Chu Qianli opened her mouth in slight surprise.

How ruthless.

Despite being troubled by the Poisonous Insect Blood and hypnotism, he’s already determined to kill Fen Ling without hesitation.

This man is truly cold-hearted and emotionless.

Strangely, when he was hypnotized to think she was the bane of his path, he merely disliked her and didn’t attempt to eliminate her immediately.

Could this also be a form of special favor?

Almost makes one feel it’s a blessing from three lifetimes, doesn’t it?

Chu Qianli smiled somewhat helplessly, "If you kill her, maybe the hypnotism can be broken, but what about the Poisonous Insect Technique?"

"Fen Ling is always by your side taking care of you. I guess the Poisonous Insect Blood uses Hua Rong’s blood, but I’m afraid Fen Ling applied it personally on you."

"If you kill Fen Ling, aren’t you afraid that no one will be able to cure you of the Poisonous Insect poison?"

"If the toxic insect can’t be cured, what will happen?" Feng Yexuan is most worried about this.

Will he make harmful moves against her again?

"I don’t know; I’m just beginning my research on Poisonous Insect poison and haven’t reached an advanced level yet."

Still, her research has progressed rapidly.

From different classifications to distinguishing between depths and difficulties, she learned a lot through nurturing and training toxic insects herself.

No one knows that despite the princess looking overwhelmed, almost missing time for meals, where she finds the time to learn new knowledge.

Perhaps only the parties involved know how she squeezes out time moment by moment.

"Fen Ling should not be killed for now, at least until I discover a method to break the poison."

Chu Qianli’s words struck Feng Yexuan’s heart intensely.

Have they finally returned to the same line of battle?

Inside, he feels very warm.

At least at this moment, very warm indeed.

"If I want to kill Fen Ling, would you think... I’m cold and heartless?"

"Does the Prince Yexuan need to ask others such a question?" Chu Qianli wanted to laugh; this somewhat didn’t fit his image of being aloof.

Yet, Feng Yexuan didn’t mind her mockery; rather, he answered with some sincerity: "You’re not just anybody."

She was speechless.

This damn man, is he trying to win her favor with seemingly sentimental words, to deceive her emotions?

This damn critter! 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Even made her heart tremble, damnably.

Chu Qianli closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled.

"Don’t try to soften my heart; I’m not going to be soft for you again."

Despite her words, her tone wasn’t hard or cold.

"Is that so?"

"Don’t you think so?"

"I don’t assume anything."

Only, after she applied the medicine on him, he suddenly turned and pulled her into his embrace.

"Let go!" Chu Qianli felt a bit annoyed, struggling forcefully.

"Don’t move." Feng Yexuan pressed her head against his chest; his chin rested atop her head, his eyes slowly closed.

"Give me a little time, just a bit, to feel your presence."

Chu Qianli wanted to resist, but for some reason, when his tone softened, she found herself lacking the strength.

So just let him hold her, without thinking of past events, without thinking of anything.

Leaning on each other, perhaps, is nice too.

At least feeling quiet and peaceful at this moment.

Just for a little while.

A bit of time, a bit of peace, a bit of warmth, a bit of emotion.

Just a little of it is nice.