Yan Xijun thought so too. Now Chu Yixuan's men are looking for him everywhere. If a fight breaks out here, it will attract the attention of the authorities. The consequences would be unbearable. She pulled Chu Chengming's hand and said: "Ming, this place is not suitable for us to stay for long. Let's leave quickly."

  "Alright." Chu Cheng Ming turned his head towards Qing and said: "I'll leave this here with you guys. I'm going first."

  "Please rest assured and leave, we will definitely intercept him." Lan also said. Although she didn't like it when Master was with Yan Xijun, for his safety, she still wisely advised him to leave first.

  "Want to leave? It's not that easy." Mei Lü Xian struck with her sword.

  Lan and Qing rushed to intercept him. At the moment they clashed, Chu Chengming hugged Yan Xijun and took advantage of the night's darkness to flee hastily towards the front.

  The two of them slowly walked out of the alley. There were more pedestrians on the road. Afraid of drawing attention, they decided to walk.

  Walking on the main street, Chu Cheng Ming held Yan Xi Jun's hand and said: "I really didn't expect to meet you in the capital city. I'm so lucky tonight."

  "Yes. The reason I went to the Underworld Palace tonight was to see if I could meet you. Heaven has opened its eyes and we finally met."

  "Hmm. Tonight is New Year's Eve. You probably haven't had dinner yet either. Let's go to a restaurant and celebrate the night we met." Chu Chengming suggested.

  "It's better if we don't go. Both of our identities are sensitive now. There are many people in the wine house and it's easy to be recognized, which would be disastrous."

  "Don't worry, with our current attire, no one will recognize us. Tonight's capital city will be very lively. After dinner, I'll take you out to have some fun." Chu Chengming pulled her hat down a bit, making her appearance even more concealed.

  She was moved by his words. Yan Xijun had no choice but to agree. With him by her side, she felt at ease.

  In a medium-sized wine house, Chu Chengming ordered a large table of exquisite signature dishes and also asked for a jar of top-grade Niang'er Hong. He poured a cup for Yan Xijun as well and handed it to her.

  Yan Xijun looked at the wine cup in front of her with difficulty, and said somewhat anxiously: "Ming, I really can't drink. What if I get drunk?"

  "Don't worry, this bottle of 'girl' red wine is not strong. You can have a cup and won't get drunk." Chu Chengming was rarely excited. How could he celebrate without drinking?

  It's hard to refuse his kindness. Seeing him insist, Yan Xi held up her wine cup and looked at him saying: "Let's just have this one cup then."

  After finishing speaking, he drained the cup in one gulp. Only after drinking did he feel that the wine was bitter and astringent, and also had a choking sensation. His eyebrows furrowed deeply without realizing it.

  Look at her suffering so much. Chu Chengming felt a little heartache. He poured her a cup of hot tea and handed it to her to rinse her mouth, smiling lightly: "Your drinking capacity is really not good."

  "I've never been much of a drinker. This wine doesn't suit me." Yan Xijun took the tea water he handed over, rinsed his mouth and drank another sip before putting it down.

  "It's really good. Come on, have some more dishes." Chu Chengming warmly invited. After serving her many dishes, he finally poured himself a cup of fine wine.

  "Uh-huh. You should eat more too, I think you've lost weight." Yan Xijun said with concern, and also picked up many delicious dishes for him to put on his plate.

  Chu Cheng Ming smiled in a rather unorthodox way: "For her sake, one can become worn out and haggard. I suppose it's referring to someone like me."

  When she heard that he had become like this, Yan Xijun felt both heartache and joy. She was thrilled to hear the news, but could only pretend to be angry, saying: "How improper......"

  "Hehe, it's because of you that I've become so playful." Chu Chengming gazed at her gently, his lips curling up into a smile as he chuckled, and it was clear to see that he was in an extremely good mood.

  "Smooth talker." Yan Xijun finally came to this conclusion, but she said it with a smile.

  Chu Cheng Ming suddenly became serious and asked in a puzzled tone: "Jun Er, how did you escape from the big fire in Gan Quan Palace back then?"

  Yan Xijun put down his chopsticks, sighed and said: "Perhaps it was fate, I shouldn't have died. It was Xue Lian who saved me that time. She pushed me away, I rushed out of the 'door' in a hurry, and somehow triggered the mechanism of Ganquan Palace. In the end, I fell into the secret passage underground and narrowly escaped."

  "Oh, a secret passage." Chu Cheng repeated, then anxiously asked: "You're saying that Gan Quan Palace has a secret passage?"

  "Yes, we've been looking for the palace secret passage map all along." Yan Xijun lowered his voice and said: "The palace secret passage really exists. That time I accidentally stumbled upon it and rushed into the passage. And that time was lucky too. In the passage, I found a map of the passage. Because of that map, I managed to get out. And from there, I escaped the palace."

  "No wonder you were able to escape without anyone knowing. It turns out it was because of the secret passage." Chu Cheng Ming sighed, "I really didn't expect that our ancestors would put the map in the secret passage. When my father was alive, we searched for a long time in the palace but couldn't find the map, so we didn't discover the secret passage either."

  "Yes. The map was hidden too secretly. No one would have thought it was in the secret passage. It seems that Taizu didn't want to use the secret passage again at that time."

  "Perhaps our ancestors thought so." Chu Cheng Ming was concerned about the map and asked, "Jun Er, where is that map now? Is it with you?"

  "No." Yan Xijun shook his head. "Because this map is very important, I didn't bring it with me. I buried it in a place."

  "When are you going to take me to dig up the map? This map is very important to anyone, and it must not fall into someone else's hands." Chu Cheng Ming said excitedly: "As long as we have the map, it will be a great potential threat to the imperial palace."

  "Are you still not giving up on revenge? Do you still want to be his enemy?"

  "So what do you think I should do." Chu Cheng Ming said straightforwardly. He countered with a question: "Do you think I should give up?"

  "Give up." Yan Xijun sighed and dissuaded: "You can't defeat him. Even if we have the map, you don't have any soldiers in your hands. How can you defeat those generals who support him? My father died miserably at his hands. I also didn't have the chance or ability to avenge him. It's like hitting a stone with an egg. Why seek self-destruction?"

  "Now that I've escaped from the palace, why don't we take this opportunity to leave the capital? Let's go find a place to live an ordinary life. How about it?"

  After hearing her emotional advice, Chu Cheng Ming thought deeply for a long time before finally agreeing. "Alright, I promise not to take revenge. But you have to wait for me for three days. After I've settled the matters in the capital, I'll leave with you."

  He can choose not to avenge himself, but it's still necessary to give his subordinates who are determined to follow him to the death an 'account'. He also needs to deal with their subsequent work before he can leave.

  "Uh-huh. I'll wait for you. Three days later, you accompany me to offer incense to my father's memorial tablet. Then after retrieving that map, we'll leave the capital and go to a place where no one can find us."

  "Alright, I'll listen to you." Chu Cheng Meng reached out and grasped her hand, his eyes shining with unspoken excitement and joy. Finally, he could be with her.

  "We have an agreement then," Yan Xijun said solemnly. "No matter who it is, no one is allowed to go back on their word."

  "Absolutely not." Chu Cheng Ming replied with a firm gaze.