He looked at the empty room...
Rong Yuheng's expression was dark as thunder. "Where is A-Che?"
The guard trembled in fright and knelt. "Your Highness, I don't know..."
"Investigate!" Rong Yuheng narrowed his eyes, his voice low and hoarse. "Bring him back the moment you find him!"
A-Che, you dared to run even under the influence of that Enchanted Incense...
You really are asking to be ravaged.
With A-Che's martial skills, no one could have taken him away without a sound.
There were no signs of a struggle in the room.
So A-Che had run away himself.
Rong Yuheng clenched his fists. "Bring me Treading Clouds." Treading Clouds was Rong Yuheng's horse.
Soon, countless troops and guards streamed out of the Regent's Palace.
Elsewhere-
Entirely unaware that he was being hunted throughout the city, Rong Che rode alone to the outskirts.
"Brother Rong Che, why did you suddenly ask me to meet you here?" Lin Fei walked up to him as he dismounted.
Rong Che's eyes were unfocused as he murmured dazedly, "Little girl, don't be afraid. Everyone who wanted to hurt you... I've killed them all for you. No one will dare humiliate you again."
Lin Fei went rigid.
Those words were exactly the same as three years ago.
Three years ago, when a powerful minister of the enemy kingdom had nearly violated her, Rong Che had said those very words after rescuing her.
Lin Fei supported the swaying Rong Che. "Brother Rong Che, what's wrong?"
Rong Che gripped Lin Fei's arm through her sleeve and asked solemnly, "Little girl, you have someone you love, don't you? Who is it?"
A flicker of unease crossed Lin Fei's eyes. Biting her lip, she hesitated. "The person I love seems far away, but he's right..."
Rong Che stared blankly, seemingly not