Chapter 47 Unyielding Spirit

Enraged and brandishing my claws, I stormed back to my room, escorted by two guards. Cao had so frankly admitted he was being unreasonable; what could I say? This was truly a case of a scholar encountering a soldier!

I kicked the door open with a "bang," froze for a moment, then gave a dry laugh and turned to run away.

"Miss Pei, please." Two stern-faced guards simultaneously reached out to block her, which annoyed me.

With a heavy heart, I reluctantly entered the room and, sure enough, I saw the little beauty sitting on the edge of the bed. Her long hair was draped over her shoulders, and her bright women's clothing made her skin look even whiter and her face even more beautiful.

At that moment, the little beauty was staring at me thoughtfully.

I watched as his beautiful eyes darted around, staring at me without blinking. Feeling uneasy under his gaze, I forced a dry laugh for a while before finally lowering my head in embarrassment, "Okay, I apologize."

He continued to look at me silently, without saying a word.

"Uh, does it hurt?" I asked cautiously, feeling guilty.

He finally reacted, raising his eyebrows slightly in confusion.

My lips twitched, and I raised my hand to measure the back of his neck. That blow was no light one.

"What do you think?" He narrowed his eyes slightly, perfectly mimicking his father's fox-like mannerisms.

My guilty expression vanished instantly, and I sat down nonchalantly, my face full of anger. "If you want to blame someone, blame your father. He abuses his position to oppress innocent people, forcibly abduct women, and his crimes are too numerous to count. He is an outrage to both gods and men!"

He Yan actually smiled with his eyes narrowed.

I rolled my eyes at him, then suddenly remembered something, stood up suspiciously, and walked up to him. "Little beauty, don't tell me you let me go on purpose?"

He didn't even suffer a concussion after that blow, and he woke up the moment I left? That's just too illogical.

Did I hit the wrong spot with that club? Everyone makes mistakes. I went around to his left and carefully examined his neck. There was a faint red mark on his fair skin. I couldn't help but reach out and brush aside his long hair to examine him closely.

He shifted uncomfortably, rolled his eyes at me, and said, "You silly woman with such a vivid imagination."

Wow?!

I raised an eyebrow slightly and gave him a sharp rap on the head.

"You hit me again?" He looked up in disbelief.

I stroked my chin with a mischievous grin, "Hehe, from today onwards you're Cinderella!"

"Huh?" The pretty girl looked completely confused.

"Once upon a time..." I set up my stage, ready to tell a story.

"Make it quick," the pretty girl said impatiently.

I gritted my teeth and said, "Simply put, it's a story about a poor girl named Cinderella who is tormented by her stepmother!"

"What does that have to do with me?" He Yan rolled her eyes at me and said.

"Tomorrow your father will become my husband. Since he's my husband, you're naturally my son. But you're not my biological child, so of course I'm your stepmother," I said, reciting it like a rhyme. Then, I pretended to laugh out loud, before creeping closer to that delicate, rosy face. "From now on, this little beauty's journey of growing up will be a bloody and tearful history of being bullied by her stepmother..."

He Yan's cheek twitched slightly, and he looked at me with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot, then shook his head.

"So, help me escape. If I can't be your stepmother, I naturally won't bully you anymore." I smiled and took his fair and delicate hand, taking advantage of him to my heart's content, and then used threats and inducements.

"You're stupid, you couldn't even escape such a good opportunity." He Yan continued to look at me as if I were an idiot.

I was stunned for a moment, then it dawned on me, "You really pretended to faint just now to let me out?"

He Yan shifted uncomfortably. "Don't get the wrong idea. I just don't like the look of you and don't want you to stay in the manor any longer."

I reached out and pinched his rosy cheeks. "You're so cute."

"...Who knew you'd be so stupid, you got caught again."

A flock of crows flew overhead; I was just praising him for being cute...

"Who knew Cao Cao knew about your secret passage?" I sighed, feeling utterly dejected. What a great opportunity, just like that, gone.

"You want to leave the manor from there?" He Yan looked at me in disbelief, his eyes looking at me more and more like I was an idiot.

"Huh? Is there a problem?"

"Of course there's a problem! That exit was opened by Dad's men!" He Yan shook his head and sighed, "Stupid woman."

"Cao Cao? Last time it was clearly you..." I suddenly realized again, and dangerously approached He Yan, "Don't tell me that it was your father who asked you to take me out of the mansion!"

He Yan nodded.

He instructed He Yan to take me out of the mansion? Why? Was it even part of his plan for Liu Bei to arrest me and bring me to the palace? I shivered slightly.

"Hey, woman, what's wrong with you?" He Yan nudged me when he saw me standing there blankly.

"What a pity, what a pity..." After a while, I came back to my senses and shook my head with a sigh.

"What's a pity?" He Yan finally spoke up.

"It's a pity you're not a woman, little beauty. If you were, you would definitely be a stunning beauty who could bring down a nation." I laughed.

Her rosy cheeks were flushed. He Yan glared at me fiercely, ripped off her women's clothes, and went out wearing only a single layer of clothing.

"Hey! Little beauty! Change your clothes before you go out! Being so unkempt, don't tarnish your reputation!" I stood there, craning my neck and laughing.

A suppressed laugh came from the doorway, and He Yan quickened his pace.

I lazily turned around, sat down, and stared blankly.

"Pei'er, what brings you here?"

After a while, a gentle voice slowly sounded from behind me.

I was stunned for a moment, then turned around and met a pair of clear eyes.

When did Tuanzi become so efficient?

Suddenly I remembered what Guo Jia had said to me in the back garden that day, and my eyes lit up immediately. It seems that he is my ray of hope!

"The Half-Immortal..." I murmured, my face filled with sorrow.

"What's wrong?"

"I...it hurts so much." I looked down, my shoulders trembling slightly, and said in a pitiful voice, "You said love hurts, and it's true...I think I've fallen in love with him..."

"Hmm? So what?"

"But he doesn't love me. He has another woman hidden deep in his heart. I don't want to be a substitute..."

"Huh? So?"

"So... could you help me get away?" I tried to open my eyes wide and looked at him with an innocent expression.

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Stop pretending."

"Why be so smart? It's cute to be a little silly sometimes," I sighed and shook my head.

Guo Jia coughed lightly and smiled faintly.

“That day in the back garden, you said that if I ever wanted to leave, I would tell you,” I looked into his eyes and slowly said, “Now, I want to leave.”