Ji Yunshu returned A’Mo to him.

“Let’s go back inside. The child is weak and shouldn’t be exposed to wind.”

Kecha nodded, took the child back, and suddenly retrieved an object from his waist, handing it to Ji Yunshu.

It was an exquisite small jade token with gold edging, wrapped with a silver thread border. On the center jade piece, the front was carved with a lifelike peacock. The peacock’s eye was inlaid with a top-quality sapphire, while on the back of the jade token was carved the character “South”!

“This time, I have no way to repay you. Please accept this token, miss. If one day you come to Huyi, you can use this token to find me, and I will certainly express my profound gratitude.”

“This…”

“Please accept it, miss. It will make me feel somewhat better.”

Then he directly pressed the jade token into Ji Yunshu’s hand.

That small jade token had quite a good texture. Rubbed between fingertips, it was cool and refreshing, very comfortable.

Ji Yunshu stopped declining.

She simply accepted it!

She thought, she wouldn’t go to Huyi anyway. If she declined, it would take quite a bit of talking!

“Since that’s the case, I’ll accept it.”

Only then did Kecha feel somewhat better in his heart. Holding A’Mo, he went inside.

Ji Yunshu lifted her foot to go in as well. As if guessing that Jingrong would grab her arm, she directly crossed her arms over her chest, and only then was her path unobstructed as she entered.

Jingrong’s hand grasped at air!

Little girl, quite clever indeed.

After entering, Ji Yunshu had just sat down when Jingrong also sat down sullenly, a pair of eyes staring at her unwaveringly, like thunder that wouldn’t budge.

As if he wanted to devour her alive!

Ji Yunshu pinched the veil in her hand and placed it by the fire. After it dried, she put it back on her face.

Wei Yi blinked his eyes staring at her, his mouth puffed out.

That little expression was perfectly captured by Ji Yunshu. She asked him: “What’s wrong with you? Are you unhappy?”

“No.” Wei Yi shook his head.

“Then what is it?”

Wei Yi paused, then said quietly: “Shu’er, are you afraid others will laugh at you?”

“Hm?”

Wei Yi pressed his lips together, moved closer to her, put his mouth to her ear, and said softly: “Shu’er, don’t be afraid. Actually, you’re not ugly at all. You’re still my good Shu’er.”

Warm breath gradually dispersed by her ear.

It must be said, Wei Yi’s words, like a transparent thin veil, brushed against her ear, always making one feel very comfortable.

The curve at the corners of Ji Yunshu’s lips gradually spread.

She looked at him and said: “Wei Yi, thank you.”

“Father and Mother are gone. I only have you now. Shu’er, I promise I will become a real man. In the future, I will definitely protect you and absolutely won’t let anyone bully you again. If anyone dares bully you, I will definitely help you get revenge.”

His tone was extremely resolute!

Ji Yunshu smiled: “Good, then I’ll wait for that day, wait for Wei Yi to come protect me.”

“Yes.” He nodded emphatically.

The two didn’t notice at all the sour expression on Jingrong’s face across from them.

He was quite unwilling in his heart!

Unable to restrain himself, he directed a remark at Wei Yi: “Wei Yi, you can’t shoulder the burden of protecting her. She’s a troublemaker—only I can handle her.”

Bah!

You’re the troublemaker!

Ji Yunshu glared at him fiercely.

Wei Yi scratched his head and pouted at Jingrong: “You’re the troublemaker.”

“You…”

“Shu’er said you’re a sulking sack, unmoved by thunder, impervious to rain, with a dark face like a lump of rotten coal, and moreover… mmph!”

Ji Yunshu covered his mouth in time.

Along the way, Ji Yunshu had casually chatted with Wei Yi here and there, mostly just random musings. She hadn’t expected that stinky little brat to remember it all.

Remembering it was one thing, but he actually said it out loud.

Saying it was one thing, but why say it in front of Jingrong?

Saying it in front of him was one thing, but why bring up her own name!

Right now, she really wanted to find a crack in the ground to quickly crawl into.

While covering Wei Yi’s mouth with one hand, she looked toward Jingrong. That face like black coal was shooting flames, and his icy, angry eyes were glaring fiercely at her too.

“Ji—Yun—Shu!” Jingrong ground out her name through clenched teeth.

She had never known her name sounded so unpleasant!

The corners of Ji Yunshu’s lips beneath her veil twitched incessantly.

She explained to him: “I… was just speaking casually.”

“Casually? Really quite casual.”

“I was only…”

“Forget it!”

Jingrong snorted sullenly, stood up, walked to another fire, pushed an attendant aside, and turned his back to Ji Yunshu, leaving her with an angry back view.

At this point, Ji Yunshu also removed the hand covering Wei Yi’s mouth.

Wei Yi seemed to have been holding his breath for a long time and gasped in large gulps, asking as he did: “Shu’er, you… why… why wouldn’t you let me talk anymore?”

“If you kept talking, I’d be in trouble!”

“Why? Did I… say something wrong?”

“…”

Right now, Ji Yunshu had one head but felt like she needed two.

All the way to the capital, if that fellow kept sulking, she’d probably suffer hardship all the way to the capital too!

But who knew, across from her, Lang Bo was lowering his head and laughing quietly.

And Ji Yunshu happened to see it.

“What are you laughing at?”

Lang Bo glanced at his prince’s back illuminated by the firelight, then turned his head and said quietly to Ji Yunshu: “Miss Ji, if it were someone else saying such things about the prince, they’d probably already be thrown outside by now. It seems the prince truly treats you well.”

Hey, hey, hey!

How did we circle back to this topic again!

Ji Yunshu lowered her brows, her almond eyes glancing over there.

Forget it, better let that fellow cool down properly for one night.

That night in the ruined temple, Wei Yi hugged those two paintings and fell asleep leaning on Lang Bo’s shoulder.

Jingrong also leaned against the wall over there, still presenting everyone with a fire-shooting back.

Ji Yunshu couldn’t sleep at all, staring at the flame before her from its vigorous peak until only scattered sparks remained!

Early the next morning—

The two groups of people in the ruined temple parted ways!

Before leaving, Kecha thanked Ji Yunshu several more times, hoping she would have the opportunity to visit Huyi.

Only then did they each board their carriages and depart in opposite directions.

Ji Yunshu and Wei Yi still sat inside the carriage, while Jingrong still rode on horseback.

Along this route, after traveling for two or three hours, they finally left the mountain paths and reached the official road.

Not as bumpy as the mountain paths, sitting in the carriage was finally somewhat more comfortable.

Ji Yunshu looked at Wei Yi. He was lifting the curtain and peering outside with all his might.

“What are you looking at?”

Wei Yi didn’t turn his head back, saying: “Outside is really beautiful.”

Beautiful?

Ji Yunshu leaned over and also looked outside. Although they’d left the small mountain forest, the surroundings were still mountains and trees—she didn’t find it particularly beautiful.

Probably, since Wei Yi had never traveled far from home, seeing these things naturally made them novel to him!

“Whoa—”

Accompanied by horse sounds, the carriage suddenly stopped, as if it had collided with something.

After Ji Yunshu steadied herself, she lifted the curtain at the front of the carriage, revealing only a pair of beautiful brows and eyes, and looked forward.

In front of the carriage, they’d encountered head-on a group of people on horseback!

When she clearly saw the faces of two people among them, Ji Yunshu quickly lowered the curtain and drew her body back inside.

“Shu’er, what’s wrong?” Wei Yi asked her.

She shook her head!

Wei Yi was curious and was about to go out when she grabbed him with one hand.

“Don’t go out!”

Wei Yi was startled by her tense tone and stopped talking, obediently sitting still.