Xiao Yu froze.
His gaze darted away involuntarily.
"A-Heng, you're here?"
He looked sheepish. "Haha... the moon looks lovely tonight. I came out for a stroll."
"Then let's go together." Dantai Yunheng stepped to his side.
Xiao Yu paused, looking at him. "A-Heng... actually, I wanted to be alone."
"No, you don't."
Dantai Yunheng seized his hand, lacing their fingers together and holding tight. "You only want to be with This King."
Xiao Yu parted his lips, looking as though he wanted to say something but thought better of it.
He looked at their clasped hands and fell silent for a moment.
Then, suddenly, he reached out.
"An An."
Seeing him start stripping off his clothes without explanation, Dantai Yunheng's eyes flickered, and his ears gradually reddened. "What are you..."
"Shall we go back to our room first?"
A moment later, Xiao Yu thrust a set of night clothes into his arms. "Put these on."
Dantai Yunheng: "..."
He'd thought...
A trace of regret and disappointment flickered in his eyes.
Feeling a little aggrieved, he reluctantly changed into the night clothes.
Never mind.
There would be plenty of time.
"An An, where are we going?"
He asked.
"Follow me..."
In a dilapidated village a hundred li outside the city.
Crack!
The whip lashed mercilessly across the little black horse.
Thud!
The little black horse was knocked to the ground, his body shrinking back involuntarily and convulsing.
"Look at you. How many times have you run away now? Why won't you ever learn?"
The trafficker's voice dripped with malice as he jeered, "Go on, run. We caught you all the same in the end, didn't we?"
"You'd better give up on escaping. Our patience has limits. Next time, you won't get off with just a beating."
Before leaving, he gave the