Answer to Chapter 332

The guard spoke with absolute certainty, saying that he absolutely could not have seen wrong.

The stars and moon are not shining; tonight is too dark.

Therefore, any glimmer of light will be magnified infinitely, and he cannot be mistaken.

The fire at Tianque Valley concerned the lives of two generals and, more importantly, the safety of the crown prince. The guards were frantic, like ants on a hot plate. Seeing Xiahou Yin about to get up, they exclaimed in surprise:

"Young General Xiahou, you are injured. The army doctor said you shouldn't move, lest you develop a chronic condition..."

"At this critical moment of life and death, I can't care about anything else!" Xiahou Yin pushed him away and, enduring the pain, got out of bed.

Fortunately, General Duan had only symbolically sent people to beat the victim with military rods, and there wasn't even a scratch.

After finally managing to stand up, Xiahou Yin gritted his teeth and took two steps to confirm that he could walk without any problems. As he hurried out, he mustered his troops to accompany him to Tianque Valley.

But as soon as they stepped out of the tent, they saw Princess Chang Le's maid.

He recognized the maid; she seemed to have been brought from the Xiao family by the princess, and her name was something like Green.

In this critical moment, Bi Sui disregarded formalities and, upon seeing him, quickly reached out to stop him.

"Young General Xiahou, the princess has instructed you not to leave the military camp!"

Xiahou Yin forcibly suppressed the anxiety in his heart and stared intently at the maid in front of him:

"There's still no news from the Crown Prince and the two generals, and now Tianque Valley is on fire. I can't not go!"

Bi Sui remained expressionless: "The princess said that it was precisely because Tianque Valley was already on fire that General Xiahou immediately mustered his troops and rushed over by fast horse. By then, everything that was supposed to be burned had been burned, not to mention whether anyone could be rescued."

"If the Vietnamese army takes advantage of the situation and invades while the army is undefended, leading to the loss of the border, can General Xiahou bear the responsibility for this dereliction of duty?!"

Xiahou Yin was personally selected by Duan Wei and Xiahou Zhong to stay in the army. Of course, he could use the emergency to exonerate himself from going to Tianque Valley. But as Bi Sui said, if the Yue army launched a sneak attack at this time, he would be guilty of a thousand deaths.

The young general stood silently, his face frighteningly pale.

After a long while, he bit his cheek hard and bowed towards Qi Yuxuan's tent: "This humble general obeys the order."

After saying that, he turned around and limped back to his tent.

Bi Sui breathed a sigh of relief and quickly went back to report to the princess.

Upon seeing the princess, she felt relieved: "I have repeated everything the princess said, and General Xiahou has finally agreed to stay in the army."

Where had they ever seen anything like this before?

Amidst the conflict between the two nations and the carnage on the battlefield, Bi Sui felt her teeth chattering as she spoke with Xiahou Yin.

A robust man stood before her, clad in armor, his eyes blazing with fury, as if he were about to raise his hand and kill her at any moment. Of course, this was just Bi Sui's imagination; she knew that General Xiahou would never dare to lay a hand on her.

After Bi Sui finished speaking, she secretly observed her princess's expression.

A mix of distraction, worry, and confusion clung to her pretty little face. She glanced at the tent entrance one moment, then at her ankles the next, lost in thought.

Bi Sui advised, "Princess, there are so many Qilin Guards. His Highness and the two generals will surely be alright. Let's set off back to the capital first thing tomorrow morning. The Princess will be so happy if she knows you don't have to go for the marriage alliance..."

After trying to persuade her for a while, seeing the princess's smile that was more like a grimace, Bi Sui dared not say anything more.

Qi Yuxuan was in a state of great turmoil.

Everything now is vastly different from what she knew in her previous life, so there's no reference point.

She was like a candidate who knew the questions and answers in advance. In the previous rounds of county, prefectural and provincial examinations, she had cheated her way through. Although her answers were not outstanding, she was confident that she would not make any mistakes. But in this round of examinations, she did not know the questions and had no answers.

She had no idea what would happen next.

At least for now, it seems that the State of Qi is not really willing to sacrifice a woman for a marriage alliance in exchange for temporary peace between the two countries. Both the border soldiers and the Crown Prince have their own plans.

The State of Qi, which she relied on and trusted, did not disappoint her.

Today's battle at Tianque Valley has resulted in the exit near Yue Kingdom being blocked by falling rocks, so there are only two possible outcomes.

One possibility is that Qi Guo won, and Xuan Yuanze was either killed or captured.

One scenario is that the State of Qi is defeated, and Qi Jun and his two generals...

The two possibilities kept swirling in Qi Yuxuan's mind, making her feel increasingly panicked and confused.

In fact, regardless of who wins or loses, she can rest easy.

Yue Guosheng, she then submitted herself to Xuan Yuanze, using his possessiveness and novelty to protect her mother and friend's lives, allowing them to live a life of wealth and leisure.

If Qi Guosheng succeeds, she can return to her mother's side and even continue to discuss marriage with the Crown Prince, preparing to enter the Eastern Palace.

Qi Yuxuan began to convince herself with the words Meng Xian had just told her that morning: "Always put your own life first, even before the life of Qi."

But if you ask yourself honestly, is simply living without anything really considered living?

Once Yue takes Qi under its control, she will have no loved ones, no familiar things from the past, and not even a sense of self. Living like that would be nothing more than eating and sleeping like any other animal.

In her past life, Qi Yuxuan was not a cold-hearted person. It was precisely because she was too sentimental and loyal that she would open her heart to anyone who showed her even the slightest kindness, wishing she could repay them with everything she had. That's why she ended up losing everything.

Even if she could live her life again, although she would be more restrained, she would still be the same kind of person at heart.

The eldest princess was good to her, the Qi Kingdom was good to her, her friends were good to her, the crown prince was good to her, and the maids around her were all genuinely good to her. What reason did she have not to repay these people?

Qi Yuxuan felt somewhat frustrated, and with a sense of despair, she thought: if the day truly came when Yue Kingdom unified the world, she could endure hardship and bide her time, but she would never give up easily.

In the past, King Wen of Zhou was imprisoned and then wrote the Book of Changes; Confucius was in distress and then wrote the Spring and Autumn Annals; she can do the same...

"Princess! Princess!" Lanxin's voice rang out from outside the tent, bringing Qi Yuxuan back to her senses.

Looking up, I saw Lanxin stumbling in from outside, her voice filled with barely concealed excitement and trepidation:

"Princess! His Highness and the others are back!"

Qi Yuxuan looked stunned, as if she hadn't understood. "What did you say?"

Lan Xin calmed her breathing and smiled, "His Highness the Crown Prince and the others have returned, so the Princess need not worry."

Qi Yuxuan suddenly realized what was happening and instinctively tried to stand up, but then forgot about the injury on her foot and hissed in pain.

The princess always sprains her ankle, and the maids have learned from experience that this time her ankle injury wasn't too serious, and the swelling wasn't excessive either. She would recover after a few days of rest.

Therefore, Lanxin took the initiative to say:

"If the princess is really worried, why don't we help her go and take a look?"