He Qingchen watched helplessly, his eyes red as bloodshot.

Even if he was hit by a knife or an axe, he would not feel any pain. But at this moment, he wished he could dig out He Chengjue's heart to see how dark that heart was.

There was unconcealable pain, grief and hatred in his eyes.

The bloody moisture trickled out of his eyes, and the world suddenly lost its color. In a daze, he could still vaguely hear He Chengjue's gnashing of teeth, his wanton and arrogant laughter, and his cursing.

The voice was ethereal and vague, and it echoed in his ears again and again.

Finally, he fell into the darkness of the room.

When he opened his eyes again, the mutilated bodies of He Qingchen, Ye Feng and several of his old subordinates were thrown here like garbage.

Strange to say.

Since he and they were thrown here together, why is only his soul here?

Where are Ye Feng and the others?

Where did it go?

Before he could think deeply, a relieved voice came: "Miss, everything has been taken care of. I have given them a lot of good food. They can sleep for at least an hour."

He Qingchen looked over in the direction of the voice, with some surprise in his eyes.

It’s the maid named Youbai.

However, why does her tone sound like she is saying hello or asking if you have eaten today?

That's a wolf!

Is it that easy to deal with a few hungry wolves?

The woman just said "hmm" softly.

"Miss, stop looking. Maybe the prince is not here." Youbai pursed her lips and pulled her.

The woman's movements froze as she was being pulled.

He Qingchen suddenly realized that this woman was looking for his body?

However, his face and body had been destroyed long ago, and now they were torn into a bloody mess by the hungry wolves. How could he be recognized?

Besides...how would they know that he was left here?

"Youbai, you know, he is right here."

"But..." Youbai opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but when he saw the woman's expression, he said nothing.

He just pouted and squatted down to help unhappily.

The woman stopped her and said, "I can do it myself. You don't know which one is him."

"How do you know that, Miss?"

"Of course I know……"

The woman paused for a moment, her voice was calm but with a hint of certainty. After a while, her voice was tinged with sadness and strong guilt: "Found it."

He Qingchen and Youbai looked over.

It was indeed his body.

But how did she know it was him?

He watched the woman carry him out of the pile of dead bodies and put him on a flat stone. After cleaning him up, she said to the maid, "Youbai, give me the water bag."

The maid did have a water bag hanging around her waist.

Hearing this, she obediently took off the water bag, opened it, and handed it to the woman. She snorted with dissatisfaction in her eyes, stood further away, and turned her head to count the little ants climbing up the tree branches.

He Qingchen looked at her strangely, then looked at the woman again.

She had already wiped the blood off his face with a wet towel, then dipped the towel in water again, and her hand just stopped at the button of his tattered, blood-stained shirt. He Qingchen realized what she was going to do.

He subconsciously glanced in Youbai's direction, and when he was sure that Youbai was not looking in this direction, he felt relieved.

The next moment, he reacted.

He shouted in shame and anger: "You, you are a woman, how can you be so shameless! How can you take off my clothes! Don't do it... Don't, there are outsiders here. Do you have no dignity for me? You, you you you..."

There was a 'swish' sound, and He Qingchen looked over in surprise.

The woman quickly tore off his tattered clothes, then wiped the blood off his body without looking away and with an expressionless face, and then changed him into a set of navy blue clothes.

That was his favorite style and color of clothes.

How could she know?

Or is this... a coincidence?

He Qingchen was stunned, and the doubt in his eyes deepened.

He followed the woman.

I watched her carry his body deep into the forest, dig a hole herself and bury him.

She didn't let the maid interfere during the whole process. After she finished all these, she found a piece of wood, sat beside his small grave, took a knife, and carved something on it.

"Youbai, go over there and dig a bigger pit and bury those people. They should all be He Qingchen's old subordinates. They were master and servant, so let them keep each other company from now on."

Her voice was disembodied as she pointed to another open space not far away.

Youbai looked in the direction of the voice, pursed his lips, but did not move. He just looked at her hesitantly, with a hint of anxiety and uneasiness in his eyes.

He Qingchen's doubts deepened.

As he looked at the master and servant, he felt more and more as if he had seen them somewhere before, but he just couldn't remember where.

It seems like he has never been close to any woman?

Who is this woman?

When he saw the words engraved on the block of wood, he finally got the answer.

On the wood, there were the words "Tomb of the late husband He Qingchen" engraved clearly, and on the side where the name of the person who erected the tombstone should have been written, it was written "Wife, Shen Guidi" in large letters.

So, the person in front of him is the princess he married three years ago?

The concubine named Shen Guidi who was married off as a substitute?

but……

Why does she seem different from three years ago?

The temperament seems different too?

Or, did he remember it wrong?

"Miss, it's almost time, let's go! People should be here soon." The urgency on Youbai's face became more and more obvious. From time to time, she looked back towards the direction where the forest came from, as if she was worried about something.

Shen Guidi didn't respond to her, but his eyes fell on the small tombstone.

Youbai followed her line of sight, full of resentment: "Miss, let's go, stop looking at her, what's so good about this person."

"Youbai, don't say that about him."

He Qingchen listened and felt a little uncomfortable.

You Bai gnashed his teeth in hatred and said dissatisfiedly, "What can't be said? If it weren't for you saving him twice, he would have turned into a pile of bones long ago. How could he let those people bully you and laugh at you every day?"

He Qingchen suddenly raised his eyes and looked at them in surprise.

What do you mean?

What does it mean to save him twice?

"He is one of the emperor's most noble princes. He should have married a noble lady from a noble family, but he married a country girl like me who came from a merchant family. It's normal for him to be angry. What's more..."

Besides, her purpose of marrying him was not so pure.

"But……"

"Youbai, stop talking. Go quickly. Once you've dealt with them, we'll leave. From now on, we'll be even with him."

Shen Guidi's eyes were calm and no emotion could be seen.

You Bai didn't respond, and said indignantly, "How can we make peace? Everyone knows that the dog emperor is looking for you everywhere. Now the dog emperor has thrown him here and spread the news, just to catch us on purpose."

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