"Uncle Qi Rong, please stop!"
Seeing Qi Rong about to leave, Qi Yu hurriedly rolled off his horse, untied the rope on his foot, and chased after Qi Rong.
Qi Rong kept walking without the slightest intention of acknowledging the other. However, Qi Yu pursued relentlessly and anxiously asked:
"Why did Uncle Qi Rong appear here? Have you found Yun Xi? Is she okay?!"
Qi Yu's three consecutive questions, two of which were full of concern for Yun Xi, made Qi Rong can't help but feel angry:
"Matters about her are not your concern."
Qi Rong didn't stop walking, but his tone was extremely cold and stern. However, Qi Yu didn't back down because of this and continued to ask:
"Has Uncle Qi Rong been to that farmstead? Is Yun Xi with you now?"
In order to save Yun Xi's life, he deliberately led those people away and tried every means to deal with them. He had been on the run for a whole day.
But even so, he was still worried about Yun Xi. When he left, Yun Xi was injured, and he didn't know if anyone would help her. Just thinking about it made him extremely worried.
If Uncle Qi Rong hadn't seen Yun Xi, then he must rush back now and take her by his side!
Qi Yu's concern for Yun Xi made Qi Rong feel as if his own things were being spied on repeatedly, which made him extremely unhappy.
Qi Rong stopped, raised his eyebrows arrogantly, and looked at Qi Yu:
"Since you can't even protect yourself, don't have any other delusions! You were lucky to pick up your life. Just go back to the capital obediently and don't follow this king!"
Want to inquire about Yun Xi's news from him? Dream on!
Qi Rong's words made Qi Yu, who was always gentle and modest, look gloomy. It deeply hurt his self - esteem as a man.
He might be mediocre in ability, but he believed that his heart to protect Yun Xi was no less than anyone else's!
Could it be that just because he wasn't powerful enough, he had to give up the woman he loved to someone else?
He couldn't do it!
"Uncle Qi Rong, I..."
Qi Yu was about to express his determination again, but before he could say a word, he suddenly heard a voice that always tugged at his heart.
"Qi Rong, don't be so mean! His Highness the Crown Prince has done a great job!"
Yun Xi had been hiding in the bushes, observing everything silently. Seeing that Qi Rong had subdued the enemy almost effortlessly, the heart that had been in her throat finally settled down.
Looking at the tragic situation at the foot of the mountain, Yun Xi couldn't help but sigh. She had a new understanding of Qi Rong's strength.
She knew that Qi Rong was extremely powerful, but she didn't expect him to be so unfathomable. It seemed that there was no difficult task in his hands!
Seeing Qi Yu being rescued, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. But she also knew Qi Rong's jealous nature. She originally planned to come out, but after hearing Qi Rong's sarcasm towards Qi Yu, she was extremely frightened.
She was afraid that Qi Rong would anger the Crown Prince and expose his desertion!
Seeing Yun Xi coming, Qi Yu's eyes lit up and he immediately stepped forward quickly:
"Yun Xi, can you walk on your own now?"
Before he left, Yun Xi's injury hadn't received timely treatment, and her body was very weak. But in just one day, he saw that she was in good spirits, so he was overjoyed.
Seeing Qi Yu's outstretched hand, Yun Xi subconsciously dodged his touch. She glanced at Qi Rong with a gloomy face and carefully walked to his side. Then she said to Qi Yu with a smile:
"Yes. I'm really grateful to Qi Rong. Thanks to his meticulous care, I've recovered so quickly."
Strangely enough, she had originally injured her ribs and was in excruciating pain at that time. She didn't have any strength at all. But after taking the medicine Qi Rong had fed her, she felt much stronger, and the pain was also more bearable.
As long as she didn't move the injured part, walking was no problem.
However, Yun Xi didn't know that the pill Qi Rong had given her was a Life - Protecting Pill specially formulated for him by a genius doctor with more than a hundred kinds of rare medicinal materials. One pill was worth a thousand gold.
And Qi Rong had been feeding it to Yun Xi twice a day as if it were an ordinary pill. Naturally, the effect was excellent!
Seeing Yun Xi dodge his touch but stand beside Uncle Qi Rong on her own initiative. Moreover, she called Uncle Qi Rong by his given name directly but always addressed him as "Your Highness the Crown Prince". Qi Yu felt rather uncomfortable.
Looking at Uncle Qi Rong who was always glaring at him coldly, Qi Yu said to Yun Xi:
"Yun Xi, may I talk to you alone for a while?"
His gentle request was just to find some space for the two of them. However, upon hearing this, Qi Rong stepped in front of Qi Yu and said coldly:
"She's busy. Now that you've seen her, you can get out of here!"
He wasn't dead yet, but these two were flirting right in front of him. Did they take him for air?
"Qi Rong!"
Qi Yu didn't say much, but Yun Xi gasped in shock at Qi Rong's words.
Did he think his neck was very hard? How dare he tell the current Crown Prince to get out! Didn't he think that he was now in the Crown Prince's hands? Couldn't he just restrain his arrogant attitude a little?
Afraid that Qi Yu would be angry, Yun Xi quickly nodded and said:
"Coincidentally, I also have something to say to Your Highness the Crown Prince. How about we go over there and talk."
After saying that, she pointed to a stream not far away and was about to go there, but was suddenly grabbed around the waist by Qi Rong. His face was full of displeasure:
"Who said you could leave?"
Yun Xi wanted to cry but had no tears. She was extremely helpless.
"Dude, what on earth do you want?"
Didn't he know that she was doing this for his own good?
"Just talk here. You're not allowed to go anywhere!"
Qi Rong was overbearing and unyielding. In the end, Yun Xi compromised. She met Qi Yu's eyes apologetically:
"How about we just talk here."
Looking at the arm around Yun Xi's waist, Qi Yu's expression was tense and his eyes were complicated. In the end, he gave in to his self - cultivation and nodded:
"Okay."
Because he didn't want Yun Xi to be in a difficult situation.
Seeing that Qi Yu seemed to be waiting for her to speak, Yun Xi helplessly pinched Qi Rong's arm, trying to make him let go of her. But the other remained unmoved, so she had to say:
"I'd like to ask Your Highness the Crown Prince for a favor. I hope you can agree."
Yun Xi pondered for a moment and said to Qi Yu seriously.
"I hope Your Highness the Crown Prince can keep quiet about Qi Rong's desertion from Lingchuan and not let others know."
It was self - evident who this "others" referred to.
Unexpectedly, Yun Xi's first words were to plead for him. Qi Rong, whose face had been gloomy before, immediately beamed with joy and curled his lips:
"You don't have to plead with him. He can say whatever he wants. It won't affect me at all."
Even if the emperor found out, he had plenty of excuses to fob it off. He didn't need her to plead for him at all.
Moreover, that person was Qi Yu!
Listening to their conversation, Qi Yu gave a bitter smile and then promised Yun Xi:
"Don't worry. I'm not an ungrateful person. On the contrary, I should thank Uncle Qi Rong for saving me."
So, he would never tell anyone about this.
What made him sad was that Yun Xi had specifically pleaded with him because of this matter.
Did she think he was such an unreliable person in her heart?