Chapter 203 Just a Face

After entering the city, the three prepared to go to the Dezhou government office.

Passing by the bulletin board, I saw a team of yamen runners posting today's notices.

Yan Wei glanced sideways, then suddenly stopped, and reached out to pull Bei Jingchu.

"Your Highness, look over there."

Bei Jingchu turned her head in the direction he pointed and her heart skipped a beat.

【Bounty order.】

Hearing this voice, Lei Nian'er also looked over.

She asked uneasily: "Your Highness...the wanted order between you and Xu Shaoqing..."

"Why is there a bounty on both of you?"

The painting is so lifelike that as long as you remember it after seeing it, you will be able to recognize her when you see her again.

[If it was a wanted order for finding the princess, then it would be fine, but since the identity was not mentioned, it was more like a wanted order for a criminal.]

Over there, some loud voices were heard discussing: "A little girl who is only six or seven years old has a higher bounty than a big-name thief."

"What kind of unforgivable crime has this committed?"

"Hehehe, if I met that kind of gangster, I couldn't subdue him. If this kid met him, he would be rich!"

"The same thing goes for the woman next to him. Although it's a little lower, it's still not a small number."

Lei Nian'er held her hand tightly, and asked, "Your Highness, has the Governor of Dezhou rebelled?"

Bei Jingchu's mind was in a mess. She first tore a piece of clothes to cover her face, and took the two people away.

When they got there, Lei Nian'er analyzed: "Are the officials in Texas crazy?"

"Even if it's a rebellion, why is it so blatant?"

"If they do this, aren't they afraid that the news will be reported back to the capital and your majesty will punish them and execute their entire clan!"

"Your Highness, the Governor of Dezhou..."

Bei Jingchu shook his head: "If the governor of Dezhou rebels, we can just surrender to the enemy."

"It is also difficult for local officials to access the core secrets of the imperial court."

"Unless you keep him and wait for him to climb up, it would be more valuable to surrender Texas directly."

"If they wanted to capture me, they could have just set me up as a bounty by looking for the princess, waited for me to let my guard down, and then delivered me directly to Tuning. That would be impossible to guard against."

Speaking of this, Bei Jingchu broke out in cold sweats.

"Fortunately, it wasn't the governor who rebelled."

"They didn't dare to disclose my identity because they were afraid of attracting the governor's attention."

Lei Nian'er understood: "You mean that there is a traitor in the Dezhou government, and the governor did not investigate strictly."

Bei Jingchu squatted down, hugged her knees, and murmured, "This is just my guess."

“The situation is not favorable to us now.”

"The only good news is that since Xu Shaoqing also has a wanted warrant, it proves that she has not been caught either."

Bei Jing first looked up and saw that the sky was cloudy.

The heat from the sun shines through the clouds onto my body, feeling neither cool nor gorgeous.

It's hot and cold, which makes people uncomfortable.

Bei Jingchu thought of something even more puzzling: "Since they have done it so brazenly, they are certainly not afraid that the news will reach His Majesty's ears."

"So, are they sure they can leave before His Majesty sends troops to capture them?"

"Or... do they think that before then, Texas will become Tunning's territory?"

All three of them were silent for a moment.

Lei Nian'er also squatted down, leaned against Bei Jingchu and said, "Your Highness, Tu Ning and Yu Hun are fighting."

"We are no longer able to fight Dai Viet at this time."

"It should just be that they are sure they can escape in time. Let's not be too pessimistic."

Bei Jingchu leaned against her lightly.

“But it’s not impossible.”

"It's a pity that we can't send the news back to the capital, otherwise His Majesty and his men would have been able to prepare for war early."

Bei Jingchu took off the ebony hairpin on her head, stared at the small dagger that had never seen blood, and made up her mind: [I must not be caught.]

The little girl silently thought to herself: [I am a princess of the Vietnamese Dynasty. I cannot be a sinner who affects the war situation between the Vietnamese Dynasty and the Korean Dynasty.]

When the sword was unsheathed, the first time blood was seen was when it slashed its owner's face.

Lei Nian'er was so frightened that her heart almost jumped out of her throat. She used the fastest reaction of her life to knock Bei Jingchu down.

"Your Highness, what are you going to do?"

Bei Jingchu was lying on the ground, his eyes filled with ruthlessness and madness that did not suit his age.

"It's just a face. Scratch it and no one will recognize us."

"This way we can stay safe until help arrives."

As she spoke, her held down hand moved towards her face again, and Lei Nian'er couldn't hold it back at all.

She knew that the princess was very strong, so she pressed forward with all her weight, but the little hand holding the hairpin sword kept getting closer and closer to her face.

"What are you looking at? Come and help!"

"Do you want to see His Highness disfigured?"

These words were obviously directed at Yan Wei.

Yan Weili stood still and said, "I will obey all the princess' orders and will not disobey."

Lei Nian’er:...Damn it!

Crazy, crazy, completely crazy!

As expected, Bei Jingchu broke free from Lei Nian'er's restraints, and the silver-white sword of the hairpin sword was stained with bright red blood.

Lei Nian'er took a breath of cool air.

So cruel——

"Your Highness..."

The little girl holding the dagger was extremely calm. She took out a handkerchief and wiped the sword - her own blood.

"It's okay, Nian'er. I know you are worried about me."

"It's not good to have facial blemishes. After I go back, I will work hard to remove the scars."

Lei Nian'er reached out to touch it, but stopped an inch away and asked, "What if it can't be removed?"

"But we are able to survive now, and I will not threaten the war situation in Dai Viet."

"It's just two scars on my face. Compared to life, they are not important at all."

"After Master brings back the news, Aye will definitely send someone to rescue me if he sees that I am taking too long to return."

"The difficulty now is to wait until help arrives."

Bei Jingchu pounded his head in regret.

"If we had known that the city was more dangerous, we should not have entered the city."

"Now it's good. It's easy to get in but hard to get out. We will definitely be discovered if we leave the city gate."

Yan Wei stretched out his arm to block her hammering hand and said, "Your Highness, the beasts outside the city are fierce."

"Outside the city, it may not be safe."

"Your Highness, don't blame yourself. You've made yourself stupid. What can we do?"

Bei Jingchu did not give herself any more time to feel sorry for herself; the pain on her face reminded her of her current situation.

[Now that you have entered the game, it is difficult to withdraw, so you must never let your guard down. 】

She thought about the current situation: "All the property is being escorted back and has not been transported here."

"Even if it is delivered, we cannot reveal our identities to pick it up."

"I can't guarantee whether the governor or the traitor will find me first."

"All my money was taken away by Changyan Haoyue. I am really penniless."

Lei Nian'er took out her wallet and opened it for Bei Jingchu to see. There was a bag full of silver inside.

Bei Jingchu asked her to keep it and promised: "I will return you ten times the gold when I return."

Lei Nian'er knew the princess's personality, so she didn't refuse and thanked her generously.

Bei Jingchu looked at her clothes and said, "The material I'm wearing is the best tribute. If someone who knows the goods recognizes it, it will be over."

"What a pity! If you pawn these clothes, you can get a lot of money."