He Yan didn't expect that the person who came would be Xiao Jue.

She thought that Yan He and the others might find out that she was missing after a long time and come back to look for her. Although the possibility was very small, she did not expect that it would be Xiao Jue who came.

Didn't he bring another person to Xunfu's house to look for the indenture?

The leader was also shocked when he saw Xiao Jue coming. This boy was different from the masked boy. His appearance and clothes did not look like those of an ordinary person. He hesitated, thinking of Tong Qiushi, and he didn't care about anything else. He shouted, "This boy's accomplice is here, catch him for me!"

He Yan was startled and blurted out subconsciously: "Brother Huai Jin, there are many of them, run!"

Even though Xiao Jue is an excellent fighter, there are too many people here and he cannot handle it alone. It seems that Yan He and the others did not follow him either, which is not good.

She was so anxious that she forgot her original intention. What would she do if Xiao Jue ran away at this moment?

Xiao Jue glanced at her and curled his lips. Before He Yan realized what his smile meant, she heard the sound of horse hooves coming from not far away, which was particularly bright in the night.

Yan He and the others are here?

This time, He Yan guessed wrong. The person who came was not Yan He, but a dozen guards. Before they came to Jinling, their families were worried that something might go wrong during the long journey, so they each picked an outstanding guard from the mansion for personal protection. Although the young men did not hide the guards when they visited the brothel, they did not dare to tell the guards about the rescue. After all, it was too dangerous. If they told the guards, they would most likely be stopped.

But... right now, the appearance of this group of guards is quite a good thing.

Xiao Jue was too lazy to even draw his sword, and the guards behind him had already started to fight without waiting for his order. The people in the manor were all lackeys and thugs raised by Tong Qiushi, and they were no match for the attendants who had been carefully selected in Shuojing City. For a moment, there were ghosts howling and wolves howling, and the whole place was in chaos.

However, no one paid attention to He Yan who was pinned to the ground.

He Yan was holding onto the ground with her hands, trying to get up when she saw a pair of boots stop in front of her. She raised her head and saw the young man looking at her and extending a hand to her.

The hand was slender and white, with distinct joints and clean, reminiscent of a fine jade carving. However, her hand was covered in mud during the fight. He Yan hesitated and did not reach out.

The young man seemed impatient. After a moment, he grabbed her elbow and pulled her up from the ground.

"...Thank you." She whispered.

Xiao Jue's eyes fell on the whip marks on her back without saying anything. But in a moment, the guards had knocked down all the people here and tied them up like pigs on the ground.

"Who whipped you just now?" he asked.

He Yan turned his head and looked at him.

Before she could say anything, the leader shouted, "Young Master, please spare my life. Young Master, please spare my life. I didn't mean to do that!"

"It's you." Xiao Jue said indifferently.

He bent down slowly and picked up the whip that was trampled in the mud. It was this whip that had hit He Yan's back just now.

He handed the whip to He Yan: "Go ahead and beat him."

"...What?" He Yan didn't understand.

"Treat him the way he treats you." Xiao Jue lifted the corner of his robe and lazily sat down on the chair facing the group of people. He extended his hand to He Yan as if he was watching a good show, "Please."

He Yan looked at the whip and fell into deep thought, not taking any action for a long time.

The leader began to howl and scream again, begging for mercy with tears streaming down his face.

"Why?" The young man looked at her playfully and raised his eyebrows, "Don't you dare?"

The leader was delighted, thinking that the masked boy looked thin and young, and might have a soft heart, so he begged again.

"No," He Yan heard his own voice, small and firm, "Can I hit you a few more times?"

The leader was stunned.

Xiao Jue was also stunned. After a moment, he spoke with interest, "Whatever you want."

He Yan raised the whip.

To be honest, although she was beaten, she was only hit once with the whip. She said she would hit him a few more times, but in fact, she wanted to vent. She didn't want to come to Jinling this time, but she was dragged along by Lin Shuanghe and his group. She came here, but she suffered such an unexpected disaster. She felt very wronged. Since a punching bag was delivered to her, it would be a waste not to hit him. Besides, he was not a good person, but a bully. She would hit him a few more times, just to avenge the prince and Hua Youxian.

“Pah—”

The sharp sound of the whip echoed in the empty night. The lackeys who had been noisy and crying just now dared not say a word anymore. Only the screams of their leader could be heard.

He Yan was actually very measured in his attack and didn't hurt his bones. Although it hurt a little, it was only superficial injuries.

She lashed him out ten times in total.

After ten blows, the arrogant man was already in tears, dying, and didn't even have the strength to scream. But the masked boy still put the whip in front of him obediently, and even said in a gentle voice: "I'm sorry."

The leader was directly knocked unconscious.

He Yan walked to Xiao Jue's side, and Xiao Jue glanced at her: "Alright?"

"alright."

He nodded, stood up, turned around and walked out: "Okay, let's go."

The leader fainted after being beaten so hard. Someone in the crowd mustered up the courage to shout, "Who are you? You are so arrogant! Aren't you afraid that the patrol officer will find out and give you trouble? The patrol officer will not let you off!"

The young man in white robe turned around after hearing this. The silver python on the corner of his robe was beautiful and evil. His eyes turned cold and he laughed sarcastically, "I was just afraid that he wouldn't come."

"Remember to come to Ruyun Tower to find me. I'm always waiting for you."

After saying this, he ignored those people and walked forward, following the guards to where they came from. He Yan followed him all the way, and when they reached the horse, Xiao Jue asked her, "Can we get on?"

He Yan nodded and climbed up with great effort. As soon as she sat down, she felt someone behind her. She was startled. She didn't expect Xiao Jue to be on the same horse with her. She was very upset for a moment.

First, Xiao Jue usually loves cleanliness, and she was covered in mud, dirty and messy, but he didn't mind. Second, because of her status, He Yan hadn't had such close contact with anyone for a long time.

The guards rode away together to the outside of the manor, but Xiao Jue's horse went slowly, probably because he thought that she was injured and the bumpy ride would inevitably cause her pain, so he took special care of her. He Yan felt a little warm in his heart, and the guards did not wait for them. Before they knew it, they were the only ones left on horseback behind.

Seeing that no one was around at the moment, He Yan asked in a low voice, "Brother Huai Jin, why are you here?"

"On my way."

On the way? This is not even a direction, what kind of road is it? She was about to speak when she heard Xiao Jue ask: "What if I don't show up?"

"...Then I will give you away." He Yan said without blinking, "Your father is a general of Guangwu Army, and Tong Qiushi would not dare to act rashly."

Xiao Jue was so angry at her words that he laughed: "You are good at calculating."

"We are originally from the same boat." He Yan said calmly.

Xiao Jue sneered and stopped talking.

He Yan pursed her lips and thought, in fact, if Xiao Jue didn't come, she probably wouldn't betray them, and she would hold on as long as she could. But if she said that, wouldn't it make her look like she was easy to bully? If Yan He and the others knew, she was very fierce, and she was also very angry and condemned for abandoning her friends.

After an unknown amount of time, the road ahead was no longer a wilderness, but became bustling and lively. They arrived in the city, and the guards had probably left on their own after hearing Xiao Jue's greetings. Xiao Jue found an inn, dismounted with He Yan, and walked into the inn.

"Wait," He Yan grabbed his sleeve, "Brother Huai Jin, aren't we going to meet up with Brother Nan Guang and the others? What are we going to do? Stay in a hotel?"

Xiao Jue looked at her and asked, "Are you sure you want to meet Yan Nanguang and the others like this?"

He Yan was stunned for a moment, then she remembered that she had just been beaten up in the manor. Not to mention the injuries, her clothes were all stained. She said hesitantly, "So that's how it is. Thank you, Brother Huai Jin."

Xiao Jue called a room and asked the inn's waiter to get some hot water. He Yan became nervous again and said to him, "Brother Huai Jin, I don't like other people around when I'm taking a shower. Can you please step away?"

Xiao Jue looked at her incredulously: "I am your servant?"

He Yan: "Ah?"

"You're overthinking it." He mocked, "You can take a bath yourself, but what about applying the medicine?"

"Those are minor injuries, nothing serious." He Yan said.

"You're very strange," he stared into He Yan's eyes and took a step forward. He Yan raised his head and looked back at him nervously. Xiao Jue said thoughtfully, "Your guards are too cold to you."

This time when they came to Jinling, all the young men were accompanied by guards arranged by the mansion. These young men were of noble status and valued by their families, so the guards must have been worried all the time. But along the way, only He Rufei's guards looked particularly cold. It can't be said that they were cold, but they were not very close. For example, tonight, if it was Lin Shuanghe's guards, when they learned that Lin Shuanghe was injured, I'm afraid they would have called doctors everywhere to apply medicine to Lin Shuanghe in person.

But He Rufei's guards didn't even ask about it.

If you say that He Rufei was treated coldly in the He family, He Rufei was the eldest son of He Yuansheng, so it shouldn't be like this.

He Yan's heart was lifted. She didn't expect Xiao Jue to notice this. But how to explain this? Not many people in the He family knew that she was a woman. The guards also received instructions from He Yuansheng not to get too close to her.

But it turned out to be a fatal loophole.

He Yan tried his best to appear calm, "I have a cold personality and don't like to have too much contact with people. I was the one who told them not to get close to me."

This is just to fool children, they won't believe it.

Xiao Jue looked at her with his eyes downcast. After a while, he nodded and said, "Okay."

He asked the store to send in clean clothes and medicine, and then he left, leaving the room to He Yan. He Yan heaved a sigh of relief after Xiao Jue left.

Dealing with Xiao Jue always makes people feel extra nervous. It's probably because he is naturally sharp and too handsome, just like the giant python with silver scales embroidered on the corner of his robe, beautiful and dangerous, indifferent and cold.

The hot water soaked her whole body, and the warm feeling gradually soothed her panicked mood. Thinking about what happened tonight, she gradually recalled a little secret excitement.

After all, he was a child in his teens. No matter how well-behaved he was on weekdays, he always wanted to take risks. Although he was beaten badly, Yan He and the others had already rescued Prince Wang. Since Xiao Jue appeared here, it meant that the indenture was going smoothly.

The Flower Fairy's entrustment is almost halfway to success.

Even after many years, when I think of this incident, it is still enough to make me feel contented.

She washed herself, and in front of the mirror, she applied a layer of golden abscess medicine on her back with great difficulty, and changed into the clothes sent by the store. Then she carefully took off the mask.

Just now, the people from the farm tried to take off her mask by force. Although they failed, the mask was stuck deeper on her body, leaving marks on her face and faint bruises at the corners of her mouth.

He Yan sighed.

She wiped her face with a handkerchief and was startled when she heard someone knocking at the door. She hurriedly put on her mask and said "I'm coming" before opening the door.

The door opened, Xiao Jue walked in, glanced at her, and said, "Are you done?"

He Yan nodded.

His eyes fell on He Yan, and he suddenly curled his lips: "There is something I'm curious about."

He Yan replied subconsciously: "What is it?"

"Are you really wearing a mask because you are ugly?" he said slowly.

Under the bright lights, the boy had a beautiful figure, and a pair of eyes as charming as autumn water, yet with a brightness that saw through everything. He Yan almost cried out for a moment, but immediately, she kept her biggest secret.

"Of course." She even sneered like Xiao Jue, "Not everyone is as handsome as Brother Huai Jin."

The second son Xiao was choked by the sudden response from the normally silent Mr. He. Then, he raised his eyebrows slightly and said nonchalantly, "That's right."

He Yan: “…”

He turned around and called He Yan: "You're ready, let's go."

He Yan asked: "Where are we going?"

"Into the Clouds."

…

The lights in Ruyun Building were on. In the attic, Hua Youxian looked at the door nervously.

There were a group of young men sitting in the room, and a young man who looked like a scholar was lying on the couch. This young man was very frail and handsome. He had changed his clothes, but there were still scars on his face. At first glance, he looked a little wolfish. At this moment, he closed his eyes tightly and was sleeping.

"I've roughly bandaged him and applied medicine on him," Lin Shuanghe waved his fan, "They are just superficial injuries. It's just that this prince is too weak, so he looks a little scary. After he rests for a while, he will be fine." He then tilted his head and muttered softly, "I agreed to practice medicine only for women in the future, but I made an exception before I even became a doctor. Sigh."

Hua Youxian bowed to Lin Shuanghe and said, "Thank you, Young Master Lin."

"As you should. Miss Youxian, there's no need to be so polite." Lin Shuanghe said with a smile. He was always very nice to girls.

Tong Qiushi only wanted to torture Wang Sheng, and didn't think of killing him at the beginning. After all, he wanted to keep Wang Sheng to pick flowers and travel with the immortals, so Wang Sheng was still alive.

The door opened, and everyone's eyes lit up, but soon dimmed again. It was Mother Ding who came in. Mother Ding was also a little flustered, and she whispered with a handkerchief tied around her neck: "How about Youxian, you should take Wang Sheng away from Jinling before Master Tong finds out."

When the group brought the wounded Wang Sheng to Ruyun Tower, Mother Ding was also shocked. But at this time, it would be a dead end to chase Wang Sheng out, so she had to let them in. Mother Ding didn't know the identities of these young masters, she just thought they were rich young masters in Jinling City who were having fun and came here to do this "helping the injustice when seeing it on the road".

But the fun seemed exciting, but the troubles were endless. She was absent-mindedly dealing with the guests downstairs, but she finally felt that the truth could not be hidden, and this matter was of great importance, so she went upstairs to talk.

Hua Youxian shook her head. "You can hide for a while, but you can't hide forever. Besides, Youxian and Prince Wang are gone. What are you going to do, mother? Tong Qiushi will definitely not let Ruyun Tower go. Since he dared to set fire to Ruyun Tower once, he dared to burn it a second time. Is he going to ignore the lives of other sisters for Youxian?"

"Then what do you want to do?" Mother Ding was anxious.

"Tongqiu Shi wants me," Hua Youxian glanced at Wang Sheng on the couch, his expression softened, "As long as I listen and beg him, Master Wang can be saved. At least he can leave Yangzhou safely."

"Besides..." Hua Youxian hesitated, "There is a young master who has not returned yet. If he falls into the hands of those evil people, if Prince Wang and I just leave, they might vent their anger on the young master. If I stay here, Tong Qiushi may let them go for my sake."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the young men in the room changed immediately.

"That's not necessary." A voice sounded, and then the door opened. Two young men walked in. The young man in the white robe in front looked lazy. "It's not time to sacrifice you yet."

"Huai Jin!"

"Brother He!"

The room was suddenly filled with a flurry of chatter, and the young men gathered around.

"I knew that Brother Huai Jin would be able to rescue Brother He!"

"Brother He is a lucky man, how can you be caught so easily by others?"

"Brother He, are you okay? Are you injured?"

He Yan was stunned. It was the first time for her to be treated like this and it was also the first time for her to be cared for so much. She was so flattered that she almost forgot about being abandoned.

Yan He walked forward reluctantly, scratched his head, and looked very uncomfortable. He walked in front of He Yan and said, "I'm sorry."

He Yan was startled.

"I was...too panicked at the time," Yan He said with a look of regret, "I was only focused on taking Prince Wang away, and I thought you would follow. I didn't expect..."

He himself couldn't justify it.

He Rufei was a very insignificant person in Xianchang Hall. A proud man like him looked down upon He Rufei. During this visit to Jinling, He Rufei did not participate too much in the excitement of the young people. Sometimes, if he had not taken the initiative to speak, everyone would have almost forgotten that there was a He Rufei in this group of people.

Therefore, when the landlord took action, none of them forgot that there was a lookout.

When they met up with another team, Xiao Jue glanced at them, frowned, and asked, "Why don't you see He Rufei?"

At this time, Yan He and the others remembered that they seemed to have forgotten He Rufei.

Yan He was about to go find someone, but was stopped by Xiao Jue. Xiao Jue glanced at him casually and said, "I'll go."

That look made him feel ashamed.

How could he abandon his classmates? How could this be the behavior of a gentleman? Moreover, if He Rufei was not extremely weak and timid, he would be in trouble if he fell into those people. The more he thought about it, the more scared he became. He was about to jump onto the horse, but was pulled down by Xiao Jue.

"Oh my god," Yan He said, "You can't do it alone, there are so many of them!"

"I'll take the guards with me," Xiao Jue said calmly, "you take the others to Ruyun Tower."

Yan He stared blankly at Xiao Jue's disappearance at the end of the street, feeling extremely distressed. After arriving at Ruyun Tower, he had been distracted from other things, thinking about He Rufei, fearing that Xiao Jue was too late to save the person, or was unable to save the person at all.

Until this moment.

Seeing He Rufei appear in good health, Yan He finally felt relieved, but what followed was endless guilt and contempt for himself.

"Go ahead and hit me." The young man raised his head, his ponytail bouncing high. It was clearly an apology, but it also showed a bit of arrogance. "I'm sorry!"

He Yan looked at him in astonishment, wanting to laugh. She held back her laughter and said, "It's okay. Brother Huai Jin came to save me. They didn't have time to beat me up, so I didn't suffer any loss."

Xiao Jue's eyes moved slightly, and he smiled, but did not expose her lie.

Yan He heaved a sigh of relief and felt better because of He Yan's words.

A young man asked, "Brother Huaijin, now that everyone has gathered, the indenture has been obtained, and Prince Wang has been rescued, what should we do next?"

Mother Ding was a little anxious: "Now that everyone is here, let's send Prince Wang out of Jinling as soon as possible."

She also knew that Hua Youxian was right. Hua Youxian was the most important. If Hua Youxian followed along, the entire Ruoyun Tower would be in trouble. Sending Wang Sheng away, at least this trip would not be in vain.

Hua Youxian nodded, walked to Wang Sheng's side, looked at her lover's face with a tender and reluctant look and tears in her eyes.

After this farewell, the mountains are high and the waters are long, and we will never see each other again in this life.

She was about to help Wang Sheng up, when suddenly, a sword blocked her way. Hua Youxian raised her eyes and saw the most handsome young man in white robe sitting on a chair, not looking at her, with the tip of his sword pointing at her and the handle of the sword blocking in front of her.

“No need.”

"Young Master..." Hua Youxian was puzzled.

The young man glanced at her calmly and raised his lips, "Why are you running? They will be here soon."

"What?" Mother Ding was shocked and trembled as she spoke, "Who are 'they'?"

As if to confirm his words, the next moment, there was a hurried knock on the door. The door was pushed open, and the girl named Cailian, whom they had seen before, rushed in and said in a panic, "Mom, Youxian, it's bad! Young Master Tong brought the officers and soldiers from the patrol palace and surrounded our Ruyun Tower. They said that Ruyun Tower was hiding a criminal and was an accomplice to the evil, and now they want us to hand over the person quickly! What should we do?"

Mother Ding looked back at them, also in panic: "What should we do?"

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