Tang Chen knew that Shangguan Bing'er wasn't capable enough to sneak into her room and dig out her large wooden box while he was still in the palace. But, so what: "...I don't care who she is, I just know that she treats me as a friend, and so do I."
Wang Yanzhou's wariness of Xihe was no longer as weak as before. It could be said that the more he interacted with her, the more he felt that this person was full of mysteries. This was especially true after the scene he and Wang Nianqing witnessed that night; it was something they hadn't anticipated before.
"When Shangguan Bing'er came here, she was carrying the scent of Thousand Miles Fragrant. The scent was so subtle that none of us could smell it except her."
Tang Chen's brows furrowed slightly. This was the second time they had mentioned Qianlixiang. Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that Xihe's emotions had only begun to fluctuate significantly when Qianlixiang appeared. "Qianlixiang? Are you saying she's related to someone in the inner court?"
Wang Yanzhou nodded slightly and said, "That person hid himself very well. We tried to find out the truth several times, but we always came back empty-handed. We still don't know whether he is a member of the inner court, but he is definitely involved."
Tang Chen carefully recalled everything he knew about Xihe, and suddenly thought of something: "...Wait, Black Crow said that he brought Xihe out. Could it be that someone is coming to take her back? Also, speaking of being connected to the inner court yet not belonging to the inner court, isn't Tianshu Tower one of them?"
"Maybe." Whether Xihe was connected to Tianshu Tower was still unclear. Firstly, Xihe hadn't done anything else since arriving in Qingliang Valley, aside from encountering Qianlixiang twice and Shangguan Bing'er this time. Secondly, Qianlixiang was a palace secret, easily accessible to outsiders, not even to him. It seemed unlikely that it had no connection to Tianshu Tower.
Tang Chen put his head on the table dejectedly, and said with a look of despair, "She spent so much time making this thing, but she had already planned to leave. She even explained everything to me before the drug took effect. She didn't take the things I gave her either. What on earth is going on in this person's mind all day long..."
Wang Yanzhou patted Tang Chen's back and comforted him, "She may have chosen to do this because she really regards you as a friend. The place she is going to may be very dangerous, and she doesn't want to implicate you."
Tang Chen stood up, frowned, and pleaded, "...Yanzhou, I really don't have many close friends here. Please help me find her."
Wang Yanzhou saw her sorrowful look and felt pain in his heart. How could he refuse? "...I will do my best."
Tang Chen threw himself into Wang Yanzhou's arms, closing his eyes and not knowing whether he was crying or not: "Huahua and Shuyi are not around, and Sister Yue is also... I only have a few friends left. If anything happens to them, I will not be able to survive."
Wang Yanzhou helplessly taught him, "What nonsense are you talking about again? Don't worry, I still have the title of prince. I will find a way to investigate the inner court."
Tang Chen assigned the task of searching for people in Qingliang Valley to Zhong Qin and Wang Nianqing. After Wang Yanzhou heard her nonsense, he was afraid that she would be unable to get over it for a while, so he had to keep her by his side and not allow her to go anywhere, so she had to wait for news in the mansion.
After the black crow that came out of the valley to look for someone left the valley entrance, it caught a glimpse of a shade of blue beside the official road, which was not as bright as the weeds and wild flowers that blended in with the green and yellow surroundings.
"……This is!"
The peach blossoms that had been thrown to the ground at some unknown time had begun to wither and were lifeless. If it weren't for the hairband he had given Xihe earlier still entwined on them, no one would have noticed.
Black Crow picked up the peach blossom branch on the ground, carefully untied the hairband and put it in his arms. Looking at the long road, he could only stand there and feel sad: "You silly girl, where did you go? Don't you know we are worried?"
Black Crow knew Xihe had made up her mind to leave them, and now that the flower had appeared here, it meant she had already left Qingliang Valley. She seemed to have left behind everything she felt didn't belong to her.
Just as Black Crow turned around and prepared to return to Qingliang Valley, someone called out to him from behind: "You're here after all."
Black Crow glanced at Shu Yang behind him and said coldly, "I don't want to get entangled with you now..."
Seeing that he was about to leave without any mercy, Shu Yang hurriedly said, "That Xihe, there's no way she'll come back. She's already gone back to where she belongs. You two are not from the same world at all. Can you face reality?"
Black Crow snorted coldly, then turned around and said, "If I can bring her out once, I can do it a second time."
"Haha, don't worry, this time, you won't even be able to find it."
Shu Yang's words completely infuriated Hei Ya. Her words unequivocally revealed her knowledge of Xihe's whereabouts. Hei Ya knew his questions were pointless and was about to leave. But the thought of Xihe's expression made him unable to resist and he grasped Shu Yang's slender neck. Even the slightest pressure from his hand would have torn the man's head and body apart.
"She's just a weak woman with eye problems. What on earth do you want to do to her?"
The veins on Shu Yang's forehead were already bulging, but she didn't worry about her own safety at all. She just continued to say in a mocking tone: "Weak woman? It seems that your understanding of her is just this much."
"roll!"
Black Crow glared at Shu Yang fiercely, then with a flick of his wrist, flung her out. Shu Yang retreated a considerable distance before regaining her balance. When she looked up again, Black Crow was left with only his receding figure.
The red marks on his neck were still painful, but Shu Yang was unwilling to give up and shouted loudly behind Hei Ya: "Li Xinzhai, how can I not be worthy of this if I am so unbearable in your heart!"
Black Crow did not give her an answer, whether he heard it or not, whether in the past, present or future.
Liuying wet the handkerchief with water and carefully placed it on Shu Yang's neck. She had been serving Shu Yang since childhood, and in her eyes, her princess was a woman who dared to love and hate, a woman who could stand shoulder to shoulder with any man. If she wanted, there were countless men in the world who were a thousand times more powerful than this assassin, and she could choose any of them. Why did she have to choose him?
For this person, Shu Yang not only offended Qingliang Valley, but also lost the guards she had trained for many years and injured herself. In her opinion, it was really not worth it at all.
While helping Shu Yang apply powder to cover the red marks on her neck, Liu Ying asked, "Princess, I have something to ask. This man is just a killer who has no fixed place to stay and doesn't know what he will do tomorrow. Why can't you let him go?"
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