Chapter Nineteen: A Crazy Idea

  "Yes sir." Ren Shuai bowed respectfully: "Then... I won't disturb you anymore."

  Everyone tacitly understood and left after paying their respects, no one was foolish enough to stay. Seeing the princess's happy yet bashful appearance, did they really have to wait for her to speak up before taking their leave?

  The princess waved her hand to indicate that her guards should also leave. With her emotions in turmoil, she now found everyone annoying, except for Qian Buli, of course. The princess's guards left without any hesitation; if it were before today, they might have still had some doubts, but Qian Buli's brilliant image had already deeply entered every person's heart!

  Man cannot live without faith, the ever-changing and suspicious human soul is always seeking a place to rely on. In the past, when technology was not developed, there were Jesus, Sakyamuni, and Muhammad. When technology advanced and the mask of God was ruthlessly stripped away, people began to worship all kinds of stars, no matter how messy their private lives were, it did not affect their feelings.

  But there is one thing in common, every time a war breaks out, people will worship those heroes who rise suddenly, and Qian Buduan uses his own strategy to tell everyone that he is worthy of the title of hero.

  Everyone left, and Ji Sheng's emotions returned to normal. A pair of bright eyes stared at Qian Bu Li without blinking, as if he was a rare treasure that only appeared once in a thousand years.

  The gaze of a beauty is stressful. If it's a small man, he might blush. If it's a gentleman, he'll also feel uneasy. But Qian Buli has a lot of experience in this regard, will men still be afraid of women?

  Qian Budi's gaze swept over Ji Shengqing's eyes, swept over his small mouth, swept over his neck, and finally stayed on Ji Shengqing's chest. This was his old trick, you look at me I'll look at you, see who can't take it first!

  Ji Shengqin felt Qian Buli's gaze, a gaze that Qian Buli thought was very ordinary but Ji Shengqin found scorching. She couldn't resist it and her face flushed with shyness: "What are you looking at?" Ji Shengqin said while turning away.

  "I'm not looking at anything, I'm just thinking about things."

  "What's the point of thinking when you can just watch others?"

  "Who is it?"

  "Others are... " Ji Shengqing glanced at Qian Buli, saw the smile at the corner of his mouth, and her heart beat faster: "We... don't talk about this for now. Hmm... I think we should head back to the capital as soon as possible, let's go together." Ji Shengqing forced herself to calm down, walked over to the chair and sat down, taking a sip of tea.

  "Didn't you say you were going to stay in Xueyuan City for a while longer?" Qian Buli asked, seemingly surprised. The capital was the capital of the Ji Zhou Kingdom, and he had already learned about it from others' idle chatter.

  "It's different now." Ji Shengqin smiled: "Zhamuha of the Flying Eagle tribe has always been a major threat in Father King's mind, but you defeated him easily. I think Father King must be eager to see you."

  Qian Buli thought for a moment and decided that whether or not to go to the capital was of no importance to him. Moreover, since the other party had invited him with such great courtesy, refusing would surely hurt the princess's feelings: "Alright, I'll also go take a look around."

  "That's settled then, we'll set off in two days." Ji Sheng's expression changed as if he had thought of something, the smile on his face gradually fading: "Actually, I also want to stay in Xueyuan City for a while longer, I feel very at ease here."

  Qian Buli asked casually: "How many days have you been in Xueyuan City? Haven't you gone out to play?"

  "Hmm... I guess it's been seven days now, and I've only gone out once to watch the sunrise. And then, hehe... I found a treasure." Ji Shengqin looked at Qian Buli, implying that the treasure was actually him, Qian Buli. Suddenly, Ji Shengqin realized that the word "treasure" had some ambiguous connotations, and his heart, which had calmed down, began to beat erratically again.

  "Seven days?" Qian Bu Li was taken aback.

  "Yes, it's great to have you with me, I don't have to worry anymore...... What's wrong?" Ji Sheng's romantic words were cut off as he was surprised to find that Qian Buli's expression had become extremely solemn.

  Qian let out a soft sigh and sat down in the chair. Although he was just a soldier, not playing politics didn't mean he couldn't play it. Under the influence of his family, he had already learned a lot.

  "Someone in Beijing wants you dead, right?"

  "How...how did you know?" Ji Sheng was shocked beyond measure.

  "You've only been here for seven days, and Zhamuha has already arrived at the foot of Snowy City... No, it was the sixth day, on the sixth day he crossed the Heavenly Ice River and arrived at the foot of Snowy City, and he knew that there was a Long Princess like you in Snowy City! If it wasn't for internal and external collusion, this would be impossible!" Qian Buli tapped his hand lightly on the table as he slowly said: "You can consider it from Zhamuha's perspective, how long does he need to mobilize troops? How long does he need to prepare various supplies? How long does it take to climb up the Heavenly Ice River... and finally add the three days of building a suspension bridge... Perhaps you had just left the Upper Capital when he already knew you were coming to Snowy City!"

  Ji Sheng's face was expressionless, she didn't say a word, but her eyes shot out a hateful glare.

  "Who is that person?"

  "She is... she's both my mother and stepmother, my birth mother passed away early, so..."

  "No need to say more, let's keep it simple. The current situation is not as optimistic as we thought." Qian Buli interrupted Ji Shengqin's words: "Why does she want you dead?"

  "For the throne." Ji Sheng's words were reduced to four words.

  "Really... are you a princess?" Qian Buli didn't know that in the Ji Zhou Kingdom, princesses also had the right to inherit the throne.

  "Yes, so she wanted me dead all along." Tears welled up in Ji Sheng's eyes.

  Money doesn't leave, some understand that the princess of this country also has inheritance rights. Just as he sighed at the darkness of the palace court, thinking that it's all the same everywhere and throughout history, a crazy idea suddenly appeared in his mind...

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