Transmigrated into a cunning princess, she sets her sights on a celibate royal uncle.

Huo Jingxuan continued speaking as if it were all his guesses, but the fact that he was willing to speak out meant that he must have solid evidence.

Jiang Xi had no chance to argue anymore, so she just stared at Huo Jingxuan, trembling all over: "What do you want?"

"I've already bribed the manager of Zuihuayin, and I've also read the letter sent to the Prince's mansion..."

Huo Jingxuan continued talking to himself.

Jiang Xi had already lost control: "Chun Tao and Lu Ye are in your hands, aren't they?"

"I didn't arrest them, I just had someone secretly protect them!"

Huo Jingxuan stared at Jiang Xi's already red eyes and continued, word by word.

"If you behave yourself, I can spare Chun Tao and the child in her womb. But if you have any other intentions, I will bring you their heads!"

Jiang Xi trembled all over, and she tried her best to control herself so as not to lose her composure.

"So you knew perfectly well that you'd just been putting on an act with me all this time?"

Huo Jingxuan raised an eyebrow: "It's not really acting. I just wanted to see what you were up to."

Jiang Xi clenched her fist, her long nails digging into the tender flesh of her palm. The sharp pain brought her back to her senses for a moment.

Fortunately, I haven't been exposed during this time, so I still have a chance.

So she put on a flawless smile and looked up at Huo Jingxuan.

"So, Uncle, are you telling me all this because you're certain I pose no threat to you?"

Huo Jingxuan's heart skipped a beat when he met Jiang Xi's calm gaze.

He initially wanted to remain defiant, but the little girl's eyes, which clearly showed she was about to cry but was desperately trying to hold back, made him unable to bear it.

"I'm telling you this to warn you that the road back won't be safe. Put away your little schemes and just stay by my side! Don't keep thinking about running away!"

Jiang Xi was stunned. She had thought about it a thousand times, but she never expected that Huo Jingxuan would reveal these things before she even figured out his true purpose.

It turns out that he was just afraid that he might pull some trick or scheme along the way and encounter danger.

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than the horse neighed loudly, and the carriage lurched violently.

The people inside the car felt a sudden jolt, and the world spun around them.

Jiang Xi's body involuntarily leaned towards Huo Jingxuan, who had no choice but to reach out and pull her into his arms to prevent her head from hitting the window frame inside the car.

Just as the carriage was about to stabilize, countless arrows whistled through the air, one of which pierced through the carriage and pierced Jiang Xi's temple.

"careful!"

Huo Jingxuan fell backward, pulling Jiang Xi towards his chest to narrowly avoid the arrow. Then, holding Jiang Xi's waist, he broke out of the car through the roof!

Thick fog enveloped the area, making it impossible to see the other person even an inch away.

Huo Jingxuan landed safely with Jiang Xi in his arms, but the fog was too thick to see the surroundings clearly. He could only faintly hear the sounds of fighting and the clash of swords.

"Disciple, Senior Brother, where are you?"

Shang Que also jumped out of the carriage. Unable to discern his surroundings, he could only shout.

At that moment, a long sword came flying through the wind, heading straight for Shang Que's chest. Huo Jingxuan located the spot by sound and quickly pulled Jiang Xi forward.

He drew the soft sword from his waist, deflected the long sword, and then thrust the tip of the sword into the black-clad man's chest.

"Senior brother, the fog is too thick, we can't see anything at all, what should we do?"

Shang Que became nervous.

"Why would such a thick fog suddenly appear out of nowhere?" Huo Jingxuan wondered.

How is this done?

Looking at these unusual fogs, Jiang Xi had a bold guess.

In the past, during summer vacations, she often went to tourist attractions. Some businesses in these attractions would try to create a magical atmosphere.

Dry ice is usually used to create some smoke.

Therefore, the white fog we are seeing right now is very likely created using dry ice.

"Could these assassins be from the Seven Star Hall again?" Jiang Xi tugged at Huo Jingxuan's sleeve, afraid of getting lost.

Under the thick fog, she couldn't see where Huo Jingxuan was, but she asked him anyway.

"The fog is too thick to see clearly, but besides Oborozuki of the Seven Star Hall, there's probably no one else who would dare to take on this mission!"

Huo Jingxuan answered.

At this moment, Bei Ying and Han Chuan also determined their location by the sound and surrounded them, forming a protective circle to protect Huo Jingxuan and the others in the middle.

Jiang Xi had already found this Long Yue very suspicious. Not only could he summon venomous snakes like her, but he also seemed to know the power of her poisons.

Now they are using dry ice to mislead people.

Could it be that he, like me, is also a transmigrator and has a poison space?

This idea suddenly made Jiang Xi's mind clear. It must be so. After all, even an ordinary college student like her could time travel, so there's no reason why others couldn't!

Surely I can't be the only time traveler in this world!

"Your Highness, Bei Ying and I will hold them off here. You all retreat first, and we'll meet at the post station!"

Han Chuan, who was engaged in fierce fighting, roared to those behind him.

The fog was too thick, making it difficult for the enemy to see and for us to see, which was really unsuitable for combat.

"withdraw!"

Huo Jingxuan shouted at Shang Que, grabbed Jiang Xi, and ran!

Unable to discern directions, the two ran blindly forward, getting further and further away, while the fog gradually thinned out.

I don't know how long I ran, but I finally escaped the encirclement of the white fog.

Jiang Xi then realized that Huo Jingxuan had pulled her along and they had unknowingly run into a small grove of trees.

The surrounding area was filled with towering eucalyptus trees, and the scenery was pretty much the same, making it impossible to tell which way was which.

“This is…” Jiang Xi felt that they had been here before.

Huo Jingxuan drew his sword, carved a mark on one of the eucalyptus trees, and then pulled Jiang Xi to the other side.

However, after walking for an unknown amount of time, just when Jiang Xi was completely exhausted, she suddenly realized that they had returned to the same place.

"look!"

Jiang Xi pointed to the eucalyptus tree that Huo Jingxuan had marked earlier.

Huo Jingxuan frowned deeply, clearly having already realized the problem.

"This is a deception. From now on, stick close to me and don't believe anything you see!"

Huo Jingxuan pulled Jiang Xi's hand again and looked around warily.

And the white mist was quietly spreading in this direction.

As Huo Jingxuan walked, he carved a mark on each tree, and finally piled up stones under the trees to form a grid pattern.

Although Jiang Xi didn't understand why he did this, she thought that he always had his own methods, so she didn't ask any further questions.

The two cautiously made their way forward, and thankfully did not end up back where they started.

After leaving the grove, there was a large meadow in front of us, covered with all sorts of colorful wildflowers.

"Wow, this place is so beautiful!" Jiang Xi couldn't help but exclaim, running over to take a deep sniff of the flowers.

Huo Jingxuan frowned. He knew it was the dead of winter; how could all the flowers possibly be blooming?

They may have already entered some kind of illusion.

But fearing Jiang Xi would be frightened, he didn't speak directly. Instead, he cautiously surveyed his surroundings, trying to find a way to break the illusion.