They were not in a hurry as the distance was not far, so they slowly walked back.
Unexpectedly, halfway back, they saw a black speck suddenly fall from the sky.
Initially, they paid no mind, but as the black speck was about to hit the snow, Yi Zhiye saw that it was a person.
Instinctively, he leaped forward and caught her.
This black speck was naturally Lin Xiaowei.
As Yi Zhiye landed her on the ground, Lin Xiaowei was still dizzy.
However, she quickly regained her senses.
After she sobered up, she circled Yi Zhiye a few times, her face filled with surprise and disbelief.
"So you guys didn't let her go? Why did you bring her back?" Shen Xiaoyan asked curiously.
"Probably because they saw she had a good figure and was beautiful, so they couldn't bear to leave her behind," Namuchong said coolly.
Although she didn't name names or look at Yi Zhiye, everyone understood she was referring to him.
After all, Yi Zhiye was the one who saved her.
Shen Xiaoyan glanced at Yi Zhiye and saw his constipated expression, which amused her greatly.
"Why didn't you two go save her?"
The "you two" Shen Xiaoyan was referring to were naturally Lu Taobao and Sima Han.
Upon hearing this, Sima Han pursed his lips and said, "I wasn't as fast as him."
After Sima Han spoke, he felt a gaze suddenly lock onto him.
He turned his head and saw Yue Qingxin looking at him with a smile.
Shen Xiaoyan then looked at Lu Taobao and asked, "What about you?"
Lu Taobao shrugged helplessly, "I don't have that ability. I haven't even reached Fa Ling yet, so how could I fly over to save someone? Therefore, I didn't move."
Although Lu Taobao's reason was valid and sounded plausible.
Shen Xiaoyan, however, felt from his expression that even if he had reached Fa Ling and possessed the ability, he still wouldn't have saved her.
Don't ask her why she thought so.
It was intuition.
Some people appear very enthusiastic, but in reality, their hearts are like cold iron.
Unless you can enter their hearts, they won't even bat an eye if you die in front of them.
And Lu Taobao was such a person.
Shen Xiaoyan also felt fortunate that they were all people who had entered his heart.
Otherwise, Lu Taobao wouldn't be sitting with them now.
"Then why didn't you tell her to leave?"
Shen Xiaoyan repeated the question Namuchong had asked earlier.
Lu Taobao smiled helplessly, "We told her to leave at the time, but she said she was cold, didn't know the way in the wilderness, and asked us to take her to the main road."
Shen Xiaoyan's eyebrows slightly rose, "So you took her? Whose outer garment is she wearing?"
Lu Taobao didn't answer this time, but glanced towards Yi Zhiye.
Shen Xiaoyan understood and nodded, thinking that Yi Zhiye was indeed a good person.
She silently gave Yi Zhiye a "good person" card in her heart.
Lu Taobao continued, "We walked to the official road and told her to leave, but she stubbornly refused. We ignored her, and she followed behind us all the way to the entrance, then she hugged... cough, she grabbed Yi Zhiye's sleeve and wouldn't let go. Then you all came out."
As soon as Lu Taobao finished speaking, he received a sharp glare from Yi Zhiye.
Even though he had corrected himself, everyone could tell that Lin Xiaowei had definitely clung to Yi Zhiye earlier.
Namuchong's expression was no longer as cold as before; she was filled with murderous intent.
"Can I go and stupidly... hit her?"
Everyone: ...
Shen Xiaoyan actually wanted to say, "Go ahead."
However, Sima Han spoke to stop her, "She's a life, after all. She hasn't done anything excessively wrong. Let's let it go this time. If she continues to pester you in the future, I won't stop you from doing whatever you want."
Sima Han had said as much, and Namuchong couldn't possibly defy him and stubbornly kill Lin Xiaowei.
In the end, Namuchong could only glare fiercely at Yi Zhiye and remain silent.
Shen Xiaoyan's gaze kept darting between Namuchong and Yi Zhiye.
Although Namuchong hadn't said much, Shen Xiaoyan felt that she wouldn't let Yi Zhiye off so easily.
If it were in this era with instant noodles and keyboards, Yi Zhiye would probably have to sleep on his knees tonight.
However, Shen Xiaoyan still underestimated Namuchong.
Even without instant noodles, keyboards, or even washboards.
Namuchong's method was even more challenging.
After dinner, they returned to their rooms to rest, as they had all been busy all day.
Shen Xiaoyan, for some reason, asked Luoluo to secretly go and see what Yi Zhiye and Namuchong were doing.
As a result, Luoluo gave a very explosive answer.
Namuchong was sitting on a wooden chair, with Yi Zhiye kneeling not far in front of her.
Kneeling itself was not a problem, but under Yi Zhiye's knees was a one-inch thick layer of ice.
Luoluo kindly relayed Namuchong's exact words: "You will kneel tonight. Your knees must not touch the ice. The ice must not melt overnight, or else, hehe..."
After hearing this, Shen Xiaoyan immediately fell into deep thought.
This was truly a good method.
Thinking thus, Shen Xiaoyan glanced at Zheng Wei, who was playing with the children, a meaningful smile on her face.
Zheng Wei, who was happily playing with the children, felt a cold breeze blow across the back of his neck, causing him to get goosebumps all over.
Zheng Wei looked up in confusion and saw Shen Xiaoyan looking at him with an unutterable smile.
"Mimi, why are you looking at me like that?"
"I'm appreciating the consequences of someone's meddling hands."
Zheng Wei: ...
What did that mean?
Seeing Zheng Wei's bewildered look, Shen Xiaoyan just smiled without speaking, her mind already made up.
The next morning at breakfast, when Shen Xiaoyan saw Yi Zhiye again, she noticed his pale face and extremely dark circles.
Everyone present, except for being speechless, had no idea what was going on.
Therefore, they all looked at Yi Zhiye with deep meaning.
Yi Zhiye had a bitter tale to tell but had to smile and face everyone.
Namuchong's smile, on the other hand, was genuine. With this lesson learned, she wondered if Yi Zhiye would dare to casually extend his hand in the future.
After breakfast, Sima Han and the others were preparing to set off again, but the sudden arrival of a group of people caused their original plans to be aborted halfway.
In the main room of the front courtyard, Shen Xiaoyan and Zheng Wei sat in the main seats. Looking at Zan De Great Princess and Baili Ziyun, who were seated to their right, Shen Xiaoyan felt a myriad of emotions.
In such a short time, the mother and daughter, who were previously in a sorry state, had regained their radiant appearance.
Shen Xiaoyan stared at Baili Ziyun's face for a long time before shifting her gaze.
The moment Shen Xiaoyan looked away, Baili Ziyun let out a sigh of relief.
She had almost been scared to death.
In just a short time apart, why had Shen Xiaoyan's gaze become even more terrifying?
When Shen Xiaoyan was looking at her earlier, she felt as if Shen Xiaoyan was contemplating how to scratch her face.
But upon further thought, it shouldn't be the case.
The last time she fell into Shen Xiaoyan's hands for so long, Shen Xiaoyan had tormented her in various ways, instigated discord between her and her parents, yet hadn't harmed her face. Why would she have such a thought now?
Baili Ziyun tried to calm her mind, telling herself that her earlier thought was just her own self-scaring. Shen Xiaoyan didn't have such intentions.