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Duan Chengrui had seen gentle and kind women, and had also seen reckless and bold women.

However, he had never seen a girl with such a weird personality like Gu Liuyan. He could only watch helplessly as she fished out two small fishes from the stream with her delicate hands.

"Can you roast fish?" She boldly threw the two fish onto a large rock and climbed up using both hands and feet to rub the itchy tip of her nose.

"Yes." Duan Chengrui answered in a strange manner.

Afterwards, when he finally reacted, he was already sitting next to the bonfire with her. She had also cleaned up the two small fish with two small knives that she had brought along with her and put them on two long branches to roast.

While doing so, she dried her wet clothes with a smile on her face. "I've been wanting to catch my own fish for a long time now. I've grilled my own fish, I wonder how it tastes like …"

"Did you come to the woods at night just to play with the water and roast fish?" Duan Chengrui was still looking at her in disbelief. Today, after seeing her dressed in plain clothes, he had almost assumed that she was some disgraceful young miss. Later on, on the high platform, he had realized that she was Princess Jing.

And now, with a shake of her body, Princess Jing turned into a fish girl. How strange!

"In order to ride a horse, I had thought of reading a medical book in Sky Flame City. However, once I arrived in this wilderness, I wanted to do something to release myself. Isn't this rather interesting?" Gu Daiyan winked at him playfully.

There weren't many reasons for doing things in this world. Most of them were simply doing what they wanted to do.

"Interesting indeed." The corners of Duan Chengrui's mouth curled up as well.

"But why did you come here so late at night? Do you want to investigate the matter with the Fourth Prince, or do you want to destroy his corpse? " Gu Danyan's words changed as his eyes also turned cold.

Although she loved to play, she was not a fool.

Duan Chengrui only smiled as he looked at her. "I didn't expect that your pure and innocent appearance was an act."

"I'm not an idiot. After what happened just now, some people with high positions naturally wanted to take them out. You still came here late into the night after two years of this and naturally had your suspicions." Gu Liuyan rubbed his hands.

I came here to find some clues. Yu'er is my fourth brother, and I have grown up with him since childhood, and I don't have a mother or an imperial concubine to take care of me, so I can't just watch someone harm him. "

"So that's how it is." Gu Danyan had a complicated expression on her face. She did not know much about the relationships among the people in the Imperial Palace, but looking at Duan Chengrui's appearance, he did not seem to be lying.

If he really was here to destroy the corpse, then he shouldn't have hastily come out after seeing her. He should have been hiding.

Unless, of course, he was truly a bold and talented person, and dared to come before her after he had destroyed all traces of his corpse.

However, none of this had anything to do with her. Duan Chengrui picked up the two fish and gave one to her: "It's cooked."

"Oh." Gu Danyan took the roasted fish and glanced at Duan Chengrui. Seeing that he was still acting as if nothing had happened, he put down his guard. However, the fish had no seasonings, and it really wasn't tasty.

After eating the grilled fish, most of her clothes had dried as well.

"It's not early, I'll go back first." Gu Liuyan mounted Xiao Hong and sauntered back.

Duan Chengrui nodded to her and also dashed into the forest, as if he had returned from the place he just came from.

Duan Chengrui walked back to his own courtyard, but a tall woman was already standing in the room. She wore light purple clothes, and when she saw Duan Chengrui, she stood up. If one looked carefully, they would see that there was still some dirt at her feet.

"How did things go?" Duan Chengrui wiped away the gentleness from his face just now and solemnly sat at the other side of the table.

The woman walked to his side and poured some tea for him. She said in a low voice, "It has already been settled. No one should suspect you. Moreover, I've already left traces on that place. The fourth prince's men will only think that they were done for by King Jing."

"That's good." Duan Chengrui nodded seriously. He took out a bag of medicinal powder from his pocket and threw it into the brazier, burning it to ashes.

"It's only the fourth prince. I have no idea how Crown Princess Jing discovered that the poison in the fourth prince's body hasn't completely dissipated. We've already done all we could to conceal ourselves." "Moreover, if it wasn't for you restraining Princess Jing just now, we might have been exposed." The woman frowned.

However, the corners of Duan Chengrui's mouth slightly raised, as if he felt that this matter was extremely interesting, but he didn't say anything more.

The girl thought that she would not get a reply, so she bowed and left.

The candle flame within the room was extinguished, but Duan Chengrui couldn't help but recall the goosebumps and the faint smile under the moonlight today.

This Crown Princess Jing was truly interesting!

On the other side, Gu Daiyan returned to the tent and saw Duan Chengyu hiding something behind his back. She could not help but be confused: "What are you hiding?"

"Nothing, it's just that why did you come back so late?" Duan Chengyu laughed dryly.

"Call me Yan'Er, it's good that you're late, I just came to see if your wounds are still hurting, I'll go back to sleep later." Gu Liuyan walked over and checked his pulse. Seeing that his breathing was unstable, she narrowed her eyes and looked at him: "Did you take advantage of the time when I wasn't eating something angry? Although you are a martial artist, if you are sick, you have to listen to the orders of the doctors? In the morning, I'll get Silverymoon to bring you some food. You're not allowed to eat anything else. "

"Got it." Duan Chengyu nodded and looked at her, slightly lost in thought.

Gu Danyan stuffed some herbs into his pillow before leaving. Returning to the small courtyard, while at the entrance of the main house, Embroidery was curled up there. She knew that Duan Chengxuan and Su Yuwan must be sleeping in the main house.

She had no choice but to take a step back. She washed her face and rinsed her mouth before falling into a deep sleep.

Although he had slept soundly, there was a surging undercurrent amongst the people in the hunting grounds.

Three days had passed, and Duan Chengyu had already recovered quite a bit. However, Gu Liuyan had instructed him to try his best not to move his legs, and before he left, Duan Chengxuan found the Emperor and said, "Your majesty, Yu'er is injured, so the estate in the capital is temporarily empty. Why don't you come to my residence for a few days first?"

"Alright, let's do it." The Emperor naturally nodded in agreement.

Duan Chengyu had a strange expression when he heard this.

"Why don't you let him ride in the same carriage as me?" Gu Daiyan directly received Duan Chengyu. He had the nagging feeling that Duan Chengyu was not in his best condition today, so she would take the chance to check his pulse later.

Duan Chengxuan did not stop them, while Su Yu Wan only watched helplessly as Duan Chengyu and Gu Daiyan boarded a horse carriage. She wanted to build a good relationship with this prince so that she could cultivate her own forces.

As he sat on the carriage, Duan Chengyu's complexion seemed better, but Gu Daiyan was still able to feel his pulse, so he was not too injured. He then asked worriedly, "What happened to you?"

"Nothing, um, can I call you Yan'Er?" "Can I trust you?" Suddenly, Duan Chengyu looked over worriedly.