“I’ve been hiding in Eastern Wu with the prince, looking for an opportunity to help you,” said Yin Yun. “In a moment of carelessness, I lost him. I later found out that he’d been kidnapped. I started looking for him while maintaining a low profile, and I found you instead at the temple. I wanted to approach you, but there were too many people guarding you. Therefore I followed you to this manor and waited until you were alone to show myself.”

“I didn’t have any other choices,” Yin Yun admitted, his eyes earnest. “I need your advice, princess.”

Jun Huang was quiet for a moment before she looked up at him. “Do you expect me to just believe you?”

Yin Yun widened his eyes in shock. How could Jun Huang not recognize him? He opened his mouth but couldn’t utter a word.

Jun Huang silently thought over what had happened the past couple of days, then...