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Yun Tianze fell silent. He looked at Ru Feng and smiled, calling out softly, "Ru Feng."

Ru Feng's hand trembled slightly: "Why make such a disgusting sound?"

Volume Two: How Many Return from Ancient Battles? Chapter 114: Unease

"Then...then do you dare to let me see your chest?" Yun Tianze asked softly again, his eyes darting around before finally settling on Ru Feng's chest.

The veins on the back of Ru Feng's hand, which was gripping his, bulged as she glared at him fiercely, making a grinding sound with her teeth.

"Ru Feng?" Yun Tianze's face was filled with undisguised smiles and anticipation. Ru Feng glared at him fiercely, squeezing out a few words through her teeth: "I might as well take my pants off and show them to you too." But she felt very uneasy inside.

Yun Tianze's eyes lit up, and he nodded, saying, "Okay, okay, I don't mind."

Ru Feng snorted, released his hand, glanced around, and said, "Shameless. You weren't like this before."

Yun Tianze, however, put on a stern face and said in a deep voice, "Are you a woman or not?" As expected of a pampered prince, he had an imposing aura when he put on a stern face.

Ru Feng, however, was not afraid, probably because she had spent time with him before. So Ru Feng just sneered and said coldly, "What makes you say that? Just because I don't have an Adam's apple, does that mean I have to be a woman and take off my clothes for you to verify my identity? Yun Tianze, do you really think I'm a woman?"

"Then why don't you have an Adam's apple?" Yun Tianze pressed on, wanting to see how he would explain himself.

Ru Feng touched his neck, his face darkening. He lowered his head, glanced quickly at Yun Tianze, and then whispered, "You look down on me too, don't you? Everyone has an Adam's apple, but mine just never grew. That's why Master gave me a fake one when we went down the mountain. But I still feel very abnormal. It's one thing to look like this, it's one thing to be considered effeminate, but I'm also scared... Waaah..."

Ru Feng forced himself to remain calm, casually wiping his dirty sleeves, and his face, which Yun Tianze had just wiped clean, immediately became red and smudged. As he spoke, Ru Feng sniffed and continued, "I'm really afraid that I'll become neither male nor female, or that I'll have some kind of problem."

"Hmph, I don't believe it!" Yun Tianze curled his lip, carefully watching Ru Feng's every move. In his heart, however, he secretly planned to have someone find Wu Yan from back then and ask her clearly how she had verified his identity.

Ru Feng snorted coldly and said, "Believe it or not, it's none of your business whether I'm a man or a woman."

Yun Tianze's face stiffened as he glared at Hao Feng and said fiercely, "Don't forget, you are now my prisoner. Believe me, I'll torture you and then I'll find out whether you're a woman or not."

Ru Feng raised her chin and said, "Then use it now. I'm not afraid. You might as well torture me to death! Anyway, I've already been caught by you." There was a hint of defiance in her tone.

The two stared at each other, scrutinizing one another... The air was thick with tension, as if a conflict could erupt at any moment.

Yun Tianze suddenly smiled and said softly, "Ru Feng, go take a shower first. Look at how dirty you are. We haven't seen each other for so long, how can you get angry so easily? That's not good."

Ru Feng's eyes darted around. Actually, she was also feeling quite uncomfortable, but then she thought, "I don't have any clothes to change into." In her heart, she was grumbling to herself, "How can we get along so peacefully when we're clearly enemies?"

Yun Tianze chuckled, "You can wear my clothes. Although you're a bit short, they should fit you." He then went to the inner room, found a set of clothes, and placed them on the bed. He smiled faintly, "Ru Feng, why are you still so short?"

Ru Feng glared at him, giving him an annoyed look, and said urgently, "Get out, get out, I need to take a shower."

"Didn't you say you're a man? Then why are you afraid of me seeing you?" Yun Tianze said confidently.

Ru Feng rolled her eyes: "That doesn't mean I have to show it to you. Hurry up and get out." Her tone even had a hint of coquetry. Ru Feng knew that Yun Tianze couldn't refuse her with this tone at all. It had always worked when they were in the academy. She just didn't know if it would still work now.

As expected, Yun Tianze didn't make things difficult for her. He just glanced at Ru Feng, smiled slightly, and was about to leave when Ru Feng asked hesitantly, "Are my two friends alright?" Ru Feng was very worried about Zhou Qian and Zhou Hou, but she didn't dare to ask. Asking would remind her of her current hostile relationship with Yun Tianze.

Sure enough, Yun Tianze paused for a moment upon hearing this, and only said "It's nothing" when he was about to walk out of the tent, which put Ru Feng at ease.

Although she didn't know if Yun Tianze suspected her identity, Ru Feng dared not think too much about it, believing that even if Yun Tianze did know, he probably wouldn't say anything. Sighing inwardly, Ru Feng realized that after more than a year together, she had unknowingly trusted him so much. But now, they were enemies, and she, the marshal, had become his prisoner. Life is unpredictable.

Ru Feng shook his head, glancing at the tightly closed tent flap and then at the screen behind it. What an extravagant fellow! Even during wartime, his quality of life is still so high. Ru Feng looked at Yun Tianze's room, at the soft, mushy bed he had already ruined, the intricately carved jade ornaments, and the beautifully patterned carpet…

People are all different... Ru Feng sighed again.

While marveling at the scene, the person quickly stripped naked, jumped into the bathtub, washed for a while, and then hurriedly put on clothes.

Ru Feng looked at his undergarments and belt. Although his Adam's apple had fallen off, as long as he still had the belt, he was fine. Discovering he possessed martial arts skills made him feel more at ease in an unfamiliar environment; at least he wasn't so afraid because he could still save himself. He secretly tested his martial arts skills. Fortunately, the pill Zhong Ying had given him was working, and he felt more energetic. He thought he would soon regain his martial arts prowess. Thinking of this, Ru Feng felt a surge of joy.

Touching her wet hair, Ru Feng gritted her teeth and tied it up. She looked at herself in the dim, exquisitely patterned bronze mirror for a long time, but in the end, she was still in a bad mood and simply stopped looking at herself.

When Yun Tianze came in again, Ru Feng was sitting on the stool thinking about something. In addition, she was physically weak and had consumed too much internal energy, so she was easily acupunctured by the middle-aged man. Then he injected a cold true energy into Ru Feng's wrist, which sealed her acupoints.

Ru Feng glared at Yun Tianze: "You had him seal my martial arts?" His tone was very displeased. Generally, when a martial artist's wrist meridians are sealed, they usually cannot use their martial arts. Moreover, with such cold and sinister true energy as that of a middle-aged man, it would usually require him to do it himself to unseal it.

"How dare you! Yuchi Rufeng, don't forget, you are a prisoner now. How dare you speak to your master like that?" Before Yun Tianze could speak, Xiaoqing shouted loudly, her eyes filled with malice as she looked at Rufeng.

Ru Feng smiled knowingly, so he knew what Ru Feng was worried about and didn't plan to deal with him.

Sure enough, as soon as Yun Tianze glanced at her, Xiao Qing immediately shrank back, her gaze sharp as a knife, but she dared not utter another word.

"I have no choice but to do this to keep you here. After all, you have martial arts skills." Yun Tianze smiled slightly, looking at Ru Feng's wet hair and fair, slightly flushed cheeks. These were things he used to see occasionally, but he hadn't had the chance to see them since their falling out last time. He thought that was the end of it, but he didn't expect Ru Feng to come to him again.

Her eyes darted around and she noticed Ru Feng's clothes. Her own clothes were a little too big on him, but looking at him, she felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

Like the wind, you're back by my side! But this time, how long can I keep you?

Thinking of this, Yun Tianze's eyes darkened even more.

"Uncle Yun, you can go down first. I have something to talk to him about," Yun Tianze said in a deep voice.

The two of them didn't talk for long. Uncle Yun glanced at Yun Tianze with concern, then glared at Ru Feng with a sharp look before quietly leaving.

Ru Feng frowned and said sarcastically, "Look at the two of them, as if I have any power to hurt you."

Yun Tianze walked over, took a clean towel, and said softly, "Dry your hair."

Ru Feng remained silent, looking at his matter-of-fact manner, sighed, and said, "Never mind that, let's talk about serious matters."

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On the road from the capital of Zi Luo Kingdom to the border, pedestrians hurried along, raising clouds of dust wherever their horses passed.

Mu Tong spurred his horse and galloped wildly, desperately trying to keep up with Mu Wenchen's pace. In his heart, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: Luckily, his horse was also a top-notch steed, otherwise how could he keep up with his master?