"Who are you? What is your purpose in deliberately approaching me? Or what kind of cooperation are you seeking?" Ji Fengyao's gaze was frank and her expression was firm, and her words were straightforward.
Black Owl chuckled, his exquisite eyes sparkling in the candlelight: "If the princess asks such a question, it will most likely alert the enemy and make them more vigilant, and there's a high chance she'll get a false answer."
“If he is that kind of person, I will never keep him by my side,” Ji Fengyao said, staring at him intently.
Black Owl raised an eyebrow and said seriously, "You could say I'm the prince's man; but if the princess is willing, I will be the princess's man from now on."
"You were sent by the Prince to be by my side?" Ji Fengyao asked, slightly surprised.
“You can think of it that way,” Black Owl said with a faint smile, looking directly into Ji Fengyao’s eyes. “But if I don’t want to, he can’t assign me.”
Ji Fengyao: "..."
What exactly is the relationship between this person and Shang Xiye? Does Shang Xiye know that he is so unruly?
However, since Shang Xiye was comfortable with him staying by her side, she didn't need to bother considering anything else. After all, her goal was simply to refine medicine, not to engage in power struggles or intrigues.
"I do want a bodyguard as skilled as you, but perhaps..." Ji Fengyao looked at Hei Xiao's carefree and arrogant face, which didn't seem like someone who could be ordered around by her, so she hesitated to say anything more.
Black Owl, however, took it seriously and asked with great interest, "What's possible?"
"There may not be anything grand for you to do here, and you'll probably be doing... things like scaling walls, jumping over courtyards, and petty theft," Ji Fengyao said in one breath, pursing her lips and looking at him seriously to show that she was not joking.
She simply didn't have the courage to say such things to Shang Xiye, who was as cold and aloof as ever.
Since he said he was Shang Xiye's man, telling him what she might do was the same as telling Shang Xiye, so that Shang Xiye could be mentally prepared.
Black Owl never expected Ji Fengyao to say such a thing. His eyes widened slightly as he looked at the bright, charming, and incredibly earnest woman at the other end of the table. He found her exceptionally clever and adorable, and couldn't help but chuckle, revealing a dazzling set of white teeth: "Your Highness is truly a kindred spirit to me, Black Owl! My greatest love in life is scaling walls and leaping over courtyards, picking flowers and stealing treasures. From now on, if Your Highness takes a fancy to any treasure, just tell me, and I will definitely get it all for you!"
Ji Fengyao: "?!"
A kindred spirit?
Who is she? Where is she? What did she just say?
Seeing her dumbfounded look, which was quite adorable, Black Owl was about to reach out and pinch her rosy cheeks when his ear twitched slightly. He stood up and said, "It's getting late, Your Highness should rest early. Black Owl will come to report for duty again tomorrow."
After saying that, the man swaggered out the door.
Ji Fengyao: "..."
It feels like she's taking in a rich old man, not a bodyguard.
Black Owl met Shang Xiye face to face at the entrance of Hui Nuan Pavilion.
Just as Wuhen was about to step forward to question Hei Xiao, Shang Xiye stopped him with a wave of his hand, "You came to my princess's courtyard at night and knocked out all the guards. Aren't you afraid that I will misunderstand?"
"What misunderstanding? You're not interested in that little bandit, and besides, I just wanted to chat with her for a bit," Black Owl shrugged.
Shang Xiye's face darkened, radiating a chilling aura: "She is my queen!"
Even if he has no feelings for her, she is still his!
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