Everyone present was concerned about Ge Yuanhui's situation, and no one noticed that Xue Zhiyi and Huo Wuyou were standing there whispering.
Only Shen Qingtang's eyes looked a little dull.
From this angle, she couldn't see Xue Zhiyi's expression, she only saw Huo Wuyou with a smile on his face, which made his face look even brighter. Even though he was trying to hide his expression by facing Ge Yuanhui, his body unconsciously leaned slightly towards Xue Zhiyi.
Her heart sank to the bottom of the water with a splash, like a box of ointment that had not been delivered that day.
Fu Rongxin saw Shen Qingtang's expression and looked at Xue Zhiyi again. Her smile deepened: The affairs between men and women in this world are like killing knives. Who knows who the blade will point to next?
Ge Yuanhui's disturbance prompted Gu Shichong to take action and carry her behind the curtain to rest. In this way, the game was considered a loss.
It was Xue Zhiyi's group's turn.
After Gu Shichong carried Ge Yuanhui back, he launched the first attack.
The second hit was from Xue Zhiyi. Just as she was about to walk towards the ball, she heard Gu Shichong whisper to her, "Yuan Hui was injured just now and can't walk. I can't let another man carry her."
Xue Zhiyi didn't react for a moment to why Gu Shichong said this to her. After realizing that she was still engaged to him, she said, "Your Highness is kind-hearted. Zhiyi thanks His Highness on behalf of Miss Ge."
In one sentence, the relationship between the two is clearly defined.
After saying that, he took the hammer and continued playing.
She thought to herself: In her previous life, Gu Shichong had never considered any engagement with her, and he had even openly expressed his dissatisfaction with her. Even when she had begged him so hard, he only pushed her back into the fire pit.
But in the end, Gu Shichong was able to team up with the Xue family to use the evidence she had exchanged for her life to defeat King Cheng, and then he turned his back on her and abandoned her.
Be it the water dungeon or the whip, everything she suffered in Chunfeng Tower was also caused by Gu Shichong.
I don’t know what kicked his brain in this life, but he actually started to be interested in her.
So disgusting!
Thinking this in her heart, she stood next to the ball.
Zhao Lian stood at the ball pit, watching the fight with little interest. Gu Shichong also stood at the ball pit and said to her, "Zhiyi, lift your hammer a little higher and go over the mound in front."
Hearing Gu Shichong's address, Huo Wuyou's brows knitted tighter and tighter, and he felt a tightness in his chest...
He felt like he was about to be doomed because he actually started to feel jealous of Xue Zhiyi.
Xue Zhiyi fiddled with the hammer, moving the angle a little bit imperceptibly so that the direction of the ball would be facing Gu Shichong.
She took a deep breath, picked up the ball and hit it hard.
The ball actually flew towards Gu Shichong.
At the same time, Huo Wuyou quietly flicked the small stone between his fingers and hit Zhao Lian's knee.
Her legs went limp and she screamed and rushed towards Gu Shichong.
The wooden ball hit her forehead hard.
Huo Wuyou threw another stone, which hit Zhao Lian's other knee. Zhao Lian, who should have fallen to the ground, suddenly fell towards Gu Shichong. They both fell to the ground at the same time, and fell into the muddy puddle where Xue Runing had just picked up the ball.
Zhao Lian covered her forehead and screamed, "Help! It hurts! Am I going to die?"
Although Gu Shichong was not injured, he fell and was covered in mud, looking very embarrassed.
The breath that was stuck in Huo Wuyou's heart was instantly relieved.
Xue Zhiyi hurried forward and said, "Your Highness... Your Highness, are you okay?"
Gu Shichong was helped to stand up by his attendants. Seeing Xue Zhiyi's panic-stricken face and his intense gaze on him, he held back the words that were on the tip of his tongue and pretended to be magnanimous, saying, "It's nothing."
Xue Zhiyi clutched his sleeve, his face filled with guilt and apology, as if he was frightened and about to cry: "I'm glad Your Highness is okay... It's Zhiyi's fault. I was only thinking about Your Highness' instructions and tried to cross the mound, which is why I almost hit Your Highness."
Then, he looked at Zhao Lian, who was about to curse at him, with admiration, and said, "Fortunately, Miss Zhao bravely saved the emperor. Otherwise, if His Highness's precious body had been injured, I really don't know what to do!"
Zhao Lian covered her swollen head and just as she was helped to her feet, she wanted to tear Xue Zhiyi apart, but then she heard Gu Shichong say, "Miss Zhao is worthy of being a general's daughter. She is very brave. I will submit a petition to ask for a reward for Miss Zhao."
Zhao Lian choked, unwilling to suffer this loss, yet also reluctant to give up the credit. Her face flushed red with anger, but she finally gritted her teeth and endured it, "Your Highness... Your Highness, thank you for your compliment. This is just... a simple favor."
Upon hearing this, Xue Zhiyi looked up at Gu Shichong and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for pardoning my sins. Your Highness is truly magnanimous and benevolent."
Being praised like this, Gu Shichong's mouth curled up uncontrollably. Covered in mud, he said, "It's just a small matter. It's easy to accidentally hurt someone in a chuiwan game. I'm not an unreasonable person."
Xue Zhiyi smiled sincerely: "In that case, I wonder if you can finish this last shot?"
At this moment, Gu Shichong was extremely magnanimous and benevolent: "Of course."
Xue Zhiyi bowed again: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Looking at all this, Huo Wuyou's mouth twitched... No, what's going on! A nameless anger surged up, and his heart became even more blocked!
Xue Zhiyi pulled Xue Runing to deliver the final blow.
After hitting Zhao Lian, the ball fell to the ground and landed right next to the ball pit, only three or two steps away from the ball pit.
Xue Runing gripped the hammer tightly, solemnly—
Sure enough, the ball went in.
Xue Zhiyi clapped his hands repeatedly, deliberately shouting loudly so that those who had just bullied Xue Runing could hear: "Runing, thanks to your attack, we won!"
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