Yuwen Sheng's smile froze for a moment, then he raised his eyes, his crescent-shaped eyelashes obscuring his deep pupils: "It's getting late. Let's talk about other things after I've dealt with those barbarian tribes outside."
Zheng Quchi belatedly looked outside and realized that it was indeed very dark. She and he had been inside the tent for a long time without showing up. She wondered how Gan Xin and the others were doing, as well as the captured barbarian.
Thinking of him, Zheng Quchi suddenly grabbed Yuwen Sheng's arm: "They know how to deal with you, and they said that you were poisoned by the Phoenix Tear and would either go mad or die in the end. Is there something important you're hiding from me?"
Yuwen Sheng slowly turned his face: "Who said that? What do you know?"
An inexplicable and terrifying pressure pressed down on him, making Zheng Quchi unable to look directly into his vacant and sinister eyes: "You can speak freely about other people's affairs, but you are unwilling to reveal much about your own. I can pretend I don't know, just like before, and turn a blind eye to your affairs, but... is this what you want?"
His hands gently moved to her wrists, then to her shoulders, and finally gripped her hands tightly.
His warm, fragrant scent mingled with his breath and fell into Zheng Quchi's ear: "Quchi, don't listen to those things, okay?"
His tone now carried a pleading quality, like a defeated dog cornered in a dead end, trying to hide his wounds and disheveled state, putting on an act as if he wasn't afraid, but his body began to tremble.
Zheng Quchi recalled how the barbarians had once called him a "bastard" and a "mongrel," saying that his parents had cursed him before they died. Generals from the Julu Kingdom had also said similar things to him, each time causing him to lose his temper and become mad and bloodthirsty.
If someone truly exploits his weaknesses and uses them to attack and manipulate him, then no matter how skilled he is in martial arts, he will fall into their trap.
Zheng Quchi turned her head and finally mustered up the courage to follow his gaze: "Yuwen Sheng, don't be afraid or worried. I won't be affected by these things at all. Even if you are of the blood of the Prince of Ye, you are still you, Yuwen Sheng. Your birth is not something you can choose, so you don't need to be angry because of your birth."
She assumed he was concerned about her less-than-honorable background, so she told him she had a good attitude, was focusing on the issue, and that this matter wouldn't cause any rift in their relationship.
"No..."
How upright and gentle her thoughts were!
An extreme malice immediately welled up in Yuwen Sheng's heart. He wanted to tell her all the ugly truths to see if she would really not mind, as she said... However, all his evil and twisted thoughts came to an abrupt halt when they met her eyes.
He couldn't bear the sight of her eyes staring straight at him, so clean and bright, and he turned his face away as if to escape.
Zheng Quchi pressed further, "What do you mean it isn't?"
"It's time to go out."
He still refused to communicate with her, even though she had been sincere and understanding enough. He still wouldn't reveal a single secret about the Phoenix Tears or the Kezhu tribe.
Zheng Quchi looked at his thin, tall back and said, "Yuwen Sheng, I won't ask anymore."
He paused.
"But the Kezhu tribe wants to deal with you, so you need to be careful."
He grunted in agreement, then lifted the tent flap and went outside.
Zheng Quchi stood there for a moment, seemingly lost in thought, before leaving as well.
"Master?"
Gan Xin and her men had been waiting outside. When they saw her come out, they immediately approached, only to find that she seemed to be thinking about something and looked somewhat absent-minded.
Zheng Quchi looked behind him: "Gan Xin, where's Le Tai?"
“I tied him up in the stable and put men to guard him; he can’t escape.”
"Then I'll go see him."
But after taking only a couple of steps, she stopped and sighed softly.
"We agreed not to ask, so let's not ask..."
"What's wrong? What happened?" Gan Xin noticed that she had been talking with Yuan Xingzhou in the tent for a long time, and after coming out, she seemed a bit off.
Zheng Quchi naturally couldn't tell him about Yuwen Sheng, so he could only make up an excuse: "Nothing much, just that too many things happened today, and I'm a little tired."
Thud—
She had just finished speaking when she suddenly heard a loud, abrupt sound. Zheng Quchi's eyes widened: "What was that sound?"
Gan Xin shielded Zheng Quchi, his gaze sweeping over the area without finding anything amiss: "It looks like a fire thunderbolt..."
Zheng Quchi had heard of the explosion of the fire and thunder, but after careful consideration, she shook her head: "No, I've heard that the fire and thunder of the Mo family is much louder, it's like firecrackers... Is it an enemy attack?"
There were dozens of guards in the camp. Upon hearing the commotion, they immediately sprang into action, and soon more than half of the camp was empty.
Zheng Quchi watched as the flames converged in one direction and rushed towards it: "Gan Xin, where are those barbarians we captured?"
"Most of them are guarded in the woods."
"Then let's go check it out."
“Master, it’s best not to wander around at this time. That young master is extremely skilled; no ordinary person can hurt him.”
"That's not the issue, I'm just worried..."
Zheng Quchi didn't say much to Gan Xin and headed towards Yuwen Sheng's direction.
Seeing that she was determined, Gan Xin had no choice but to follow her.
The barbarian night raid was something Yuwen Sheng had already anticipated, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
This time, even the chief of the Kezhu tribe came. Leqi, who wore a feathered crown, sent people to shoot feathered arrows. They had many tricks up their sleeves. As soon as the arrows entered the ground, strange white smoke instantly billowed out and filled the surroundings. Many soldiers felt dizzy and unable to stand up after smelling the smoke.
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