Reborn, I was pursued by the Prince of the Broken Sleeves

In a daze, he saw a phantom image in the pond water.

Beneath the shimmering surface of the water, he had just seen a distorted human face, which looked like her.

At the time, he had ulterior motives and deliberately threw small stones at her to tease her.

The person remained motionless.

He noticed that Ye Zhi was about to approach the water's surface, so he quickly flicked his sleeve to block the lotus leaf and cover the phantom.

She was hiding in the pond, so why is she in a secret room now?

Too many questions flooded his mind, and the chilling aura emanating from Ye Mo made those around him shiver.

"Someone, go and summon Wu Xiaowen." The poison here needs to be cured by him.

"Quickly find Commander Xiao of the patrol battalion, gather all the men, the smoke here has been neutralized, dig quickly and search for survivors."

Survivors?

Everyone looked at each other, a look of surprise in their eyes.

With such a massive explosion and collapse, and the engulfment of intense heat, how could there possibly be any survivors?

"Yes!" Everyone went to carry out their tasks.

Ye Mo's dark eyes were lifeless. He glanced at Ye Zhi coldly, said nothing, and turned to leave.

He strode forward, turned the corner of the long corridor, and ran faster and faster until he reached the small bridge.

He leaned on the railing, looking around, wishing he could stick his eyes underwater to see if she was there.

Can't see clearly.

Without hesitation, he jumped into the pond, dove into the water, and searched around.

When she heard the sound of water splashing behind her, Su Manman was so frightened that she kicked her legs and swam underwater to the outside of the high wall.

She paddled frantically with both hands and feet, swimming several meters in one breath.

The person peeked out and secretly observed for a while, but no one followed.

She then quickly swam to the shore, dragging her leaden legs as she climbed ashore.

She ran fast enough when the dark room exploded, but the shockwave still injured her back.

At this moment, her back was burning with pain.

She didn't have time to look closely; she had to leave as soon as possible.

She gritted her teeth, ran back to the forest, found the horse, took down the bundle, and quickly changed her clothes.

She wrapped her clothes in a large rock and threw it into the lake before riding her horse towards Baiyun Temple.

In the courtyard, Ye Mo searched the bottom of the water, but found no one.

He was panting heavily when he surfaced again.

calm.

Please stay calm!

Ye Mo told himself this over and over again.

That girl is the most intelligent; she never does anything without a certainty of success.

Things might not be as he suspected.

He floated on the water, his gaze inadvertently falling on the lotus leaves in the pond.

Some lotus leaves were clearly shifted as people passed by.

He followed the trail and found human footprints on the muddy bank, though they had been hastily cleared away.

The messy mud marks ended at a rock behind the artificial hill.

here……

Could it be the exit...?

If it were truly an exit, an explosion in a dark room would have caused toxic gas to accumulate inside. If the room were opened, anyone standing there would likely be instantly poisoned to death.

"Damn it!"

Ye Mo gritted his teeth and cursed irritably.

After a moment's thought, he returned the way he came, making sure to erase any remaining traces and straighten any stray lotus leaves as he passed.

When Zhui Feng caught up, his prince was sitting in the carriage, soaking wet. Water dripped from his clothes, and the white felt in the carriage was filthy with mud and green water mixed in.

This……

Why is Your Highness all wet?

Your Highness, how could you tolerate your carriage being so filthy?

"Let's go to Baiyun Temple!"

"Your Highness..."

Zhui Feng was unaware of His Highness's intentions. "Mo Daoxi is very likely in the ruins. Capturing him, whether he lives or dies, would be a great achievement. If you leave, you'll only be letting Prince Jin benefit."

"Go to Baiyun Temple!" Ye Mo's eyes were dark and his tone was icy. "Don't make me say it a second time."

"Yes!"

The blue-curtained carriage sped past, and just as it left the western district, having escaped the watchful eyes of others, the person inside the carriage impatiently called out, "Stop the carriage!"

Zhui Feng was confused, only to see his prince jump off the carriage without hesitation and nimbly untie the horse from the carriage frame.

He flipped himself onto the horse, pushed off with both legs, and the horse galloped away, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Cough cough cough," Zhui Feng coughed, choked by the dust.

"What's wrong with Your Highness? Could it be that you inhaled poison gas, causing you to act so strangely?"

He was terrified, so he untied the second horse and hurried after them.

……

Inside Baiyun Temple, Lin took Rushuang to the Buddha to chant sutras and offer incense. After that, they were arranged to rest in the incense room.

As the two exited the front hall, they encountered Bai Huayi at the entrance.

She noticed the scarf covering Ru Shuang's face and took the initiative to strike up a conversation.

Ru Shuang remained calm and composed, replied with a few words, and then made an excuse to leave.

At lunchtime, the maids were having a vegetarian meal in the side hall of the incense room when Xueying, who was so arrogant, came running over with a food box. "My young lady brought vegetarian food from the Prime Minister's residence. She is kind-hearted and asked me to bring some to Miss Su."

She glanced around the hall and said, "Where is Miss Su? My mistress instructed me to personally deliver the vegetarian meal to Miss Su."

“My daughter is sleepy and tired, she’s gone to sleep.” Tao Hong put the bowl and chopsticks on the table, stood up and said, “Since you want to deliver it yourself, then wait.”

Waiting?

Xueying's expression changed. "It's the middle of the day, and I still have to go back to serve my young lady. How can I have time to wait here?"

"If you don't want to wait, then go back."

Tao Hong gestured for them to proceed, saying, "I can't possibly wake my daughter, who has just fallen asleep, just to pick up your things."

"I...I didn't mean that," Xueying stammered.

"Of course. After all, your daughter is kind-hearted." When it comes to verbal sparring, Tao Hong has never lost.

"You..." Xueying was furious. She stomped her foot and turned to leave.

Inside the house, Madam Lin held Ru Shuang's hand anxiously: "What should we do? Man'er should have been back by now, why hasn't she come yet? Has something happened to her?"

“Madam, the young lady will be alright.” Ru Shuang trusted her young lady completely. “Perhaps the young lady was delayed by something and will be back later.”

“But if it gets any later, I’m afraid we won’t be able to hold on…” Madam Lin frowned. “That Miss Bai keeps coming to see Man’er, but I don’t know what she wants.”

"No matter what, before the girl returns, Ru Shuang must play the girl well and make sure she doesn't give herself away."

……

Bai Huayi had just finished her vegetarian meal and taken a sip of tea when Xueying returned, carrying a food box and looking furious.

Before she could even ask, Xueying recounted, with embellishments, how the maids of the Su family treated her when she went to deliver the vegetarian meal.

Finally, blushing, she said, "Miss, that eldest daughter of the Su family is so arrogant. I don't know who gave her the audacity."

Who?

Bai Huayi slammed her teacup down.

Last time at Jinli Embroidery Shop, she tried to mess with Su Manman, but it only brought trouble upon herself.

Jinli Embroidery Shop was shut down, cutting off Ye Zhi's brother's source of income. As a result, he has been distant from her lately, unlike his previous intimacy.

In name, the owner of Jinli Embroidery Shop was a distant uncle of hers, who also suffered and was sent to prison.

He was insatiable. He thought that doing business with women was so lucrative, but he insisted on secretly selling banned drugs to line his own pocket.

Unfortunately, some of his money ended up in his mother's private treasury, which enraged her, and she gave him a severe scolding.

The most bizarre thing was that her aunt, Lady Bai, summoned her to the palace after hearing about the matter, and warned her not to harm the Su family's daughter.

She didn't know why.

Consort Bai held her hand and advised her: "Remember, no matter how glamorous she is, she is just a stepping stone for you. If you want to climb higher, remember not to smash this stone."

She was confused and couldn't figure it out.

This morning, Brother Yezhi sent word to her, telling her to go to Baiyun Temple and get along well with Miss Su.

She finally figured it out.

Brother Ye Zhi has fallen for that slut.

He will be the ruler of a country in the future, with a harem of three thousand beauties. It is impossible for him to have only one woman.

Can……

Why did a lowly country girl win Ye Zhi's heart before she did?

“Alright, if she doesn’t appreciate it when a maid delivers vegetarian food, then I will deliver it myself.”

A ruthless glint flashed in Bai Huayi's eyes.