Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 659 - 634: First Update_3

Nanmen Yu’s mind was full of questions. Why was Xing Yu here? If the other person really was Nian Ru, why were they in this wilderness instead of going back to look for Prince Duan?

Moreover, how had the two women survived in such a desolate wilderness?

Nanmen Yu dared not think about it, especially since some time had passed since the internal strife. No matter how he thought about it, it made no sense.

However, Nanmen Yu had not given up. Since Xing Yu appeared here, she must know something he did not.

"Your Majesty, it’s right there..." After reaching a dense forest, the guard whispered.

Nanmen Yu looked carefully, and only then did he see that behind the far-off dense forest, there seemed to be two people. He immediately recognized the one sitting against the tree trunk as Xing Yu. His heart tightened immediately. He couldn’t see the other person clearly because they were being held in Xing Yu’s arms, their head resting on Xing Yu’s thighs, their face indiscernible, a very thin figure vaguely visible.

The clothes of the two were tattered, no longer retaining their original colors. At this moment, Xing Yu was leaning against the tree trunk, asleep, the person in her arms motionless, revealing nothing else.

Nanmen Yu’s heart tightened; he was desperate to go forward and check clearly, but in the next moment, Nanmen Yu restrained himself. The people were right before his eyes; whether or not it had already become a fact, he had to remain calm now. Seeing something with his own eyes was always more reliable than asking about it.

Moreover, Xing Yu appeared here, not returning to Zheng Capital for such a long time, which was all suspicious. What if there were more than two people with Xing Yu? Then where were the others, friend or foe?

Nanmen Yu had already calmed down considerably, as long as Xing Yu was before his eyes, he was reassured. He had accepted the death of Zheng Nianru; he wasn’t afraid to wait a bit longer.

The guards quietly crouched down, their breathing seemingly blending slowly with the breeze in the woods. Time ticked away, but the two figures in front made no movement, as if they were deeply asleep.

"Rustle—" Suddenly, a bird flew away, stirring a slight movement in the leaves. It was this slight movement that caused Xing Yu to suddenly wake up. In the next moment, instead of looking towards the direction of the noise above her, she looked at the person in her arms.

Nanmen Yu’s heart tensed up along with Xing Yu’s actions.

"It’s okay, it’s okay—" Xing Yu seemed to confirm whether the person in her arms was still alive; that person lay like a corpse, letting Xing Yu look over them, showing no sign of movement.

Everyone suddenly had a bad premonition.

However, Nanmen Yu did not move, just watching Xing Yu’s actions, trying to guess something from them. Because, at this moment, perhaps the other guards felt nothing, but Nanmen Yu had already realized that the person in Xing Yu’s arms was not Zheng Nianru. They had never seen Zheng Nianru, nor had they spent time with Zheng Nianru. Those movements were deeply imprinted in Nanmen Yu’s mind, and even just a fleeting glimpse of a figure allowed Nanmen Yu to make his judgment.

That was not Zheng Nianru; hence, everything that followed seemed to lose its significance.

But...

Nanmen Yu did not want to leave; Xing Yu was now the only person he could contact who had a connection to Zheng Nianru. Nanny Yun and the others were in Prince Duan’s Mansion. He had once considered moving them, but Prince Duan needed those people more than he did.

But the Xing Yu before him...

Nanmen Yu’s gaze gradually blurred; the guards were somewhat anxious because the figures before them had begun to move.

"Your Majesty... "

"Master..." the guard whispered softly.

Nanmen Yu snapped back to his senses and looked at Xing Yu again; he saw that Xing Yu had already picked up the person from the ground. By now, Nanmen Yu was even more certain that it was not Zheng Nianru.

"Go and check—" Since it was not Nian Ru, there was no need for such caution and carefulness.

Having said this, Nanmen Yu already led from behind the dense forest, with the guards immediately following him.

Xing Yu had just taken a few steps with difficulty when she suddenly saw so many people emerge in front of her. Startled, she instinctively took a step back, the next moment, turning to flee.

"Xing Yu—" Nanmen Yu immediately called out.

At the same time, the hidden guards on their side also appeared, blocking Xing Yu’s retreat.

Nanmen Yu now saw clearly that Xing Yu had a young man, a boy, on her back.

"Xing Yu—" Nanmen Yu called out again, signaling his men not to advance, "don’t be afraid, we were just passing by and happened upon you."

At this, Xing Yu, realizing she couldn’t escape, turned back to look at Nanmen Yu, her eyes still full of wariness, ready to flee at any moment.