Countless eyes landed on Bo Cixue and she ignored them, looking only at Ye Jie’s dark eyes. “Besides, I will never betray your Highness.”


  Bo Cixue said this quickly, afraid that Ye Jie would misunderstand that she still had feelings for him.

  She had known since she was young that she had to be loyal to the royal family, the King, and Crown Prince.

  “Thirdly, although I look weak, my skills are not worse than yours.” Bo Cixue then looked away from Ye Jie and toward Counselor Jiang.

  Counselor Jiang could not maintain his expression after being provoked by a little girl. “I’ve never heard of Miss Bo knowing martial arts.”


  The delicate young lady did not know the hardships of the world and still dared to brag!

  Bo Cixue took out an apple from her bag, walked up to Ah Zuo and took the bow and arrow behind him.

  “Ah Zuo, eat this apple and leave the core.”


  Ah Zuo glanced at Ye Jie. Seeing that His Highness was silent, he could only do as Bo Cixue said.

  Soon, Ah Zuo only had the core left.

  Bo Cixue looked at Counselor Jiang. “Mr Jiang, I’m going to hang the core of the apple under that tree 500 meters away.”


  Bo Cixue asked Ah Zuo to hang it where she had said.

  Everyone frowned when they saw Ah Zuo busying himself with Bo Cixue.

  Ah Zuo and Ah You were the Crown Prince’s right-hand men. They only listened to the Crown Prince’s instructions. But now, they were being ordered around by a little girl. What was going on?

  The main point was that the Crown Prince even agreed to it.

  The strategists looked at Counselor Jiang. “Old Jiang, since Miss Bo has challenged you, show her your skills.”


  He walked up to Bo Cixue, his eyes arrogant. “Miss Bo, don’t go back crying to your father if you lose.”


  Bo Cixue smiled lazily. “The winner hasn’t been decided yet. Mr Jiang, don’t be too confident.”


  Tsk, this little girl!

  Counselor Jiang took the bow and arrow from Ah You and aimed at the core of the apple.

  Today’s weather was not very good, with mist and wind.

  The apple core shook slightly.

  Counselor Jiang narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at her for a moment before he shot his arrow.

  Ah Zuo stood next to the core of the apple and watched as Counselor Jiang’s arrow pierced through the top of the apple, a little distance away from the core.

  He came over and told Counselor Jiang the results.

  “Not bad. Old Jiang’s archery skills are considered impressive to be able to hit the apple head in such weather.” Several strategists praised Jiang Yi.

  Counselor Jiang looked at Bo Cixue. “You’re just a woman. No one will laugh at you even if you lose. However, you shouldn’t hinder our work. If you lose, you should leave obediently…”


  Before he could finish, they heard a hissing sound and in a blink of an eye, the core of the apple hanging there was shot by an arrow.

  The surroundings fell silent once more.

  It was as if they had all gone silent.

  Counselor Jiang’s gaze was filled with disbelief as he stared at the girl who had not even glanced at him and had shot her arrow straight away.

  Ah Zuo came over with the apple that had been shot at the core.

  “Miss Bo won.”


  Bo Cixue ignored the surprised gazes of the people and walked in front of Ye Jie, looking up at him slightly. “I promise I won’t cause any trouble. I also promise that I will convince Sikong Ling when I see him.”


  “I’ve known him for more than two years and know him well. He’s definitely not like Sikong Shan and his parents.”


  Ye Jie’s eyes on Bo Cixue were very deep, with a trace of unfamiliarity. It was as if the girl in front of him was not the soft and obedient girl he had known since he was young.

  Bo Cixue saw that Ye Jie was silent and his eyes were dark like whirlpools that wanted to suck people in. She took a step forward and pulled his sleeve lightly with her slender fingers.

  “Okay?”


  Ye Jie looked down at her hand on his sleeve. It was so slender and fair like it was boneless, but she had managed to shoot that arrow!

  He seemed to want to get to know her again.

  “I can’t predict the danger in the forest. If you get injured, I won’t be able to answer to Uncle Bo.”


  Bo Cixue looked at his handsome and cold face and suddenly stood on tiptoes, coming close to his ear. In a voice that only the two of them could hear, she said, “Why won’t you be able to answer to my father? In this world, what hurts the most is not a superficial injury but ones on the inside. I used to like you so much, but you didn’t give me any reaction. You hurt my heart but weren’t afraid of my father, so why should you be afraid now?”


  Bo Cixue looked at his slightly changed expression and her lips curved into a beautiful smile. “The wound in my heart has healed long ago. I have nothing to fear in the future, no matter what danger I face! Your Highness, I left a letter. If anything happens to me, my best friend will pass the letter to my father. My father will know that I made all the decisions myself after reading the letter and won’t blame you.”


  Ye Jie narrowed his eyes at Bo Cixue, as if to say, “Are you really the Little Apple that I know?”


  “Brother Xiaojie, can you just let me have my way?”


  This was the first time she had called Brother Xiaojie in front of him three years later.

  She was used to acting coquettishly. She gently shook his sleeve, her voice soft and coquettish.

  Ye Jie looked at her with dark eyes, as if he could not do anything to her.

  “Can you protect yourself?”


  “Of course. Look at who my father is.”


  “I’ve never heard Uncle Bo mention that you learned martial arts.”


  “There are still many things you don’t know.” Bo Cixue muttered softly.

  Ye Jie was not an indecisive person. Since he had agreed to Bo Cixue’s request, nothing others said could change his decision.

  They drove toward the forest where the Sikong siblings had escaped to.

  It would take several hours to drive from Beicang to the forest.

  Bo Cixue and Ye Jie were in the same car and before Bo Cixue got into the car, she changed into the same black outfit as them.

  Her long hair was tied up and there was no makeup on her face. She was not as weak as usual and looked more handsome.

  Ever since they got into the car, Ye Jie had been silent, as if they were separated by a galaxy.

  Bo Cixue looked at his handsome side profile, pursed her lips tightly and had a serious expression. She moved her body and approached him.

  As if sensing her approach, he looked down at her.

  “Brother Xiaojie, don’t worry. I won’t become a burden to you.” She reached out her fair hand to him and said brightly, “We’ll be able to overcome anything as long as we work together!”


  Ye Jie pursed his lips even tighter and slapped her hand away. “Sit properly.”


  Bo Cixue glared at him. “Brother Xiaojie, you’re so fierce.”


  Ye Jie was speechless.

  …


  When they were about to reach the edge of the forest, there was a loud bang.

  “It’s an ambush!”


  Ye Jie pulled Bo Cixue out of the car quickly.

  Several tall men dressed in black appeared from the forest.

  The two sides started to fight very quickly.

  Bo Cixue was more agile than Ye Jie had expected. Instead of becoming a burden, she pulled Counselor Jiang, who was almost hit, aside.

  The fight continued for nearly an hour. The other party was clearly prepared and had more people than Ye Jie.

  Counselor Jiang found Ye Jie. “Your Highness, the Sikong siblings informed the people of the foreign country that their target is you. You have to leave immediately.”


  Ye Jie instructed calmly, “I have experience in the forest. I’ll lure the other party’s leader away personally later.”


  “Your Highness, it’s too dangerous.”


  Counselor Jiang wanted to say something, but Ye Jie had already attacked the leader of the other party like lightning.

  Bo Cixue saw Ye Jie fighting with the leader of the other side.

  Ye Jie did not like to fight and ran toward the forest. The leader of the other side followed him immediately.

  Bo Cixue wiped the dirt on her face and used her hands to stop the opponent who was attacking her, knocking him out. She quickly took off the other party’s jacket and hat and put them on.

  She chased after Ye Jie and the leader of the other party.

  Ye Jie had gone to the training camp since he was young and there were not many people who could handle his skills.

  But today, he had met his match.

  The person fighting him was fierce.

  They fought as they chased each other.

  When Bo Cixue caught up with them, they were both injured.

  Ye Jie saw that Bo Cixue had caught up with him and was distracted, giving the other party the chance to kick him in the chest.

  He flew back and hit a tree.

  The leader of the other party took out something black from his waist band. Bo Cixue looked closely and saw that it was a grenade!

  She shouted at the top of her lungs, “Boss, there’s an ambush behind us!”


  The leader of the enemy looked at Bo Cixue and thought that she was telling the truth because he saw that she was wearing the clothes of his troops. He immediately turned back.

  Ye Jie moved forward like a cheetah, grabbing the leader’s neck with his fingers and threw the thing in his hand far away with his other hand.

  Boom!

  The ground around them seemed to shake.

  Ye Jie pressed the other leader to the ground, but at this moment, their bodies suddenly started to slide.

  The place where they fell was covered by dead leaves and branches.

  No one had expected this to happen. Bo Cixue saw the two of them slipping down and she jumped forward, wanting to pull Ye Jie up.

  But they had slid down too quickly and with the weight of the two men, she could not pull them up alone no matter how strong she was.

  Not only did she not pull them up, but she even slipped and fell down too.

  It was very deep at the bottom and they kept slipping down. The soil at the top kept falling down. Bo Cixue ate a mouthful of soil and the fear of slipping down made her unable to move or say anything.

  It felt as though they were stuck in quicksand. After a while, the leader of the other party was pressed at the bottom, while Bo Cixue was pressing on Ye Jie.

  After everything fell silent, Bo Cixue wiped the dirt off her face and stood up.

  Spitting out the dirt in her mouth, she endured the discomfort and called out in the dark space, “Brother Xiaojie.”


  A few seconds later, she heard the man’s cold and slightly hoarse voice. “How are you?”


  “I’m fine. What about you?” Bo Cixue followed his voice and touched his direction.

  She touched a slender and cold hand and clenched it subconsciously. “Are you okay?”


  The man was silent for a few seconds. “I’m fine.”


  He had just finished speaking when a tornado came from behind. He hid aside with Bo Cixue in his arms and kicked the person who attacked him.

  “Stand properly.” He stabilized her and fought with the leader of the other in the dark.