Forced to die for his loyalty, he was reborn in the arms of the cold and cruel regent!

Shen Feimo nodded and turned around to instruct Shen Mengyao.

"Just stay here and don't go anywhere. Let's go back after I come out."

Shen Mengyao agreed with a smile.

After Shen Feimo left, she stood alone by the lake and admired the beautiful scenery. Since she was out for a spring outing, she didn't want to think about those troubles. She closed her eyes and felt the breeze blowing from the lake. In her two lives, this was the first time she felt that life was so comfortable, beautiful and peaceful!

She stretched her body and saw that Shen Feimo had not come back yet. When she was about to go back to look for him, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a person floating on the lake. He seemed to be struggling with his arms, but there was no sound!

She was startled and wanted to call for help, but there was no one around her, so she could only think of a way out on her own.

There were no boats by the lake. Shen Mengyao was so anxious that she was sweating profusely. She watched the figure's struggle becoming less and less intense, and she became even more anxious.

Suddenly, her eyes fell on a big tree not far away, with a long vine hanging on the tree.

Shen Mengyao suddenly had an idea and decided to use vines as ropes to try to rescue the man.

She quickly ran over, tightly grasped one end of the vine, and then carefully threw it towards the man in the lake. The vine rolled in the water for a few times and finally reached the man on the lake: "Hurry up and grab it."

As if the man had heard his reminder, he reacted a little. He fluttered a few times and immediately grabbed the vine tightly. Shen Mengyao held the vine steadily and pulled hard, trying to pull the man to the lake.

However, the resistance of the lake water was much greater than she had imagined. Although she tried her best, the man was still some distance away from the lake.

She gritted her teeth and continued to push. Her clothes were soaked with sweat. She fell backwards and sat on the ground. With one last push, the man climbed up the shore weakly. He seemed to have no strength left and was panting the whole time.

After he calmed down a bit, he clasped his fists and said breathlessly: "Thank you for saving my life, young lady."

Only then did Shen Mengyao look up and glance at him.

It turned out to be a young man. He was wearing a dark blue satin robe and an elegant crown on his head. He had an unparalleled handsome appearance, picturesque eyebrows, a straight nose, slightly upturned eyes, and there was a hint of nobility in his every move, but his body looked very weak.

"Are you okay?" Shen Mengyao asked with concern.

The man shook his head and forced a bitter smile: "I'm fine, thanks to the girl for saving me, otherwise I would be in great danger."

"What are you doing here alone? How did you fall into the lake?" she asked curiously.

The man's eyes became complicated when he heard this. He was silent for a moment before he slowly spoke: "You were hunting in the forest and accidentally fell into the lake. It's too dangerous for the girl to stand here alone. Why don't you wait for my followers to come and I will take the girl back to the capital?"

As he spoke, he coughed violently.

Shen Mengyao immediately waved her hand to refuse, with a worried look on her face: "You seem to have caught a cold, you need to change your wet clothes quickly, otherwise you will catch a cold, which will be bad."

"Thank you for your concern, young lady." He didn't say a few words and started coughing again, as if it was an old illness.

When she was about to ask a few more questions, Shen Feimo walked away quickly and looked at the man warily.

"Who are you?"

The man smiled neither humbly nor arrogantly: "I'm just a passerby. Since the girl has someone to see her off, I won't bother you." After saying that, he started coughing again, as if he wanted to cough out his entire lung.

Shen Mengyao was a little worried about his health: "Your followers haven't arrived yet, and we don't know if they will come. Cuiming Mountain is quite far away. Why don't we send you back to the capital first, and then you can go to find a doctor and ask for medicine."

The man's eyes moved around Shen Mengyao's quiet and beautiful face.

"convenient?"

"Of course!" Shen Mengyao nodded heavily.

She gave the carriage to the man and rode in one with Shen Feimo.

Shen Feimo said unhappily, "You told me to be careful, but you brought this man of unknown origin back with you. I see that he has an extraordinary bearing, and the jade pendant he wears is not an ordinary item. It's obvious at a glance that he is not an ordinary person."

Shen Mengyao curled her lips and said, "Brother, does saving someone depend on their identity? When we get back to the capital, he will leave on his own. What's the big deal?"

Shen Feimo shook his head helplessly and said nothing.

After a long journey, it was already dusk when Shen Feimo returned to the capital. He originally wanted to find out where his family lived so that he could ask the coachman to take him back.

The man got off the carriage, coughed a few times, covered his handkerchief, shook his head and smiled gently: "No, it's too much trouble for you all! I can go back by myself."

As he said this, he got off the carriage with difficulty, clasped his fists and said thank you. Just as he was about to leave, he turned back as if he had thought of something, with a smile in his clear eyes.

"What is this girl's name and where does she live?"

"Why are you asking this?" Shen Feimo frowned.

"Of course it will be convenient for me to come and thank you later. I will never forget your life-saving grace." The man covered his chest and coughed a few times.

"That's not necessary. It's just a small favor, not worth mentioning." Shen Mengyao declined tactfully.

The man seemed to have seen through their concerns and did not insist any further. After a pale smile, he turned around and left. His frail figure disappeared into the street.

Shen Feimo frowned and followed the man with his eyes until he disappeared around the corner.

After returning to the mansion, Shen Mengyao laid down on the bed to ponder after a day of exhaustion. She thought of the man's eyes, which were clear and calm, but seemed to hide something in the depths of his eyes that was hard to see or guess. She turned over and stopped thinking about it.

The next day, while she was still asleep, Shen Feimo's voice outside became noisy.

"Are you still sleeping? The sun is almost up in the sky."

Shen Mengyao got up reluctantly and glanced at the sky outside: "You got up so late yesterday, and you come to bother me so early today?"

"I have to get up at this time in the military camp, so I naturally can't sleep." Shen Feimo laughed: "Get up quickly, I'll take you to West Street to stroll around and buy some things."

"What's there to buy? I don't need anything."

Shen Mengyao supported her chin and thought for a moment before answering, "You are about to leave the capital and head for the border. I should buy you some things to take back for Daddy. Although Daddy is in good health, he is not young anymore, so he needs to take some supplements to nourish his body. I also have some rewards from the palace in my house, give them all to Daddy."

"I'm afraid my father won't remember it in the military camp!" Shen Feimo said worriedly.

"Aren't you by his side? Just tell him that it's a token of my love." Shen Mengyao tilted her head and chuckled, "He will definitely eat it."

"Then let's go!" Shen Feimo couldn't sit still for a moment.