When Ji Feiyu woke up, she found herself lying in bed. Yong Yaxuan was holding her hand and dozing off by the bedside.
Ji Feiyu immediately withdrew her hand. As soon as she moved, Yong Yaxuan woke up. He sat up and looked at her blankly, with some bloodshot in his eyes. It had been a long time since he had fallen asleep so soundly. These days, he had been traveling day and night and was extremely tired.
Ji Feiyu sat up, curled her legs up, and moved away from him. "Who allowed you to be here? Get out of here!"
Hearing her words, Yong Yaxuan came to his senses. He quickly stood up and stepped back, saying softly, "Yu'er, you're awake."
Ji Feiyu was still angry. Seeing him step back, she got out of bed, picked up her shoes, and threw them at him. "You won't let me go, right? Then get out of here!"
Yong Yaxuan quickly stepped back and whispered, "Yu'er, don't be excited. I'll go. I'll go, okay?"
One shoe flew over his head. Yong Yaxuan retreated to the door and helplessly opened it.
Ji Feiyu shouted, "Get out!" Then she threw the other shoe at him.
Yong Yaxuan had no choice but to retreat outside the door and pleaded, "Alright, alright. I'm going. Don't be angry."
"Close the door!" Ji Feiyu was still not satisfied. Yong Yaxuan had no choice but to close the door.
"Is it okay now?" He leaned against the door, listening for her movements.
"Stay away from the door." Something unknown hit the door. Yong Yaxuan was startled and quickly stepped back.
"Alright, alright. I'm leaving. I'm leaving, okay?"
Seeing this, Zhan Shan nudged Xi Zhuang. Xi Zhuang couldn't help but burst out laughing. It was probably a once - in - a - century sight to see Yong Yaxuan suffer such a setback.
Hearing the sound, Yong Yaxuan turned around and saw Zhan Shan grinning. He walked over and said coldly, "Don't you two have anything to do?"
Xi Zhuang and Zhan Shan immediately put on a serious face. Xi Zhuang said, "I'll go and see what we're having for dinner tonight."
Zhan Shan said, "I'll go out and gather some more information."
Seeing the two go their separate ways, Yong Yaxuan sat down in their previous position, staring at the room where Ji Feiyu was. He felt a bit sad. Well, there would be plenty of time in the future.
After Ji Feiyu managed to drive Yong Yaxuan away, she got out of bed to pick up her shoes and put them on. She sat on the bed in a daze, not knowing what to do next. After venting her anger, she felt a bit better, but it didn't mean she wouldn't be angry when she saw Yong Yaxuan.
I don't know how much time had passed. Xi Zhuang finished cooking the meal. Yong Yaxuan knocked on the door and said, "Yu'er, come out and have dinner, okay?"
"I won't eat," Ji Feiyu said stubbornly.
Yong Yaxuan gently persuaded her, "It was cooked by Xi Zhuang. I mentioned him to you before. You even said you'd like to try his cooking if you had the chance..."
Xi Zhuang was a bit surprised. This... Yong Yaxuan had told Ji Feiyu about him? So his reputation for being able to cook while traveling had spread?
Ji Feiyu then remembered that there was indeed such a thing. When Yong Yaxuan traveled, he usually took Xi Zhuang with him because Xi Zhuang could do everything, especially cooking. But Ji Feiyu was still very stubborn. She refused, "I said I won't eat, and I won't."
Hearing this, Yong Yaxuan shook his head. He had no choice but to set aside a portion of the meal and give it to Xi Zhuang to take over.
Xi Zhuang understood and walked to the door and said, "Miss Yu, we've met a few times before. Even if you don't think about me, think about the food. The dishes I made are in the style of the Great Yong. Why don't you give them a try?" He deliberately called her Miss Yu. It was safer not to call her Empress in front of her.
Ji Feiyu smelled the aroma of the food through the crack in the door and really felt a bit hungry. She was angry with Yong Yaxuan, not with others or her own stomach. So she quickly opened the door, took the food, and closed the door again, not even looking at Yong Yaxuan the whole time.
Xi Zhuang successfully completed his mission and walked back to prepare for dinner. Yong Yaxuan looked at him puzzledly, as if asking why.
Xi Zhuang shrugged and said, "Maybe this is the power of a stranger?"
Zhan Shan couldn't help laughing again. It seemed that these two were really gloating at Yong Yaxuan's setback.
These two were both Yong Yaxuan's confidants and trusted subordinates, and they were relatively young. Because they were so familiar with each other, they became bolder.
Yong Yaxuan glared at Zhan Shan, and Zhan Shan stopped laughing and began to eat in silence. Among the three, Zhan Shan had the best martial arts and light - body skills. He looked the most harmless and was very talkative, so he was excellent at gathering information.
After the three had dinner, they divided their tasks again. Zhan Shan went out for a "walk and chat", Xi Zhuang went to wash the dishes and tidy up, while Yong Yaxuan paced back and forth in front of Ji Feiyu's door.
Yong Yaxuan carefully probed, "How about, Yu'er, you come out and take a rest. Let's take a walk in the yard."
Ji Feiyu replied angrily from inside the room, "Get out!"
Yong Yaxuan touched his hurt heart and walked away silently.
Ji Feiyu was thinking of a way to escape inside the room. If Flower Butterfly were here now, it would be great. With his light - body skills and disguise, she could hide in the North Cold until time passed and the storm had subsided before leaving. She had never missed Flower Butterfly so much. Thinking of the mark she had left for Flower Butterfly, she didn't know if he had found it and if he knew she had come to the North Cold.
She was in a daze when suddenly a figure climbed in through the window and directly hit several of her major acupoints. She couldn't move for a moment and could only turn her eyes backward. She saw a red dress appear. The owner of the red dress walked towards her with a smile. She took a closer look and saw that the person was wearing the same clothes, had the same hairstyle, and even the same makeup on her face. Who else could it be but the fake Ji Feiyu?
"You!" Ji Feiyu stared at her, extremely angry. But when she opened her mouth, she found that she couldn't make a sound. Even her dumb acupoint had been hit.
The woman looked at her with a smile and whispered, "You saved me once before, and I didn't have time to thank you. As a return, it's my turn to save you now."
"What do you want to do?" Ji Feiyu mouthed.
The woman looked at her and said, "You just need to hide well. You'll be free soon."
After saying that, she dragged Ji Feiyu backward until they reached a cabinet.
Hearing the sound outside, Yong Yaxuan became vigilant and asked, "Yu'er, what are you doing?"
Seeing this, the fake Ji Feiyu immediately imitated Ji Feiyu's voice and shouted, "What am I doing? What does it matter to you?"
Ji Feiyu stared at her with wide eyes. She saw the woman smile, open the cabinet door, let her sit on the partition inside the cabinet, and then lift her feet and put them into the cabinet.
Yong Yaxuan's footsteps were getting closer. He tried to call out, "Yu'er? What was that sound just now?"
The fake Ji Feiyu closed the cabinet door and walked towards the door. She opened the door with a "snap" and pretended to be angry as she looked at Yong Yaxuan.