In Shuyu City, white jade flowers bloomed all over the streets and alleys. Garuda stood outside Dia's small courtyard, looking at Dia who was admiring the flowers in the courtyard.
Dia seemed to be lost in thought just now, so she didn't come back to her senses until he spoke.
If Garuda thought it was his delusion that Dia was avoiding him before, then everything that happened in the past two days told him that Dia was not hiding from him but had something on her mind.
This concern is most likely related to the four people who rescued them that day, and also to Dayan behind the four people.
After escaping from trouble last night, he thought about it for a long time and finally decided to come find Dia.
"Thank you, Third Prince, for your concern. I'm fine now."
Dia is as cold as the moon in the sky. Even if she speaks in the most ordinary tone, she will have a sense of alienation and indifference.
However, Garuda, who had long been accustomed to it, didn't care and walked up to Dia step by step.
Dia was obviously not used to such close contact, so she unconsciously took a step back.
Although it was only one step, Garuda subconsciously stopped approaching and instinctively wanted to distance himself as before.
But this time he held it back...
Because Dia is no longer a holy saint in his eyes, but someone he cares deeply about, and he doesn't want to let go of her and can't let go of her no matter what.
"Dia, are they from Dayan?"
Although Garuda did not directly say who they were, Dia still nodded and said:
"yes."
Taking a deep breath, Garuda said again:
"What about you? Are you Dayan's craftsman?"
He didn't ask Diya why she was friends with the four Dayan people. He just wanted to know if Diya was careful...
"Third Prince, if I say I am, will you kill me?"
Before Garuda could sort out his thoughts, he was hit unexpectedly again.
Under the white eucalyptus flowers, the beauty as cold as the moonlight looked at him quietly. Her bright eyes were like the clear Lake Lausanne, and ripples appeared in his eyes...
Finally, a tear slipped from the lake and suddenly landed on Garuda's palm.
If I say I am, will you kill me...
Tears burned Garuda's palms. He had never been so panicked since he was a child.
He wanted to ask Dia why?
You are obviously already a saint of the Wuri tribe, why do you want to become the work of the Dayan people?
What do you want?
What else do you think about?
However, he didn't ask anything in the end and just nodded lightly.
He's saying he knows.
But Dia, who was watching him nod, had her eyelashes trembling slightly, not understanding what he was doing at the moment.
The righteousness of the family and the country, the hatred between the two countries, the importance of these in Garuda's heart was extremely clear to her.
So she never thought that Garuda would forgive her, let alone expect to have a future with him.
Of course, she wouldn't lie to him either.
He asked, so she answered.
Just after receiving the answer, why could he act so calm?
She was obviously ready for a breakup, even a disaster of weapons...
"You, won't you kill me..."
Slowly pulling out the dagger from her waist, Dia handed it to Garuda without any precautions.
She has blood from both countries, even more blood from Beiyi than Dayan. Although she is from the Owl tribe, she holds a high position. After all, she is sorry for Beiyi.
If Garuda wanted to kill her, she would have no complaints.
Seeing Diya slowly closing her eyes in front of him, looking like she was ready to be slaughtered, Garuda's hand holding the dagger was shaking.
However, the dagger in his hand did not swing towards Dia after all, but was hit to the ground with a clang.
When Diya heard the sound and was about to open her eyes, he pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly and without hesitation.
"Diya, are you stupid?"
With his chin pressed against Diya's heart, Garuda's eyes had already turned red. Diya was Dayan's creation. It's not that he wasn't sad, but if he had to kill Diya, it would be worse than letting him kill himself.
Uncomfortable.
Not only because he loves Diya, he owes Diya so much, but also because he really knows Diya's character too well.
Even if Dia was careful, she never harmed him or his family, and she never tipped off Dayan at many critical moments.
Because he actually knows better than anyone how Beiyi was repulsed when they plundered Dayan, how Beiyi seized power within the imperial court, and what the Wuri tribe has been doing in these years.
So even he felt that Dia was a failure as a craftsman.
If he had such a useless subordinate, he would be angry to death...
"I, I'm not stupid..."
Dia held it in for a long time and just spat out these four words.
"You're not stupid? If you're not stupid, why don't you hand me the knife with your eyes closed?"
Garuda hugged her tightly, dumbfounded, and lowered his eyes to smell the scent of her body.
"When did you start providing information to Dayan? What did you mainly provide?"
Dia paused after hearing this, and then said:
"The actual provision of intelligence started a month or two ago. You should have guessed that the target of my mission is you."
Garuda suddenly realized that, as expected, all the information Dia provided was his information.
"So they already knew that Sang Qing would harm me, and told you the news in advance? You only made a plan with them before..."
"Even without their orders, I will still save you."
Dia rarely interrupted him, so Garuda could clearly understand the meaning of the explanation.
Sure enough, Dia was the best to him.
"I know you will come to save me. I just want to know why they are so interested in me? Do they think that by helping me, I can go against Sang Qing? Or do they think that I will be biased towards them?"
Garuda's questions became more and more detailed, and Dia's hand holding the corner of his clothes tightened significantly.
"Because you are not blind."
"Not blind?"
Garuda's mouth twitched...
"Well, you can see the shortcomings of Beiyi, know that the Thirty-Six Divisions need to be changed, and you understand the importance of the people of a country. You want to capture Dayan not for yourself, but for Beiyi."
Dia did not explain Feng Wuyan's plan in detail, but told Garuda some of the most basic things.
She is a meticulous craftsman, and there are always things that cannot be said in her craftsmanship, so Garuda also expressed his understanding.
"Forget it, I am now a rebel from the north, not the third prince of the royal court. Dia, you don't have to hide it from me anymore, I know that grandpa and the others were defeated..."
Gently stroking Dia's long hair, Garuda said with some disappointment.
Now that he can't protect himself, let alone his family, what qualifications does he have to serve the country and the people, and condemn Dia for betraying him alone, and to save his life?
Dia felt extremely distressed after hearing this. Just when she was about to speak out to comfort Garuda, she heard several clear thumping sounds.
Not only did she hear it, but Garuda, who was holding her tightly, apparently also heard it.
The person who knocked on the wall seemed to want them to hear him, and his words were extremely direct.
"Yes, your grandpa and the others have been defeated. Sang Qing will soon use them to lure you into the trap. Are you angry?"