Wei Yi was indeed becoming smarter and smarter!

Before this, he couldn’t even necessarily write characters clearly—either adding an extra stroke or missing one.

Seeing those clean, neat two characters “Shu’er,” Ji Yunshu felt a thread of comfort in her heart.

She read on carefully!

Although most of the characters were crooked and twisted, fortunately they were all written correctly and could be understood.

Throughout the entire letter, Wei Yi basically wrote reminders for her to take good care of herself.

Eat well!

Drink well!

Play well!

Among them, he did mention Jingrong a few times, but they weren’t kind words.

At the very end of the letter, it said “Shu’er, wait until you come back to fetch me!”

Seeing this, Ji Yunshu’s eyes reddened, and her palm involuntarily tightened.

Actually, she was still conflicted. Now that Wei Yi’s identity had been confirmed, she truly didn’t know whether or not to bring him back to the capital.

After all, he was the only surviving young heir of Duke Yuguo.

And the capital was a tiger’s den—she didn’t dare to gamble. If the “Linjing Case” was not committed by Emperor Qizhen, then if Wei Yi’s identity as the young heir was revealed, he might even be granted a title and become part of the imperial family, without worrying about the rest of his life. But if the “Linjing Case” was committed by Emperor Qizhen, then Wei Yi would certainly die.

After all, when cutting grass, one must remove the roots!

The two options were: one, great fortune and honor; two, stepping into a death trap.

She didn’t dare to gamble. She could only hide him, only protect him, and hoped even more that in this lifetime, Wei Yi would never know.

Thinking of this, all the concern filling that letter became a heavy burden pressing down on her!

But turning it over in her mind, perhaps she was overthinking it, worrying too much.

She shook her head slightly. Her thoughts returned once more to the letter in her hand. Thinking of how Wei Yi wrote with his left hand—that appearance was quite adorable!

She couldn’t help but smile!

She was about to put away this long letter full of concern when her finger had just pressed on a character at the edge of the letter.

She suddenly felt a jolt throughout her entire body!

She stared at that character for a long time. In her mind flashed the letter Guo He had left behind. In her heart… she suddenly understood something.

Time!

The discrepancy in time!

That’s right!

It’s like this!

The point of confusion in her heart suddenly unraveled at this moment.

Then she put away the letter in her hand and left the room.

On the other side.

After Tang Si was loudly dragged out of Master Yu’s room by Shi Ziran, the anger in her heart surged up fiercely.

She pushed him away hard!

“Have you had enough? Following me around like a little tail—when will it end?”

Shi Ziran crossed his arms. “If you, wild girl, weren’t so good at causing trouble, would I follow you? Besides, I’m following the prince’s orders to watch you, so you don’t go crazy again.”

“You’re the one who’s crazy.”

“Look at yourself now. If this isn’t crazy, what is it?”

He used his chin to point her out from top to bottom in a circle.

Tang Si glared at him. She wanted to retort, but her eyes rolled, and she suddenly laughed coldly. Then she sat down on a stone bench nearby and said in a weird, sarcastic tone, “No matter how much of a crazy girl I am, it’s much better than certain people who are always little tails, circling around their own prince all day long. Whatever the person says goes. Tell him to go east, he doesn’t dare go west. Tell him to stand, he doesn’t dare squat. Even speaking, he has to be cautious and fearful, afraid that if his own prince gets unhappy, his head will be twisted off. So he always lives with his tail between his legs. This crazy girl is much better than him.”

“What did you say?”

Shi Ziran was angry.

“Hey, hey, hey, why are you getting worked up? I didn’t say it was you. What? Could it be that you’re that little tail who constantly circles around your own prince?”

Her words were full of sarcasm!

Like needles, they pierced into Shi Ziran’s body one by one.

He gripped the sword in his hand tightly, really unable to hold back anymore.

Veins bulged all over his face.

But—

Tang Si just loved pulling hair from a tiger’s head. Seeing that he was so angry his eyes were turning red, she was extremely satisfied in her heart.

Her finger wound around the long red sash at her waist, swaying it back and forth. Then she walked toward Shi Ziran and continued, “Oh my, my, my, it seems a certain someone is angry. Is it that infuriating? I only said a couple of sentences, and I didn’t even say it was you. Why are you so angry? As expected, you Central Plains men just aren’t as magnanimous and heroic as our Houliao men. You get all worked up at the drop of a hat. In our Houliao, there’s a saying: if you can use your hands, it’s best not to yell.”

The last word of her strange accent had just landed—

Shhing!

Shi Ziran had already drawn the sword in his hand.

At the same time, Tang Si was also prepared. Almost at the same instant, she also drew the silver whip from her waist.

“Wild girl, it seems you haven’t been disciplined in a long time, so your skin is itching. Fine, today I’ll let you taste what it means to be beaten to a pulp.”

Tang Si said, “Cut the crap. If you’ve got the skills, let’s see real moves.”

Thus, the two began fighting.

Although Tang Si’s whip was formidable, Shi Ziran’s martial arts skills were not inferior at all.

In the courtyard, wave after wave of whip-cracking sounds could be heard.

Crackling and snapping, as if firecrackers were being set off!

Muruo had just returned the letter to Master Yu and was coming out when he heard the sound of the whip. Going around a long corridor in front of him and walking closer for a look, he saw Tang Si and Shi Ziran fighting fiercely.

And Tang Si was clearly at a disadvantage.

Just in terms of physical strength alone, she was no match for Shi Ziran.

The two fought for a while, one attacking, one defending.

Finally, Shi Ziran really didn’t want to fight a war of attrition with her anymore. With one hand, he seized that whip and yanked hard. Tang Si’s body stumbled forward. Then Shi Ziran struck her chest hard with the hilt of his sword.

The force was considerable!

She was forced to retreat several steps backward.

Muruo kindly caught her!

“Ah!”

The pain in her chest made her cry out involuntarily. But discovering that she was being held by Muruo, in the next moment, she pushed him away.

“Who told you to touch me?”

This was like biting the hand that feeds you!

Muruo was speechless.

Fine, it’s his fault. He should have let her fall flat on her back.

He was at a loss for words!

He saw that girl turn around and shout at Shi Ziran again, “No way, let’s have another match.”

Speaking, she took the silver whip in her hand and prepared to lash out again.

But—

Shi Ziran coldly threw out a sentence: “Not interested. I never fight a second time with a defeated opponent, especially a defeated opponent like you.” Then he said to Muruo, “Young Master Muruo, the prince said you should manage your own person. This person is entrusted to you.”

Then, holding his sword, he left!

Bah, she’s not my person at all.

“Don’t leave.”

Tang Si shouted loudly. She wanted to chase after him, but seeing that Muruo was walking in another direction, she thought about it and turned to chase him instead.

“Wait for me.”

Muruo ignored her.

He had kindly caught her just now, only to be “bitten” instead. He was seething inside!