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Overjoyed, she lifted her head in that tight embrace and cried out, "Tuo Sang, I knew it was you, it was you..."

No one answered her question. The man picked her up, went into the house, closed the wooden door, and shut out the wind and rain between heaven and earth.

The sound of wind and rain outside seemed to gradually subside. The man remained silent, and Junyu felt that any further questioning was superfluous; the sadness and despair in her heart vanished without a trace.

She leaned against that person's warm embrace, reaching out to carefully touch his eyebrows and eyes. He remained silent, simply holding her tightly against her face, which still bore faint traces of tears.

This was Tuosang's habitual action! She had no more doubts, just as if she had returned to Tuosang's secluded meditation room. Her mind became so peaceful, and the world suddenly became very prosperous and bright, no longer a desolate and dark place.

A wave of drowsiness washed over her, and she closed her eyes, holding that person tightly as she drifted off to sleep. Little did she know, the tighter she held him, the more rapid his breathing became.

Sometime later, the sound of wind and rain outside had completely stopped. The man reached out and pushed open the wooden door. The moon, washed clean by the rain, climbed back into the sky, shining so brightly into the small house and onto the face of the person in his arms, as beautiful as spring flowers and autumn moon.

She slept peacefully, her breathing even, completely absorbed in his arms, oblivious to anything that might happen if the sky were to fall.

He gazed at her serene face, a flame burning within him, his rapid breathing impossible to calm. He closed his eyes, and finally couldn't resist lowering his head to gently kiss her cheek.

She stirred slightly in his arms, startling him. He felt his face flush and his heart race, and he quickly lifted his head, hastily closing his eyes. After a while, when he opened them again, he found her eyes still closed, seemingly fast asleep.

He let out a long breath, smiled, and pressed his face against hers again, slowly falling asleep peacefully.

This time, however, he didn't know that the person in his arms suddenly opened their eyes, which were blind, glanced at him, chuckled softly, and then truly fell into a peaceful sleep.

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Chapter 237: Punishment (1)

The morning sun still rises brightly in the east.

Junyu opened her eyes, her hands were empty, and the person she was tightly embracing had suddenly disappeared.

She flipped herself up, ran out of the hut, and then stopped.

She could hear his hoarse voice coming from across the room, tinged with a slight smile: "Junyu, after breakfast, we can set off."

Junyu breathed a sigh of relief and stood silently for a while. He had already brought her water to wash up.

The two horses rode side by side, the people beside them remaining silent. For a moment, Junyu suddenly couldn't tell whether last night's embrace was a dream or reality. Just like when she first lost her sight, she couldn't distinguish between day and night.

She stared blankly into the distance, the urge to open her eyes, see the light, and recognize the faces of those around her almost leaping out of her chest. Never before had she so desperately wanted to see Mr. Nongying immediately and take the medicine he had traveled so far to find for her.

She suddenly pulled on the reins and gave the horse a spur, and the horse immediately galloped off.

Those around her sensed her urgency, and their burning gazes suddenly dimmed. His own desire for her to regain her sight was just as urgent, but at this moment, he didn't want to finish this journey so quickly. He even wished that this long road, walked side-by-side, would never end.

The sun was slowly beginning to set in the west, but the scorching heat overhead remained intense. Just one more day until we crossed this vast desert and embarked on the journey to the border town where we had agreed to meet Mr. Nongying.

Junyu wore a large straw hat woven from a very special type of soft grass and leaves from the lakeside. The hat covered almost half her body, like a light, large umbrella. This hat had been specially woven for her by that person for her journey. A band of pale blue wildflowers was inlaid around the brim. Now, those wildflowers had long since withered and dried in the sun, even the last trace of their fragrance had evaporated without a trace.

He himself was also wearing a straw hat, which was much simpler and clumsier, made by casually twisting together some kind of twig.

Both horses were so hot they were foaming at the mouth. The man asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you thirsty?"

Junyu nodded, took the water bottle he was handed over, and drank a few sips of water.

The man looked ahead and saw a valley covered in yellow sand, slightly shadowed. He said, "Let's rest for a while up ahead."

Junyu said, "Okay."

The sun had completely set in the west, and dusk was approaching. The intense heat of the valley was slowly dissipating in its shadows. A faint sound of horses' hooves approached. Jun Yu's heart skipped a beat as he thought of the group of Crimson Gold Clan pursuers. Just as he was about to speak, the man said, "You rest here. I'll go check and be right back."

Junyu nodded and stopped in the best shade he had found for himself, as instructed.

The person quietly ran a long way before stopping.

This was a desolate sand dune where a dozen or so Crimson Gold Clan soldiers, leaning on their weapons, dragged their heavy steps dejectedly, slacking off.

One of them shouted loudly and fiercely, "Damn it, who knows where that 'Flying General of Phoenix City' has gone? How are we going to find him in this vast desert?"

"The prince consort ordered us to capture him alive and not to harm him, but no matter how powerful he is, he has become blind. He will either starve to death or die of thirst in this desert."

"Yes, we've been searching for so many days, but there's no sign of a ghost."

Not only will capturing "Flying General Fengcheng" bring a hefty reward, but he can also become the "Number One Warrior of the Crimson Gold Clan" appointed by the Great Khan...

"Stop dreaming. If we keep searching," Feng Chengfei said, "we'll die of thirst in this desert if we don't find anything."

"That blind man must have some kind of superhuman strength; he actually destroyed our most elite archer unit. It's a pity we didn't see it with our own eyes..."

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Chapter 238: Punishment (2)

"If you had seen it, you'd probably be dead by now. Didn't you see all those severed limbs and mangled bodies? Every one of those skilled fighters was as tough as us. Luckily, we didn't go there first..."

The grumbling paused for a moment, as if the man was afraid that the "three-headed, six-armed" "Flying General of Phoenix City" would suddenly appear behind them.

"I wonder how the others are doing?"

"We agreed to send a signal immediately after finding it, but where have we had a signal these past few days?"

"Damn it, it's so hot, I might as well go back and say I can't find it."

"The Prince Consort is ruthless and his orders are absolute. Now that we can't find him, how dare we go back and report? Capturing the 'Flying General of Phoenix City' is a greater achievement than taking several cities in a row. How could he give it up for nothing?"

"That foreigner Zhu Yu has married a princess and made great contributions. His brother poisoned 'Flying Marshal Fengcheng' and now he's leading the search. All the credit goes to the Zhu family. If we actually find that blind man, we'll only get a small share, while he's hiding somewhere having a good time and enjoying himself, while we're stuck here getting roasted to death..."

"Didn't the Prince Consort personally lead the search back then? With his great abilities, surely the 'Flying General of Phoenix City' couldn't escape, right?"

"I don't think he can catch 'Fengcheng Feishuai' even if he takes action himself."

"Damn it, that blind bastard, he really got us killed!"

"If we catch him, we must tear out his tendons and skin him alive, and see if he still has three heads and six arms."

"The prince consort is so ruthless. Since he has ordered us to capture him alive, if we disobey, we will probably not survive either."

"Damn it, even if we can't skin him alive, we have to beat him black and blue, break his limbs, and vent our anger first..."

"Oh my god..."

A dozen screams rang out almost simultaneously, and everyone covered their bloodied eyes in terror, their vision going completely black. What had struck their eyes was a handful of fine sand.

A hoarse voice said, "You vicious criminals deserve to die. However, since you are not the ringleaders, we will only blind you as punishment."

The group wailed in agony, but the sound suddenly faded into the distance. Then, someone cried out in terror, "General Fengcheng, it must be General Fengcheng..."

However, by this time, they had all become blind, just like "Flying General of Fengcheng," so how could they see who had made the move?

The sun has completely set.

On the other side of that valley, the scorching sand began to cool rapidly.

At this moment, a pure white Akhal-Teke horse stood with its mouth wide open, exhausted and thirsty, its red sweat dripping like blood. Its master, drenched in sweat, swayed and almost fell off the horse.

"Second Young Master, you've been away from the military camp for so many days. What if Zhenmutier finds out..."

"He knows? So what if he knows?"

Zhu Yu fell off his horse and sat on the sand in despair, roaring, "I must kill that villain Zhenmutier and that beast Zhu Gang..."

After days of endless searching and shouting, his voice had become very hoarse.

"Second Young Master, we've searched for so many days with so many people, I'm afraid..."

Zhu Yu suddenly stood up and stared at Zhu Sihuai: "Junyu is blind, he definitely can't get out of this desert. We've searched for many days and still can't find him. Do you think Junyu might already be dead?"

Zhu Sihuai thought so too. With Junyu blind, there was no way he could escape this vast desert. Even if he didn't starve to death, he would have died of thirst long ago. However, looking at Zhu Yu's bloodshot eyes, and seeing that he seemed to have fallen into a semi-mad state, how could he dare to speak easily?

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Chapter 239: The Crown Princess in Troubled Times

Seeing that he dared not answer, and that even the last straw of comfort was about to be lost, Zhu Yu slammed her palm into the sand on the ground, raising a huge cloud of dust, and shouted hoarsely, "Junyu, Junyu...where are you?"

There was no echo on the sand at dusk.

He pounded the sand with his palms, sending sand and stones flying: "Junyu, Junyu...where are you?"

Seeing that his palms were covered in blood and he had gone into a frenzy, Zhu Sihuai was about to pull him away when he suddenly saw him raise his head, his eyes bloodshot, and he hissed, "I killed Junyu! She must be dead! I'll never see her again..."

Why did you hurt her?

Both of them looked up at the person opposite them whose entire face was covered by a straw hat, and they had no idea when he had been standing there or how long he had been there.

The dust that had just been raised slowly settled. Zhu Yu stared blankly at the man, hearing the deep resentment in his hoarse voice, but he couldn't utter a single word. Zhu Sihuai also heard the deep resentment and murderous intent in his voice, and instinctively gripped his longsword warily, ready to strike.

Zhu Yu stared at him for a long while with bloodshot eyes, then suddenly murmured, "Yes, why did I hurt her? I still killed her in the end!"

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Chapter 240: Why did you hurt her?

"You and your son have harmed her time and time again. Now, you're actually personally hunting her down! Zhu Yu, are you never willing to confront her fair and square, only daring to take advantage of her vulnerability?"

Zhu Yu was furious, her voice as hoarse as his: "What are you? What's it to you?"

Before the man could answer, Zhu Yu's heart skipped a beat, and she exclaimed with delight, "She must still be alive! Do you know where she is? Tell me quickly..."

The man saw that Zhu Yu's expression changed faster than flipping through a book, and sneered, "Zhu Yu, her reputation won't be ruined by anyone, much less by you. You think you can add to your high-ranking position and lucrative salary by arresting her? Don't dream about it..."

"She's gone blind. If she doesn't get treatment soon, it will be too late. Tell me, where is she?"

"Hey, you're still putting on airs. It was your father and brothers who plotted to poison her and blind her. You're not entirely innocent either."

“Yes, I’m the one who killed her! She went blind, she can’t see this world anymore! How could someone like her not see this world?” Zhu Yu seemed oblivious to the murderous intent that was about to erupt in his voice, and after a long pause, she said, “Perhaps, she can’t see me either…”

Hearing the deep sorrow and regret in his voice, and seeing the bloodstains on his palms, the man shook his head, forcibly suppressing his resentment, and said coldly, "Today, I will spare you for the last time. If you dare to harass her or plot against her again, I will take the lives of you and your two sons."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and strode away.

Having just received a sliver of news about Junyu, Zhu Yu couldn't let him leave and rushed after her, shouting, "Is Junyu still alive? Where is she?"