Gu Qingtong, seeing him silent, caught sight of the whip wounds on the back of his hand, inflicted by Yun Zhi that day, now unbound and covered with a thick layer of dried blood, looking somewhat horrifying.
Yun Yan noticed her expression change and tugged at his sleeve to cover it: “It’s nothing, it’ll be better in a few days.”
Gu Qingtong was silent for a moment before asking: “Do you know how Liang Luoxian is?
Yun Yan was stunned hearing Liang Luoxian’s name, then his expression turned cold: “Her affairs have nothing to do with me.”
“You and her…”
“Shut up!”
Gu Qingtong didn’t expect to provoke him so easily. Liang Luoxian had impersonated her to deceive him and was pregnant with his child, which was surely his disgrace. Now that he had returned to Yunqiong, those years in Yuanchao Country were probably unspeakable for him.
Yun Yan saw her shrink her neck, seemingly scared by his loud voice, and sighed: “I didn’t mean to.”
Gu Qingtong had her own thoughts and turned away, no longer engaging with him. She lifted the carriage curtain to look outside; besides the lantern at the front of the carriage illuminating the path, there was no other light. “Why are we leaving the city at night? I’m tired and haven’t properly rested for several days. I want to find a place to sleep peacefully.” She thought that if she could drag things out on the road, perhaps Yu Rong might still come to rescue her. If they reached the capital, it would be much harder, and the further they were from Xibei City, the more difficult escape would be.
Yun Yan saw the darkness under her eyes and knew she must have crossed Qinmeng Peak to reach the border, clearly exhausted. But he couldn’t stop: “Qingqing, just endure a few more days. Once we’re out of Yun Zhi’s control, we’ll find a place to rest properly.”
Hearing this, Gu Qingtong had nothing more to say and closed her eyes, ignoring him.
Yun Yan saw her return to her previous indifferent attitude and bitterly smiled: she was still heartless towards him, speaking a few more words to him was just to probe for information.
