"you……"

Helian Jue opened his mouth, his dry throat feeling as if it were being rubbed hard by rough sandpaper, and a syllable was squeezed out of his lips with difficulty, carrying a hoarseness and urgency that even he himself was unfamiliar with.

He wanted to ask the young mistress if she had also woken up and temporarily broken free from those damned threads of fate.

Countless questions churned wildly in his chest, almost bursting through the shackles of his throat.

However, things did not go as planned.

Just as those keywords about awakening, reincarnation, and breaking free from fate were about to escape his lips, an invisible, terrifying force, like a cold iron clamp, suddenly gripped his throat, rendering him speechless.

He felt as if a red-hot iron had been shoved into his throat, the burning pain accompanied by a suffocating feeling of blockage.

No, it's not just a sore throat.

That power directly imprisoned the depths of his soul, like countless chains appearing out of thin air, tightly binding his will to make a sound, brutally blocking all his thoughts of asking questions.

"Well……"

Helian Jue's face instantly turned extremely ugly, and several fine veins even bulged on his forehead.

He could only open his mouth in vain, his Adam's apple bobbing violently, but he couldn't utter any meaningful sound.

For the first time, a clear look of horror rose in those eyes that never quite reached their depths.

Why can't those things be spoken of?!

He stared intently into Zi Xi's clear, innocent eyes, trying to convey something with his gaze, but Zi Xi remained unmoved, simply looking at him with curiosity.

Zi Xi felt the hand behind her back steadily supporting her swaying body.

However, the male protagonist's aura underwent a dramatic change.

His expression, which had been somewhat excited just moments before, suddenly turned utterly dejected.

This strange stalemate lasted only a moment.

"Have you hugged enough?"

Helian Jue pursed his lips tightly, his jawline taut as if carved by a knife, his face pale with an unnatural flush. He seemed to want to say something, but only managed to utter three words.

As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped back and instantly broke free from Zi Xi's arm. However, he still helped her to the wall before letting go, and then flew away without even saying goodbye.

Zi Xi's back was soaked with cold sweat. She leaned against the wall, panting heavily for a long time before returning to the kitchen and sitting on the floor to receive the complete memories.

The male protagonist of this small world is Helian Jue, the heir of Prince Jing, who suddenly appeared and helped Zi Xi.

He was a highly decorated general, renowned for his military achievements, and possessed a calm and reserved nature. He was extremely loyal to the Yu Li Dynasty.

The female protagonist of this small world, Xia Momo, is a time traveler from the modern world.

Xia Momo has a modern mindset that is out of step with this era, and she often spouts out bold ideas and modern terms that leave these ancient people speechless.

But it was precisely this unconventional vibrancy and peculiarity that stirred up ripples in the aristocratic circles of the Jade Dynasty and took root in the hearts of many men of distinguished status.