"Mo Shisheng, are you threatening me?"
Qi Jingling's expression darkened slightly, but when his gaze fell on Mo Shisheng's face as she turned around, he froze, "You..."
Seeing this, Mo Shisheng smiled slightly, walked up to Qi Jingling, placed her hands on the table, and said in a lazy yet noble manner, "You can take this as a threat."
"..."
As Mo Shisheng approached, Qi Jingling saw more clearly the red spider lily on her face, his pupils filled with disbelief and astonishment.
The memories sealed away in his mind seemed to be breaking through the soil. His heart was pounding, and he didn't dare to blink. His burning gaze was fixed on Mo Shisheng's face.
Noticing that Qi Jingling's emotions were a bit off, Mo Shisheng frowned slightly. She saw a mixture of intense emotions—intense, disbelief, and joy—in his eyes.
Mo Shisheng was certain that Qi Jingling had met her mother, because Qi Jingling's unusually good attitude towards her before, and also because when Qi Jingling looked at her, it seemed as if he was looking at someone else through her...
"I originally thought that you only resembled your mother in terms of your eyes."
A bitter smile appeared on Qi Jingling's lips. "I've met your mother, but that was more than twenty years ago."
More than twenty years ago...
If Mo Shisheng remembers correctly, Qi Jingling ascended the throne more than twenty years ago when he was just over twenty years old.
Did she meet her mother then?
"When you were six years old, your mother had to leave Xuanyun Continent. Before she left, she asked me to take good care of you. I don't know where she is now."
Qi Jingling looked on, a faint sadness showing in his expression.
A person's eyes cannot lie; Mo Shisheng saw the struggle in Qi Jingling's eyes.
In that instant, she suddenly understood why Qi Jingling had been so good to her.
Even knowing the truth, knowing she wasn't of the Shangguan family's bloodline, knowing he was the child of her beloved woman and another man, he still protected her.
Suddenly, she thought of something and looked up to meet Qi Jingling's complicated gaze. "You promised me you'd lead the troops into battle, are you afraid someone in Qi Kingdom might want to harm me?"
Mo Shisheng can't be blamed for overthinking this, because the people who accompanied her on the expedition included not only Shangguan Xuan but also Qi Yufeng. They were almost invincible on the battlefield. If Qi Kingdom wanted to unify the four kingdoms, it would probably have taken action long ago.
Qi Jingling first promised to marry Qi Muxiao to the Southern Kingdom, and then asked Qi Yufeng to lead troops with her to war. It all seemed like he was making his final arrangements.
Perhaps not expecting Mo Shisheng to suddenly ask this question, Qi Jingling's expression faltered for a moment before he chuckled, "You are indeed as intelligent as she is."
"Why."
Qi Jingling's words confirmed all of Mo Shisheng's guesses, but Mo Shisheng didn't understand why.
"Your special ability will bring you death no matter which country you live in. There are many people with ulterior motives in Qi, and perhaps Qi will perish in some future country. It would be better to let you decide where you want to go."
Qi Jingling gently sat back down, and Yu Moshisheng spoke as if they were old friends who had not seen each other for a long time.
Upon hearing Qi Jingling's words, Mo Shisheng's eyes narrowed slightly.
Everyone says that the imperial family is the most ruthless, and Mo Shisheng thought so too. However, Qi Jingling's actions shocked her...
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