Clarifying Matters

Shangguan Ru was thoroughly drunk. She gazed at the Dragon King with a beaming smile, as if she understood him and as if she didn't. "Where are you planning to send me? Back to Xiangji Kingdom?"

Gu Shenwei lowered his gaze, then immediately looked her straight in the eye. "Back to Xiangji Kingdom, and never take a single step outside."

"Are you planning to place me under house arrest?" Shangguan Ru still wore a bright smile, as if the Dragon King were joking with her.

Gu Shenwei's expression, however, was so stern it bordered on cold. "If you think that counts as house arrest, then so be it."

"What if I refuse to go back?"

"Then I'll have to kill you tonight."

Shangguan Ru burst into laughter, delighted beyond measure and drawing the attention of many people. She suddenly made a bold move, grabbed Gu Shenwei's hand, and ran toward the outskirts of the camp.

The night was deep and dark, yet once they grew accustomed to it, it seemed astonishingly bright. It wasn't the clear visibility of daylight, but a kind of hazy, indistinct whiteness, like diluted milk. Near at hand and far away were almost impossible to tell apart.

Shangguan Ru suddenly stopped, let go of Gu Shenwei, bent over, and vomited. Only after a long while did she straighten up. With her back to the Dragon King, she took out a handkerchief and wiped her mouth clean, then turned around with a smile. "You're the first person to see me vomit. Let's go somewhere else."

"You should..." Gu Shenwei wanted to advise her to drink less, but then felt he had no right to say such a thing.

Shangguan Ru ran deeper into the night, and Gu Shenwei followed closely behind.

She grew tired and hid in