Chapter 50: A Woman of Unknown Origin (6)
"I will definitely keep my promise to you, but now is not the right time. If you come to the royal city another day or another day, I will definitely fulfill it!"
"No! You don't keep your word."
As soon as Shan Zhen finished speaking, Feng Jingyi decisively rejected him. Of course, Shan Zhen had no words to refute afterwards.
"We clearly agreed on this, but now you're trying to find an excuse to refuse."
"I'm not refusing. I really have something urgent to do. If you insist on saying so, then I can fulfill the agreement now. How about that?"
"I don't care. I don't want to eat it now, and you also said I can't eat it now. Even if you buy it, I don't know when my illness will be cured. What if it goes bad? Do you want me to eat something that has gone bad? Besides, you said you wanted to treat me yourself, you can't use someone else's hand to pretend to be me."
Feng Jingyi said it all at once, leaving Dan Zhen no room for rebuttal or excuse. He really didn't expect, or should I say, he never thought that something as small as treating a dinner party could give him such a headache. He dared to say that Feng Jingyi's willfulness was absolutely unmatched, but he was powerless to refute it.
"I……"
"No matter what, a gentleman's word is as good as his bond, unless you want to default on it."
Feng Jingyi interrupted Shan Zhen before he could speak. What else could Shan Zhen say? He was simple and honest. Even if it was just a promise, he would never go back on his word. But now he was really in a dilemma. On the one hand, he had to stop Zhou Yan from taking back Yin Yin, and on the other hand, it was just a small matter of treating a dinner. The two were in sharp contrast.
"So what do you want?"
Shan Zhen had no choice but to ask Feng Jingyi for advice. No matter what the answer was, he would never delay important matters because of it.
"Well, I don't want to embarrass you. In fact, I just want to look around. If you take me with you, I will forgive you. How about that?"
“Nonsense!”
Feng Jingyi's words immediately caused Shan Zhen to rebuke her. Taking a woman with her to intercept Zhou Yan would definitely cause the army to lose morale. It was an eternal rule not to bring women with you on the march. Especially a serious person like Shan Zhen would not allow it.
"What's the nonsense? You go do your thing, I'll see my scenery, we have nothing to do with each other, we're just walking together."
"Do you know what you're talking about?"
"What did you say?"
Shan Zhen was increasingly irritated by Feng Jingyi's words, not at her as a person, but at her words...
"I am going there to handle government affairs. How can I allow a woman to follow me? Besides, this mission has certain risks. How can a woman like you follow me and make trouble?"
"So I should just change back into men's clothes."
“…That’s not what I meant!”
Shan Zhen felt that this was the second woman in his life who made him feel helpless. The first one was of course Yin Yin. Perhaps in some ways, Feng Jingyi in front of him was more willful than Yin Yin.
"What do you mean by that?"
"You need to understand the situation. We are not going to play, but we may fight to the death. If you want to look around, go to a safe place. It will be dangerous if you follow me. I know you are very skilled , but that doesn't mean you will be safe if you follow me. Besides, you are sick. Although you escaped this time, there is no guarantee that you will not die at the hands of the enemy next time because of your illness. Let me make it clear that even if you follow me, I will not be able to protect you."
"Humph, if I hadn't been careless, this wouldn't have happened..."
"Yes, you were careless this time. Are you sure you won't be careless next time? Have you ever thought about it? Those people who were killed by you because of your carelessness would not have died if you had been in control. Even if they did something wrong, they didn't deserve the death penalty. I didn't hold you responsible because the situation was indeed difficult to judge at the time. I am very grateful that you saved me, but this is completely different from you killing them..."
At this point, Shan Zhen suddenly stopped, feeling a little self-blame and indignant. If Feng Jingyi hadn't lost her temper at that time, if he had taken action before that, perhaps the jailers in the prison wouldn't have died. How could Shan Zhen let go of more than 30 lives so easily? If Feng Jingyi hadn't suddenly developed a physical abnormality, perhaps he wouldn't let her act so willfully now.
"Are you blaming me for killing them?"
Shan Zhen was silent.
"So you want me to die in their hands?"
Feng Jingyi had a bitter expression and tears welled up in her eyes. She felt very aggrieved.
"That's not what I meant."
"I didn't want to kill them, but you saw . They wanted to kill me with every blow. If I didn't kill them, they would kill me. I was just planning to have fun with them, but who knew they would stand up again after being knocked down like cockroaches, and there are more and more of them. If I don't kill them, I will be the one to die, right?"
Feng Jingyi's voice and expression both looked like she was about to cry. Seeing her like this, Dan Zhen was slightly shaken. He didn't want to continue looking at her expression like this, so he lowered his head...
"If you had been more aggressive at the beginning and hadn't underestimated the enemy, I think it wouldn't have been difficult for you to subdue them with your skills. Even if you seriously injured them, it would be better than taking their lives."
"I can indeed injure them severely, but it would take more time than it takes to resolve the situation. I just wanted to get the key as soon as possible, but..."
In the middle of the conversation, Feng Jingyi suddenly covered her mouth, because if they didn't solve the problem quickly and get the key, the key would be dissolved. In the end, although it was solved as quickly as possible, it was still too late...
"I won't apologize."
Feng Jingyi suddenly released her hands that were covering her mouth, shouted something and ran out. Shan Zhen, who had just turned his attention back to Feng Jingyi's words, saw tears in the corners of Feng Jingyi's eyes the moment she turned around. This scene left Shan Zhen speechless.
Shan Zhen really didn't understand. He didn't know where Feng Jingyi came from, who she was, why Feng Jingyi helped him, and what Feng Jingyi's intention was. He ignored all of this. The only thing he cared about was where Feng Jingyi came from and why she suddenly started crying. For a woman whose origins were unknown, Shan Zhen wondered if his thoughts were redundant. When he saw her tears when she turned around, a ripple that he had never felt before was stirred deep in his heart, but he was too shallow to notice it at all...
