Chapter 186: 186 I am not an ugly girl Chapter 186: 186 I am not an ugly girl When they set off, Sikong Mo had already planned the route, and the group treaded along a less-traveled path.

From morning until late at night, they hadn’t eaten a meal and had been rushing on their way.

Even Ye Jiu suspected that if the horses didn’t need to rest, perhaps they could have run all the way back to Dongyue without stopping.

In the pitch-dark night, they rested by a small stream. Some guards went hunting, others scouted for news, and the rest kept a tight perimeter; everyone had their role.

Ye Jiu sat alone by the stream, sliced a watermelon in her space, and stealthily brought small bites to her mouth.

A person is like iron and food is like steel; without a meal, one feels panic-stricken with hunger.

Moreover, since the night before last when she started rescuing Prince Jing, she hadn’t eaten a bite and was already starving to the point where her front touched her back; otherwise, she wouldn’t have risked sneaking a bite.

However, she had barely had a few bites when Prince Jing himself was walking towards her.

Ye Jiu quickly tossed the watermelon seeds in her hand into the river and frantically cleaned her mouth before sitting up straight.

“Hey, ugly girl?” Prince Jing had just tidied himself up using the water from the stream, even shaving off some of his stubble while deliberately keeping a tuft of beard above his mouth, but he still looked run down.

It was no wonder, being imprisoned for so many days, and with no food for over a day and two nights, it would be strange if he had any energy left.

“May I know what Prince Jing requires?” Ye Jiu felt somewhat awkward, considering how out of line she had been with him that morning.

Moreover, with the vast disparity in their statuses at this moment, it was better for her to remain polite to avoid bringing trouble upon herself for no reason; primarily because she lacked both the strength to resist and the status to do so.

“That… I’ve been thinking over it on the way. Although you were quite out of line with your temper tantrum this morning, I’m a magnanimous person, so I won’t hold a grudge against a mere girl,” Prince Jing said loftily as he sat down next to Ye Jiu.

“Oh, then I thank Prince Jing for his magnanimity,” Ye Jiu responded nonchalantly.

“You’d better know that,” Prince Jing said proudly and then turned to look at Ye Jiu’s indifferent expression, which frustrated him.

This girl, he thought to himself, I am a dignified prince, with so many people eager to ingratiate themselves with me. Now that I’ve extended an olive branch, shouldn’t she take the opportunity to say a few kind words?

Her indifferent demeanor was enough to vex anyone.

What was even more exasperating for him was that, for some reason, he just couldn’t find it in himself to be angry with her.

The atmosphere suddenly grew quiet and awkward.

Prince Jing, out of some inexplicable stubbornness, felt that he and Ye Jiu should not be so distant. Thus, he always wanted to tease her a bit, “By the way, ugly girl…”

“I’m not ‘ugly girl’, my name is Ye Jiu!” Ye Jiu always felt a surge of anger whenever she heard those words.

As a girl, doesn’t everyone want to look beautiful? But these people, always calling her ‘ugly girl,’ could make one’s teeth itch with irritation.

In this respect, she found Sikong Mster somewhat better. Although he was somewhat too cold and too brutal, he could at least disregard her face, and to her, this was a great relief.

Besides, his discerning eyes had had her steal the keys, although it ended with Guard Si Rong changing her face–it was a sort of affirmation of her looks, wasn’t it?

Ye Jiu comforted herself with this thought.

Corrected by Ye Jiu like this, Prince Jing also felt quite awkward.