Seeing this, Su Mingyu knew that Gu Ruobai had already intended to kill. "Gu Ruobai! Calm down!"
Mei Qing curled her lips. "Just kill me if you want!"
Looking at the veins on Mei Qing's forehead, Su Mingyu pinched the space between her eyebrows. "She's still useful!"
Feeling Su Mingyu's fair hand on the back of his own, Gu Ruobai lowered his eyes. "You want to spare her?"
Hearing the anger in Gu Ruobai's tone, Su Mingyu quickly comforted him. "Yes, but only temporarily. I suspect the person behind Mei Qing is the spy beside you."
Looking at Su Mingyu's serious expression, a glint of coldness flashed across Gu Ruobai's deep eyes. "Just this once."
After saying that, Gu Ruobai released the hand that was gripping Mei Qing and stared at her coldly with a gloomy face.
Mei Qing seemed surprised that with just a few words from Su Mingyu, Gu Ruobai, who always had his own way, would spare her.
She was stunned at first, then threw her head back and laughed. However, there was only grief in her laughter. "Who could have thought that the once mighty war god would end up taking orders from a woman."
Without even glancing at her, Gu Ruobai walked to Su Mingyu's side. Staring at her, his black eyes were full of questions.
Su Mingyu raised her hands in surrender. "I'll confess! Don't look at me like that. I'm a bit scared."
Hearing what Su Mingyu said, Gu Ruobai's eyes grew darker. He grabbed Su Mingyu's hand and walked away while instructing Mu Yi. "If you let her go again this time, kill yourself."
Mu Yi stood there, lowering his head and not daring to meet Gu Ruobai's eyes.
Without looking at him, Gu Ruobai pulled Su Mingyu and with a leap of his toes, jumped to a far - off place.
Around them, insects chirped and birds sang. The green leaves rustled in the gentle breeze. Su Mingyu smelled the grass and looked up at Gu Ruobai nervously.
Gu Ruobai stared at Su Mingyu with lowered eyes. At this moment, Su Mingyu was wearing a simple and elegant light blue dress. Her bright eyes were clear and shining like stars, as if the spiritual charm was overflowing. Every frown and smile revealed her natural and beautiful look, making people marvel at her elegance.
She was the one he had been looking for for a long time, the one he had worried about.
Gu Ruobai's eyes darkened. He reached out and pulled Su Mingyu into his arms.
Feeling the sweet fragrance in his arms, Gu Ruobai took a deep breath. "I finally found you."
Su Mingyu thought Gu Ruobai would scold her angrily, but unexpectedly, he showed such a vulnerable side. She was stunned at first, then pursed her lips, reached out and hugged Gu Ruobai back, and said in a low voice, "Sorry, I shouldn't have made you worry so much."
Hearing Su Mingyu's slightly hoarse voice, Gu Ruobai tightened his arms around her. "It's my fault that I didn't find you in time."
Su Mingyu rubbed against Gu Ruobai's chest. "It's my fault for believing others easily."
"What's this Qingming poison that Mei Qing mentioned?" Gu Ruobai was obviously not deceived by Su Mingyu's intentional show of weakness.
He pushed Su Mingyu away, then looked down at her face and asked seriously, "Do you know about Qingming? It's a poison that even our organization can't detoxify. It's more like a drug that controls people's minds. Once someone takes it, they can't do without it. It's a drug we use on those who are very important, whom we can't lose but also can't let go."
Su Mingyu nodded. "I know."
Seeing her so calm, Gu Ruobai got a bit angry. "You knew but still took her poison! Have you suffered from the poison these days?"
Su Mingyu shook her head. "I think Mei Qing intended to make me experience the pain of being without the antidote at a crucial moment and completely break me down."
"You knew everything! But you still took the drug. I don't believe that with your ability, you couldn't avoid it." There was a hint of displeasure in Gu Ruobai's eyes as he looked at Su Mingyu.
Su Mingyu bit her lower lip and looked a bit guilty. "I..."
After stuttering for a long time, Su Mingyu couldn't come up with a defense. Finally, she simply took Gu Ruobai's hand, raised her eyebrows and said seriously, "If you believe me, you should know that I wouldn't do such a dangerous thing for no reason. This Qingming might be a very powerful poison in your eyes, but in mine, it's not even a threat."
Hearing what Su Mingyu said, Gu Ruobai's face looked a bit better, but it was still very gloomy. "Do you know how painful it is when the Qingming poison flares up?"
Su Mingyu shook her head. "I don't know, but it should be no more painful than the training I've been through before."
"Training you've been through before?" Gu Ruobai frowned and looked at Su Mingyu. "What exactly... have you been through?"
Su Mingyu blinked her eyes. Oh no, she had slipped up. "Um... are you sure you want to talk about this now?"
"Then we'll talk about it when we get back." Gu Ruobai said and was about to pick Su Mingyu up horizontally.
Su Mingyu quickly stopped him. "Hey! Don't! Listen to me. I have a plan."
"No way." Gu Ruobai refused almost without thinking.
Su Mingyu touched her nose. "I haven't even said it yet, and you're already rejecting me?"
"Since you want to spare Mei Qing, what else is there to say? You just want to take this opportunity to get close to the person behind Mei Qing. You want to find out who the spy beside me is."
Unexpectedly, Gu Ruobai had guessed her thoughts so accurately. Su Mingyu awkwardly touched her nose. "Well... think about it. I've been captured for so long. If you don't let me go at this last moment, wouldn't all the time I've been imprisoned and all the commotion you've made be in vain?"
"I want to give it a try." Su Mingyu looked at Gu Ruobai seriously.
Gu Ruobai just stared at her coldly. "I won't allow it!"
Su Mingyu pouted. "This is an opportunity. Don't you want to find the spy beside you?"
"I do, but I can't let you take risks." Gu Ruobai still refused to back down.
Su Mingyu bit her lower lip. "What if I insist on going?"
"Then I'll go with you." Gu Ruobai looked deeply into Su Mingyu's eyes. "I won't leave you."
Su Mingyu rubbed her forehead. "Everyone knows your face. How can you go with me?"
"A human - skin mask." Gu Ruobai's answer left Su Mingyu speechless.
Su Mingyu touched her nose. "As a prince, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to use a human - skin mask?"
"It doesn't matter. As long as I'm with you." Gu Ruobai looked at Su Mingyu seriously.
Seeing Gu Ruobai like this, Su Mingyu sighed. "Well... okay, but you have to promise me that you won't interfere with my decisions."