot leave.”
  Li Dezhuang was slightly startled, and suddenly remembered that the man had ascended the throne and became emperor.
  Now, anyone who sees him will kneel down.
  Why would I come all the way here to look for him?
  Li Dezhuang glanced at the people coming and going on the street, threw the reins in his hand to the guard at the door, and said to Li Yu: “Come in with me.”
  Li Yu nodded and followed Li Dezhuang.
  Liu Zhuangshi held the roast goose that Li Dezhuang bought for him, walked two steps, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
  When they walked into the general’s mansion, everyone who saw Li Dezhuang, whether they were servants or soldiers, greeted him with a smile, “Staff Officer Ji.” Li Dezhuang responded with a smile, which was very different from the way he was when he was in the palace.
  Li Yu remembered that Master Li had a cheerful personality and loved to laugh. He had had all kinds of smiles on his face, shallow, satisfied, gentle, but none of them were as dazzling and brilliant as the one now.
  Li Dezhuang led Li Yu into his yard.
  There was no one else in his yard.
  Li Dezhuang stopped, turned around, and said before Li Yu could speak: “My name is Ji Enxu now.”
  Li Yu was slightly stunned.
  But I also understand that this means he lives in Yanmen Pass under an assumed name.
  He took out the letter from Mu Jian from his arms.
  ”I came here to ask a question on behalf of Your Majesty.”
  Li Dezhuang looked at him calmly, waiting for his next words.
  ”Your Majesty is asking if anything Staff Officer Ji said about liking Your Majesty doesn’t count.”
  Li Dezhuang looked at Li Yu for a moment and found it a little funny.
  ”Li Yu, you have always been with His Majesty. You know clearly whether my love for him is genuine or just a temporary measure. Why did you come all the way here?”
  Li Yu was speechless.
  He knows…
  As a bystander, he watched Mu Jian drag the clean Li Gongzi into the quagmire, entangled with him, and hugged him. Even though it hurt, Mu Jian never let go.
  He came just to ask on behalf of those who refused to give up and held on to a glimmer of hope.
  Everyone knows the answer.
  Li Dezhuang’s face was calm, as calm as the black ice and snow mountain behind him, without a trace of warmth.
  It seemed that Li Yu’s appearance, the news he brought, and the person behind him were just strangers to Li Dezhuang, and they could not move him at all.