Yun Xi was stunned. Meeting his mocking and cold black eyes, she clenched her fists tightly, and her pretty face flushed like a puffer fish.
Is it fun to play tricks on people!
"Come here."
Qi Rong waved his hand, with an undeniable toughness.
Yun Xi shook her head and instinctively took a step back.
She had her own backbone! Who knew if he would ask for something else after taking her eyes?
Qi Rong dropped his hand in boredom. Glancing at the sky about to dawn, he said casually,
"I've heard that the eldest miss of the prime minister's mansion is missing, and the prime minister himself has led people to search for her. Presumably, they'll find this place soon, right?"
"Tell me, will they find a corpse? Or... the defiled daughter of the prime minister?"
Seeing the blatant malice in the other's smile, Yun Xi stopped in her tracks, forcing herself to calm the body that was trembling with anger.
"You've got the wrong person."
Not counting the previous life, they hadn't seen each other for several years.
She didn't believe that he could remember an insignificant person!
Moreover, before achieving her goal, her stepmother would try every means to hold her father back to avoid any unexpected situations; and with her father's prudent way of handling things, to protect her reputation, he would never search for her in a high - profile manner, let alone make it known to everyone!
Although she knew that the other was intimidating her, she didn't doubt for a moment that this man was ruthless.
"Oh?"
Qi Rong raised his eyebrows. The contemptuous expression of "I don't believe you at all" made Yun Xi's heart sink.
"J - just a joke."
Yun Xi gritted her teeth and forced out a "amiable" smile.
It seemed that this petty man really held a grudge against her!
In the previous life, it was rumored that several people who had offended him had been made into human swine. Just thinking about it made her scalp tingle.
With this man's cruelty, he might not be satisfied even if he gouged out her eyes!
In that case, she had to save herself.
"Ah! A wild beast!"
Suddenly, Yun Xi raised her hand and shouted, pointing behind Qi Rong. Then she turned around and ran away at full speed.
She lifted her skirt and ran as hard as she could. But after just a few steps, she was grabbed by the back of her neck and was easily carried back like a chick...
"I misread."
Yun Xi forced a laugh, never admitting that she had tried to escape.
Who knew if angering him would lead to him killing her directly.
To stay alive, she had to play along. She'd have to put her dignity aside for the time being.
The night was fading. Yun Xi knew that her time was running out, but Qi Rong didn't seem to want to let her go at all.
Just as she was getting anxious, Qi Rong suddenly got closer. He clamped her slender waist with one hand and pulled her into his arms.
"Ah?"
Yun Xi struggled, but was firmly held in Qi Rong's arms.
Then his warm thin lips pressed against her ear, whispering like a devil,
"Kill him, and I'll help you."
Yun Xi was completely stunned!
Ask her to kill someone?
Even when it came to killing her stepmother, she might not be able to make a quick decision. Moreover, this person had no grudges against her!
He pried open her clenched fingers one by one and stuffed the hilt of the sword into her hand. His big, well - jointed palm tightly held her hand that was holding the sword.
The Jinyiwei who had been acupointed couldn't move or shout. He just stared at her with wide, blood - red eyes, full of pleading.
"No!"
Yun Xi shook her head and shrank back desperately, her voice filled with sobs.
However, Qi Rong's chest was like a wall, leaving her with nowhere to retreat!
"Remember, this is what the king is teaching you!"
Qi Rong smiled wickedly. Holding her hand tightly, in an instant, the sword fell! A blood - stained head rolled to her feet...
"Ugh!"
Yun Xi was in a daze. She threw away the sword and squatted beside, retching.
Qi Rong looked at her mockingly. Seeing her embarrassing state today, he guessed that she must have been schemed against.
Being lenient to the enemy was equivalent to seeking self - destruction!
Qi Rong bent down, rummaged through the Jinyiwei's body, then stuffed a letter into his clothes. After wiping the blood on the sword clean on the man's clothes, he walked away leisurely.
Yun Xi realized what was going on and quickly got up, leaning against a tree. She staggered after him.
"Are you just going to leave him lying here?"
Yun Xi glanced at the corpse. Her face turned pale, and she quickly averted her gaze.
This was the royal hunting ground. Wasn't he afraid of being exposed? If the body was found, it might inevitably lead back to him.
She didn't care about his life or death, but she had to think about herself.
His deep black eyes swept over her lightly. Yun Xi instinctively lowered her head, but the next moment, she fearlessly met his gaze.
She couldn't be a coward, or there would be endless troubles!
Looking at those trembling watery eyes, Qi Rong suddenly leaned forward. His long fingers lifted her pretty chin. His thin lips curled up slightly, showing a wicked smile,
"You killed him. What should the king worry about?"
"Guess, if the emperor knows about this, will he suspect that the prime minister is plotting a rebellion?"