CHAPTER 759: CHAPTER 345: ALL THOSE NAMED XIAO ARE CRAZY CRITICS (THIRD UPDATE)

Ye Qichi lowered his gaze, looking at the position on his shoulder.

"Who said I was injured?" he said calmly.

Xiao Jinsen’s eyes tightened.

Did he see it wrong?!

He clearly saw Bai Mowan stab Ye Qichi in the shoulder with a sword.

Could it be that he didn’t see clearly in the dark?

Or did Bai Mowan just make a pretense?

"What about the blood on you? How do you explain that?" Xiao Jinsen naturally didn’t completely believe him.

But he seemed unable to find a reason to doubt it.

Ye Qichi replied, "On the battlefield, how can one not be stained with blood? If it isn’t mine, then it’s that of other soldiers. As for whose it is, with so many countless lives sacrificed in the cruel war, how would I know?!"

Xiao Jinsen’s gaze was cold.

His eyes shifted.

Only now did he seem to really look at Bai Mowan.

"Did you injure her?" Xiao Jinsen was confirming.

Bai Mowan was puzzled.

But in the current situation, it seemed she and Ye Qichi were on the same front.

She said, "No, I only wanted her to let go and made a threatening move. I wouldn’t lose all sense of propriety to the point of harming Princess Chen."

Xiao Jinsen was half-believing.

He scrutinized Bai Mowan.

Bai Mowan maintained her composure.

Even if filled with hate and fear towards Xiao Jinsen, she still met his eyes directly, trying not to show any sign of disgrace in front of him.

In the silence.

Xiao Jinsen helped Ye Qichi put his clothes back on.

Ye Qichi breathed a sigh of relief quietly.

He didn’t know if he had completely deceived Xiao Jinsen, but letting Xiao Jinsen know about his superhuman self-healing ability would certainly not bode well.

"Move Ye Qichi to another cell for me," Xiao Jinsen suddenly ordered.

Ye Qichi looked at him.

"With your cleverness, naturally, I can’t keep you and Bai Mowan together," Xiao Jinsen sneered.

Ye Qichi clenched his teeth.

The prison guard shackled Ye Qichi and took her straight to another cell.

Which meant that she would no longer be able to kill Bai Mowan.

Bai Mowan would become the bargaining chip that could determine Xiao Jinxing’s responsibility to the world!

Ye Qichi was moved to a different cell.

When the prison guard wanted to shackle her with iron chains again.

Xiao Jinsen instructed, "No need for her, she poses no threat."

The prison guard then put down the chains and stepped out.

Xiao Jinsen approached Ye Qichi step by step.

Ye Qichi watched him warily, her back forced into the cold corner of the cell.

Her resolute eyes watched Xiao Jinsen cautiously.

"Take out all the poison needles," Xiao Jinsen said, "Otherwise, if the boundaries between men and women are not clear, I don’t mind searching Princess Chen myself."

Ye Qichi clearly understood that in the current situation, she had no way to confront Xiao Jinsen head-on.

She lowered her head and took out all the poison needles from her sleeves.

Then she handed them to Xiao Jinsen.

Xiao Jinsen looked at them and chuckled, "Princess Chen is indeed sensible."

"Falling into the hands of the Prince, if I want to live a little better, naturally I should listen to the Prince," Ye Qichi said straightforwardly.

Taking the poison needles, Xiao Jinsen said, "I actually hope that what Princess Chen says is true, that you will truly listen to me."

"Of course it’s true," Ye Qichi affirmed.

Xiao Jinsen smiled.

He smiled, his intentions unclear.

Ye Qichi didn’t know what cunning plans he was hatching.

All she could do was to remain calm.

"I will keep the poison needles for you," Xiao Jinsen said. "If..."

Ye Qichi watched him.

"If there comes a day, I will personally return them to you," Xiao Jinsen uttered each word deliberately.

Ye Qichi frowned.

She didn’t believe that Xiao Jinsen would let her go out of compassion.

To kidnap her alone, how could he let her go so easily.

Xiao Jinsen, a person who is so abhorrent of evil, wouldn’t have possibly shown her mercy after she has helped Xiao Jinxing so much.

Xiao Jinsen seemed to also perceive Ye Qichi’s caution towards him.

He doesn’t need to make any explanations.

After all.

It might be the case that he really could slash her dead with one sword stroke.

Whether Ye Qichi lives or dies depends on his mood, I’ll see how she behaves!

Xiao Jinsen turns and leaves.

He only took a few steps.

Suddenly, he squatted down and rubbed his hand on the ground.

Ye Qichi didn’t understand his purpose.

But intently watched Xiao Jinsen’s unusual actions.

Unsure of what conspiracies and schemes there could be.

At that moment.

She saw Xiao Jinsen turn back, walk over, and roughly smear his dirt-stained hand on Ye Qichi’s face.

Ye Qichi frowned.

What was this lunatic up to now?

After a while.

Xiao Jinsen withdrew his hand, looking at Ye Qichi’s dirtied face with a satisfied smile, "I just really found your face rather irksome."

Fucking hell, are all the Xiaos crazy?!

Having said that, Xiao Jinsen left.

The prison door closed.

Inside the prison cell, the silence of death returned.

...

Xiao Jinsen emerged from the prison.

The warmth of Ye Qichi seemed to still linger in the palm of his hand.

As did the sensation of having smeared her face just now.

His Adam’s apple bobbed.

Towards Ye Qichi...

It’s better not to see her.

Seeing her, words become inadequate.

He reined in the emotions fluctuating within his heart.

He returned to his own courtyard.

Upon entering, he distinctly felt that something was amiss.

He remained calm and entered the main hall, where he saw Mu Junze in his chamber.

"Prince," Xiao Jinsen greeted him without changing his expression, taking the initiative to bow.

"Where has the Prince gone?" Mu Junze asked as he turned around.

"Prison."

"Hmm?" Mu Junze’s eyebrows raised.

It was clear that they had just been to the prison together, so why did he need to return by himself?

Xiao Jinsen naturally knew what Mu Junze was thinking. He took a box of ointment from his clothes and said, "In a spur of the moment, I was overly harsh on Bai Mowan, fearing that it might genuinely affect her health and hinder our plans. So I thought of applying some simple medication on her and checked Bai Mowan’s condition."

"Did you apply the medication?" Mu Junze asked.

At this moment, he didn’t have much suspicion.

"No, she was very resistant. Seeing that her body wasn’t badly affected, I left it at that," Xiao Jinsen stated plainly.

"Your prudence is truly admirable, my Prince. However, Prince, in matters of great importance, one must not be swayed by personal feelings," Mu Junze spoke coldly, "I had heard from early on about the Prince’s affections for Bai Mowan. I hope that at crucial times, you won’t fail us."

He returned to find Xiao Jinsen, precisely to express these words.

Yet he hadn’t expected that Xiao Jinsen would have revisited the prison.

Which even more so irritated him.

"Your Highness can rest assured, I never act against my own interests. To fulfill my great plans, I can forsake my own mother, let alone lose my composure over a woman," Xiao Jinsen declared firmly.

Mu Junze put away his concerns.

He naturally had some understanding of Xiao Jinsen.

"It is getting late; the Prince should rest early, always be ready, and await, Xiao, Jin, Xing!"

Xiao Jinsen nodded slightly.

Mu Junze departed.

Xiao Jinsen just watched Mu Junze’s retreating figure.

Ye Qichi was right, this man... must be guarded against!