"I'm going to the northwest battlefield. Get ready," Xiao Han said.
"Young Master, this time to the battlefield, I'm afraid..." Yue Xiang hesitated.
"It's alright, don't worry," Xiao Han replied. "Someone will protect me."
Yue Xiang nodded.
Xiao Han asked again, "Where is Su Yuxi?"
"Miss Su is in the mansion. Does the Young Master want to go see her?" Yue Xiang replied.
"No need. I have other matters. I won't go. Please tell Su Yuxi for me that I won't kill her, and her life or death is of no concern to me," Xiao Han said. "Did you get that?"
"Yes."
"Good, you may leave."
"Yes."
After Yue Xiang left, Xiao Han sat in his chair, pondering for a moment, then stood up and walked towards Su Yuxi's chamber.
Su Yuxi was sitting by the table, eating tea and snacks. Seeing Xiao Han approach, she quickly stood up.
"Young Master."
Xiao Han nodded and said, "Sit down."
"Yes."
Su Yuxi sat down in front of Xiao Han, who asked, "When did you discover it?"
"This servant noticed that Miss's wrist was severely injured. Moreover, this servant always felt that Miss's injury was not as simple as it appeared on the surface. There seemed to be some hidden reason. This servant guessed that it might be related to what happened that day."
"Oh? What happened?"
"This servant suspects someone was plotting behind the scenes, which is why Miss's wrist was injured like this. But this servant truly cannot understand who would harm Miss and, in such a short time, cause her wrist to become this way?"
"I will investigate this matter. You don't need to get too involved."
Su Yuxi respectfully replied, "This servant understands."
"Good. Take good care of yourself, and leave other matters to the other maids."
"Yes."
Xiao Han stood up and said, "Alright, I'll be leaving now."
"This servant will see the Young Master out!"
"No need," Xiao Han said.
Xiao Han turned to leave. As he reached the courtyard, he suddenly stopped, turned back, and looked at the closed door, his eyes deep and unreadable.
Yun Shang, what should I do with you?
"Yun'er!"
Yun Shang was just about to sleep when she was startled by the sudden call.
"Who?"
"Yun'er, it's me."
Hearing the voice, Yun Shang froze.
How could it be him!
"I know you're awake. Stop pretending to be asleep. I already saw your eyes!" the man said.
Yun Shang was stunned and abruptly sat up.
She stared at him with wide eyes and asked, "What are you doing in my room!"
The man chuckled and said, "Didn't you ask me to keep you company? What, is that not good?"
Yun Shang angrily retorted, "Didn't I tell you to stay in your own courtyard? Why did you come to mine!"
The man blinked. "It's so late, and I'm alone in my courtyard, feeling a bit scared, so..."
Yun Shang was speechless. "You're scared and you came here! What if I have ill intentions towards you!"
The man burst into laughter. "You dare to have ill intentions towards me?"
"I..."
Yun Shang was rendered speechless, fuming. "Even if I have ill intentions towards you, so what? I'm a girl, you're a man, you can't do anything to me! Hmph!"
"That's not necessarily true."
"Not necessarily?"
The man leered and leaned closer to her. "Do you know what men do to the women they like?"
Yun Shang's eyes widened. "What do you want!"
The man curved his lips. "What do you think?"
"You... if you dare to mess around, I will absolutely not let you off!"
"Tsk tsk, I thought you were fearless." The man shook his head, looking disappointed. "It seems your courage is only so-so."
"..."
"Forget it, forget it. I'll be merciful and spare you this time," the man sighed.
"You..."
"Yun'er, I admire you, but I cannot marry you."
Yun Shang frowned. "Why?"
"I don't like to force others."
"You..." Yun Shang gritted her teeth. "You're being a scoundrel!"
"Then consider me a scoundrel."
"..."
Yun Shang stared, her eyes wide.
She finally realized that the man in front of her was an extremely dangerous individual!
He was not only cunning, devious, cold, and bloodthirsty, but most importantly, he was not an ordinary person, but a... demon!
He could kill her at any moment!
"Don't worry, although I am a demon, I won't kill you unless you have sufficient value to exploit. Otherwise, I won't lay a single hair on your head."
Yun Shang frowned and asked, "Why are you helping me?"
"Because..." The man pretended to ponder for a moment before saying, "I think we have a destined connection."
"..." Yun Shang fell silent.
She was now certain that this man was a devil!
He would not easily let go of anything he could exploit.
"Since that's the case, I don't want to waste words on pleasantries. I want to know, why did you target Xiao Han today?"
The man raised an eyebrow slightly, a strange smile on his face. "Because I like to see Xiao Han suffer!"
"..."
Yun Shang was speechless. "Why do you like to see Xiao Han suffer?"
The man curved his lips. "Because he owes me a life."
Owing him a life, that was the cycle of karma.
"..." Yun Shang frowned.
This man's schemes were terrifying.
But he said he liked to see Xiao Han suffer?
Who was Xiao Han to him? Why did he owe him a life?
"Why don't you just kill Xiao Han directly?"
The man said indifferently, "I won't kill him. I want to torture him slowly, and then throw him into the Ten Thousand Snakes Den to feed the snakes, letting him experience all sorts of torture, making him wish for life but unable to get it, and wish for death but unable to achieve it!"
Yun Shang was aghast.
This man was too cruel!
"Why are you doing this?"
"Because I want revenge."
Yun Shang's confusion deepened. She asked, puzzled, "What deep hatred do Xiao Han and you have?"
"You don't know?"
"What?"
"Your husband once saved your life."
Yun Shang was stunned, then realized. "So it's because of that. But..."
"But what?"
"But that was years ago, and at that time, I was already married."
"Heh, so what? As long as Xiao Han doesn't know, he'll never know. But..."
The man's expression suddenly turned ferocious. "If Xiao Han knew, he would definitely regret it. I'll make him realize how foolish he was back then for you!"
"..." Yun Shang remained silent, unsure of what to say.
"Alright, go to sleep."
"You... are you staying here?"
"Do you want me to stay here?"
"Of course not!" Yun Shang replied without hesitation, then quickly climbed into bed and pulled the quilt up over herself.
"Haha, Yun'er, you truly are adorable. Don't worry, I have no interest in you, nor in women like you!"
"..."
Yun Shang had no choice but to try and sleep. Since he had already left, she would pretend nothing had happened.
She couldn't let Xiao Han know about this.
Otherwise, he would surely go to confront that person!
The next morning, Yun Shang dazedly opened her eyes and saw a handsome, peerless face magnified before her. A faint scent of ambergris entered her nostrils, making her feel refreshed and happy.
"Awake?"
Yun Shang was stunned and instinctively asked, "What are you doing here?"