Fu Xiaohan saw all of this and was thinking about how to make use of it.

"Stay away from my sister. If it weren't for you, wouldn't my sister be a saintess in my foreign land? Why did she have to come here to suffer like this, being dragged into the dungeon for no reason? Look how thin her face has become."

Tuoba Xuan was a rough man, but he was also very observant and noticed at a glance that Cui Yulu had lost a lot of weight.

Fu Xiaoyu remained silent, but still domineeringly draped the fox fur over her shoulders.

"It's cold, put this on. That's all for this matter. I will give everyone an explanation."

"Explain yourself. How do you plan to explain yourself? Will you accept the throne, or will you sacrifice yourself to appease Fu Xiaohan's hatred for you?"

Cui Yulu's eyes were watering from the wind, and her cheeks were red, like a frozen red apple.

The cold wind rustled their clothes as the three men stood face to face, silently competing with each other.

The army below the mountain was also on high alert, waiting for Tuoba Xuan's command.

"What exactly do you want? Are you standing here acting crazy? Just say what you want. I hate men who beat around the bush."

"Alright, I'll return Cui Yulu to you, how about you withdraw your troops?"

Fu Xiaohan stared intently at Tuoba Xuan, wanting to know what his choice would be.

Tuoba Xuan glanced at Cui Yulu, who had been pulled aside by the guards, knowing she was in danger at any moment.

"Brother, no, we've reached the final step. Everyone has worked so hard for this day, we can't let it all go to waste because of me."

Cui Yulu's voice trembled slightly, and the cold wind muffled half of it, so the three of them had to crane their necks to hear her clearly.

However, Fu Xiaohan kept watching the two of them with a cold smile.

"Have you ever thought about how you would feel if your beloved family member died in front of you? Would you like to experience that?"

Fu Xiaohan coldly swept her gaze across their faces, then with a wave of her hand, her bodyguards pushed Cui Yulu forward a step.

The pebbles beneath her feet clattered as she stepped down.

Cui Yulu gasped in fright, her face turning pale instantly.

Although I had prepared myself mentally, I still trembled with fear when I saw the abyss below.

"Don't do this. We can talk things over. Don't touch my sister. I'll withdraw my troops and go back to my homeland immediately. I won't care about things here anymore."

Tuoba Xuan reached out to stop the guards from pushing her forward any further, his face full of anxiety.

Fu Xiaohan glanced triumphantly at Fu Xiaoyu's face, though he was actually curious to see what Fu Xiaoyu would choose.

“This is a personal grudge between us, it has nothing to do with her. Release her, and I will do whatever you want with her.”

"It's rare to see such an arrogant prince like you lower yourself like this today. Don't you always like to show off? Don't you love to steal Father's love? Why are you willing to lower yourself to beg me?"

Fu Xiaoyu looked at Fu Xiaohan, who was getting more and more excited as she spoke, and could only shake her head helplessly.

“I never intended to compete with you. Why don’t you look for the reasons within yourself? You always think that my mother stole your mother’s favor, but wasn’t my mother also a victim? Your mother caused the death of the seventh child and frightened the eighth child, causing him to be timid all this time. Don’t you ever think about any of this?”

After catching her breath, Fu Xiaoyu continued, "You always think we've wronged you, but what have you done to us? When we were little, Father loved you the most. We worked hard to become stronger, just to be like you. But because of this, you even had the idea of ​​harming your own siblings, which is why Father has neglected you."

But do you know, this father was also suffering inside. Every day he would look at the coral hairpin and tell my mother how quiet and gentle she was back then. Everything was your own choice, yet you imposed it all on others, never looking at your own mistakes.”

Fu Xiaoyu recounted many past events in one breath, which caused Fu Xiaohan to completely lose control.

She screamed hysterically, "Yes, your mother, as my mother's sister, entered the palace while my mother was pregnant, and coincidentally met the Emperor, and then became the Emperor's woman. Later, she even stole the Empress position that should have belonged to my mother, and you stole my father's love. Isn't all of this something you did on purpose?"

"Everything I have today is thanks to you. Shouldn't I demand it back from you?"

Fu Xiaohan looked at the guards, and the two guards pushed Cui Yulu forward another step.

One of her feet was already dangling in the air, and she had lost her balance. Two guards tied ropes around her and retreated to a safer position.

"Are you scared? We're not going to live today anyway, but with her as a scapegoat, I think it's worth it. What do you guys think?"

"Fu Xiaohan, you deserve to die."

Tuoba Xuan had reached his limit and swung his short sword at him. The two clashed, and Fu Xiaoyu rushed over to save Cui Yulu.

"Fu Xiaohan, I've put up with you for a long time. You guys talk too much nonsense. If you're a man, solve problems the way a man does."

"Tuoba Xuan, do you think I don't know that you're trying to divert my attention so that Fu Xiaoyu will go to save Cui Yulu? But do you really think I'm an idiot who would be so easily fooled by you?"

Fu Xiaohan jumped back a step to dodge Tuoba Xuan's short knife, and after standing still, she pointed at him.

Cui Yulu's body had already fallen off the cliff, and all that could be seen above was a rope swaying.

Fu Xiaoyu dared not make any more rash moves and could only stand not far away watching the two guards, fearing that they would let go.

"So, what else do you two plan to do? Bring it on, I'll take it all."

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