Sorry, master, my junior sister has surrendered to the enemy!

Suddenly, Chu Yu felt a familiar presence in the distance wandering around, as if looking for something.

It’s a bit like the aura of Fang Yu just now.

"He is at the third level of the Gathering Spirit. Xiaoyu, we are no match for him. Just run away and leave me alone..."

At this time, Li Heng, who had not spoken for a long time, spoke.

He staggered as he spoke, as if his wound had torn open again, causing Chu Yu to slip. Chu Yu quickly steadied himself so that they did not fall together.

That does not work.

Chu Yu’s mind was working frantically. If Fang Yu caught up with them, they would never be able to return to the Li family.

Li Heng told her to run quickly.

"Fool, since you asked me to run, I can't leave." Chu Yu replied.

Upon hearing this, Li Heng weakly opened his eyes and suddenly used his elbow to push Chu Yu away.

"If you are a cowardly person who doesn't care about morality and wants to drag me down and harm me, I will abandon you and run away. But you are not like that. You are a good person, Li Heng."

Despite his weak push, Chu Yu still supported him and pushed him forward.

Li Heng was breathing heavily. The words Chu Yu just said seemed to hit him hard in the heart.

Li Heng turned his head to look at the profile of the girl next to him, and felt that her whole body was warm. Snowflakes fell on her eyelashes, making her pupils look like broken ice, which was intoxicating.

But within two breaths, he seemed to have thought of something, and clasped Chu Yu's shoulders tightly, saying viciously: "Then listen to me, young master. If anything happens to me today, the master will hold you accountable. You must take me back at the cost of your life! You are my slave, born to be a lowly life. For the safety of this young master, you are willing to sacrifice your life!"

He felt that he had used the most vicious tone in the past decade, and he felt guilty after saying it, but his vision had already blurred and he did not notice that Chu Yu had brought him to a narrow corner of the walled courtyard.

Chu Yu put him here very quickly.

Li Heng collapsed weakly in the corner with a sarcastic smile on his face. He thought Xiaoyu had given up on him.

"Xiaoyu, as expected, you are kind-hearted and never tell lies. This is great..."

I say bad words to you for your own safety, I hope you can understand, the young Li Heng said so in his heart. He was deeply moved by his own heroic act and closed his eyes peacefully.

"Master,"

A cold female voice came from above his head. Li Heng was surprised that Xiaoyu had not left yet. He opened his eyes again, revealing a hint of confusion.

Chu Yu looked expressionlessly at the twelve or thirteen-year-old boy in front of him, and said helplessly, "You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth."

Li Heng was speechless after hearing these words, but Chu Yu's next move shocked him even more -

Chu Yu took out the dagger that Fang Yu gave her. The dagger was glowing strangely in the snow and was slowly approaching Li Heng.

The next second—

Chu Yu gently wiped the half-dried blood from his wrist and smeared it on his own hands and dagger.

"Okay, you're dead." Chu Yu said lightly, stood up, picked up the empty wooden barrel and wet hay next to him and covered Li Heng with them.

"Xiaoyu, what are you doing?"

Li Heng's anxious voice was muffled by the wooden barrel.

Chu Yu did not stop faking the scene at all, he just wanted to give it a try.

She looked around and saw that heavy snow was covering all traces of human presence.

"Who said I don't lie? I just saved you by making up a story. Now I have to try again."

"Hold your breath and pretend to be dead. Don't let him find you, otherwise my plan will be ruined."

"He may not have come here because he discovered the truth. He may have come to see if I have defeated you. Why would he fight to the point of bloodshed if he can just lie?"

Li Heng was furious: "He is at the third level of the Gathering Spirit. Xiaoyu, you haven't even started to comprehend the profound energy yet, don't go!"

"Shh-"

Chu Yu fell silent and ran out quickly.

Li Heng calmed down instantly. At this moment, he only felt despair and resentment, but he was powerless.

The meridians were broken and he couldn't even clench his fists in anger.

A useless person is already a useless person.

He was afraid of ruining Xiaoyu's plan, so he just stood there in a daze, unwilling, feeling the breath getting closer and closer.

After a while, he heard Fang Yu's voice.

Li Heng saw two figures through the gap.

"Why are you here?"

Fang Yu walked closer to Chu Yu, but his face showed no intention of accusing him.

Seeing this, Chu Yu smoothed her frozen coat, and came closer with gritted teeth. She bowed politely and said weakly, "I was in a hurry and had no idea where to go, so I came here. Young man... can you explain it to my lady clearly..."

She was holding a bloody dagger in her hand and seemed to be frightened. Her hands were shaking slightly, and her timid look made her look very pitiful.

This Fang Yu is just a guy who is attracted by beauty. Liu Yunhuan can see it, so she doesn't pay much attention to him.

Chu Yu could also see it. She knew that her face had always been an advantage, but if it was too weak, her beauty would become a sharp blade stabbing her.

So she kept her head down wherever she went, and her deliberately grown bangs almost covered half of her face. She was usually rude to everyone. Madam Li had said many times that this girl was pretty, but seeing that she always had a stern face, she put her mind at ease and did not think much about it.

But she did not hide it at this moment. At the critical moment of saving lives, everything had to be used.

Chu Yu carefully observed Fang Yu's expression, and indeed saw surprise in his eyes.

This made her feel more confident that Fang Yu was still unaware, but the reason why he turned back this time remained to be considered.

Countless possibilities swirled in her mind. She thought of countermeasures over and over again, and couldn't help but hold the dagger in her hand tighter.

"In such a small Fengyuan County, there is actually a beauty like you. Just now in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, you timidly lowered your head so that people couldn't see your face clearly, and I almost missed such a beautiful lady..."

"You are different from your young lady. I like you more because you are good at hiding your edge."

Fang Yu's sticky eyes shot down at him. He looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old, but his tone was greasy. Chu Yu instinctively lowered his head in disgust, making it impossible for him to see his expression.

Fang Yu thought she was shy, and was overwhelmed by his romantic charm, like a peacock spreading its tail.

Fang Yu's answer did not contain much useful information, and continuing to ask more questions might alert the enemy. Just as Chu Yu was thinking about how to respond, a folding fan suddenly opened, making a crackling sound.

Then, Fang Yu squatted in front of her and gently lifted the bloody dagger in her hand with his folding fan.

Although he was holding a dagger, Fang Yu's eyes were fixed on Chu Yu's face.

Chu Yu suddenly felt that he might have thought too much and overestimated Fang Yu's IQ.

Carrying a folding fan in the middle of winter seems quite pretentious and not very smart.

So she pretended not to understand and asked again: "Young man, my lady..."

"Haha, you are so loyal. Your lady is not in a hurry. I just came back to confirm whether you have cut off the tongue of that useless man."

He began to have some doubts and wanted to dispel his concerns, but he was confused by the beauty.

Chu Yu nodded repeatedly in fear, looking like he was about to cry.

Seeing this, Fang Yu said with a hint of teasing, his tone became greasy, and he asked with a crooked mouth and raised the corner of his lips: "Why is that useless person not outside the pavilion?"

Chu Yu trembled and said, "He seemed to be dying. I cut off his tongue. After a while, someone from the Li family seemed to come. I... I was scared, so I ran over..."

"That means he was rescued? Haha."

Fang Yu didn't seem to care whether Li Heng was rescued or not. He just wanted to confirm whether he could still speak. He wanted to throw all the dirty water on Li Heng, make him bear the infamy, make him unable to defend himself, and make his life worse than death.

This is what should happen to those who steal his limelight.

"You may be able to guess the ins and outs of the matter, but since you have already taken action, you are an accomplice. We are now on the same boat. Do you understand what you should and should not say when the time comes?" At this point, Fang Yu lifted Chu Yu's chin and threatened.

"I know, I will never betray you..."

"Hmm?" Fang Yu suddenly raised the corner of his lips and moved closer, thinking he was very handsome.

Chu Yu quickly moved away and whispered, "...with the young man."

"Haha, good!" Fang Yu seemed satisfied. He stood up, lifted her chin with his folding fan and said, "You are so loyal. You can marry me with your daughter. You don't have to be a slave anymore. You just need to serve me wholeheartedly. Follow me and you will enjoy wealth and glory..."

Chu Yu's face was full of black lines, and he was completely speechless.

Fang Yu seemed extremely satisfied, and felt that he had bestowed a great favor on a lowly maid. The maid came up to him with tears in her eyes, fanning herself with a folding fan to blow the heavy snow onto her face, and walked away laughing...

This person is bad and stupid, but if he had paid more attention he would not have been deceived, Chu Yu commented.

After Fang Yu walked away, Chu Yu quickly turned Li Heng out.

She hoped it didn’t take too long, as she was afraid Li Heng wouldn’t be able to hold on.

"Xiaoyu,"

Suddenly, a young man's voice came from under the barrel.

Chu Yu opened the wooden barrel and met Li Heng's scorching and hateful gaze.

"He almost bullied you."

When he said this, his tone was unusually calm.

Chu Yu took up his shoulders again and replied, "Don't be afraid. I still have a backup plan and I won't let him do anything rash. But the most fortunate thing is that he is stupid enough. His stupidity once again gave us a chance to survive."

"I must kill him."

Li Heng's eyes exuded murderous intent, and a sharp aura emanated from him.

"I will definitely kill him!"

Chu Yu supported him, looked at his body full of wounds, lowered his head and said nothing, he only wanted to reach a safe place as soon as possible and find a way to cure Li Heng.

It’s too cold on this snowy day.

It would be nice to have a fire.