Yun Xuan clenched the slender fingers hanging on both sides tightly, restraining the urge to get closer to her.

Because he knew she would back away from him.

After a long silence, he suddenly said, "You trust him so much, what about him? Will he trust you as much as you do?"

Yu Tanqi pursed her lips slightly: "Of course."

"Really? Then let me see if he really believes in you as much as you believe in him, as you said."

The young man chuckled meaningfully, and suddenly stepped forward, appearing in front of her before she could step back to avoid him. He grabbed one of her arms with one hand, preventing her from dodging in time.

"What do you want to do?" Yu Tanqi hurriedly tried to break free from Yun Xuan's shackles, but the young man's arms were so slender that she couldn't move him at all with her strength.

She used her other hand to try to pry free his arm that was restraining her, but like an ant trying to shake a tree, the young man's arm remained motionless.

Yun Xuan looked down at her. The girl's fair cheeks were puffed up with panic and anger, and were slightly flushed.

His eyes were dark, and regardless of her struggle, his handsome face slowly approached her.

Yu Tanqi quickly covered her lips with her free hand and widened her eyes in horror. Yun Xuan saw her own face gradually enlarging in her pupils.

She finally looked at him.

Yun Xuan wondered inexplicably.

The next moment, someone stepped hard on her toes. It hurt a little, but not enough to make him release his hold on her.

"Let me go, bastard!" She was so angry that she couldn't help but curse him.

Not only did Yun Xuan not let her go, but he kept his head down close to her face, looking at her with his slender eyes.

Yu Tanqi's whole body was tense, and he felt as if he was being stared at by a cold and poisonous snake.

At this time, her personal maids Linlang and Danhua and the coachman Chen Shu were all controlled by Yun Xuan's men and could not come to rescue her.

The street, which originally had a few pedestrians and soldiers, was cleared out at some point, leaving only them.

Yu Tanqi calmed himself down. Although he didn't know what had suddenly happened to Yun Xuan, it looked like he wouldn't be in a hurry to kill her. He probably wanted to capture her to threaten Jiang Shi.

She felt a little regretful that she shouldn't have rushed out impulsively after hearing that Jiang Shi was taken away by the Dali Temple.

No matter what, Jiang Shi is still the male lead, so nothing can happen to him.

She is a cannon fodder female supporting role, and it is not easy for her to survive until now. If she encounters the biggest villain, it is really a question whether she can survive.

Yu Tanqi took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

She still covered her lips, and was very surprised and confused by Yun Xuan's sudden approach to her. Maybe she was too extreme, but it was better to be prepared.

Yun Xuan looked at Yu Tanqi's eyes rolling around, the corners of her thin lips slightly curved. She was about to say something when her pupils froze and she suddenly let go of her hand and looked away.

A man in black suddenly appeared in front of Yun Xuan and stabbed him with a sword without saying a word.

Two more men in black appeared and dealt with Yun Xuan's men.

Seeing this, the masked boy in the dark had a flicker of interest in his eyes. He reached out and shook the wind chime in his hand, "Your Highness, I'll help you."

A group of poisonous insects crawled out and scrambled to crawl towards everyone present indiscriminately.

Yu Tanqi's face turned pale. When she was about to jump up, her eyes flashed and a green shadow appeared in front of her. The surrounding poisonous insects avoided them and crawled towards others.

Jiang Shi held her arms tightly with both hands and looked her up and down worriedly.

"Tan Qi, you are not hurt, right?"

The young man came hurriedly, his ink-black hair slightly messy on his shoulders, his breathing was a little disordered, and his narrow black eyes stared at her without blinking, his expression could not hide the worry.

Yu Tanqi's uneasy heart instantly calmed down and shook his head: "I'm not hurt."

Jiang Shi breathed a sigh of relief, protected her behind him, and met Yun Xuan's eyes.

The two men's eyes met, and the boy, who was usually as gentle as jade, no longer had his usual gentle look, revealing cold displeasure and fierce murderous intent.

No man can smile and greet another man when he sees him approaching his fiancée.

What's more, Jiang Shi and Yun Xuan have been fighting each other privately, trying to stop each other from developing power, and they also have family feuds, which has reached the point of no return.

Yun Xuan's personal bodyguard Hou Lang came out to stop the man in black for Yun Xuan, and only then did he have the time to look at Jiang Shi.

The young man in blue protects the young girl in blue behind him. The scene is so beautiful that it makes people want to destroy her.

"Prince Yun, this is my fiancée, please respect yourself." Jiang Shi's gentle and clear voice was filled with suppressed anger. It took a lot of effort for him not to fight with Yun Xuan on the spot.

Reason kept Jiang Shi sober. He couldn't act on his anger and put Yu Tanqi in danger.

Yun Xuan smiled with an ambiguous smile: "I know she is your fiancée. I didn't do anything. I just wanted to comfort your fiancée who was worried about you. After all, it was late, and it was very dangerous for a girl like her to go out because of worrying about you. I just wanted to persuade her to go back quickly."

His gaze passed Jiang Shi and fell on Yu Tanqi, who was obviously relaxed.

"Since Prince Jiang has returned safely, I won't bother you anymore."

As Yun Xuan turned around, he glanced at Cheng Su, who was standing by and trying to stir up trouble. "Put the bugs away."

Cheng Su raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at the black-clothed man who suddenly appeared and killed a worm with a sword. He felt a little distressed, but he shook the wind chime in his hand to let the living worm come back and enter his bottle.

Yun Xuan's men received instructions and stepped back to escort Yun Xuan away.

"No need to chase." Hearing Jiang Shi's order, the men in black stopped and stood together quietly, like black birds standing still in the dark night.

Jiang Shi watched them leave coldly. When he turned to look at Yu Tanqi, the indifference on his face disappeared.

"Tan Qi, let's go home." He took Yu Tan Qi's hand.

"good."

In the carriage, Yu Tanqi couldn't help but ask, "Weren't you taken away by the Dali Temple? Why are you coming out now?"

Jiang Shi said, "I'll explain it to you in detail when we get back. First, tell me why you didn't stay in the mansion and instead ran out on your own."

He frowned, his expression serious.

Yu Tanqi lowered his head and whispered, "I was afraid something might happen to you, so I ignored Dan Hua and the others' dissuasion and insisted on coming out to find you."

"Did Madam Gao and Butler Ying stop you?"

"No, I didn't see them when I came out."

Jiang Shi's heart sank, thinking of Yun Xuan's behavior of blocking Yu Tanqi tonight. It was probably that the Wu'an Marquis Mansion had been invaded, so Yu Tanqi was able to leave the mansion.

He lowered his eyes slightly to hide the coldness in his eyes.

Back at the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion, Butler Ying, who appeared late, knelt in front of Jiang Shi and apologized.

"I failed to stop the young lady from leaving the palace. Please punish me severely, my lord."

Jiang Shi asked, "What happened in the mansion today when I was away?"

"This afternoon around 3 p.m., a servant suddenly discovered that the prince's raccoon servant, the young lady's dog, and their attendants had disappeared. I led some people to investigate and spotted someone suspicious, so I immediately gave chase."