27 An Extortion

Yan Lie fixed his eyes on her, smiling, "It's His Majesty's birthday today, Princess. Wouldn't be good if you get tangled up in other people's business and delay such a big event, would it?"

His tone was calm but his smile meaningful. He had emphasized the words big event.

It was then that Pei Yuan recalled her original intent. She frowned, feeling somewhat frustrated for allowing Meng Fuyao to befuddle her. "Meng Fuyao… why is she so quiet?"

She appeared to have rolled down the steps and into the bushes earlier, never showing herself since. Then came Tie Cangmo's hasty intervention and speech, which had caused Pei Yuan to momentarily forget all about Meng Fuyao.

Zhan Beiye, too, remembered about his chase at this point. He groaned and rolled down the blood-stained path Meng Fuyao had taken.

After turning around the bushes and spotting no one, he lifted his brows in confusion and stared at the blood spots which were still visible on the ground.