Fear me or Respect me?

Sheng Li and Huo Jin heard the outcries from the Gu Residence. Some were screaming for water while others were running to save their lives. "Let's go," Sheng Li told Huo Jin, and the two disappeared into the woods. They reached the place where Sheng Li had tied Kongqi. 

"Your Highness, someone might get suspicious of us," Huo Jin worriedly said. 

"We will leave for the Palace after curfew starts," Sheng Li suggested to Huo Jin and sat down, resting his back against the tree stem. Huo Jin sat a meter away from Sheng Li and looked around. 

He looked back at the Crown Prince and said, "His Highness lit Gu Zhenya's bedchamber. That scared me for a second." Sheng Li smiled and told Huo Jin to sit closer. Huo Jin moved closer to Sheng Li. 

"I had no plan to kill him this way. However, he planned to harm Lili with me. He called me kind," Sheng Li chuckled. 

"But his highness is kind," stated Huo Jin.