She turned to look at the approaching person.
Before she could speak, Jing Heng had already stepped in front of the newcomer.
He yanked the person away.
Upon closer inspection,
it was Ruan Xi.
"Why are you here again?" Yun Shu asked.
Ruan Xi struggled to break free from Jing Heng's grasp, his face a mixture of mystery and joy. "I have big news for you! The Night King is secretly investigating me! Do you know what he's investigating? He's actually checking when I got engaged to you! Yun Shu, have you finally realized my worth? You secretly spread the word that I'm engaged to you? Oh my, why didn't you tell me sooner? So I could prepare! It's too sudden!"
Though he spoke of suddenness, the smile in his peach blossom eyes was undeniable.
"What?" Jing Heng immediately looked at Yun Shu.
In the dark night, not only Jing Heng was surprised, but Yun Shu's bottomless dark eyes also showed a hint of astonishment.
"I'll go prepare the betrothal gifts! I guarantee you'll be the most lavish bride in the capital! No one in a hundred years will be able to compare to you!" Ruan Xi beamed, rolling up his sleeves to get ready.
Jing Heng grabbed Ruan Xi's arm. "Stop dreaming!"
Then he questioned Yun Shu with his eyes.
What was going on?
Yun Shu hadn't expected Zhan Tian Ye to get this information. It seemed the Night King's mansion had spies everywhere in the capital.
Why was he investigating her?
And why would he suspect she was engaged to Ruan Xi?
It seemed she had to go and see him first!
She then cast a cold glance at Ruan Xi. "You're overthinking it."
As soon as she finished speaking, she hurried out of the mansion.
"Yun Shu, don't be so heartless! Clarify things! What's going on? Do you really want to get engaged to me? There's no smoke without fire, you need to explain this to me!" Ruan Xi quickly chased after her.
Jing Heng immediately blocked Ruan Xi and warned in a low voice, "Didn't you hear what the master said? You're overthinking it."
Ruan Xi took out a fan and fanned himself elegantly. "What would a cold-blooded animal with no emotions like you understand?"
His words were filled with disdain for Jing Heng.
"I understand killing," Jing Heng said chillingly.
Ruan Xi's mouth twitched fiercely, his fan almost slipping from his hand. Looking somewhat disheveled, he immediately stopped spouting nonsense and shamefully fled.
...
After leaving the General's Mansion, Yun Shu headed straight for the Night King's Mansion.
She moved with her Qinggong.
The night concealed her graceful figure.
Even if someone could see her, they would only see fleeting afterimages.
Soon.
As she neared the Night King's Mansion, someone appeared out of thin air.
Blocking her path.
A cold, eerie light reflected off the mask.
Yun Shu glanced at the person's legs, then raised her eyes, her clear, cold gaze sweeping over the mask. "Night King, what exactly do you want?"
"I want you to break off the engagement," Zhan Tian Ye's voice, as cold as the night, came from behind the mask.
"Let me break off the engagement?" Yun Shu raised an eyebrow. What was wrong with this man?
Let alone the fact that she wasn't engaged, even if she were, what business of his would it be?
Did he have any right to interfere?
Zhan Tian Ye pulled off his mask, revealing a peerlessly handsome face that was even more captivating in the darkness. "Yes."
"What kind of joke is the Night King playing? Whether I'm engaged to someone, or truly breaking off an engagement, what does it have to do with you?" Yun Shu retorted coldly, crossing her arms, a teasing smile playing on her lips. "Could it be that the Night King has developed feelings for me?"
She said this with extreme sarcasm.
She remembered all too well how much he disliked her.
The next moment.
Almost caught off guard.
Yun Shu hadn't expected it at all!
He suddenly pushed her against the hard wall beside them.
Leaning in!
A powerful, domineering aura entered her lips and teeth!
His slightly warm lips bit down forcefully.
Intensely intimate!
Yun Shu, who had never been treated like this before, suddenly felt her mind go blank.
Her eyes widened as she stared at the unpredictable Zhan Tian Ye.
A face of extraordinary beauty loomed large.
She could almost see every pore clearly.
The air from his nostrils, passing through her skin, ignited her heart.
And Zhan Tian Ye grew even more unbridled.
Pressed tightly against her.
In the night.
Each breath carried a trace of uncontrollable heartbeat and excitement.
Her breathing grew thinner.
The atmosphere became increasingly uncontrollable.
A gust of evening wind swept in with rustling leaves.
Yun Shu suddenly came to her senses, her muddled, non-functioning brain clearing.
She bit his lip fiercely.
A taste of blood emerged.
It stained her lips.
And his lips as well.
She shoved him away and retreated a few steps.
She glared at Zhan Tian Ye.
Zhan Tian Ye was also stunned. He clearly hadn't expected himself to lose control so suddenly, especially after she asked if it had anything to do with him.
He rarely lost his composure like this!
The distinct feeling of his heartbeat then seemed to burn into his chest like a branding iron.
"Believe it or not, I can kill you?" Yun Shu raised her arm and fiercely wiped her lips with her sleeve.
She had been taken advantage of!
And by Zhan Tian Ye, who always disdained her!
How hateful!
How infuriating!
Zhan Tian Ye watched Yun Shu showing her disgust. He raised his hand to touch his lips, feeling as if his heart were melting from the warmth there. But then he saw her wiping her mouth!
Such disgust!
Then, when the man she was engaged to kissed her, would she...
The mere thought of that scene flashed through his mind, igniting an urge to crush that man.
"We've already been intimate, Yun Shu," Zhan Tian Ye said tightly, his lips pressed together, his voice laced with anger.
He had only kissed her, and she wanted to kill him!
Was she trying to remain chaste for that man from the Ruan family?
Yun Shu immediately gritted her teeth in anger. "You don't need to remind me."
In the original host's memories, that night was particularly unforgettable. She understood medicine and knew that for Zhan Tian Ye, that night wouldn't leave much of an impression or feeling. But the original host had loved Zhan Tian Ye to the point of obsession.
She wished she could engrave every memorable feeling deeply into her memory.
That memory was even more profound than her hatred for Yun Yue Yin.
Zhan Tian Ye walked step by step towards Yun Shu.
He used his height advantage to cast his shadow over her.
He looked down at her.
"Yun Shu, I will marry you with a grand procession. You will be my Princess Consort," Zhan Tian Ye said with a serious and earnest expression, wanting to make his resolve clear to her.
She was the first woman who had captured his heart.
Though perhaps not a love that would last a lifetime, he absolutely did not want her to marry anyone else.
Upon hearing this, Yun Shu was first taken aback, then let out a soft laugh.