Gu Jiangyue didn't reply. Instead, she buried her head in Xie Jiuan's chest again, trying not to think about anything else.
Although there were many people in the mountain temple, the location wasn't very good. It was spring now, but the ground was quite cold. Due to the harsh treatment in the Gu Mansion, Gu Jiangyue's health had always been poor. After her rebirth, she had sought out many medicinal herbs to nourish herself, and only recently had she started to recover.
The aphrodisiac in the incense was extremely potent. The two people on the bed were still making continuous noises. The ground was cold. Although Gu Jiangyue was lying on her side, the part of her body in contact with the ground was starting to go numb.
Gu Jiangyue couldn't bear it any longer. She moved her leg, trying to relieve the numbness. But as soon as she lifted her leg, Xie Jiuan noticed.
"Cold?"
Xie Jiuan looked down at Gu Jiangyue in his arms. His thin lips parted slightly as he asked.
Gu Jiangyue nodded in Xie Jiuan's arms and let out a soft "um", not sure if Xie Jiuan had heard her.
Gu Jiangyue fell silent again. She listened to Xie Jiuan's movements. Just when she thought her voice had been too soft for Xie Jiuan to hear, she felt a warm aura enveloping her.
Xie Jiuan had activated his inner energy. The warm aura continuously emanated from his body. Gu Jiangyue, who had been held in his arms, felt her body gradually warming up. Even her leg that had been on the cold ground earlier was now warm.
Gu Jiangyue was actually a bit confused. Weren't the rumors saying that Xie Jiuan was just a good - looking playboy who was addicted to debauchery and knew nothing else?
But as Gu Jiangyue recalled Xie Jiuan's actions and reaction speed tonight, although she knew that rumors couldn't be trusted, she still had a glimmer of hope. Feeling the warmth from Xie Jiuan's body, she understood that only someone with profound inner energy could do this.
Just when Gu Jiangyue was sure that Xie Jiuan knew martial arts and was quite good at it, just that he had never shown it, she heard Xie Jiuan's familiar voice in her ear.
"It's time to go."
Before Gu Jiangyue could react, she felt Xie Jiuan's hand gently covering her eyes, blocking all her sight. It went dark in front of her eyes. Although she couldn't see the situation, she felt inexplicably at ease. As long as she was by Xie Jiuan's side, she would be safe.
Even though she couldn't see, Gu Jiangyue could still sense that Xie Jiuan had carried her out from under the bed. Gu Jiangyue had suffered from malnutrition, and although she had recovered a lot in recent days, she was still very light.
Xie Jiuan easily picked Gu Jiangyue up. Taking advantage of the night, he rushed out of the window. Gu Jiangyue was held steadily in his arms, and her eyes were covered tightly. Xie Jiuan didn't want the two people on the bed to sully Gu Jiangyue's eyes.
When Gu Jiangyue saw things in front of her again, she found that she was already standing in the yard. Xie Jiuan put her down. Gu Jiangyue opened her mouth to breathe in the air, feeling lucky to have survived the ordeal. Fortunately, Xie Jiuan had acted quickly and hadn't alerted the two people.
Her restless heart gradually calmed down. Gu Jiangyue slightly raised her eyes and accidentally met a pair of eyes, deep, indifferent, and mysterious.
The moonlight was as silver as ever, and the moon shadow was like a hook. The moonlight shone down on every brick and tile of the Green Mountain Temple. Everything was silent, only the cold moonlight above and the silent long road beneath.
It was Gu Jiangyue who first broke the silence. She turned her head, forcing herself not to look at Xie Jiuan.
"It's getting late. Your Highness Ninth Prince, go and rest early."
Gu Jiangyue seemed a bit aloof. Xie Jiuan was silent and didn't respond. After a long while, he spoke, his voice a bit hoarse.
"Can you not call me Ninth Prince in the future?"
Although his voice was soft, in this silent night, every word still reached Gu Jiangyue's ears. Gu Jiangyue was a bit surprised and looked up at Xie Jiuan, but Xie Jiuan changed his words.
"Forget it. Go and rest. Come to me if you need anything."
Gu Jiangyue didn't say anything else. Instead, she nodded and walked towards the room that originally belonged to her. Along the way, she didn't look back and didn't dare to. She was afraid of seeing Xie Jiuan's burning eyes again.
Xie Jiuan had completely lost his sleep. He watched Gu Jiangyue's departing back, annoyedly rubbing his head, but he could only leave.
This was the first time in his life of wandering in the brothels that he had encountered such a thing. Even though he had done nothing, those women still clung to him, but he had never found it as troublesome as this.
Xie Jiuan simply stopped thinking about these things and walked back to his room. His figure disappeared into the darkness.
When Gu Jiangyue woke up again, she was awakened by Chen Yanqin's shouting.
Gu Jiangyue quickly got dressed and got out of bed. She didn't want to miss any interesting things because she knew that the good show was about to start.
Gu Jiangyue had already guessed last night that if Gu Zhengwan wanted to ruin her reputation, just Qin Anjie wasn't enough.
If there was really only Qin Anjie, then after the incident, if Gu Jiangyue and he reached an agreement not to tell anyone, they could avoid future troubles.
Gu Jiangyue had really witnessed Gu Zhengwan's viciousness. Gu Zhengwan's improvement in using schemes was even better than in her previous life. So Gu Jiangyue guessed that Gu Zhengwan definitely wouldn't only use Qin Anjie.
Sure enough, when Gu Jiangyue rushed there, the room where Gu Zhengwan was staying was already surrounded by people.
At the front were Chen Yanqin and Gu Liuru. The two of them stood at the front, constantly slapping the door, trying to attract more attention. They wished they could attract everyone in the Green Mountain Temple. The joy hidden under their worried expressions couldn't be concealed.
"Jiangyue, Jiangyue, are you in there!"
Chen Yanqin slapped the door, constantly shouting Gu Jiangyue's name, making everyone present think that the person inside the room must be Gu Jiangyue.
Gu Jiangyue snorted. Seeing a few servants beside Chen Yanqin, Gu Jiangyue almost immediately guessed that this was Gu Zhengwan's doing.
Gu Zhengwan just wanted to find more people to witness Gu Jiangyue's affair with a man, so as to completely ruin her.
A smile played on Gu Jiangyue's lips. Gu Zhengwan's plan was good, but it seemed that all these would happen to herself instead.
Gu Jiangyue didn't look at them slapping the door and shouting anymore. Instead, in the extremely surprised looks of everyone, she walked step by step to Chen Yanqin's side.
At first, Chen Yanqin didn't notice. It wasn't until Gu Jiangyue smiled and spoke to her.
"Auntie Chen, this isn't Jiangyue's room. Jiangyue is right here."
Chen Yanqin immediately stopped what she was doing. She slowly turned her head to look at Gu Jiangyue, her eyes full of disbelief.
She turned to look at Gu Liuru, who also looked at a loss, and then at Gu Jiangyue, who was smiling at her. Chen Yanqin seemed to realize something.
If the person in the room wasn't Gu Jiangyue, then it must be Gu Zhengwan. And the sounds she had heard...