Liu Jingshu suddenly opened her eyes and felt the pain in her waist. A trace of anger flashed across her face.

She cried her heart out when she thought about how she had encountered such an "accident" before she even reached the age of 15.

Women in this era are always the ones who suffer when encountering such things. What else can they do except cry?

Liu Jingshu covered her face and sobbed.

Ling Jinhan looked at her like this, and although he felt a little impatient, he still comforted her in a gentle voice.

He cleared his throat and said half-jokingly, "Oh, Miss Liu, I don't know who took the initiative yesterday?"

Liu Jingshu glared at him angrily, turned her head away and pretended not to hear.

"Okay, okay, it's all my fault."

Ling Jinhan helplessly raised his hands in surrender.

"I will go to the palace and ask my father to grant me marriage, and take you home as my little enemy. Is that ok?"

When Liu Jingshu heard this, she stopped crying.

She turned her head suddenly, tears still hanging on her face, stared at Ling Jinhan with wide eyes, and asked silently: "Are you telling the truth?"

Ling Jinhan looked at her funny and cute expression and couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Haha."

"Of course it's true. But you have to promise me that you won't cry anymore. When you cry like this it's so shocking!"

Liu Jingshu couldn't help but burst out laughing, and pouted her lips pretending to be angry, but she couldn't hide the smile in the corner of her eyes.

She seemed to see herself standing at the top wearing the imperial robes with a phoenix dancing in the sky.

When Liu Jingshu entered the palace, Ling Chenyu was ordered by Liu Jingshu to wait in Liu's house. Even after the palace was locked, she did not come back.

Ling Chenyu was about to go back home, but suddenly saw a black figure passing by. The right sleeve of the figure was empty, and it slowly drew an arc in the air with its steps.

A hint of vigilance flashed in his eyes, and he chased after him without hesitation.

"master!"

In an empty corner, Leng Ji knelt on one knee and saluted Ling Chenyu respectfully.

"The fate between you and me is over."

Although Leng Ji had expected this in his heart, he still couldn't help but feel a pain when he heard this.

But he knew very well that all this was caused by his betrayal.

Ling Chenyu only does what he thinks is right!

"I'm here to talk to you about one thing. Have you met Yaoyao while following Liu Jingshu?"

The reason why he just thought of this person now was, firstly, that Liu Jingshu had been keeping a close eye on him these days; secondly, this person was hiding there intentionally or unintentionally.

Leng Ji lowered his head, hesitating.

Ling Chenyu's eyes turned cold, his five fingers formed into claws, and he suddenly pinched Leng Ji's neck.

His movements were silent, yet full of threat.

Leng Ji struggled, his face turned red due to suffocation.

His heart was full of contradictions. On the one hand, there was the kindness and nurturing of his former master, and on the other hand, there was the innocence and dignity of his predecessor.

He couldn't make a choice.

As breathing became more and more difficult, Leng Ji's consciousness began to blur.

He answered subconsciously: "Madam...Madam pretended to be Yun Ji and returned to Yun Country with Gan Chenggong."

When Ling Chenyu heard this, the coldness in his eyes became even stronger.

He loosened his hand and let Leng Ji collapse to the ground, gasping for breath.

"Cloud Country?"

Ling Chenyu muttered to himself, a series of images and clues flashing through his mind.

Ling Chenyu took a deep breath and turned around.

Leng Ji breathed a sigh of relief, finally he didn't have to face the overwhelming momentum.

Unexpectedly, Ling Chenyu turned around indifferently and shot a sharp gaze at Leng Ji.

Leng Ji felt the strong gaze and his heart tightened.

He knew that the silence at this moment actually meant more than any words.

So, he did that too.

"That beggar, what's wrong with him?"

Ling Chenyu's voice was cold and firm, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, full of doubt and anger.

Leng Ji shuddered all over, what was supposed to come finally came.

"She came to see me, but I didn't want Miss Jingshu to misunderstand, so I sent her away. However, when we met again, she had already..."

Leng Ji lowered his head, not daring to look into Ling Chenyu's eyes, but a shocking chill suddenly emanated from his body, and then disappeared in an instant.

"She's just a peasant girl, why kill her?" Leng Ji asked.

Ling Chenyu sarcastically said, "Didn't you shoot that arrow?"

Every word was like a heavy hammer, hitting Leng Ji's heart hard.

Leng Ji's body stiffened. He raised his head and looked into Ling Chenyu's angry eyes. He knew that he could no longer hide it.

"Yes, I shot that arrow."

Leng Ji's voice was low and trembling, "But, I am following orders."

"Following orders?"

Ling Chenyu's mouth curled up into a sarcastic smile, "In addition to teaching you to betray, frame, and be brainless, did your superior also teach you to kill innocent people indiscriminately?"

Leng Ji stood there, like a punctured balloon, completely deflated.

He opened his mouth, but found that he had nothing to say. He could only silently endure Ling Chenyu's anger and reproach like a wooden man.

Ling Chenyu closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to calm himself down. He really didn't want to see this idiot again, but things had to come to an end.

"Tell me, what did that peasant girl do to Yaoyao?"

Ling Chenyu's voice was cold and suppressed, as if hiding a storm that was about to erupt.

"She, she stole buns and was caught by the mistress. The mistress was kind enough to rescue her, but she didn't expect to be recognized by her. Then, she knocked the mistress unconscious and sold her to the Jade Pavilion."

"Jade Pavilion?"

Ling Chenyu suddenly opened his eyes, with a flash of shock and anger in his eyes.

He was so angry that he was shaking all over, as if there was a fire burning in his chest.

Yaoyao, his Yaoyao, was actually in the infamous Jade Pavilion, the place they had been looking for repeatedly.

And he actually missed so many days!

He felt as if his heart was torn apart and it hurt so much that he couldn't breathe.

"you!"

Leng Ji was so frightened that his whole body trembled. He knew that he had made an unforgivable mistake.

Ling Chenyu felt like his lungs were about to explode with anger. This idiot was simply a waste!

But it's too late to say anything now.

It was Ling Chenyu who caused harm to his Yaoyao.

The one who rescued his Yaoyao from the devil's cave was not him, Ling Chenyu!

Ling Chenyu turned and left, leaving Leng Ji standing there in a daze.

His back looked so lonely and desolate in the afterglow of the setting sun, as if he had lost all support and reliance.

Leng Ji stood there silently, looking at Ling Chenyu's departing back, his heart filled with guilt and regret.

That night, Ling Chenyu entered the palace and knelt outside the imperial study.

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