"I've said it before, I love you and I care about you all the time."
Xie Lingqin's face had darkened considerably. She strode forward until she jumped away and ran to the flat ground to the side.
However, Xie Lingqin's eyes narrowed, and she suddenly turned around. Looking at Xu Yiran, who hadn't come over yet, a cold smile appeared on her lips. She took a few steps forward and suddenly grabbed the suspension bridge and swung it around desperately.
"Xu Yiran, this is a tit-for-tat response." Xie Lingqin's voice turned cold, and she increased her strength.
Xu Yiran's expression changed visibly, as if she hadn't expected Xie Lingqin to use this move. She immediately lightly touched the ground with her toes and prepared to use her light footwork to move towards Xie Lingqin.
Xie Lingqin's eyes narrowed, and with a flick of her wrist, a silver needle shot out from her sleeve, heading straight for Xu Yiran.
As the fine silver needles attacked, Xu Yiran, preoccupied with her own safety, suddenly slipped and plummeted into the abyss below, which was still seething with fire.
Xie Lingqin was shocked. She rushed over and slid down, clinging to the stone wall while grabbing Xu Yiran's hand. "Xu Yiran, aren't you supposed to be a master of martial arts and have superb lightness skills? How come you're so useless?"
"Since it was you who made the move, I should die without regret or complaint."
"Come up quickly, I can't hold on any longer."
Xie Lingqin gritted her teeth, barely able to hold on any longer. She felt a sharp pain on her face from the flames below, but Xu Yiran remained calm and composed, even though he was hanging in the abyss and Xie Lingqin could kill him with a single release.
"They say you only treat someone this way if you like them, so Xie Lingqin, do you like me and that's why you're teasing me on purpose?"
"Xu Yiran, if you say one more word, I'll let go."
"If you're willing to let it go, then do so."
"You...come up here."
Xie Lingqin was furious. Almost commanding, as soon as she finished speaking, Xu Yiran lightly touched the cliff edge with her toes, performed a beautiful spin in mid-air, and at the same time, wrapped her arms around Xie Lingqin's waist, and the two landed easily on the ground.
As soon as they landed, before Xie Lingqin could push him away, Xu Yiran pulled Xie Lingqin close to him, the two of them standing so close together.
"Xu Yiran, let go. I'll only say it once."
"Your lips are so beautiful." Xu Yiran suddenly raised her hand to stroke Xie Lingqin's black hair, tilting her head slightly. However, when she was only a hair's breadth away from Xie Lingqin, the light in her eyes darkened. "You are so cruel."
"The reason I'm holding you back from falling is because you haven't given me the thing in the black robe yet, that's all."
Xie Lingqin's voice was as cold as ice.
"Such heartlessness will make me sad." Xu Yiran suddenly loosened her grip, flicked her sleeve, and walked forward.
Under the glow of the sunset and the clouds, Xie Lingqin's black hair flew in the wind. She secretly tightened her grip on the dagger that had been pressed against Xu Yiran's waist, tucked it into her sleeve, and followed after her.
It was as if nothing had happened.
Before they even entered the Heavenly Mystery Hall, a guard in black appeared and respectfully handed a book to Xu Yiran, saying, "This is what the Hall Master wants."
Xu Yiran didn't take it, but nodded, indicating that the other party should hand it to Xie Lingqin.
Xie Lingqin took the booklet, glanced at Xu Yiran, and immediately put it into her sleeve. "Farewell."
As soon as he finished speaking, he left without stopping for a moment.
Xu Yiran gave a wry smile and then followed.
Outside the secret passage, Zihe was anxiously waiting, and like her, Tinghai looked equally uneasy.
"Do you think Miss might be kidnapped by Young Master Xu?" Ting Hai asked with great concern.
Zihe glanced at him sideways, "How could that be? In Miss's heart, there is only the Crown Prince."
"But……"
Tinghai scratched his head. "Of course I have absolute confidence in the Crown Prince. Who in the world can be better than the Crown Prince? But this Young Master Xu, I just feel something is off. Miss is indifferent to him, but compared to others, she is still quite polite."
Upon hearing this, Zihe's expression darkened for no apparent reason, and she said, "In the past, Miss has never been this polite to Young Master Xuanyuan."
"Yes, you should also think so..."
"Alright, stop talking. You're just worrying unnecessarily."
Zihe rolled her eyes at Tinghai, stopped talking, and continued to peer towards the entrance.
"Hey, there's nothing unusual here, so why do you insist on having us patrol this place?"
"Who knows? We'll just do whatever the higher-ups say."
Ahead, behind the dense jungle, the sound of conversations grew louder as they approached.
Zihe and Tinghai exchanged a glance and immediately concealed themselves.
A moment later, two men in military uniforms came over.
The two found a spot and started unzipping their pants.
"Hey, I'll just use the restroom here."
"Alright, but speaking of which, I seem to have heard that a few days ago, the deputy general passed by here and felt that something was amiss. He was busy at the time, but when he remembered, he asked us to come and check it out from time to time these past few days."
The man spoke, letting out a comfortable sigh before pulling up his pants.
"Wait, look, the soil here seems looser than the surrounding soil..."
Another man, who was pulling up his pants, frowned, then squatted down and waved to his companion who was turning to leave, "Look, look, this place seems to..."
"hit."
With a soft thud, the two men immediately fainted.
Beside them, a large tree swayed gently, and the hidden door leading to the Heavenly Mystery Hall slowly opened, revealing Xu Yiran and Xie Lingqin standing there.
At the same time, Zihe and Tinghai, who were hiding in the shadows, immediately appeared.
"What's the point of knocking them out?"
Xie Lingqin looked at Xu Yiran, clearly disapproving of his actions.
Xu Yiran stepped forward calmly, a smile blooming on her long, slightly pursed lips. "Then let them forget about it."
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