Ji Feiyu raised her hand to stop him from approaching. She didn't answer, and he remained silent as well. A long silence fell between them.
After a while, he picked up Ji Feiyu's hand and examined it carefully. Finally, he gently stroked the scar on the back of her hand and asked softly, "Does it hurt?"
Ji Feiyu felt disgusted at his pretended tenderness. She quickly withdrew her hand and said coldly, "I don't know you, sir. Please respect yourself and let me go."
"Don't know me? That's good," he said, nodding thoughtfully. "You must know another sir. I saw the surprise on your face when you saw his true appearance."
Ji Feiyu fell silent. After a long while, she said, "Even if I know that other sir, so what? I was deeply impressed by his glimpse many years ago. Now that I see him again, I can only sigh that I'm no longer young and have already married. "
Hearing this, Yong Yaxuan froze for a moment. After a while, he gave a self - mocking smile and said, "It seems that you're not going to recognize me, my queen. Fine. Let's see who can hold out until the end."
After saying that, he walked out of the tent.
Only after he left did Ji Feiyu's tense body relax a little.
At this moment, his majestic voice came from outside the tent, "All soldiers, listen up! There may be a night raid tonight. Stay alert!"
"Yes!" The soldiers' voices thundered.
A man stepped forward and said, "Sir, do you think we should..." Then his voice faded, and Ji Feiyu couldn't hear clearly.
After a short while, Yong Yaxuan said, "Good. Do as you've suggested!" Then he lifted the curtain and entered the tent again.
Ji Feiyu looked at him warily once more. He walked up to her and whispered, "I've already had people set up an inescapable net outside. We're just waiting for that butterfly to show up. You might as well think about what will happen if he falls into my hands."
Ji Feiyu felt a chill from his eyes and couldn't help shivering.
He stopped looking at her. As he paced in the tent, he said, "Without his help, how could you have escaped from the palace in your condition back then? He dared to break into the palace secretly at night, ignoring the palace guards, and abduct my queen. He's really audacious!"
Looking at his steps, Ji Feiyu seemed to see the humiliation this incident had left in his heart. She fell into a long silence.
If she could send a message now, she would definitely hope that the butterfly could be patient and not come to rescue her tonight, lest they both be captured and everything would be lost.
Yong Yaxuan rambled on for a while and then suddenly stopped. He happened to see the changing expressions on Ji Feiyu's face. As if he had discovered something very interesting, he touched her face and said, "His human - skin mask is really good. It can even show the slightest expressions. If your expressions hadn't betrayed you, I really wouldn't have believed that you're my Yu'er."
Seeing the confusion in his eyes, Ji Feiyu quickly removed his hand from her face and sighed, "Sir, you must be hallucinating. I'm not the person you're looking for. My husband is waiting for me at home. Please settle the payment for the oranges and let me go."
But he looked at her with a sad smile and said, "You still won't admit it? Do I have to have someone remove your disguise before you'll admit it?"
Ji Feiyu said sorrowfully, "Since you don't believe me anyway, just have someone remove it. I'd like to see if you can turn me into someone else!"
"Good! Summon the military doctor."
Hearing this, Ji Feiyu let out a slight sigh of relief. It would be better to have someone here. As long as she didn't have to be alone with him, anything would be fine.
...
The military doctor was summoned immediately. He examined Ji Feiyu's face for a long time but couldn't do anything.
"Sir, I can't see any problem with this face, and I don't know how to proceed..."
Yong Yaxuan asked, "There are no traces of a human - skin mask?"
The military doctor shook his head. "No."
Ji Feiyu thought that the expensive potion was really worth it. The butterfly was an expert in disguise. How could it be just an ordinary human - skin mask that others could understand?
Yong Yaxuan looked at Ji Feiyu intently and said, "Then just wash it with potion directly?"
The military doctor couldn't help but smile bitterly. "This... I don't know the formula of this potion. I'm afraid that using the wrong potion will ruin the girl's face..."
Yong Yaxuan was disappointed. He waved his hand impatiently and said, "Get out."
Hearing this, Ji Feiyu let out a big sigh of relief. Her acting skills came back. She looked at him pitifully and said earnestly, "You see, I've told you that this is my real face! Do you believe me now?"
Unexpectedly, he snorted angrily and said, "If I can't remove it, I'll wait until I catch him and make him remove it for you. Let's see how you can deny it then."
Ji Feiyu thought to herself: If it really comes to this, she won't deny it. She'll just fight to the death!
Just like this, Ji Feiyu waited for nightfall and the arrival of the butterfly. Since she couldn't send a message to tell him not to come, according to their agreement, if she didn't go back tonight, he would surely come to rescue her.
She just hoped that he could successfully avoid the inescapable net outside and rescue her.
...
She waited until midnight. She was acupointed by Yong Yaxuan and lying on the bed. She was so sleepy that she almost fell asleep. Finally, just before she was about to doze off, she heard the sound of torches burning and people walking outside the tent.
"Quick! We've caught him!"
Yong Yaxuan was sitting at the table with the lamp lit, his eyes half - closed. Hearing the noise, he got up and walked outside the tent.
"You guys, what are you doing? Let me out! I'm here to find my wife!" An urgent voice came from outside the tent. It didn't sound like the butterfly's usual voice. Had he disguised himself again? Was this his decoy plan?
Some officers and soldiers cursed outside, "Who's your wife? You're so strange. Looking for a woman in the military camp. You're really asking for death! Come on, beat him to death!"
"You guys, you corrupt officials! You've snatched my wife and now you're going to beat me! There's no justice in this world!"
"Who are you calling a corrupt official? Who are you scolding!"
A commotion broke out outside, but Yong Yaxuan's voice was never heard.
Ji Feiyu continued to listen. Suddenly, a nail behind the tent loosened, and a black - clothed man carrying a black cloth bag slipped in from outside.
"Yu'er, it's me," the butterfly whispered, pulling down his mask.
Ji Feiyu's eyes widened in surprise. Wasn't he captured outside? How did he come in from behind?
The butterfly unacupointed Ji Feiyu and helped her up. "That was just a scapegoat I found. I guessed that they would try to catch me tonight, so I came in from the back."
As he spoke, he picked up the black cloth bag behind him and placed it where Ji Feiyu had just been lying. Then he started to untie the rope on the bag.
Ji Feiyu couldn't help looking at him curiously and asked, "What's this?"