Ying Ru Shi let out a shriek, swallowing several mouthfuls of hot spring water. Furious and aggrieved, she shouted, "What are you doing? I didn't even provoke you!"
"You actually sound like a person when you talk now." Yan Qing broke into a laugh. "Instead of the high-and-mighty, self-righteous County Prince you are."
"I—" Ying Ru Shi was at a loss for how to argue back. "When have I ever been high-and-mighty or self-righteous?"
"Ever since I met you in Ping City, you've been high-and-mighty and self-righteous. You self-righteously took the rampaging Bai Bao Guard away from Ping City, leaving me no chance to get revenge." Yan Qing said, "And now you're self-righteously trying to split up with me without even asking what I think."
"Do you think that as long as you sacrifice yourself, everyone should naturally understand, thank, and respect you? When you proposed splitting up, did you think you were especially magnificent? Did you think you were no longer human, but the supremely benevolent and righteous savior, with even your shell shining brightly? Black Wolf and Red Snake were absolutely right—you really are the most disgusting person in Thieves' Den. Only a woman could understand a woman."
Ying Ru Shi's eyes reddened from Yan Qing's scolding. She pressed her lips together, aggrieved. "I wasn't trying to hurt you. I was doing this for your own good—"
"For my own good!?" Yan Qing grabbed her by the collar and hauled her up in front of him. "If you really wanted what was best for me, you shouldn't have appeared in the Land of Gathering Demons or in front of me. Then I wouldn't have saved you, and the Bai Bao Guard would never have appeared in the Land of Gathering Demons!"
"If I'd known, I wouldn't have come!