C9 (1/2)

It was late and the campfire was bright. However, everyone seemed to be very tired during the day's race. After dinner, they rested in their own tents. Other than the patrolling soldiers, no one else walked around.

In order to avoid Su Zeyi, Zhong Miao Yi stayed in her tent the whole time. She was frowning as she laid on the soft couch, holding a carved long brush in her hands.

”Princess Miaoyi?” A soft voice called out from outside the door. One could tell it was a Little Maid the moment they heard it.

Zhong Miao Yi glanced inside the tent. Xiao Yao seemed to have gone to fetch her water, and other than her, no one else was there. She sat up, tidied up her clothes, and then responded: ”Come in.”

An extremely unfamiliar Little Maid opened the curtain and entered the tent nervously. Before entering, he looked around at her surroundings.

”What's the matter?”

”Princess. This servant will pass on a message to you. ” Little Maid swallowed her saliva, she dared not look at her when she was speaking.

”Hmm?” Zhong Miao Yi frowned at her. Wasn't it just a message?

”Commander Tang Yao, a servant has come to inform the princess!” Tell the princess to wait for him at the woods this morning. He has something to say. ” Little Maid stuttered as she took out a bag from her bosom.

Zhong Miao Yi glanced at the purse that Little Maid had given him. It was indeed Tang Yao's, and this was the one her mother had given him.

Was he angry that he had broken his promise and not gone to ride his horse?

Or did he know some bad rumors and get angry?

The Zhong Miao Yi had been thinking nonstop. After she finished passing down the message, the Little Maid quietly left the tent and ran out to the side to take a deep breath. She was so scared that her legs went weak.

She didn't know if Zhong Miao Yi would come out as she had promised, but she could only squat down and watch from the shadows. When she saw that Zhong Miao Yi had walked a distance quietly while holding a lantern, she sighed and touched the golden leaf in her sleeve.

She had to do it. Looking at the back of Zhong Miao Yi, a deep sense of guilt arose in her heart. After struggling for a while, she wiped the tears off her face and braced herself to walk towards the patrolling troops.

The night breeze was cold and humid. The moment it touched a person's skin, the person would immediately burrow in. The Zhong Miao Yi took a few steps forward with a lantern in her hand and hid behind a tree, waiting for Tang Yao to arrive.

Her mind was in a mess. She didn't know what he was going to say. She was simply upset.

After waiting for a while, the Zhong Miao Yi heard the sound of footsteps. She thought that Tang Yao had arrived, so she put down the lantern and walked outside to welcome him.

Because she was quite a distance away from the lantern, the light in her vision was very dim. She could only feel a figure suddenly hug her. She let out a soft cry and was soon taken away from that position, falling onto the ground in the forest.

The fall was so painful that Zhong Miao Yi realized that the man in front of him wasn't Tang Yao!

Tang Yao was such a gentle and kind person; there was no way he would be so rude to her. This man's stature was quite large, unlike Tang Yao's lean figure.

”Who are you!” Her eyes widened in fear, and her hands and feet kicked wildly as if she wanted to break free. However, before she could shout out, the man covered her mouth with force, and took out a piece of cloth from somewhere to rub into her mouth.

The piece of cloth had probably been on his body for a long time already, and the dense stench of sweat assaulted his nostrils, causing Zhong Miao Yi to feel so disgusted that he wanted to vomit.

Seeing that he was prepared, he took out a rope and tied Zhong Miao Yi's hands tightly to the tree.