Huo Wuyou put his fingers on his chin and thought seriously: "If it weren't for the assassination yesterday, I might not have guessed this way."
"We can't let this happen." Xue Zhiyi said.
In this life, she wants Huo Wuyou to live.
Looking at her expression, she seemed to have become more determined.
Huo Wuyou looked puzzled for a moment, but he didn't ask any further questions. He just said, "As a brother, if I watch her fall into the hands of her enemies, I would be unworthy of being a human being."
"Let's find a solution together." Xue Zhiyi said, and then added: "The princess helped me before, and I don't want her to suffer."
Huo Wuyou was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "No matter what happens, as long as you and I are together, we can get through it without any danger, just like before."
Xue Zhiyi's eyes moved slightly, and he avoided the gaze of the person beside him.
Although she was certain of her feelings for Huo Wuyou, she was still a little embarrassed. She tried to change the subject: "Actually... there is someone else who is more anxious about the marriage than us."
"Hmm?" Huo Wuyou waited for her to continue.
"Concubine Wu Lifei," she said, "She may not know the true purpose of the Beidi marriage, and her daughter is the only unmarried princess in Dayong. It's logical for her to worry that Princess Pingzhang will be chosen as the bride."
After that, she comforted him, "But who knows, maybe we're just worrying too much. Maybe Beidi really just wants a marriage alliance?"
Hearing this, the worry on Huo Wuyou's face did not diminish: "I hope we are just worrying too much."
He sighed again as he spoke, "But in reality, the best outcome for this matter is that no one will marry into the alliance. After all, the two countries have negotiated peace before, but it was forgotten within a few years. If Gu Ruxuan marries into the alliance, she'll be doomed if the two countries go to war again."
Xue Zhiyi sighed: "Yes, no matter who you choose, they will die."
Looking at the water, Huo Wuyou thought silently: But if the Northern Di really have this intention, their emperor will definitely agree. He is very good at using other people's lives to do favors. So what if it's his own daughter or niece? When he was defeated at Yanming Pass, he also considered implicating his own sister's entire family.
"Are you awake?" Xue Zhiyi asked him.
Huo Wuyou came back to his senses: "What?"
Xue Zhiyi said, "We've just taken advantage of this desolate place, where no one can eavesdrop, to discuss all the important matters. Now that we've finished, it's about time you woke up. Let's head back to Huajing upstream. If we don't set off now, I'm afraid we won't be able to get back before dark."
"Who said all the important matters have been explained?" Huo Wuyou asked.
Xue Zhiyi was puzzled: "Does the Marquis of Lin'an have anything else to tell me?"
Unexpectedly, this title made Huo Wuyou's face change: "Why is he the Marquis of Lin'an again?"
Xue Zhiyi asked him, "Why? Did your title get promoted last night?"
He said confidently, "That's not what you called me last night. Do you remember how many times you called me by my name yesterday? I thought you had changed your tone!"
"Marquis of Lin'an." Xue Zhiyi called him again: "If you don't want to be the Marquis of Wanhu, then give the title to someone who needs it. This is the first time I've heard of someone who doesn't like being called Marquis."
"It's too distant." Huo Wuyou said, "Our relationship is not suitable."
"What's inappropriate?" Xue Zhiyi asked him, "What's our relationship?"
"We've slept together in each other's arms." He answered without hesitation.
“…” Xue Zhiyi was speechless for a moment.
Will she be blackmailed by Huo Wuyou for the rest of her life with this reason?
This guy is too troublesome. She doesn't want to like him anymore. When she fainted, she hoped he would wake up, but when he woke up, she felt that it would be better for him to stay unconscious.
Huo Wuyou sat closer: "You really don't have that kind of feelings towards me?"
Xue Zhiyi did not answer.
He then moved closer and continued to ask, "Then why are you so nice to me?"
Xue Zhiyi just clenched his fists and pushed him away with his elbow: "Stay away from me."
Huo Wuyou looked hurt: "When did you become so hurtful in your words?"
Xue Zhiyi said in annoyance: "The boat is tilted!"
The two of them keep crowding together. If they don't stay away from her, this little broken boat will capsize.
Huo Wuyou finally realized what was happening and moved away.
But he felt that Xue Zhiyi was extremely cute at this moment. Her face and ears were clearly red, but she still pursed her lips, unwilling to look at him, tilted her head, and held her breath.
Reason told him not to provoke Xue Zhiyi again, but his mouth moved faster than his brain, and he asked in a frivolous tone: "You hugged me and looked at me, but you really don't intend to take responsibility for me?"
Xue Zhiyi couldn't help himself, so he turned around and pushed him: "Huo Wuyou!"
She hit and yelled at him, but Huo Wuyou looked refreshed: "Yes! Yes, that's it!"
Is there something wrong with him if he likes being beaten and scolded so much?
As she moved, the boat shook violently...
"Be careful! Don't move!" Huo Wuyou said hurriedly.
Xue Zhiyi's breath was also choked, and he quickly grabbed his collar to steady himself. Huo Wuyou also almost subconsciously grabbed Xue Zhiyi's waist.
Even so, the two of them still bumped their heads together hard due to the shaking of the boat...
But they could only freeze and not move, to prevent the boat from really capsizing.
But in this posture, Xue Zhiyi was almost half leaning on Huo Wuyou, and Huo Wuyou's arms also supported her steadily.
Their heads still ached, but at this moment, both of them almost ignored the pain.
Their faces were so close that when their eyes met, even their breathing seemed to be intertwined.
The boat gradually stopped shaking, but they seemed to be fixed by something, and their eyes were intertwined with each other, as if they were connected by a thread, with no intention of separating at all.
Xue Zhiyi only felt his heart beating rapidly, but his breathing slowed down unconsciously.
The pair of auspicious phoenix eyes in front of him were slightly raised, and he looked up at her, without that playful smile, just looking at her seriously, slowly moving down from her eyebrows and eyelashes to her lips, and then slowly looking into her eyes.
Through the thin clothes, she could feel his body temperature, which was as hot as his eyes.
Xue Zhiyi's hand unconsciously moved from his to the spine at the back of his neck, and then slowly moved to his earlobe.
Feeling the invitation she extended, Huo Wuyou's eyelashes trembled a few times, and a soft smile appeared in his eyes. The hand behind her waist suddenly tightened a little, making her body unexpectedly close to him.
There was a moment of panic, and Xue Zhiyi's heart trembled.
Her forehead rested lightly against his, and their noses barely touched.
Xue Zhiyi thought, this moment is probably called... being confused and infatuated?
Probably.
At this moment, she was so passionate that she had no time to think about anything else. She only had a strong urge to get close to him...
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