The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

"Heh, the word 'kill' comes out of your mouth. I haven't killed anyone yet. Do you think everyone is as vicious as you?"

The boy taunted, his tone almost the same as the two previous times they met.

He was young and frivolous, and looked down on everyone.

It was Xie Weizhou.

He didn't wear red this time, but instead a cooler indigo blue, which made him look more calm than before.

After mocking Fei Wan, he did not forget her instructions and immediately started to question her.

"Who is she? What's her name? What do you do? Who told you to hunt her down? Tell me! Otherwise, I wouldn't mind using you as a joke to show you what it feels like to kill someone."

He is handsome.

But when he gets fierce, he is really fierce.

The dark eyes were full of coldness, which made people feel scared.

The blue-clothed man's neck was cut by the sharp sword. He didn't dare to move an inch. He looked at Fei Wan with greed and asked, "If I tell the truth, will you spare my life?"

"Yes." Xie Weizhou agreed readily.

Fei Wan stopped him: "No, he did something wrong to me, how can I let him go!"

"Are you asking for the confession or am I asking for the confession? I saved you, so you must listen to me!" Xie Weizhou glared at her.

Fei Wan stamped her feet in frustration and said, "If you let him go, he'll just spread the story everywhere and ruin my innocence. That's tantamount to taking my life!"

Xie Weizhou then asked the man, "Can you promise to keep your mouth shut after I release you?"

The man agreed readily.

Fei Wan was furious: "You believe him?! He's a lecher who steals flowers!"

Xie Weizhou just ignored her and asked the man to confess the truth.

The man in blue winked at Fei Wan proudly.

I can actually laugh out loud.

He smiled and said, "My name is Qi Jiu. I specialize in collecting money to help people get rid of disasters. I found out that the person who hired me is a guard in the imperial palace named Fu Yuan. As for why he hired me to kill this beauty, there is a story. Want to know? Let me stand up and tell you. The ground is very cold."

Xie Weizhou gently raised his sword and asked him to stand up.

The man slowly stood up, but the sword was still against his neck.

He didn't dare to act rashly.

After he stood up, he told her, "This man has a grudge against the beautiful Concubine Zhao, so he wants to kill her to avenge himself."

"What grudge?" Fei Wan asked.

The man in blue narrowed his eyes and smiled at her, "You are a favorite concubine. Fu Yuan's sister also wanted to be a favorite concubine, but she died later."

Xie Weizhou asked: "How did he die?"

"I don't know about that." The man in blue raised his eyebrows. "But Fu Yuan believed that his sister was killed by Concubine Zhao, so he wanted to bring disgrace to Concubine Zhao. He gave me a lot of money, all the savings he had accumulated from his years as a guard, and said that after the matter was accomplished, he would lend me more money and give me more compensation. He also said..."

Before he could finish his words, there was a loud noise.

Close at hand.

It was terrifying.

Yellow and red smoke quickly rose up, filling the surroundings and blocking the view.

Xie Weizhou quickly thrust his sword forward.

However, wherever the sword reached, there was no one.

The man in blue escaped very quickly.

Xie Weizhou only saw his shadow jumping onto the tree.

Like an agile monkey, it quickly jumped between the branches and disappeared.

Both he and Fei Wan were choking and sneezing, and were unable to chase after him for a while.

"I was actually deceived by this guy. I was so careless. Damn it!"

The young man pulled Fei Wan and ran a few steps quickly to avoid the smoke, feeling very regretful.

"Your Highness, don't blame yourself. I was the one who asked his employer. It's my responsibility that he escaped."

Fei Wan sneezed a few more times before she managed to stop.

He bowed solemnly to Xie Weizhou and thanked him for saving him.

"If the prince hadn't been there this time, the consequences would have been disastrous. I will remember your kindness for the rest of my life."

There is also the kindness from the previous life.

Fei Wan's dark eyes looked at him deeply.

This made Xie Weizhou blush.

"Don't thank me, it's just a small favor."

He waved his hand.

He glanced at Fei Wan's disheveled clothes again, turned around, untied the belt, and took off his outer robe.

He turned his back to Fei Wan and threw it accurately into her arms.

"Put it on, it's a reward from my master!"

He looked obviously embarrassed but pretended to be cool, which made Fei Wan smile.

After the shock, it was really soothing to talk to him for a few minutes.

Fei Wan didn't hesitate and put on his robe over her torn clothes. She was not as tall as him, so his clothes were too loose for her.

But when Xie Weizhou turned around, his gaze paused before he looked away.

...You're right.

Concubine Zhao is truly a beauty.

Why haven't I discovered it before?

Fei Wan quickly fixed her hair and walked out of the woods along the same path.

As they walked, they asked Xie Weizhou why he appeared here.

"I came here just for you, do you believe it?" Xie Weizhou joked.

"Do not believe."

"You're right not to believe me. I went hunting in the mountains and got separated from my followers. I was wandering around when I saw you being chased like a lost dog. I had no choice but to take pity on myself and come to rescue you."

Xie Weizhou's tone was quite proud.

Fei Wan turned around and glanced at him.

I think he looked rather embarrassed the last time we met at Yu Mansion, and this time he was holding a grudge and mocking me.

So I let him be proud.

And she followed his lead and thanked him repeatedly for saving her life.

Xie Weizhou looked even happier.

"Where is the prince's horse?"

As soon as Fei Wan asked, Xie Weizhou put his finger to his mouth and whistled.

There was the neighing of horses from the other side of the woods.

When Fei Wan and he were about to reach the edge of the woods, the sound of horse hooves was heard, and a strong black horse came running over, followed by a slightly lame brown horse.

The horse was a little anxious, but still followed the black horse obediently and came over together.

That was the horse that Fei Wan rode away on after being injured by a flying knife.

Fei Wan hurried forward and hugged the horse's head to comfort it.

Xie Weizhou took out a packet of medicine from his arms, sprinkled it around the horse's wound, and pulled out the blade.

Fortunately, the shot was not deep and did not hurt any blood vessels. The horse neighed sharply and was gradually calmed down by Fei Wan.

"Thank you, Prince, for helping me again this time."

Fei Wan jumped on the horse.

The Queen Mother's army has disappeared, having gone too far.

Xie Weizhou also mounted his horse and followed her.

"Be a good person to the end. I will send you back to the capital."

"Sir, won't you go find the lost followers and reunite with them?"

"I'll send you off first!"

Fei Wan tilted her head and looked at him carefully.

"What are you looking at?" Xie Weizhou frowned.

"The prince is not here to hunt." Fei Wan was certain.

After staring at him for another moment, she judged, "You came here specifically for the Queen Mother."

Xie Weizhou touched his chin and did not deny it.

Fei Wan asked, "How many people did the prince bring with him?"

Xie Weizhou did not answer.

Fei Wan guessed again: "Just you?"

"……Um."

Fei Wan exhaled: "Well, if it's dangerous, let's die together."

She buckled up her horse and rode out of the woods.

The sound of horse hooves could be heard behind me.

Xie Weizhou followed and walked side by side with her.

The two horses galloped down the path, and soon they saw the smoke of the army marching ahead.

And in the distance, even bigger clouds of dust rose.

Xie Weizhou put his hands on the pergola and squinted his eyes to look carefully.

"What? It looks like there's another army coming over there!"