"Your Highness, Princess, this is all a misunderstanding."
Chu Yi calmed down immediately, looking to shift the blame: "I was pulled into a distorted time, harmed by a group of strange beings, and almost couldn't return. I hope Your Highness can make things right for me and find out the insidious culprit."
Nanaki's cheeks were flushed, her face reminiscent of peach blossoms, with a youthful glow and a hint of lingering redness. Her jade feet, wrapped in white silk, were back in shoes. She stared at Chu Yi with her purple eyes, looking bewildered for a moment.
No matter how you looked at it, it was hard to believe Chu Yi's words. Clearly, they alighted the carriage together with the princess, so how could he have been attacked and suddenly pounced on the princess as punishment?
"I believe brother Chu Yi didn't do it on purpose."
Nanaki, as innocent and lively as ever, pulled Chu Yi along with her soft, alabaster-like hand, leading him toward the treasure vault.
