Jiang Bai stood on the cliff beside him, looking down at the refugees who were causing a great commotion. He finally took this step. Jiang Bai's whole body was trembling slightly, and he looked blankly at everything below.
"Jiang Bai, are you alright?" Jing Xi suddenly gently supported Jiang Bai's trembling body from behind. Was Jiang Bai injured somewhere? Jing Xi checked Jiang Bai with concern.
"I'm fine, Jingxi." Jiang Bai forced a smile that looked more like a grimace. From this moment on, it was clear that he and Jingxi were destined to be forever apart.
"What happened?" Ji Mosheng asked as he quickly walked over.
"The disaster victims below started to riot, and we just managed to stop them," Yan Wan replied. Fortunately, Ji Mohan had left a squad of soldiers with her, which came in handy.
"Is Young Master Jiang alright?" Ji Mosheng asked, turning his gaze away. He found Jing Xi's excessive concern for Jiang Bai rather jarring.
“It’s alright, he was probably just a little scared,” Jing Xi answered for Jiang Bai.
Ji Mosheng was even more annoyed. Humph! He really didn't know what use it was for Jing Xi to like this weak and frail man who couldn't even protect her.
I'd rather like him.
Yan Wan looked at the chaotic scene before her. This was truly a famous scene of the male lead and the third male lead fighting over a girl, a once-in-a-century scene, and she had witnessed it.
Indeed, the longer you live, the more you see.
"Let's go back, Jiang Bai." Jing Xi helped Jiang Bai walk into the city.
"Jing Xi, I'm sorry," Jiang Bai suddenly said.
Jing Xi assumed that Jiang Bai was blaming himself for not managing the road construction in the east of the city well, which had caused them to cause trouble. She said dismissively, "It's okay."
Jiang Bai's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Jing Xi with hope, saying, "Really? Jing Xi?"
"Jiang Bai, it's not your fault that the disaster victims are causing trouble, so don't blame yourself," Jing Xi continued to comfort him.
Jiang Bai's eyes dimmed. The riots by the disaster victims were indeed his doing. He was the executioner. He was not innocent at all.
"Let's go. Let's go back." Jing Xi said worriedly, looking at Jiang Bai's pale face.
"Jingxi, I..." Jiang Bai really wanted to tell Jingxi everything, so that he wouldn't have to suffer in his heart anymore.
"What's wrong, Jiang Bai?" Jing Xi looked at Jiang Bai, wanting to say something, but didn't.
"It's alright, let's go." Jiang Bai said with a bitter smile. No, he couldn't say it. If he did, it would be completely over between him and Jing Xi. He couldn't say it. He was too scared. He couldn't lose Jing Xi.
Jing Xi looked up at Jiang Bai with a puzzled expression. She felt that Jiang Bai was acting strangely, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong with him.
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“Yan Wan, the Crown Prince and I have discussed it and are preparing to go to Huangzhou. If Uncle An really raises an army in Huangzhou, then Yunzhou City will be in danger. I suspect that Uncle An is colluding with the Meng Kingdom,” Ji Mohan said in a cold voice.
“Okay, I’ll go with you. Oh, by the way, there are foreigners in Yunzhou City.” Yan Wan suddenly thought of the man who had inexplicably appeared in Yunzhou City; he must be a Mongol.
The Mongol Kingdom had two princes, Mong Shang and Mong Tai. It's unknown whether she encountered one of them.
"A foreigner? Are you injured?" Ji Mohan asked.
"No, Hanhan, I'm fine," Yan Wan said, taking Ji Mohan's hand.
Ji Mohan breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that Yan Wan was alright.
“He’s dressed in impressive clothes, so he must be someone special. His exotic style is very obvious, so he must be a member of the royal family of Mongolia,” Yan Wan said, offering her guess.
"Alright, I'll send men down to search immediately," Ji Mo said coldly. It seemed he had been too lenient and too calm lately, allowing the people of Meng to brazenly come to Yin.
"Yes, Hanhan, you must be careful." Yan Wan instructed again with concern. She had to stay with Ji Mohan. This battle in Huangzhou could not go wrong, otherwise Ji Mohan would be in danger.
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The Royal Palace of the Moon Kingdom.
"You unfilial son, how dare you come back? Didn't I order you never to return to the Moon Palace?" the Moon Emperor shouted.
"Heh, even your throne belongs to my mother, what right do you have to talk to me?" Qin Si, or rather, Yue Si now, said sarcastically.
The Moon Kingdom was originally ruled by women. It was this dignified person on the throne who killed his mother. Now she sits in the position that rightfully belonged to his mother and speaks to him arrogantly. How dare he? How is he worthy of her?
"How dare you speak to me like that! Guards, throw him out!" The King of Yue was so angry that his face turned red.
"You really think you're the emperor? If that's the case, then show me Yue Xin." Yue Si said with a sneer.
"You!" The King of Yue was speechless. He only regretted that he had not been more ruthless back then and had still been kind to Yue Rou, allowing that vile woman to give Yue Xin to this rebellious son.
By the time he realized something was wrong, his rebellious son had already been driven out of the Moon Kingdom and disappeared without a trace. A large-scale search would inevitably cause a stir, so he searched in secret for many years but never found him.
Unexpectedly, he appeared right in front of me.
"Brother, why didn't you let me know you were back? I could have come to pick you up." A young man walked in from outside the hall and said, but his face was full of greed, just like his mother, who was not presentable.
"Don't try to claim kinship with me. My mother only gave birth to me. Who do you think you are to compare yourself to me?" Yue Si said rudely.
"You're nothing but a stray dog, yet you dare to be so arrogant," the greedy young man said angrily.
"Ha, my mother is Yue Rou, the queen of Yue Kingdom. What is your mother? She's nothing but a prostitute. Only a blind person would look down on her," Qin Si said with a sneer.
These words were so pointed that the King of Yue's face immediately darkened; he was practically pointing at him and saying, "Are you blind?"
"He'er, step back. Your royal brother has just returned, and you must not disturb him recently," said the King of Yue.
"Father," Yuehe called out somewhat displeased.
"He'er, step back." The King of Yue was also a little angry. Did none of them take him seriously?
Yuehe felt somewhat resentful. Yue Si had just returned, and his father's favor had already shifted to him. If he had stayed longer, would his father have made him the crown prince? No, he absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen!
"Yes, Father Emperor," Yuehe said with some dissatisfaction.
"Heh." Yue Si didn't want to see this dog-eat-dog scene, so he sneered and left without even saying goodbye to the King of Yue.
He had to go see Tingting; it had been many years since he'd last seen her. He wondered if she hated him for leaving her in the palace back then.
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