In a canyon that resembles a fairyland, mist swirls and a cool breeze blows.

The air is filled with the fragrance of blooming flowers and the melodious chirping of birds, all mingled with the babbling of mountain streams.

As Yi Shangyun recounted her incredible experiences, Yi Sanshao was already stunned by everything she said.

Although the world is vast and full of wonders.

But he still couldn't believe it: "How could such a miraculous thing happen in the world? A soul from another world has actually entered the body of this world."

However, there were even more unexpected things besides these.

He had always thought that Yi Shangyun only had eyes for Xuan Yuanhan, whom he loathed.

But now it seems that Wei Mingxuan, whom she said was lost in the 21st century, is the person she truly misses.

But whether it was Wei Mingxuan or Xuan Yuanhan, they were both much luckier than him in winning her heart.

In fact, to her, he was nothing at all.

At this moment, Young Master Yi finally understood.

Then, with a somber expression, he said sadly, "So, the reason you faked your death, and all those messy things you mentioned, is that you didn't want to face Xuan Yuanhan in person, right?"

What are Yi Shangyun's true thoughts when faced with her lover from both lifetimes of memories?

She tried her best to hide all of this from others, and simply said, "We were husband and wife after all, so let's just say it is!"

Seeing her answer so nonchalantly, Young Master Yi was consumed by jealousy.

He murmured softly, "You really went to great lengths for him!"

Although she was sitting right next to him, she didn't hear the murmurs that Young Master Yi was deliberately lowering his voice to. Yi Shangyun pressed for an answer: "What did you say?"

Young Master Yi exhaled a breath of stale air and said, "Nothing?"

Just then, Yi Shangyun suddenly stammered, "Third Young Master, actually... there's something else..."

Seeing this, Young Master Yi turned his head to look into her eyes and asked, "What?"

After some hesitation, Yi Shangyun finally spoke up: "To be honest, Third Young Master, I only have six months of freedom."

"What does this mean?" Young Master Yi frowned upon hearing this, asking in confusion.

Yi Shangyun took a deep breath and said, "Before leaving the palace, Emperor Jing used Dingxiang to blackmail me. This time, he only gave me six months. After six months, I must return to the palace and never step out of the palace gates again. Otherwise, Dingxiang will be implicated."

Young Master Yi clenched his fist silently after hearing this. After thinking for a while, he seemed to suddenly understand and asked Yi Shangyun, "Do you know why he did this?"

Yi Shangyun shook his head in confusion.

Unexpectedly, Young Master Yi suddenly said, "He who controls the guardian controls the world. He must already know that you are the descendant of the guardian who has been lost for many years in the Western Qin Kingdom."

"What?"

"How did you already know that I was...?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun stared at him in astonishment.

After a while, Young Master Yi broke the silence, saying, "How I know your true identity is not important. But have you ever thought about what Emperor Jing would do if he knew that it was the Yi family and the Qin Prince's mansion that had taken you in all these years?"

Yi Shangyun looked troubled and said, "This is also one of the reasons why I asked my father to go to the Prince of Qin's mansion to report the death."

Young Master Yi shook his head and said worriedly, "But Emperor Jing is suspicious. He must have already sent people to investigate your past. Who is Prince Qin, Xuan Yuanhan? Can he not even protect his own woman? Emperor Jing will not really believe that Princess Qin died."

For a moment, it was unclear what Yi Shangyun was secretly pondering, but finally he coldly said, "This time, he has no choice but to believe me. At worst, I'll confront him..."

Seeing her sudden cold and resolute expression, Young Master Yi asked anxiously, "What do you want to do?"

"It's nothing. This time, I will definitely be able to protect them."

Finally, Yi Shangyun only said one sentence with great conviction.

Meanwhile, Yi Sanshao, standing beside her, silently made up his mind at the same time, saying, "Girl, no matter who you are, in my eyes you will always be just my girl. Don't worry, I will protect you for the rest of my life."

The Western Qin Imperial Palace.

Emperor Jing sat high above, deep in thought. After a long silence, he finally spoke, asking, "Do you think this Princess Qin is truly dead?"

The eunuch standing nearby thought for a moment about what he had heard recently and replied, "The Consort Chun was so grieved by the news of the death of the Princess Consort of Qin that she has been bedridden. I heard that the Prince of Qin is also in a daze and is filled with grief and indignation. It must be true!"

"But why do I always feel that there is something strange about this matter?" Emperor Jing was indeed very suspicious about this matter and Xuan Yuanhan's words.

Recalling the past, she said softly, "I remember that this Princess Qin was obtained by the Empress Dowager Chun herself in exchange for the Emperor's 'Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains' map. She must have been well protected after entering the palace. How could she have died so easily?"

"Well..."

As the eunuch was pondering, someone rushed into the hall to report: "Your Majesty, there is new news from Lu County!"

For a long time, because he had done his best to help the people of Lu County, he also believed that Shinobu was really swallowed up by the sandstorm in order to protect Lu County.

In gratitude for his selfless dedication, the people of Lu County are very protective of his identity.

As a result, for a long period of time, the people Emperor Jing sent out were unable to find out anything about Yi Shangyun's true identity or past.

But just now, Emperor Jing received another secret report from Lu County.

He hurriedly took the letter from the eunuch, unfolded it, and Emperor Jing seemed to hardly believe his eyes, so he stared wide-eyed with his unfathomable eyes.

Only after reading every single word did he clench his fist tightly.

He still tried to calm his anger and remain composed, but in the end, he was still furious and gritted his teeth, saying, "Xuanyuan Han, how dare he?"

He then crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it on the floor of the main hall, at the eunuch's feet.

Upon seeing this, the eunuch standing to the side cautiously asked in a low voice, "Has the people of Lu County already ascertained her identity?"

This truly surprised Emperor Jing, who said, "I never expected it to end like this. It's something I never anticipated."

The eunuch still seemed not to understand, so he tried asking again, "So who exactly is she?"

Emperor Jing seemed lost in his own thoughts, muttering to himself, "She's actually the Qin Princess who just married the Prince of Qin?! No wonder Consort Chun personally came to the palace to plead for her!"

Upon hearing this, the eunuch froze in shock: "What? She is... the Princess Consort of Qin?!"

Upon closer reflection, his memory of her gradually became clearer, and he muttered to himself, "So it was her! No wonder I felt like I'd seen her somewhere before."

At that moment, Emperor Jing's gaze flashed and he noticed that the man was distracted, so he questioned him, "What are you muttering to yourself over there?"

Fearing that Emperor Jing would scold him for being slow to realize the truth, the eunuch dared not tell him the truth at this time.

So, his eyes darted around, and he quickly came to his senses and started making up an explanation.

"On the day Princess Qin entered the palace, she was unexpectedly stabbed. Fearing to offend the Emperor, she hurriedly left the palace and returned to her residence. Since then, it is said that she has been recuperating at her residence. Therefore, very few people in the palace recognize her. It seems that she was truly careless!"

Seeing that Emperor Jing remained silent, he figured he had managed to fool him.

The eunuch continued to probe, "Now that things have come to this, how does His Majesty intend to deal with this? Could it be... that Prince Qin already knew about the Guardian's identity?"

Emperor Jing thought about it carefully, then said, "Haven't you noticed that the Guardian seems completely unaware of her identity as the Princess of Qin?"

Following Emperor Jing's guidance, the eunuch thought carefully for a moment and finally nodded: "Could it be due to that sandstorm... she has lost her memory!"

Then he asked, "So now, according to His Majesty's meaning..."

"Hahaha...hahaha"

For some reason, Emperor Jing suddenly burst into laughter and said meaningfully, "In my opinion, this game is getting more and more interesting!"

At this moment, the eunuch continued his thoughts, saying, "That Princess Qin is the legitimate daughter of the Yi family. How dare Yi Shangkun deceive the Emperor! It seems that the Qin family and the Yi family have been colluding for some time. Could it be that they intend to rebel with the guardians?"

Upon realizing this, the eunuch hurriedly said, "Your Majesty should immediately send people to search and confiscate the Prince Qin's residence and the Yi residence together to prevent future troubles!"

But Emperor Jing reminded him, saying, "Have you forgotten again that the Princess Consort of Qin is dead?"

The eunuch angrily said, "She faked her death... This is a crime of deceiving the emperor, punishable by death and the extermination of her entire family!"

Emperor Jing then asked, "But now the whole city knows that the Princess Consort of Qin has died. If she vehemently denies being the Princess Consort of Qin, then we will have no way to deal with them!"

The eunuch thought for a moment and realized that what Emperor Jing said was not without reason, so he asked somewhat dejectedly, "But is there really no way we can do anything about it?"

Upon hearing this, the entire hall fell silent.

After an unknown amount of time, the eunuch spoke again, muttering, "Now that things have come to this, we don't even know if she will really come back for that little medicine girl. What if, or perhaps, she suddenly regains her memory?"

Emperor Jing remained steadfast in his belief: "No matter what, she will return..."

Then he added, "However, I originally thought that a mere medicine girl would be enough to keep her trapped..."

The eunuch stood quietly to the side, listening to Emperor Jing's words.

After a pause, Emperor Jing continued, "But it seems that my bargaining chips are far from enough. We still need to prepare even bigger bargaining chips to keep her by our side forever..."

The eunuch was clearly out of sync with Emperor Jing's train of thought, and muttered to himself, "Your Majesty's meaning is..."

But Emperor Jing was already carefully making plans in his mind again!