Seeing her weakness, Luo Ye was more at ease. He thought she had just awakened from unconsciousness, and the drug’s effects had not yet worn off, so her lack of strength was not a concern. He said, “The prince has invited a royal physician to examine Miss Yi. The physician said Miss Yi had been eating too little, lacking sleep, and was overly heartbroken, causing her body to be weak, which led to her sudden fainting. The physician has prescribed medicine. Since Miss Yi is awake, she should drink the medicine first.”
Yu Yi obediently nodded.
The old woman, seeing Luo Ye’s signal, quickly brought a porcelain bowl with dissolved medicine powder and moved it toward Yu Yi’s lips.
However, just as the liquid was about to pour into her throat, she gripped the old woman’s wrist with one hand and snatched the medicine bowl with the other, suddenly splashing the medicine onto Luo Ye’s face.
Luo Ye was staring at her, unprepared for her sudden attack, and was instantly drenched in medicine. Realizing something was wrong, he didn’t even wipe his face before turning to run out the door, shouting, “Help!”
Yu Yi pushed the old woman to the ground and took a swift step to catch up with Luo Ye, grabbing his arms and pulling them back and up. Luo Ye’s shoulders were in intense pain, forcing him to bend forward. Yu Yi dragged him to the table, picked up an empty porcelain bowl, and smashed it on the table, taking a shard and pressing it against Luo Ye’s neck.
Facing the guards rushing in, Yu Yi coldly said, “Drop your knives on the ground and retreat, then close the door. If you don’t do exactly as I say, I’ll slit the second prince’s throat.”
The guards hesitated, then dropped their knives and exited the room.
Although Luo Ye wore a “treasure armor,” his neck was unprotected. He trembled, “Miss Yi, let’s talk calmly. I truly have not done anything inappropriate to you.”
Yu Yi ignored him, lightly kicking a guard’s sword into the air, dropping the porcelain shard, and catching the sword mid-air. In the next instant, the blade was at Luo Ye’s neck.
Meng Qing: I just attached a listening device to Luo Ye and heard everything that happened. Although you have Luo Ye as a hostage, you still need to be careful.
He is wearing your bulletproof system, but as long as you don’t strike hard and approach slowly, you can cut him in areas not covered by the bulletproof system. Try to take Luo Ye out of the mansion, and after getting far from his residence, let him go. Then meet me at the entrance of Yumiqian Alley on Qiuye Street. I’ll wait for you there for 30 minutes. If you don’t arrive within 30 minutes, I’ll come over.
Although the situation was urgent, Yu Yi felt warm looking at this heart-shaped mark. After memorizing the location on the map, she replied with a smiling emoji.
Then she bought a new bulletproof system and used the terminal’s changing application to put it on discreetly. At this moment, the bulletproof system was tightly wrapped around Luo Ye. However, she needed a bulletproof system to leave the mansion and didn’t want to be shot in the head by an archer hiding somewhere in the prince’s residence.
Yu Yi closed the terminal and gently pushed Luo Ye from behind, “Walk out slowly. If this lady says stop, then stop. Don’t try to fall intentionally. If this lady notices anything unusual, the Second Prince will suffer greatly.” She placed the knife at Luo Ye’s neck, holding the cloth binding his wrists, and walked slowly to the door.
“Stop,” Yu Yi said softly.
Luo Ye immediately stopped. Yu Yi smiled silently and said, “What I’m about to say, please repeat exactly as I say, but be sure to speak loudly and… don’t change a single word.”
After hearing her, Luo Ye loudly proclaimed, “Those outside, prepare a good horse at the West Corner Gate. Extinguish all torches, everyone retreat from the courtyard, and maintain a distance of more than thirty steps from this prince. If anyone approaches within thirty steps of this prince, or if an arrow is shot, this prince will… will be in trouble.”
He gritted his teeth for the latter half and whispered, “Miss Yi, you just want to leave the mansion.”
Yu Yi said calmly, “Second Prince, take off your boots.”
Luo Ye was stunned, then remembered her previous threat. He immediately fell silent.
Yu Yi had no intention of letting him off. She coldly commanded, “Take them off.” Simultaneously, she slowly lowered the knife blade against Luo Ye’s neck.
The sharp blade pierced his skin. Luo Ye felt a sharp pain on his neck, with something flowing down. Trembling, he said, “I’ll take them off, I’ll take them off.” With the knife at his neck, he couldn’t bend down, so he awkwardly raised his foot and pulled off a boot.
He raised the thin-soled soft boot to his eyes, hesitated briefly, then closed his eyes and bit the boot.
The pampered Luo Ye had never put something so dirty in his mouth. As the boot entered his mouth, he felt an indescribable taste spread. He had worn these boots all day, visiting various places, including the bathroom at Bao Tai Shi’s residence. Due to the many mourners that day, servants hadn’t had time to clean thoroughly, and the bathroom floor had been stepped on by numerous people.
Thinking about the boot’s sole that had stepped on the public bathroom floor made Luo Ye want to vomit. He dry-heaved several times, desperately holding back. Vomiting would only make things more embarrassing.
Yu Yi stood behind Luo Ye, kicked open the door, and then pushed him out slowly.
Due to Luo Ye’s loud “command” earlier, everyone had retreated far outside the courtyard gate, maintaining a distance of over thirty steps during their exit.
This distance was enough to see the Second Prince with a boot in his mouth, his right foot missing a boot. Normally, this would be a comical scene, but with a knife at his neck and the potential for catastrophic consequences, no one dared to laugh.
But in a large crowd, there are always a few fools. Just as Luo Ye stepped forward, someone in the outer circle of guards burst out laughing.
Instantly, everyone around this person took three steps back, creating an empty circle. Standing near this fool could be misunderstood as mocking the Second Prince, which would be disastrous.
Luo Ye memorized the person’s face, his eyes cold as ice. Pan Xian was too preoccupied to notice, attempting to negotiate with Yu Yi, who ignored him and calmly pushed Luo Ye towards the West Corner Gate.
Wearing the bulletproof system, Yu Yi wasn’t afraid of archers but didn’t want to reveal too much about her differences from this era.
Yu Yi pulled Luo Ye to the horse, pushed him to mount, then swiftly mounted behind him, holding the reins as if embracing him. But Luo Ye was in no mood to appreciate such intimacy.
He still bit his own boot, his heart trembling, not knowing where Yi Yao would take him. Earlier in the mansion, he had to rely on her to safely leave, and she would not kill him. But now outside the mansion, he had become a fish on her chopping board, able to be slaughtered at will. However, he also knew that even if he asked her, it would be futile and might even anger her, so he remained silent, only calculating in his mind how to escape.
Yu Yi also felt the posture was ambiguous.
After riding the horse away from the prince’s mansion for a distance, she pressed down on Luo Ye’s shoulder, pushing him forward to lie on the horse’s neck.
Luo Ye’s nose hit the horse’s neck, feeling a sharp pain. The boot in his mouth fell from the horse due to the impact. He thought Yi Yao would likely kill him or kidnap him to humiliate him; nothing good would happen. He was wearing armor, so even if he fell from the horse, he would only suffer minor injuries to his limbs.
Thinking this, Luo Ye gritted his teeth and suddenly rolled sideways off the horse’s back.
