Shangguan Che opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
Just as Shangguan Che and Yao Ruoqin fell silent, Yao Ruoqin's hand was violently broken. Yao Ruoqin screamed and collapsed to the ground, her face pale, writhing in pain. Shangguan Che rushed to Yao Ruoqin's side.
"I don't want to hear any more insults directed at Mo'er from your dog mouth!" Situ Jingyan grabbed Shen Qianmo's waist and coldly looked at Yao Ruoqin, who was in excruciating pain on the ground.
His cold eyes held no sympathy, only deep contempt and disdain. If Mo'er hadn't said that no one could kill without her permission, Yao Ruoqin's life would have been in danger long ago!
How dare he call his Mo'er a slut! He thinks this woman has a death wish!
"Situ Jingyan?!" Shangguan Che exclaimed upon seeing the newcomer, his voice filled with a mixture of hatred and shock.
Wasn't there news that Situ Jingyan was injured and recovering? It seems that not only was Shen Qianmo's death a hoax, but even the ambush was a hoax?!
How is that possible? I clearly sent someone to assassinate Situ Jingyan, how could he be alive and well?!
"Don't you believe me?!" Situ Jingyan glanced coldly at Shangguan Che. "Your lowly subordinates can't hurt me."
"You." Shangguan Che, supporting Yao Ruoqin, glared angrily at Situ Jingyan. Was Situ Jingyan clearly trying to oppose him?!
"By the way, I've also taken care of your other second-rate underlings." Situ Jingyan said casually, a wicked and bloodthirsty smile on his face.
Ignoring Yao Ruoqin's continued groans, Shangguan Che stood up and rushed to Situ Jingyan, demanding, "So it was you?! Why did you do this?!"
"Do I need a reason?!" Situ Jingyan glanced at Shangguan Che and laughed, "Because they are just too low-class."
"You! Situ Jingyan! There's no record of the Tianmo army being mobilized at all! How could you possibly have killed my elite assassin army?!" Shangguan Che pointed at Situ Jingyan and asked incredulously. Although Situ Jingyan was the emperor of Tianmo, the Tianmo army hadn't been mobilized. How could he have killed his elite assassin army?! He had cultivated those elite assassins for a long time; they were definitely not so easily defeated!
"Why must it be the Tianmo army?!" Situ Jingyan looked at Shangguan Che with amusement, as if he had asked a funny question, his dark eyes filled with mockery and amusement.
"Who exactly are you?!" Shangguan Che looked Situ Jingyan up and down again, his eyes filled with seriousness. Yao Ruoqin was still shouting behind him, but Shangguan Che paid no attention to her, only staring coldly at Situ Jingyan.
Situ Jingyan's face still held a lazy smile, exactly like Shen Qianmo's. He reached out and hugged Shen Qianmo's waist even tighter, his eyes filled with a wicked smile as he said, "I am her man!"
Upon hearing Situ Jingyan's domineering yet sincere words, Shen Qianmo's lips curled into a warm smile. Unlike her usual icy smile, this one was full of warmth, breathtakingly beautiful, like a peach blossom in full bloom in March, passionate and enchanting.
Shangguan Che stared at Shen Qianmo's smile, somewhat mesmerized. When he came to his senses, his expression darkened further. She was smiling, but not for him. Her eyes were only on Situ Jingyan, who seemed to possess some terrifying power. What should he do?
Now that he no longer has the support of the elite army and the prestige of his mother, how long can he hold on with only the general's military power and his status as the eldest son?
Thinking of the general's military power, he remembered Yao Ruoqin behind him, who was in so much pain that she was about to faint.
"Ruoqin, let's go!" Shangguan Che gently picked up Yao Ruoqin. Yao Ruoqin's eyes showed a flattered expression. She felt that Shangguan Che had returned to the gentle and elegant gentleman he used to be.
At this moment, she seemed to have forgotten the pain in her hand and leaned against Shangguan Che's chest.
Shen Qianmo coldly watched this scene. "Hmph, tenderness?! How long can this kind of tenderness, mediated by power, last?!" Yao Ruoqin was nothing more than a pitiful pawn being used, but she wouldn't soften her heart because of that. Yao Ruoqin owed her child's life, and she would absolutely not let Yao Ruoqin go!
Her dark eyes narrowed, and Shen Qianmo pursed her lips, her expression indifferent.
"Oh dear, Sister Qianmo, Jingyan saw you from afar and charged straight at me like a wild dog that had broken free. I couldn't catch up with him at all!" Shangguan Che and the others had already gone far away when Yan Xiuling leisurely walked over, her baby face adorned with an innocent and harmless smile.
"A runaway... wild dog?!" Shen Qianmo raised an eyebrow, barely suppressing a laugh, and looked at Yan Xiuling, asking with a hint of mockery.
"That's right!" Yan Xiuling was deliberately trying to tease Situ Jingyan. She looked at Situ Jingyan with a playful smile. When she saw Situ Jingyan's hand on Shen Qianmo's waist, she deliberately pretended to be averse to looking and covered her eyes with one hand, saying, "Oh dear, in broad daylight, Jingyan, you really have no shame!"
"Yan Xiuling, I think you're getting more and more annoying lately!" Situ Jingyan didn't let go of Shen Qianmo's waist, and looked at Yan Xiuling with a wicked smile.
"Tsk tsk tsk, then go ahead and try beating me!" Yan Xiuling stuck out her tongue, her cute baby face and funny expression were just too adorable.
Shen Qianmo couldn't help but laugh, and all the pedestrians on the street gathered around to look at them.
A handsome young man is already eye-catching enough. The problem is, a charmingly wicked young man is holding the waist of a refined young man... Could this be homosexuality?!
Countless young women were heartbroken upon witnessing this scene. Such an elegant and unparalleled gentleman, such a charming and alluring young man, actually… actually had a homosexual relationship?!
“Miss, they all seem to be looking at you and the young master…” Qianqian glanced at the pedestrians around them pointing and whispering, tugged at Chen Qianmo’s sleeve, and said.
Shen Qianmo also noticed the gazes of the passersby, and somewhat embarrassedly nudged Situ Jingyan's hand, signaling him to let go.
Situ Jingyan, however, continued to hold her without any awareness, glancing at the passersby around him, and said with a touch of arrogance, "What are you looking at? What's so interesting about me holding my wife?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd erupted in uproar.
"They really are homosexuals! They even said such things about my wife! It's really immoral! These young people nowadays!" An old woman looked at Shen Qianmo and Situ Jingyan with disdain.
"Oh my god! He's gay! Such a handsome young man, sob sob, I like him so much, how could he be gay! Look at that red robe flowing, so handsome!" A girl who was infatuated with Situ Jingyan said with a disappointed look after hearing his words.
Another woman went even further, bluntly stating, "Exactly! How am I not a man?!"
"Sigh, I actually prefer that young man in white. He's so elegant and refined. Look at his eyebrows and eyes, so delicate and charming! He's absolutely mesmerizing!" Another woman looked at Shen Qianmo with longing.
Hearing the murmurs all around her, Shen Qianmo couldn't help but smile.
Yan Xiuling's dark eyes darted around, her long eyelashes blinked twice, and she glanced at Shen Qianmo and Situ Jingyan before swiftly loosening Shen Qianmo's hair.
Shen Qianmo's beautiful hair, radiating a glass-like luster, fell freely. Her picturesque features shone with a captivating glow, and her eyes, with a gentle turn, exuded indescribable liveliness and charm.
"It's actually a woman!" The man who had been watching the commotion on the street widened his eyes upon seeing this scene, seemingly drooling as he leered at Shen Qianmo.
Some people even stared blankly at Shen Qianmo, as if they couldn't move at all.
Yan Xiuling, looking like she had just pulled off a prank, playfully stuck out her tongue at Situ Jingyan, as if to say, "Who told you to say you were going to beat me up? You deserve to have your wife being stared at like that."
"Yan Xiuling! You wait, I'll beat you to death!" After saying this, Situ Jingyan grabbed Shen Qianmo and disappeared from everyone's sight like a gust of wind.
"Why are you walking so fast?" Shen Qianmo pouted unhappily as Situ Jingyan led her all the way back to the inn, her dark eyes sparkling.
"I hate it when other men stare at you!" Situ Jingyan said matter-of-factly, his eyes carrying a hint of childishness.