Every step was carefully calculated and discussed between them, and when Wo Xue returned to her side, knowing that she was injured by Lu Xiao, she was so enraged that she was ready to risk everything to fight. Shang Ruyi had no choice but to reveal her plan, repeatedly urging Wo Xue to remain calm and not to let Xiao Yuansui notice anything.
Later, Yu Wenye stormed into the enemy camp at night, rescued Wo Xue, and learned of their general plan from her.
Yet, he still couldn't feel at ease.
After all, Shang Ruyi was in the hands of the enemy, and anything could happen, especially with Lu Xiao's obsession with Xiao Yuansui, which he had always noticed. As a man, he understood the humiliation and ruthless cruelty contained within those two verses to put someone in a deadlock—or perhaps, it wasn't that he underestimated Lu Xiao, but he simply couldn't feel completely assured of Shang Ruyi's safety in the enemy camp.
