"Well, since this is your own choice, Your Highness, I don't need to say much."
Dongfang Yuan looked up at Helan Yanting with a somewhat complicated expression. "I used to think you were a steady and reliable person with deep thoughts. To be honest, I never thought highly of you. I always believed that no matter what, you couldn't surpass my capabilities..."
At this point, Dongfang Yuan paused for a moment, then continued, "Now it seems that my previous thoughts were really stupid. Brother Yanting, you're no ordinary person. I'm afraid you've been ambitious and set up this game long ago."
Helan Yanting looked indifferent. "You don't need to worry about the matters between me and the princess."
At the mention of Feng Yunshu, Dongfang Yuan's expression froze slightly.
Before Dongfang Yuan could say anything else, Helan Yanting turned around and walked out of the tent. When he reached the entrance, he left a faint sentence, "Your Highness the Third Prince, take good care of yourself."
...
When Feng Yunshu saw Helan Yanting coming in, she quickly asked him, "My lord, will you go back to the Dan Kingdom with me? I must wipe out those demons and ghosts and clear your name!"
"I—" Helan Yanting's expression paused slightly. He looked up at Feng Yunshu, who was looking serious, and said, "My lady, I will naturally send people to handle the matters in the Dan Kingdom. As for clearing my name, it doesn't really matter to me. Please don't let it trouble you anymore."
"So, my lord, you mean you won't go to the Dan Kingdom?"
Helan Yanting nodded. "Now the court of the Yuan Kingdom is full of intrigues. Moreover, the Empress Ying and the Crown Prince are currently searching for me and my mother in the whole country. This matter is extremely urgent. I must go back to the palace and have a look."
"But..."
Feng Yunshu frowned, looking a bit solemn.
"How about this? We'll go our separate ways. You go back to the Yuan Kingdom to handle your affairs, and I'll take Xiaoling and Ziyuan back to the Dan Kingdom first to deal with those people. What do you think?"
"No. How can I rest assured that you go back alone?" Helan Yanting directly rejected Feng Yunshu's proposal.
"I'm not an ordinary weak woman. I have spiritual power, and so does Xiaoling. Moreover, there's my third senior brother in the Dan Kingdom to take care of us. Even if there are really any problems, I won't be left alone. You don't need to worry, my lord."
Helan Yanting frowned. Obviously, he still didn't want her to go back to the Dan Kingdom alone.
Actually, besides the reasons he just told Feng Yunshu, there was a more important reason for Helan Yanting to choose to go to the Yuan Kingdom instead of the Dan Kingdom at this moment.
The gu worm in his body hadn't been removed yet. It hadn't caused any trouble these days because he had been suppressing it with a trace of the Demon Lord's aura in his body. But this was not a long - term solution.
The trace of the Demon Lord's aura was already weak. If something happened to this body it was attached to...
Helan Yanting didn't dare to take this risk, and he mustn't. He might disappear forever in this otherworld. If that were the case, he would miss her again.
However, Helan Yanting would never let her know about these things. Not only could his real identity not be exposed, but he also didn't want her to worry about these things for him.
Feng Yunshu noticed Helan Yanting's hesitation but didn't think much about it. She just thought he was still worried about her safety when traveling alone. Although Feng Yunshu also hoped to stay with him all the time, it was obviously impossible under the current situation.
"My lord, I'm really okay. Please rest assured..."
Under Feng Yunshu's insistence, Helan Yanting finally nodded. He also knew that with Feng Yunshu's character, it was extremely difficult to change what she really wanted to do. Even if he said no, she would probably go secretly. So it was better to agree to her.
"However, I'll arrange some people to protect you secretly, and there are also our informants in the Dan Kingdom."
After saying that, Helan Yanting took out a jade token from his sleeve and handed it to Feng Yunshu. "Keep this token. Once you encounter any trouble and can't handle it, you can always take this token to find all the people I've placed in the Dan Kingdom. Seeing this token is like seeing me. They will surely follow your orders."
Feng Yunshu took the token from his hand and looked at it carefully. The jade of the token was warm to the touch, naturally emitting a gentle warmth. It was high - quality Hetian jade. The token wasn't very big. There was a character "Ling" engraved in the center, and two intertwined python patterns were carved above and below.
"My lord, who are all your informants in the Dan Kingdom?"
Feng Yunshu looked at the jade pendant in her hand and asked Helan Yanting with a puzzled look. Helan Yanting smiled and said, "The Yixiang Arts Studio. Do you have any impression of it?"
"The Yixiang Arts Studio?" Feng Yunshu was stunned for a moment, and then quickly recalled. "Do you mean the most popular arts studio on the long street in the imperial city?"
Helan Yanting nodded. "Yes, that's right."
"Could it be that this arts studio is one of your informants?"
Helan Yanting nodded and reached out to lift Feng Yunshu's chin that was about to drop in surprise.
Feng Yunshu came to her senses and patted his arm. "My lord, you're amazing. You're a man. How did you come up with the idea of setting up such an informant? Could it be that you're taking advantage of the plan to collect beautiful women for yourself?"
Helan Yanting gave her a disdainful look. "Do you think I'm such a person, my lady?"
"It's hard to say. As the saying goes, you can know a person's face but not his heart... Who knows if there are some dirty thoughts hidden under your ice - cold face..."
"Ice - cold face? Dirty thoughts?" Helan Yanting raised his eyebrows and gave Feng Yunshu a meaningful look. "It seems that my lady has a great misunderstanding of me. Do I need to prove my true feelings with my actions?"
After saying that, before Feng Yunshu could react, Helan Yanting stepped forward and pressed Feng Yunshu against the opposite wall. His two long arms trapped her. Feng Yunshu tried to struggle. "What are you doing, my lord? Let me go..."
"What am I doing? What do you think I'm doing, my lady?" As Helan Yanting's voice fell, his warm lips had already touched her delicate and soft earlobe. His deep voice was like an electric current that made Feng Yunshu shiver.
Then, Helan Yanting opened his mouth and gently bit her earlobe—
"Um..." Feng Yunshu let out a cute low cry, and her whole body trembled slightly. "Are you a dog, my lord..."
"Hehe, I'm yours."
"Eww... Aren't you being too cheesy? Saying such things in broad daylight..."
...
Good times are always short. Every day with Helan Yanting, Feng Yunshu felt that time passed quickly. When it really came to the time of separation, she found that she had really underestimated her dependence on and reluctance to part with him.
The determination to go back to the Dan Kingdom that was originally firm seemed to collapse the moment Helan Yanting stroked her head. "My lord, I..."
Feng Yunshu's eyes were red. She stared at him with big eyes, with strong reluctance and attachment in her eyes. "Or maybe I should..."
"If my lady can't bear to part with me, then don't go back to the Dan Kingdom. Come with me."
Helan Yanting's eyes were like a sky full of stars, making people sink in. Feng Yunshu realized that this man must be using the beauty trap on her.
Finally, she regained some rationality.
"My lord, you should go quickly. Don't secretly miss me. If you really miss me too much, I don't mind if you come to find me."