“Earl Dennis, I think you’ve misunderstood. I had no intention of trespassing,” Gu Momo quickly raised her hand to explain.

“Misunderstanding? You’re standing on this land, marked as a noble district. Tell me, what have I misunderstood about you? Hmm?” Dennis walked up to her and circled her several times, as if on patrol.

His frivolous gaze made Gu Momo feel extremely uncomfortable, as if she were a commodity that he could pack up and take away at any time.

"I was just about to leave when you surrounded me. What could I do?" Gu Momo shrugged.

Her original intention was not to be an enemy of Y country. Moreover, Y country was in turmoil, and she did not want to get involved in any other trouble except to rescue Li Zhanting's father.

But if this mixed-race man continues to be so frivolous, she wouldn't mind causing a scene at the Royal Villa.

"You're all talk and no action. Even if you walk out of here today, without anyone to vouch for you, you're still considered a trespasser. I'm giving you one last chance. Tell me, what brought you here?"

Gu Momo was naturally not foolish enough to tell her that she had come to see the Duke. "I was just wandering around out of boredom and accidentally ended up here."

"Still being stubborn even when you're about to die! Men, tie her up and lock her in the basement!" At Dennis's command, the Royal Army immediately surrounded them.

Gu Momo clenched her fist, ready to strike, when she heard a familiar voice behind her—

"stop!"

Everyone turned around and saw Butler Wu walking quickly over.

Dennis's face was initially tense, but when he saw that the person who came was Butler Wu, his expression instantly darkened. "Butler Wu? Since when did you dare to interfere in my affairs?"

“Your Excellency is too kind. I am just a servant, and naturally I am only following orders.” Butler Wu first nodded respectfully in apology, and then moved a step to the right.

Li Tianyi's cold and indifferent face instantly appeared before everyone.

Upon seeing this, the royal soldiers immediately clasped their hands in greeting and exclaimed in unison, "Duke!"

Li Tianyi raised his hand, and everyone tactfully put away their weapons.

Gu Momo then noticed that the Duke had changed his clothes, and was completely different from when he met her in the study earlier. He exuded an aura of majesty and solemnity.

Indeed, in the vast royal family, if one is too gentle and humble, one will surely be looked down upon.

Gu Momo was very grateful for Li Tianyi's appearance, but under these circumstances, she was unable to express her gratitude and could only nod slightly to show her thanks.

Li Tianyi received her gaze and nodded slightly, as if to indicate that she didn't need to worry.

Dennis, who was standing nearby, looked very displeased when he saw him. "Duke, what do you mean by this? I am dealing with the assassin who trespassed into the restricted area according to royal law. Not only are you not helping me, but you are even trying to stop me. Are you planning to rebel?"

The charges Dennis had fabricated were so egregious that even the soldiers were holding their breath in fear.

Dennis and Li Tianyi have always been at odds. To be precise, Dennis can't stand Li Tianyi at all, even though Li Tianyi is higher in both position and seniority than Dennis, a young man who is not even thirty years old.

“Earl Dennis, some things must be said with responsibility. If the Queen were here, she wouldn’t be giving you the same face I’m showing you now.”

"Don't try to intimidate me with the Queen!" Dennis became extremely agitated at the mention of the Queen. "Don't think I don't know about your disgusting schemes!"

Over the years, Li Tianyi has been investigating the reason for the Queen's sudden change in temperament, and therefore has had a lot of contact with the Queen.

The King of Y had already passed away five years ago when Li Tianyi came to Y country, so after he approached the Queen several times, there were more rumors in the royal family about him and the Queen.

Dennis, as the Queen's brother, has always wanted to overstep his authority and take control of the entire Y country, because he has always felt that a woman running the Y country is simply not capable of leading it to prosperity.

But then Li Tianyi appeared, and not only did he appear, he was also highly regarded by the Queen.

After learning about those rumors, Dennis simply couldn't accept the news that his sister might remarry, let alone that the country might be handed over to another man in the future.

From that moment on, he was filled with hostility towards Li Tianyi's existence, constantly opposing him and vowing never to let him get away with it.

Now that Li Tianyi has brought up his sister, Dennis is even more furious.

“Dennis, if I wanted to suppress you, I wouldn’t need to mention your queen’s name.” Li Tianyi walked to his side and twisted the ring on his finger that represented his title.

Dennis watched through gritted teeth. He knew that Li Tianyi was reminding him that even though he was the Queen's brother, he couldn't compare to Li Tianyi in terms of title or contributions to the Y country.

“Li Tianyi, it’s true that your title is higher than mine, but a higher title doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want! This woman trespassed into the noble area, and I was just arresting her according to the law. Am I wrong?”

“Following the law is certainly the right thing to do, but what if this Miss Gu didn’t trespass?”

"Not trespassing?" Dennis scoffed. "My Royal Army soldiers are all here watching. She didn't receive any invitation, yet she showed up in a place reserved for nobles. You're telling me this isn't trespassing? Then what is trespassing? Does it only count as trespassing when these unidentified people rush into the Queen's room and kidnap her?"

Dennis persisted, even exaggerating the facts, but fortunately Li Tianyi dared not get involved.

But since Li Tianyi dared to appear here, he had already made preparations to save Gu Momo. He glanced at Butler Wu beside him, who immediately handed Dennis a roll of paper tied with a red string.

Dennis frowned, unrolled the toilet paper, and his face instantly turned extremely ugly after seeing what was on it.

"Does the Earl have anything else to say?"

Dennis's expression was incredibly ugly, as if he had eaten shit. After a few seconds of silence, he raised his hand, signaling all the troops surrounding Gu Momo to take a step back.

Seeing this, Gu Momo breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you for your understanding, Earl." Li Tianyi said with no hint of gratitude, then instructed Butler Wu, "Escort Miss Gu away from here."

"yes."

Gu Momo followed Butler Wu out of the palace villa. When they reached the gate, Butler Wu stopped and bowed respectfully, saying, "Miss Gu, I'll leave you here. There's a car at the gate; you can drive it away."

As he spoke, he handed a car key to Gu Momo.

"Thank you." Gu Momo took the key, but she was still very curious about how Li Tianyi had saved her before.

From the conversation between the Duke and Earl Dennis, it is clear that the two did not get along well. In fact, from the very beginning, Dennis intended to make Li Tianyi bear the responsibility for this.

"Butler Wu, what exactly was that thing the Duke gave to that Earl?"