"Of course! I only understand An'an!"
Wol Seok-won brought his face closer, giving me a look that said, "Praise me, praise me!"
Yan An glanced at Yue Xiyuan and thought that this guy was really a natural at flirting.
You're the best! You're the greatest!
A captivating smile played on Yue Xiyuan's lips. "An'an's praise is exactly what I wanted to hear."
When did Yue Xiyuan become so shameless?
"However, I heard from An Si that our wonderful regent has encountered a little problem?"
...How come this taciturn guy is so quick? I haven't even opened my mouth yet, and he's already beaten me to it.
"Did Dark Four tell you?"
Yan An looked at Yue Xiyuan's expression and said, "I'm sorry, An Si, I betrayed you a little."
"Hehe, when I came over earlier, I casually asked what you've been up to lately, and An Si just gave me a casual answer. Don't hold it against him, okay?"
"Alright, I'll let him off this time for An'an's sake."
"Tell me, what happened? Who is it that has stumped our Regent?"
Yan An sat in the chair with a serious expression. Anyone who could remain completely unyielding in Yue Xiyuan's hands must be extraordinary.
"Didn't Dark Four tell you?"
"I didn't realize you were such a stingy person," Yan An retorted to Yue Xiyuan.
"Tch! That man is Yue Zhixiao's man, in charge of the army's provisions. Yue Zhixiao entrusted him with the huge granary. The Dark Pavilion has been watching him for a long time. Not long ago, when he went out to purchase supplies, the Dark Pavilion arrested him and sent An Shi to take over his work. But we still can't get him to reveal the location of Yue Zhixiao's army. So these days, An Shi has been taking the cold medicine that Jing Zhan gave him and hasn't been exposed yet."
"So you think I can get him to talk?"
Yue Xiyuan nodded emphatically. He had complete confidence in Yan Anke; she was good at this kind of thing!
"Alright, then take me to see it."
Then, Yue Xiyuan naturally took Yan An's hand and gently kneaded her fingertips with his fingertips.
"Okay, then thank you for your hard work, An'an."
"It's nothing."
Yan An smiled happily, a hint of playfulness in her smile.
The man was restrained, his hair disheveled, revealing a terrifying face. A sliver of light shone through the small window, and the mud-brick walls were covered with mottled stains and bloodstains. The air was filled with a pungent musty smell. The man was chained and held in a corner on a haphazardly laid layer of thatch.
The man gave Yue Xiyuan a sinister look, a smile playing on his lips.
"I never imagined that the dignified Regent would have a day when he relies on a woman. It's utterly ridiculous. Yue Xiyuan, you will never be able to compare to my Prince!"
Yan An glanced at Yue Xiyuan, "What kind of spell did Yue Zhixiao cast on this guy? How can someone be so devoted to him? It can't be..."
Although Yan An didn't say it aloud, Yue Xiyuan understood what she meant and immediately flicked her forehead.
"At such a young age, he is not learning anything good."
Yan An curled his lip, expressing his dissatisfaction.
Seeing the couple showing affection, the man flew into a rage, as if they had ignored his words.
"Yue Xiyuan, if you have the guts, kill me. If you don't, don't even think about getting anything out of me."
The man was on the verge of madness. He had been tortured in the cell these past few days, and now that he knew he couldn't get out, he was determined to die. If he could displease Yue Xiyuan and get him stabbed, he would be satisfied.
Yan An walked over to the man, looking down at him. "Are you trying to provoke Yue Xiyuan so he can kill you?"
The man stirred slightly, as if his thoughts had been read. "It seems I guessed right. Don't worry, Yue Xiyuan isn't as brainless as you think, but if it were your prince, it's still possible."
Yan An's words only made things worse, as the man's words, one criticizing and the other praising, completely belittled Yue Zhixiao, making him furious. He stood up and was about to bite Yan An.
Because of the chains binding him, the man stopped exactly one foot away from Yan An.
Seeing that he couldn't move, the man shook the chains binding him and roared a few times.
"You're so good to your prince, does he know? Could it be that you and Zebin were both saved by Yue Zhixiao? Or is it that you have feelings for your prince?"
He broke out in a sweat of nervousness, wetting his uneven hair which clung to his skin in strands, half-covering his two anxious eyes.
"I was right!"
At this moment, Yan An was not questioning, but affirming.
"I don't know what you're talking about. Either let me go now, or kill me. Twenty years from now, I'll be a hero again! Huh! Kill me! Kill me now!"
The man's eyes were bloodshot, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and he glared fiercely at Yan An.
Yan An simply grabbed a stool from the side and sat down, resting her chin on her hand. "Does your prince know you like him? Does your prince have those kinds of feelings for you?"
At this moment, Yan An seemed to have learned some incredible gossip and was determined to get to the bottom of it.
The man returned to the haystack and ignored Yan An, perhaps because he was hurt by Yan An's words.
"Since he doesn't even like you, why are you still defending him so much?"
"You don't understand, none of you understand."
The man felt wronged. No one knew what had happened to him or why he was so protective of Yue Zhixiao.
"Alright, then I won't ask anymore. Let's talk about where the army is."
"Give up, I'm not going to tell you."
Compared to his earlier anger, the man now seemed wounded.
Yan Ancai ignored what he was saying and took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire.
"East?"
"West?"
"South?"
"North...?"
As Yan An pointed out the other three directions one by one, the man did not react at all. Only when pointing to the north did the man's eyebrows twitch slightly. Although it was very brief and subtle, Yan An still noticed it.
"Alright, Yue Xiyuan is in the north, so we can focus our search on the three northern directions."
Yan An stood up to leave, giving the man a sweet smile, "Thank you."
The man felt utterly hopeless. The world before him seemed to collapse in the blink of an eye, like ruins before his eyes, and everything seemed to have lost its color.
Clutching his hair tightly, he shook his head repeatedly, "Impossible, impossible, impossible!"
Once outside the cell, Yue Xiyuan was eager to get out of there. He had encountered many stubborn people like that man before, but Yan An had easily gotten the answers out of them with just a few words.
"An'an, how did you know the army was in the north from just those few words?"
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