âYes, Queen.â The guard bows his heads without hiding the anxiety in those eyes, thus causing everyone to miss that peculiar light which shouldâve been a huge giveaway.
â¦â¦
Panicking straight from her heart, the woman drops everything and ran for the city, completely forgetting the fact that sheâs supposed to be disposing of a certain snake right now.
Bai Xiachen was Bai Yanâs life, therefore its no wonder her reaction would be so devastatingly huge.
Alone again after being left in the background, a man in navy blue appears in front of Qing Xue. âWhy are you doing this? I warned you before, the queen is not an average person like you think. If you rush in carelessly then you are bound to be in danger. I saved this time, but what about the next? Do you expect to be so fortunate every time?â
Pursing those lips in resentment, Qing Xue eventually manages to stand up despite the faint shake lingering inside: âWhat method did you use to save me earlier?â
âOver the years Iâm made some puppetsâ¦. Theyâve been expended in order to save you.â
Looking at the manâs frustrated face, Qing Xue not only didnât feel remorseful for her rash action, she only saw it as an opportunity. âThen does that mean you also have some puppets in the palace?â
âI have no puppet in the palace. The king is a watchful man. If I dare insert my eyes into there, he would surely discover them.â Smiling wryly, âItâs just that Iâve managed to insert my puppets into the various clans to keep track of the outside world.â
There were two reasons for this: one being heâs always bored by being confined to the locations directed by others, the second he wanted companionship and news from the outside. Now imagine how painful it must be for this man to lose all that heâs built up over the decades.
âI canât wait any longer,â the snake demoness tightly clenched her fist, showing a glint of coldness in her eyes. âWhen will you help me? If you donât move soon then I will continue to find the queen. Do you want to see me dead? If so then I will do it and show you!ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
The manâs heart shuddered at the last part. Making a bitter face, he sighs: âFine, I will help you in the coming daysâ¦.â
This was already the last chance.
If he doesnât move, the king would surely return.
By then, Qing Xue wouldnât be able to escape no matter the efforts he pulls.
â¦â¦
Within the bustling market of the capital city, Bai Yan hurriedly followed the guard to the location of her son and the princess. To the womanâs surprise, the scene to welcome her arrival didnât exactly pan out in the way she imagined. Rather than her loved ones being in danger, thereâs only a pile of thugs lying on the floor moaning and groaning in pain and very close to death.
âSister in law?â
Di Xiao Wan only needed a glance to notice the womanâs arrival. Immediately making a delighted face, the princessâs mood shouldâve been great, that was until she noticed Dragony tagging along by holding Bai Yanâs hand.
âWhere have you been Dragony? Me and Xiachen have been looking all over for you!â
Gnawing at her nails over the question, the little missy puts on a guilty face: âI wanted to follow the queen, thatâs why I went to find her.â
Normally Di Xiao Wan would be outraged at that sort of explanation, but against that innocent and naive face, she couldnât even get mad and bear to blame her.
âXiachen!â Running over fast at the sight of her son, Bai Yanâs hand remains shaky despite everything being okay. âIâm sorry, Iâm so sorry⦠I shouldnât have left you alone. Iâm so happy that youâre fine.â
She almost lost her son once before, thatâs why sheâs getting so emotion. The experience was simply too much for this mother the first time around.
âMother donât cry, I am fine.â Moving that hand to help wipe some of those tears, Bai Xiachen sensibly sooths the crying Bai Yan with his bright smile: âWhen Father is not around, I am the only male in the house, thatâs why I need to protect Mother and Auntie. Thereâs no need to worry about me.â