Shen Pianzhi leaned forward by inertia, her whole body fell forward, and her pupils suddenly dilated.

Before she could say anything, she was thrown into a warm embrace.

A cool smell of pine after the snow lingered at the tip of her nose.

Shen Pianzhi raised her eyes slightly and met Xiao Chenyuan's eyes, which were as dark as a cold pond. Just as she was about to thank him, she heard him speak calmly, "Princess, why are you so eager to throw yourself into my arms?"

The remaining trace of goodwill in Shen Pianzhi's heart slowly disappeared.

She pursed her lips slightly, sat up straight, and said softly, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Han Ye, who was sitting in the front room of the carriage, was stunned when he heard their conversation.

It's already this late, and the prince and princess are still in the mood to talk about love.

To be precise, it was the prince's wishful thinking.

The princess did not give a direct answer to the prince's question.

But he only dared to mutter it in his heart and didn't dare to say it openly.

After all, if the prince gets angry, he might really twist his head off.

After a while, Xiao Chenyuan lifted the curtain of the carriage and glanced over coldly, "What's the matter?"

"There is a child lying on the ground in front of us, his life or death is unknown." Han Ye said.

Xiao Chenyuan gave Han Ye a look, then he immediately jumped off the carriage and walked towards the child.

The child was lying on the gravel ground in tattered clothes, his face was dirty and had a sickly paleness.

Han Ye squatted down, stretched out his hand to feel his breath, and immediately said: "Your Highness, he is still breathing. Should we bring him back for treatment?"

Shen Pianzhi also saw the poor and helpless child through the window. Her eyebrows moved and she said in a soft voice, "Your Highness, he looks so pitiful. Can you take him to the carriage for treatment?"

"Are you begging me?" Xiao Chenyuan looked at Shen Pianzhi indifferently, without any emotion visible.

Shen Pianzhi's heart tightened, but she nodded, "Yes, I'm begging the prince."

"What good will it be for me if I agree to you?" Xiao Chenyuan said softly.

Shen Pianzhi couldn't discern the meaning behind Xiao Chenyuan's words. She took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "I will do whatever the prince wants of me."

"Then you owe me a condition first."

Shen Pianzhi was slightly stunned, then agreed, "Okay."

Han Ye carried the child into the carriage and placed him there.

Let the accompanying Doctor Wen go and take care of him.

After this little incident, the carriage continued its journey westward.

Chi Feiwan noticed the child being carried into Doctor Wen's carriage and whispered, "I'll go see how the child is doing."

Duan Yian grabbed her wrist, frowned slightly, and said in a serious tone, "Doctor Wen is watching, you don't have to go over."

Chi Feiwan said, "Zhizhi must be very worried about his injury, but Zhizhi can't go over. In that case, I have to go over and take a look."

Hearing this, Duan Yian no longer stopped her, but went with her.

When they rushed over, Doctor Wen was trying to save the child.

Chi Feiwan's eyebrows twitched, and two clusters of worry danced in his eyes, "Doctor Wen, is there anything I can help with?"

"No need." Doctor Wen didn't even turn his head.

Chi Feiwan could see that the child's breathing was very weak, and it seemed that he would die in the next second.

Her heart also became nervous.

After half a cup of tea, the child's heartbeat finally returned to normal.

Doctor Wen breathed a sigh of relief, "He's fine."

Chi Feiwan pulled open the child's clothes, revealing a scarred arm with new and old scars crisscrossing each other, which was shocking.

A huge wave of emotion surged through her heart, and her voice trembled. "He has so many wounds on his body, obviously caused by a whip. Who is so cruel and merciless as to abuse even a child?"

Doctor Wen had a worried look on his face and sighed helplessly, "If it weren't for the little boy's will to live, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to be saved."

Chi Feiwan clenched his fists slightly at his sides, hating the person who had done this to him from the bottom of his heart.

Duan Yian patted her shoulder gently, giving her silent comfort.

Doctor Wen said, "I'll go make the medicine. Please help me take care of him."

"Okay." Chi Feiwan agreed.

Doctor Wen went to another carriage to cook medicine, leaving only the three of them in this carriage.

A thin layer of sweat seeped out of the child's forehead. He shook his head desperately and muttered to himself.

Chi Feiwan leaned over and finally heard what he said, "Don't... don't hit me..."

Duan Yian asked doubtfully, "What is he talking about?"

"Come and listen." Chi Feiwan's eyes were dim and she really couldn't say it.

It's really too heartbreaking.

Duan Yian also put his ear close to his lips. In an instant, his expression changed a little. "The abuse from others has left a huge shadow on him."

"Don't let me find him, or I'll tear him into pieces!" Chi Feiwan was indignant.

The carriage traveled for nearly five days before reaching the western border.

They found an inn to stay in.

Shen Pianzhi finally found time to visit the children.

But just as she reached the door of the wing room, she saw Chi Feiwan coming out, and his face looked not good.

Shen Pianzhi paused, grabbed her wrist, and whispered, "Wanwan, what happened?"

After saying that, Shen Pianzhi took a look into the side room.

The little boy sat in the corner with his hands on his knees, his eyes empty and a little melancholy.

Chi Feiwan pulled Shen Pianzhi to other rooms.

After the door closed, Shen Pianzhi slowly spoke: "He doesn't want to communicate with you?"

"Ever since he woke up, he's been shutting himself away. He refuses to talk or eat, and he's very withdrawn." Chi Feiwan paused, then continued, "Duan Yian and I have tried everything, but we haven't been able to successfully enlighten him."

Shen Pianzhi felt that the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it.

We have to know what he has experienced before we can enlighten him.

Chi Feiwan noticed that Shen Pianzhi was silent, so he changed the subject, "Zhizhi, was it Xiao Chenyuan who told you not to come to me?"

During these five days, she couldn't see Zhizhi.

You don't have to think about who created this.

Xiao Chenyuan really hated her.

Similarly, she also hated Xiao Chenyuan very much and regarded him as an enemy.

Shen Pianzhi nodded under Chi Feiwan's gaze.

Chi Feiwan's eyes were dark and dark, with a hint of anger spreading inside, "I knew it!"

Shen Pianzhi patted the back of her hand lightly and smiled softly, "Don't get angry with him, it's not worth it."

Chi Feiwan swallowed his anger and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Shen Pianzhi was silent for a moment, then said, "I'll go and persuade him."

Chi Feiwan didn't stop her in the end and let her go.

Shen Pianzhi came to the child and squatted down, her eyes full of tenderness, "What's your name?"

The little boy slowly raised his eyes to look at her, showing no sign of wanting to speak.

A smile appeared on Shen Pianzhi's face, and she smiled and said:

"My name is Shen Pianzhi. I'm not here to persuade you to eat, but to make friends with you. I wonder if I'm lucky enough to be your good friend?"

There was vigilance in the little boy's eyes. He just glanced at her lightly and then lowered his eyes.

After five days, the scars on his body had already scabbed over, but the marks had not yet disappeared. It was like a shackle, trapping him in an iron cage forever.

He didn't dare to hold the branch handed to him by others, for fear that he would fall into the abyss if he took a step.

Shen Pianzhi's patience was extraordinary. She approached the little boy and said with a smile:

"Are you afraid that I'm a bad person? Although you shouldn't judge a person by their appearance, you can apply this to me. I look quite kind and I won't lie to you."

In order to help the little boy, Shen Pianzhi was willing to give it her all.

The little boy was startled and looked up at Shen Pianzhi again.

Looking at her eyes filled with endless smiles, he unexpectedly said: "My name is Xiang Chenyu."

"Xiang Chenyu?" Shen Pianzhi's face was slightly happy. "It's a very pleasant name."

Xiang Chenyu's body stiffened slightly and he slowly lowered his head.

Shen Pianzhi curved her eyebrows and said softly:

"Yu means cheerfulness and sunshine. No matter what situation you find yourself in, as long as you reach out and grasp that ray of light, you will surely be able to regenerate flowers and live forever."

The sunshine spread in Chen Yu's heart, and was shattered by the sunshine in the silence and dissipated in the world.

His clear eyes seemed to be shining, and a huge wave of shock surged in his heart. He moved his lips and said, "Thank you, sister."

Xiang Chenyu was just a young man, not much different from Shen Pianzhi, who was 28 years old.

But since he called her that, Shen Pianzhi accepted it calmly, curling her lips and smiling softly, "If you want to thank me, drink the porridge on the table."

Xiang Chenyu nodded obediently and stood up slowly.

Shen Pianzhi patted the dust off his clothes, then raised her eyes and said, "Go."

Xiang Chenyu hadn't eaten for several days, so he ate very voraciously.

Shen Pianzhi couldn't help but curl her lips.

She had effortlessly instilled in him the will to live, and suddenly she was quite proud of it.

Chi Feiwan came in and saw the situation. He was shocked. "Zhizhi, how did you persuade this kid?"

She has talked her mouth off these days, but no one can persuade him!

Zhizhi came and persuaded the person in less than a cup of tea?

This made all her efforts over the past few days seem like a huge joke!

Xiang Chenyu paused and said dissatisfiedly: "My name is Xiang Chenyu, not a child."

"You didn't tell me your name at first, so I can only call you this." Chi Feiwan curled his lips and said unhappily, "Besides, even if you are one day younger than me, you are still a child."

Xiang Chenyu put down his bowl, and glanced at Chi Feiwan with an aggressive gaze, warning him, "I don't like people calling me a kid!"

"Then I'm going to yell." Chi Feiwan stuck out his tongue and yelled a few times deliberately, "Little kid, little kid, little kid."

Xiang Chenyu's lips tightened, his eyes tinged with anger as he ran towards Chi Feiwan, "Then don't blame me for showing no mercy!"

Chi Feiwan frowned slightly, "Oh, you still want to compete with me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiang Chenyu jumped into the air, swept his left leg across the table, and the bowl flew straight towards Chi Feiwan.

Chi Feiwan dodged nimbly, and the bowl brushed past her black hair and fell to the ground, almost breaking into powder.

You can imagine how much force he used.

Chi Feiwan's bright eyes were stained with anger, "Are you serious about coming here? Fine, then don't blame me for showing no mercy!"

After he finished speaking, Chi Feiwan took out the dagger he carried with him and stabbed towards Xiang Chenyu.

Before Shen Pianzhi could react, they started fighting.

Shen Pianzhi looked at them, worried that they would get hurt, and said hurriedly, "Stop fighting. Let's talk it over."

They turned a deaf ear and continued to fight.

Although Xiang Chenyu was unarmed, he did not let Chi Feiwan, who was holding a dagger, gain any advantage.

It was unknown how long it had been, but Chi Feiwan became so angry that he lost his mind and became more and more aggressive, stabbing Chen Yu to death.

Xiang Chenyu dodged them one by one and launched a counterattack.

Shen Pianzhi stood by and asked them to stop fighting, and her voice became a little hoarse.

Her eyes were red with anxiety, but she didn't dare to rush up to separate them. She could only stand by and worry.

Just as Shen Pianzhi was about to speak, a dagger flew towards her.

Chi Feiwan cried out in alarm: "Zhizhi, get out of the way!"

Xiang Chenyu, who was immersed in the fight, changed his expression and immediately jumped into the air and pounced on Shen Pianzhi.

Shen Pianzhi's head buzzed and cold sweat broke out on her temples. She wanted to dodge, but her legs went weak and she couldn't walk.

Only then did she deeply realize that people's legs really would go weak when they were scared.

Before this, she thought it was ridiculous.

I didn't believe it until I experienced it myself.

Seeing the dagger about to stab Shen Pianzhi, Chi Feiwan's heart was about to jump out of her chest, and she ran over with Xiang Chenyu.

Shen Pianzhi closed her eyes in fear, thinking she would feel pain in her body.

I didn't expect to feel any discomfort at all.

She opened her eyes curiously.

She actually saw Xiao Chenyuan standing in front of her and grabbed the dagger with his bare hands.

The sharp dagger scratched his palm, and blood gushed out like a kite with a broken string.

Shen Pianzhi's breathing stagnated, and she stepped forward, "My Lord, what's wrong with you?"

But before she could finish her words, her body involuntarily fell onto Xiao Chenyuan.

Xiao Chenyuan freed his other hand and tightly embraced her waist, pulling her into his arms. His eyes narrowed slightly, "Princess, are you so frightened that you can't even walk?"

His tone was neither cold nor hot, so Shen Pianzhi could not detect any surprise in it.

A faint fragrance lingered at the tip of Shen Pianzhi's nose, and she struggled to get out of his arms.

Xiao Chenyuan held her slender waist tightly, his expression stern and his eyes filled with anger. "Since you knew they were fighting, why were you still there? Do you think your life is too long?"

Shen Pianzhi moved her lips, "I want to stop them..."

Xiao Chenyuan sneered, "If they want to die at three o'clock in the morning, how can you keep them until five o'clock?"

Shen Pianzhi was suddenly speechless.

Chi Feiwan lowered his eyes, hiding the guilt in them, "I'm sorry, Zhizhi."

She couldn't imagine what kind of situation Zhizhi would have fallen into if Xiao Chenyuan hadn't appeared...

I'm afraid she will never be able to forgive herself in her life.

Xiang Chenyu originally wanted to pull Shen Pianzhi away, but he didn't expect that Xiao Chenyuan, who had just entered, got there first.

Although he was indignant in his heart, he still whispered to Shen Pianzhi: "Sister, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have argued with her, let alone resorted to swordplay."

Shen Pianzhi was still frightened, but seeing their self-blaming expressions, she waved her hands reluctantly, "This has nothing to do with you. It's my fault for not running to a safe place."

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Chenyuan picked her up with one hand and walked out with big strides.

Shen Pianzhi exclaimed, "Xiao Chenyuan, where are you taking me?"

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