"But I also said that I am not a worthy person."
As soon as Xue Zhiyi finished speaking, Huo Wuyou's pupils trembled slightly.
After a moment, he said, "Whether it's worth it or not, your opinion alone doesn't count."
He just looked at Xue Zhiyi calmly, but his beautiful phoenix eyes were filled with stubbornness.
Xue Zhiyi's heart felt so tight, as if something was twisting it, and his voice became a little sore: "Why do you have to treat me so well?"
Huo Wuyou pursed his lips, staring at her for an instant. Then, he said seriously and firmly, "Because you deserve to be treated well. If it wasn't me, someone else would have. It's just that I happened to meet you."
Xue Zhiyi was stunned. Immediately, her nose felt sore and she quickly turned her eyes away from him.
He gritted his teeth and forced himself to suppress the bitterness in his eyes.
She leaned on her knees, half curled up, and said nothing.
The two of them sat in silence until Huo Wuyou spoke first: "I'm not telling you this to embarrass you, I just want to tell you that you don't have to put yourself in danger. At worst..."
He sighed and smiled slightly: "At worst, I'm still here."
The voice fell gently into Xue Zhiyi's ears, and he could only unconsciously clutch his clothes tightly. Something in his chest seemed to be softly crumpled.
Half of her face was buried in her arms, and her sleeves quietly absorbed the tears that she seemed to be unaware of.
But suddenly, a pair of eyes appeared silently in front of her, which frightened her.
"Are you crying?" Huo Wuyou leaned over to look at her.
Xue Zhiyi was at a loss for a moment, as if he had been caught, and subconsciously pushed him away: "Huo Wuyou!"
But the man in front of her couldn't help laughing after being yelled at. He held the edge of the bed and looked at her, with a playful smile in his eyes that was soft.
"You know what? This is the first time you called my name."
Xue Zhiyi glared at him sideways, but couldn't get angry for a moment. Instead, he couldn't help but burst out laughing when their eyes met.
When she smiled, Huo Wuyou felt his heartbeat like a plucked string, causing ripples.
After calming down a bit, Xue Zhiyi felt that he had to find something else to talk about. Otherwise, if he continued to let this overly ambiguous atmosphere ferment, it might not end well.
She leaned back on the soft pillow and said, "Marquis of Lin'an."
"Um?"
Xue Zhiyi said, "No matter what, today's matter is done. With Gu Shichong's trust in us, it will be much easier for us to act. I believe that finding the true culprit of the Yueling Pass tragedy is just around the corner."
Huo Wuyou also put away his previous expression and tilted his head: "Actually, I'm curious about something."
Xue Zhiyi smiled: "Oh?"
His eyes narrowed slightly. "The feud between me and Gu Shichong is obvious. What deep hatred do you have against him that's worth risking your life for?"
Xue Zhiyi's heart skipped a beat, and he just lowered his eyes silently.
She would never tell anyone about her rebirth, even if she was beaten to death. She didn't want Huo Wuyou to think of her as a female ghost.
But Huo Wuyou seemed to see the difficulty on her face, and said, "It's okay, you can tell me when you want to. For now, I will assume that you have an irreconcilable hatred for him, and I will not be soft-hearted when I act, but there is one thing -"
That bright face turned serious. "Don't put yourself in danger again. If it happens again, I'll take whatever poison you took."
He acted like a scoundrel and said, "At worst, I'd rather die."
Seeing that Xue Zhiyi didn't answer, he tapped her forehead again: "Do you remember?"
Xue Zhiyi held his forehead, suppressing his impatience, and said with a forced smile: "Marquis Lin'an should return to the main hall. That is where the Marquis will show his strength next."
Huo Wuyou frowned and said, "Why don't you call me by my name? It seems that I'm cuter when I'm angry."
Xue Zhiyi endured it again and again, but the look in his eyes became more and more angry when he looked at him.
Huo Wuyou then stood up tactfully: "Okay, okay, I'll go now, I'll go now..."
Seeing Huo Wuyou closing the door with a playful smile, Xue Zhiyi's body softened and he leaned back on the soft pillow.
After taking one antidote, she felt much better. The feeling of cracking in her throat and nausea in her stomach had finally dissipated for the most part. However, after all this ordeal, she felt extremely tired all over.
Huo Wuyou's words still echoed in her mind.
At the beginning, she did use her affection to win him over, but the reason they have been able to cooperate until now is still based on interests.
only……
No one had ever told her that she, Xue Zhiyi, deserved sincerity and kindness.
Perhaps it was because Huo Wuyou had parents, brothers, and a grandmother who loved him since childhood, so he was never like her, and he didn't even dare to think about being loved wholeheartedly by someone.
He is loved as he deserves, so he thinks it is natural for him to be sincere to another person, which is why he shows such enthusiasm and sincerity.
She touched her heart gently.
She admitted that her heart, as calm as a stagnant pool, was stirred by the stone thrown by Huo Wuyou, but it would still take more time for her to truly accept someone.
…
main hall.
When Huo Wuyou arrived, Lan Ying was already kneeling in the hall, and people from the Ye Ting Division had also arrived.
"I'm not a slave! I'm really not a slave!"
She was wronged and was crying and complaining.
Xue Zhiyi's words before he fainted made Prince Gong point the finger of suspicion at Tu Lanying.
"The doctor has already tested it and found that the tea is highly poisonous, and you were the one who presented it to me."
Lan Ying argued: "But Xue Zhiyi has touched it too!"
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