Xiao Qi, who saw all this and read Shen Jingyi's inner thoughts, could only shrink in the corner and look at the nearly unconscious Ning Wan, praying that nothing else would happen.

As expected, Shen Jingyi met Wu Qi outside the door.

The two men's eyes met in the air. Wu Qi's hand was holding a long sword, but Shen Jingyi was unarmed.

The entire inn was plunged into silence, with only one or two dim lights hanging in the corridor for illumination.

Neither of them spoke, but walked downstairs and out of the inn in tacit understanding.

Wu Qi looked at Shen Jingyi, who was as calm as usual, and tightened his grip on the sword a little more. His expression also changed from the initial firmness to a little hesitant.

Shen Jingyi stood quietly aside, not surprised by Wu Qi's sudden appearance, nor showing any fear of Wu Qi.

Finally, Wu Qi broke the silence.

He stared at Shen Jingyi with a frown on his face: "Is her poison cured?"

Wu Qi only felt inexplicably panicked in his heart, and before Shen Jingyi could speak, he spoke again: “I want to hear the truth.”

Unexpectedly, after hearing Wu Qi's words, Shen Jingyi just sneered: "Is it important?"

Wu Qi did not miss the mockery in Shen Jingyi's eyes, and clenched his hands again, "Shen Jingyi!"

Wu Qi pulled out the sword in his hand and placed it directly on Shen Jingyi’s neck.

The cold sword flashes silver even in the dark night, making people tremble with fear.

But the mockery in Shen Jingyi's eyes deepened a bit. He looked up into the inn and thought of the heartless wild ghost lying in a room.

I promised to protect him, but it seems I'm going to break my promise.

Xiao Qi, who sensed that the male protagonist's life was threatened, suddenly heard Shen Jingyi's thoughts and subconsciously looked at Ning Wan.

It didn't know whether to wake Ning Wan up now. Wu Qi could never pose a threat to Shen Jingyi.

"What do you want to hear? Has her poison been cured, or not?"

"Don't you want her dead?"

Shen Jingyi seemed not to notice the sword in Wu Qi's hand and continued to do his own thing.

Wu Qi: "You..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Ning Wan is our Anping princess. How could a subject possibly wish for the princess's death?"

Wu Qi would rather elevate his concern for Ning Wan to the level of a monarch and his subject than admit that it was his selfish motive.

Shen Jingyi suddenly raised his hand, and the sword in Wu Qi's hand trembled slightly.

One drop, two drops, touched Wu Qi's sword. Wu Qi's eyes widened slightly, and he looked at Shen Jingyi in disbelief: Why didn't he dodge...

Wu Qi tightened his grip a bit more, looking at Shen Jingyi who was acting like a scammer in front of him, the confusion on his face was obvious.

Shen Jingyi's hand was still in mid-air, but the mockery towards Wu Qi between his eyebrows was obviously gone, and there was even a bit of kindness.

Could it be...

"Why did you come down?"

Shen Jingyi looked at Ning Wan leaning against the door, but pointed at the sword on his neck and said aggrievedly: "If I remember correctly, the princess said she would protect me, right?"

Ning Wan looked at the two people in the night. One was the one she had promised to protect, and the other was...

After thinking for a long time, Ning Wan suddenly understood the mentality of those who protected their own shortcomings.

"Wu Qi." Ning Wan spoke softly. When Wu Qi heard Ning Wan calling her, she subconsciously turned her head away. The emotions in her heart suddenly calmed down and gradually became calm.

He couldn't seem to deceive himself, she was not herself after all.

Ning Wan ignored the emotion in Wu Qi's eyes. She straightened up, walked over slowly, stood in front of Shen Jingyi, stretched out her right hand, placed it on Shen Jingyi's shoulder, stood on tiptoe as if no one was around, and said in Shen Jingyi's ear:

"Natural arithmetic."

Then, he saw the red marks on Shen Jingyi’s neck.

Ning Wan frowned slightly, turned around, and let go of the hand on Shen Jingyi's shoulder. Instead, she clasped her fingers with Shen Jingyi's and looked at Wu Qi with a hint of majesty and a warning: "Put down the sword."

Wu Qi couldn't explain what he was thinking, but at this moment, all he felt for Ning Wan was the respect that should exist between a monarch and his subjects.

Wu Qi finally put down his sword, but he also saw the smugness in Shen Jingyi's eyes, as well as his unscrupulousness after being backed up.

Shen Jingyi did smile.

He lowered his eyes and looked at Ning Wan, who was half a head shorter than him, and then glanced at their clasped hands. The corners of Shen Jingyi's mouth couldn't help but rise.

He even looked at Wu Qi opposite him provocatively.

At that moment, Wu Qi suddenly understood why he didn't hide.

Ning Wan's firm attitude in front of him also made Wu Qi understand that she was not afraid of Shen Jingyi in front of her at all, but would not tolerate others bullying him.

As before...

This was probably the thing that was most like her, but unfortunately, he couldn't feel the slightest bit of jealousy anymore.

"Why are you here?" Ning Wan questioned Wu Qi's sudden appearance, but his men added a little strength and took a few steps forward, completely blocking Shen Jingyi in front of him with an extremely defensive posture.

"Princess, I have been ordered to guard the border..." After a pause, he continued, "And escort the princess out of the border."

After hearing Wu Qi's intention, Ning Wan was not completely relieved. Instead, she stared at Wu Qi with a hint of suspicion in her eyes, "Chen Jingyi is this princess's man."

Wu Qi lowered his head and replied softly, "I understand. Please rest assured, Princess."

Ning Wan saw that Wu Qi had understood her meaning, so she prepared to pull Shen Jingyi away.

After just two steps, Wu Qi spoke again: "Princess!"

Ning Wan stopped moving, but didn't turn around. Instead, she asked impatiently, "What else?"

"I want to ask: Can the princess's poison be cured?" Wu Qi held his breath, looked at the slender figure, and waited.

But at this moment, Ning Wan seemed to have run out of patience. She pulled Shen Jingyi forward again. When she was about to enter the door, she said, "It's solved, it's solved, it's been solved a long time ago, don't ask anymore!"

As he said this, he and Shen Jingyi disappeared from Wu Qi's sight.

But after hearing the answer, Wu Qi froze. It has been solved...?

He couldn't explain why he felt lost deep down, that intense feeling of loss.

The cold wind blew on Wu Qi's body, and the hem of his clothes danced in the air. The chill made Wu Qi's hands stiffen a little.

call--

After sighing deeply, Wu Qi walked towards his room.

On the other side, after Ning Wan closed the door in front of her, she suddenly realized that she had pulled Shen Jingyi in as well.

Shen Jingyi in front of him seemed to feel no pain, staring at Ning Wan in front of him with a smile on his face.

Ning Wan felt a little uncomfortable being stared at. She let go of Shen Jingyi's hand and touched her nose again.

Why are you looking at her like that?

There's no makeup on her face...