Chapter 78: You Can Never Run Away from Me (1/2)

Translator: Soldier

After that soldier took his leave, Yun Wu's eyes swept around the room and with that, at a gentle pace, she walked into the study at the back of this elegant room. The bookshelf in it was loaded with books. Writing brushes, ink sticks, ink slabs and paper were all available.

It seemed that this Zhou Feiyu was a man adept in both the pen and the sword.

But all of a sudden.

Yun Wu saw a painting on the desk out of the corner of her eye and was slightly stunned when she caught sight of what the painting presented.

”What do you think? Did I do a good job?” suddenly a solemn voice tinged with amusement came from outside the study.

She turned her head back and saw that Zhou Feiyu in black walked inside. Lips slightly curved, he was looking at her, a faint light glimmering in his black eyes.

Any woman would involuntarily be attracted to such a handsome man.

However, after giving a glimpse at him, Yun Wu withdrew her eyes.

On the table was a portrait of her, which was of classical style. In terms of characterization, the portrait bore a striking resemblance to her.

She must admit that this man's painting skills were pretty good, since he managed to draw such a good likeness of her with merely painting brushes.

”You seem to have violated my portraiture right,” Yun Wu said in a deep voice.

However, Zhou Feiyu was stunned after hearing this remark. He didn't quite understand what she meant.

Irrespective of whether he understood her or not, Yun Wu stretched out her hand and took that portrait, which was then abruptly set afire.

Zhou Feiyu knitted his eyebrows together.

”You...”

But then he just watched the flame in her hand and the absent-mindedness on her face, a look of amusement flashing across the bottom of his eyes.

”It seems that you little woman never cease to surprise me.”

After the portrait was burnt to ashes, the flame disappeared.

Then Yun Wu turned her head aside, gave a glance at him and curved her lips in a grim smile, ”Speaking of surprises, is there anything more surprising than your identity? The Seventh Prince of Zhou Dynasty?”

Zhou Feiyu's surname was Zhou. He had a remarkably high status in this army and also managed to reach Tier VII at such a young age.

Originally, Yun Wu had been merely speculating.

It was not until she saw the stamp on the painting that she became certain about it.

As far as she could remember, among all those princes of the Zhou Dynasty, there was a Prince Regent who was the youngest and well-known to every household. He fought valiantly on the battlefield at the age of twelve and did a lot of impressive wartime exploits. When he was fifteen, the title of the Prince Regent was conferred on him, which was a rare exception. In most people's sight, he was second only to the Emperor.

However, the Seventh Prince's mother came from a humble family background, which was why he was not allowed to participate in imperial court affairs, though he bore the title of the Prince Regent. He was appointed supreme commander of the three armies stationed on the border and was supposed to assist the Crown Prince in succeeding to the throne in the future.

After that, the Seventh Prince had been staying on the border area and never came back to the royal palace.

Although this Luo City was not a border city, there were only three cities between it and the border.

So it was not absolutely impossible that this man was that legendary Seventh Prince.

The bland smile on Zhou Feiyu's well-featured face was replaced by coldness when he heard Yun Wu's words and a ferocious look flashed across the bottom of his eyes.

Yun Wu naturally saw it, but she pretended otherwise.

She walked past him to the table in the living room, sat down, poured a cup of tea and slowly took a sip of it, ”If you want to kill me to keep your secret safe, you should do it now, because if you don't, you might not have another chance.”

He was probably the one who built this secret domestication base. And his purpose was very obvious.

Power, the throne, ambition... these things were always related to royal members.

If the existence of this secret domestication base was disclosed to outsiders, there would be dire consequences.

Zhou Feiyu took a deep look at Yun Wu with his black eyes, peering at her. The thought of killing her had indeed crossed his mind, but...

After quite a while, a smile appeared on Zhou Feiyu's solemn face.

”If you were someone else, I would surely have killed you. But sooner or later, you'll be my woman,” there was assertiveness in his domineering tone.

This tone was always so unpleasant.

Yun Wu's eyebrows furrowed, ”These are some quite big words.”

With a solemn smile, Zhou Feiyu said, ”I took a fancy to you. No women I took fancy to run away from me.”

If these words were said to her by someone she liked, they would have made a pretty good love confession.

But clearly, Yun Wu was sneering at his conceited and unduly positive tone.

She slightly curved her lips in a faint smile, ”Is that so? We'll see.”

”Snap!”

At this moment, a knock on the door was heard.

The door was not closed, but seeing that Zhou Feiyu was in the room, the soldier who was carrying a lunch box still knocked.

Zhou Feiyu signaled him to come in. The soldier quickly placed the bowls and dishes on the table and then hurriedly left.

Zhou Feiyu took a bowl of rice and passed it to Yun Wu.

”Have some. It's already dark. I'll get you out of here tomorrow if you want to leave.”

Yun Wu glanced at him and took the bowl, but then she returned it to him, leaned over and took another bowl of rice from the table.

This suggested that she was very suspicious of him.

Zhou Feiyu was very embarrassed.

But he giggled, ”Little woman, you seem to be very suspicious of me.”

Yun Wu raised her purple eyes and coldly looked at him, ”Do you think I have any reason to be unsuspicious of you?”

”And my name is Phoenix Wu. If you still want to enjoy this meal, you'll have to stop calling me that disgusting name.”

Little woman?

Yun Wu felt that this form of address was really disgusting.