Feng Yinwan’s basic stamina from running the 800 meters in junior high was all put to use in this escape.
She ran with all her might, not daring to stop for even a moment. When she returned to the inn, candlelight was already lit in Feng Wuxi’s room.
Hearing the commotion, the door opposite hers immediately opened. Feng Wuxi’s gaze, laced with coldness, swept over her, and he frowned.
“Where did you go? What happened to make you look like this?”
Her sleeves were clutched tightly, her collar, originally neat, was now askew. She had been running in a hurry, and the hair at her temples was already soaked with sweat, yet her face was alarmingly pale, as if she had seen a ghost.
Seeing him, Feng Yinwan’s heart finally settled a little.
Fearing that someone might still be pursuing her, she darted directly into Feng Wuxi’s room.
“Come in first, then talk.”
Feng Wuxi narrowed his eyes and followed her in.
As the tea finished, seeing her still patting her chest with lingering fear and not saying a word, Feng Wuxi frowned and urged.
“What happened?”
He had only stepped out for a moment, and this woman had vanished. Fortunately, her luggage and money were still there, otherwise, he would have been searching the entire city.
Feng Yinwan tidied her thoughts slightly and curled her lips.
“Do you remember the people in black who appeared when the Purple Ginseng Profound Pill was stolen?”
Feng Wuxi hadn’t encountered the people in black inside the inn, but he had a vivid impression of the ones who had snatched the pill and embarrassed Ye Tingyan.
“I remember. What, are they also in Jiangzhou?”
Feng Yinwan nodded, omitting the part about the bracelet.
“After you left, I discovered their tracks outside the inn and followed them to a ruined temple outside the city. I also overheard them mentioning the Purple Ginseng Profound Pill.”
The conversation among the three was too disjointed, and she had only caught fragmented snippets, so she couldn’t quite grasp their purpose for coming to Jiangzhou.
Hearing this, Feng Wuxi glanced at her, his eyes narrowing instantly.
“You followed them?”
Feng Yinwan was convinced that this was a mockery of her overestimating her own abilities.
Lowering her beautiful eyes, she continued, her face unblushing and her heart undisturbed.
“The situation was urgent. At that time, thinking about the Purple Ginseng Profound Pill, I didn’t consider much else. Speaking of which, their appearance in Jiangzhou this time, could it be… for the same purpose as ours?”
And the mysterious man on the rooftop later…
Feng Wuxi’s eyes darkened, and a mocking smile played on his lips. “It seems many people are watching your husband.”
Feng Yinwan:?
“Ex-husband, thank you.”
Feng Wuxi raised an eyebrow at this, but his words were a reminder.
“Go back and rest early. Ye Tinglan’s entourage will arrive in Jiangzhou tomorrow. Don’t forget, we have important matters to attend to.”
As he spoke, he made a throat-slitting gesture. Feng Yinwan subtly rolled her eyes and immediately got up to return to her room.
Outside the ruined temple, the fight continued.
The person on the rooftop was an absolute master. Even with the combined efforts of the three people in black, they couldn’t keep him there, and they didn’t even manage to remove his mask.
When the wind died down, the dark clouds dispersed. The figure, as swift as a ghost, had already retreated.
The two people in black knelt on the ground, their faces grim.
“Holy Lord…”
Their words were cut off by the man beside them raising his hand. The man was silent for a moment, then spoke in a deep voice.
“Did you see that red light just now?”
The incident happened so suddenly. By the time Feng Yinwan reacted and tried to conceal it, the scene had already fallen into their eyes.
Not only the red light but also the rich aura of the Hailing Divine Wood that appeared with it!
The two exchanged a glance and nodded in unison.
“Holy Lord means… Suiyue? But it disappeared many years ago…”
The man remained noncommittal. His dark eyes gazed towards the base of the wall for a long time, then he spoke again in a low voice.
“Find it.”
…
Fearing that the man who had schemed against her might pursue her, Feng Yinwan didn’t sleep soundly at all.
The next morning, when she opened the door with dark circles under her eyes, she clearly noticed the suspicion on Feng Wuxi’s face.
“Were you sleep-paralyzed last night?”
Feng Yinwan was so sleepy that she was on the verge of tears from yawning and had no energy to argue with him.
“Are we leaving this early?”
Heavens, waking up early was no different from taking her life!
However, Feng Wuxi didn’t seem to notice her reluctance at all.
“You have half an hour to wash up. I’ll be waiting for you in the lobby.”
He said this and walked directly downstairs. Feng Yinwan dawdled but reluctantly began to tidy herself.
She didn’t see Feng Wuxi when she went downstairs. After looking around, she was surprised to find that the guy was leisurely having breakfast?
Seeing her, Feng Wuxi put down the spoon in his hand, wiped the porridge stains from the corner of his lips with a silk handkerchief, and emphasized with dissatisfaction.
“You’re at least a quarter of an hour late.”
Without any intention of letting her eat, he stood up again. “Let’s go.”
Feng Yinwan: Pfft! Useless!
They were going to a pleasure boat. According to Feng Wuxi, this pleasure boat was specially arranged by the Governor of Jiangzhou to welcome Ye Tinglan. Only high officials and dignitaries with important positions entered and exited.
Feng Yinwan didn’t know what methods Feng Wuxi had used, but in any case, they successfully managed to blend in.
According to the news from Dingzhou, the imperial carriage would likely arrive at noon. However, the pleasure boat was already crowded, with not a single seat empty.
“Are you sure you want to make a move here?”
Feng Yinwan looked around, feeling that Feng Wuxi’s choice of location for their action was not wise.
Also, how did she not know that Ye Tinglan, that dog, had such a grand entourage?
Feng Wuxi glanced at her and signaled her to shut up with his eyes.
There were pastries on the table. Feng Yinwan ate for a while and started to feel sleepy. Fortunately, their seats were in a secluded corner, which made it convenient for her to doze off.
Just as she was dozing off, her elbow was poked hard. Feng Yinwan opened her eyes blearily, and the peach-pink figure entered her sight before Feng Wuxi’s warning gaze.
A moment of stiffness, and the noisy discussions around her entered her mind. Feng Yinwan sobered up.
It was Yun Shu.
She had actually accompanied Ye Tinglan on this southern tour.
No wonder the Governor of Jiangzhou had gone to such great lengths. Dingzhou and Jiangzhou were not far apart, and he would not dare to disregard the Duke of Dingnan’s face.
As she pondered, that figure in black gracefully arrived. With a stern brow and sharp eyes, cold and handsome, he was still surrounded by an unyielding cold aura.
The overlapping figures before her made her feel inexplicably dizzy. Feng Yinwan’s heart suddenly tightened, and she turned her head away.
With her father and brother framed, her heart was heavy. In her belated realization, she clarified her true feelings.
She had originally thought Ye Tinglan would lend her a hand, but the matter of her pregnancy made her unable to defend herself. The decree to establish a secondary consort left her suffocated, and Yu Ping’s injury disappointed her to the extreme!
When it came to matters of the heart, she was slow, but she wasn't stupid.
That night she left resolutely, her heart cold and almost numb. Seeing Ye Tinglan again, her complex emotions were hidden beneath, and there was no trace of past tenderness.
Those feelings had long since shattered, and they had finally become strangers.
Today, she was here to assassinate him!