It began to rain in the afternoon. The ship sailed eastward on the sea, bumping through the continuous rain and fog.

When Gu Yunxi woke up, her bedroom was empty and there was no one else.

She put on a dress and got out of bed, tying up her long hair at will.

She put on a light blue flower pleated skirt and walked out of the cabin lightly.

It was a little cold outside, and the sea breeze swept freely. The hem of the skirt fluttered, and the petals drawn between the pleats of the skirt fluttered with gleaming light, which made people imaginative.

The man in the black robe turned his back to her. He was standing on the bow of the boat with an oil umbrella.

He looked back at her when he heard the sound of hurried footsteps trampling on the deck. She ran towards him with her head in her arms. He didn't look surprised at all.

The rain slanted on her with the wind and soon would drench her all over.

He held out his hand under the umbrella and said to her,

"Come here."

She was very obedient. Without hesitation, she ran under the umbrella and was caught by him in his arms.

He didn't hold her tightly. But when she felt the power of his threat, she didn't dare to move at all.

It felt as if a steel needle had pierced her body.

There was intoxicating tranquility in his black eyes. He asked softly,

"Look at you, your collar is wet by the rain. What are you doing out here? Do you miss me?"

He bowed his head jokingly. He bowed his head jokingly. His beautiful smile had an evil charm.

His eyes swept the girl's wet and cold skirt and slowly moved to the back of her neck.

Gu Yunxi smiled shyly. She suddenly felt a cold air blowing through the back of her neck, making it tingle and numb, and she felt uncomfortable.

Gu Yunxi shrunk her neck involuntarily. She frowned and turned her head. In an instant, she was fascinated by the man's deep and exquisite face.

His thin lips, which seemed to show an evil smile, were about to stick to the back of her neck.

Gu Yunxi instinctively turned around and quickly broke free from his arms.

He gave her a vague smile and felt that the girl in front of him was very interesting.

"Master..."

Gu Yunxi stared at him and called him with a perplexed look.

There was always an illusion in her brain.

Was this beautiful man in front of her really the Master?

Why did the former gentle Master seem to become another person who talked, behaved, and moved like she once knew?

Closing the umbrella, the man stood with her in the drizzle.

"We are separated for a few months only. Why are you so afraid of me now?"

He was impatient and approached her again.

The girl didn't hide this time. She took the opportunity to get closer to him, tentatively raised her hand slowly, and boldly held his face.

"Master, do you still have a sore throat?"

She suddenly asked, used her smooth fingertips to touch his handsome face, and rubbed it repeatedly.

"What are you looking for?"

Her arm was gripped by his powerful hand, and then she was hugged.

She closed her eyes tightly and held her breath.

The man took a breath of cold air and sprayed it on half of her face. His deep black eyes narrowed and stared at the change of her look with ulterior motives. His eyes were like a blade, which saw through her in an instant.

"How itchy! Are you deliberately seducing me? Congratulations, you succeeded."

The lips were one step closer to her pink neck, carrying a cold breath. His wanton voice whispered in her ear,

"What should I do now? I'm getting hard."

"I, I'm not feeling well!"

Gu Yunxi was frightened and hurriedly turned her head away. Her fingers bent uncontrollably.

"Hiss!"

The man's cheek was rubbed by her fingernails. It hurt so much that his face was distorted. He pushed her out.

Gu Yunxi slipped on the wet deck, landing on her backside. She looked at the man in front with shame, confusion, and injustice. His face gradually darkened. His eyes looked at her fiercely, and he didn't say a word.

"Master?"

Gu Yunxi stared at him, and more doubts arose in her heart.

The man immediately turned his angry eyes aside, and coldly ordered,

"Take her back to her room!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone flashed out of a corner of the cabin, quickly walked to Gu Yunxi, helped her up, and said expressionless,

"Go back, please."

Gu Yunxi said nothing more and returned to the cabin.

In the room, Gu Yunxi sat quietly at the head of the bed with her arms around her knees.

So far, so many complicated things had happened that she couldn't understand for a moment.

All these days at sea, she was drowsy. Most of the time she took medicine, slept, and occasionally woke up in the middle of the night.

She didn't know how many days had passed since she met the Master and how long it would take to reach Wei Sea.

The Master told her that they had met in Baiziwan Strait, and Chiliarch Cheng and his 10000 Imperial Guards had gone to Wei Sea first.

Gu Yunxi had doubts about this statement.

She knew Chiliarch Cheng well. When going somewhere with him before, even if he had something to deal with on the way, he would not leave her alone, let alone leave her without telling her anything.

Perhaps because the Master was with her, Chiliarch Cheng didn't have to worry. But now, why couldn’t she recognize any one of the guards around the Master?

Just for a moment, she thought maybe someone was pretending to be the Master. That's why she deliberately used her hand to look for the edge of the “mask” around his face, but she found nothing.

Hearing the sound of the door suddenly being opened, Gu Yunxi was startled. She looked up and saw Qinger enter the room with a medicine bowl in her hand. She faltered like a string puppet. Gu Yunxi was frightened.

Qinger still didn't say anything. Her head was half low and she came to the bed. Her voice was cold and mysterious,

"Madam, take the medicine."

Gu Yunxi was afraid for no reason. She looked at Qinger and didn't reach for it.

"Madam, take the medicine."

Qinger said again. She stood quietly, her eyes turbid and dull, her hands holding the bowl motionless.

Although she was pale, she was still breathing.

Gu Yunxi was surprised. His fingers trembled and she still didn't reach out to receive the medicine bowl.

"Madam, take the medicine."

She urged again. This time her voice was louder and more urgent. This made Gu Yunxi suddenly afraid. She moved to the end of the bed in panic.

Qinger didn't move, holding the medicine bowl in both hands. After waiting for a moment, she repeated again,

"Madam, take the medicine."

Gu Yunxi didn't want to say anything.

"Madam, take the medicine."

Qinger urged again, with a trace of anger in her voice.

Gu Yunxi felt an unspeakable fear. She curled up around the end of the bed in fear.

"Madam, take the medicine. Madam, take the medicine."

Qinger kept repeating in a hurry. She screamed angrily, like a demon, constantly cursing.

Her body was still motionless, and only her face was distorted by her voice.

"No, stop. Stop talking."

Gu Yunxi held her head in both hands in pain. She felt the girl's constant urging sound like terrible magic, which made her pain and almost suffocate.

Oh God, everything was weird and puzzling these days. Was all this a dream?

"Shut up!"

Gu Yunxi was frightened and anxious. She tried her best to push Qinger away.

The girl fell to the ground and stopped moving.

The curse-like sound finally stopped.

Gu Yunxi was indignant but also worried about her. After all, Qinger was her friend.

She approached Qinger carefully. Seeing that Qinger's eyes were slightly closed, she hurriedly pressed her wrist.

Fortunately, her pulse was still beating, indicating that she was fine.

Gu Yunxi got up and stared at the broken medicine bowl for a moment.

All strange things happened after meeting the Master, including the strange Qinger, the disappeared Chiliarch Cheng and 10000 Imperial Guards, and the Master who was as cold as a beautiful male snake.

She must find the answer to all this as soon as possible.