Nan Zhiyun could also hear the anger in Yu Jingchen's tone, and dared not hesitate any longer. After seeing her come over, Yu Jingchen didn't say anything, and Nan Zhiyun suddenly felt a little awkward.

Fortunately, Xinglai cleared everything off the table, and Qianxia also left, leaving only the two of them in the room. Nan Zhiyun's heart was pounding. Not because of anything else, but simply out of fear and embarrassment.

Yu Jingchen didn't rush to sleep. Instead, he went to the side and extinguished the candles in the room one by one. Nan Zhiyun's heart raced when she saw Yu Jingchen's actions. She was afraid of the dark environment, but she didn't dare to say anything or stop Yu Jingchen's actions.

When Yu Jingchen extinguished the candle, he noticed Nan Zhiyun's disordered aura. However, he kept moving his hands and feet. She herself didn't say anything, so why should he indulge her? Besides, it's just extinguishing a candle; it's not like he'd eat her alive.

With only two lamps left, Nan Zhiyun finally couldn't help but speak up: "Your Majesty..."

Yu Jingchen ignored him and turned off one of the lamps, making the room much darker. Nan Zhiyun was frightened and said, "Your Majesty, please don't turn off this one, okay?" She looked at the last lamp with pleading in her eyes.

Yu Jingchen finally deigned to look at her, but... "You don't have the right to make demands here," Yu Jingchen said, and then extinguished the last candle beside him.

The room suddenly went dark. Nan Zhiyun couldn't see anyone, and she was terrified... Memories of being locked up before flashed through her mind—being unable to see or hear, and being beaten... They would lock her up with those wolfhounds. Help...

Nan Zhiyun felt a chill run through her body; she couldn't bear to stay in this environment for even a moment longer. Perhaps sensing someone approaching, Nan Zhiyun's unease grew stronger.

Yu Jingchen sat down beside her. Nan Zhiyun knew it was him, but... Yu Jingchen was no longer the boy who had rescued her from such a situation, and he certainly wouldn't walk towards her with light in his eyes...

"Sleep," Yu Jingchen coldly uttered two words, then lay down on his own. Nan Zhiyun sat on the bed, unable to convince herself to sleep; she wanted to leave.

Yu Jingchen remained silent. Nan Zhiyun looked at the completely dark surroundings and suddenly felt disoriented. Her head felt heavy, as if she were in an abyss and slowly falling into it. She felt like she was trying to grab onto something, but there was nothing there.

She tried to call for help, but no sound came out. She tried to stand up, but her body was weak and powerless… Nan Zhiyun hugged herself, no… She was scared, who would save her? Nan Zhiyun was desperate; she didn't want to stay here for another second.

Perhaps the commotion from Nan Zhiyun's side was too loud, for Yu Jingchen finally spoke up: "Aren't you sleepy? Didn't you understand when I told you to go to sleep?"

Normally, Nan Zhiyun might have been too scared to hesitate because of these few simple words, but not now... She was really scared... She couldn't hear what the people around her were saying at all, and her mind was a complete mess.

Yu Jingchen hadn't expected Nan Zhiyun to be so terrified of such an environment. He sensed something was wrong. For most people, even in a dark room, they wouldn't be completely blind. But Nan Zhiyun was different. He didn't know if it was the shadows or something else, but she couldn't see any light at all in this environment.

"No..." Nan Zhiyun's mind was filled with images of herself being kidnapped; she was terrified of such an environment. After experiencing what happened in her previous life, her fear of such a situation only intensified.

Yu Jingchen stood up. Nan Zhiyun heard the noise and felt as if her heart was being squeezed tightly, fearing that she would be doomed at any moment.

"What's there to be afraid of?" Yu Jingchen couldn't understand. He reached out and grabbed Nan Zhiyun's arm, but Nan Zhiyun seemed to be under a spell, and was startled by the touch.

She tried to break free and retreated with all her might, but no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't escape from the other person's grasp.

"Nan Zhiyun!" Yu Jingchen got angry and forcefully shook off Nan Zhiyun's hand. Nan Zhiyun lost her balance and fell to the side.

But that's nothing. She's just scared right now, and she doesn't have time to care about anything else. Even when she touches the wound on her hand, she doesn't feel much pain.

Yu Jingchen was about to get up, but Nan Zhiyun seemed to sense it. Her hands groped around in the darkness and grabbed Yu Jingchen's robe. Yu Jingchen frowned, and then felt Nan Zhiyun's movement. She pulled his arm along his clothes: "Your Majesty... please light a candle, okay? Please..." She really couldn't control herself anymore.

Yu Jingchen didn't give him a direct answer, but instead said, "Let go!"

"No, how about we light candles? I'm afraid of the dark, I'm afraid of the dark..." Nan Zhiyun even forgot how to refer to herself.

"I told you to let go!" Yu Jingchen said, reaching out to pull her away. But Nan Zhiyun, from who knows where, had such strength that she wouldn't let go, and even hugged Yu Jingchen's waist: "I won't go... I won't let go, it's so dark here... Your Majesty, please... please..." Nan Zhiyun was already trembling all over.

Yu Jingchen didn't expect Nan Zhiyun to be so afraid of this environment. How could she be so afraid that she lost her mind?

"Let go," Yu Jingchen said, no longer wanting to waste any more time with her.

"I'm scared...please." Perhaps she had reached a point where there was no way to retreat, so compared to the thing that frightened her even more, she was not so afraid of Yu Jingchen's words.

"Let go," Yu Jingchen's tone was much calmer this time, but Nan Zhiyun was not going to listen.

"How can I light the lamp if you don't let go?" Yu Jingchen had essentially given in. In truth, even he himself didn't know why he hadn't used brute force to shake her off, since Nan Zhiyun's strength was practically nothing to him. If it were before, he might have even broken her arm, simply because he found it disgusting.

Yu Jingchen's words did not calm Nan Zhiyun down. To her, Yu Jingchen was like a drowning person finally grabbing onto a piece of driftwood; once she let go, there would be no chance of survival.

Yu Jingchen tried to pull her away, but when he heard Nan Zhiyun say, "No, please, please... I'm scared," he ultimately didn't pull her away.

Yu Jingchen just sat there, letting Nan Zhiyun do whatever she wanted.