Ming Ruyi just realized that he had fallen for a goading tactic. "You dared to scheme against me?" He tried hard to maintain his charming, coquettish and insolent image, but when Song Jinyu turned around and gave him a single look, his thought vanished in an instant.
"You can leave now. You, a playboy, must disdain to do such a chivalrous deed." Song Jinyu added fuel to the fire.
She gave a sly smile. "I think you're just scared!" There was a faint tinge of contempt in her tone.
Was she so sure he wouldn't leave?
Ming Ruyi stared blankly at the woman's radiant smile, feeling a bit uncomfortable. He had met many women - charming, cute, cold and elegant, innocent. Basically, every woman who saw him was crazy about him. Only she had always been indifferent. Moreover, there had never been any amorous look in her eyes.
Song Jinyu continued walking forward, looking around as she went. She was going to use herself as bait. The whole village was worshipping this so - called "immortal", so there must be its informants in this village.
Sure enough, not long after, a sneaky person peeked at her a few times and then rushed away in a hurry.
Ming Ruyi followed her and witnessed the whole scene. "You're using yourself as bait?" He had never seen such a brave woman before. She was actually using herself as bait. This was truly a bold and reckless idea.
"Not exactly. I'm just taking a stroll..."
Song Jinyu glanced at him. "I'm afraid you're the real bait!" She thought she was not as good - looking as Ming Ruyi.
This clearly implied that she regarded him as a woman.
Ming Ruyi's face immediately turned ashen. He reached out his hand and put it on Song Jinyu's neck. "Do you believe I'll strangle you?"
The threatened girl was not scared at all.
She smiled. "You can try." With one hand, she held three poisoned needles against Ming Ruyi's armpit. It seemed that if he made a move, he would die immediately.
After a long while, Ming Ruyi suddenly burst into laughter. "Interesting..."
Zhongli Mingye led his men to the bridge destroyed by the mountain flood and found Song Jinyu's carriage, which was empty. He was extremely anxious, hating himself for coming too late to save her from the mountain flood.
"Qingfeng, search within a radius of five hundred li centered on this place!"
He didn't dare to think whether Song Jinyu was dead or alive. He just hoped that God wouldn't be too cruel to him and that he must find her.
Qingfeng took the order and left.
Suddenly, someone came from the front. It was the shadow guard. "My lord, Lord Li, the imperial censor, is about to enter Liuzhou City."
"What is he doing here?" Zhongli Mingye frowned. Since he was not in Liuzhou City now, no matter what the reason was, he would surely leave himself open to criticism.
This imperial censor Li was a subordinate of the crown prince. The crown prince had probed him several times. Now he couldn't let all his efforts go to waste.
Xing Jian stepped forward. "My lord, please go back. I will surely find Miss Song."
Jinyu, Jinyu, Jinyu. What should I do with you? Damn imperial censor Li!
He yanked the reins hard, and the horse neighed. Zhongli Mingye turned around and went back. A fierce look flashed in his phoenix eyes. He only hated that he couldn't be in two places at once.
I beg you. Please don't get into trouble.
Seeing his cold - faced expression, Xing Jian advised him. "My lord, if you're questioned by the emperor, not only will you be unable to save Miss Song, but you'll also implicate her."
"Miss Song is a smart person."
"She must hope that you, my lord, can handle everything perfectly."
When the crown prince got the news in the capital that the spiritual root planting base on Tianmen Mountain had been destroyed by the rainstorm, he was overjoyed. This meant that the emperor wouldn't get the supply of spiritual pills, and his health would decline.
"Leak this matter to Father." He wanted to see if Tianmen Mountain still had a chance to survive.
He kneaded Shen Yingyun with his big hand, listening to the woman's soft whispers beneath him. The crown prince couldn't help but get excited. He loved this woman's gentleness and softness so much. In the gorgeous bed curtain, drunk under the beauty's body.
In the small mountain village, the village head had already led his men to the dilapidated yard of the old woman. "Granny Ruan..."
The old woman hugged A Lai, trembling with fear. Niaoniao was still busy in the kitchen, not nervous at all. Cheng Song was chopping wood in the woodshed.
When Song Jinyu and Ming Ruyi came in, the old woman looked at her in horror, signaling her with her eyes to leave quickly.
"What's going on?"
A sweet female voice sounded behind the village head. The village head and the others turned around and were immediately amazed. This girl's complexion was as crystal - clear as jade. When her beautiful eyes fluttered, she was radiant. With a blushing peach - like cheek and a smile, she had a natural ethereal air. The village head and the others were stunned. Ming Ruyi, seeing their rudeness, suddenly opened his folding fan with a "swish", attracting their attention.
They originally thought the girl was extremely beautiful, but they didn't expect the "girl" beside her to be even more charming. She had both the charm of a woman and the heroism of a man. The village head and the others couldn't help but swallow their saliva. She was really too beautiful!
Ming Ruyi's face turned ashen. He hated being regarded as a woman the most.
Seeing that they were all looking at Ming Ruyi, Song Jinyu tried hard to hold back her laughter and walked to the old woman's side. "Girl, go quickly!"
The old woman shouted anxiously.
Suddenly, A Lai rushed out. "Don't you dare touch my sister..." A Lai liked them very much. They had treated his grandma's illness and taught him how to hunt. They were all A Lai's benefactors. He put his hands on his hips and stared fiercely at the village head and the others.
"Get out of the way!" The village head picked up A Lai as if he were picking up a little chick.
Just as he was about to throw A Lai to the ground, Cheng Song leaped forward, caught A Lai with his hand and kicked the village head away!
"You must hand over the people! Otherwise, the immortal will punish you!" The village head spat out a large mouthful of blood. The others didn't dare to step forward. They just dared to shout.
Ming Ruyi stepped forward, grabbed the man's neck with one hand and squeezed hard. "Say that again?"
Everyone looked at each other and didn't dare to speak loudly anymore. The village head scrambled out, and the rest of the people scattered like birds and beasts, leaving only the body that Ming Ruyi had strangled on the ground.
"Couldn't you be a bit gentler?"
Song Jinyu was dissatisfied. She had planned to use them to lure out the "immortal". Who would have thought that Ming Ruyi would strangle the man in a fit of anger.
She didn't notice that Ming Ruyi's eyes were gradually turning sinister, and a killing intent flashed in his phoenix eyes. "They're asking for death!" Those disgusting looks were really unbearable.
Song Jinyu asked curiously. "Don't you know you're very beautiful?" She actually wanted to say that he was even more beautiful than a woman, which was really enviable.
"Even as a woman, I'm not as good - looking as a man. Tsk, tsk!"
Ming Ruyi became more and more angry. Song Jinyu raised her hand and playfully lifted his chin. "I'm feeling inferior..."
These words made him freeze!
His eyes widened. He just wanted to end her with a single swing of his fan, but looking at her innocent eyes, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
"Your eyes?"
Song Jinyu increasingly felt that his eyes were really like Zhongli Mingye's.
"Humph..."
Angry Ming Ruyi put away his fan, left Song Jinyu behind and walked into the house.