The Emperor’s legitimate son!
Oh, what high status!
Upon hearing that the evildoer was actually a noble prince, Cai Wei’s heart fluttered. She had no idea she had inadvertently saved such an important character and had got merely twenty thousand taels of silver for it. What a loss!
Seeing Cai Wei’s silence, Nangong Yi thought she was frightened by Tianjizi. He comforted her, saying: "Wei’er, there’s no need to be too afraid. I’ve already spoken with Old Li. We’re going to wait for him here. Once he arrives, we’ll deal with him together, then go back to the capital!"
Now, Cai Wei understood her situation. She had unwittingly become embroiled in a fight for the throne. Already in a bind, unwilling or not, the formidable figure—Daoist Master Tianjizi, was coming, most likely for her, possibly to take her life!
The feeling of the enemy lurking in the shadows while she was exposed was awful, especially when the opponent was so formidable. Cai Wei felt that if she didn’t do something and just naively waited for Tianjizi, with his profound Daoist skills, to come and kill her, she would be too passive!
On the way back to the inn, Cai Wei sat in the corner of the carriage, resting her cheek on her hand, lost in thought, contemplating how to deal with Tianjizi. The carriage traveled for a long while without a peep from her.
Nangong Yi silently watched the concentrated girl. He suddenly spoke, "Wei’er, I seem to remember that when I was unconscious, I was in a very good place. Was that place Fu You Island from the legends?"
Cai Wei glanced at him coldly but didn’t say a word.
Nangong Yi laughed and said helplessly, "Alright, if you don’t want to talk, then let it be. I won’t ask anymore. But thank you for saving my life."
Cai Wei snorted, unimpressed and replied, "You’re finally talking sense."
Nangong Yi chuckled at her retort, "Your tongue really has no mercy. Maybe I’m the only one who can put up with it!"
Cai Wei glared at him and turned her face away, sinking back into her thoughts.
When they arrived at the ’Yuelai Inn’, the carriage stopped. Just as Cai Wei was about to get off, Nangong Yi stopped her and handed her the medicine bottle he had used to help her wash the "Xi" character.
Upon seeing the medicine bottle, Cai Wei’s previously calm face turned ferocious, and she glared at him threateningly.
"You dare give me this thing again, are you seeking death?"
Nangong Yi gave her a faint smile and said, "This medicine isn’t for nothing. It can help remove the scent of Fu You Island from your body, so Tianjizi’s spirit beast can’t find you so easily...."
Skeptical, Cai Wei took the medicine bottle, gave him a look, and got out of the carriage without a word.
Behind her, Nangong Yi watched her elegant silhouette for a long time before softly calling out.
"Zhui Feng, Zhui Yue."
Zhui Feng and Zhui Yue appeared like falling leaves, kneeling in front of the carriage, obediently waiting for their master’s orders.
"From today on, you two will be her Shadow Guards, inseparably guarding her, sharing life and death with her..."
Zhui Feng and Zhui Yue were stunned. From the moment they could remember, they had been instilled with the idea of absolute loyalty to their master. They were willing to die for their master without hesitation. However, they could not accept the order to leave their master and serve someone else.
Both knelt down, continuously kowtowing, refusing to rise, for the first time, silently resisting their master.