Leng Ji was stunned.
Hometown?
Wasn't Miss Li's hometown Beiming Kingdom?
He had lived in Beiming Kingdom for over twenty years and had never seen such strange shoes.
He couldn't even figure out what material they were made of.
However, when Leng Ji looked up, he saw the Prince staring at Chu Qianli, looking somewhat… dazed.
What was the Prince looking at?
Leng Ji also looked at Chu Qianli. The smile on her lips had long since vanished.
She was still a bit distant, but at least polite.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I was feeling very uncomfortable in my chambers, so I came out for a walk."
"If Your Highness is unhappy, I will go back."
She started to leave.
Feng Ye Xuan's heart had just been fiercely struck by the ethereal smile on her lips.
Now, her graceful departing figure had left him breathless.
He felt somewhat… disheveled!
He extremely disliked being in such a disheveled state!
"Did I permit you to leave?"
His voice was indescribably cold.
Chu Qianli stopped in her tracks and looked back at him, "Does Your Highness have any other instructions?"
"Chu Qianli, what trick are you trying to play on me again?"
This wasn't her! She wasn't like this at all!
Xi'er was dead, and upon seeing him again, shouldn't she be frantically seeking revenge?
Why could she be so calm?
Chu Qianli continued to look at him calmly, and after a while, she said, "Your Highness, when have I ever played tricks on you?"
Her expression looked somewhat listless, devoid of any vitality.
One might say, lifeless.
However, her strong character did not allow her to be disheartened.
Thus, even Leng Ji could tell that she was merely trying her best, trying to survive.
Feng Ye Xuan didn't believe it.
Xi'er was dead, and she couldn't possibly do nothing, couldn't possibly not seek revenge.
How could such a stubborn person truly let go just like that?
He suddenly strode towards her.
Chu Qianli still looked at him calmly until he reached her, until he suddenly hoisted her up.
"My shoes…" The slippers flew off as he lifted her.
A pair of snow-white feet began to dangle in the air again.
Leng Ji merely glanced at them and immediately felt dizzy.
A young lady's feet should not be looked at casually.
He quickly lowered his head, found the so-called slippers, and delivered them to the door.
Afterward, he left.
Feng Ye Xuan threw Chu Qianli onto the bed.
His movements seemed very rough, but when Chu Qianli landed, she didn't feel any pain.
The force was light, and she didn't fall when thrown, but rather sat on the bed.
Her feet landed outside the lace skirt. She wanted to retract them, but Feng Ye Xuan grasped one of them.
"Are you dressed like this to seduce me?"
His brows furrowed slightly. The feeling of her small foot in his palm was unexpectedly so soft and comfortable.
So soft, it was as if she had no bones.
Chu Qianli gave up struggling and her gaze fell upon her own feet.
Compared to her feet, Feng Ye Xuan's hands seemed a bit large.
His fingers were long and slender. Although his fingertips and palms bore calluses from years of wielding a sword, they still looked quite handsome.
The emotions in her eyes gradually subsided.
Looking at him, she said faintly, "I didn't expect Your Highness to come today. My so-called legendary foresight is fake."
"You actually admit you're incapable!"
Incapable, yet you dared to step forward!
After the battle at Black Wind Cliff, how many people were coveting her now?
"Alright, I am indeed incapable, but I have something to give to Your Highness."
She retracted her foot, but his fingers tightened, and her foot was immediately held firmly, unable to be pulled back.
She said, "Can you let go first?"
Feng Ye Xuan didn't want to let go, but he also wanted to see what she had to give him.
He still didn't believe she could be this calm.
What was this damned woman thinking?
He found himself unable to see through her more and more!
Finally, when Chu Qianli tried to retract her foot for the second time, Feng Ye Xuan loosened his grip and let her go.
Chu Qianli crawled to the edge of the bed, wanting to get down.
But the edge of the bed was empty. She then remembered that her slippers had been lost earlier.
Feng Ye Xuan glanced at her feet. As she was about to step onto the floor barefoot, he suddenly gently pushed her leg.
Chu Qianli was pushed back onto the bed.
She looked up and saw his tall figure walking towards the door.
Feng Ye Xuan went out the door and picked up her slippers by the door.
Returning to the bedside, Chu Qianli was about to bend down to receive them, but unexpectedly, he squatted down and took her foot.
"Your Highness." Chu Qianli frowned, clearly unaccustomed to his actions.
Feng Ye Xuan said nothing, but slipped the slippers onto her feet.
"From now on, you are not allowed to wear such worn-out shoes outside."
Chu Qianli pursed her lips, a little helpless.
"In this place of mine, besides you, does Your Highness think anyone else will come to see me?"
Feng Ye Xuan's heart suddenly felt a pang.
Was she resenting him?
Inside and outside Qianyun Pavilion, besides the two guards at the gate, there was no one else.
"Leng Ji often comes!" he snorted.
Yet, he also deeply realized that she was truly lonely here.
If a person is lonely for too long, would they fall ill from it?
Chu Qianli said nothing. The smile that she used to wear on her lips had also disappeared.
She clearly didn't seem disheartened now; she was still calm, even composed.
But as Feng Ye Xuan looked at her, he always felt a sense of drifting further away from her!
As Chu Qianli got off the bed and passed by him, he suddenly felt an urge to reach out and grab her!
But in the end, he retracted his half-extended hand.
This woman must be acting.
She was deeply calculating and meticulously schemed. She couldn't possibly give up so easily!
Chu Qianli walked to a side table, took out several sheets of paper, and spread them out on the table.
"This is what I saw at the bottom of Black Wind Cliff. This person… I actually don't know who it is, but I just felt that it should be important."
She turned back and looked at him, "So, I've drawn everything I could see. Although the information is not much, it might be useful to you."
Scenes from the bottom of Black Wind Cliff!
Feng Ye Xuan walked over and quickly scanned the drawings.
His gaze finally settled on a back view.
It was a very blurry back view, because the camera had captured it blurrily, and the drawing was also blurry.
For a moment, he couldn't recognize who it was.
However, the artistry was truly remarkable, drawing it so vividly.
But Feng Ye Xuan not only wasn't pleased, but his expression sank instead.
His gaze towards Chu Qianli was also filled with coldness, "You still want to trade with me!"
The rare gentleness in his eyes moments ago had completely vanished!