Xie Xuan hadn't expected Yun Chuwei to come and pick him up after court.
After he got into the carriage, he saw Yun Chuwei sleeping by the window.
He didn't speak, but just looked at Yun Chuwei quietly, then took out a pen and a booklet.
The carriage started moving and traveled a distance towards Dali Temple before Yun Chuwei slowly woke up.
She saw Xie Xuan holding a pen, writing something in a booklet.
She leaned closer, wanting to take a look.
"Snap—" Xie Xuan slammed the booklet shut.
Yun Chuwei: ...
"Do you really need to do this? I just want to take a look!" She rolled her eyes at Xie Xuan.
Xie Xuan didn't speak, but put the booklet into his pocket.
Yun Chuwei suddenly attacked Xie Xuan.
Xie Xuan was slightly startled and grabbed the hand that was reaching out to her.
Yun Chuwei did not give up and reached out her other hand.
Xie Xuan grabbed both of her hands.
Yun Chuwei leaned forward, pressing her elbow against Xie Xuan's chest and placing it on the booklet.
Xie Xuan's back slammed against the car floor with a "thud".
Huo Qingjue, who was driving outside, said, "If you two are going to do anything strange, could you please be a little quieter?"
Yun Chuwei remained unmoved. She lowered her head and intended to bite the booklet with her teeth.
Xie Xuan froze, no longer daring to move.
He looked down at Yun Chuwei and whispered, "Do you really have to see?"
Yun Chuwei nodded seriously.
Xie Xuan sighed almost inaudibly, then released Yun Chuwei's hand.
Yun Chuwei reached out and took out his booklet.
Yun Chuwei took the booklet, opened it, and saw a painting inside.
It's a picture of her sleeping by the window.
The painting was not yet finished; Xie Xuan seemed to want to paint another person next to her.
Yun Chuwei returned the booklet to Xie Xuan and said slowly, "So what if he secretly drew me? What's there to hide!"
Xie Xuan pursed her lips.
He hid himself because he wanted to paint more than just her.
He also wanted to draw her leaning on his shoulder.
However, he hadn't had a chance to draw himself on it yet.
He followed up on Yun Chuwei's words, saying, "Indeed, there's nothing to hide, so what's there for you to steal?"
Yun Chuwei shrugged: "Isn't it because I saw you were nervous that I became curious! I thought it was some kind of romantic scheme? Is that all?"
Xie Xuan: ...
"You really have no sense of propriety," Xie Xuan said helplessly, then turned to Yun Chuwei and asked, "What made you decide to come see me today?"
Yun Chu smiled and said, "Is it not allowed if I have nothing else to do?"
Xie Xuan looked at the girl beside him and stretched out his hand to her: "Miss Yun, you seem to have plenty of free time. It seems you've finished making what you wanted for me? Here you go!"
Yun Chu was slightly taken aback, then realized that he was asking her for the sachet.
She took the sachet out of her sleeve and placed it in Xie Xuan's hand.
Xie Xuan looked down at the sachet, a faint smile appearing on his face.
"Thank you for your trouble, Miss Yun," he said.
Yun Chu smiled slightly, then suddenly said, "I was just kidding you!"
"Hmm?" Xie Xuan gripped the sachet in his hand and looked up at Yun Chuwei.
"I was lying when I said I had nothing to do!" Yun Chuwei said. "I came to find you because I wanted you to take me to see someone!"
Xie Xuan listened but did not speak immediately.
Instead, she put the sachet embroidered by Yun Chuwei on her waist before looking at Yun Chuwei and saying, "Weiwei, that matter actually has nothing to do with you, right? You don't really need to get involved."
"Curious," Yun Chuwei said.
Xie Xuan pursed her lips and continued to persuade her, "If you go to see that person and something happens afterwards... it will bring you..."
Yun Chuwei didn't want to listen to his advice, so she reached out and covered Xie Xuan's mouth.
Xie Xuan was taken aback.
The hand that rested on his lips was slender, white, and incredibly soft.
He swallowed unconsciously.
His thin lips trembled as he brushed across her palm, the delicate touch stirring her heartstrings.
Xie Xuan's heart was filled with emotion, and her breathing became a little rapid.
Yun Chuwei leaned a little closer to Xie Xuan, her voice exceptionally gentle: "Xie Xuan, I'm just curious. Please take me to see it, okay?"
Xie Xuan's heart skipped a beat. Forgetting to refuse or persuade him, she simply nodded subconsciously.
Yun Chu smiled slightly, withdrew her hand, and said with a smile, "Xie Xuan, you're so kind!"
Xie Xuan looked at her happy expression and fell silent.
He suddenly realized that he shouldn't have stopped Yun Chuwei in the first place.
He should support whatever she wants to do, as long as she's happy.
If anything were to happen, he would risk his life to protect her.
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Yun Chuwei soon met the so-called person wearing the Yama mask.
He was not wearing a mask at that moment.
The man looked to be in his forties, with a square face and an air of righteousness.
His hands and feet were chained with heavy iron chains, making it difficult for him to move.
But sitting there cross-legged, he didn't look like a prisoner in a cage, but rather like a monk meditating in a meditation room.
Yun Chu raised an eyebrow. She knew why Xie Sheng had said it wasn't him when he saw this person.
She didn't know if this was the person who had enraged the Tianqi Emperor.
But she knew very well that this person was not the one she had met in her previous life.
In my previous life, the person who killed Xie Sheng and Yun Lianhua sounded quite young.
His eyes were deep, filled with hatred and evil.
This person, with his upright appearance, is completely at odds with him.
Xie Sheng could definitely see that too.
Xie Sheng knew that the person in front of him was not the person from his previous life, so he would frantically search for that person.
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