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If the pavilion master knew her thoughts, who knows how he would laugh at her self-deprecating sentimentality in the future?

"Sigh …"

A sigh unwittingly escaped from her mouth. She rested her chin on her hands as she stared blankly at the swaying shrubs.

"What are you sighing for?"

He immediately stood up from the stone steps and turned around. He saw that Yan Xiao had donned a light blue brocade clothes that he casually wrapped around his body, and was looking at her with calm and collected eyes.

"Pavilion..." "Pavilion Master."

She did not dare look at Yan Xiao, as if she was afraid that Yan Xiao would see through her thoughts. The Pavilion Master was so intelligent, so how could she not see through the thoughts of others?

However, what she did not know was that even though the pavilion master in front of her was intelligent and could see through the schemes and thoughts of others, he was unable to understand her.

Seeing that she was sitting on the stone steps in the middle of the night with his clothes still being so thin, Yan Xiao could not help but frown, as a trace of displeasure surfaced on his face.

He was a vigilant person, so even if he fell asleep, he wouldn't sleep too deeply. When the door was opened from next door, he woke up, and when he came out, he saw her sitting on the stone steps, sighing. She seemed to be very worried. He felt a surge of anger as he looked at her flustered and honest look in front of him.

But she still took off her clothes and covered with it. The instant warmth froze Shen Qin's entire being, especially his actions just now, completely terrified her. She raised her head and looked at Yan Xiao in a daze, unable to find any sound.

However, he could only hear Yan Xiao's slightly deep voice, which contained a few hints of displeasure, come out from his mouth, "When did you become so afraid of me? What did I do to make you so afraid? "

He really didn't understand. Although this girl was called by the Pavilion Master, she would occasionally talk back to him. After all, he had raised her for three years, so her relationship with his subordinate wasn't that simple.

But ever since she had woken up and left the Prince Rui's Palace, she had distanced herself from him little by little. When she spoke to him, she was so calm that she did not even spare him a glance.

That feeling made him extremely frustrated.

Was it because his previous actions, intentionally or unintentionally, had frightened her?

Because she did not like him, she had distanced herself from him after sensing his intentions?

For example, now, he was only giving her a piece of clothing, but he already scared her to the point that her expression changed. Did he really scare her?

Looking at Shen Qin's changing expression, the expression in his eyes dimmed slightly, but when Shen Qin heard him ask that, she hurriedly shook her head, "Pavilion Master has misunderstood me, this subordinate is not afraid of Pavilion Master."

"Is that so?"

Yan Xiao let out a cold laugh. He could clearly see the guilt in Shen Qin's eyes.

Shen Qin opened her mouth, but her body stiffened a bit as she was being stared at by Yan Xiao, "The pavilion master treats this subordinate very well, why would this subordinate be afraid of him?"

She stood at the side with a face full of reverence, not even raising her head to look at Yan Xiao. She herself clearly understood her thoughts, she was truly afraid that Yan Xiao would see through her.

What made her heave a sigh of relief was that Yan Xiao did not pursue her further, but instead said with a cold face: "Tomorrow, we need to hurry back to our room to rest, don't delay tomorrow's journey."

Shen Qin felt that Yan Xiao was angry, and thought that he was angry that he had delayed tomorrow's journey by not sleeping in the middle of the night. His heart trembled, but on the surface, he hurriedly nodded and replied, "Yes, this subordinate will go back to his room right away."

After saying that, he subconsciously pulled the clothes on his shoulders and walked back into the house.

Looking at the closed door, Yan Xiao's expression dimmed a little. Then, he laughed bitterly and muttered to himself, "As expected, you still despise me for being old."

Shen Qin returned to the side of the bed and sat down. Only when she reached out to take off the clothes on her shoulders did she realize that she had put Yan Xiao's clothes back on. She held the clothes that still had Yan Xiao's body temperature, and sat on the bed.

The hand holding the clothes tightened slightly.

He got up, took off his clothes and folded them, preparing to return them to Yan Xiao tomorrow. Just as he was about to return to his bed and lie down, he heard the sound of a battle coming from outside his door. Shen Qin's heart suddenly shook, "Pavilion Master!"

After putting down her clothes, she quickly ran out. When she opened the door and went out, she saw a group of people surrounding Yan Xiao and fighting.

"Pavilion Master!"

"Go back to your room. Don't come out."

Yan Xiao kicked one of them away, turning his head to shout at Shen Qin.

At this moment, the Dark Guard and the people from the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets heard the commotion and came out of their rooms to join the battle.

When Shen Qin rushed over, those black-clothed men were already separated by a few hidden guards. In her heart, she secretly heaved a sigh of relief, turned her head towards Yan Xiao, and asked anxiously: "Pavilion Master, are you alright?"

Yan Xiao was extremely nervous. Ever since Yan Jue had been set up in this trap, these people had tried to assassinate him. He was not surprised, and he did not feel any fear.

But when he saw her rushing toward him from the room, he was truly frightened.

One could tell from one look that these people were deathsworn. All of them were willing to risk their lives in order to complete their missions.

At that moment, he wasn't afraid that they would kill him, but he was truly afraid that she would be in danger.

The scene of how she was almost killed by the Grand Preceptor Pang appeared in his mind at that moment. That fear, he did not want to experience again.

At this time, his face was cold as he stared at Shen Qin. His jaw was tightly-knit and he did not say a thing, the fear in his heart had not disappeared.

"Pavilion Master …"

Shen Qin saw Yan Xiao staring at his without saying a word, but just when he was about to speak, the blade and sword in the corner reflected the moonlight and directly entered her line of sight, causing her heart to tighten. He did not have enough time to remind Yan Xiao, because the person hiding in the corner had already rushed towards Yan Xiao.

"Pavilion Master, be careful!"

Yan Xiao was still immersed in his own fear just now and had not recovered from it, not noticing the changes in his surroundings. Hearing Shen Qin's shout, before he could even react, he felt like he had been pushed around.

He panicked and his face turned pale white. When he came back to his senses, he agilely grabbed the sword in the man's hand and pierced it into the man's heart. At the same time, he extended his arm and pulled Shen Qin into his embrace.

"How is it, Qin Er, are you injured?"

He lowered his eyebrows and looked at the person in his embrace, his face slightly pale. His heart tightened, and before he could speak, he heard Shen Qin say: "This subordinate is fine."

She wanted to stand up straight, but she found that she was held tightly by Yan Xiao, unable to move at all.

Shen Qin's body became a little hard. He looked up at Yan Xiao and said uncertainly: "Pavilion Master …"

"Didn't I tell you to go back into the house and not to come out? "Why did you come out to join in the liveliness when you have nothing better to do!"