"At that time, if I could give you happiness, I wouldn't let you go."

"So, if you want to leave, do it now. I can't guarantee I won't change my mind."

Faced with his honesty, Su Yujiao felt utterly powerless to resist.

She even hoped he would lie and leave her there first, so she wouldn't feel guilty.

But what should she choose now?

Just as Su Yujiao was caught in a dilemma, Mo Hua's voice suddenly rang out from outside the door, trying to stop her.

"How dare you! Who dares to stop the Holy Maiden!"

This is the voice of Yunlan, Chen Yunniang's new maid.

"No one is allowed to enter without the general's order. Anyone who trespasses will be killed on sight!"

Mo Hua didn't take Chen Yunniang seriously at all; in fact, she never respected Chen Yunniang.

A lowly merchant's daughter dares to dream of becoming her master's woman!

She is nowhere near as good as Su Yujiao.

Although she didn't like Su Yujiao either, it didn't stop her from thinking that Chen Yunniang wasn't even worthy of carrying Su Yujiao's shoes.

Seeing Mo Hua's arrogant attitude, Yun Lan suddenly drew her sword and started fighting with her.

Chen Yunniang took the opportunity to rush into the tent, only to find the old doctor in Lu Ziqian's tent, with Lu Ziqian holding the old man's hand.

This scene looks incredibly bizarre!

Lu Ziqian frowned, while Su Yujiao took the opportunity to place her hand on the man's wrist and change to a pulse-taking posture.

Neither of the two people in the tent expected that Mo Hua couldn't stop Chen Yunniang from suddenly barging in, so they remained in their previous positions.

Seeing that the old doctor was only taking Lu Ziqian's pulse, Chen Yunniang didn't think much of it and asked with concern, "Ziqian, you're finally awake. Do you know how worried I was about you?"

Lu Ziqian frowned, staring at her coldly: "Did you send people to kidnap her?"

Chen Yunniang never expected that his first words to her would be like this; she had thought he would be grateful for her saving his life.

"I saved your life, and you turn around and question me?"

"Isn't there anything else you want to tell me besides these?"

A murderous glint flashed in the man's eyes, and he almost gritted his teeth: "Go back to your Southern Frontier Kingdom. One day I will destroy your reliance."

Chen Yunniang turned pale with fright. He actually wanted to destroy the Southern Frontier in order to avenge Su Yujiao?

Her only support is the Southern Frontier Kingdom!

"Ziqian, why do you always misunderstand me?"

"Do you really think I'm that wicked?"

"Without any evidence, what makes you claim that I arrested the person?"

"I went through so much trouble to save your life, and instead of being grateful, you misunderstand me like this?"

"roll!"

Lu Ziqian's eyes were bloodshot; he didn't want to hear a single word she said.

He was a man who always held grudges; having suffered such a great loss at the hands of the Jurchens, he wouldn't let her off easily.

But now... he's a cripple and temporarily unable to avenge himself!

Even if he wants revenge, he can't lose his mind. If he touches Chen Yunniang now, causing the Jin Kingdom and the Southern Frontier Kingdom to join forces, this war will only become more difficult.

Chen Yunniang's eyes instantly welled up with tears, her voice choked with sobs and grievance: "Ziqian, you've misunderstood me."

"I will not leave. I will prove my innocence."

"You get some rest, I'll come see you again tomorrow."

She wouldn't leave easily; Nan Sheng was still waiting for her to take the jade pendant back.

However, the day she received the jade pendant was also the day of her death.

Therefore, she would rather die than leave.

But Lu Ziqian has a deep misunderstanding about her now. If she doesn't help him clear up the misunderstanding, how can he be willing to marry her?

In the following days, Chen Yunniang would always find various reasons to visit him and try to please him, but Lu Ziqian did not appreciate it at all.

I only feel more disgusted and just want her to leave as soon as possible!

"Ziqian, your cousin Jiaojiao is dead. You should accept reality."

“Your legs are still not fully healed, and you need someone to take care of you. I am willing to stay and look after you.”

After Chen Yunniang finished speaking, she made a bold move. Taking advantage of Lu Ziqian's inability to move, she tried to force herself on him.

Lu Ziqian watched her take off her clothes, his face turning green with anger: "Get out!"

"Chen Yunniang, have you no shame?!"

Mo Hua heard Lu Ziqian's furious shouts and wanted to go in to rescue him, but was blocked outside by Yun Lan and more than a dozen other experts.

Mo Hua was so angry he laughed. He had been accommodating them for the past few days, and they really thought this was their territory.

"Someone come here."

"Take them all."

Even the most skilled fighters brought by Chen Yunniang couldn't withstand the sheer number of opponents and were quickly defeated.

When Mo Hua rushed in, he saw Chen Yunniang lying on the ground, her clothes disheveled, with a red and swollen handprint on her face.

It's clear that the master was truly furious.

The master never fights with women, yet she actually forced him to hit her; that's quite a feat.

When Chen Yunniang saw Mo Hua enter and look at her with disdain and contempt, she was so ashamed that she wanted to disappear. Her face turned pale and then red.

"How cheap!"

"If she's so desperate for men, why doesn't she go to a brothel and become a prostitute!"

Chen Yunniang glared at her fiercely, quickly straightened her clothes, and prepared to leave, but was blocked by Mo Hua.

"Get out of my way, you lowly servant! How dare you disrespect this Holy Maiden?!"

"Bah! Don't make a big deal out of nothing. What does the Holy Maiden of the Southern Frontier Kingdom have to do with my Great Ming Kingdom?"

Lu Ziqian was furious: "Get out, lock him up first."

"And all the people she brought with her, lock them all up."

"Lu Ziqian, if you dare to lay a finger on me, believe me, the Southern Frontier Kingdom will send troops to attack."

Lu Ziqian ignored him completely and waved his hand impatiently.

Mo Hua was ruthless, shoving Chen Yunniang hard, almost causing her to fall.

After Mo Hua left, Mo Shu hurriedly walked in.

"What's up?"

"Where is the young mistress?"

"The matter she had her subordinates investigate has yielded some results."

Lu Ziqian pinched his brow wearily: "Tell me first. She's been busy treating malaria these past few days and just went to sleep. Don't disturb her."

"I have discovered that Chen Yunniang is not the Holy Maiden of the Southern Frontier Kingdom."

"It seems that the Southern Frontier Kingdom has mistaken her for someone else. She lied and claimed that she had a magical jade pendant, which was the Southern Frontier Kingdom's national treasure, the Dragon and Snake Jade, and those people actually believed her."

"Now the people of the Southern Frontier Kingdom are demanding that she hand over the jade pendant to prove her identity. She says that she didn't know her jade pendant was the Dragon-Snake Jade before, and gave it to you as a token of love."

"I also overheard from their conversation that Chen Yunniang ostensibly came to deliver medicine, but actually wants to marry you."

"That way, even if it's discovered in the future that she's impersonating a saintess, with the Lu family protecting her, the Southern Frontier Kingdom can't do anything to her."

Lu Ziqian frowned. What a lie! When did he ever accept her token of love?

He couldn't understand how Chen Yunniang had become like this, completely different from the fairy sister who saved him in his dream.

“Send her back to the Southern Frontier Kingdom, expose her identity, and let the Southern Frontier Kingdom deal with her.”

"Since they care so much about the identity of the Holy Maiden, they will surely not let the person impersonating the Holy Maiden off easily."