The surname Ji was uncommon, and he seemed to have heard of the Ji clan before.
A sect in the martial world?
Ji Rong sensed the hostility emanating from Zhan Tianye opposite him.
He was certain of Zhan Tianye's intentions towards Yun Shu, but Zhan Tianye's fate would cause Yun Shu to lose her life! Furthermore, Yun Shu's three children would also lose their lives because of Zhan Tianye's fate! xxs1
Ji Rong's usually placid expression turned grave.
Zhan Tianye looked back at Yun Shu, his emotions surging like an uncontainable flood.
Just as he was about to leap up.
His gaze suddenly fell upon his own legs.
A wild glint erupted in his dark eyes.
Yun Shu, meeting his gaze, faltered.
He…
Yun Shu turned to Ji Rong, "I'll see you tomorrow. You should go back now."
Ji Rong's eyes tightened. He wanted to say something, but then he recalled the complex entanglement between Yun Shu and the Night King, a bond too deep to be explained in a few words. Moreover, to truly ascertain if he could break it, he needed to confirm the Night King's birthdate and time.
Given the Night King's current misunderstanding and hostility towards him, today was definitely not the time to ask for such information.
"Alright."
Ji Rong nodded.
Yun Shu jumped down from the carriage, and Jing Heng followed suit.
Then, the carriage moved away from them.
Silence descended once more.
Qiu Lu pushed Zhan Tianye out of the carriage and into a wheelchair.
Following that, Qiu Lu gave Jing Heng a meaningful look, signaling him to leave and give the Prince and Miss Yun Er an opportunity to talk.
To his surprise!
Jing Heng stood like a wooden post, unmoving, as if he hadn't seen the signal. He had no intention of leaving, much to Qiu Lu's exasperation. He rolled his eyes in utter helplessness.
Forced, he had to speak up, "Jing Heng, let's leave for a while and let the Prince and Miss Yun Er talk alone."
Surely, with such clear instructions, Jing Heng would leave now?
However, Jing Heng remained motionless.
His eyes seemed to see no one else, fixed solely on Yun Shu.
After Yun Shu nodded, Jing Heng vanished without a sound, leaping away and disappearing without a trace.
Qiu Lu's jaw nearly dropped. He had intended to strike up a conversation with Jing Heng, to chat and perhaps learn something about Miss Yun Er, to help the Prince quickly marry Miss Yun Er.
He even wanted to understand more about the man named Ji Rong who had been there earlier.
But Jing Heng offered no opportunity!
He disappeared without a trace!
Qiu Lu could only retreat dejectedly.
The surroundings truly fell silent.
Zhan Tianye looked at Yun Shu, his eyes deep, like a boundless ocean churned by storms, an unknown emotion surfacing, pressing upon her.
Their eyes met, and Yun Shu was startled. He was…
Even with her usual lack of perception, she sensed something unusual.
Her heart gave an inexplicable tug.
However.
The next moment.
Yun Shu, caught off guard, was ensnared by a long sleeve around her waist and pulled sharply towards Zhan Tianye.
As she tried to break free, she was shocked by his profound internal strength and the firm grip of his palm on her waist.
The slight warmth of his palm made her back stiffen.
No one had ever been this close to her, except, of course, for Xiao Jing and the others.
For a moment, her mind went blank.
He pulled her onto his lap.
Just as she was about to push him away, he caught her hand and said in an extremely low voice, whispering near her ear, "Yun Shu, break off the engagement."
His voice was suppressed, as if he were desperately controlling some emotion.
Yun Shu snapped back to reality and frowned slightly, "Break off the engagement?"
Break off which engagement?
She suddenly recalled what she had told Yi Zi Xing earlier about being engaged, and his previous misunderstanding.
Had he been misunderstanding because she had never explained?
The evening breeze ruffled the woman's hair.
A few strands of hair tangled with Zhan Tianye's.
Seeing them, Zhan Tianye's heart skipped a beat uncontrollably. Those few intertwined strands of hair seemed to bind him and her together tightly.
A feeling he had never experienced before unexpectedly pierced his heart.
Yun Shu, seeing this, was about to separate their hair.
Zhan Tianye caught her outstretched hand.
He said, "I'll do it."
Yun Shu's heart skipped a beat. He released her hand and began to untangle their intertwined hair.
Time seemed to slow down. The hair that had been entangled should have been easy to separate, but for some reason, it seemed to be tightly wound, forming a knot.
Yun Shu felt a hint of annoyance upon discovering this, "How did it get tangled?"
Had she not consulted the almanac before leaving home today? Their hair, simply blown by the wind, had become so entangled that no matter how they tried, they couldn't separate them.
Zhan Tianye raised his eyes to look at her.
He took in her annoyed expression and found her clearly emotive demeanor to be utterly charming.
His pupils deepened, and he said softly, "You try."
Yun Shu said nothing and reached out to untangle the hair.
The knotted hair was indeed difficult to undo, especially in the dim light, making it easy to create another knot when trying to undo one.
At such close proximity, her shallow breaths landed on his skin. Zhan Tianye's heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably, his eyes growing deeper.
Yun Shu sensed his gaze and only then realized how close they were.
She could even hear his heartbeat.
Realizing belatedly that they were too close,
Yun Shu, disregarding whether the hair was untangled, suddenly retreated.
Zhan Tianye reacted swiftly and grabbed Yun Shu.
"Don't move."
Warm breath landed near Yun Shu's ear.
The next moment, he untangled their hair.
As he tucked her hair behind her ear, the smoothness of her strands made his fingertips linger, reluctant to let go.
Fortunately, reason prevailed, and he released her hair.
As Zhan Tianye tucked her hair behind her ear, she was momentarily dazed, and then she broke free, leaping back several steps.
From a few steps away, she said, "If you have something to say, just say it directly."
His recent actions were easily misunderstood.
Fortunately, she was not the original host, and her mind had not been lost in a daze. However, it was precisely because she was in the original host's body that her mind had nearly lost control for a moment. A fantastical thought had arisen!
That thought was dangerous and self-centered, believing Zhan Tianye had fallen in love with her!
She believed that Zhan Tianye didn't want to see her entangled with anyone else simply because of Xiao Jing and the others, and not out of romantic affection.
After a few thoughts, Yun Shu's expression had completely returned to normal.
The ripple from moments ago had vanished.
Zhan Tianye gazed at Yun Shu, thinking that today he had lost his composure. In that moment, he had even wanted to kill anyone who could take her away.