章 45: His Majesty is in Danger!

"What happened?" Wen Ping asked. He had taken the little boy to retreated far away from the scene and bought him to a safe place. "You were asked to stay at the city square and wait for the next order. Why did you run away?"

Yu Feng held her breath as she met Wen Ping's gaze.

Although this man had helped her and saved her life, the moment they were in a safer place, his gaze on her changed. At this time, it would not be exaggerating to say that Wen Ping's gaze was as if he would kill her the moment she had said the wrong thing.

It seemed to her that she had escaped a dangerous situation and entered another trouble.

Yu Feng was still overwhelmed by fear after that man had come to kill her. Meeting Wen Ping's dangerous gaze at this time frightened her and Yu Feng found that she was unable to reply well.

She was staring at Wen Ping with her eyes wide. Her lips moved, but no words seemed to come out.

Wen Ping narrowed his eyes when the person in front of him did not answer.

At the thought that His Highness Prince Yi might be right to assume that this boy might be a traitor, Wen Ping grew angry. His master, Officer Zhou Ming had asked him to save Xiao Feng. But if Xiao Feng was indeed a traitor and his master had unknowingly helped their enemy to succeed in their plan…

Wen Ping could not even imagine the outcome.

His Highness would be furious and then, his master dream and aspiration to stay by Prince Yi's side to help him would crumble just like that.

The most important thing for a soldier is discipline and the ability to follow their superior's order well.

By sending him to save this boy, Officer Zhou Ming had failed to obey His Highness's decree and things would not be good to him later.

Wen Ping had stayed by Officer Zhou Ming's side for years and did not want his hard work to go down the drain.

Time ticks away. Seeing that Yu Feng had not spoken a word, Wen Ping grew angry. His hand subconsciously rested on the hilt of his sword. "Why don't you speak?"

Yu Feng swallowed. She tried to look away and saw the way Wen Ping had rested his hand on the hilt of his sword. "I—I was not running away."

"Then what?"

Her mind whirled as she tried to think of something quick. "I thought I saw my mom in the square."

"Your parents were dead." Wen Ping stared at Yu Feng with doubt.

Wen Ping's words seemed to stab a spot at her heart and Yu Feng's expression changed. Suddenly, Yu Feng regained her composure as she faced Wen Ping's angry face.

"I know. That woman only looked like my mother. There were thousands of people on the street and I might have seen things wrongly." Yu Feng's lips turned into a slight smile. "In this festivity day, seeing the people around me was surrounded by their family and loved ones… I might have missed my family a little bit."

Wen Ping studied Yu Feng's expression and soon, his stance loosened up a little bit. Perhaps he was pitying that Yu Feng. Perhaps he was reminded that he too had lost his parents at a very young age. But Wen Ping decided to trust that Yu Feng was telling him the truth.

"You have caused a lot of problems after you left your station," Wen Ping said. His voice was not as stern as it was before. "His Lordship had thought that you were a traitor when you left."

"What?" Yu Feng stared at him in disbelief.

"You have entered and left the soldiers' camp a few times and know the people around His Lordship," Wen Ping said. "Who knows if you're planning to sell information to others."

"I don't have such courage."

Wen Ping gave Yu Feng a look over and was reminded of the look on her face when that man had come to kill her. She looked as if she was going to wet her pants anytime soon. Wen Ping's gaze went towards Yu Feng's crotch and was relieved to find that the area was still dry. His gaze halted at the spot for a few seconds longer before Yu Feng blocked the part with her hands.

"What are you looking at?" Yu Feng stared back at Wen Ping angrily.

A sneer escaped him as Wen Ping thought of Yu Feng's size down there.

"You better stay close by my side," Wen Ping said. "If those men find you again, I cannot guarantee that you will be alive. When everything is over, I will let Officer Zhou Ming bring you to explain to His Lordship."

A thought came to her mind and Yu Feng grew anxious. "No! I cannot stay around! You!" Yu Feng gripped at Wen Ping's sleeve. "You need to take me to that bad man, now!"

"Now is not the time. Something is happening in the city and—"

"His Majesty is in danger!" Yu Feng cut his words. "Someone is planting something on that big lantern. The moment His Emperor lit up the lantern, it will blow up. The watchtower will be destroyed and everyone at the square will die!"

Wen Ping narrowed his eyes dangerously. "How did you know about this?"

Yu Feng took a deep breath to calm down. "I was at the western district."

There was a slight fluctuation in Wen Ping's gaze as he recalled his last conversation with Officer Zhou Ming.

"That's when I ran into a few killers and overheard their plan," Yu Feng said. "Big brother, you have to warn that bad man and Officer Zhou Ming of what will happen."

Wen Ping looked at Yu Feng with a complicated gaze as he continued to listen to what she had encountered in the western district. When Yu Feng finally finished, there was a long silence between them as Wen Ping tried to think about what he should do.

At this time, the timekeeper rang its gong again.

Yu Feng's face turned pale, knowing that they don't have much time left.