Our Binding Love: My Gentle Tyrant
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Caught

In that instant, the muscles in Min Liang’s body tensed, but he quickly relaxed. Playing chess between experts sometimes only took a few milliseconds.

He must not reveal the least bit of weakness!

Mo Linyuan’s complexion was pale and looked like he’d thinned down, but the look in his eyes was sharp like a knife as if one would be lacerated when stared by him. So the instant he entered the city, everyone subconsciously lowered their heads.

The imperial guards had wanted to wait until Mo Linyuan left before checking the coffin. Unexpectedly, after Mo Linyuan saw the coffin, he immediately went in their direction.

Before Mo Linyuan spoke, Zi Xu who was beside him asked, “You’re doing a funeral procession? Why not do the burial in the city?”

There was also a mountain in the city. Many people did the burial inside the city.

Min Liang was standing beside the coffin with a grieved face. “My father, he died from a plague. With this circumstance, he cannot be buried in the city.”

This was also the result of Min Liang’s special scouting.

Mo Linyuan didn’t mind it much. He said, “Open the coffin. We want to do the routine inspection.”

These words were said so casually. At the moment, Zhao Country was like Mo Country’s vassal state, so while Mo Linyuan wore Mo’s armor, no one objected to anything he said here. After all, if Mo Country had not stopped, right now Zhao Country would still have to fight. Whether it lived or not in the end would be another question.

Hence, Min Liang pretended to be respectful. He opened the coffin and even went near Mo Linyuan, letting Mo Linyuan who sat on his horse have a good view inside.

Seeing there was indeed a person lying inside, although the face was covered, seeing from the figure, he knew it wasn’t the person he was looking for. Mo Linyuan was disappointed.

Min Liang was relieved.

Ye Mu was thin and small, so no one would find her hidden in the boards. In addition, he’d given her a sedative. She couldn’t move now, much less ask for help.

Ye Mu indeed couldn’t move. She clearly heard Mo Linyuan’s voice, knew that he was very near, but she couldn’t make a sound.

Not only was she drugged, but her hand and feet were also bound and her mouth was stuffed. Min Liang had taken great pains to bring her along.

“Your Excellency, if there is no problem, can we leave?” Min Liang asked in a low voice as if he didn’t dare to raise his head and didn’t know what Mo Linyuan looked like.

Mo Linyuan didn’t speak. He turned around and left. He had to urgently search the city, Ye Mu-er’s whereabouts must be found today!

Min Liang slightly relaxed, and then asked someone to cover the coffin and continued to exit the city. Under the boards, Ye Mu cried. Mo Linyuan, Mo Linyuan! I’m here!

As if hearing Ye Mu’s call, Mo Linyuan suddenly turned the horse around. That funeral procession had already advanced. At this moment, he suddenly turned back!

The first who was frightened was Min Liang. He maintained his composure as he stood beside the coffin. Seeing Mo Linyuan left and then came back again, he looked at him puzzled.

“Your Excellency, you—”

Mo Linyuan cut him off. “Open the coffin again.”

“This…” Min Liang revealed some anger and with a hesitant look, he said resentfully, “Your Excellency, didn’t you check it already? My father wants to be laid to rest—”

“This sovereign said, open the coffin!”

This time, he used the word “sovereign*”. Everyone around heard and immediately figured out his identity. They turned pale with fright, and then quickly knelt down!

*t/n: before this Mo Linyuan used the usual 我 (wǒ). This time, he uses 朕 (zhèn), a pronoun used by royalties

Min Liang was also startled in his heart, but he had no choice but opened the coffin.

It was still an old man’s corpse, but Mo Linyuan saw a few signs.

“Why does this sovereign feel like the base of your coffin is thicker than the norm?”

Min Liang braced himself. “This coffin was hollowed out from a tree, father chose it himself.”

Mo Linyuan didn’t mind it much. He jumped down from the horse as if he wanted to personally examine it.

Min Liang couldn’t stand it and stood before him!

“Your Majesty, you’re Mo Country’s monarch, but you can’t disturb my father again!”

Mo Linyuan didn’t bother talking with him and pushed him away.

Seeing Mo Linyuan unrepentant, Min Liang also couldn’t take chances. He immediately pounced on the coffin ahead of Mo Linyuan. He pressed a certain button and a slanting crack suddenly appeared on the side of the coffin. Ye Mu rolled out like this, and then was grabbed by him!

“Mu-er!”

Mo Linyuan was startled, immediately realizing the person in front of him. The culprit that maybe instigated the five countries to ally, eyes slightly red and glaring with wrath, Min Liang!

“Let go of her!”

He had not seen her for a period of time, and Mo Linyuan noticed Ye Mu had become skin and bones. How much had she suffered in Min Liang’s hands?

Good thing he didn’t miss her!

But right now, Ye Mu was held by Min Liang. Although with his martial arts he felt he should be able to strike before Min Liang could and save Ye Mu, he was worried Min Liang would move quicker. After all, according to the information, Min Liang was also a martial artist.

Min Liang didn’t expect his cover to fall through. He revealed a deranged expression. He didn’t care about the lives of the people that followed him and fell back while pulling Ye Mu.

“Don’t come near! Or I will kill her!”

Although Mo Linyuan was anxious, his smile was cold. “I offer you a piece of advice. You better let go of her, otherwise, you will not leave this place alive!”

Min Liang paid no care to the threat. “If I let go of her, then I’ll have no way to survive! Your country moves so fast and joined hands with Zhao Country so quickly. You caught me by surprise, but did you think I will concede like this? No! Even if I die, I will drag Ye Mu with me!”

“How dare you!!” Mo Linyuan forced himself to calm down. He said, “I’ll give you anything you want as long as you release her.”

Min Liang squinted his eyes. He said, “Give me a swift horse.”

Mo Linyuan hastily asked someone to pull one.

Min Liang added, “Have all of these soldiers retreat one li.”

Mo Linyuan also complied.

In this course of time, Ye Mu kept looking at Mo Linyuan. At this moment, her mouth was stuffed with an object. She could only communicate with him with her eyes.

She blinked at Mo Linyuan. She believed Mo Linyuan understood.

Whether Mo Linyuan understood or not, his expression didn’t show it. He only said, “Everyone, go to the right and withdraw one li!”

Min Liang was extremely smart. There were some hints in Mo Linyuan’s words, so he said on alert, “What did you mean by those words? Why do you want them to go to the right?”

By now, Mo Linyuan was only about ten meters away from Min Liang. Hearing this, Mo Linyuan suddenly smiled coldly. “Why? Of course to kill you!”

A short dagger flew toward Ye Mu. Min Liang subconsciously dodged to the right, but Ye Mu slightly inclined to the left.