Prince Takumi remained silent, touched a dagger in his sleeve, and removed the scabbard.

His expression remained unchanged.

“Princess Zhenguo killed my two sisters. Does she think she can get away with it without paying any price?”

Qiao Lian'er raised an eyebrow: "What? Princess Lingyu and Princess Hefeng are dead? Didn't they already return to Dongfu Kingdom?"

"Playing dumb." Prince Takumi squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth, his resentment and hatred reaching their peak at this moment.

Without further hesitation, he flicked his wrist, and the sharp dagger, gleaming with a cold light, stabbed fiercely towards Qiao Lian'er's abdomen.

However, Qiao Lian'er seemed to have anticipated this, and watched him quietly, neither backing down nor yielding.

Just as the dagger was about to pierce Qiao Lian'er's abdomen, Qiao Lian'er mysteriously vanished from sight, and the dagger missed its target.

Prince Takumi stared at the empty space before him, as if he had seen a ghost, and a feeling of horror suddenly surged into his heart.

Turning his head, he saw Qiao Lian'er standing a few steps away, looking at him like he was an idiot.

Prince Takumi was certain that, given the speed at which he had attacked so suddenly, no one could have dodged in time.

No, Qiao Lian'er didn't dodge; she simply vanished in an instant.

"How did you do that? Are you human or a monster?"

Prince Takumi felt he was about to collapse; he was currently in a state of impotent rage.

Even if he exhausted all his strength, he would not be able to contend with her.

Qiao Lian'er did not answer his question. She was pondering. Crown Prince Tuohai had repeatedly challenged her bottom line and colluded with the Da Nu Kingdom. She could take him back to the Da Ze Kingdom and hand him over to the Tian family. She herself could also gain some benefits.

However, there's no rush to do that now.

The gunpowder from Dongfu Kingdom will arrive soon; let him go and report to Mutai first.

Then Qiao Lian'er abandoned Prince Tuohai and left, as if he were a stone or a wisp of air.

This attitude revealed her contempt and disregard, as if in her eyes he was not even a worthy opponent.

Prince Takumi stared at Qiao Lian'er's back, gripping the dagger in his hand tightly. He wanted to launch another sneak attack, but all he felt was frustration and powerlessness. He knew that whatever he did would be in vain.

Pei Shijiu remained on guard against Crown Prince Tuohai within the spatial realm, only feeling relieved when he saw that the prince made no further moves.

When Prince Takumi lunged at him with the dagger, his heart was in his throat, and he had to react immediately.

But Lian'er's reaction was much faster than his.

Pei Shijiu remained in Jinglang Prefecture to distribute supplies, while Qiao Lian'er led the cavalry back to her fiefdom of Qingfeng.

We'll drug the men and horses until they reach their fiefdom, then let them regain their senses.

The soldiers knew that Princess Zhenguo possessed some special abilities, but this was the first time they had witnessed them, and they found it amazing.

A glance at the sundial reveals that not much time has passed.

However, they reached the northern part of Jinglang Prefecture and quelled a violent looting attack targeting ordinary people.

"Do not tell anyone about what you have seen or experienced today."