Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?-Chapter 429 - 375: A Body in a White Monk’s Robe_2
Yu Wenye thought for a moment, then said, "Very well, you go ahead."
"Yes."
Mu Xian followed orders, immediately turned to gather a few men, and they rode their horses, disappearing into the deep night.
After a while, the cook finished preparing dinner. Although it was just some simple porridge and side dishes, everyone was already hungry after running in the rain all day and experiencing such fright, so they ate heartily. When the meal was over, it was already past 7 PM, and everyone found places to rest.
Since they didn’t bring tents with them, they could only sleep in the open. Yu Wenye had them move the burning fire to the side, and after cleaning the hot, steaming ground, he laid down blankets. When Shang Ruyi lay down, she indeed felt a sense of warmth; the dampness of the rainy night didn’t affect her at all, and covered with a blanket, she felt quite comfortable.
She glanced at Yu Wenye, who was watching over the fire, and asked, "Aren’t you going to rest yet?"
Yu Wenye replied, "I have some things to think about."
"Oh..."
Shang Ruyi nodded and said nothing more, just quietly watching him.
Yu Wenye held a money pouch under his chin, his eyes fixed intensely on the fire. Despite the flickering flames, they couldn’t melt the cold, icy look in his eyes, nor reveal what kind of emotions might lie hidden beneath that icy gaze.
After some time, perhaps sensing her gaze, Yu Wenye turned and softly said, "Go to sleep."
"Hmm, okay..."
Shang Ruyi agreed, seeming as though she wanted to say something more, but tiredness overwhelmed her like a tide, and soon she drifted to sleep.
The dream was a little chaotic and unsettling.
In her ears, once again, came the rumbling sound that seemed like the world was about to collapse.
In her daze, Shang Ruyi thought another huge stone might fall from overhead, but when she looked around, she found herself in an opulent and magnificent mansion, and the deafening noise was actually the sound of the great doors being struck!
She widened her eyes as the door trembled violently, and finally, the wooden latch gave way under the heavy blows, snapping suddenly!
The great doors burst open.
A group of rabid, wolf-like men rushed in from outside, wielding swords and blades that glimmered with a cold light in the dark. The blades even bore bloodstains, emitting a strong metallic scent, clearly having just come from a slaughter.
And the slaughter had not ended!
After breaking in, these men commenced another massacre, the surrounding people screamed and scattered, only to be chased down by these attackers. Blades pierced through the night, followed by screams and spilling blood that again transformed the luxurious mansion into a chaotic scene of hell.
Shang Ruyi stood right in the middle of this chaotic scene.
The screams thundered in her ears, and blood continued to splatter onto her, as if she was being engulfed by a river of blood, almost forgetting her own existence.
How could this be?
How could—
"No!"
At that moment, she let out a sharp, shrill cry, and suddenly opened her eyes, jolting upright from the ground, but immediately collided into someone’s embrace.
Covered in a cold sweat, Shang Ruyi looked up in terror, meeting a pair of eyes filled with some confusion.
"Ru Yi, what’s wrong?"
"...?!"
Shang Ruyi panted heavily, her heart pounding as though it would burst through her chest. After a long while, she barely managed to pull herself from the shock of the nightmare and looked up to see the person in front of her—Yu Wenye.
He was sitting beside her, arms protective around her.
Shang Ruyi looked at him, her lips trembling uncontrollably. After a long pause, she murmured softly, "You, I—"
Yu Wenye looked at her and said in a low voice, "Did you have a nightmare?"
...?
A nightmare?
Yes, it was a nightmare.
Shang Ruyi just felt herself trembling violently.
The nightmare was not only a nightmare but a familiar one.
She hadn’t had such nightmares for a long time, so why did she suddenly dream of those almost soul-shattering scenes again on this night?
Had she not already chosen a different life?
Seeing her drenched in cold sweat and seemingly still trapped in terror, Yu Wenye gently said, "It’s alright now, the dream is over, and dawn has come."
"...?"
Shang Ruyi was taken aback, lifting her head, and only then noticed the orange glow of dawn appearing on the horizon, signaling the sunrise.
An entire night had passed.
She breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Yu Wenye again, and noticed his attire was neat and his hair unruffled, then said, "You, did you not sleep all night?"
Yu Wenye shook his head.
Shang Ruyi frowned, about to say something, when she heard the sound of hooves approaching. Lifting her gaze, she saw Mu Xian leading the group that had left earlier, returning.
They had been gone all night.
Seeing them return, Shang Ruyi paused her words, immediately rose to her feet, and adjusted her clothes, while Mu Xian, after dismissing the others, dismounted and approached Yu Wenye, bowing to them both, saying, "Second Young Master, Young Madam."
Yu Wenye asked, "Did you catch up to them?"
Mu Xian frowned and replied quietly, "I apologize for my incompetence. Those people moved swiftly. Although we tracked their hoof prints, we couldn’t catch up to them."
Yu Wenye pondered for a moment, then said, "They were prepared. It’s not your fault you couldn’t catch them."
He then waved his hand, "Rest after traveling all night; we’ll set off again soon."
Mu Xian, hearing this, did not leave immediately. Instead, he looked at Yu Wenye with words on his lips, and his expression grew far more serious than before.
Both Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi noticed his odd demeanor, and Yu Wenye asked, "What is it?"
Mu Xian remained silent for a while before quietly saying, "Though we didn’t catch up to them, on the road, we seemed to have seen a certain figure."
Yu Wenye’s brow furrowed slightly, a strange expression crossing his face.
He asked, "Who was it?"
Mu Xian glanced at Shang Ruyi before looking down and quietly replying, "That person was wearing a white monk’s robe, and seemed like—"
