Chapter 1 The Princess Consort of Huainan

In a dilapidated temple that offered neither shelter from the wind nor protection from the rain.

A girl dressed in blue knelt beside a man who had been shot twice and was completely lifeless.

Looking at the man's bloodless face, she said in a tearful voice, "Xie Zhixian, you... don't worry, I will definitely avenge you."

"I'll send that woman down to keep you company..."

How could that woman be so heartless as to send someone to kill him?

She knew better than anyone how much he liked that woman.

That woman is truly heartless.

Three years ago, she left southern Xinjiang for the first time and, by chance, saved Xie Zhixian's life.

A year ago, she came to the Central Plains again.

This time, she was unlucky and encountered the Wu tribe, her ancestral enemies in the southern border region.

There were five witches; she couldn't handle so many of them alone, so she had to run away...

She felt that she and Xie Zhixian were quite destined for each other, because she ran into him again during her escape.

This time, he had a woman by his side, an extremely beautiful woman.

That woman's face was beautiful, but her heart was not so beautiful; one could even say it was somewhat ugly.

That woman is petty and incredibly jealous..........

At the time, she simply patted Xie Zhixian on the shoulder and said a few more words to him.

That woman treated her like dirt, giving her the cold shoulder and glaring at Xie Zhixian a lot..........

She got angry when she saw that the woman was treating her so badly and speaking in a sarcastic tone.

Then she remembered that Xie Zhixian was quite skilled, and that he owed her a life-saving favor.

In front of that woman, she told Xie Zhixian to escort her back to the Southern Frontier tribe.

Xie Zhixian wanted to bring that woman along, but of course she wouldn't allow it.

In the end, after much hesitation, Xie Zhixian chose to repay her kindness and left with her...

Before leaving, he gave all his money to the woman and told her to wait for him to return.

Two months ago, Xie Zhixian returned to the Central Plains from the southern border.

He heard that the woman had married the ruthless and bloodthirsty Prince of Huainan in the north.

Without a second thought, he went to the north to find that woman, intending to take her away with him.

She was worried about Xie Zhixian, so she went with him.

But what about that woman?

She knew Xie Zhixian had arrived, but she refused to see him and even sent people to hunt him down.

If she had known, she should have kept Xie Zhixian in the Southern Frontier and never let him return to the Central Plains...

That way, he won't die.

That woman wasn't worth his life.

On the other side,

The North.

The third floor of the teahouse

In the rightmost private room.

Luo Xi didn't touch the tea and pastries on the table. She looked at the man in black kneeling in front of her, her tone icy, "Are they all dead?"

They actually dared to show up; were they afraid she wouldn't kill them?

The woman in black said, "Your Highness, that man has been hit by two arrows, and the arrows are poisoned. He is doomed."

"As for the woman, she was being protected by the man and seemed to be unharmed."

"Just as we were about to continue killing her, our horse suddenly went out of control and ran backward."

"By the time we got the horses under control, they had vanished without a trace..."

"Your Highness, we have failed in our duties. Please punish us."

Luo Xi: "That woman is the Holy Maiden of Southern Xinjiang. She is skilled in Gu poison. This is not your fault."

"Even if he dies, that woman will definitely come looking for me again."

"I've heard that the Wu tribe and the Southern Xinjiang tribe have always been irreconcilable enemies."

"Tell the people of the Witch Clan that the Holy Maiden of the Southern Frontier will come to the Northern Lands..."