On the slope, under the solitary moon.
Three Military Supervisors surrounded a fire pit, all wearing masks.
Upon seeing Xiang Ying arrive, two of them lifted their eyes and appraised her intently.
Only the remaining one didn't look at Xiang Ying, merely adding wood to the fire indifferently.
Xiang Ying walked straight over: "I'm looking for Jie Jianjun."
The two supervisors who were watching her exchanged glances, with a mocking sneer crossing their eyes.
They patted Jie Chen on the shoulder: "You two chat first, we'll go on a patrol."
As they walked by Xiang Ying, they eyed her graceful figure and clicked their tongues twice.
In their eyes, Xiang Ying was probably going to offer her body again.
"Is it you?" Xiang Ying spoke, her words questioning, "That night, bringing food to the child, and when I threatened Huang Huzi, someone was always secretly watching. It was you. I recognize the sound of your footsteps."
Jie Chen lifted his cold eyes, his sitting posture lazy and casual, yet carrying a chilling air.
"Since you know it's me, what else do you want to argue about? Concealing knives, I simply confiscated your things, and yet you dare to come here. Are you tired of living?"
Xiang Ying stepped forward, her phoenix eyes shimmering, waves of light flickering.
She smiled: "The bear skin was skinned by me. When the soldiers of Nanyue were scared out of their wits, it was I who led the black bear away."
"In my view, if you want my things, you have to beat me."
As her words fell, Xiang Ying grabbed a burning hot stick from the fire, wielding it like a fiery sword, and thrust towards Jie Chen.
Jie Chen's large hand moved, his tall figure leaped back, and he began to duel with her.
The people below looked up the slope, only to see sparks scattering in the fire, two figures sticking together for a while and then separating again.
Huang Huzi squinted his eyes, trying to see clearly but unable to discern the details.
This woman Xiang Ying, who had poisoned him, was she going to repeat her tricks faced with Jie Jianjun?
The soldiers below all cheered and shouted in support of their own Military Supervisor.
It seemed as if defeating Xiang Ying, a princess of a formerly noble status, would allow them to humiliate Xizhou once again.
Suddenly!
The fire above went out.
Nothing could be seen, and as Huang Huzi planned to sneak up for a closer look, he was discovered by the two supervisors.
They cracked their whips and scolded: "Go patrol, why join the excitement of Jie Jianjun?"
Huang Huzi could only walk away dejectedly.
On the slope, Xiang Ying was pinned to the ground, with Jie Chen pressing her down with one hand.
Next to them was a fire pit still emitting lingering smoke, just extinguished by their maneuvers.
The stick in Xiang Ying's hand had long since broken into two.
The clothing she was wearing was too loose, directly limiting her performance.
At this moment, Xiang Ying, pinned below, had her clothing slightly opened, revealing strikingly dazzling white porcelain skin.
Jie Chen's gaze lingered for a moment, then he immediately stood up and stepped back two paces.
The wind was strong on the slope, Xiang Ying swiftly stood up, and the night wind blew through her waterfall-like black hair.
Although she had just faced a defeat, she was not discouraged; fists clenched, she was ready to strike back.
Yet unexpectedly, Jie Chen said coldly: "You are not Xiang Ying."
Xiang Ying paused, her phoenix eyes like stars in the dark night, locked onto him.
Jie Chen's expression grew colder: "Xiang Ying doesn't know martial arts, doesn't have your agile skills, nor the ability to kill a bear."
"Where exactly did the knives come from? Who are you? If you don't clarify, I won't let you leave here alive today."
Xiang Ying's cold expression gradually faded.
Her red lips curled into a mocking smile.
"Did you know me before? What are you to me?"
Jie Chen's jawline tensed: "Your enemy."
Xiang Ying smiled.
Suddenly, she untied her clothes and took off her outer robe.
She revealed her graceful figure, curvy and attractive, wearing only a thin undergarment.
Jie Chen's expression changed, he turned his back, and furiously shouted:
"Do you have no shame!"
Xiang Ying's expression remained unchanged: "Come and search me then. I indeed hid some knives before, but it was only to protect my child, what's the problem?"
"Huang Huzi might be detestable, but I did not kill him. However, the black bear threatened my child's and my safety. If I didn't kill it, I would have died."
While talking, she slowly approached, pulling out a dagger from her space.
"Does Jie Jianjun not know that in the fight for survival, one can do anything? What's wrong with killing a bear."
During her speech, she walked behind him; Xiang Ying did not hesitate and suddenly thrust the dagger forward!
But Jie Chen, as if having eyes on his back, turned around and grabbed her wrist with a counter move.
A flash of cold light swept across Xiang Ying's phoenix eyes, her uncontrolled left hand directly flicked up and lifted his mask.
The black Iron Mask fell to the ground, making a dull sound twice.
Under the moonlight, the man's original appearance was revealed.
With sharp and cold features, his narrow eyes dark and icy, his extremely handsome face showed his ruthless charm.
Xiang Ying was momentarily surprised, then she realized: "You are that little male pet."
Jie Chen furrowed his brows, a fierce light flowing through his eyes.
He remembered the humiliation of that night.
He was drugged by Xiang Ying, unable to move, allowing her to "violently demand" from him.
Unexpectedly, during their absurdity, Xiang Ying still called him a little male pet, asking if he was satisfied.
Jie Chen gritted his teeth, his eyes cold and stern, he suddenly reached out and grasped her throat.
"Shut up, don't mention it again, otherwise I can take your life right now."
Xiang Ying recognized his identity, and her thoughts suddenly cleared up in her mind.
Could this Jie Chen be a spy embedded inside the Xizhou Palace?
Just because of his handsome looks, for some reason, was he captured by the original owner as a beautiful man?
Xiang Ying thought she had slept with an extremely handsome man with a great body, but it turned out to be the enemy military supervisor who could control their life and death in the exile team.
She humiliated Jie Chen so much in bed, probably played too hard, he definitely harbored resentment in his heart.
Reasonably, his hatred towards her wasn't fake; he would definitely kill her.
But his delayed action indicates that he has his reasons for hesitation.
Since he temporarily won't take her life, then things will be easier.
Xiang Ying's eyes shifted, feeling uncomfortable being choked, the scent of jasmine from her breath enveloped Jie Chen like a net, tightly locking him down.
Her beautiful phoenix eyes narrowed, as if testing: "Just kill me then. Without my protection, the children don't know how to survive on this exile road."
However, after she finished speaking, Jie Chen didn't let go of her, but the force on his hand slightly loosened.
This indicates that although Jie Chen has sheltered the three children, he won't spare her life just for them.
There must be another reason.
But making him say it, surely won't be easy.
Thus, Xiang Ying provoked Jie Chen even more: "You and I were intimate before, you must also know about the red mole on my chest, want to see it? If I am not Xiang Ying, then who could I be?"
A storm stirred in Jie Chen's eyes, his tone even more severe.
"Your country is ruined, and yet you still indulge in debauchery, there's no cure for you!"
Xiang Ying pretended to be innocent: "Then why don't you kill me? I anyway don't have the courage to commit suicide, I am afraid of pain. Since Jie Jianjun and I are a couple of convenience, just end my life."
Jie Chen's grip tightened: "You think I don't want to kill you? If it weren't for the location of the Jade Seal, you would have been dead already."
The Jade Seal!
A chill appeared in Xiang Ying's eyes.