Tang Youyou opened her eyes and found herself with a splitting headache. With great difficulty, she pressed her temples and took a moment to recover. When she opened her eyes again, she saw a strange environment all around.
She quickly sorted out what had happened before. At first, Ye Yue and she were standing opposite Rong Jiangyu. Rong Jiangyu invited them to go inside the house. After all, it was just the beginning of spring, and the night was still extremely cold.
Tang Youyou didn't refuse. But before they had taken two steps, Ye Yue sensed something was wrong. He grabbed her wrist and looked at Rong Jiangyu with extreme caution.
"This guy has killed more than one or two people. The smell of blood is so strong that it might be dozens of people. The corpses probably haven't been disposed of yet," Ye Yue said.
Ye Yue's words instantly sobered Tang Youyou up. She endured the nausea and instinctively covered her stomach.
Ye Yue, standing beside her, sensed her uneasiness and said expressionlessly, "Let's go back. We'll decline the invitation from the King of the Western Regions for now."
After saying this, Rong Jiangyu's state immediately changed. Ye Yue reacted extremely quickly. He drew out the knife from behind his waist to block an attack, and then forced Rong Jiangyu step by step into a corner.
Unexpectedly, this guy was insidious and cunning. He seemed to have used some kind of poison technique. Suddenly, Tang Youyou smelled a floral fragrance and immediately fell into a coma.
Tang Youyou stood up and tried to walk outside, but found that there was a chain around her ankle. The length of the chain was just enough for her to reach the door, but not to go out.
Moreover, this didn't seem to be a mansion or anything like that. It was more like the yurts she had seen on TV.
Tang Youyou shouted at the top of her voice, "Ye Yue! Ye Yue!"
But there was no response at all. In the empty space, the decorations were far from simple. They were all high - quality items. Even the fox fur on the bed was real.
Sitting on it, she felt a bit cruel. Such a large real - fur mattress must have cost the lives of many snow - white foxes.
But at this moment, she was physically and mentally exhausted and didn't care much. She sat on it and after a while, perhaps due to the mental tension, she began to feel drowsy.
Before she could close her eyes, she heard a noise outside the door. She quickly got up and stared straight at the door.
When the person came in, Tang Youyou saw clearly that it was indeed Rong Jiangyu. She really didn't know what kind of game he was playing.
"Rong Jiangyu, what are you doing?" Tang Youyou glared at him and kicked over all the chairs and stools beside her. The man didn't dodge at all. He just let those things come at him. Even if they hit his head, he just wiped it symbolically.
Tang Youyou was extremely angry. She should have known earlier that this guy was not a simple person. If she had been more careful, she might not have ended up in such a situation.
"Where are my guards? Return my guards to me." Tang Youyou was very worried about Ye Yue now. After all, no one knew what this guy might do.
The words Ye Yue had said before still echoed in her mind.
This guy had killed at least a dozen people in the backyard, and the corpses were still there, not yet cleaned up. She couldn't even imagine under what circumstances this guy would invite her to enjoy the moon and flowers. Just thinking about it made her shiver with fear.
Rong Jiangyu just smiled faintly and completely ignored what she said.
"Don't come near!" Seeing him approaching step by step, Tang Youyou, who had been relaxed before, now became more and more nervous.
Now that Ye Yue wasn't by her side, she couldn't even protect herself.
Seeing Tang Youyou acting aggressively, Rong Jiangyu grabbed her wrist and looked into her terrified eyes.
"Are you afraid of me?" he asked.
Tang Youyou really wanted to swing her arm and slap him in the face. She was not afraid of the man himself, but of his terrifying methods.
"I won't do anything to you. You don't need to be afraid of me," Rong Jiangyu whispered in her ear, but to Tang Youyou, it sounded more like a devil's whisper.
"Where on earth is this place?" Tang Youyou couldn't see outside and didn't know how much time had passed. She wondered if the people at home knew that she was now missing.
Seeing that Tang Youyou was very repulsed by him, Rong Jiangyu wasn't angry. Instead, he stared at her for a long time. For some unknown reason, he just let her go and turned to go out.
The moment he lifted the curtain, Tang Youyou took the opportunity to open her eyes wide and peeked outside. This didn't seem to be a town, and it wasn't a yurt either. It was more like a military tent during a war.
Could this be the Western Regions?
The Western Regions were at least a five - day journey from Dashuiwan. If this was really the Western Regions, then she was definitely in great danger.
Moreover, Ye Yue, who always appeared in time, had not shown any sign yet. Could it be that he had really been killed by Rong Jiangyu?
Tang Youyou was extremely anxious. No, no. Ye Yue was an able general of Rong Xun. How could he be so easily ambushed?
She didn't know how long she had waited, but there was no sign of Ye Yue.
The little hope left in her heart had faded away. She stared blankly at the entrance of the tent, as if she was a lamb resigned to its fate.
But at this moment, the movement in her belly reminded her all the time that she was not alone.
Only then did Tang Youyou realize that in such a dangerous situation, there was still this little guy who hadn't been born yet accompanying her.
Someone came in from outside. Hearing the sound, Tang Youyou immediately went into a state of alert.
She saw a little girl coming in with some food in her hand. The girl put the food not far from her.
"If the young lady wants to eat anything, just tell me. The King said that as long as it's what the young lady asks for, everything will be done according to your wishes," the girl said.
Tang Youyou glanced at her and then sneered, "Really? Then let me go. Hurry up and take this thing off my foot."
The girl seemed not to hear and ignored her. She added some charcoal to the stove and then left the tent.
Tang Youyou looked at the red - hot charcoal in front of her and an idea came to her mind, but she immediately dismissed it.
If she set the tent on fire, the question was whether she could escape. Moreover, the carbon dioxide concentration would be too high, and inhaling it would have a great impact on the fetus in her belly.
If she had been alone before, she would definitely have done so. But now that she was about to be a mother, all safety issues had to be considered for the sake of the child first.
Tang Youyou looked at the food for a long time. Finally, she couldn't resist the temptation of the delicious food.
It wasn't that she wanted to eat, but the little guy in her belly had been hungry for a long time.
After eating a plate of pastries, Tang Youyou felt a bit stuffed. She then lay down on the fox - fur mattress to rest.
"Do you want to eat anything else?" Just as she was about to fall asleep, she was woken up by this noise.