He really deserves a beating.
"Want to know? I won't tell you even if you do. You swindled this young master's money. Don't think I won't recognize you just because you're dressed as a maid. Xie Lingqin."
Despite being recognized, Xie Lingqin remained calm and composed. "Hmm, you stole my embroidered shoes. Don't think that hiding your identity will make me forget about it, Prince Yi."
Yu Qingyi's handsome face twitched, "You..."
That's really bringing up the very thing you shouldn't be talking about.
Xie Lingqin sneered, "Or is it that Prince Yi has such a hobby that he also wants my embroidered shoes?"
"You shameless woman! Even a six-year-old girl knows that a woman's shoes should not be taken off her feet easily, yet you..."
“I’m not a six-year-old girl.”
"..."
Yu Qingyi felt powerless with anger. His eyelids twitched violently. His peach blossom eyes, which were always filled with laughter, slanted to the side, and his two sword-like eyebrows were twitching. After a moment, as if he had thought of something, he looked at Xie Lingqin and then flung his black hair with a smug look, "Didn't you want to know about the King of Hell's Palace? Go ask the Crown Prince."
Ask the Crown Prince?
Xie Lingqin calmly wiped her hands on the wall before slowly saying, "Never mind then." With that, she turned away without a trace of regret.
Yu Qingqing looked at Xie Lingqin's retreating figure, feeling depressed.
The woman just left?
How could this be!
How boring!
Xie Lingqin's brows were filled with coldness. What a joke!
Go ask Crown Prince Yuwen Yao, that man who can make every cell in her body uncomfortable with just one look—is Xie Lingqin out of her mind?
However, Xie Lingqin did not return to the mansion.
Since going to the pharmacy to find medicine was just a trial balloon, there must be a better plan.
That's right. Although she was an assassin in her past life, she was used to being alone and would always have some injuries and pain.
When feeling lonely, I'll take care of things to pass the time.
So she took the opportunity to study poisons, and thus, she knows quite a bit about antidotes.
That detoxifying herb can be replaced by other herbs, but some are not so easy to find.
...
An hour later, Xie Lingqin appeared on the top of a cliff outside the city.
Layer upon layer of mountains, with rosy clouds rising and flying. Standing on the edge of the cliff and looking down, you can see the sunlight shining obliquely through the distant mountains, the bottomless abyss, steep and awe-inspiring.
On the edge of the craggy cliff shrouded in mist, a green plant, resembling aquatic plants, stretched out diagonally from a crevice in the rock, swaying gracefully in the sunlight.
"It's a bit difficult." Xie Lingqin rubbed her forehead, feeling a headache coming on.
She is physically capable, but she lacks the agility and nimbleness of the ancients. In addition, her body was severely depleted before, and although she has been well-nourished and pampered these past few days, she has not recovered very well.
Of course, modern climbing locks and the like... are just things to dream about for now.
"This is so damn backward." Xie Lingqin swore as she surveyed half the area.
His usually calm face was now marred by a furrowed brow. Should he take a gamble now, risking a fall off the cliff and death, or risk succumbing to the poison at any moment and dying a violent death?
Xie Lingqin still chose the former.
Finding sturdy vines, Xie Lingqin tightly bound one side to a tall tree stump not far from the cliff edge, and wrapped the other side around her waist before beginning to descend the cliff.
She moved nimbly and carefully, and in about half an incense stick's time, she successfully reached the dendrobium.
With a slight smile, Xie Lingqin said, "Fortunately, fate hasn't forsaken me... Ah!"
Small pebbles fell...
It hit her face.
Xie Lingqin looked up at the edge of the cliff and her expression changed instantly.
Just moments before, the cliff edge was empty, but now two black bears, each about half a person's height, were approaching and fiercely gnawing at the vines she had entangled. As if sensing her presence, they roared at her.
His eyes were dark and deep, like a bottomless abyss, and his snow-white teeth gleamed aggressively in the sunlight.
Xie Lingqin suddenly felt a toothache; she really hadn't expected there to be bears in this place, let alone two at once.
Moreover, this bear really likes to eat tree vines.
Isn't it because she's more palatable?
The key issue is that even if she manages to climb up now, how can she possibly deal with two large bears with just her bare hands?
I was a little weak, and sweat was seeping from my forehead.
Could it be that a fierce battle is really going to happen? How do you explain the injuries he sustained when he returned to the General's Mansion after the battle?
"If..." Just as Xie Lingqin was getting annoyed, a voice came from the edge of the cliff.
It's a voice that's cold to the bone, yet inexplicably wicked, a voice so good that you'll never forget it after just one listen.
Crown Prince!
How did he end up here?
Xie Lingqin raised her clear eyes, her expression instantly becoming incredibly complex.
At the edge of the cliff, a man with a figure as tall as a jade tree was raising his hand and gently patting the heads of the two bears.
The bear, which had been radiating malice just moments before, suddenly lowered its head obediently.
This scene was truly bizarre.
The crown prince stood tall and elegant, his handsome and noble features backlit, his face seemingly expressionless. Through the swirling mist, his piercing and wicked gaze was impossible to ignore, especially since Xie Lingqin could sense the mockery emanating from every line between his brows.
"If what?" Xie Lingqin suddenly asked through gritted teeth, clearly annoyed.
"If you tell me why you know you've been poisoned, I might consider saving you," Yuwen Yao said slowly, his voice carrying the imposing authority and aura of a superior. It was an order, not a suggestion.
Xie Lingqin was slightly surprised.
He had thought that this hypocritical crown prince would use this opportunity to get her to reveal the secret that had saved her life until now, but unexpectedly, he was actually curious about this...
At this moment, Yuwen Yao was also examining the woman hanging on the edge of the cliff.
Despite having distinct facial features, the makeup was applied in a dry, coarse, and inconspicuous manner, leaving only a pair of extremely dark and bright eyes that stood out from the crowd. At this moment, the way he was gripping the vine was also extremely skillful, not something he did on a whim.
Moreover, this movement was even more skillful and proficient than rock climbing in military campaigns.
“Or…” The prince kicked the vine again.
The already worn-out vines swayed violently, startling Xie Lingqin.
In an instant, Xie Lingqin's expression suddenly relaxed. She reached out and plucked the herb from the crack in the wall, carefully placing it in her bosom. Only then did she look at the Crown Prince, who was both dashing and utterly despicable, standing on the edge of the cliff. "Not necessarily."
"Not necessarily?" Yuwen Yao's handsome face was expressionless, yet it seemed to hold a hint of a cold smile.
Xie Lingqin smiled as well, and at the same time, raised her index finger and pointed behind him, "Take a look back."
Then, a rare slyness appeared on Xie Lingqin's usually cold face, and her tone became unfathomable, "It doesn't matter if I die, but to have the Crown Prince by my side is an honor to die."
Yuwen Yao's expression remained calm, but it wasn't necessarily good, because behind him, dozens of black bears were silently approaching.
---Aside---
Let the male lead out for a spin~ Witness how much he courts death.
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