After being reborn, I hugged the villainous boss tightly.

In the end, Fu Jingyuan spared her life. After he released her, she lay weakly on the ground and vomited.

Looking at the frail yet stubborn woman on the ground, he curled the corners of his lips into a smile.

"It's fine if you don't want to talk. He'll be caught on Tuesday soon, and I'll take care of him myself. I'm not afraid he won't talk!"

Ye Zhuxi lay sprawled on the ground, her eyes reddening as she looked up at him: "Fu Jingyuan, I am your wife!"

The man lowered his eyes and gave her a few cold glances. He didn't say anything and turned to walk out.

Now the north is full of Li Dazhao's spies; he was caught before he got very far on Tuesday.

He looked at the indifferent man in the distance and roared angrily, "Fu Jingyuan, you ungrateful wretch! You even plotted against General Ye, who was so good to you! You deserve to die!"

The man ignored his curses, took a sip of tea from the table, and looked up indifferently at the man roaring under the blazing sun.

"Ye Zhenyu is already dead. If you surrender obediently, I might consider leaving you with a whole corpse!"

"Bah! I'd rather die than betray my country!"

The man gestured to his men, who, upon receiving the order, picked up the whip that had been soaked in salt water and lashed it hard across Zhou Er's body.

At this time of year, the sun was blazing in the north; just standing under it was hot enough.

With each lash, Zhou Er's skin was torn open; the whips, mixed with salt water, must have been incredibly painful.

Seeing Zhou Er being beaten from a distance, Ye Zhuxi clenched her fists in distress.

Perhaps because of Fu Jingyuan, she wasn't imprisoned like the others who were captured. She was free to move around as long as she left the border of Dazhao!

Tuesday was tortured for a whole day and night. Ye Zhuxi observed the soldiers on shift and waited for the handover. She secretly ran to untie the ropes binding Tuesday.

It was the middle of the night, and almost no one was awake.

"Miss, run! Don't worry about me!"

"No, we have to go back together."

Ye Zhuxi helped the injured Zhou Er down.

"I've scouted it out. Once we run out of here, we'll be in a deep forest. As long as we get in, we'll find our way back to Dazhao!"

Unexpectedly, she was discovered as soon as she put Tuesday down.

Seeing someone running towards them, Tuesday gritted his teeth, grabbed her, and ran away quickly.

Watching the two flee in panic, Fu Yizhou's sinister eyes remained completely calm.

"She's truly fearless!"

With injuries on their bodies and Ye Zhuxi's pregnancy, the two of them couldn't run very far on Tuesday.

Seeing that the pursuers were about to catch up, Ye Zhuxi had no choice but to let Zhou Er run first.

"No, Miss, you must come with me!"

"Now is not the time to back down. You run! Once you're out of there, you can figure out how to save me. Even though Fu Jingyuan is now a citizen of Dazhao, I'm still his wife. He won't do anything to me!"

On Tuesday, he hesitated for a moment, but seeing her determined gaze, he knew that saying anything more would be useless, so he could only grit his teeth and continue running deeper into the forest.

In fact, Ye Zhuxi was lying to Zhou Er. Judging from the way Fu Jingyuan looked at her now, she had no doubt that he would kill her.

Watching Zhou Er run away, Ye Zhuxi turned and ran in the opposite direction.

Hearing footsteps behind her, her heart raced. She dared not look back, only a voice urging her to run forward.

Seeing a light ahead, she thought there was a way out and was overjoyed. She stumbled and pushed aside the branches blocking her way.

But what she saw was not the exit she had imagined, but a very steep cliff!

Upon seeing this, she immediately stopped and turned to run back.

She turned around and her eyes met the man's deep and gloomy gaze.

Fu Yizhou's sharp eyes were filled with malice. He coldly took the bow and arrow handed to him by his subordinate, drew the bow, and aimed intently at the woman teetering on the cliff.

"You can keep walking forward. If you escape, I won't catch you anymore. But if you dare to take one more step forward, I will kill you immediately!"

His tone was icy, as if it had seeped from hell, chilling people to the bone.

Ye Zhuxi suddenly felt as if all the strength had been drained from her body, and she almost collapsed to the ground, powerless.

She looked up and met the man's cold gaze, choking back tears as she spoke, "Fu Jingyuan, I am Ye Zhuxi. Do you really want to kill me?"

The man remained unmoved, staring coldly at her, his face devoid of any love or tenderness.

Seeing that he didn't speak, she gritted her teeth and took a step forward.

"Hey~"

Sure enough, the man kept his word and shot an arrow at her without hesitation, but he deliberately missed, the arrow only grazing her neck.

Instantly, Ye Zhuxi felt a sharp pain in her neck, and blood slowly began to flow down.

Ye Zhuxi looked at the man who continued to draw the bow in disbelief, a sharp pain shooting through her heart.

Sweet memories of the past flooded her mind, and her eyes instantly turned bloodshot, her face paling.

"Fu Jingyuan, I hate you, I will never forgive you!"

Ye Zhuxi clenched her fists, her gaze fixed intently on the man.

Overwhelmed with heartache, she turned and jumped off the cliff without hesitation...

For some reason, even though he had no feelings for this woman, Fu Yizhou instinctively reached out to grab her as he watched her leap.

He stepped forward, looked down at the bottomless cliff, and felt a sudden sense of panic.

A piercing pain shot through his chest, making it impossible for him to breathe.

A sweet taste rose in his throat, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Master, are you okay?"

His men saw this and rushed forward to help him up.

After getting up, he coldly raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, not understanding why he felt so sad when he saw this woman jump off the cliff.

After a while, he slowly spoke.

"Won't you forgive me?!"

……

The already strained relationship between the two countries has become even more tense due to Da Zhao's sneak attack. Without Ye Zhenyu's protection, the northern region, located at the border, is frequently threatened by Da Zhao.

The Emperor of Daqi had no choice but to agree to Dazhao's request and allow business dealings with him.

The Ye family also disappeared overnight, leaving behind only a lonely mansion.

A year later, Ye Xiaoran forced the emperor to abdicate and successfully ascended the throne. He posthumously conferred the title of Protector General of the Nation on Ye Zhenyu and Princess Anping on Ye Zhuxi, thus clearing the Ye family of their crimes.

He sent many people to search for Ye Zhuxi's whereabouts, but they couldn't find a single trace of her.

Fu Yizhou, the youngest and most beloved son of Emperor Dazhao, successfully ascended to the position of Crown Prince by bringing down Ye Zhen.

Even though he had already obtained what everyone else wanted, for some reason, he always felt an emptiness in his heart, as if nothing could fill it.

Even after all this time, when he recalls the image of that woman jumping off the cliff, he still can't help but want to reach out and grab her.

In the Floating Pagoda Manor, a stunningly beautiful woman suddenly opened her eyes. Her delicate face was completely bloodless, as pale as a sheet of paper. Her once captivating almond-shaped eyes were now empty, devoid of any light!

When Miao Xingren saw that she had woken up, he excitedly went up and hugged her.

The woman frowned and pushed him away: "Who are you?"

Miao Xingren smiled gently as he looked at her with deep affection.

"I am your husband!"