After being reborn, I became the apple of my enemy's eye.

The two looked at Yan Yun for confirmation.

Yan Yun nodded, confirming that what Yun Yi said was true.

However, the two of them did not immediately step aside. Instead, they said to Yun Yi, "We are also under orders from our master to protect Miss. So if this young master has anything to say, he can speak directly to Miss. We will not listen to anything."

Can't you listen?

Yun Yi said, "I will not hurt Miss Zheng, nor will I make things difficult for you. We are just having a few casual words. Please follow behind me."

Yun Yi looked at Yan Yun, clearly having something to say.

Yan Yun glanced at the two people following him, took a step toward Yun Yi, and stood beside him.

The two men wisely took a step back.

Yun Yi said, "I didn't expect you to come to Yuanjing as well." There was a hint of joy in his tone.

Let's walk together for a while.

Yan Yun glanced back at the two people following him. He hadn't seen them when he left the Zheng residence, but they appeared immediately because of Yun Yi's arrival.

Yunyi suggested that they take a walk together.

Yan Yun also agreed.

Although her initial encounter with Yun Yi was somewhat unpleasant, now that she was in this unfamiliar capital city, she felt a connection with an old friend, and Yun Yi could be considered an old acquaintance.

Moreover, Yan Yun also wanted to get some exercise. From Changgu City to here, it was by carriage. He also came to the academy by carriage every day, but he didn't feel comfortable. On the contrary, he felt pain all over his body.

Yun Yi looked at the two people protecting Yan Yun.

"You two join us too."

After speaking to the two servants, Yun Yi escorted Yan Yun in the direction he wanted to go.

He explained his departure in a way that downplayed the seriousness of the matter, saying, "I left in a hurry and didn't even have time to say goodbye properly. Now that you've come to Yuanjing, I must give you a good welcome."

Yan Yun didn't expect much from his hospitality, but he could learn more about things in the capital by taking a stroll with him under the pretext of it.

Yun Yi, concerned that she might get tired, didn't go too far.

He took Yan Yun to a nearby restaurant, asked the waiter for a private room, and told him that he had ordered a plate of dragon mouth pastries and a pot of Ten Mile Fragrance tea.

He enthusiastically told Yan Yun that these two dishes were the restaurant's signature dishes and that Yan Yun must try them.

Yun Yi arranged for the two servants to stand outside the door, telling them to just ask the waiter for whatever they wanted and he would settle the bill.

Yan Yun actually had some questions for him as well.

Yunyi asked her if she needed pen and ink.

Yan Yun nodded immediately.

Yunyi still understands her very well.

Yun Yi instructed the waiter to fetch pen and ink from the shopkeeper.

Yan Yun picked up his pen and wrote down the story of the bandits in Changgu City.

As soon as he wrote "thief," Yun Yi reached out and grasped Yan Yun's hand.

Yan Yun looked up at him, puzzled.

Yun Yi shook his head. "That matter ends here. It's not something we can discuss."

Yan Yun didn't understand what he meant. Why couldn't they talk about it? She stubbornly wanted to know.

Yun Yi asked about something else.

"Do you still want to learn martial arts?"

Yan Yun wasn't swayed by his words; she hadn't even answered his question yet, so why was he asking her one now?

Yan Yun was about to frown.

Yun Yi reached out and tapped her forehead.

Yan Yun looked up at him, her eyes full of confusion.

Yun Yi smiled; he didn't want to talk about it anymore, and Yan Yun couldn't get any more information out of him.

Yan Yun also noticed this. After thinking for a moment, she thought of Nan Yunjing.

She picked up her pen again and asked Yunyi if he knew that Nan Yunjing was now at Baima Academy.

Yun Yi's originally gentle face vanished as he received two messages he didn't want to see.

Yun Yi's expression darkened slightly, and he directly took the pen from Yan Yun's hand.

"Alright, stop thinking about these irrelevant things. At your age, you should just eat and drink. Thinking about these things will only give you a headache and make you stupid."

Yun Yi jokingly mentioned Yan Yun.

He got up to remind the waiter to bring the snacks over quickly.

The waiter immediately came up from downstairs.

"Coming, sir."

The waiter brought the snacks to the table and set out the chopsticks and tea.

Please try it.

Yun Yi looked at Yan Yun.

"Taste it."

Yan Yun held the chopsticks, but as soon as he touched the pastry, it crumbled like powder. He tried again, but it was the same.

Yun Yi held the chopsticks and slowly picked up the snack, preparing to feed it directly to Yan Yun.

"Taste it."

Yan Yun picked up the small plate and had it placed on it.

Yun Yi put down the pastry. The pastry hadn't fallen apart at all. His movements and chopsticks were exactly the same. How could it have broken?

"Be gentler, use chopsticks to support the bottom."

Yan Yun tried Yun Yi's method and succeeded this time.

When the snack is put into your mouth.

The pastry had a delicate and smooth texture. Yan Yun had never tasted such exquisite pastries before. Back in the Zheng family, he was reluctant to eat anything.

With just one bite, their eyes widened instantly at the deliciousness of the dessert.

Yun Yi smiled at her expression.

Yun Yi placed another plate of pastries in front of Yan Yun, saying, "Try this too."

Yan Yun picked up her chopsticks again, and this time she found it even more delicious, with a very crispy texture. She covered her mouth and looked at Yun Yi.

Yun Yi understood and introduced the dish, "Ten-Mile Fragrance is a famous snack in the vicinity. Its aroma can be smelled even from ten miles away."

Yan Yun nodded; it was indeed quite good.

She noticed that Yun Yi hadn't touched his chopsticks; he was just watching her eat.

Yan Yun glanced outside the door and whispered to Yun Yi, "Aren't you going to eat?"

Yun Yi smiled and said, "I ordered this especially for you."

He didn't say that even if he didn't eat it himself, just seeing Yan Yun eat happily would make him happy.

After arriving in Far East Beijing, my mood has become much more relaxed.

Yun Yi put down his chopsticks. Since arriving in Yuanjing, he had not relaxed for a moment.

It was by chance that I heard that Zheng Yuanli in the city had sent a woman to Baima Academy, just like in Changgu City, where a woman had come to the academy.

Zheng Yuan, Baima Academy—he wasn't even sure if it was her.

I came to the academy today specifically to see her.

It's so great to have met her.

After Yan Yun finished her snacks and tea, it was time for Yun Yi to finish his. "If you need my help in the future, just let me know."

Yan Yun nodded; she certainly wouldn't be polite.

Right after we finished enjoying the desserts.

A commotion suddenly broke out downstairs, accompanied by a woman's crying and an old man's wailing.

Yan Yun put down her chopsticks upon hearing the sound. She turned to look at the window beside her, walked over, and pushed the window open.

And right under the window.

"what can you do?"

The person on horseback is speaking to the person on the ground.

Two men were standing in front of him, punching and kicking the elderly man on the ground.

"My lord, spare my life! Please, please..."

The old man on the ground had spat out blood all over his mouth, and next to him was a woman kneeling in front of the horse, begging for mercy.

"My lord, I was wrong. Please forgive my father. He knows nothing."

The man, as if hearing a joke, retorted to the woman, "You know nothing? You know nothing? Yet you went and complained about me? You even went to my future father-in-law's house and said I abducted a woman. Why don't you tell your father, did you come with me on your own, or did I force myself on you?"

Upon hearing this, the woman turned deathly pale, her face drained of color, and tears streamed down her face.

"Yes, it was my own initiative to follow you, young master."

Upon hearing this, the man laughed and said, "Isn't that right? If a woman like you, who has lost her virginity, doesn't come with me, then the only outcome is to be sent to a brothel for people to have their fun. That old bone doesn't know the rules. If we don't teach him a good lesson, he won't know what's good for him."

After saying that, the two henchmen hit the person on the ground even harder.

The woman was already at her wit's end, and seeing that her pleas for mercy were causing her family even more suffering, she panicked even more. She kowtowed to the ground, constantly begging for mercy.

"Young Master Shi, please spare my father. We know we were wrong, and we will never dare to do it again."

The woman's crying made the man speak coldly.

"Get over here."

The woman used her hands to push herself up from the ground.

She looked up at the man on horseback.

But as soon as she looked up, the man on horseback raised his whip and lashed her across the face.

"Get over here."

The woman fell to the ground, supporting herself with her hands, and rolled over repeatedly toward the rider on horseback. Only when she reached the horse's hooves did she dare to raise her head.

Shi Yunjun scoffed, his words dripping with sarcasm, "You don't actually think someone as lowly as you could enter the gates of my Shi residence, do you?"

He pulled on the reins, and the horse immediately reared up.

The woman screamed and fell to the ground in panic.

Yan Yun, who was on the second floor, witnessed this scene.

Without hesitation, she took the bamboo stick that was propping up the window and smashed it hard down on the man's head.

It's a pity it wasn't sharpened, otherwise it would definitely have drawn blood.

Yun Yi stood aside but couldn't stop it in time. Even though he pulled Yan Yun back, the bamboo pole had already fallen.

And it hit that guy with perfect accuracy.

The person below cried out in pain, having been hit squarely.

"Who? Who is plotting against me?"

Yun Yi, who was holding Yan Yun's hand, raised his finger at Yan Yun, signaling him to be quiet.

The two servants outside thought Yun Yi was going to run away with Yan Yun, so they immediately ran into the house and surrounded Yan Yun.

"Miss."

The sounds kept coming from below.

You could tell how angry the other person was just from what they said.

"Who's that blind fool up there? How dare he throw things at me? You guys get up there right now, bring him down, grab that guy, and chop off his hand."