Jiang Bai stammered, unable to articulate his thoughts clearly. He desperately wanted to tell Jing Xi the truth, but the price of the truth would be losing everything he had.
“Jiang Bai, I always feel like you’re hiding something from me,” Jing Xi said, looking at Jiang Bai with a serious expression.
Jiang Bai didn't dare to look Jing Xi in the eye. He avoided her gaze and said awkwardly, "Jing Xi, I..."
“Jiang Bai, for a relationship to last, both people need to be honest with each other. Since you’re unwilling to talk about it, then I’ll open my heart to you first,” Jing Xi said directly.
"Jing, Jingxi, what do you want to say?" Jingxi's serious expression made him inexplicably a little scared.
"Jiang Bai, have you ever wondered why I, a young lady from a respectable family, possess extraordinary martial arts skills and even hold different ideas from others? For example, the idea of 'one man, one woman, one love.' Such unconventional ideas may seem rebellious to you, but to me, they are quite ordinary." Jing Xi said with some melancholy. In this ancient world, or perhaps the world in the book, she felt out of place.
Sometimes, she really doesn't adapt well to this kind of life.
“Jingxi, you are somewhat different from ordinary young ladies, but that is your characteristic. I have never thought that your thinking is unconventional, and I even think that your thinking is correct,” Jiang Bai said sincerely.
“Jiang Bai.” Jing Xi sighed and continued, “I’m not from this world. I come from another world, and my understanding of thought and education, my outlook on life, my values, and my worldview are somewhat different from yours. Jiang Bai, can you understand?”
"Jingxi, are you kidding? This isn't funny at all," Jiang Bai said, sounding a little aggrieved. Was Jingxi angry and about to leave him?
“Jiang Bai, everything I said is true,” Jing Xi said, staring sincerely into Jiang Bai’s eyes.
"Jingxi, will you go back?" Jiang Bai asked, somewhat fearfully.
Suddenly, as if realizing something, he whispered, "Jingxi, do you... want to go back?"
Jing Xi was silent for a moment, then slowly nodded. She was conflicted; she longed for the free and unrestrained life of ancient times, yet also wanted to be free from constraints. She was caught in a dilemma, unable to move forward or backward.
"Jing Xi, could you..." Jiang Bai suddenly said urgently. He paused for a moment, then remained silent. Jing Xi yearned for freedom and didn't want to be bound. If he said these words, wouldn't he be trying to bind Jing Xi with his own feelings? If that's the case, how could he say he loved Jing Xi?
"Jiang Bai, I don't know if I can go back, but I still choose to tell you my biggest secret. I just want to be honest with you. Lovers need space, but not deception. Do you understand?" Jing Xi said tentatively.
"I understand, I understand, Jingxi. But if I say it, I will lose you." Jiang Bai's tears suddenly fell.
"Jiang Bai, I don't know what you're hiding from me, but as long as you tell me, I'll do my best to help you solve it, okay?" Jing Xi said, cupping Jiang Bai's face in her hands and wiping away his tears.
"Jingxi, I can't say, I can't say," Jiang Bai murmured repeatedly.
This secret can't be kept hidden for long; it will eventually be exposed.
But he didn't expect Jing Xi to be so perceptive, allowing him to be exposed so early.
Jiang Bai looked at Jing Xi, his face full of despair, and said, "I'm a spy, I'm a spy, Jing Xi."
"This is my secret, please don't leave me, okay? I'll tell you everything, I'll tell you anything you want to know." The moment Jiang Bai presented the tray, he tightly closed his eyes, afraid to see the disappointment in Jing Xi's eyes.
"Whose people are you? The emperor, a minister, or someone from the Mongol Kingdom?" Jing Xi asked. She had never imagined that Jiang Bai was hiding his true identity so well.
Jiang Bai pursed his lips and said softly, "I am Prince An's man. But Jing Xi, I was placed in the Jiang family by him when I was young, and my father took me in. I have not harmed anyone, Jing Xi, I have never hurt anyone."
"Jiang Bai, what about you? Are you feeling unwell anywhere? Or did he give you any drugs to control you?" Jing Xi asked worriedly. After all, that's how it's written in TV dramas or books: villains give their subordinates antidotes every month in order to control them.
"I'm fine, Jingxi. The Jiang residence is heavily guarded, and there are all sorts of famous doctors there. He's afraid that if the diagnosis comes out, it will ruin my plans, so he hasn't contacted me at all, afraid that I'll expose myself prematurely and ruin his big scheme," Jiang Bai said with a smile.
He was actually lying. He had been poisoned and needed an antidote every month, but he couldn't tell Jing Xi and cause her unnecessary worry.
“Okay, do you know the situation in Huangzhou City?” Jing Xi asked directly.
"All I know is that Mr. Gongsun is in Huangzhou," Jiang Bai said directly.
"Mr. Gongsun?" Jing Xi asked in confusion.
Jiang Bai nodded and slowly began to recount the deeds of Master Gongsun. These were some rumors he had heard before, as well as some specific details about Master Gongsun that he had accidentally discovered in the library of the Jiang family mansion.
Jiang Bai took the initiative to tell Jing Xi the whole story, and Jing Xi was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.
"Really?" Jing Xi looked at Jiang Bai in disbelief after hearing this.
"I don't know if it's true or not, it's just a rumor. But you can't believe everything you hear," Jiang Bai said directly.
"Okay, I understand, Jiang Bai. I'll go find Jing Xi and the others to discuss the details. I just overheard them saying they were planning to sneak into Huangzhou City. I'll go warn them." Jing Xi couldn't wait to tell Yan Wan about it.
"Okay, drive carefully," Jiang Bai instructed.
When Jing Xi arrived, she overheard Yan Wan and Ji Mohan's conversation and spoke up immediately.
She didn't interrupt them at first, but watched Yan Wan dictate the conversation, while Ji Mohan sighed helplessly.
Indeed, it's more interesting to watch other people date!
When Ji Mosheng arrived, Jing Xi finally spoke up to interrupt the two of them.
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