"You!" Zhao Zhilan was about to say something when she found her mouth was covered by the other person.

"Shh~~~" Tang Ying whispered, "Keep your voice down. Your Highness, you don't want others to see, do you? So, Your Highness, please keep your mouth shut. No one will hear you. It's just a private conversation between friends, okay?"

Zhao Zhilan adjusted her breathing and then nodded.

Tang Ying removed her hand. "Your Highness, are you willing to leave this place?"

"Leave?" Zhao Zhilan asked cautiously, "How do I leave?"

"How to leave is something I need to consider. Your Highness, you only need to answer whether you want to or not!"

"Who exactly are you?" Zhao Zhilan asked again. "If you don't tell me the truth and intend to keep it a secret, I'd rather die!"

Tang Ying smiled and said, "Xuanhua Palace!" She no longer hid it.

"What? You're Lin Mo's man!" Zhao Zhilan instinctively retreated into the corner.

"That's right!"

"No, I don't want to leave with you!" Zhao Zhilan said with great resistance.

Why is Your Highness being so willful?

"He killed my mother!" Zhao Zhilan exclaimed, "I don't want him to save me, no!"

"Even if Your Highness knows that your mother deserved her punishment?"

Zhao Zhilan remained silent.

Tang Ying sighed, "Your Highness, are you aware that the Regent arrived outside Wuzhong City three days ago? What is he considering for delaying the attack?"

"For me?" Zhao Zhilan asked instinctively.

Tang Ying nodded. "If war breaks out between the two sides, you new recruits will definitely be sent to the battlefield immediately. At that time, no one can guarantee your safety!"

Therefore, upon arriving at Wuzhong City, the Regent ordered that we infiltrate the Dongpange camp at all costs to rescue you.

"He..." Zhao Zhilan felt a warmth in her heart, "He actually did this for me!"

If it weren't for the hatred of killing her mother, she would definitely have fallen in love with him.

“No, I don’t want him to save me…” Zhao Zhilan insisted.

"Sigh!" Tang Ying sighed, then changed her approach to communicate, "Your Highness, if you refuse to leave, the Regent will delay his attack on the city. In that case, the prisoners of Great Xia..."

Zhao Zhilan was moved.

"Moreover, only the central army of Dongpango is currently stationed in Wuzhong City. If the other two armies receive this news, they will certainly rush here at full speed, and then..."

"Your Highness, I have only one question for you: do you truly wish for the Regent's army to be defeated by Dongpango?"

"No!" Zhao Zhilan answered instinctively, "I don't want to!"

"Then please come with me!"

"Leave?" Zhao Zhilan was stunned.

Where can I go? This question began to trouble her!

Return to the capital? Return to the palace?

No, she didn't want to go back to that cage.

But what else can she do?

After a long silence, Zhao Zhilan spoke again, "Before I leave, could I ask you for a favor?"

"What is it?"

“Kato… Takaki,” she read out the names one by one, “I want you to kill them!”

Upon hearing this, Tang Ying frowned. "Your Highness, I'm afraid you cannot have your way!" She said, "It's not that I can't do these things, but time doesn't allow it, and besides, it's against the rules!"

The rule of Xuanhua Palace is that no one will kill someone without receiving a commission.

(Lin Mo's orders are exceptions!)

Upon hearing this, a bold idea suddenly popped into Zhao Zhilan's mind: "Can I come to your place?"

"Huh?" Tang Ying froze completely!

Zhao Zhilan's idea was to go to the Black and White Courtyard of Xuanhua Palace, where she wanted to become an assassin and live according to her own will.

However, Tang Ying was also startled by such an outrageous idea.

Her status made it impossible for her to decide, and even if she could, she wouldn't dare to agree.

Would Lin Mo agree? Would the Lord agree?

“Your Highness, I will inform the Lord of your request,” Tang Ying told her. “As for whether the Lord will agree, I cannot guarantee it!”

Zhao Zhilan didn't throw a tantrum, but instead asked, "When are you leaving?"

“Your Highness!” Tang Ying replied, “Please come with me!”

"Now?" She hadn't expected to act so immediately.

“That’s right. Every moment we wait will mean many more people dying in Jidong!” Tang Ying said.

Without thinking twice, Zhao Zhilan immediately got up and left with Tang Ying.

Although it was late at night, the city of Wuzhong was bustling with life, simply because the arrival of Kato Hiroaki had completely disrupted their daily routines.

Across the courtyard, light streamed through the door of the barracks hall, accompanied by a burst of noise.

After Lin Mo arrived, the Dongpango people would discuss strategies to defeat the enemy every night until late at night.

Some of them advocated leaving the city immediately to catch the Great Xia off guard, since the Great Xia's population was far smaller than theirs.

Another group argued that it was unwise to defend the city and give up the advantage of the city walls.

Of course, the latter was clearly still shaken by Lin Mo's annihilation of the Dos people.

"Guards, there should be guards!" Zhao Zhilan thought to herself, "Why aren't there any?"

Tang Ying walked ahead without saying a word, and she had no choice but to follow closely behind.

Passing through the courtyard, they pushed open the half-closed wooden door and, after several twists and turns, arrived at the outer courtyard.

The moon hung high in the sky, the city gate was not far away, and the Dongpango guards were still standing on the city wall.

"How do we get out?" Zhao Zhilan was wondering when she heard soft footsteps approaching.

"Very punctual!" the person said softly.

It was those two people beside her; Zhao Zhilan noticed they were her companions!

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