A carriage was traveling slowly on the road back to Huaiyang City. Winding mountain roads were on both sides. It would take at least half a month to reach Huaiyang City. But the people in the carriage seemed not in a hurry, making it move slowly and steadily.

The carriage was not large, just a normal wooden one but a bit shabby. It made a creaking sound while moving forward all the way. The coachman was an old guy with a lot of white beards but little hair on his head. He drove the horse slowly in front of the carriage.

A man and a woman were sitting in this ordinary carriage that no one would pay attention to. The man was handsome and righteous with a pair of calm and elegant eyes. He kept staring at the woman in his arms.

The woman in his arms wore a white dress. She wore a simple pearl hairpin on her plain hair bun. However, it did not affect how beautiful she looked. This woman had a delicate and small face with a pair of pure and clean eyes. Usually, what showed in her eyes was either a purposefully seductive look or coldness with maturity. But at this moment, she had an innocent and warm feeling as she had had in the past. The trace of her old self, an elegant and pure girl, had come back a little bit.

The woman rested in the man’s arms, feeling relieved. But she hadn’t noticed her increasing heart rate yet. After this woman nearly died, she cared more about the man, and her heart was opened for him in secret.

The woman changed her position in the man’s arms so that she was able to be closer to him. The woman had changed a lot for him after she survived this time. However, the foolish man who had always loved her didn’t notice it. He only thought that the woman next to her became more and more adorable. He suddenly felt he could see the little princess in her. He couldn’t help lowering his head and kissing her on the forehead.

The two people in the carriage were Xuan Zhi and Wu Xin, who changed her name again. Six months ago, she was stabbed by Lan Li when she poisoned him. Xuan Zhi had always cherished her. He didn’t even let her walk and held her in his arms everywhere. Now she had finally recovered.

The carriage suddenly stopped. Fortunately, the carriage was slow, so it did not affect the two people in the carriage. The old man driving the carriage asked, “Miss Wu Xin, a girl fainted on the ground at the front. Should we help her?”

It could be seen that everyone Xuan Zhi hired obeyed Wu Xin even though he was around. That was because Xuan Zhi would always listen to the woman’s opinion first whenever they turned to Xuan Zhi. As time went by, they were used to asking Wu Xin’s opinion directly without caring about what Xuan Zhi thought if Wu Xin was around.

“Let me get off and take a look at her first!”

The speaking person was Wu Xin. She wanted to get out of the carriage but was stopped by Xuan Zhi.

“Be careful. She may be a villain. I’ll get out of the carriage with you to have a look.”

“Okay, Zhi.”

Xuan Zhi then took the initiative to get off the carriage. He wanted to hold Wu Xin in his arms again, not letting her move. However, Wu Xin pushed him away.

“Zhi, I’ve fully recovered. Let me get out of the carriage and walk by myself! Otherwise, I will feel I am becoming a wreck.”

Wu Xin acted like a spoiled child, and Xuan Zhi could not say no to her. He recalled that he had holden Wu Xin for almost half a year. She should be very healthy now, no matter how severe her injury had been. Some exercises were indeed good for her body.

Finally, Xuan Zhi did not hold the woman. He walked ahead of Wu Xin and then towards the girl who had fainted in front of the carriage.

A young girl in a light-yellow dress was lying on the ground on her stomach. She had passed out, and her face tilted to the carriage. Judging from the quality of the girl’s dress and her outfit, she was from a wealthy family. However, her face was a little greenish, which was a symptom of being poisoned.

Xuan Zhi and Wu Xin walked closer to the girl. Xuan Zhi turned the girl over and made sure that the girl was harmless to Wu Xin. He then let Wu Xin come closer. The girl on the ground looked messy and sick. However, it was obvious that she was a delicate, beautiful girl. She was not stunning, but she was more beautiful than ordinary people, like a typical lady.

“Zhi, take her into the carriage and let Uncle Zhi check the girl.”

“Okay.”

Wu Xin asked him to do so, but Xuan Zhi still didn’t want to carry this pretty girl—he didn’t want to touch any other females. He called the old coachman and asked him to take the girl into the carriage. This old man was Uncle Zhi, who Wu Xin had mentioned.

Uncle Zhi was not an ordinary old man. From his bald head, people could know that he had used his brains a lot. He was a very clever person, a genius doctor, and a military adviser. He and Li Yi were Xuan Zhi’s capable assistants now.

Hearing the instructions of his two masters, old Uncle Zhi could only get off the carriage to hold the girl. He felt so helpless! This man had been very old. Now he had to carry a little girl, and no one cared if he would hurt his waist. They showed little respect for the elderly.

As for Xuan Zhi, he hugged Wu Xin from behind as he always did. She was the only woman he wanted to hug in his life. Xuan Zhi leaned his head on her shoulder.

“Wu Xin, you gave our carriage to that girl. Where can we stay now?”

“Well... Let’s rest here and wait for her to wake up.”

“Alright.”

The two of them didn’t care if the mountain trails were safe or not. After all, an absolute master of martial arts, Xuan Zhi, was here. He could deal with ordinary bandits and bad guys easily. They found a rock and sat down casually. Xuan Zhi was afraid that Wu Xin couldn’t sit there comfortably, so he let her sit on his lap. They wished they could stay like this forever, leaving all the hatred and responsibilities behind.

As the sun was setting, Xuan Zhi was holding Wu Xin in his arms. Bathing in the warm sunshine, they spent the whole afternoon without feeling bored. They didn’t show sweetness when men and women first fell in love. Instead, their relationship was as peaceful as that of an old couple. They had experienced too much, and they were no longer as young, ignorant, and fearless as they had been.

When the carriage curtain was lifted and Uncle Zhi got off the carriage, the two were still enjoying the peace and didn’t notice him at all.

“Ahem,” Uncle Zhi cleared his throat to remind them. However, they still did not hear him. “Ahem?” he could only make a louder sound. However, the two of them still did not move. “Ahem... Ahem... Ahem... Ahem... Ahem... Ahem...” The old man coughed on purpose. However, he had used too much strength that he was choked by his saliva and almost got suffocated. This genius doctor now felt so awkward.

Xuan Zhi and Wu Xin were feeling so cozy. Finally, they noticed he was there. Wu Xin looked at the old man whose face had turned red because of coughing. She said, feeling so strange, “Uncle Zhi, are you okay? Why are you coughing?”

Uncle Zhi finally regained his breath. He calmed down and felt speechless when he looked at the two people making him cough. Then he said irritably, “The girl in the carriage woke up.”

“Is she all right?”

“She is okay. I’ve cured her.” After he finished his words, the old man didn’t want to pay attention to these two people who kept showing others how intimate they were. He found a rock to sit down—he had been so occupied all afternoon.

The poisoned girl on the carriage was Zuo Xin, the oldest daughter of the Zuos. She was a weak girl who had always been bullied. The poison was very strong, and she should’ve died already. Fortunately, she met Wu Xin and was saved by them. However, now she was even weaker.

Wu Xin got into the carriage. Xuan Zhi wanted to stay with her, but the carriage was too small. What’s more, Zuo Xin was lying there. It was even narrower, and he couldn’t squeeze in at all. He had no other choice but to wait outside.

After hearing Miss Zuo Xin’s story, Wu Xin didn’t know what to say. This girl was cowardly. Wu Xin felt pity for her life experience while feeling angry for her weak mental.

“Miss Zuo, in this world, being weak means waiting for others to bully you. People must strengthen themselves. Please allow me to impersonate you. However, you can rest assured—I will avenge you. I only hope you can be stronger in the future. You should protect yourself and fight for everything by yourself instead of waiting for others to pity you.”

Wu Xin said these words for Zuo Xin’s sake. However, she had never thought about it—the girl had listened to all her words, and Wu Xin would pay for it in the future. Everything was so unpredictable!

Behind the carriage curtain, Xuan Zhi heard the girl’s story too. He realized Zuo Xin’s story had reminded Wu Xin that she had been hurt seriously because of her weakness when she used to be Princess Xi. He lifted the curtain and held Wu Xin’s little hand. Her hands were very cold. Holding her hand should be very comfortable for him since the weather started to get warmer. However, he felt pitiful, so he held it tightly on his chest.

“Wu Xin, let’s stop taking revenge, okay? Let’s find a place where no one knows us and start over.”

“Zhi, don’t forget your identity.”

“I don’t want to continue. Wu Xin, I only want you to be alive.”

“Should we let those people who have hurt us continue to enjoy their life in this world?”

“I can’t imagine dealing with another person like Lan Li.”

Facing Wu Xin, Xuan Zhi always ignored all the other people and things around. He was not stupid. However, because he cared about her too much, sometimes he became a fool. However, Wu Xin was not silly. After experiencing so much, she had been more discreet. She pulled Xuan Zhi away from the carriage where Zuo Xin was still staying. Wu Xin couldn’t trust anyone except Xuan Zhi.

Walking a little far away from the carriage, Xuan Zhi held Wu Xin in his arms as always. After making sure that the person in the carriage could not hear it, Wu Xin said, “Zhi, don’t worry. I will be more careful in the future.”

“I can’t bear to see you get hurt, even a little bit.”

“Zhi, you are the prince of the Kingdom of Xuan, and I am the princess of the Kingdom of Shui. The Yuns had destroyed our kingdom. We are responsible for the revenge, and we have to do it.”

“Every time I see you approaching those men deliberately, I wish I could take you away,” Xuan Zhi said with jealousy and pity in his eyes. Wu Xin put the index finger of her left hand on Xuan Zhi’s lips immediately, signaling him to stop talking.

“Zhi, I am an ordinary person. I am just a weak woman without any magic or power. I have nothing but my appearance to use. Don’t try to persuade me. I must get rid of those people who have taken everything away from me.”

“However, Wu Xin, not all men in the world love beautiful women.”

“Pff.” Staring at his serious face, Wu Xin felt he was so cute that she wanted to laugh. Then she laughed out loud. Originally, the atmosphere was a little tense, but now it was relaxed. “I know, our goal this time is a man who doesn’t like beautiful girls but disfigured girls.”

“Who is he, Wu Xin? Who are you going to deal with this time?”

“Qi Yuan.”

“Qi Yuan? Isn’t he the guard of Yun Su, the current leader of the imperial guards?”

Xuan Zhi couldn’t be more familiar with Qi Yuan. He was the personal guard who had been around Yun Su all the time, a man as cold as ice. Most importantly, Qi Yuan was a weird man. He didn’t like beautiful girls but disfigured girls.

“Yes, it’s him.”

“It’s too dangerous. Wu Xin, let’s change a goal!”

Thinking that Wu Xin was approaching the emperor Yun Su slowly, Xuan Zhi began to panic. The atmosphere that had just eased down became a little intense again. Xuan Zhi was afraid that Wu Xin would get hurt again. After all, she was just hauled back from death’s door. At the same time, he also knew that they didn’t have enough power to stand against Yun Su at this moment. He was afraid that he would not be able to protect her again.

“Zhi, we will face Yun Su sooner or later. Don’t worry. I will be careful not to expose myself.”

“However, Qi Yuan is different from others. He knows you and is very familiar with you. How can you approach him without being recognized?”

“I’m going to take the Heat Poison. Doesn’t he like disfigured women? Then I’ll meet him as disfigured Wu Xin.”