Catastrophe Love
Travel to Yuncheng City

The next day, just as dawn broke, rows of horse-drawn carriages lined the front courtyard of the palace. It's just two. The rest are horses without cars.

Shen Xueyue squinted her eyes upon learning that in every horse carriage, her two sisters Shen Jia and Shen Lingling had been inside.

There is still one horse carriage. And suddenly Shen Xueyue's feeling was not good.

"Why haven't you gotten into the train yet?" Shen Xueyue flinched twisting her body only to see Shen Shiya's gaze behind her back staring at her.

"I'm..." Xueyue scratched her non-itchy temple.

"Eh, A Xue? You're coming too?" Shen Chengyi asked afterwards. Xueyue only responded with a clumsy smile.

Lu Guan and Zhu Guang knew what Xueyue was thinking. So they came with three horses. Two horses belonged to them, and one white horse that Xueyue had seen before. Seeing them carrying one more horse, Shen Qingtian who had just come furrowed his brows.

"Why is there more than one horse?"

"Thank you, Guan Guan!" yet Lu Guan replied, Xueyue has already approached her white horse. Dragged him and said, "Sister, I'll ride my own horse with them. Just return the horse carriage to its original place because I don't need it." he said, pointing at the horse carriage that was behind Shen Jia and Shen Lingling's carriage with his chin.

Shen Jia sneered cynically, "You? Horseback riding? If I find out you're riding a horse, then I'm gonna get mad at you."

Xueyue narrowed her eyes, "Who cares."

"You're" Shen Jia hissed in annoyance, glaring with her eyes glaring sharply at Xueyue full of aversive aura. However Xueyue immediately heeded it and was busy with her own horse.

"Are you sure, A Xue?" Shen Shiya asked in an anxious tone. He was afraid that Shen Xueyue would not be able to ride his horse so well since Xueyue seemed to have only been riding a horse for the first time. Moreover, this trip will feel very long and take a lot of time. For Xueyue who was always pampered, the usual heavy things a man did would definitely feel very heavy.

Xueyue smiled convincingly, "Sir Shiya... Trust me. There are those who will always take care of me." Shen Shiya glanced at Lu Guan and Zhu Guang who were pointed at by Xueyue with fierce gazes.

Shen Lingling who was inside one carriage with Shen Jia looked at Xueyue grimly. Before the girl lowered her gaze and got busy with her own thoughts. She thought sadly, why would her brother Shen Chengyi pay more attention to Prince Xue than she does? She was also his sister, then why was their attention so different? What was the difference between him and the prince of Xue? Was it because prince Xue was a prince and his brother wanted a younger brother more than a younger sister? He's very curious.

Not long after, Bai Lang also came carrying his horse behind Lu Guan following. Seeing the man coming, Xueyue rolled her eyes and threw away her face with hatred, then turned her body to ride her horse with a single leap. Bai Lang's expression turned heartbroken as Xueyue looked so indifferent towards him. Yet he could do nothing more to get the girl's heart back for now.

To be honest he was very sorry for his extremely rash actions. Why couldn't he suppress his feelings for Xueyue? Her sister. Ha—ah's... A long sigh almost made him die from his emotions.

When Shen Qingtian, Shen Shiya and Shen Chengyi noticed Xueyue who was fine with her horse, they tried to shake off their worries behind their backs and return to their horses. Shen Du was the quiet person of all the princes. He was also a prince who did not care about Xueyue's presence and chose to ignore his younger brother by busying himself.

Sometimes Xueyue wondered when she saw Shen Du. Why did Shen Du always look at him with cold and untouchable eyes whenever they met. Has the original Shen Xueyue in this world ever alluded to his brother's feelings before? What conflict is going on between them?

Their group departed just at five in the morning. Shen Jinglong and his Empress, accompanied by two of his concubines, only took off through the courtyard of the main hall that had a height that could see all the way to the entrance gate of the palace.

Shen Qingtian, Shen Shiya, and Shen Chengyi were still very worried about Shen Xueyue's state of wanting to ride a horse alone. Although the three Xueyue personal guards were behind the girl to guard her, the three princes' concerns were still very obvious. Remember, Shen Xueyue was no longer allowed to take martial arts classes and ride horses since she always fell ill.

Bai Lang couldn't even help but slow down behind and keep an eye on Xueyue at all times.

Seeing that the weather was getting hotter, and they did not have much time left, Shen Qingtian intended to slightly speed up their pace. But he still glanced at Xueyue.

Lu Guan was not unaware of the Crown Prince's worries, so he kicked a little harder on his horse and approached Xueyue.

"Xueyue, can you speed up your horse a little? You can control your own horse, right?"

"Yes?"

"Then, you can't waste your time and let your brother keep watching you." Xueyue's reflexes silently glanced at Shen Qingtian and saw what Lu Guan said was right. Lu Guan added, "We should hurry up the journey immediately before the day starts to evening."

Xueyue understood and she nodded with a smile, "Jiaahh! Jaaa..." Xueyue approached Shen Qingtian and exclaimed, "Crown Prince's brother, accelerate the pace of our journey. I'm fine."

"But..." Shen Qingtian was hesitating.

Shen Xueyue smiled giving her confidence, "Trust me. Your sister is a tough girl." the girl raised her chin with a confident grin, and then with a single bang, she snapped, Shen Xueyue immediately whipped her white horse and the next second preceded the princes who were in front of her.

"A Xue's! Slow down!" Shen Shiya exclaimed in an anxious tone. The next second, Shen Qingtian also followed.

"Come on Shiya, Chengyi, Shen Du! We can't waste much time" said Shen Qingtian, speeding faster and approaching Xueyue before the man led the line. Shen Xueyue screeched in excitement as Shen Qingtian no longer worried about him and continued to accelerate his horse in front of Xueyue as a guide.

In his previous life, Shen Xueyue often spent time together with Song Shi Hua at horse races just to accompany the man on horseback as a weekend sport. Song Shi Hua was a man born from a distinguished family. The hobbies of the Song family are not far from expensive sports. Such as motor racing, car racing, horse racing, playing golf, and other things that really drain the bag.

Song Shi Hua would always take him to spend time with them at the horse races. The white horse was Xueyue's favorite, while the black horse belonged to Song Shi Hua. Originally, it was of course Song Shi Hua who taught himself to ride horses. It was fortunate that it only took him a week before he could ride his own horse. It was then that Shen Shi Hua gifted the girl a white stallion that Xueyue had always used.

Their journey has no bodyguards. They also only wore simple clothes and did not wear the classy silk clothes they used to wear while in the palace. Each of the princes, they had two personal bodyguards who would also both enter the academy and attend school together.

Normally, personal bodyguards were already like brothers themselves so they had the same special rights as their master.

Ordinary soldiers are not needed. So their journey does not require too many people to follow or keep their safety.

It was not only in the Hou country that King Shen Jinglong sent his entire lineage to attend the enrollment in the Yunshu academy of the Baishan sect in the city of Yunchen.

Not much different from the Shandian country, Song Qingdao, the King of the Shandian kingdom also sent their descendants to depart as soon as possible to the continent where the forest of death was located. It was only Song Shi Chen, Song Mo Feng, and Song Yunlin. While Song Shi Wei and Song shi Hua, they had even set out before the announcement that the Yunshu Academy of Baishan sect was about to open.

Shi Wei was the first to have the initiative to immediately set out after knowing the history of the Yunshu academy of the Baishan sect. His father Song Gubai, when he was alive, told about the history of the Yunshu academy, thus causing interest in Song Shi Wei's heart to become an ambition. And when he knew exactly when the Yunshu academy of Baishan sect was going to be opened for the admission of new disciples, what date, what time, and in what year, what year, Song Shi Wei was a very ambitious person to get there and became the one who first enrolled as a disciple. Therefore, he who likes freedom and is not bound by palace rules can take advantage of the opportunity. Where he could search for information freely during his time traveling around the world with Song Shi Hua.

In the northwestern states, some of the people who had a chance to improve their abilities also acted similarly. They immediately rushed towards the death forest after hearing the information regarding the opening of the Yunshu academy's registration. Not only did they send out the princes of their kingdom, but they did, some of the people who lived in the shadow of the northwestern state had also immediately followed even though they belonged only to ordinary people and were also fugitives.

The entire country in the five core elements continent was immediately thrown into turmoil with the emergence of the oldest college that is famous throughout the world. The Yunshu academy school of the Baishan sect where they teach Ni Shu and are led by an immortal famous figure named Bai Mochen. Yunshu College is also known as Ni Shu College. But when Bai Mochen decided to step down from her post, the college was known as Yunshu Academy to this day.

Perhaps the book that Shen Xueyue had studied was about the history of this world in the past. So that there were not many new books in the library room of the old lady Chu Yan's residence that had been refurbished.

"Knees. Bad news. The second prince has escaped and has escaped from the dungeon."

A surprise was seen on the face of the King, "How is it possible? The prince's prison had been sealed and it was impossible for him to break the seal with his own strength. No matter how high the power of the person in prison, he'll just be torn apart."

"Hamba knows that, my king. The servant realized that the seal that my King put on was no ordinary seal. It was a seal that could shackle all sorts of powers including even the highest level demons. But my king, the prison wall that locked up the prince now has a big hole. It seems, my prince tried to forcefully destroy it." said the eunuch in a trembling voice, "In anticipation, the servant has deployed some special soldiers to follow in the footsteps of the prince's blood."

The King was getting more agitated even though it was not clearly visible on his face when he heard the word blood. "Call General Jiang here."

"Both my king." the eunuch immediately resigned.

The king clenched his fists until his finger bones rang out loud. He thought hard, until a middle-aged man appeared before him. After the middle-aged man saluted, the king only gave a brief nod.

"Command your best soldier to search for the second prince's whereabouts." the general's body stiffened before regaining calm and then lowering his gaze in understanding with the current condition.

"Your Majesty."

The king glanced to the right side with a long sigh. In his heart he hoped that his son would be found quickly.

A man in a tattered blue camping robe that was full of bloodstains all over his body walked limped over a stretch of thick snowflakes. His feet were limping. Stuck while walking, stepping without looking back. His breath was dashed by biting his teeth tightly to a creaking sound, as if his life had been at the tip of the horn. His eyes were half-consciously half-empty, as if he had no soul.

The coldness of the snow that collided with his bare feet did not stop his spirit from continuing to walk further and further away from the icy desert city. Even though his gaze had become blurry due to the pain that had plagued his body and almost knocked him unconscious, he continued to grind his teeth and continue his steps not in despair. Both his hands and feet produced rattling sounds in rhythm with his footsteps due to the steel chain bracelets that were still shackled on both sides.

"Heaven... Haha.." the sound of intermittent breathing continued to be heard in the midst of the blizzard that hit the face from his nose. A thick puff of smoke came out from the lips that trembled open as he exhaled. Proving that the current cold temperature could actually get someone killed instantly.

Until the next second, the man in a ragged, blood-stained clothes fell from stumbling over a stone hidden behind a pile of snow that had risen to knee-high. His body lost its balance and he fell helplessly.

The snow continued to fall, and slowly buried the man's body inside a snowflake that was almost half a meter tall.

"Quick search anywhere! I don't want to hear your failure reports. At any rate you should be able to get the second prince back!" command of a supreme officer the leader of all the soldiers who were behind him.

The pace of the horse continues to accelerate past the mound of snow that continues to accumulate. Even without them noticing, not far away from the step they were in, the person they were looking for was now being buried in a pile of snow.

All traces of steps and fresh blood dripping from his body were successfully hidden by the snowflakes that had accumulated due to the blizzard. The sniffer dog they sent, can't smell his tracks. It was as if all of their sense of smell had gone to waste in the midst of a snowstorm.

"Yue 'er.... Haifa... Haifa.. Wait for me." The man's mess with my eyes gradually began to close, and finally, he was unconscious.

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"Ughh! Pain, pain, pain!!" Shen Xueyue groaned in pain with her hands tightly gripping her chest.

"Shen Xueyue!" Zhu Guang immediately flew off his horse and took control of Xueyue's horse when suddenly the girl groaned in pain almost falling down from the saddle of the horse.

Anxious feelings lingered on every face of the princes including Lu Guan and Bai Lang besides Zhu Guang who suddenly acted quickly.

"What's going on?!" zhu Guang asked softly in a frightened tone.

Shen Xueyue shook her head loudly, she did not even know what she was feeling right now. But his heart suddenly throbbed like a pain in a thousand daggers. His face turned pale and he almost fainted if only Zhu Guang did not immediately clutch his body tightly.

Somehow, Zhu Guang's horse caught up with the owner according to the direction the man was going. It was as if the old brown horse understood his master's words.

"We'll rest while there." Shen Qingtian took the lead and immediately spurred his horse closer to the fast-flowing riverbank not far from them. Seeing the condition of his sister who was suddenly dying, his heart beat fast. Yet he was a crown prince so he should be able to hide his real worries so excessively.

Immediately Zhu Guang took Shen Xueyue's body and laid the girl's body very carefully on the mat of the haystack that Lu Guan had prepared earlier.

"Be careful" Lu Guan said, helping Shen Xueyue to break down.

Seeing Shen Xueyue's troubled breath and panting like someone was about to die, Shen Qingtian immediately took action. Zhu Guang had already run towards the river with a tool to fetch water.

"Xueyue, drink. Slow down."

Seeing how Zhu Guang was acting so deeply worried towards their younger brother, the three princes who were extremely affectionate towards Shen Xueyue felt envious. How not, the way Zhu Guang acted should be like the attitude of an older brother who was trying to help his beloved sister who was sick. Zhu Guang's agonized face even made them jealous.

"How are you feeling?" The pale Shen Xueyue only smiled faintly, still feeling a little pain. But it was much better than the previous one.

Xueyue then shook her head, "It's much better." the girl took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

"Don't scare me." Zhu Guang said softly.

"I knew. Thanks."

However Xueyue herself did not even know why her heart suddenly felt a pain that she rarely felt. There was a voice that suddenly called out to him in a very pitiful tone. But he did not even understand, how the voice suddenly caused his chest to suddenly throb torment him.

It was as if the owner of the voice was connected very closely to him.

'Who is he?' clearly, it was not the voice of Song Shi Hua his lover.

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To be Continued...