She reached out and touched Wei Jingzhuo's face, puzzled. "Ah Jin, what's wrong?"
Wei Jingzhuo gently shook his head, placed her on the bed, and said, "I'm going out for a bit. You stay in the room."
Su Wan was a little dazed. She sat up and straightened her clothes. She saw Wei Jingzhuo take the long sword hanging on the wall, open the door and walk out.
Su Wan straightened her clothes, jumped out of bed, ran to the door, and peeked out through the crack in the door.
Wei Jingzhuo, holding a long sword, faced off against a masked man dressed entirely in black, about ten feet apart. Although the masked man's face was covered, she felt his figure was somewhat familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before.
Wei Jingzhuo spoke first in an icy tone: "You peeked?"
The masked man placed the curved knife behind his back and laughed, "What do you take me for? Someone who would do such despicable things?"
Su Wan felt she had heard the man's voice somewhere before, but the memory was vague and she couldn't quite place it.
Wei Jingzhuo snorted and said, "You're dressed like a thief, yet you say you don't do thievery?"
“The Western Rong King’s heart ailment has persisted for many years. No matter how many doctors we consult, they cannot cure it,” the masked man said, keeping his distance as he slowly walked around Wei Jingzhuo. “You and I both know who she is, don’t we?”
Wei Jingzhuo raised his longsword and pointed it at the masked man: "She is my wife."
The masked man slowly raised his curved sword and laughed, "I disagree. I'm taking her away."
Wei Jingzhuo's face darkened: "Leave, or I'll kill you."
"The person I'm looking for is right here. How could I leave so easily?" The masked man slowly drew his scimitar. "Come on, let's see whether your sword or my blade is more powerful."
Su Wan peered through the crack in the door, racking her brains, and finally found the person in her memory.
This man had met her before, when she first arrived in Linyuan Village, posing as a beggar. Now he's transformed into a thief who can scale walls and leap across rooftops—he's got quite a variety of tricks up his sleeve. But he only has one true identity.
Seeing that the two were about to fight, their fates uncertain, she desperately opened the door and shouted at the masked man, "Chu Yi!"
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