675 You Can’t Do That to Me! (1/2)

'Hmm? It's awfully silent up here…' Jiu Chun raised his eyebrows in a puzzled manner, as he'd expected some sort of commotion. Furthermore, the closer he got to their room, the more anxious he felt for some reason, almost as though his instincts were telling him to stay away from that room.

”Your Highness, may I come inside?” Jiu Chun asked her from the outside.

However, there was no response even after waiting for many moments.

”Your Highness? It's Jiu Chun, and I have come here as instructed,” he repeated.

After another moment of silence, a voice from inside the room resounded, yet it was clearly not Lian Li's voice, as it sounded like a young man's voice.

”You may come inside,” Su Yang said to him from the inside.

”...”

Jiu Chun immediately frowned after hearing Su Yang's calm and nonchalant voice.

'Did something happen? Why does he sound so normal and tranquil despite consuming the poison?' Jiu Chun pondered to himself in silence, not daring to open the door and feeling an ominous feeling in his stomach.

”Did you not hear me? I said you can come inside,” Su Yang's voice resounded again, this time sounding a little bit more annoyed.

”W-What happened to Her Highness?” Jiu Chun still didn't dare to enter without her permission and asked Su Yang.

”Don't worry about her— she's safe.” Su Yang responded, making it sound as though he did something terrible to her.

”What?! Do you have any idea what you've done?! That was Emperor Lian's beloved daughter!” Jiu Chun exclaimed in a shocked voice.

However, Su Yang did not respond until a good moment later, ”Why don't you come inside first? We'll talk as much as you want afterward.”

”...”

Jiu Chun was speechless. As much as he wanted to turn around and run away, he didn't dare to abandon Lian Li, who could be in imminent danger right now, as that in itself would be a death sentence!

After swallowing nervously and taking a deep breath, Jiu Chun finally decided to open the door.

However, once he'd opened the door and saw the situation inside, he was greatly dumbfounded.

”W-Where's Her Highness?” Jiu Chun immediately asked him about Lian Li, ignoring the large puddle of liquid below the desk and the wet walls.

”Her? She went home after a satisfying dinner,” Su Yang responded with a calm smile on his face.

”A satisfying dinner? Cut the bullshit! She wouldn't leave just like this!” Jiu Chun quickly exclaimed.