Zhan Beihan tightened his grip on her wrist and pulled her back: "Speak clearly to me!"
Xiao Lingyue frowned and said, "I've made it clear enough."
"Then tell me, who is that other person?" Zhan Beihan stared at her and sneered, "You tell me who you are!"
Xiao Lingyue sighed: "You can just think that I am making trouble unreasonably, okay?"
She really didn't want to explain.
She couldn't explain it either.
Zhan Beihan's eyes became more angry, and his voice seemed to be frozen: "Do you want to reject me?"
A dangerous look flashed in his eyes.
Xiao Lingyue felt vaguely that something was not good. If she continued talking, it would be difficult to end it.
"Zhan Beihan, you should know that now is not the time to talk about this."
She looked at the grim corpse on the ground and said, "The business has not been finished, and the identity of this person has not been found out. There is also Nan Yan's caravan nearby. It will be dawn soon. Are you sure you want to waste time here?
Do you care about these insignificant things with me?"
"Irrelevant?"
Zhan Beihan tightened his fingers and made a few marks on her thin wrist.
"Can you say that again?!"
Xiao Lingyue held his hand, raised her head, and looked directly at him: "Anyway, I won't go back to the house with you, so we'll go separate ways first."
"..." Zhan Bei stared at her coldly.
Xiao Lingyue calmly analyzed: "The owner of the caravan I am staying in wants to establish relations with the Nanyan caravan. They will visit the county magistrate early tomorrow morning. If I follow them, I may have a chance.
As for your side.
King Xiang is in prison and no one can make up his mind. You must go back and take charge of the overall situation.
It won't be of any use if I go back with you.
It's better to act separately and cooperate again if necessary.
The top priority now is to find out the true purpose of the caravan and find the location of their delivery. The second is to find the antidote to the poisonous needle. Your Majesty has given you the task of thoroughly investigating the imperial tomb.
Which one is not more important than the question you asked?"
Zhan Beihan smiled: "Are you using business to overwhelm me?"
Xiao Lingyue said: "I'm just telling you that now is not the time to be emotional."
"Then when is the time? Tell me!" Zhan Bei said coldly.
"..." Xiao Lingyue did not answer.
"Or, let me put it another way." Zhan Beihan said word by word, "How long do you want to escape?"
Xiao Lingyue's breathing was slightly stagnant.
Zhan Beihan approached her and stared into hers with his sharp eyes: "Do you think I can't see through what you are thinking? If you can't answer my words, you use business as an excuse and say something high-sounding. Now
This is not the time to be emotional!
It’s just a sentence, how much can it delay you?!”
Xiao Lingyue bit her lower lip and looked at him: "When will you change your habit of asking for the truth?"
I knew she didn't want to say it.
Don't have to ask.
She changed the subject and only talked about business, couldn't she still show her attitude?
Zhan Beihan sneered and said, "Why should I do what you want?"
If she doesn’t want to talk, just don’t talk, I’m used to it!
Xiao Lingyue was a little unhappy: "If this is the case, why should I follow your wishes?"
Zhan Beihan tightened his fingers.
Xiao Lingyue laughed coldly: "This is not your Prince Yi's Mansion, nor is it your torture room. Do you have to tell me if you ask me? When did I become your yes-man?"
Zhan Beihan's eyes were heavy: "It will do you no good to make me angry!"
"I know." Xiao Lingyue said calmly, "But following your wishes is not good for me. There are two evils, and I can always choose one by myself, right?"
The atmosphere suddenly became deadlocked, as if all the air had been sucked out, making it difficult to breathe.