Chapter 156 When did you two meet?
The moment she met those cold, piercing eyes, Shang Ruyi's previously calm state of mind plummeted into an icy abyss, and she froze.
It is Yuwen Ye.
He was standing in the center of the room, as if examining something. When he turned to look at her, his gaze coldly swept over her from head to toe, as if surveying his territory.
Then he said, "You're back."
"..."
Shang Ruyi's throat tightened, and after a long silence, she finally said, "You, why are you here?"
Should I not have come?
No, it's not.
She hurried into the room and looked around. There was no place for him to sit. Just as Shang Ruyi was hesitating, she saw Yuwen Ye point to the bed in the room and say, "Sit."
...
He seemed to be the master of this place.
Shang Ruyi did not refute, but slowly walked over and sat down on the edge of the bed. Yuwen Ye stepped forward, stood in front of her, and looked down at her.
The two of them were facing each other in a rather awkward manner.
Shang Ruyi looked up, wanting to say something, but then noticed that his clothes were different. When she saw him in the east courtyard that morning, he was only wearing a close-fitting white nightgown, but now he was wearing a snow-white light fur coat. The style was unfamiliar and obviously not clothes he had brought from home.
Shang Ruyi shook her head slightly, seemingly trying to put the question of who gave him the clothes out of her mind, and asked, "Why aren't you resting properly?"
Yuwen Ye looked at her and said, "I heard you've been here before."
"Um."
"They came, and then they left."
"……yes."
Why don't you come in?
Shang Ruyi looked up at him with a knowing look on her face, but after thinking for a moment, she smiled and said, "Didn't I promise before that I wouldn't bother you? I just happened to see you when I came here—so I'll be leaving now."
Yuwen Ye narrowed his eyes slightly.
The two stared at each other for a while. Shang Ruyi felt that she hadn't done anything wrong, so she looked at him calmly. After a long while, she heard Yuwen Ye say in a deep voice, "You are a man of your word."
Whether it was her imagination or not, her words sounded somewhat like she was gritting her teeth.
But when I looked at him again, he still had a calm expression on his face.
Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "A person cannot stand without integrity. I will naturally keep my promises, so you can rest assured."
"...Okay, very good."
Yuwen Ye nodded, and after saying those words, his expression turned somewhat pale. Shang Ruyi, fearing that his wound had reopened, hurriedly asked, "How is your injury? Does it still hurt?"
Yuwen Ye glared at her again.
For some reason, those last three words touched his heart, as if something had gently brushed against him. It didn't hurt or itch, but it had an unbearable feeling.
He gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "It's nothing."
Shang Ruyi subconsciously reached out to touch his wound, but as soon as she raised her hand, she immediately withdrew it—she shouldn't have been so sentimental.
He chuckled awkwardly and said, "You've been shot in the chest; you should rest and recuperate instead of running around like this."
"..."
What if the wound reopens?
Seeing her withdraw her hand, Yuwen Ye unconsciously frowned slightly.
He paused for a moment, then spoke again, his voice sounding even hoarser: "It didn't hit any vital organs—I fired the arrow from three hundred paces away from Ashina Shali, and the Divine Arm Bow was enough for me to hit him; although he had a whistling arrow, the distance was too far, and it was at the end of its power, so it didn't damage my heart."
Shang Ruyi was overjoyed: "That's great!"
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Ye's expression darkened.
"Unfortunately, it only hit his eye."
"Eye……?"
Shang Ruyi recalled the scene she saw before she fainted that day: Ashina Shali covered his face with his hands, it turned out that he had been shot in the eye by an arrow. She felt a little regretful: "Even so, we didn't manage to kill him."
Yuwen Ye's eyes flickered: "Originally, it could have hit his brow."
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi immediately comforted her, "The difference is negligible. It's probably just that you're unfamiliar with the Divine Arm Bow the first time you use it. Next time, perhaps—"
"No,"
When this was mentioned, Yuwen Ye looked somewhat annoyed, especially after glancing at her, his eyes became even more conflicted.
"Originally, it could have hit the target."
"..."
Shang Ruyi was taken aback—what did that mean?
She wanted to ask again, but then felt that dwelling on his failure to kill the enemy leader would be embarrassing. Someone as proud and arrogant as Yuwen Ye probably wouldn't want to keep bringing up his failures.
So he comforted him, saying, "No matter what, you've done a great job this time."
"..."
"I just went for a stroll in the city and heard the people praising you highly. Many people said that you are like a god, saving people from suffering."
Yuwen Ye's expression relaxed at first, but then he looked at her with a hint of anger: "You, you still have the mind to go for a stroll?"
"..."
Is there anything wrong with just strolling around?
When someone is in a bad mood, can't they go somewhere relaxing to clear their head?
However, she couldn't say this to him, after all, she didn't want him to know that her bad mood stemmed from witnessing some inappropriate scenes at the East Courtyard. So, Shang Ruyi immediately put on a smile and said, "Regardless, you should be credited with the greatest achievement in defeating the Turkic army this time. His Majesty the Emperor will surely reward you handsomely."
For some reason, Yuwen Ye's eyes turned cold the moment he heard the words "Your Majesty the Emperor".
Shang Ruyi felt a chill for no apparent reason and subconsciously asked, "What's wrong?"
Yuwen Ye said, "You do seem to know His Majesty the Emperor quite well."
Upon hearing this and seeing his gaze, Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat. She immediately understood why he had come to find her so quickly; someone had probably already told him what had happened.
She thought for a moment and said, "I can explain this."
"Okay, go ahead."
"That day, Ashina Shali launched a surprise attack on the camp, and we—"
Yuwen Ye frowned and interrupted her: "That's not what I want to hear."
"ah?"
Shang Ruyi was taken aback—wasn't he here to ask why the emperor carried her back to the government office?
So he asked, "Then, what do you want to ask?"
Yuwen Ye's eyes flickered, revealing a hint of anger: "When did you meet him, and His Majesty the Emperor?"
"We had bumped into each other a few times before, but we had never met in person. We only really got to know each other after we returned to Luoyang."
"Back to Luoyang?"
Yuwen Ye's brows furrowed slowly, and he said in a deep voice, "We didn't stay in Luoyang for long when we returned, and you only went out a few times before coming to Shuobei."
"..."
When exactly did you two meet?
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