"I, I..."
Seeing Yino start to back down, Ruoning couldn't help feeling tempted. She thought to herself, sure, agreeing now might feel like losing face, but once they entered the secret realm, she'd have the perfect chance to fight him one-on-one. By then, she'd knock him out, drag him back to Jiangnan, sign the marriage contract, throw on the red veil, and for the rest of her life, she could have her sweet, sweet revenge on him however she wanted.
Thinking it through like that, agreeing now didn't seem like such a big deal...
Wait, no, hold on!
She suddenly froze. If the end goal is to get him, why bother keeping my promise at all? I could just knock him out and drag him home! That way, I get both pride and the man!
With this sudden revelation, Ruoning broke free from her mental loop. Her bright eyes sparkled, and when she looked at Yino again, her gaze seemed visibly sharper.