Tang Zhuyun collapsed on the eve of the Prince of Jin's return.
It seems like getting knocked unconscious has become a trend lately, all because Wu Zhenhai set a bad precedent.
When she woke up, she found herself lying on the ground, bound hand and foot, with Ren Yingying next to her, also bound hand and foot, but still unconscious.
This is a dilapidated thatched hut, with hardly any furnishings around it; it is truly bare. Light shines down through the cracks in the roof.
Judging from its appearance, it should be an abandoned house?
Fortunately, her mouth wasn't gagged, and Tang Zhuyun called out softly to Ren Yingying.
Ren Yingying mumbled sleepily, "Don't bother me, I want to sleep a little longer. Even a donkey can't be pushed around like that!"
What's more, she's a delicate little fairy.
Tang Zhuyun: "... Yingying, wake up! We've been kidnapped."
"Oh," Ren Yingying said with her eyes tightly closed, "Is someone secretly in love with my stunning beauty and trying to kidnap me?"
Tang Zhuyun: "... Wake up!"
Ren Yingying yawned, opened her eyes, glanced around, and finally her mind started working again.
"Holy shit!"
What's going on?
Oh, they were eating steamed buns and drinking porridge when a row of archers came and aimed at them...
"Who's so despicable as to kidnap us?" Ren Yingying asked.
That's not scientific.
There were no other women in the Prince of Jin's harem; Qu Nian's women were all monopolized by him. How could there be any vicious female supporting character framing him?
This plot doesn't make sense.
"Could it be that someone is trying to ruin our reputation?" Ren Yingying imagined all sorts of things.
Tang Zhuyun: "... Can you be a little more nervous? We're not filming a movie."
"How could it not be? We're clearly a time-travel drama."
Don't blame her for not being able to relate. If you fell off your electric scooter and ended up in ancient times, would she believe it if you told her it was real?
Tang Zhuyun was speechless. Some men remain young until death; while some women remain immortal until death.
"Tangbao, who's trying to get us?" Ren Yingying asked. "What a big fuss! We don't have many arrows left in the city. They're quite well-equipped!"
Holy crap, could it have been Qu Nian who did it?
Did this guy want to win her over with a "heroic rescue"?
If that were the case, she would guarantee to become Qu Hua 2.0, and she would consider herself defeated if she didn't slap Qu Nian to death.
But then I thought, no, Qu Nian is currently overwhelmed with the war situation, he doesn't have the energy for that.
Tang Zhuyun said, "I don't know either. But before the kidnappers arrive, I have a few words to say to you."
"Me too!" Ren Yingying said, "Luckily, Dog Meat wasn't with me, or Dog Meat would definitely have gotten hurt."
Tang Zhuyun said, "Listen to me first. They know who we are. Whatever their purpose is, remember this: when disaster strikes, everyone flees for their lives."
"Why?" Ren Yingying disagreed.
Tang Zhuyun said, "Do you want them to know that we are each other's weakness? So they can use you to threaten me, and me to threaten you?"
Ren Yingying remained silent.
"If you have the chance, you must run," Tang Zhuyun said. "Don't look back. I will too. Let's not become a burden to each other. If one of us escapes, the chances of the rest being rescued will be much greater."
In short, you must be selfish and not sacrifice for the other person, or they will exploit your weaknesses.
Ren Yingying: "Tangbao, what I really wanted to say is... you have to live. I don't care about you. I'm all alone. At most, you can take care of Dog Meat for me..."
Tang Zhuyun also had a string of candied hawthorns, and the Prince of Jin.
"Even if I die, don't be sad. I'm going back to wear a bikini and eat ice cream, hehe."
Tang Zhuyun: "Shut up, I don't want to hear that. Listen to me! We need to go back properly, our good days are ahead. Don't you want to sleep with all the handsome men in the world?"
"I still want to, but it's more convenient to go back to sleep." Ren Yingying joked, but her expression showed some reluctance.
"Yingying, get serious! Be on your guard, we all have to get back alive!"
Ren Yingying said, "Tangbao, actually I'm very scared..."
Tang Zhuyun was also uneasy, but she knew that being afraid was the most useless thing to do at this time.
She forced herself to calm down and said, "Don't be afraid, the prince and the heir will come to save us."
"I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid of what they'll do to us... If I'd known, I would have been better off sleeping with Qu Nian!"
Tang Zhuyun: "... Be serious. Yingying, we are women, and in their eyes we are weak. No matter what they do, don't be stubborn, don't stand out, survival is the most important thing."
Nothing is more important than being alive!
Ren Yingying: If you can't resist, then you enjoy it? I'm afraid I can't enjoy it...
Okay, okay, let's not talk about those things that are meant to scare Tangbao.
I'm actually starting to miss that jerk now.
Could Qu Nian suddenly appear and save her?
Oh no, the war outside must still be raging.
Let's rely on Prince of Jin; he's the real protagonist.
"Tangbao, don't be afraid," she comforted Tang Zhuyun, "You have the heroine's halo! You'll always be safe and sound... Ugh, what am I saying!"
"It seems you two are doing well." A man pushed open the door and entered, his voice deep.
Tang Zhuyun and Ren Yingying both looked over.
But I didn't recognize any of them, although some of their faces looked familiar.
In fact, if Yanran were here, she would definitely recognize him as the man of the woman who said "there was a spy" that day.
The man was tall and imposing, with sharply defined eyebrows and bright, dark eyes, exuding an aura that commanded respect.
Tang Zhuyun didn't speak, but Ren Yingying couldn't help but hurl insults. "Which bastard from the mud is putting on airs here!"
The man remained unperturbed and said calmly, "I am Leertai. I have invited you two here because I wish to speak with the Prince of Jin."
Ren Yingying: "I have no relation to the Prince of Jin!"
"Sorry, I just did it on the side."
Ren Yingying: Okay, she really isn't destined to be a leading lady; even the kidnappers look down on her.
"Ertai?" Ren Yingying suddenly realized, "Aren't you that spy Ertai from before?"
No wonder it looked familiar; she'd drawn it before! But without seeing the real person, it's still very difficult to capture their presence in a drawing.
Leertai replied, "It is indeed I."
Tang Zhuyun said, "Listening to you speak, I feel that you should be literate. Why are you acting like a lackey?"
"I am originally from the Northern Yi," Leertai said. "Many things will be known by Her Highness the Princess in the future. For now, you only need to know that I have no intention of harming either of you, so as to avoid causing unnecessary trouble."
"Then untie us first, and I'll believe you if you do," Ren Yingying shouted.
Leertai, however, said bluntly, "That's impossible. I'm waiting for the Prince of Jin! I won't be bothered by hunger or thirst for two days, so you'd better stay here and wait until the Prince of Jin arrives."
The implication is that, to prevent any accidents, no one will be allowed to enter.
Tang Zhuyun calmly asked, "I only have one question for you: where are we now?"