"Old Yao...he's gone."

As soon as Han Zitong finished speaking, she saw Pei Yuanxiu send it out with her fingertips. The soup bowl fell out of her hand and fell to the ground with a "clang" and smashed it.

The sound was not loud, but on such a night, among the three people who were originally silent, it was like a bolt from the blue. Han Zitong was almost shocked and almost jumped up. Pei Yuanxiu also turned his usual calm attitude and changed his face. He raised his head to look at her: "What did you say?"

There was a little trembling in Han Zitong's voice: "The news just now, Yao Lao is gone."

"How could it be gone?"

"I heard from them that they were all fine before, and he had nothing abnormal. One day, when the servant went to invite him in the morning, the house was empty and the people disappeared."

"Have you sent someone to find it?"

"I searched for it, and I searched all over Jinling. I almost crossed the river to search, but there was no trace of it."

"..." Pei Yuanxiu frowned: "Didn't I explain it very clearly before leaving, so that they should take good care of Yao Lao no matter what?!"

"They all do this," Han Zitong said anxiously: "But, the old man is still an elder after all, and they dare not do anything more, but they all sent additional staff inside and outside the palace. They originally thought it was foolproof, but they didn't expect that he suddenly-"

“…”

At this moment, Pei Yuanxiu stopped talking.

Han Zitong walked in again and said softly: "Yuan Xiu, do you think Yao Lao is probably arrested?"

"..." He breathed a little, as if he didn't want to speak anymore, but he looked up at Han Zitong and looked at him with caution, as if he was afraid that he would make him angry. He finally sighed and said, "How is that possible? He has been in Jinling for so many years and lives in our mansion. Who has the ability to capture him from Jinling Mansion?"

"Then, what did he-"

“…”

Suddenly, the room suddenly fell into an unconcealed silence, and Pei Yuanxiu slowly raised his head and looked at me.

I sat in front of him calmly.

Since Han Zitong rushed in to report the news, I have always been the quietest and even the calmest one.

At this time, their eyes looked at me, and I didn't move at all, just looked at him lightly.

Han Zitong seemed to feel something, but she seemed to have no idea at all, and just stood at the door and looked at us: "What's wrong with Yuan Xiu?"

Pei Yuanxiu looked at me deeply for a while, and then said to the two maids who were originally going to serve us with vegetables on both sides: "You go out first."

"Yes, young master."

The two maids responded and quickly retreated. Han Zitong stood at the door. Because Pei Yuanxiu did not say about her, she did not leave. Instead, she continued to stand at the door, looking at us with a frown.

Then, I heard the person sitting opposite him sigh.

He said, "It's you."

This sentence is not an inquiry, nor is there any doubt.

Instead, with calmness, having accepted everything that happened.

I looked up at him: "What?"

He said, "It's you."

This sentence is a little heavier and more certain.

I still didn't say a word, as if what he said was not my business at all, but Han Zitong, who was standing at the door, was obviously unable to hold on anymore. Her breathing became rapid and heavy. She looked at Pei Yuanxiu in disbelief: "Yuanxiu, what did you say?!"

“…”

"You said it was her-"

She said, looking at me in surprise, subconsciously shook her head: "How is that possible?"

Pei Yuanxiu ignored her and just looked at me with concentration. I smiled faintly: "This, you have wronged me."

“…”

"I was kidnapped by you, and I have been locked up in your hands all the time."

“…”

"I can only leave if you let me go; if you don't let me move, I can't even move a minute."

“…”

"I can't even guarantee my own freedom. How can I give freedom to an old man from Jinling thousands of miles away?"

“…”

"Your joke is a bit too big."

Listening to my words, Han Zitong also nodded gently and said to Pei Yuanxiu: "Yes, Yuanxiu, she has been watched by me all the time, and her actions are in our control."

Hearing this sentence, a little chill appeared in Pei Yuanxiu's eyes.

He said slowly: "Her actions are not within our control."

“…”

"Our actions are in her control."

"……What?!"

Han Zitong couldn't believe that her ears seemed to her, and she opened her eyes wide in shock and looked at him: "How is that possible? Didn't you capture her from that ancestral hall? She, she is our prisoner, how could she control our actions?"

“…”

Pei Yuanxiu did not speak immediately, but frowned, but this time the frown was completely different from the one he had when he encountered the news he didn't want to hear. Instead, it seemed like he was suffering. I obviously felt his breathing heavy and his chest was fluctuating violently. Perhaps it was because he had ignored it in the past few days, and the chest injury once again showed its existence.

Sure enough, he lowered his head and reached out to slowly cover his chest. I watched a lot of sweat beads appear on his forehead. After a while, it seemed that he could barely survive the severe pain, and then raised his head to look at me.

He said: "Indeed, I caught you."

“…”

"But in fact, you asked me to take you away."

"..." I looked at him lightly without even blinking.

Han Zitong stood beside him and became even more confused: "What does it mean?"

Pei Yuanxiu did not look at her, and his deep eyes stared straight into my eyes, and said in a deep voice: "You guessed that I might be in the Yan Family Ancestral Hall, and you also brought a knife in, but except for the Yan Ruoyu at the door, you did not let anyone follow you to the ancestral hall to protect your safety."

“…”

"I should be able to think about it."

“…”

"I should be able to think of it."

He said this and repeated another sentence, his tone became heavier, and a trace of regret flashed in his eyes.

I looked at him with an eyebrow raised, and motionless, I saw his hand covering his chest slightly force: "But at that time, I didn't expect this - you didn't give me such time."

This time, I didn't deny it anymore, just curled the corners of my lips slightly.

How many is the default.

That's right, I didn't give him time to think about it.

Before entering the ancestral hall, I kept telling myself that with my usual means, with his scheming, and agility, as long as he can think calmly, it will be difficult for me to beat him; as long as he gives him some time, many things can be understood by him, and many plans will be seen through by him - so, I did not give him time.

After I entered the ancestral hall, I quickly pushed the relationship and atmosphere between us to a certain point. If that knife continued, it would either take his life; and the finger he pressed behind my head might also make me fall into a state of ignorance forever. His emotions made it impossible for him to calm down, and our decisive choices made him not have time to think carefully.

So, he "robbed" me.

"Yan Ruoyu," he said: "It's not here to accompany you and protect you, but to stop the Yan family from entering the ancestral hall for you."

It was this time, so I naturally nodded honestly.

Han Zitong's inexplicable expression became heavier.

She said in confusion: "Stop it?"

"That's right," Pei Yuanxiu nodded gently: "Although it is recognized by the entire Yan family that the entire Yan family has, if she stays for too long, other people will inevitably doubt that she asked Yan Ruoyu to stand at the door not to protect her safety, but to delay those people's time as much as possible when other people in the Yan family come to ask."

"Procrastinate? What do they do when they delay time?"

"So let me rob her."

“…!”

Han Zitong gasped and looked at me with a disbelief expression. At this time, I was also embarrassed to be exposed. But when I met her surprised gaze, I lowered my eyelids faintly.

Pei Yuanxiu also looked at her, his eyes becoming heavier: "Do you still remember that I had told you all the things I arranged, and you should not act rashly before I woke up."

“…”

"But you, before I woke up, took her on the boat."

Han Zitong hurriedly defended: "That's because she wants to escape!"

“…”

"Originally, our whereabouts were not discovered, and the Yan family did not send many people to find her. I plan to listen to you and wait until you wake up before making plans. But she - she is too cunning. If it weren't for me that time and I caught her back, she might have run away."

“…”
To be continued...