Si Xi shook himself and corrected, "What do you mean by walking at night? You have to be careful of suspicious people who might appear at any time during the day, lest you be ambushed by those pesky Gongshu disciples."
Zheng Quchi: "...I'm timid to begin with, and you guys are trying to scare me?"
When Wu Liang realized that the general's wife was not joking, but was clearly announcing some terrible news to them, he felt as if he had suddenly fallen into darkness.
“Madam, you are not timid at all. When we meet Master Gongshu, we would unconsciously bow our backs, let alone speak loudly to him. Yet you can stand up to him so sternly. You are truly brave and awe-inspiring.”
They were unaware that Yuwen Sheng's death was closely related to Gongshu Jiruo. Only when Zheng Quchi witnessed the steel scraper used by those mysterious blue-robed men, followed the clues, and after careful investigation and deliberation, and when Gongshu Jiruo personally admitted to the matter, did the truth become clear.
"Enough talk, let's go."
Wu Liang then looked behind her and asked, "Madam, where is Young Master Liu?"
Zheng Quchi was taken aback. He turned around and saw that Liu Fengmian was nowhere to be seen around the gate of Huangjintai: "Huh, where is he?"
Si Xi touched his nose and asked in a low voice, "Madam, did you leave Young Master Liu alone inside?"
Will he be torn to pieces by the Gongshu family?
Just as they were imagining terrifying scenes, Liu Fengmian staggered out from inside. His clothes were unnaturally disheveled, and his expression was somewhat blank and confused, as if he had just woken up.
Zheng Quchi immediately stepped forward with great remorse. She had rushed forward without looking back, completely forgetting about Liu Fengmian's existence. She thought he had followed her out, but she didn't expect that he had been missing for so long. She only remembered him after being reminded by someone.
"Brother Liu, what's wrong? Are you scared?"
Liu Fengmian looked at her thoughtfully, then seemed to be thinking about something: "Sister-in-law, that expert..."
"What expert? That person is just Gongshu Jiruo. Never mind, I'll handle this myself. Brother Liu, thank you for your help this time. I'll definitely host a banquet to thank you when I have the chance."
Upon hearing the name "Gongshu Jiruo," Liu Fengmian could not hide his surprise: "Gongshu Jiruo... he's here too?"
"This time, all sorts of monsters and demons have come to the Six Kingdoms Trial. Our Ye Kingdom was already weak, and now our situation is even more difficult." Zheng Quchi sighed with a headache.
Liu Fengmian pulled her to a quiet spot and whispered, "Sister-in-law, why don't you decline the position of adjutant in the Six Kingdoms Military Trials of Ye?"
After considering his sincere suggestion for a mere fraction of a second, Zheng Quchi suddenly said with a serious expression, "Brother Liu, how about... we defect from Ye together?"
Liu Fengmian was immediately startled. He looked around and, seeing that no one was paying attention to their conversation, he smiled wryly and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, what are you saying? You can't say such things. The reputation of my Liu family over the past decades cannot be ruined by me."
Zheng Quchi said very seriously, "This is what I think. Since we are going to retreat, let's retreat completely. The six states are bound to lose the military test, and Ye State will be finished sooner or later. Why don't we think about our retreat in advance and not worry about anything else, let's find a way to survive for ourselves first."
Liu Fengmian suddenly understood: "..."
Okay, let's say he spoke without thinking and said the wrong thing, but she didn't have to be so sarcastic and mocking.
Zheng Quchi didn't mean to mock or ridicule him; she just wanted to tell him something: "Brother Liu, our roots are in Ye. You can't leave, and neither can I. I want to retire gracefully, but I can't now."
Liu Fengmian simply felt—"But you are a woman, these things shouldn't be done..."
"Then why don't you go?" Zheng Quchi blinked his eyelashes.
Liu Fengmian felt a breath stuck in his throat, unable to swallow it or spit it out.
He stammered awkwardly, "I can't..."
Seeing that he was willing to help her and had been "unwavering" to her in the Kui Zi room today, she decided to reveal her true feelings: "In this Ye Kingdom, all the capable people are terrified, and the incapable are used to having someone above them to shelter them from the wind and rain. Even if I had an umbrella over my head, I wouldn't be very brave. But as you can see, I'm entangled in a lot of troubles, with many enemies. If I don't actively resolve these issues, I will never have peace."
Upon hearing this, Liu Fengmian seemed to understand the difficulty of her current position. At such a young age, she had forged an indomitable will, which must have been due to her many experiences and feelings.
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Zheng Quchi waited for news from Lan Yue, so she found a teahouse room nearby. Wu Liang waited outside, while Sixi went to meet Lan Yue. During this time, she also chatted casually with Liu Fengmian.
“Qu Chi, you are truly unlike any other woman I have ever met,” Liu Fengmian said.
This time, he didn't call her "sister-in-law" anymore. Instead, because he truly recognized and understood her as a person, he addressed her by her name.
Zheng Quchi disagreed: "You talk about love with other women, but you talk about business with me. It's natural to feel different when you compare the two. In fact, when men and women talk about feelings, the process is the same: arguing unreasonably, making up, breaking up, arguing again, and making up again."
As Liu Fengmian listened to her "very authentic" summary of matters between men and women, the corner of his mouth twitched: "No, that's not what I meant. I meant that you're sometimes too rigid, like a tall tree that grows straight up, actively absorbing the sun and constantly strengthening itself."
There's another saying he didn't mention: "The tallest tree in the forest will surely be felled by the wind."
This description does fit some of her traits, but it's not entirely accurate. She replied, "I think you're like a leaf-tailed gecko."
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