Narrowly escaped, many things happened in the capital city at night.

  In the quiet mountain cliff, a crescent moon hung in the sky, not far or near. A gentle breeze blew from the top of the mountain, and the lone one-eyed man lying on the cliff couldn't help but smile wryly, "Miss Ye, isn't this method too despicable?" Ye Lian sat beside him, casually pulling off the cloth strip stained with red rouge from her shoulder and tossing it down the cliff. She shrugged indifferently, "You're not a gentleman either, I won't feel guilty." The means don't matter, what matters is the result.

  "Don't move." The thin, sharp blade was pressed lightly but firmly against the man's neck, "I wouldn't suggest making any sudden movements unless you're absolutely sure. If I push forward just half an inch more, even Da Luo Jin Xian won't be able to save you."

  "A very special poison, I can ask you what kind of strange poison you used to deal with your lifesaver?" The man gave up the idea of temporarily stopping the spread of the poison by operating his internal energy, in fact he couldn't mobilize even a little bit of internal energy at this time.

  Ye Li shook her head, "It's a secret. But as for the title of lifesaver, that's still up for debate. Speaking of which, I've been feeling really down lately."

  "It's an honor to hear the grievances of the number one talented woman in the capital." The man said with a smile, but paired with his terrifying appearance, it looked somewhat comical. Ye Li frowned and said: "Ever since I was engaged to the Crown Prince, all sorts of troubles have been coming my way. Constant probing, surveillance, nitpicking, and of course, kidnapping."

  "Why bother with all this trouble? Why don't you just elope with me instead?"

  Ye Li's long eyelashes fluttered lightly, "I'm not interested in the play about the thousand gold miss and the talented scholar. Moreover, I guess those plays must have forgotten to explain what happened to the parents of that talented person, how their relatives would react, how their sisters would feel, and how they would make a living. What if the talented scholar eloped with another beauty?" The man looked at her absent-mindedly for a while before saying, "You think too much. Didn't the play say that the talented scholar would eventually become a top scorer, and the thousand gold's parents would forgive her, their relatives would envy her, and her sisters would be jealous of her? Most importantly, in the end, the talented scholar and beauty would live happily ever after?" Ye Li shook her head, "The play only said 'the end', is it not that most people imagine a happy ending for themselves?"

  The man thought carefully and it seemed that there was no play or script that had been written to the point where a talented young couple grew old together with grandchildren all around them.

  "Alright, granny. What's it going to take for you to let me go?" The man asked bluntly, seemingly understanding that beating around the bush with Yori was useless.

  "Tell me who is trying to harm me." Ye Li asked directly.

  "What if I don't say anything?"

  The cold blade slid gently across his neck, and the skin on his neck suddenly rose with small goosebumps. "Don't worry, I won't stab you with a knife. I'll... just push you down directly." Ye Li looked at the bottomless valley below and smiled.

  You might as well stab me with a knife! The man cried and laughed at the same time, "No way, this really can't be said."

  "This can be said."

  "I've promised someone else. A man's word is his bond, even if you kill me I won't say anything." The man said firmly. Ye Li stared at him for a while, raised an eyebrow and said: "Alright, since that's the case, then let me see what kind of face is hidden under this mask."

  "Miss Ye, now that you've let me go, how about considering it a favor I owe you?" the man asked.

  "This sounds a bit familiar. But do you think I'd believe someone who doesn't even know their own identity? Even if you owed me 100 favors, I still wouldn't be able to find the person and it would all be for nothing." Yelü's hand grasped the dagger, motionless as she pointed at the man's neck pulse. One of her hands began to search around on that twisted, ugly face. "Miss Ye, I have 20,000 silver notes on me, take them as a consolation gift. How about we just forget today's events?"

  "You think I'm like you, willing to risk my life for money? This time it's a one-time settlement, how do I know there won't be a next time?"

  The man fell silent for a moment before saying, "I know there won't be a next time, but I can guarantee that I absolutely won't make things difficult for Miss Ye again. How's that?" Feeling Ye Li's hand hesitate for a moment, the man hastily added more emphasis, continuing, "I guarantee that I absolutely won't make things difficult for Miss Ye again. You can tell Mo Xiu Yao this, he knows who I am and whether or not my words are trustworthy." The icy blade at her neck finally moved away slightly, and Ye Li stood up, saying, "I'll believe you for now."

  "Antidote."

  "No, the medicine was given to me by Qingyu temporarily. Although it won't allow you to use your internal energy, from now on, you shouldn't have any problems even if you don't use lightness skill." Ye Li smiled and said.

  The man gritted his teeth, but the footsteps coming from not far away made him have no time to argue with Ye Li anymore, and he could only get up and prepare to use a method he had never used before to climb down the valley. However, unfortunately, he was still one step too late, and a cold voice came from the other end of the small road, "Han Mingyue——"

  A man in a white robe slowly appeared at the end of the path, his back still silently pushed by the brown-robed youth. Even on this mountain top where the road was not flat, he seemed to have no strained expression. Mo Xi Yao's face was as calm as water, but his gaze staring at the one-eyed man was clear and cold. Just being looked at once, the one-eyed man felt his body stiffen, as if frozen in ice. He could only look at the cliff less than two steps away from him with a bitter smile.

  "A Li, are you alright?" Mo Xiuyao looked at Ye Li with a slightly warm gaze. Ye Li calmly put away his dagger under Mo's watchful eyes and walked up to him, smiling somewhat apologetically: "Sorry, I made you worry."

  Mo Xiuyao's eyes flashed and her eyebrows slightly furrowed, but in the end she just let out a soft sigh and said softly: "You're tired, let's go back and talk about it later."

  Ye Li also felt that the current environment was not suitable for talking, so she nodded in agreement with Mo Xiuyao's opinion. A woman who followed behind Mo Xiuyao and Ah Jin handed Ye Li a cloak. Ye Li smiled faintly, although she didn't feel cold, but still wrapped the cloak around her.

  "Han Mingyue, can you tell me why you are here?" Mo Xiuyao asked sharply, his eyes fixed on the man at the edge of the cliff.

  "Can you recognize me like this?" The man sighed, reached out to touch his face, and pulled off a leather mask, revealing his originally handsome but now disheartened face. When Ye Li heard Mo Xiu Yao mention the name Han Ming Yue, she only raised an eyebrow, and when the man took off his mask and revealed his handsome face, she wasn't surprised at all. This face was at least 80% similar to that of the charming young master from a few days ago. However, while that face had a flirtatious and carefree air about it, this face was much more dignified, and the same raised-eyebrow smile gave off an unruly and uninhibited feeling.

  "Haha, Xiāo Yáo, it's been many years since we last met. I didn't expect to meet again under such circumstances, it's... somewhat regrettable." The handsome man, even in a bandit's coarse clothing, gave off an air of elegance and refinement, like a prince. However, the slightly flattering expression on his face made one feel slightly uneasy. "I must have said that you were getting married, so I rushed thousands of miles to come congratulate you. It seems you're still as unwelcoming to old friends as ever."

  "Your congratulations are a ransom for my fiancée?" Mo Xiuyao's voice was low and pleasant, Ye Li stood behind him, subconsciously pulling her cloak tighter.

  "Misunderstanding." Han Mingyue said with a bitter face: "At first, I didn't know that the person to be tied up was your fiancée. However, since I've already taken on this business, if I don't complete it, where would my reputation and face go? I've already minimized the losses as much as possible. Now, my business is done, and your fiancée is safe and sound." And I was even cheated by her, wasn't I the one who suffered a loss?

  "Who paid you?" Mu Xiuyao stared at him and asked.

  "I can't say." Han Mingyue smiled wryly.

  Mo Xiuyao sneered, "Han Mingyue, as long as there's money involved, what is it that you wouldn't dare to sell besides your younger brother?"

  Han Mingyue sighed, her expression even more bitter, looking at Mo Xiuyao: "After all, there are still one or two things that can't be sold no matter what. And this time, Mingxi was also cleaned up by you, Xiuyao, let's not pursue it this time for my sake? I guarantee there won't be a next time." Mo Xiuyao's face turned even darker, Han Mingyue stamped her foot: "Tianyi Pavilion will give one percent of its annual profits to sister-in-law as a peace offering!"

  "Han Mingyue, you're too tense." Mo Xiuyao raised his hand and lightly touched the mask on his face, saying softly.

  Han Mingyue hesitated for a moment, and a hint of annoyance flashed across his face. How could he forget that Mo Xiuyao knew him too well? If he didn't appear so tense, Mo Xiuyao wouldn't easily determine the target. "Xiuyao, consider this a favor to me..."

  "Get out." After gazing deeply at Han Mingyue's pleading face for a moment, Mo Xiuyao finally spat out two words.

  Facing such rude treatment, Han Mingyue was overjoyed, "I will definitely send the apology gift to your sister's mansion within three days!"

  Mo Xiuyao's response was a slight lift of his hand towards the back, "Black Cloud Rider, release the arrow!"

  Originally standing in a semicircle around him, wrapped in black clothes and wearing a black scarf on their heads, the people had already grasped bows and arrows at some unknown time. Drawing the bow, releasing the arrow...

  Han Mingyue helplessly tumbled down the cliff, "Mo Xiuyao, you're ruthless!"

  Han Mingyue's scream disappeared on the cliff, and Ye Li blinked her eyes and looked down at Mo Xiuyao. She was unsure if Han Mingyue had hidden her true strength earlier, as even in her best state, falling from here wouldn't have left her unscathed. As if knowing her doubts, Mo Xiuyao explained: "Han Mingyue always likes to leave a trump card, she must have set something up below. She won't die from the fall." Ye Li furrowed her brow, realizing that threatening to throw him down earlier had no real threat value. Indeed, not understanding one's enemy can easily lead to mistakes. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle. The Military Saint was right.

  "Go back." Moxi Yao stretched out his hand and said softly.

  "Okay."

  In the Xu Fu's secondary courtyard, it was not easy to get rid of two uncles and five cousins. Ye Li felt a bit overwhelmed by having to deal with so many people at the same time, but at the same time, she could feel an irrepressible warmth in her heart and the joy of being cared for by loved ones. Mo Xiuyao sat on one side, quietly watching the girl sitting across from him, speechless. He suddenly realized that he didn't understand his fiancée at all. In fact, his fiancée was still under sixteen years old this year, but she was unexpectedly strong and decisive, yet mature. What was he doing when he was fifteen or sixteen? Mo Xiuyao rarely thought about the past, but looking at the girl's calm smile in front of him, he felt that thinking about the past wasn't so painful after all.

  At the age of fifteen or sixteen, he was a young man with great ambitions and aspirations. He rode his horse through the capital city with a carefree and reckless abandon. Who in the world did not know that the young master of the Dingguo royal family was a prodigy with exceptional talent? Who did not know that the young general of the Dingguo royal family had swept across the southern borders at a young age, achieving victories as if by divine intervention? Even on the bloody battlefield, he was full of vigor and vitality, speaking and acting without restraint. However, this young girl had already experienced things at the age of fifteen that most women would not experience in their entire lifetime. She had lost her mother at a young age, been forced to cancel her engagement, suffered under the schemes of her stepmother, endured a tarnished reputation, and was shunned by everyone due to her ill-fated marriage. She had been secretly plotted against, kidnapped, and yet she never showed any signs of panic or fluster. Even today, after escaping from danger, she did not cry or get angry. Instead, she smiled and apologized to him, saying "I'm sorry for worrying you." If he were in her position, he would absolutely not be able to remain so calm and composed at her age. Mo Xuyao let out a soft sigh in his heart.

  "A Li, I'm very sorry about what happened today." Moxiu Yao said softly after a long time.

  Ye Li raised her eyes to look at him, smiled slightly, "This is not something you can control, and I was too careless myself. However... tomorrow in the capital, it's likely that... the reputation of Dingguo Wangfu will be affected as well."

  Mo Xiuyao looked at her, his eyes deep and unfathomable. "In the Dingguo Palace, I have the final say. As long as you don't regret it."

  Ye Li blinked, instantly understanding what he meant. In the Dingguo Royal Palace, his word was law, so no matter how her reputation changed, it wouldn't affect their marriage. Is that right? Tilted her head in thought, Ye Li smiled helplessly: "I reckon if I regretted it... probably this lifetime would be unable to marry out. Then... might as well make do?"

  Mo Xi Yao's lips curled up slightly with an almost imperceptible arc, "That's best. I also think that if you regret it, I won't easily find another suitable queen in this lifetime either."

  Ye Li looked at him and smiled: "Since the prince doesn't mind, then let's just make do with each other."

  As he watched the girl sitting in front of the window turn around and smile at him, saying "Let's make do with each other", Mo Xiuyao suddenly felt a little dizzy. In the candlelight, the girl's slightly pale face seemed to be radiating a faint glow that moved his heart. Mo Xiuyao quickly looked away, propping up his forehead with his hand: "In the next two days, Han Mingyue will probably send you some things, just accept them all."

  Ye Li was astonished: "He really will give me one-tenth of the income from Tianyi Pavilion?" Tianyi Pavilion is the largest intelligence organization in Great Chu, and the annual revenue from selling various information is absolutely astonishing even if it's just one-tenth.

  Mo Xiuyao nodded, looking at Ye Lixi who seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

  Ye Li smiled and said, "Today's matter doesn't need to be mentioned, since you've already more or less agreed with Han Mingyue. Although it's not very clear how strong Tianyi Pavilion and Qingfeng Mingyuelou are, I also don't want to be an enemy of his. However, just this once. If that person makes any moves again in the future and falls into my hands, I won't accept pleas for mercy."

  "Of course." After a moment of silence, Mo Xiuyao looked at Ye Licheng with a serious expression and promised: "Since you don't regret it, then from now on, we are family. Anyone who wants to harm you will be my enemy."

  Ye Li nodded and smiled silently. The curved moon outside the window gradually fell onto the roof, and the girl looked up at the remaining moon in the sky, her elegant face was dyed with a layer of quiet soft light by the moonlight. Behind her, the young man sitting in a wheelchair gazed intently at the girl's slender figure, his warm eyes filled with an inexplicable glow.

  In a secret hideout in Beijing, Han Mingyue rushed in disheveled and startled the people who were originally in the room.

  "Brother, what's wrong with you?" The charming young master who made countless parents want to skin him alive and made many young girls' hearts flutter was stunned for a moment before rushing over to catch his brother's swaying body. Han Mingyue waved his hand, allowing his younger brother to support him as he sat down on the soft couch, wryly smiling: "I've provoked the evil god." Although he was used to being fully prepared, jumping off the cliff still resulted in internal and external injuries from colliding with protruding branches no matter how careful he was. He didn't hold any grudges about this; everyone knew that Mu Xiuyao had indeed shown mercy. Otherwise, even a single arrow from the Black Cloud Riders wouldn't have missed someone who had lost all their inner energy.

  "Huh? Big brother, have you seen Miss Ye San?" Han Mingxi asked in surprise as he took Han Mingyue's pulse.

  Han Mingyue forced a smile and said, "How did you know? You've gotten into trouble with Mo Xiuyao in the capital this time, it can't be because of Miss Ye, right?"

  Han Mingxi awkwardly rubbed his nose and forced a smile, saying: "Bro... uh, I also lost to Ye Li last time with this medicine. That... I owe her one, so don't bother her, okay?"

  Han Mingyue sneered, "You're treating Tianyi Pavilion as a favor owed?"

  Han Mingxi hung his head in shame, cracking his knuckles, "That... that woman is really smart. I didn't say anything and she already guessed the relationship between Tianyi Pavilion and Qingfeng Mingyue Building. She took my jade pendant, what could I do?"

  "That's my jade pendant! Take it, wearing it on you will only bring trouble." Han Mingyue stretched out her hand, and Han Mingshu didn't dare disobey, naturally handing over the jade pendant. Anyway, he wasn't interested in whatever Qingfeng Mingyuelou or Tianyi Pavilion was, taking his brother's jade pendant was just for fun,"Big brother, are you badly hurt? I'll go call a doctor."

  Seeing her usually carefree brother's worried face, Han Mingyue's expression softened a bit, and she said in a gentle voice: "It's nothing serious, just can't use my internal energy, no need to call a doctor. Is there a guest coming?" Han Mingxi's face sank, and he coldly snorted: "Indeed, a woman came looking for you this afternoon, I chased her away."

  "Clear..."

  Han Mingxi paced back and forth in the room, "Brother, can we just go to Jiangnan and not get involved in this matter? Last time I was just joking with Ye Li, but Mo Xiuyao almost cut off one of my legs and one of my hands. Even if you are the master of Tianyi Pavilion, don't forget that he is the King of Dingguo. Are you trying to sacrifice Tianyi Pavilion for your own sake?" Han Mingyue moved her lips, wanting to say something, but was interrupted by Han Mingxi before she could speak, "Don't even mention that they are friends, nonsense! Even if they were friends, they can't touch other people's women. Do you think I'm a flower thief with no bottom line? And don't forget what you did to him in the past! How dare you still provoke him?"

  "Clear... you've grown up." Han Mingyue looked at her frustrated younger brother pacing back and forth in the room, no longer speaking with his usual carefree tone.

  Han Mingxi's face turned red, and he hummed as he turned around to leave. "I'll go call that woman over!" As soon as Han Mingyue saw her brother's figure disappear out the door, she furrowed her brow, rubbing her chest which still ached slightly. For some reason, Han Mingxi's words from earlier flashed into her mind - "Don't forget what you did to him back then." Han Mingyue's eyes dimmed slightly, and she let out a faint sigh in her heart. "Tomorrow, add one more tenth to the compensation gift..."

  "How did you end up like this?" A low, husky female voice came from the doorway. Han Mingyue looked up to see a woman standing outside the door, her slender figure hidden beneath a loose black robe, her face completely covered by a black veil, leaving only a pair of cold, gleaming eyes that shone with a hint of chill and discontent.

  "Didn't you see that? Do you think Mo Xiuyao is easy to deal with?" Han Mingyue said calmly, sitting up.

  The woman in black hummed coldly, "Have you done what I told you to do?"

  Crash! The teacup in Han Mingyue's hand shattered at the sound, and a drop of clear tea water fell through her fingers. "I'm not your servant! Watch your tone!"

  The woman's eyes flashed with a thread of anger, but she quickly suppressed it and said in a low voice: "It was my fault. Mingyue, about tonight..."

  "What's the difference whether it succeeds or not? The news of Ye Li being kidnapped has already spread, hasn't it? Your goal has been achieved anyway." Han Mingyue said.

  "You didn't succeed!" The woman's voice immediately became shrill, "I want you to destroy her!"

  Han Mingyue rubbed her neck meaninglessly, bitter smile in her heart. Ruin her? Fortunately, he really didn't have that intention, otherwise, it's likely that the one who would be ruined at that time would be himself. That Miss Ye San didn't seem as harmless as she appeared on the surface. For some reason, Han Mingyue didn't plan to share this news with the woman in front of her.

  "I let you, the master of Tianyi Pavilion and the number one handsome man in Jiangnan, personally take action, which is already a blessing for her. Why don't you do it?" The woman shouted dissatisfiedly.

  "That's enough!" Han Mingyue said coldly, "Why don't you ask me how I got hurt and how serious it is? Do you think if I really moved against Ye Lian tonight, I would still be alive to come back?"

  The woman's breath was slightly short, and she seemed to have noticed her own mistake. She looked at him with a hint of embarrassment and said softly: "Why did you go alone? If you had brought some people, even if Mo Xiuyao came with the Black Cloud Riders, he wouldn't have been able to hurt you. Now, it's impossible for him to mobilize a large number of Black Cloud Riders." Han Mingyue's icy expression also softened slightly along with the woman's gentle voice, and she said calmly: "Because I couldn't drag Tianyi Pavilion down with me. This is a private matter between us, so naturally, I'll handle it myself. You should take care of yourself too. From now on, don't come to me about Ye Lixi again; I won't help you anymore."

  "Why?"

  "Because next time, Yu will definitely kill me. I'm a businessman, and I've never wanted to challenge the Mo family's bottom line. You can go now, be careful yourself." After finishing speaking, Han Mingyue leaned against the soft couch and closed his eyes, no longer paying attention to the black-clothed woman at the door. The black-clothed woman obviously had something else she wanted to say, but looking at the man on the soft couch with a pale face and an air of rejection all over him, she could only swallow back what she wanted to say, humming softly: "Then you rest well, I'll go back first."

  She turned and walked out the door, where a man with an 80% resemblance to Han Mingyue stood under a large tree not far away, his eyes gloomily staring at her. "You don't have to come again, we're going back to Jiangnan soon."

  The woman in black turned sideways, her slender and charming eyes slightly raised, with a hint of disdain, "You have time to go pick some flowers, don't interfere with other people's business. I don't want to hear that next month you'll come to me saying one of my brothers is missing." Han Mingxi's face sank, then he coldly smiled and said: "Good, this young master will take a look at what kind of goods has made my brother infatuated." Not many people know about the Wind and Moon Young Master's martial arts skills, but his lightness skills are definitely not something that can be bragged about by anyone. The man who was originally standing under the tree just lightly swung his sleeve and instantly disappeared under the tree. In the blink of an eye, he was already standing beside the woman in black, reaching out to pull off the black cloth covering her face. "How dare you!"

  "Stop it!" At the doorway, Han Mingyue's face was gloomy as she looked at the two people with swords drawn, "Let her go."

  "Hmph!" Han Mingxi's angry hand swept up like a startled swan, disappearing over the rooftop. Han Mingyue stared at the black-clad woman in the courtyard, her eyes warning, "Don't provoke Mingxi."

  "Hehe, as long as he doesn't come to provoke me, why would I go and provoke him? Mingyue, after all, he's still your younger brother. Aren't we friends?" The woman said with a low chuckle.

  Bang! Han Mingyue took a step back, and with a loud thud, she slammed the door shut right in front of her.

  "Han, Ming, Yue!" The black-clad woman's eyes flashed with astonishment and she shouted angrily. However, the candles in the house were quickly extinguished, apparently the people inside were preparing to sleep. She hummed softly and turned to leave the quiet and dark courtyard.

  A woman in black walked out of an inconspicuous courtyard and was immediately approached by several men in black, "Miss."

  The girl nodded and said in a cold voice: "Go back."

  The leading man in black also saw that the woman's mood was not very pleasant, and he didn't dare to say anything. With a wave of his hand, several people escorted the woman away quickly into the dark night.

  "Whoosh——"

  An arrow shot through the air with a force of a thousand pounds, and the black-clad man at the front hastily drew his sword to deflect it. However, the arrow was not so easy to deflect, and he felt his long sword tremble in his hand, causing his hand to numb instantly. The arrow grazed the surface of the sword and shot straight towards the black-clad woman hiding behind him.

  "What?!"

  "Miss!"

  The arrow flew past the woman's face and stuck firmly in the wall of a nearby road. The black-clad woman turned her head to look at the arrow, which had almost pierced her brain, and she nearly fell over, only a fraction of an inch away from being shot through the head or having her face destroyed.

  "Miss." The people around her rushed over to support her, but the woman waved her hand and slapped a black-clad man in the face with a loud slap. "Trash!" The black-clad man lowered his head with a dim gaze.

  "Phoenix!" A clear and bright laughter came from the rooftop not far away, and the woman looked up to see Phoenix sitting on the rooftop with a red dress fluttering in the wind, looking at her disheveled appearance. Phoenix's eyebrows were slightly raised, and his left hand was still holding a bow, gesturing to her. "Phoenix, you're so bold!" The woman gritted her teeth and said.

  "Wow, I'm so scared. I shouldn't be breaking the law if I shoot one or two suspicious black-clad people with my bow and arrow in the middle of the night, should I? Maybe even Lord Qin will thank me for contributing to the safety of the capital. What do you think?"

  "Kill him for me!" The woman's slender hand pointed to the rooftop, her voice also filled with murderous intent. Just thinking about that one arrow made her want to tear the arrogant man in front of her into pieces.

  "Hmph, you think you have more people than me? Afraid of you?" Feng Zhiyao lazily raised his hand and beckoned backwards, and a group of black-clad men appeared silently on the rooftop, each holding bows and arrows. They drew their bows and aimed accurately at the narrow street below. The black-clad woman's eyes blazed with anger as she gritted her teeth and said haughtily: "Feng Zhiyao, do you dare to kill me?"

  Feng Zhiyao shook her head regretfully, "I don't dare."

  After hearing his response, the woman's confidence grew even more. She slightly raised her chin and said: "Since you're not daring, then get lost!"

  How detestable! This young master hates women who look down on others the most! Feng Zhiyao's phoenix eyes flashed with a cold glint, and she quickly drew her bow and shot an arrow. Another arrow stuck to the woman's hem and landed at her feet.

  "Phoenix is far away!"

  Feng Zhi Yao lazily gazed at her, his eyes even more disdainful than the woman's. "Don't call out to me again, I won't fall in love with you no matter what. Someone wants me to warn you, stop messing around with those absurd things, or else this arrow tonight will definitely not hit the wall." He raised his hand and pointed at the black-clad man standing behind him, his posture straight and unmoving. Feng Zhi Yao said indifferently.

  "No... this can't be..." The black-clad woman stared at the black-clad man behind Feng Zhiyao in astonishment, how could he possibly...

  "Feng Zhiyao, how dare you mobilize the Black Cloud Riders on your own!"

  "Hmph, a self-deceptive woman." Feng Zhiyao sat up impatiently and said: "In short, just remember my warning. So that next time you won't blame me for not speaking up when something goes wrong."

  The woman in black lowered her eyes and didn't speak, and Feng Zhiyao also didn't have the mood to entangle with her. He said to the people behind him: "After finishing what needs to be done, everyone can disperse."

  "Whoosh... whoosh..."

  A few loud gusts of wind, the people who were originally protecting the woman fell to the ground at the sound, leaving only the leader tightly gripping his sword in tension. However, he was clear in his mind that his hand holding the sword had no strength due to the previous arrow, and if another one came, he would not be able to block it or escape.

  "Feng Zhi Yao, are you not afraid that people in the palace will find out if you recklessly ride out with the Black Cloud Riders?" The black-clothed woman finally spoke up.

  Feng Zhiyao waved her hand and smiled: "You'd better think about how to explain the sudden disappearance of so many people around you first."

  Finally, the woman didn't say anything else and left with her only remaining guard, filled with resentment, on this rarely visited street. As soon as she left, the black-clad person on the rooftop also quickly disappeared into the night. Feng Zhiyao turned around, flipped over the roof, and fell through the half-open window under the eaves into the house, looking at the man sitting inside and smiling helplessly: "How was it? Is Young Master Xu satisfied?"

  Xu Qingchen sat calmly by the window, with a jug of wine and two cups in front of him. He poured two cups of wine, put down the jug, raised his head and smiled at Feng Zhiyao: "Thank King Wang for me."