The air was thick with tension as both parties stared each other down.
The palace guards armed with bows and arrows closed in on Lu Liangwei's party and surrounded them. It was clear that they would not hesitate to shoot their arrows at any sudden movement.
Lu Liangwei stifled her alarm and squeezed Chu Jiu's hand, signaling for her to stay calm.
Right then, Wanyan Jin rode forward, and the palace guards immediately made way for him.
Having learned from his previous experience, he did not dare to approach Lu Liangwei carelessly. He stopped his horse five paces away and looked at her with a half-smile. "Where are you going, my love? Why didn't you tell me you were leaving?"
"Watch that insolent mouth of yours!" Chu Jiu unsheathed her sword and pointed it at him.
However, Wanyan Jin ignored her and kept his gaze trained on Lu Liangwei, a suggestive smile playing on his lips.
