Although Xian Sheng didn’t reveal his expression on the surface, his heart skipped quickly. After all, he had been a “girl” for a long time, but now he had to tell everyone that he was a man and that he would be facing unknown consequences.

Qin Yi sat by the side, his attitude respectful like a gentle wolf. It was hard to imagine him placing bombs under the ice just by seeing the way he treated Xian Sheng. It was even harder to imagine him leading the troops and conquering cities, watching his motherland walk into ruins. Even more, there was no way one could imagine him to be a ruthless person that ignored his father’s death. 

He treated Xian Sheng nicely because he loved her. He respected him because he was the eldest princess of the country. The pre-condition was that he was a girl, a weak girl that called for pity.

In terms of strength, Xian Sheng couldn’t even murder a chicken. However, Qin Yi was different. He already held extraordinary martial arts skills when he was kicked out of the capital. Within the past two days, he had been honing his strength in Zhelong City. He also recovered from his leg injury. If he wanted, crushing Xian Sheng was as easy as crushing an ant.

 

 

If Xian Sheng said the truth, that’d be slapping his face. His subordinates were outside, so how could he tolerate the humiliation? Those that knew the truth would probably be killed by him as well.

Xian Sheng calmed down. 

It wasn’t the time to fall out with him right now. He was still the Crown Princess of the North. Zhan Lue won’t give him up. As for Qin Yi…

 

He responded, “Because I’m unwilling.”

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“This doesn’t matter. What matters is that he gave back ten cities and let go of tens of thousands of hostages, as well as showing mercy to my second brother. Compared to you, leaving the Liang Country for your own selfish motives, and becoming king of a city, Zhan Lue was much more open and honest.” Xian Sheng’s tone was faint, and he didn’t forget to shift the blame on him. “Had you sent troops earlier, the Liang Country wouldn’t be forced to this point. Since you could abandon the country once, you could do so a second time… Say, how dare I entrust you with my life?”

In the end, the emperor of the Liang Country refused at first because Xian Sheng was a guy. If he sent his son over and someone exposed the truth, and Qin Yi went back on his words, the Liang Country would be targeted badly. If Qin Yi really had Xian Sheng in his heart, as long as the ‘princess’ was here, he’d stay still. Who knew that Qin Yi really watched as Zhan Lue advanced his way to the capital without doing anything.

Qin Yi kept quiet, revealing the anger in his eyes. Xian Sheng looked down and continued to brainwash him, “You’re the reason why the South Liang became North Jin’s subsidiary country. You’re the reason why I was forced to marry Zhan Lue while still sick…Now, you had hurt all these people in the name of protecting me. Do you really want the two countries to go to war, and let me commit suicide to apologize for all these offenses?”
“I can take you away.”

“Then what?” Xian Sheng said seriously, “The North Jin is powerful in terms of military, and even has control over the entire South Liang. You only have one city. How many soldiers could you have to compete against Zhan Lue? The Liang Country finally got the peace they yearned for. How many more lives are you going to sacrifice for me?” 

“I don’t care…” Qin Yi pursed his lips, his gaze on Xian Sheng’s lips and the blood on his chest. Then, he suddenly looked down.

He only cared about Xian Sheng, his princess.

Xian Sheng pursed his lips and coughed, shifting his gaze tiredly, ignoring him.

The sky slowly got dark. Qin Yi personally brought him food. Zhan Yin had quietened down outside. It was unclear whether she was frightened or ran out of energy. 

“Go get some food for Zhan Yin.” Xian Sheng said, and the servant subconsciously looked at Qin Yi. The latter said gloomily, “Did you not hear the princess’ order?”

It got quiet again. After a while, Xian Sheng heard cursing, and he wanted to laugh a bit.

The cold food was brought down, and warm food brought back in. This happened consecutively, but Xian Sheng refused to eat.

Qin Yi held natural respect to Xian Sheng, so he didn’t dare to force him. He just coaxed him and continued to tell the servants to bring in new food. 

He heard wind blowing outside. Xian Sheng suddenly blinked his eyes and said, “There’s movement outside.”

“It’s just the wind. Princess, you don’t need to worry.” He paused before saying, “I will guard you.”

 

Xian Sheng listened for a while before knitting his brows. “It doesn’t sound right. Go take a look.”

Qin Yi listened to him, and walked out. He just walked to the yard to inquire when Xian Sheng heard the window being knocked open. He rushed in quickly and his expression changed. “Where’s the princess?” 

The servants shook their heads, staring dumbfounded at the empty food. Qin Yi walked to the windows in large strides and picked up a piece of fabric that came from Xian Sheng’s clothes. The guard walked over and guessed, “Zhan Lue has incredible qinggong. Could it be that he already…”

Before he finished his words, he heard cries of slaughter. He Ermi dashed over and exclaimed, “Zhan Lue led the troops over and surrounded us. Castellan, we don’t have enough people. We can’t resist them. Quickly take the princess away!”

Qin Yi clutched his fingers tightly, his gaze swept across the empty room. He walked out and said coldly, “Go kill them.”

He walked into the secret passage and He Ermi unsheathed his sword, walking quickly towards the room Zhan Yin was locked in. The door was open. Zhan Yin’s face paled and she quickly backed up. A cold glint reflected from the sword, and she immediately lifted her hand to block the light. Suddenly, she heard crashes by her side. Zhan Yin’s heart skipped rapidly. She stared fixated, and tears flowed down her cheeks. “Jiang Qin! Where’s my brother?!” 

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