Jiang Tao had nothing to say.
In the end, as if she understood but didn't, she nodded, then shook her head.
"I just feel that, Master, you are too uncomfortable like this."
"What's so uncomfortable about it? Aren't we friends now? It's good to be friends. At least in the future, when you go to Beiming, you'll have someone to drink with, eat meat with, and chat about everything under the sun."
Long Xinghe could feel that Feng Wuya's wariness towards her had significantly lessened these past few days.
He even seemed willing to initiate conversations with her sometimes.
She knew that for someone with Feng Wuya's personality, this was already very difficult.
"Jiang Tao, I am very satisfied with our current relationship, so don't feel it's not worth it for me, nor harbor any unwillingness. Also,"
She looked up, glanced at Jiang Tao, and smiled, "Don't use those drugging scenarios anymore. Wuya is different from ordinary men. If he hears them, he'll be scared."
...Long Xinghe probably never imagined that a casual remark from Jiang Tao and a playful word from herself would actually come true.
Feng Wuya had left.
When the guards reported the next day, Long Xinghe was so startled that her hand trembled, and the chopsticks slipped from her fingertips.
"What do you mean he left?" she asked, hurrying out.
The guard followed behind her, reporting anxiously, "The Prince's guest room bedding was untouched. It seems he wasn't here all night."
"The Prince's luggage also seems to have been packed, and some items are missing."
"Most importantly, the carriage in the backyard is also gone, and Guard Tie Xin was not seen. I asked the guards at the gate, and they said Tie Xin mentioned taking the carriage to the back mountain for cleaning last night, so no one paid much attention."
"So, they left last night?"
Long Xinghe pushed open the door to Feng Wuya's chambers.
Indeed, there was no trace of him in the room, and even his presence was very faint.
He had been gone for a long time.
"Why did they leave? What did you do to him last night?"
Finally, Long Xinghe grabbed Jiang Tao, who had rushed over upon hearing the news.
"Did you say something to him?"
"Your subordinate did not. How would I dare?" Jiang Tao was terrified by the news.
She was still somewhat dazed.
Long Xinghe ignored her and ordered the guards who were on duty last night to be found.
The two guards knelt down with a thud, "Master, Master did not say that Guard Tie Xin was not allowed to leave. Your subordinate, your subordinate dared not stop him."
When had Long Xinghe ever restricted Tie Xin's movements? If he wanted to go out, naturally, no one would dare to stop him or check.
Who knew the Prince was actually in the carriage?
"When did they leave?"
The two guards knew they had made a mistake. Their faces turned ashen, their expressions deathly pale, and they didn't even dare to breathe heavily.
"Last night... last night, just after Hai Shi (9-11 PM)... they drove the carriage away..."
"Wasn't that when your subordinate went to find Master?"
Jiang Tao thought for a moment, and her face suddenly changed drastically, "Could it be that what Master said came true, and the Prince overheard your subordinate's words?"
It was over!
The Prince misunderstood their Master!
Jiang Tao felt like dying!
These were just a few jokes! Let alone that their Master would never agree, even she herself, when she said it, was only because she felt a surge of resentment in her heart.
She just felt wronged for her Master.
But if she were really asked to do it, she probably wouldn't be able to go through with it.
Not to mention, Master hadn't even thought about it!
Jiang Tao looked at Long Xinghe, feeling as if she wanted to commit seppuku!
What was all this!
"Master, Master, your subordinate... your subordinate really didn't expect..."
What... what should be done?
Long Xinghe's face was ashen. She glared fiercely at Jiang Tao and immediately turned around, saying sternly, "Someone! Prepare the horses!"
Jiang Tao said anxiously, "Master..."
The glance Long Xinghe shot her was almost enough to flay her alive!
"If anything happens to Wuya, I will fry you alive later!"
Jiang Tao didn't dare to retort.
If anything happened to the Prince, even if the Master didn't do it, she herself would want to fry herself alive!
Prince Wuya, please don't let anything happen!