The prince disliked her, and the legitimate daughter was reborn and married to the regent

Yun Nian's hand felt the overly intense heartbeat, and when she was about to take a closer look, her hand was suddenly grabbed.

"Hmm? Are you okay?"

Yun Nian didn't care about her twisted wrist, she just shook her fingertips slightly.

"Your Highness?"

But Wei Qingjue seemed not to hear her voice, his eyes flickered aimlessly, without focus.

They were so close that even in such a dark space, Yun Nian could see her own shadow in his eyes.

"Your Highness?"

His current state is very wrong, Yun Nian can't explain it, but she knows that Wei Qingjue is now... very... fragile.

He quickly withdrew his hand, then pushed Yun Nian away expressionlessly and shrank back.

It was really too dark in here. Yun Nian could hardly see Wei Qingjue's shadow after he got further away.

But fortunately, she had excellent hearing, and the slightly heavy breathing sound became her target. She tried to move closer to where the sound came from.

"Your Highness?"

Dark green pupils appeared in front of her eyes, and then quickly disappeared. Wei Qingjue seemed determined not to let her see him.

How can this guy run so fast? Yun Nian thought helplessly after catching him a few more times.

Otherwise, don't go near him. Maybe the current regent doesn't like others to get close to him.

She sat in the dark with her legs folded, her head tilted towards the side where her breath came from, but her heart began to stir.

She seemed to know what this was. As soon as Wei Qingjue entered this deep and terrifying space, he became abnormal, like a child.

When she was young, she once heard her father tell a story with a sighing tone.

A young child was locked up in a dark room by his father's second wife for three years.

When the damn father found out, the child almost went crazy. Even after using various methods to comfort him, the child never dared to turn off the lights before going to bed again.

Wei Qingjue might be a little afraid of the dark, but his fear was not from his father's neglect and his second wife's targeting, like that of the other child.

All the injuries he suffered came from his mother.

One could even say that this was intentional on the part of the woman. Only when she saw Alfalfa getting hurt would she be happy from the bottom of her heart.

At that time he was still young and had no power to resist.

There was a well in Keluo's palace, but the land in the desert made the well lose its original function, and then it became a tool for his mother to punish him.

The bottom of the well was covered with withered thorn bushes. When Alfalfa was thrown in for the first time, the dry thorn bushes supported his body and prevented him from being killed by the fall.

But in the same way, the sharp thorns pierced deeply into his flesh, revealing warm red blood, which was swallowed by the long-dead plant.

And his mother only needed to gently close the wooden board on the manhole cover, and no one would know that there was a child hiding underneath.

Ke Luo's palace was so huge and desolate. Alfalfa remembered it all deeply and kept repeating the process.

It was not until he left that the endless torture finally ended, but the shadow followed him everywhere.

The darkness alone did not scare him, but the feeling of falling into the darkness without weight was hard for him to resist.

Yun Nian keenly noticed that the breathing seemed to be speeding up, and the hoarse sound in the throat was like the wailing of a person in despair.

Maybe the Regent didn't want people to see his miserable state, she thought, but she still stood up.

"Your Highness?"

"Your Highness, I won't do anything to you. Just let me make sure you're not hurt, okay?"

As she spoke, she reminded him of her position so that he wouldn't be so nervous, and then she slowly approached.

The breathing in the darkness became hoarser and heavier, but there was no movement.

Yun Nian thought, maybe things were not as bad as she thought, at least Wei Qingjue could still understand what she said.

"Your Highness."

She was close enough to see the dark green pupils flashing in the darkness.

She reached out and held the hem of his clothes, only to find that his clothes were soaked, cold sweat was running down his forehead, and his body was trembling slightly.

This is terrible. This is the scene she least wants to see. Wei Qingjue's current appearance is very similar to when she was about to despair in her previous life.

The same fear, the same trembling, the same cold sweat,

"Wei Qingjue."

This seemed to be the first time she called out the name of the Regent. Whether it was the Regent or His Highness, it seemed to be just an identity. Only Wei Qingjue belonged to himself.

Yun Nian's hands embraced him firmly and gently.

"Wei Qingjue, you are not alone here. I am with you and we will be out soon."

Could he understand what she said? Yun Nian didn't know. They said that when people are scared, they can't hear what others are saying.

But you can't hear it, but you can feel it,

She tried harder as if she wanted to rub herself into Wei Qingjue's arms, and then cut open her bleeding heart to comfort him.

"It will be fine, everything will be fine, the darkness is not scary, just like I am not afraid of the cold."

Her voice was still trembling, but the ending tone was rising.

"After you calm down, I will go and see if there is a way out. It seems we stepped on a trap just now, otherwise we wouldn't have fallen down so easily."

This place must not be completely closed. She heard the sound of wind coming from all directions, but she couldn't concentrate on distinguishing it because of the heavy breathing.

If Wei Qingjue could calm down, she could go find a way out with peace of mind, preferably leaving this hellhole before the enemy found her.

Unfortunately, Yun Nian's luck seemed to be not very good. A lone assassin accidentally stepped on the trap and fell down. The exit on the top opened and closed quickly. The moonlight for a moment was enough for them to see each other clearly.

A strong smell of blood came over.

"So the person you are looking for is here."

She was calmer than she thought. She took out the dagger from Wei Qingjue's arms and held it tightly in her hand. Compared with the heavy sword, the small and sharp dagger was obviously more suitable for her to perform.

The assassin didn't seem to be affected by the darkness and stabbed directly at Wei Qingjue. She hurriedly raised her dagger to block it. The huge force made a "ding" sound and the weapon flew out.

How could an untrained young lady be a match for an assassin?

Yun Nian caught the sword with both hands, and then fell into Wei Qingjue's arms. The blood on his palms dripped onto the ground.

"Yun... Nian."

He called her name softly, resting his head on her neck and looking sideways. Her shadow was in his dark green eyes.

"Oh, I'm not in pain."

She tried hard to raise the corners of her mouth to smile and spoke softly to the person in front of her.