Xiao Yao looked at Feng Ye Xuan, regretting her decision.
She should have gone to the prefect, not sought out the highest-ranking official.
Because this man before her, at a glance, was clearly not someone to be trifled with.
"Alright then, I can testify, but it depends on whether Your Highness has the guts to try?"
Feng Ye Xuan's thick brows suddenly furrowed, and he took a step forward.
In an instant, he closed the distance between them!
"What did you say? Say it again!" His voice wasn't just cold; it held a complexity Xiao Yao couldn't decipher.
Such a cold voice, yet it didn't seem like anger.
However, his aura was terrifying enough!
Xiao Yao instinctively retreated.
Feng Ye Xuan grabbed her arm and pulled her back, "Repeat what you just said!"
His expression was indescribably serious, tinged with a hint of coldness.
Xiao Yao struggled, finding her strength was less than a tenth of his.
She wanted to use her internal energy, but when it entered his body, it had no effect whatsoever.
A peak master!
She was nowhere near his level.
Unable to resist.
"If you're unhappy, I'll change my way of speaking. Why must Your Highness be angered?" she asked with a forced smile, trying to maintain her composure.
Little did she know, these words, this expression, this demeanor... made Feng Ye Xuan's gaze even colder.
Like!
So much like!
Why was she so alike!
But she was, completely and utterly, a stranger.
He suddenly pulled her closer, pressing her against the stove, his long fingers holding her face.
Xiao Yao immediately resisted, "Your Highness, don't push your luck! I only came to find you for the sake of the people of Qingxi Town."
"If you're unhappy, I'll leave. You have no right to treat me like this!"
Feng Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes, "You are the second woman to dare speak to me like this!"
No, she was still just a young girl.
His long fingers rubbed her face.
Rubbed again!
No problem! She wasn't wearing any so-called human skin mask!
Nor had she applied any messy medicinal powder to alter her appearance.
Nothing at all.
It wasn't her, truly not...
Looking at the girl again, she was still struggling, resisting his closeness.
Feng Ye Xuan looked down, realizing how close they had become!
He abruptly released her, stepping back several paces, putting complete distance between them.
His mood was indescribably complex, mixed with immense fury.
He was angry at himself.
He had gotten so close to an unrelated girl! Even touching her face.
He was so angry he wanted to kill someone!
But he couldn't kill her, nor could he kill himself!
He felt utterly insane.
Xiao Yao tried to gauge his mood, unsure what this man was thinking.
But he was clearly angry, and there was a killing intent in his eyes.
Although this killing intent didn't seem directed at her, he was undoubtedly an extremely dangerous man.
Should she... escape?
She'd worry about the "li jia chong" and crayfish some other day.
Her own life was paramount.
While Feng Ye Xuan was lost in his own rage, she cautiously shuffled her feet.
Step by step, she moved towards the door.
Finally, just one step away, only one step!
One step and she could be out the door!
Behind her, his deep, hoarse voice came, "Dare to take half a step out, and I'll break your legs!"
Xiao Yao almost cried. How could anyone be so unreasonable?
"Your Highness, I was wrong. I was just... just joking. I know nothing about this 'li jia chong.' I'll leave immediately and never disturb you again, alright?"
Feng Ye Xuan stared at her small face, which feigned fear but clearly showed impatience towards him.
In an instant, he was lost again!
This expression, only his dead woman dared to show him!
Only Li'er!