"Um..."
Seeing the man leave just like that, the other man panicked instantly. His eyes were filled with despair, but he was so weak that he couldn't make much sound.
Zhan Feng stared at the man resentfully. Seeing Qi Rong turn around and enter the mansion, he quickly asked,
"My lord, what should we do with this man?"
If his lord gave the order to kill the man at this moment, he would execute it without hesitation.
Seeing Zhan Feng's look of hating evil like an enemy, Qi Rong curled his lips and sneered,
"Give him some water every two hours. Just make sure he doesn't die."
"My lord still wants to keep him alive? Such a man doesn't deserve to live!"
Zhan Feng frowned, not knowing why his lord still wanted to keep such a threat. If it were him, he would surely eliminate the root cause and get rid of future troubles once and for all!
Qi Rong raised his eyebrows. He could tell that Zhan Feng had made his choice after hearing his words. In a good mood, he explained,
"His life is worthless, but he is still useful. Just do as I say and don't ask too many questions."
What he needed were obedient pawns, not people who acted on their own initiative.
"Yes!"
After Qi Rong stepped into the prince's mansion, he quickened his pace. He even thought walking was too slow, so he just tapped his toes and flew towards his courtyard.
However, when he eagerly pushed open the door of his bedroom, it was cold and empty. There was no sign of Yun Xi at all.
Qi Rong's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his face was as cold as ice.
"She actually escaped?"
Right under his nose! So all her tenderness before was just to deceive him?!
While he was off guard, she secretly escaped from his side!
The furious emotion made Qi Rong hard to control himself. He slammed the door and immediately walked out.
He thought that with Yun Xi's walking speed, even if she could climb over the wall and escape, she couldn't have gone far.
If he caught her again, he would never listen to her explanation and would let her know what the consequence of deceiving him would be!
Qi Rong was filled with thunderous anger, as if he could burn everything to the ground. At this moment, Yun Xi was completely unaware that a great disaster was about to befall her.
She was sitting on a chair in a pavilion, tightly wrapping the fox fur around herself and curling up into a ball.
She regretted that she really shouldn't have boasted so confidently, thinking that she could find her way back to Qi Rong's bedroom.
It was only when she got lost in the prince's mansion that she suddenly remembered that she had been so focused on getting rid of going to the dungeon that she had completely forgotten to look at the way.
The Prince Xian's Mansion was so big, with winding paths. And it was night. Almost everyone had gone to the mansion gate, so it was even difficult for her to find someone to ask for directions.
Yun Xi curled up sadly, looking at the high wall of the prince's mansion. Suddenly, an idea flashed through her mind.
Why should she just wait here obediently? Isn't this a great opportunity for her to escape!
Thinking of this, Yun Xi immediately perked up. She looked around and found a wooden flower stand. With great effort, she pushed it to the wall. Then, with the help of a big tree beside it, she finally climbed onto the wall with great difficulty.
Just as she happily looked outside the wall, her face suddenly turned pale and she was stunned.
Was God deliberately playing tricks on her?! The wall that she had surveyed for a long time and finally decided to climb up with great effort was actually not the one connecting to the outside of the mansion!
It was just an ordinary wall in the Prince Xian's Mansion!
Looking at the huge Prince Xian's Mansion, Yun Xi wanted to cry but had no tears. However, when she wanted to climb down again, she found that the flower stand had fallen down somehow.
Looking at the height below her feet, she only felt dizzy and cold sweat was pouring down.
In order not to break her neck or legs, Yun Xi quickly lowered her body and tightly clung to the wall with all four limbs, hanging on the wall like a gecko.
She was eagerly looking forward to someone finding her soon.
However, she waited and waited. As time slowly passed, she felt her hands and feet go numb and her eyelids become heavier and heavier, but she still didn't see anyone.
Just when she was full of despair, she suddenly heard a heavy footsteps. Qi Rong, full of anger, appeared in front of her like this.
Yun Xi's eyes lit up. She almost cried with joy,
"I'm here!"
She clung tightly to the wall and didn't dare to move. She could only try her best to shout for help, but because she had been frozen for too long, her voice was hoarse and very small.
Qi Rong had searched all the way outside the mansion. He even went to the prime minister's mansion, but he didn't see Yun Xi. His face was extremely gloomy.
Just as he was about to order a thorough search, he suddenly heard Yun Xi's voice. He thought he had misheard at first.
He followed the sound and unexpectedly saw a big fluffy thing on the wall. After careful identification, it was actually Yun Xi!
"Why did you come so late? I've almost frozen to death lying here!"
"Not long after I separated from you, I got lost. I thought I could find a high place to have a look at the terrain of the prince's mansion and figure out the direction. Who would have thought that after I finally climbed up, I couldn't get down."
Yun Xi looked so pitiful. Her small nose was frozen red, and there were tears glistening in her eyes as she stared at Qi Rong.
She keenly noticed Qi Rong's menacing appearance, so she naturally didn't dare to admit that she had tried to escape.
Looking at Yun Xi's pitiful look and listening to her complaining and coquettish tone unconsciously, Qi Rong was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to react for a while.
Seeing Qi Rong standing there silently without getting angry, just staring at her, Yun Xi couldn't help but feel nervous.
She thought that Qi Rong must have guessed that she had tried to escape and was determined to punish her. Was he going to leave her hanging on the wall all night?
Thinking of the man hanging on the tree outside the mansion, Yun Xi wailed. She definitely didn't want that!
"Quickly save me down. Why are you looking so angry? Who offended you? Is it the Prince Huai or Lin Hai?"
The more guilty she felt, the more she had to calm down and show her strength.
To avoid revealing any flaws, Yun Xi constantly hypnotized herself in her heart: She didn't try to escape. She just wanted to enjoy the scenery of the prince's mansion! She would never admit that she had tried to escape!
"You."
What Prince Huai and what Lin Hai? The only one who could affect his emotions was her.
Yun Xi still had a glimmer of hope at first. But when she heard Qi Rong's two words, she gasped in horror and tears immediately fell down.
God was going to kill her!
Seeing Yun Xi crying, Qi Rong was suddenly startled. He immediately flew onto the wall and instantly concealed all his sharpness and coldness.
"I'll take you back to the mansion."
With that, he picked up Yun Xi and held her cold body tightly in his broad arms.
"Are you really that kind?"
Yun Xi sniffed and suspected that she was about to die.
Looking at her suspicious and terrified look, Qi Rong was amused by anger for a moment.
"Am I really that bad in your impression?"
Yun Xi bit her lips, looking embarrassed. She was struggling hard between honesty and lies.
"If you dare to nod, I'll throw you here right now and let you stay here."
Qi Rong's face turned darker, and he threatened.
"No, no. You're very kind! You're the kindest person in the world!"
Yun Xi almost bit her tongue because she spoke too fast. After saying this, she couldn't help but feel nervous and sweaty.
Why did she feel so ashamed of her extremely flattering appearance?
Qi Rong was in a great mood. He immediately called for a carriage. Without disturbing the prime minister's mansion, he got off the carriage early, quietly climbed over the wall and sent Yun Xi back to her bedroom.