Chapter 36 The Arrogant Prince 3

Xu Qiuqiu was still in a daze. What was going on? She had actually been pulled onto a horse by him and was now riding on the same horse as him. She was riding in front of the horse, and Zhou Zichen was pulling the reins from behind. She was surrounded by his presence.

She froze, too scared to move. She had never ridden a horse before, and she was terrified. She nervously reached out and grabbed the reins.

Now she didn't dare lean back, afraid of bumping into Zhou Zichen. He seemed unpredictable, and she was afraid of angering him. If he got upset, he might just throw her off the building and that would be the end of her.

Zhou Zichen was furious when he saw that she would rather lose her balance than get close to him. Did she despise him that much?

Thinking this, he angrily increased the speed of his horse.

The horse suddenly accelerated, and amidst the bumps and swaying, Xu Qiuqiu's back still pressed against his chest. The cold armor made her shiver involuntarily; she was cold, and so was the armor.

Noticing her trembling, Zhou Zichen's expression worsened. He pursed his lips and remained silent, still feeling very agitated, but also particularly puzzled as to why he suddenly had this emotion.

Xu Qiuqiu simply stopped caring. She had already leaned on him; it wasn't her choice. He was riding too fast, so she couldn't be blamed.

Thinking this way, she relaxed a bit, and then approached 003 to talk, "003, have you noticed that this person looks exactly like Qi Chen?"

When 003 first saw Zhou Zichen, it was also surprised. It didn't expect that the second male lead in this world would look exactly like the second male lead in the previous world. "Host, they do look the same."

Hearing 003 say that, she continued, "Then who is he? What is his identity?"

“He is the Prince of Yan’an of Lingyue Kingdom, and his name is Zhou Zichen,” 003 continued. “He is currently the commander-in-chief of the Lingyue Kingdom’s army.”

Xu Qiuqiu pondered for a moment, "So if I can gain his trust and make him value me, I won't be thrown into the military camp to be bullied by others?"

"Yes, host, keep it up!" 003 cheered her on. "Host, it seems things are moving in a positive direction now, don't be discouraged!"

"But he seems so unapproachable. I don't even need his trust. I just want to exchange it for freedom. What does their country's war have to do with me? If I sell out Qi Kingdom, will he set me free?" Xu Qiuqiu felt a little tired. She didn't have any intention of protecting her country. After all, she wasn't a character in a story. She just wanted to complete her mission as soon as possible.

“Host, I think that considering how many soldiers of the Lingyue Kingdom the original female lead killed, a military distribution map is simply not something that can be forgiven.”

Having read the plot, 003 learned that the original female lead was thrown into a military camp. When the people there heard that the original female lead was a general from an enemy country who had killed many of their compatriots, they all went crazy and tortured her. Therefore, it felt that just a military distribution map was not enough for the Lingyue Kingdom to let the host go and to quell their resentment.

"Fine." Xu Qiuqiu sighed inwardly. That jerk of a male lead, why did he have to cripple her martial arts? He didn't even give her a chance to escape.

Since that's the case, then she should help the Lingyue Kingdom defeat the Qi Kingdom. That way, the people of the Lingyue Kingdom won't hold too much grudge against her, since she did contribute as well. She only hopes to escape unscathed and then find a cute puppy to boost her happiness level.

After figuring it out, Xu Qiuqiu pondered silently, knowing she could only proceed step by step.

Soon Zhou Zichen brought her back to the main camp. The camp was heavily guarded inside and out. When the soldiers saw Zhou Zichen dismount, they immediately knelt down and bowed, calling him "Your Highness".

Zhou Zichen nodded and led Xu Qiuqiu into the military camp.

The soldiers kneeling on the ground did not dare to stand up until Zhou Zichen left, and continued to guard the camp.

Xu Qiuqiu looked around at her surroundings. There were wounded men all around the camp, some with wounds on their arms, legs, and bodies. She was a little shocked. Was this war?

She was a little scared. Although she didn't think much of it when she saw it on TV, it was still quite frightening to see soldiers missing limbs in person.

Zhou Zichen glanced at Xu Qiuqiu out of the corner of his eye and noticed that she was looking around, mostly at men. He immediately became unhappy again, and his tone turned cold, "Follow me."

Upon hearing his voice, Xu Qiuqiu immediately withdrew her wandering gaze and obediently followed. She was really not used to it; they had the same face but completely different personalities, like an ice block.

Stepping into the commander's tent, Zhou Zichen turned around, looked into her eyes, and asked, "You said you would give me the map of Qi Kingdom's military strength distribution?"

"Yes." Xu Qiuqiu bowed her head in response, then raised her head to meet his gaze. To convince him, her eyes were filled with anger. "I risked my life for the Qi Kingdom, but as soon as the Qi King ascended the throne, he took back my military power and threw me away like trash. Now he wants to throw me into the enemy camp for a woman. He wants me dead, so why should I still be loyal to him?"

Hearing her say that, Zhou Zichen looked away. "Okay, so how do you plan to give it to me?"

“I’ve memorized it all, I can draw it,” Xu Qiuqiu quickly replied.

"Someone, bring me brush and ink," Zhou Zichen called out, and immediately someone brought in brush and ink and placed them on the table.

After the attendant finished placing the writing brush and ink, he went out to continue guarding the door.

Zhou Zichen walked to the table, tapped it with his fingers, and turned to her, saying, "You draw."

Xu Qiuqiu stepped forward, picked up the brush, and was a little troubled. Her painting skills were already poor, and she still had to use a brush.

Seeing that she didn't move for a while, Zhou Zichen became a little impatient. "Why aren't you writing?"

Xu Qiuqiu looked up and met Zhou Zichen's gaze. "Your Highness, I do not want to be a prisoner. If I finish the drawing, could you treat me as a friend? I am willing to do my part for the Lingyue Kingdom."

Zhou Zichen originally wanted to mock her a few times. A hostage dared to negotiate with him. He was being kind by not killing her immediately. However, after looking into her eyes, he couldn't utter a single sarcastic word. He would always lose himself in thought when looking into her eyes.

He suppressed the strange thought in his mind and continued coldly, "Okay, but you have to guarantee that your military deployment map is real."

"Of course I wouldn't dare to deceive Your Highness Prince Yan'an, please rest assured." After receiving the assurance, Xu Qiuqiu felt a little relieved. Although her drawing skills were not good, she had just received the original female lead's memories, so she could still draw it.

She had barely started painting when she frowned, her wrist beginning to ache slightly. She had been so tense that she had forgotten about the pain the whole way, and only now, when she needed to use her hand, did she realize how much it hurt. That jerk of a male lead had really hit her hard.

But now is not the time to dwell on this minor pain, so she endured the pain and continued painting.

As Zhou Zichen watched her paint, he noticed that her hands were trembling slightly. He frowned, feeling somewhat displeased, though he didn't know why.

Xu Qiuqiu endured the pain and finally finished the drawing. She put down her pen and handed the drawing to Zhou Zichen, saying, "Please take a look."

However, Zhou Zichen did not take it immediately, but asked her, "What happened to your hand?"