"Waaaaah."

As soon as I went in, I heard groans.

"Let's make this clear first, you can't shout or yell." Jin Jiande raised an eyebrow slightly and looked at the woman hesitantly.

"Waaaaah."

Seeing her nod, Jin Jiande reached out and carefully removed the gag from the woman's mouth.

But as soon as it was taken out, an angry shout followed:

"Second brother! Why are you tying me up!"

"Do you still consider me your little sister?!"

The person who was tied up was none other than Princess Yongning, Jin Changge. Her face was flushed with anger.

Jin Jiande put his finger to his lips and quickly shushed, "Keep your voice down!"

"If someone finds out, they'll have to put it back!"

Jin Changge snorted coldly, but his voice was much softer.

"Hmph, you actually drugged me!"

Jin Jiande sat down, rubbing his aching broken leg, and sighed, saying:

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. It's your own fault for refusing to leave."

“Nanjing is so dangerous, and the traitor is a vicious and ruthless person. If you fall into his hands, he will make you wish you were dead.”

“When we’re not by your side, he’ll torture you so badly you’ll wish you were dead, using every trick in the book he can think of to make you wish you were alive.”

“You don’t know those methods, you’re a woman…” He shook his head.

As he spoke, Jin Changge's face gradually turned pale, and he was speechless for a long time.

Seeing Jin Changge's pale face, Jin Jiande brushed away a stray strand of hair from her forehead and said softly:

"Don't blame us for doing this; it's all for your own good."

“Although you beat me a lot when I was a child, I’m older now, and that’s all in the past. We’re family, so how can I leave you in Jinling now?”

"Dad was worried about you, afraid that you would throw a tantrum and refuse to leave, so he kept telling me to keep a close eye on you."

"These are our most difficult times right now, we need to rely on each other, understand?"

Listening to Jin Jiande's incessant rambling, Jin Changge bit her lip. Looking at his disheveled beard and tired eyes, Jin Changge was filled with mixed emotions, and her eyes gradually welled up with tears.

"Brother, have you ever thought about why things have come to this?" she said, her voice choked with sobs.

Jin Jiande was taken aback, but then he said coldly:

"I only regret that I didn't nip it in the bud!"

"If the traitor had killed him when he was in the capital, none of this would have happened!"

At this point, he shook his head, a look of disappointment on his face:

"But there's nothing we can do about it."

"It's all about timing and fate."

After hearing Jin Jiande's words, Jin Changge closed his eyes, his face as white as paper.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go back to Nanze first. Third Brother will leave faster than us. Once we get to Nanze, he will arrange everything."

Jin Changge remained silent, while Jin Jiande's voice continued:

"My third brother said that after arriving in Nanze, he will also go to the South China Sea, where his friends are now."

“I asked him what he wanted to talk about, but he didn’t say anything. My father didn’t say anything either, but I think he probably wanted to seek help from those people.”

"The current Daqian is almost completely occupied by the rebels. Although there are still troops in Nanze, it is too difficult to resist the rebels."

Just as he finished speaking, Jin Changge opened his eyes and suddenly asked:

"Second brother, shall we fight again?"

Jin Jiande shook his head and sighed, saying:

"I don't know."

"If possible, it would be best to avoid fighting."

"Let the traitor take over Jinling. We'll just stay in Nanze. That's enough. If he really wants to declare himself emperor, there's nothing we can do. We can't stop him now."

"Of course, we can't say this in front of Her Majesty, or she will be unhappy."

Jin Jiande pursed his lips, but his gaze gradually became unfocused. He continued:

"But... as things stand, we should probably continue playing."

"Third brother, father, and His Majesty, they all want to return to Jinling and would never hand over the Great Gan.

Jin Changge bit her lip and spoke in a trembling voice:

"Having come to this point, do we still want to continue fighting Qin Ze?"

"Haven't we been losing one match after another? Our eldest brother is behind us, and now we haven't heard from him either. I'm afraid he's in grave danger."

Upon hearing the word "elder brother," Jin Jiande's face turned cold, and he calmly said:

"My elder brother is known as having never been defeated. He previously vowed that he would definitely be able to suppress the rebels."

"His fate is uncertain? I think even if he is defeated, he might still be able to escape unscathed."

"Don't worry about this."

Jin Changge shook his head, his pale face flickering with tears.

"No, Second Brother."

"I mean, could you please stop fighting... please stop fighting..."

"If we keep fighting, we'll really be..." She choked up and couldn't finish her sentence.

Seeing her tearful face, Jin Jiande wiped away the tears from her eyes and chuckled softly:

"Don't cry, Yongning."

“You weren’t like this before. Look at you, you’re like a child now.”

“Our Princess Yongning is the strongest person, and no ordinary man can compare to her.”

Despite the words of comfort, Jin Changge remained pale.

Jin Jiande's smile faded, and he touched his forehead, saying indifferently:

"Even if we don't fight, the traitors will still be attacked."

"Although we have gone to Nanze, if the rebels declare themselves emperor and reorganize their forces, it will probably not be long before they lead their troops to Nanze."

After saying this, Jin Changge hesitated before speaking:

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