He looked towards the capital, his longing growing stronger, as if he could already see that person through all the barriers.
The person stood atop the high city wall, dressed in red with long hair flowing in the wind, greeting me with a charming smile.
Xi'er, I'm here.
Sheng Jin watched the army depart into the distance, then turned and returned to his tent, locking himself away alone.
His thoughts involuntarily drifted back to a month ago.
I had been imprisoned for a long time. It was a secret room, not in the palace, but more like a dungeon in a prince's mansion.
He was locked up in that dark and sunless place, unable to distinguish between day and night. Apart from occasional food and water being brought to him, he felt completely isolated from the world.
In this situation, his longing grew wildly like water plants, filled with yearning, sentimentality, and desire, but without any resentment.
He could feel the Gu worms in his body gradually calming down, and he knew that Xi'er's body had recovered, so he was actually relieved.
While locked up there, he repeatedly recalled every little thing he had shared with Xi'er, and regret welled up in his heart.
He regretted that his pride had prevented him from humbling himself, which had caused Xi'er to distrust him.
After I got pregnant with Xi'er, I never opened up to her. Xi'er was depressed throughout her pregnancy, which is why she was physically weak.
Fortunately, I had the Gu worm, which shielded Xi'er from this life-or-death ordeal; otherwise…
He desperately wanted to see Xi'er again, even if it meant dying right then and there.
But no one paid him any attention. He was nearing the end of his life, living in a daze, worse off than a ghost.
His longing grew stronger day by day, and seeing Xi'er became his obsession.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally saw the light of day again.
It turned out to be Changfeng's secret guard. When he came to the capital to investigate, he encountered the secret guard who had just found him.
Changfeng was actually willing to save him.
After arriving in Jiangnan, Sheng Jin quickly contacted his former subordinates and forces in both Jiangnan and Jiangbei, mobilized troops, and prepared to launch an attack.
Although the father and son did not explicitly state it, they reached an agreement: to return to the capital and take back Xi'er. As for who would be the elder and who would be the younger, that would depend on Xi'er's wishes.
It's highly unlikely that he'll give up, or that Changfeng will give up.
And so, Sheng Jin began a new round of waiting.
*
News of the battle between the two armies quickly spread, and the inner palace remained calm and tacitly in sync.
The 100,000-strong army advanced with unstoppable momentum. The capital city of Sheng Changling was ultimately unstable, with only 60,000 troops, making it difficult to resist.
When Liu Lingxi learned of Sheng Changfeng's attack on the city, she was stunned for a long time until Sheng Changling called out to her several times.
"Your Majesty, please hand me over."
"No, I have prepared escape boats for you. Follow the waterway eastward and you can escape to Four Seasons Island, where I have people."
And what about you?
At the critical moment of life and death, Liu Lingxi never expected that this person would give her the only way to survive.
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