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Ru Feng looked at her limp arms and legs, puffed out her cheeks, and thought, "A good woman doesn't fight with a wicked man! I'll talk about it again when I've regained my martial arts skills!"

Two more days passed, and Rufeng was well taken care of. Although he could only maintain the strength to walk, he still thoroughly searched the area within his reach, damaging many flowers and plants in the process.

Two days later, Yun Tianze came again, staring intently at Ru Feng, and said, "You seem to be quite relaxed, don't you?"

As Ru Feng casually plucked the petals from the seemingly precious flower, she said nonchalantly, "What else do you want from me? I still want to go back." She didn't even glance at Yun Tianze, as if she were talking to thin air.

“Where can you go back to? You’ve been away from Zi Luo Kingdom for fifteen days. During this time, Yu Jue is about to marry your sister, Yu Xuan is about to marry my sister, and your Mu Wenchen…” Yun Tianze said with a smug smile, “He will also marry that woman named Yi Han.”

Upon hearing this, Ru Feng paused in plucking the flower petals, then continued his torment, saying, "Wen Chen wouldn't do that."

Yun Tianze looked at her angrily: "You really trust him? After all, Yi Han has an aunt who is the Empress Dowager, and with some people pushing things along, do you think it wouldn't succeed? Do you think Mu Wenchen wouldn't compromise? Do you really think he loves you that much?"

Ru Feng shook his head again, saying, "Mu Wenchen doesn't like Yi Han, so why does the Emperor want him to marry her? It means the Emperor doesn't like me." In fact, what Ru Feng didn't understand was why the Emperor would allow Wenchen to marry. Didn't he like Wenchen? Logically, he shouldn't have allowed Wenchen to marry!

"Because Yi Han's family is a prestigious and influential family, as well as a family of doctors, they wield considerable power. That's why the Empress Dowager is the Empress Dowager, not the Imperial Concubine," Yun Tianze said meaningfully.

Ru Feng then remembered that Mu Wenchen had once told him that the Empress Dowager in the palace was neither his mother nor the Emperor's mother, but a concubine without children. It seemed that the concubine must have a powerful family background to have become Empress Dowager. But wasn't she supposed to be inactive in worldly affairs?

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Seeing Ru Feng standing silently in place, Yun Tianze quickly asked.

Ru Feng remained silent, even stopping what he was doing, staring blankly at the broken flowers.

"Ru Feng, let's get back together. Let's pretend that nothing happened before, let's pretend it was when we first arrived at the academy..." Yun Tianze looked at Ru Feng with deep affection, but his heart was aching.

She was as indifferent as the wind, her eyes lifeless when she looked at me; only news of that person would elicit a reaction from her…

"What's done is done!" Ru Feng suddenly destroyed all the flowers in front of her, shouting hoarsely, "Yun Tianze, just because you like me, do I have to be stuck in this godforsaken place? You don't know how much I miss Mu Wenchen, how much I want to go back to the capital!" She destroyed all the blooming flowers in front of her, even grabbing at the vines with her hands...

Yun Tianze was startled by her violent movements. He immediately grabbed Ru Feng and stopped her, shouting, "Ru Feng, stop pulling! Stop pulling!"

Ru Feng wasn't very strong, so Yun Tianze easily stopped her. He looked at Ru Feng's bleeding hand and felt sorry for her, asking, "Why did you suddenly become so violent?" He then tried to go inside with her to clean her wound.

Ru Feng sneered and roared, "Hmph, I've had enough of being brought to this godforsaken place! Yun Tianze, please let me go! My feelings for you are just like liking a friend. I love Mu Wenchen!" Only then did Ru Feng finally admit that she didn't just like Wenchen; she loved him too! Otherwise, why would she think of him whenever she had free time? Why would she be so unwilling whenever other men hugged her? Even though Yun Tianze was once her friend?

The veins on Yun Tianze's forehead bulged. He gripped Ru Feng's shoulders tightly and shouted, "Why is this happening? I knew you before him, I fell in love with you first, and my qualities are no worse than his!"

Ru Feng used all her strength to shake off his hand; the blood loss from her hand gave her a little more strength.

"Love and hate have no conditions. I've already fallen in love with Mu Wenchen, so what's the point of you saying all this?"

Yun Tianze suddenly stopped talking. He stared at Ru Feng, a dangerous glint in his eyes.

Ru Feng sneered and said, "You're not going to do it like in that melodramatic joke, imprisoning me, having someone watch over me, raping me day and night, and ideally having me bear you a child so I'll accept my fate? And you don't think I'll just obediently stay by your side like that, do you?"

Yun Tianze was stunned for a moment. Because of her previous interactions with him, Ru Feng was not afraid of him and continued, "Hmph, I, Yu Chi Ru Feng, would not do that. If you rape me, I'll bite you like a mad dog. I'll give birth to the child and then strangle it to death. No, I don't want to do that..." Seeing that Yun Tianze's expression had softened, she looked at him and said, word by word, "I will make sure that child has no chance to come out!"

"In short, I will never yield to the will of the masses unless it is something I want to do!" Ru Feng turned her face away and said resentfully.

Volume 3, Chapter 158: Letting Go (A Path of Ruthlessness Yet Full of Compassion)

Ever since that day when she angered Yun Tianze and drove him away, Ru Feng began a series of acts of resistance in order to achieve her own goals.

She is no longer a majestic marshal, a general of the Violet Kingdom, or a martial arts master. She is just a weak woman with no strength to even kill a chicken, which means that Ru Feng's rebellious behavior is destined to be very... uh... feminine.

"I'll smash you to death, I'll smash you to death!" Ru Feng struggled to lift a vase as long as his arm, and amidst the maids' distressed gazes, he smashed it with a crash.

Ru Feng clapped his hands and said with a grin, "Hehe, this is so much fun! The sound is so crisp and clear, it makes me feel so good all over."

A maidservant finally mustered up her courage and said timidly, "Miss, this vase is worth three thousand taels of silver."

Upon hearing this, Ru Feng frowned and said, "Only three thousand taels? That Yun Tianze is really stingy. I thought it was worth tens of thousands of taels. It's such a big, good-looking thing that's worthless!" As he spoke, his eyes darted around.

Upon hearing this, the maid who had spoken retreated in despair. This esteemed guest was someone His Majesty valued highly; His Majesty always greeted her with a beaming smile. She had been in the palace for two years, but she had never seen His Majesty treat any woman so well. However, it seemed... the woman didn't appreciate it.

Ru Feng's eyes darted around, and she was looking at another, even larger vase with a sinister smile. Actually, she was also heartbroken; what she had just smashed was real money! For her, who was always short of money, it was a very precious thing, so as she smashed it, her heart was bleeding!

Waaah... Baby, I'm so sorry. Who told you to have such a bad owner? Besides, his money isn't mine.

As Ru Feng mentally prepared herself, she struggled to lift the vase, which was about half her height...

"Ru Feng, what are you doing?" Yun Tianze walked in with his hands behind his back, his eyes scanning the surroundings, and the maids automatically retreated.

Ru Feng, holding the vase, turned to look at him. A handsome young man with red lips and white teeth, but he was too cunning, having captured her and brought her here.

"Yun Tianze, you've finally arrived!" Since he's here, her goal has been achieved. Ru Feng put down the vase in her hand, straightened her clothes, and walked up to him, a little out of breath.

Yun Tianze suddenly smiled, raised his eyes to look at Ru Feng, and said, "You really look like a little kitten trying to get its owner's attention." As he spoke, he took out a fragrant handkerchief and carefully wiped Ru Feng's face.

Ru Feng glared at him fiercely, snatched the handkerchief, and wiped her sweat herself. Wow, she still smelled so good. That guy, he hasn't changed at all, even his handkerchief smells nice.

"As long as the goal is achieved." Ru Feng didn't mind Yun Tianze's description of her, since no one would die anyway. "By the way, when are you going to give me the antidote? I really want to go back. Also, someone has been spying on me these past few nights. I guess it's that Uncle Yun of yours again. He always seems to have a problem with me." As she spoke, she glanced at Uncle Yun, who was waiting outside.

Yun Tianze was quite surprised and asked, "How did you know someone was spying on you? Didn't you lose your internal energy?" But he was secretly delighted because Ru Feng hadn't refused his handkerchief.

Ru Feng rolled her eyes at him, annoyed, and said, "I may have lost my inner strength, but my senses are still very sharp. Do you think I'm a useless person without inner strength?"

Seeing this, Yun Tianze quickly changed the subject, saying, "Alright, you should just stay put. Mu Wenchen is getting married, why are you rushing back?"

Ru Feng pounced on him and punched him in the waist, saying, "So what? Mu Wenchen is getting married. As long as he doesn't like that woman, I'll take her back." Her tone was arrogant and indifferent.

"Oh, what about Mu Wenchen's wife? She's innocent." Knowing that Ru Feng could be soft-hearted at times, Yun Tianze pointed out the obvious.

Ru Feng choked, glared at him angrily, and said, "This is the war between her and me. It's not like I can't live without a man. Besides, I don't want to stay in Chun Teng Kingdom; it's too insecure. Furthermore, my home is in Zi Luo Kingdom, in Yuezhou City, not here. Tianze, please let me go back, I beg you." As she finished speaking, Ru Feng tugged at Yun Tianze's sleeve, looking at him with a mournful expression, appearing utterly pitiful, her clear eyes shimmering and misty as she looked at him.