"Master?"
The room was empty.
The bedding was neatly folded, a habit of her master.
But at this hour, why hadn't Master returned?
As night fell, was Master still out looking for her?
Xiao Yao turned, glaring at Feng Ye Xuan, and couldn't help but feel resentful, "Master must have gone out to look for me!"
Her eyes were filled with a deep sense of grievance.
She had told him long ago to let her report back to Master, but he had refused.
In fact, what she had done for the people today could have been done without her.
Her presence there was utterly insignificant!
Feng Ye Xuan remained silent, his face expressionless.
It seemed he didn't even consider her master's disappearance a serious matter.
Xiao Yao was truly getting angry.
These princes and lords were accustomed to being high and mighty; other people's affairs were trivial in their eyes!
"Master!"
After searching the room and finding no one, she immediately went out again, just in time to encounter the inn's attendant.
"Have you seen my master? The one wearing a mask, the tall man with a good build!"
"That great hero... left early this morning. Oh, and he has already paid the room fee, so the rooms tomorrow..."
The attendant seemed a bit embarrassed to say it, but Xiao Yao understood.
This meant that after today, these two rooms would no longer belong to them.
Xiao Yao immediately returned to her room and found that even her belongings had been packed.
Master had packed them, but Master had left.
There was a letter on the bed, tucked beneath the bundle.
Xiao Yao hurried over, opened it, and her expression grew even worse.
"What does it say?" Feng Jin Rui asked curiously.
Xiao Yao bit her lip and glared at him, "Master said I performed well, and Prince Xuan would surely reward me handsomely. He told me to follow the Prince back to the imperial city, and he would find me there."
But she wanted to see Master!
Why was she being left with Prince Xuan, all for the sake of a reward?
Did Master still think of her as that extravagant, wasteful, and unthrifty bad girl?
Had he gone "earning money" again?
Xiao Yao slumped dejectedly, feeling very uneasy at not seeing Master.
Feng Jin Rui, however, was beaming, "You're going to the imperial city with us?"
Turning, he looked at Feng Ye Xuan, who was leaning against the doorframe, gazing at Xiao Yao with a strange, complex look. Feng Jin Rui's eyes sparkled.
"Fourth Brother, I want to take Xiao Yao with me!"
Feng Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes, his expression as impassive as water, "How do you know she isn't a spy sent by the enemy?"
So reckless, how could she achieve great things?
"How could Xiao Yao possibly be a spy?" Feng Jin Rui absolutely refused to believe it!
Because... because Xiao Yao looked so much like a certain enchantress!
Anyone who resembled the enchantress must be a good person.
Although Feng Jin Rui was unwilling to admit it normally, that's what he believed in his heart.
Xiao Yao gave him the same feeling as that enchantress.
Xiao Yao was definitely not a bad person.
"You're the spy!" Xiao Yao glared at Feng Ye Xuan.
Now that Master was gone and had left her behind, she was already in a bad mood.
This high and mighty prince was actually mocking and insinuating about her! It was too much!
Unexpectedly, Feng Ye Xuan's eyes darkened, and his gaze instantly turned icy.
Xiao Yao quickly suppressed her hostility towards him, instinctively hiding behind Feng Jin Rui.
In her bad mood, she had momentarily forgotten that this high and mighty prince was someone she couldn't afford to provoke.
Feng Ye Xuan snorted and turned to leave.
Feng Jin Rui looked back at the little girl standing behind him and said softly, "Don't be afraid, Fourth Brother just looks a bit fierce, he's actually a very good person."
"Is that so?" This question was actually asked by the "Fourth Brother" outside.
Feng Jin Rui blushed.
Fourth Brother wasn't exactly a good person towards girls... fierce was true, and not good... was also true.
He was only good to the enchantress.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here," Feng Jin Rui whispered.
Outside, Leng Ji hurriedly arrived, "Your Highness, there's news from Her Majesty the Empress!"