Xie Zhaoan felt a chill in his chest. It was Shen Xining who had placed the dagger between them.
"Xie Zhaoan, you should know that if you really dare to do something to me today, I don't mind using your blood to sacrifice this dagger."
"laugh."
Xie Zhaoan laughed out loud. He leaned leisurely against the wall behind him, looking at Shen Xining with scrutiny in his eyes.
"If I really want to do something today, Miss Shen, what can you do to me?"
The corners of Shen Xining's eyes twitched unconsciously, but Xie Zhaoan covered his chest and said in a muffled voice: "Miss Shen, weren't you going to bandage me just now? How come now that I'm awake, you're silent?"
Shen Xining pursed her lips, but didn't say anything else. She was extremely tired now. She had experienced too many things today and she was not able to recover yet. She took out the medicine she carried with her, bandaged him, and then fell into a deep sleep without any defenses.
Xie Zhaoan placed his hand on the place she had just bandaged, half lying on the ground, not knowing whether he was asleep or not.
That night, the sound of a woman's steady breathing could be heard in the cave. She must have been fast asleep. The only sound in the air was the occasional chirping of birds not far away. The silence smelled of crime.
Xie Zhaoan stood up from the cave and walked quietly outside.
A man in black was kneeling on the ground.
"Mr. Yue, this matter is due to my incompetence. I caused Mr. Yue to suffer this disaster. Please punish me, Mr. Yue."
Xie Zhaoan held the sword at the man's neck and spoke in a neutral voice.
"Even if you die, will this matter be resolved? Have you found out who those people are?"
Anyone who dares to do this in broad daylight, and at a horse riding and archery competition, must be another fool.
"It's the second young lady of the Shen family. But those people thought that the two of you had fallen off the cliff and left Kyoto today. I have sent people to investigate, and it will take some time."
"No need to check."
The man was stunned, but Xie Zhaoan had no intention of explaining. Since he knew that it was Shen Xiyao who did it, that was enough. He did not need evidence to do things, but only results. However, for the time being, he could not touch Shen Xiyao. Besides, Xie Zhaoan was too disdainful to touch such a fool. Sooner or later, she would kill herself.
"It's time to put those things to use. I'll go back tomorrow and see the results at the Horseback Archery Competition."
The man nodded.
"Yes! Mr. Yue, this is your medicine."
Xie Zhaoan swallowed the medicine and squinted his eyes into the cave. Shen Xining, since you have seen the different destinies between people under these mountains and rivers, you still choose to close your eyes and ears. I don't mind, letting you have a taste of what it means to be isolated and helpless.
The guard was a little worried.
"Mr. Yue, this matter..."
Xie Zhaoan glanced over and swung the sword in his hand, cutting off a strand of the guard's hair. The guard was so scared that he knelt down quickly. Xie Zhaoan looked at him with disdain and said in a cold voice.
"I never allow anyone to interfere with my actions. Go and accept the punishment. I will go back with the main group tomorrow. I want to see the result."
"yes!"
Xie Zhaoan returned to the cave again. Shen Xining was sleeping soundly and had not noticed anything that had just happened. Xie Zhaoan lay down, and after an unknown amount of time, he also fell asleep.
At this time, on the other side, at the royal riding and archery field, the emperor and a group of people were very anxious. The guards who were sent out came back to report one after another, but no one brought back good news. The emperor was furious and coughed up blood. The eunuchs and a group of people were so scared that they knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your health is important. Please don't get angry!"
"They are all a bunch of rubbish. How could Shen Xining, a living person, be lost in this archery field? The people we sent out have been searching for an entire afternoon, but they still haven't found him. They are all rubbish! Go out and search again! If you can't find him, bring your heads to me!"
After the emperor finished speaking, he waved his hand and went to his bedroom to rest.
The queen's face looked extremely ugly. Shen Xiyao and her maid retreated to her rest room, and she paced back and forth anxiously.
"Are you sure those people have left? Where is Shen Xining? Is he dead now? "
The maid nodded, very confidently.
"Those people said it very clearly when they came to report that they saw the two of them falling off the cliff together. The cliff is extremely steep. Even if Shen Xining has all 72 strategies, I'm afraid he won't be able to escape from the Five Finger Mountain. Please rest assured, Second Miss!"
Shen Xiyao's anxious heart finally relaxed completely. She clenched the handkerchief in her hand and let out a long sigh.
"Good! This is the best! Now, if we look at the entire royal family, there is no family more suitable for marrying into the royal family than the Shen family. Once Shen Xining dies, this marriage will have to fall on my head. Good! Good! It's really great! It feels good! Shen Xining, Shen Xining, you have relied on being the eldest daughter of the Shen family since you were a child to suppress me in everything. Now, things are unpredictable, and it's finally reversed! It feels good!"
The maid knelt on the ground.
"Congratulations Miss, Congratulations Miss!"
Shen Xiyao asked the maid to go out. She was now waiting for the news of Shen Xining's death to be announced by the royal family in a few days. Then she would marry into the royal family in a grand manner. From then on, she would be the queen who was second only to the emperor and above everyone else!
Shen Xiyao was almost laughing out loud in her dreams.
It was daybreak, and the smell of sunlight and air filled the entire cave. Shen Xining squinted her eyes and woke up slightly. Behind her was the warm chest of a man. She was stunned for a moment and was about to get up. Xie Zhaoan was woken by her and chuckled.
"Ms. Shen really does go to great lengths. I didn't realize before that Miss Shen is so interested in Xie's body that she would not let go of Xie's body even in her dreams."
Shen Xining gritted her teeth and really wanted to tear his mouth apart. As it turned out, she did so. However, when she just touched Xie Zhaoan, the corner of the man's mouth twitched slightly, and it was obvious that she had pulled his wound.
Shen Xining frowned and tore open the clothes on his chest. There was blood and flesh inside, with a faint smell of decay.
"Those people yesterday came after you? Fourth Prince, you are just a powerless prince, why are you always being hunted down?"
Xie Zhaoan raised his eyebrows. The reason they were chasing him yesterday was not because of him, but because of Shen Xiyao. However, he did not intend to explain this matter. Shen Xining seemed easy to get along with, but in fact he was very thoughtful. The reason why he was willing to deal with him now was just because Xie Zhaoan carried some mysteries that had not been solved.