Wen looked at Yu Jingchen: "I really can't understand why Nan Zhiyun would fall in love with you? But... it seems that's not the case now... Yu Jingchen, she's afraid of you. Now she's just afraid of you, she doesn't like you anymore."

"Do you know what Nan Zhiyun went through in that dimly lit room? She's really timid. Even if you just lock her in there and do nothing, she'll have a mental breakdown from fear. Under that extreme fear, I'll tell her about your cruelty over and over again... I'll slowly break her down... drive her crazy..." Wen's expression became excited.

"I listened to her going mad with fear in the dark room, listened to her breaking down with despair... I'll make her believe that all the methods used against her came from you..."

"In the environment she feared most, I told her the things she least wanted to accept. In her most desperate state, I repeatedly exploited her fear... Yu Jingchen, she will never like you, because all she has left for you is fear." The more Wen Shi spoke, the more crazed her expression became.

Yu Jingchen was deeply enraged by her words and appearance. So much so that... Yu Jingchen directly grabbed the sword from the guard beside him and pierced through Wen Shi's body.

However, to everyone's surprise, there was no panic in Wen's eyes. Instead, he gripped the sword stuck in his body and slashed downwards with all his might, revealing a strange smile on his face.

Because of Wen's action, the contents of her stomach flowed out of her abdominal cavity. Everyone present was stunned by the scene before them. Some palace maids screamed in fright, while others vomited or even fainted. Even Yu Jingchen had not expected Wen's action.

Yu Jingchen released the sword from his hand, and Wen Shi collapsed to the ground. As she fell, she looked behind Yu Jingchen… and standing there was none other than Nan Zhiyun.

Yu Jingchen also sensed the abnormality behind him. He turned around and his heart jumped when he saw Nan Zhiyun's pale and bloodless face. He instinctively tried to block the scene.

But it was too late; he couldn't possibly block it completely. Only then did he understand why Wen had done that.

"Nan Zhiyun..." Yu Jingchen wanted to step forward, but he had only made one movement when Nan Zhiyun started to retreat in a panic. If it weren't for Qianxia being there, she probably would have fallen to the ground again.

Yu Jingchen stopped in his tracks, and once again he saw that deep fear in Nan Zhiyun's eyes.

"Don't be afraid, let's not look anymore, okay? It's cold outside, let's go inside first," Yu Jingchen tried to ease the atmosphere. Nan Zhiyun unconsciously looked at the Wen family on the ground, at the things scattered on the ground and at those eyes staring at her with a strange smile.

"Ah!" Nan Zhiyun finally couldn't hold back and fell to the ground. Qian Xia couldn't even catch her.

Yu Jingchen's heart tightened. Helpless, he stepped forward and pulled Nan Zhiyun into his arms, blocking her view.

"What are you all standing there for? Clean this up!" Yu Jingchen shouted at the people below.

Nan Zhiyun struggled in Yu Jingchen's arms, but this time Yu Jingchen did not let go. Perhaps he felt that if he let go, then... he might really lose his grip.