The Assassins' Donkey Gets Slaughtered Once the Grindstone Is Put Away
Wang Yue felt as if he'd swallowed a fly. In all the worlds he'd traveled through, this was the first time someone had watched him from so close without his noticing.
Thinking of this, he no longer felt like heading south in a hurry. Instead, he decided to stick closer to Yuan Jin Xia. He couldn't let the male and female leads get together—not when the male lead had actually been spying on him.
So he spurred his horse and hurried back, hoping to catch up with Yuan Jin Xia, who was leading her horse.
But he'd already gone a long way. The round trip was quite a distance, and by the time he went looking for Yuan Jin Xia again, she was nowhere to be seen.
It seemed he'd missed her. Wang Yue could only shake his head helplessly before turning around and continuing south along the back roads.
As he passed a dirt mound, he suddenly heard Yuan Jin Xia shout, "Who's there?"
He hadn't expected to find a way through after all, so he hurried after the sound.
When he arrived, he saw a man in a Feiyu uniform with a Xiuchun knife sprinting away.
Yuan Jin Xia stared at the figure on the ground and said indignantly, "How despicable! He killed him to silence him."
Wang Yue walked over and glanced at the corpse. Frowning, he said, "Judging by this crossbow bolt, it seems to be military issue. Whoever came here isn't ordinary."
Hearing someone speak, Yuan Jin Xia quickly looked up. When she saw it was Wang Yue, she sighed. "Didn't you leave? Why are you back?"
Seeing how dejected Yuan Jin Xia looked, Wang Yue quickly explained, "I was a little worried, so