"Don't think I'm afraid of you! I...I'm not afraid of you at all."
Rong Yehua snorted in frustration.
"Go back obediently, or my brother will find you and make you face the wall and reflect on your mistakes!"
"you!"
Hearing the word "brother", Rong Yehua felt extremely hurt and his eyes turned bloodshot.
Qu Li raised his eyebrows, with a teasing smile on the corner of his mouth.
"We haven't even become sworn brothers yet! You're so shameless."
Qu Li raised two fingers.
Rong Yehua was filled with confusion and wariness. "What are you doing? I'm warning you, if you dare to hurt me, my great-grandfather will not let you go!"
"Last time, I didn't argue with you for the sake of the King of Zhongshan! This time, you came to me and barked like a wild dog, but I thought I was your elder, so I didn't mind!
They say it's okay to do it once or twice, but not three times. You can decide for yourself! Erhuo, send Princess Yehua back!"
Erhuo, who had been waiting outside and had become impatient, came out.
There was a surge of hostility on his face, and it was obvious that he was a man who had been through blood and rain. Rong Yehua was actually frightened by him.
"Princess Yehua, please!"
Rong Yehua didn't want to lose face, so he glared at Qu Li fiercely again, and then left reluctantly.
"Ayi, did you see her face just now?"
"You're not angry?"
Feng Yi looked at her smiling eyes tenderly, and the corners of his tightly-locked mouth couldn't help but lift up.
He had been staring at Rong Yehua just now. If she dared to attack Qu Li, he would definitely show no mercy.
"The more she acts now, the more the King of Zhongshan will think she's ignorant, and the more sworn brotherhood becomes a sure thing. Just thinking about how she'll have to treat me like an elder, respect me, and honor me, even though she hates me to death but can't kill me, makes me feel incredibly happy."
Feng Yi raised a slender finger and gently tapped her brow, "You!"
She smiled charmingly, "What's wrong with me? Don't you want me to become sworn brothers with the King of Zhongshan?"
"Not really!" Feng Yi smiled, "The generation level is raised too high all of a sudden. I can't accept it."
Her smile grew wider.
Their eyes met, their breaths intertwined, and the atmosphere instantly became ambiguous.
Feng Yi slowly approached Qu Li, and when he was about to capture her lips, he suddenly stopped.
Qu Li blinked slightly, puzzled as to why he stopped breathing inexplicably when he was clearly breathing rapidly.
"Isn't Qiaozi going to suddenly report anything this time?"
Qu Li was amused by him, so she hooked her arms around his neck and offered her lips to him.
After a brief moment of shock, Feng Yi placed one hand on the back of her head and deepened the kiss.
Only after all the air in each other's chests was taken away by the other did they reluctantly let go of each other.
Looking at her wet eyes that seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, and her red lips that were being kissed, Feng Yi's breathing became more disordered.
The next morning, Qu Li was still asleep when he heard a knock on the door.
She suddenly woke up and looked at Feng Yi who walked in with a serious expression.
"What happened?"
"I received news a while ago that the old man is still ruthless and wants to take in a new concubine."
Qu Li nodded: "Is this new concubine very powerful?"
"I'm not sure yet, but the old man did eliminate several of my men recently! I have to go back."
Originally, Feng Yi planned to wait until the academy in Qu Li was completed and become sworn brothers with Rong Wei before returning to Southern Qi. However, the situation in Southern Qi became increasingly serious, and he was afraid that the old man would stir up even greater trouble.
"Don't let me delay your important work! I'm not some weakling, don't worry!"
There was a hint of loneliness in Feng Yi's eyes, and his gaze became full of accusations.
Qu Li's dark eyebrows slowly twisted into a huge question mark.
"Li'er."
"Um?"
"I'm going back to Southern Qi. Don't you feel the slightest bit of reluctance?"
After finding out the reason why Feng Yi was unhappy, Qu Li was amused by him.
She reached out and pinched his nose. "I wish I could stay with you, but you have something serious to do! You also said that the Emperor of Southern Qi has successively eliminated several of your people, and these people were all eliminated after this new concubine came to Southern Qi! This shows that this new concubine has ill intentions and is deliberately targeting you!"
Ever since receiving the news, Feng Yi has been wondering who this new concubine is.
It was not until a portrait of the new concubine was sent to him that he finally understood why the other party did this.
"I've already arranged people around you!"
"Don't worry!" Qu Li held his cheek. "I've been through a lot, I'm not as weak as you think! Put all your energy into dealing with the new concubine, don't be distracted by me, understand?"
Every word of her advice was filled with her concern and love for him.
Feng Yi's heart was tugged at, and he stared at her without blinking, wishing he could imprint her every frown and smile in his mind.
"Do you want me to help you prepare anything?"
"No need." Afraid that Qu Li would misunderstand that he had already made preparations in advance and could return to Southern Qi at any time, he added: "I don't have anything, so I don't need to prepare anything!"
Qu Li didn't think much about it. She frowned and pondered for a moment, then took out a bunch of bottles and jars from the space.
"I'm not sure about the other party's background yet! These things are for your self-defense."
Feng Yi's heart felt like it was soaking in warm water, the warmth flowing to every part of his body. "Okay, thank you, Li'er."
Parting always makes people feel melancholy. She tried hard to suppress the bitterness in her throat and carefully instructed: "Let Goudan follow you!"
"I plan to return to Nanqi secretly, and it might be inconvenient to take Goudan with me."
"Then why do you take it with you?" She took out the little red bug. "Don't underestimate this little thing. It's very poisonous."
"Let's just forget it."
His eyes fell on the little red bug in the jar, and he could clearly feel that the little bug didn't want to leave with him.
Qu Li thought seriously for a while, "That's fine, are you leaving now? Or after you've had breakfast?"
"Now!"
She looked at him, and the tears she had been trying hard to suppress rolled out.
She raised her chin slightly and forced back the tears.
"Promise me you'll take good care of yourself."
"the same as you."
They stared at each other, their eyes filled with an unbreakable reluctance to part.
Feng Yi hugged her tightly again and said in a low voice, "Don't send me off. I can protect myself! If you encounter any problems that you can't handle yourself, go to the Shadow Pavilion and find someone."
Qu Li said in a muffled voice, "Hmm," and said, "Ayi, take care."
After Feng Yi left, Qu Li felt that Wenzhao Courtyard suddenly became very empty. The courtyard was still the same courtyard, but the person she cared about most was missing.
In the evening, Zhuoli came to inform her that the sworn sisterhood ceremony with Rongwei would be held tomorrow, and they would arrange someone to pick her up.
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