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Although he hadn't spent much time with Sihan, he had remembered every single detail of what had happened between them in his heart. It wasn't that he had deliberately tried to remember it, but rather, every single detail of what had happened between them was deeply engraved in his mind, and he couldn't get rid of it. And this outstanding, outstanding, slightly overbearing and barbaric woman occupied his entire heart.

Originally, he wanted to wait until he returned to his status as a general before revealing his heart to Sihan and confessing his love for her. However, Sihan's concerned words and worried eyes made him blurt out his feelings for her.

She took a deep breath and looked calmly at the expectant Gu Ziming. With a forced smile, she tactfully refused Gu Ziming, "Sihan believes that the young general will definitely come back here and find the woman you love and spend the rest of her life with her. Sihan wishes the young general the day he finds what he loves."

Gu Ziming's expression immediately changed, his heart sank to the bottom, and the expectant expression on his face instantly disappeared. He turned to face her with a mocking smile, "Thank you, Miss Liang." Then he turned his back on Sihan and walked to the other side of the corridor. What right did the current him have to have such a beautiful woman?

Sihan stood on the spot and stared blankly at Gu Ziming's departing back. That back view was filled with a resolution she had never seen before. His back looked so lonely. There was still a trace of coldness in her heart. She knew that she had hurt Gu Ziming's heart, and her lonely back made her heart ache slightly. She wanted to call out to Gu Ziming, but the words didn't reach her mouth. What could he do if he called out to Gu Ziming to stop? A love that was destined to have no ending. Why would she want to talk about it? Why would she do something that hurt herself?

After giving a deep look at Gu Ziming's back, Sihan slowly turned around and walked out of the general's estate. With their backs facing each other, the two of them walked forward without looking back.

Lu Zhao had been waiting for Sihan at the entrance of the general's manor. When he saw Sihan walk out of the gate, he left to greet her, but Sihan acted as if she didn't see him and walked forward in a daze.

Lu Zhao was stunned for a moment. He turned around and looked at the Gu Estate thoughtfully, then followed Sihan towards the Liang Estate.

These days, she had been using those people who were most likely to kill the old general to fill her life, making her constantly busy. However, once she stopped, she discovered that she was actually so empty, so lonely and helpless, and that even though Sihan and Bing'er were supporting her, her heart was still lonely.

As she slowly walked down the street, all she could think about was the Southern Sea! The one she hated and resented, but always missed. She hated him for keeping a faint smile at the corner of his mouth. She was angry at him for always hiding his true self and yearning for him. She wondered if he was doing well in his cell.

Raising her head to look at the bright moon in the sky, she saw that it was a full moon. The bright full moon hung high in the sky, symbolizing the two full moons.

"Zhining." Chen Jiaxue was dressed in an ordinary black coat. He had his hands behind his back as he stood at the Chen Mansion's gate, looking deeply at Zhining.

Returning to her senses, Zhining looked towards the Chen family guards. Ever since the Southern Sea had entered the prison, the Chen family guards had never appeared in the Southern Prefecture again. Even when they had been following the culprits that were most likely to kill the old general, the Chen family guards had never appeared in the Southern Palace.

The Chen family guards of today were not wearing guard uniforms. Dressed in a black coat, he had an aura that was difficult to approach and a sense of familiarity. His brows were no longer as sharp as before, but more gentle. The current Chen Jiaxi didn't even look like a constable, but more like a father. However, this fatherly feeling was so unfamiliar to Zhining.

ZhiNing slowly walked to the Chen family guard and lightly called out, "Dad." Then, he walked into the Chen residence. Even though she knew that Chen Jiaxi was waiting at the door for her to return to the Chen Residence, she still walked past him and headed towards the Chen Residence's courtyard. She really didn't have anything to say to Chen Jiaxue, and she didn't know what to say to him.

Chen Jiaxue stood behind Zhining, looking at her back. His eyes were filled with sadness and myopia, but he immediately covered it up and forced out a smile, "Zhining, Daddy has something for you."

ZhiNing stopped walking, and without even turning her head, she said lightly, "Dad, it's already late. If you have anything to give your daughter, let's talk about it tomorrow. Your daughter is tired."

The smile on Chen Jiaxi's face froze. He smiled bitterly, then clenched the thing in his hand tightly, "Okay, tomorrow Dad will put this thing on the dining table, you remember to take it."

ZhiNing completely ignored Chen Jiaxuan's words, walking straight towards her own room. Only Chen Jiaxue was left standing on the spot, staring at her back with a pained expression.

In the dead of night.

A black shadow suddenly disappeared into the night sky from the Chen Residence at the beginning of the month.

The Chen family's guard came out from the shadows and looked at the empty night sky. Taking a deep breath, he performed a movement technique and walked towards the direction the shadow disappeared in.

Dressed in a night attire, ZhiNing stepped out of the moonlight and arrived in front of the dungeon. She stood outside the prison and carefully observed the people inside …

The sound of movement.

These days, every night, she would come here to observe the time of shift change as well as the time on duty of the guards at the prison. She had already calculated long ago that she would have the time to sneak into the prison while the guards were changing their duties. Seeing that the guards guarding the cell had walked to the side to change their positions, Zhining revealed a long-awaited smile in her beautiful eyes.

She quietly walked out from the shadows and arrived at the entrance of the prison at an angle that the guards couldn't see. She touched the door with her hand and gently opened it. She was extremely excited. She was finally able to see the Southern Sea.

"Who is it?" A shout came from behind her.

Before Zhining could react, someone shouted from the prison compound, "There's an assassin! Someone is trying to break out! The moment the jailer's voice fell, dozens of jailers emerged from the shadows and tightly surrounded Zhining.

ZhiNing was immediately shocked. She had not expected that she had actually fallen into a trap that someone else had already planned for a long time.

An iron cage quickly descended from above her head.

ZhiNing leaped up and flew to the left. Who knew that when she stood up, there would be a few sharp swords thrusting straight at her from behind.

ZhiNing pulled out the short sword at her waist and swung it behind her back, aiming for the sharp sword at the center of her back. By the time she retracted her sword, the iron cage in the air was about to cover her body. With a leap, she lifted her leg and forcefully kicked the iron cage away. Unexpectedly, the few constables who were originally standing on the ground all leapt up from the ground at the same time, kicking the iron cage towards ZhiNing. The massive iron cage crashed straight towards ZhiNing. ZhiNing's body twisted and turned in the air, after which, she frantically dodged and crashed into that huge iron cage of hers.

The large iron cage slammed into the wall and then fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. A few guards leapt up from the ground, over ten sharp swords stabbing towards all parts of Zhining's body, making it impossible for her to dodge.