After refusing marriage, she was pampered by the prince who acted as a shield.

Chapter 356: Leaving in a huff

"If you're so capable, then don't ever come back in this lifetime."

With a deep curse, Lin Rusi quickly packed her luggage and medicine, then turned to leave.

But as soon as she reached the doorway, she saw Tian Lingzi standing not far away.

"What are you doing blocking my way?!"

Lin Rusi spoke in an unfriendly tone and glared at him fiercely.

Seeing how angry she was, Tian Lingzi sighed: "There's probably a misunderstanding. You know who he is!"

"So what if I don't know?!"

Lin Rusi was furious and didn't want to hear any explanation.

Moreover, she already harbored resentment towards Tian Lingzi, so when she spoke, her attitude became even worse: "You'd better not stop me, otherwise I don't know what I might do."

After saying that, she left the inn angrily without looking back.

Watching her disappearing figure, Tian Lingzi wanted to say something more, but knowing that she was still angry with him, he swallowed his words.

Fine, you made this choice yourself!

He shook his head helplessly and went back to his room to sleep.

……

When Li Jingyang got up, there was no one left in the courtyard, not even Tian Lingzi.

He searched around but still couldn't find Lin Rusi, assuming she had gone out to gather herbs.

Li Jingyang hasn't been feeling well these past few days, and Lin Rusi has been taking care of him, running around for him. I imagine it will be the same today.

With that in mind, he calmly drank tea in the courtyard, silently waiting for Lin Rusi to return.

Strangely, no one returned even after waiting until noon.

On the contrary, Tian Lingzi yawned and casually came out of the room.

The moment he saw Li Jingyang, he said in a teasing tone, "Oh, you're back?"

"What are you saying? What do you mean by 'returned'?"

Li Jingyang was puzzled and looked at Tian Lingzi nervously, his eyes filled with doubt.

Tian Lingzi seemed to remember something and chuckled, "Nothing!"

"Senior, where did Asi go? I haven't seen Asi since I woke up today. Did something happen to her?"

Li Jingyang's eyes were full of wariness, even though he knew that Tian Lingzi had saved him.

However, he still harbors resentment because of what happened some time ago.

She got angry and left.

Tian Lingzi pursed his lips, waved his hand unhurriedly, and then casually sat down opposite Li Jingyang, his face expressionless.

But those eyes kept scrutinizing Li Jingyang's face, as if watching a good show.

As expected, Li Jingyang's expression changed drastically: "What have you done now?! Where have you taken him?!"

Clearly, he was beginning to doubt Tian Lingzi.

Upon hearing this, Tian Lingzi quickly waved his hand and chuckled, "Kid, you can't blame this on me anymore."

"What do you mean?"

Li Jingyang narrowed his eyes, not understanding Tian Lingzi's meaning.

"You're asking me what I mean? I should be asking you what you mean! You caught him having a secret rendezvous with another woman in the middle of the night, and now you're asking me!"

Tian Lingzi snorted coldly, his tone unusually sarcastic.

Li Jingyang's expression changed instantly. He immediately became angry and slammed his hand on the table: "Don't talk nonsense! Are you trying to frame me because we cheated you out of your medicine?" There was some displeasure in the man's eyes.

Upon hearing this, Tian Lingzi laughed: "This is not me framing you. I heard a noise in the middle of the night and went out to check. I saw Asi packing her things to leave. I only found out what happened after I asked her."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but shake his head, deliberately making a sighing expression.

"That's impossible! I was clearly sleeping last night. When did I ever meet with another woman? Besides, I would never do such a thing!"

Li Jingyang retorted sharply, but of course he couldn't possibly admit it.

Tian Lingzi laughed and leaned closer mysteriously: "You don't remember anything about last night, do you?"

Li Jingyang nodded, then immediately became wary again: "Is it related to you? Did you do it?"

Tian Lingzi curled his lips: "This has nothing to do with me! Don't blame everything on me, but I roughly know what happened."

But after hearing his words, Li Jingyang didn't have time to ask any questions; finding Lin Rusi was the most important thing right now.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly stood up and sent people out to search. They had set off last night, so they shouldn't have gone far.

Sure enough, following the small paths along the border of Linzhou, one could find traces of Lin Rusi.

Besides these, there were other fresh footprints on the road, as if they were left in a panic, or as if many people had stepped on them.

Li Jingyang found it strange and dared not delay any longer.

Meanwhile, Lin Rusi was running around in the woods in a disheveled state, with two men in black following closely behind her, holding knives and looking fierce.

Lin Rusi glanced back, trying to negotiate: "Please let me go! Who sent you?! What he can give, I can give too!"

But these people couldn't understand her at all and continued to follow her closely.

After running all night, Lin Rusi was almost exhausted.

At this moment, she was both angry and helpless. She couldn't beat them, and she couldn't shake them off. These people were really like a leech.

Fortunately, she still had some poison on hand, which bought her some time.

But by this point, she was exhausted, and she hadn't rested at all the night before.

Exhausted of her last bit of strength, Lin Rusi took a deep breath, finally gave up, and silently leaned against a big tree, making her last struggle.

The leader of the men in black didn't waste any words with her: "Our master doesn't buy your life with money. Some things can't be bought with money!"

After saying that, he raised the knife.

Seeing this, Lin Rusi felt a chill in her heart.

It seemed that she was destined to suffer this calamity, but thinking this only made her angrier.

She met such an end because of a man in her past life, and it is the same in this life.

She believed that Li Jingyang wasn't that kind of person, but she couldn't understand why he would have a secret rendezvous with someone in the middle of the night.

Although a sliver of hope remained in his heart that he might come to save him.

But when she thought of that woman, she couldn't help but snort coldly.

With such a beauty by his side, he probably doesn't even remember himself anymore.

Lin Rusi curled her lips in a mocking smile, then tightly closed her eyes.

However, two seconds later, the sound of swords clashing rang out, and Lin Rusi cautiously opened her eyes a crack.

Only then did he see a familiar figure standing in front of him, who had blocked the fatal blow for her.

Li Jingyang appeared out of nowhere and, with his guards, dealt with all the pursuers.

He quickly crouched down in front of Lin Rusi: "Rusi, are you alright?"

His eyes were concerned, as gentle as usual, but Lin Rusi looked at him as if he were a stranger.

For some reason, she always felt that Li Jingyang was not the same Li Jingyang as before.

Perhaps because of what happened last night, even the way she looked at him had become impure.

In the silence, Li Jingyang reached out, trying to pull her up.

But Lin Rusi slapped him away, stood up straight, dusted herself off, and ignored him.

Seeing this, Li Jingyang frowned slightly, but he wasn't angry.

He understood Lin Rusi's current feelings.