Chapter 50 - Just Too In Love

. She couldn’t agree more with the old saying that nobody can be perfect and one should keep learning until death. Yun Qianyue was determined to bow in worship at Yi Niangzi’s feet if she ever had an...Chapter 50 Just Too Much Love

Yun Qianyue's body quivered, secretly thinking that she dared not do it, but did not know whether she should or not.

Rong Jing coldly looked at her. The autumn wind was like fragmented ice shards, scraping over Yun Qianyue’s face. The osmanthus flowers blooming in the autumn seemed to resemble plum blossoms in winter, and the warm scent of the osmanthus had turned into a chilly one.

"Rong Jing..." Yun Qianyue never thought that he could look at her like this with such cold eyes. She pitifully called out his name.

Rong Jing suddenly turned away, swatted Yun Qianyue’s hand off him, and said in a gritted-tooth voice, "So you’ve found my weakness Why do I have to come back and see you playing with others so happily Ten years ago, I traveled thousands of miles for Rong Feng on the Sky Snow Mountain and got into trouble. After ten years, I came back thinking about you day and night hoping to give you a surprise, but instead... Yun Qianyue, you really gave me quite a big surprise!"

"Rong Jing, could you be more reasonable It’s not my fault. When I returned from the palace, how would I know he was waiting for me in my room" Yun Qianyue felt aggrieved and indignant at the same time. "I also think about you day and night. No matter who else appears beside me, they are still others. These days, I have no interest in anything."

"You have no interest When Cold Shaoyue told jokes to entertain you, weren’t you very happy and even laughing heartily" Rong Jing raised his eyebrows; his voice was turning icier by the second.

"I... " Yun Qianyue suddenly fell silent. She looked at him in puzzlement: "Did Cold Shaoyue ever look at me with such affectionate eyes"

Rong Jing gave her a cold glance, which was like a sharp knife stabbing into her heart.

Yun Qianyue felt more aggrieved. She shook Rong Jing’s arm hard and said poutingly: "Rong Jing, you can’t lower your standards! Can Cold Shaoyue compare to you He has changed his ways for the better, but I can’t hit him when he is smiling at me; how could I slap him so that he would abandon himself from now on"

"So you let him get close to you and allowed him to look at you with such affectionate eyes" Rong Jing raised his eyebrows coldly.

"He didn’t look at me with such affectionate eyes!" Yun Qianyue said solemnly. She realized that he was holding a grudge against her over both old and new grievances! No wonder he hadn't mentioned Cold Shaoyue in so many letters for days, but now he personally came to settle accounts.

"He helped you block the sword," Rong Jing said coldly.

"So are you willing to lie injured on your bed" Yun Qianyue said angrily and looked at him with her eyes wide open.

"He said that love can be given in your eyes, including me as well. The young girl who showed such determination and decisiveness when playing chess had turned out to have a delicate mind." In Rong Jing’s eyes, the ice mountains were cracking; his voice suddenly became cold and solemn.

Yun Qianyue couldn’t keep up with Rong Jing’s train of thought. He switched topics too quickly; he was just talking about Cold Shaoyue and had now started to bring in Chang Ting again. She shook her head angrily, “He’s lying. Don’t you know me better than anyone else I have always been loyal to you, even wishing to tear out my heart, rip it apart, and give it to you. Why do you believe him but not me"

"Your mind is indeed delicate; you can’t let go of this or that. He didn't lie," Rong Jing said.

"You... !" Yun Qianyue suddenly felt angry, but when she looked into his eyes, which were deeply wounded, she suppressed her anger and turned away from him, not wanting to argue with him any longer.

"He said that a weak woman can have such sharp claws. It’s very tempting to bully someone like that. You accepted his challenge for another game of chess after today. Doesn’t it mean that he wants to bully you in the future and you agreed" Rong Jing looked at Yun Qianyue’s hand gripping his arm tightly, and said coldly: "How sharp are these claws Hm"

Yun Qianyue felt as if her lungs would explode with rage. She turned to look at him coldly. “I could use my claws to tear you apart; do you believe me”

"Oh Then why don’t you try it" Rong Jing said lightly.

“You leave! Leave right now! I’ll pretend that you never came back!” Yun Qianyue suddenly let go of his hand, pushed him hard and turned to walk into the house with big strides. She walked too fast and stumbled a bit; her footsteps on the ground made loud creaking noises, reflecting how angry she was.

Rong Jing did not pull her back but watched as she went into the room.

The door slammed shut loudly from inside, causing the house sparrow in its nest to fly away out of fright. The wooden frame on which the door hung jiggled violently.

Rong Jing收回目光，瞥了一眼那隻燕子，忽然腳尖輕點，離開了淺月閣。

Yun Qianyue突然推開門，看著朱景離去的方向，張了張口，最後化為憤怒的恨意，“你想走就走吧！你……如果你有本事走了就不許再回來！”

Rong Jing的身影消失得太快，不過是一瞬間的事情便無影無蹤。空氣中隻有細微的風聲刮過，也難以辨彆是不是他帶走的風。自然冇有聲音傳回，更不能分辨出他有冇有聽到雲淺月那句話。

Yun Qianyue的眼淚忽然就這樣流了出來，一滴兩滴，最後無數滴落下。

"Miss" Ling Lian and Yi Xue, who had initially hidden inside the house, saw that Rong Jing and Yun Qianyue’s argument was so serious, immediately ran out in a panic. Seeing Yun Qianyue crying by the door, they hurriedly went up to her.

"You bastard! A complete scoundrel!" Yun Qianyue angrily stamped on the threshold with her foot and her tears flowed like broken strings of pearls.

Ling Lian and Yi Xue had never seen Yun Qianyue in such a state; they were both at a loss. Ling Lian immediately tried to console her, "Miss, Prince Rong Jing returned from a thousand miles just for the Mid-Autumn Festival with you. You should..."

"He came back all that way just to be unreasonable and upset me..." Yun Qianyue wiped away tears with her hand like a child who was wronged.

"This... It's our fault for not accompanying Miss into the room, instead allowing young master Cang to stay with you without any malice. This caused Prince Rong Jing to accidentally witness them..." Yi Xue reproached herself.

"What did I do that was wrong So what if he saw me" Yun Qianyue's hand was stained by her tears, and as she wiped the other eye, she realized she still held the osmanthus branch Rong Jing had picked from under the cassia tree. She felt both angry and bitter and said angrily, "He gave me this broken flower, which is in my own courtyard, what does he mean to tell me Scoundrel!"

"Miss, osmanthus fragrance fills the world, representing beauty and good fortune. Prince Rong Jing giving you an osmanthus branch means that in his heart, you are beautiful and he hopes for your happiness," Ling Lian was frightened and quickly explained.

"What nonsense! He's just mocking me!" Yun Qianyue threw the osmanthus branch away furiously. "Who would give someone flowers with such a cold face Representing beauty What I like is purple bamboo, why doesn't he send me some"

Iy Xue was helpless and suddenly felt that Yun Qianyue acted like a child. She quickly said, "Miss, Prince Rong Jing rushed back to the capital just to see you on this Mid-Autumn Festival, but didn't return to Purple Bamboo Courtyard. We don't have purple bamboo here in Moonlit Snow Pavilion; how could he give it to you"

"He could have! He actually picked an osmanthus branch for me!" Yun Qianyue said angrily, "Then he left without a word! He came all that way just to upset me and then leave. I was even nice to him; I spoke to him kindly, but instead he hurt me with cold words... Now he's gone..."

"Miss, in the full bloom of osmanthus during Mid-Autumn Festival, giving an osmanthus branch represents sharing the festival with you!" Ling Lian looked at Yun Qianyue worriedly and tried to persuade her. "Prince Rong Jing rushed back for a surprise visit but saw you with young master Cang... He must have felt heartbroken, so he left. Think about it, has Prince Rong Jing left the capital or returned to the Glory王府 Quickly find him back."

"Go wherever he wants! I don't care!" Yun Qianyue turned and went back to her room.

Ling Lian and Yi Xue exchanged a glance, then quickly followed in after her.

"You two can leave now. Let me be alone," Yun Qianyue heard their footsteps behind her but didn't look back; she waved her hand at them.

Ling Lian and Yi Xue stopped immediately outside the room door. Seeing the osmanthus branch lying in the courtyard, Ling Lian quickly bent down to pick it up and returned to place it on the table before quietly leaving again.

Yun Qianyue no longer cried at this point; she calmed herself and sat dejectedly on her bed with both hands over her forehead. Considering how many people she cared about, she knew that Rong Jing always paid attention to her. Compared to others, he indeed only had eyes for her in his heart, but she didn't feel the same way. She had many friends whom she could regard as family; perhaps it was because she had only Xiao Qi as a friend in her previous life, making her life seem too lonely, so this time she wanted to live warmly and return others’ kindness with equal warmth. Over time, these relationships would naturally become close friendships. For example, Night Lightdust (Yan Qingran), Rong Feng, Wind Ash (Feng Jin)... or even Cang Shaozhuo who wished to befriend her again after reforming his ways.

Before, Rong Jing never paid much attention to this and had never spoken about it to her. She thought that as long as the person she loved was him, everything else didn't matter. But today, Cang Ting opened up a gap in their relationship; his words irritated her and surely wounded Rong Jing's heart deeply. It magnified what he cared about.

Rong Jing usually handled people and matters with grace and aloofness from the clouds, but when it came to her or anything related to her, he became extremely sensitive. Perhaps because of his great love for her, he was more concerned than anyone else. Today's incident showed that she had underestimated Cang Ting's ability to cause trouble; Rong Jing getting angry was understandable.

But even if he stood by and got furious at the time, wishing he could slap her, it would have been better than leaving like this

If only she knew that Cang Ting would cause such a big fuss, she would have pushed him out of the door with all the Cloud Capital's three thousand covert guards as soon as she saw him. She wouldn’t let Rong Jing see her argument with Cang Ting later on either. But what use was regret

She momentarily shifted her resentment from Rong Jing to Cang Ting, hating him with all her heart. If Cang Ting wanted this kind of outcome as revenge for her killing his grandfather, then he had achieved his goal! At least she had succeeded in half of it.

The thoughts spinning inside her head made Yun Qianyue's headache worse; she stopped thinking and lay down on the bed, closing her eyes, feeling somewhat dazed.

"Qianyue" Rong Feng's voice suddenly sounded, soft and gentle.

Upon hearing his voice, Yun Qianyue remembered that Rong Feng had been there earlier. After she entered the room, she hadn't seen him, so when she opened her eyes, she indeed saw that Rong Feng had come into the room at some point to stand by the window and look at her with concern. She asked weakly, "Where did you go just now"

"I went back to my estate earlier! After returning, I wasn't very reassured, so I came back again to check on you!" Rong Feng looked at Yun Qianyue's red-rimmed eyes and understandingly asked, "Is Young Master Jing angry"

“Yeah!”

"Where is Young Master Jing now" Rong Feng worriedly asked.

“He left.” Yun Qianyue’s voice was somewhat sullen, as if she had a cold.

"How could he just leave like that Let me go after him." Rong Feng frowned and turned to walk out of the room.

Yun Qianyue grabbed onto Rong Feng's arm and shook her head, "Don't go!"

Rong Feng stopped and looked at Yun Qianyue, sighing gently, "Qianyue, it is quite normal for Young Master Jing to be angry in such a situation. Do you know how I felt when I saw your situation with the young master of the Cang family after returning from the Rong王府 This Cloud Manor has three thousand secret guards and countless ones inside and outside Shallow Moon Pavilion. You also have two maids close by, so if any stranger enters, even though you don't know martial arts, you would immediately sense it. There is no reason for you to be alone in a room, putting yourself at a disadvantage. With all these people around, as long as you call out once, the young master of Cang family wouldn’t dare do anything to you. But you…"

Yun Qianyue bit her lip and didn’t say anything but she didn't release Rong Feng's hand.

"Ultimately, it’s because you are too confident, too strong-willed, and too trusting of your eyes. You felt he was kind and harmless or the young master of Cang family looks somewhat like Young Master Jing so you didn’t guard against him enough, leading to this situation… Qianyue, you... Oh, what should I say about you." Rong Feng seemed a bit frustrated as he sighed helplessly.

Yun Qianyue recalled how she had opened the door and seen the man inside sitting elegantly while drinking tea. He didn't seem like an intruder at all; there was only elegance. With a faint smile, he said "I am Cang Ting of the Cang family." She immediately felt good about him as she thought back to that person far away who was also so composed and elegant. In that moment, her guard dropped.

Indeed, it was her fault; Rong Feng was right.

Anything can be seen differently if you look at it from another perspective. If she were in Rong Jing's shoes, she would probably have been just as angry.

"Qianyue, let go! I'll go find him." Rong Feng withdrew his hand from Yun Qianyue’s grip.

“No need to. Let him be for now. Between us two, it seems we have endless conflicts; if we resolve the bigger ones first, then the second-largest issue will become the biggest problem. Conflicts accumulate over time and even small things can trigger big issues that are unbearable, turning into boils that must be squeezed out before they can heal. After resolving them, more third, fourth, fifth issues will await us. We keep repeating this cycle." Yun Qianyue said somewhat無力地說：“Rong Feng, if you were in my position, do you think it would be exhausting”

Rong Feng looked at Yun Qianyue with a pained expression, "Qianyue, Young Master Jing loves you too much."

“Yes, Rong Jing loves me too much!” Yun Qianyue sighed. “He was arrogant from childhood; it’s an inherent pride. But because of great upheavals since he was young, his life has been full of hardships for ten years. He couldn’t get close to me and endured silently all these years, suppressing himself. Now that he's released the hidden ailment after a decade, he pours all his love into me. And I... I can't match even one-third of what he gives me.”

“How could this be You also love him very much.” Rong Feng shook his head in disagreement.

"Two people who are too deeply in love don’t know how to truly love each other. So on this journey, it’s destined to be filled with thorns." Yun Qianyue said softly: "Rong Feng, do you know that I actually regret something."

“What do you regret” Rong Feng looked at Yun Qianyue and his voice became softer.

"Regretting agreeing to his affection so early." Yun Qianyue’s low voice seemed almost unheard.

When Rong Feng's expression changed slightly, his voice suddenly became heavy. "How did you end up getting together so early You've had ten years of entanglements. How many decades does one live Yueer, never ever say such things again! If Young Prince Jing were to find out, how heartbroken would he be"

"I know." Yun Qianyue seemed somewhat powerless. "A love that has been repressed for ten years, once it bursts forth, it's like the sky and earth collapsing. I didn't realize back then whether I could bear such a heavy burden Although our ten-year entanglements were long, our ages are not just separated by one generation gap. One year of age difference equals one generation gap. If we really calculate it, there might be more than ten generation gaps between us."

Rong Feng was somewhat confused. "Yueer, I don't understand what you're saying. Young Prince Jing is only three years older than you."

"Rong Feng, you wouldn't get it; it's about this life and the previous one. I've experienced too much, seen many things through the ages, so some matters are now clear to me. I feel that living a life isn’t just about having love but also many other emotions, including family ties and friendship. My relationship with Rong Jing is such that I’m fully aware of my own descent into infatuation while Rong Jing truly has been engrossed in it. No matter how mature Rong Jing may seem for his age, to me he’s still a young man fresh out of the nest. Our love affair was destined from the start as a competition until we find common ground. Otherwise, there would be no sleep and no respite."

Rong Feng suddenly fell silent; it seemed like he understood but also didn't.

"Rong Feng, think about it: ten years ago I was five years old. Could a five-year-old child rescue you from a thousand miles away to the Heavenly Snow Mountain Back then at age five, I already had the experiences and mindset of a twenty-five-year-old."

Rong Feng pursed his thin lips and suddenly sat on the bed's edge, nodding. "Back then I was indeed perplexed! Thinking it was the daughter of Cloud Manor who was exceptionally smart but also overly cool-headed and wise… so this is how it was!"

"So in essence, I’m older than Rong Jing," Yun Qianyue said.

“But in Young Prince Jing’s eyes, in mine, or even in Ye Qingran's, you’re still a little girl. You throw tantrums and have sulky moods; when angry, you let everyone know it, and when crying, there’s no concealment.” Rong Feng smiled and stroked Yun Qianyue’s head gently. "Yueer, don’t overthink it anymore. Young Prince Jing is exceptionally talented, but his anger is just temporary. He's so intelligent that he can understand everything. Given the situation back then was such, even I couldn't remain calm, let alone him"

Yun Qianyue nodded and sighed. "I only want to live a different way compared to my previous life; it turns out this is also so difficult."

Rong Feng looked at Yun Qianyue with concern, saying, "Stop thinking about it!"

Yun Qianyue hummed in agreement and didn’t speak anymore.

Rong Feng remained silent as well, sitting by her side. His gaze turned towards the Osmanthus plant on the table that was about to bloom but not quite there yet. The room was now filled with the scent of osmanthus flowers. His thoughts drifted back; ten years ago when he was saved and sent to Heavenly Snow Mountain, what he thought of wasn’t revenge but a life-long commitment to protect her who had brought him thousands of miles away for his safety. To share laughter with her and witness her tears throughout his life would be enough. Today’s thoughts were the same as back then.

"Rong Feng, you said that Rong Jing left the capital in a fit of rage; did he return to Glory Manor" Yun Qianyue spoke after being silent for quite some time.

Rong Feng's train of thought was pulled back. He seriously pondered it and shook his head. "Young Prince Jing’s return to the capital is too secretive, even I haven’t received any news about this. I believe His Majesty also doesn't know. If he does something, if he doesn't want others to know, then no one will know. Whether he left the capital or returned to Glory Manor, it's uncertain. But my intuition suggests that both might not be accurate."

"Huh" Yun Qianyue raised her eyebrow.

“Yueer, do you think Young Prince Jing would let Master Cang leave so easily” Rong Feng sighed.

Yun Qianyue's body suddenly sat up from lying down. "You're saying Rong Jing…would…"

"At that time, Young Prince Jing watched Master Cang leave this room personally; do you think he would just let someone bully you Although he didn't enter the room back then, his anger aside, he knew you were in no real danger. Therefore, I believe there's a ninety percent chance he’s seeking out Master Cang now."

Yun Qianyue frowned and said decisively after a moment, "That must be it! Rong Jing is Rong Jing; only he can bully me, how could he allow others to do so"

Rong Feng chuckled. "Yueer, sometimes Young Prince Jing can be quite stubborn. Since you've experienced so much already, just give him some leeway!"

Yun Qianyue's mood suddenly relaxed; she looked at Rong Feng somewhat speechless. "He is a man and should…"

"Yueer, men can sometimes be even more petty than women. There isn't truly a magnanimous man in this world, if there were any, then either he wouldn’t love you or wouldn’t deeply love you. Young Prince Jing simply loves you too much. Since you know now, please don’t make such mistakes again in the future. Even if Young Prince Jing doesn’t return today and hasn't seen what happened, I would still scold you."

"Mm!" Yun Qianyue lowered her head.

When Rong Feng saw that she had taken everything to heart, he relaxed and got up. He said to her, "Wait for me in the room. I will go out and have a look. Young Prince Jing must be galloping back quickly; he must be tired, and if he comes across Cang Shao by himself..."

"Miss Qin Yue!" At this moment, Xiang Ge's voice suddenly rang out urgently.

Cloud Qin Yue had been sitting at her posture. She immediately got off the bed and walked briskly to the door. Then Xiang Ge floated down with a windblown look on his face. Without waiting for him to finish speaking, she asked sharply, "What happened to Rong Jing"

"Miss Qin Yue... You must go to the Purple Maple Grove outside the city walls; my young prince and Young Master Zang are there..." Xiang Ge was panting slightly.

Cloud Qin Yue's face paled. She didn't care about Rong Feng's warning not to use martial arts, she lightly tiptoed her feet intending to fly out of the Moon Hall. As soon as she raised her toes, Rong Feng grabbed her arm from behind and said in a warm tone, "Let me go!"

Cloud Qin Yue immediately lost her strength.

Rong Feng took Cloud Qin Yue along using his light-footed skills; like a wisp of smoke, they left the Cloud Imperial Manor.

Xiang Ge saw that the two had left and swallowed what he was going to say. He hurriedly followed them. Ling Lian and Yi Xue exchanged glances and could not wait around in the Moon Hall either. They also hurried after them.

The flood had subsided, so there weren't many refugees gathered in the four cities anymore. The city gates were reopened this morning as usual. The people inside and outside the city had been stuck for more than 20 days; now they could go into the city or return home. People came and went incessantly.

Outside the four cities, there was only a Purple Maple Grove outside the eastern city.

Rong Feng led Cloud Qin Yue out of the eastern city smoothly, and the guards didn't even see them; they only felt a slight breeze pass by their eyes. Looking around, it was just people coming and going with no abnormalities.

When they came to the Purple Maple Grove that Xiang Ge mentioned, there were no signs of Rong Jing or Cang Ting outside. Rong Feng stopped his movements for a moment; he listened carefully before saying to Cloud Qin Yue, "They're inside; there's a smell of blood."

Cloud Qin Yue felt her heart tighten and said urgently, "We must go in!"

"Mm." Rong Feng led Cloud Qin Yue up again and entered the lush Purple Maple Grove.

This vast Purple Maple Grove was dense with leaves. Each maple tree wasn't far from another; there were many of them. With his light-footed skills, Rong Feng could only advance along the treetops in the maple grove. After about half an hour, he pointed forward and said to Cloud Qin Yue, "They're over there"

Cloud Qin Yue nodded; she smelled a thick smell of blood and said urgently, "Let's go down!"

Rong Feng didn't delay, he landed several feet ahead. This place was an empty patch, but it wasn’t originally like this. Just as the earlier section of maple trees, there were many dense trees here.

Now only a circle of about dozens of trees had been flattened to the ground; the grass and wood on the ground had turned into ashes, thickly covering the ground. When stepped on, they left deep imprints. As the wind blew past, it brought along a faint scent of burnt maple wood. It showed how serious the destruction was that this place had experienced.

When Rong Feng saw what was before him, his expression changed slightly.

Cloud Qin Yue trembled and immediately scanned over the ground for Rong Jing's figure. But there was no one here; she pushed past Rong Feng and walked forward. As her footsteps passed by, they left deep imprints on the ground.

Rong Feng immediately followed Cloud Qin Yue.

The two of them stepped out of this patch of ashes and walked through several more trees before seeing two people sitting against the tree trunks. One was Rong Jing, and one was indeed Cang Ting.

It was rare that such a large destruction left both of them looking so neat and tidy. The moon-white brocade robes and light green brocade robes were still as splendid and gorgeous as usual; they didn't even have any traces of grass or blood, not to mention their hair hadn’t fallen out nor had their hairpins dropped off. One looked like a poetic painting, while the other was clear and noble. Looking at them from afar, they remained two well-mannered young gentlemen.

"Rong Jing!" Cloud Qin Yue hurriedly walked over to Rong Jing and stood in front of him, calling out his name; her voice sounded surprisingly calm. All her worries and anxiety seemed to be suppressed deep down on this journey.

Rong Jing had been lowering his head, idly playing with something. Upon hearing this, he raised his head and glanced at Yun Qianyue but did not say anything.

The gaze of Yun Qianyue landed on what was in his hand. She saw that it was the jade pendant she lost to Cang Ting when she was young. The fingers hidden inside her sleeves curled involuntarily.

"Young Master!" Xuan Ge rushed over worriedly and knelt down, intending to help Rong Jing up. "Young Master, you... "

"Xuan Ge! Go back home to reflect on your actions for a month." Rong Jing opened his mouth with a cool voice.

"Young Master..." Xuan Ge's hand trembled, and he knelt down with a thump. "I know I was wrong! I was afraid of you... "

"Go back home now!" Without looking at Xuan Ge, Rong Jing continued to lower his head and play with the jade pendant in his hands. It was a turquoise jade with delicate cloud patterns inside, crystal clear and valuable.

Yun Qianyue looked at Rong Jing's hand and found that it was much whiter than usual. Especially when he held the jade pendant, his hand appeared too translucent and white, almost transparent. She knew very well that such a shade of white meant serious internal injuries.

"Young Master, I have to follow you... Can my punishment be postponed until your return" Xuan Ge's face turned pale as he knew where he had made the mistake The Young Master certainly didn't want him to find Miss Qianyue, but the situation was too dangerous. He had never encountered anyone whose martial arts were not inferior to his master's in years, and yet, the Young Master forbade the Invisible Guards from helping.

"Let Qing Quan follow me," Rong Jing said with a tone that left no room for refusal.

"Yes!" Xuan Ge lowered his head. Knowing it was useless to argue further, he respectfully answered and stood up. He glanced at Yun Qianyue with a somewhat mournful expression before lightly touching the ground and leaving the Purple Maple Grove.

Yun Qianyue tightly pursed her lips and looked at Rong Jing.

Rong Jing did not raise his head again. Other than glancing at Yun Qianyue when she arrived, he continued to play with the jade pendant in his hand, continuously rubbing it as if trying to erase something from it.

Yun Qianyue understood that it should be traces left by Cang Ting's attack.

"Young Master!" An elderly voice sounded, followed by several figures gracefully landing and hurriedly approaching Cang Ting.

Yun Qianyue turned around to see an old man and four black-clad men approach. Clearly, they were part of Cang Ting's entourage. She glanced at the five people before focusing on Cang Ting. He was leaning against a tree trunk looking at her with a white pearl-shaped clasp in his hand. Yun Qianyue recognized that pearl clasp; it was the same one Rong Jing wore. Turning around, she confirmed that Rong Jing's sleeve indeed had one less pearl clasp.

"Young Master, are you okay" The old man asked anxiously when he approached Cang Ting and squatted down beside him.

"I'm fine!" Cang Ting shook his head, still not taking his eyes off Yun Qianyue.

Rong Jing remained with his head lowered. Yun Qianyue's gaze narrowed as she averted her eyes to look at Cang Ting.

Cang Ting raised an eyebrow at Yun Qianyue. His expression was one of intense focus. After a moment, he suddenly smiled and said seriously, "Yun Qianyue, I don't like Lan Yi."

Yun Qianyue's thoughts churned but she didn't answer.

The old man seemed to notice Yun Qianyue only after this moment. His gaze shifted from Yun Qianyue to Rong Jing and then to Rong Feng, standing不遠處。隨後他蹲下的身子站起，擺手示意那四人與他一起立在了蒼亭身旁。

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