"Huh? Someone's following us?"
Tang Ningshuang looked surprised at his words.
She had been keeping a vigilant watch on their surroundings all along.
Yet... she hadn't noticed anyone following them!
"Don't look so surprised!"
Jiang Xiaobai smiled. "I'm at the sixth rank now, while you're only at the fourth!"
"..."
Tang Ningshuang's lips moved. She had wanted to argue, but the words reached her lips and simply refused to come out.
The fellow sounded like he was asking for a beating, but he was telling the truth.
Tang Ningshuang stopped arguing with Jiang Xiaobai, closed her eyes, and concentrated on listening.
A moment later, Tang Ningshuang opened her eyes again, her expression cold. "You're right. Three of them altogether?"
"Good ears!"
Jiang Xiaobai nodded slightly. "Unless I'm mistaken..."
"These three were sent by Xiao Qingshu, too!"
"How interesting. I haven't even gone looking for trouble with him, and he's already come looking for me!"
As he spoke, Jiang Xiaobai wore an unruffled expression.
"Then..."
Tang Ningshuang looked at Jiang Xiaobai. "What are you going to do?"
"This time..."
A sharp gleam flashed in Jiang Xiaobai's eyes as he said slowly, "I want to play for high stakes!"
"Huh?"
Tang Ningshuang froze briefly. "High stakes?"
"That's right!"
Jiang Xiaobai's smile returned. "That way, I can teach this Young Prince a lesson he won't forget!"
"Hmph, then he won't spend all day coveting my wife!"
He had already provoked Xiao Qingxiu, after all. One more Xiao Qingshu hardly mattered.
So what if the Seventh Prince backing him cared about saving face?
Once someone crossed him, even the King of Heaven himself couldn't help them!
"What are you planning to do?"
Tang Ningshuang frowned.
"It's simple. When they attack, don't worry about me!"
Jiang Xiaobai continued, "You make your escape, and I'll... let