"hiss"
Ji Yanwen felt pain, but he was more panicked than anything else.
Jiang Bai's strength was like that of an ox, gripping him tightly. Although he was actually quite strong, he had no chance to fight back against her.
A slightly cool breath came from my face.
The skin became very pale because it hadn't been exposed to the sun for a long time.
"Jiang Bai."
He roared and started kicking wildly, beginning to fight back.
The secret I'd been keeping all this time was exposed. I felt anxious, a bit violent, and a little regretful.
"Aren't you Ji Yanwen?"
Jiang Bai restrained his feet and hooked his chin, revealing a face that was excessively pale and excessively handsome.
His features were more defined than most people's, as if he had some non-Han ancestry. His sharp eyes, like those of a lone wolf wandering in the wild, were staring at her with wariness and hostility as if he had been discovered.
"This dagger looks pretty good."
Jiang Bai pulled his hand out of his sleeve, and a silver dagger fell into her hand. It was only slightly longer than her palm, and the handle was inlaid with tiny rubies, making it look very valuable.
"Let me go."
His eyes turned cold, like sharp blades capable of tearing her to pieces.
"Let you go? Okay."
Jiang Bai smiled and actually let go of his hand.
With his restraints removed, Ji Yanwen lunged forward, intending to kill Jiang Bai to silence him.
Those who know his secret must die.
The sounds of fighting were not obvious, because neither of them wanted to be discovered by more people, so they kept quiet.
Jiang Bai subdued Ji Yanwen again, pinning him to the ground. He looked down at him and asked, "Do you submit?"
Ji Yanwen was furious, hating himself for letting the wolf into the house, and let out a howl like a wolf cub.
"Looks like you're not convinced, then let's go again."
Jiang Bai released him again.
Ji Yanwen had experienced countless times, and when the moon once again appeared in the center of the sky, he was pressed to the ground by Jiang Bai with tears in his eyes. She pressed one knee against his back, making him unable to move.
He couldn't fight back, and he couldn't escape; he had given up on himself.
Do you submit now?
Ji Yanwen turned his head away, not wanting to answer.
"Now can you tell me who you really are?"
Jiang Bai didn't care. She was just making a bold assumption and a reasonable suspicion. She accidentally noticed that the skin at his temples was different from the skin on his face, so she tentatively reached out her hand.
It was his evasive movements that made her truly suspicious.
Who would have thought that beneath Ji Xiucai's face was another unfamiliar face.
"It's fine if you don't say anything. I'll pretend that today's events never happened, but the matter of marrying into the family will be dropped."
His face was excessively handsome; he looked like the kind of person who would cause trouble.
She just wanted to farm and raise her younger siblings; she didn't want to attract trouble.
"etc."
Calling Jiang Bai to a halt as he left, Ji Yanwen stood up from the ground, his disheveled hair tangled around his face, giving him a somewhat broken beauty.
“I…I am Ji Mo.”
"lonely?"
"It is the new rainy season in the empty mountains, the ink of the season that has not yet covered the mountains."
Jiang Bai's lips twitched, and his gaze fell on him: "That's it? What is your identity? Why are you impersonating Ji Yanwen?"
"I'm marrying into the Jiang family, I won't harm you." He avoided the topic.
“I don’t lack men to marry into my family.”
Jiang Bai took out twenty taels of silver from his pocket, placed it on the table, and left him with only his back to him.
"etc."
Jiang Bai stopped in his tracks.
"My identity must not be discovered, so I pretended to be Ji Yanwen."
"so?"
"I must take the imperial examination and become an official in the court."
He clenched his fists, his eyes swirling with emotion. The discovery of his identity made him feel extremely insecure.
"you mean?"
“I married into the Jiang family, and you concealed my identity for me. I will repay you in the future.”
"Do you think I'm stupid?" Jiang Bai was speechless.
“I know where your mother is.”
These words were like a thunderbolt. Jiang Bai suddenly stepped forward, grabbed his collar, and forced him back, looking down at him and asking coldly, "Where is she?"
When he met her gaze, Ji Yanwen felt a chill run down his spine.
Tell me, where is she?
"You have to promise me first that you'll let me marry into your family and support my education." He gritted his teeth, resisting, but for some reason, he couldn't withstand the pressure of her gaze.
"Ha, why should I agree to that? I can investigate myself."
“It’s no use even if you find out. She’s not in Nan’an County at all. Without a suitable reason, you can’t enter any other county. Only if I marry into your family and support my education can you get a travel permit, leave Nan’an County, and find your mother.”
"Besides, the person who took your mother away is high-ranking and powerful. No matter how skilled you are in martial arts, you can't save her."
Ji Yanwen's words struck Jiang Bai like a thunderbolt, and a flash of white light appeared in his mind.
"Tell me first, where is she?"
Ji Yanwen pursed his lips. He wasn't necessarily set on marrying into the family, but she had seen his true colors, so he had to keep a close eye on her, and if the opportunity arose...
A cold glint flashed in his eyes; only the dead can keep secrets.
"You're not going to tell me?"
"I imagine that with all the effort you've put into hiding your identity, your face must be quite unsightly. You might be some kind of fugitive or something. What if I were to tie you up and take you to the county office..."
"Jiang Bai, you're not human."
He was trembling with anger, unable to imagine what would happen to him if he fell into the hands of the authorities.
"Hmph, you think you're human? You think you're human and you're trying to steal my money? You even dare to dream of me paying for your education?"
“I told you, I will earn my own money.”
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