Following the two masked men, Su Nian managed to ditch the people that wanted to kill him. He then entered a carriage that was prepared by the masked men.

The two masked men remain silent throughout the entire journey. They travelled until sunset before the carriage stopped in front of a house.

Su Nian got off and automatically followed one of the masked men into the living room. When he saw the person in the living room, his jaw dropped, “Your Highness, how come it is you?”

“Why can’t it be me?” Rong Yuan looked at Su Nian’s shocked face with a slight amusement, his voice was sympathetic as he said, “The feeling of being assassinated by the woman you love must not be great right?”

“Nonsense! The Princess will never treat me like that!” Su Nian argued back. His agitated tone resembled someone who was trying to cover up his heartbreak but failing.

He had protected her for over ten years but she tried to kill him just because of one failed mission. How tragic was that?

Seeing the weakness behind Su Nian’s mask, Rong Yuan shrugged, “Really? Then maybe I’ve heard wrongly....