The Lingfeng Kingdom and the Yongfeng Kingdom have always been enemies, and their relationship can be seen from their names. The envoys sent by the Yongfeng Kingdom have suffered a lot there. In previous years, sending envoys was a problem, and no one wanted to be the one to suffer the consequences.
Why do you want to go?
In his previous life, there was a man of great ambition in the Lingfeng Kingdom who selected one of the envoys to be his disciple. Of course, the one he selected was Song Tangli. She was assigned to the envoy by the emperor, and no matter how unwilling she was to go, she had no choice but to obey the emperor's will.
The Emperor selected one son from each family to go, and Song Tangli's wisdom quickly caught the attention of that master, who then made an exception and accepted her as a disciple. Song Tangxue wanted to seize this opportunity.
It should be known that this master of Lingfeng Kingdom is not only skilled in governing the country, but also possesses first-rate martial arts skills.
His martial arts skills were too poor; if someone came to hunt him down in the future, he wouldn't even be able to protect himself.
"I can certainly agree to your request, but you need to tell me your reasons."
Song Tangxue thought casually, "My daughter-in-law has nothing to do in this mansion, so I thought I'd go with her."
I originally thought Song Tangxue was a wise woman, but it turns out she's just a good-looking but incompetent fool. Doesn't she know that the envoys who went to Lingfeng Kingdom in previous years all met with bad ends? Some of them even stayed there forever and never came back.
Everyone avoids it like the plague, but Song Tangxue is eager to go there.
Since Song Tangxue wanted to die, the Empress had no reason to stop her, so she agreed directly, as if she were doing her a favor.
A few days later, the Emperor announced the list of envoys to Lingfeng Kingdom, and the names of the daughters of officials were all on it, including Song Tangxue's. This news quickly reached Song Tangli's ears.
"Now that's good. I don't even have to lift a finger, and she's going to die in Lingfeng Kingdom. They respect martial arts there. She's just a woman who can't even kill a chicken. Isn't she just someone to be bullied?"
Song Tangli sat on the couch, eating grapes and listening to the good news. After Song Tangxue died, everything she owned could be returned to her, and His Highness would no longer need to run to her every few days.
"Congratulations, Your Highness! This is wonderful news! Once the Crown Princess stays in Lingfeng Kingdom, your good days will begin!"
Song Tangli's smile gradually widened, as if she could almost see Song Tangxue suffering humiliation right in front of her.
"It's a pity I can't see it with my own eyes. Among the guards who accompanied Song Tangxue this time, those who were sent to carry us, even if she returns safely, must take action on the way. Remember, we must not let her return to the Crown Prince's residence."
Fang overheard their conversation and was astonished that Song Tangli was so vicious. She was a kind and gentle woman who would never have come up with such a ruthless scheme to deal with others.
He began to doubt whether it was right or wrong to oppose Amen for the sake of such a woman. He could have left the Crown Prince's residence after repaying the life-saving grace, but after having that kind of relationship with Song Tangli, he couldn't leave now.
This is why he always stayed by the girl's side and behaved very properly, making him a qualified Crown Princess.
If it weren't for what he just said, he wouldn't have been able to imagine that the Song Tangli in his mind was actually a completely different person.
Fang Jing turned and left the Crown Prince's residence, arriving at the foot of Chengshan Mountain.
The smoke from an incense burner gradually blurred a person's face. The person had an upright appearance. In front of him was an ancient zither. It was Zhan Ming, the leader of the Dark Gate. He was not wearing a ghost mask.
"Boss!" Fang knelt on the ground and waited for a long time, but there was no response.
But their rule was that he couldn't get up until the boss spoke. So he knelt on the ground for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before the man, as if he had just remembered Fang Jing, finally raised his head.
"You actually came back. I thought you were going to leave the secret gate."
Fang Jing has committed a major taboo in the sect this time. Zhan Ming has already told him not to harm Song Tangxue again, but he made the decision on his own. Don't think that just because he didn't tell you these things, he doesn't know.
"It was my mistake, please forgive me, Sect Master!"
Zhan Ming slowly stood up, his clothes falling to the ground. Judging from his face alone, it was impossible to associate him with the words "ruthless and vicious." Yet, this was the same person who had recently killed a family.
You must have heard of the Murong family, right?
"I've heard of them." They were the family Zhan Ming dealt with a few days ago.
The Murong family was a large and influential family, yet they were all wiped out overnight, killed by Zhan Ming. In fact, they had no grudge against Zhan Ming; they had simply accepted a mission.
No one from the Murong family survived. At this moment, Zhan Ming did not look like he had killed so many people; he could still maintain a smile.
"Then you should know that the consequences of betraying me will be far worse than those of the Murong family!"
Before he could finish speaking, Fang was kicked away by Zhan Ming and fell to the ground, unable to move for a long time.
Fang felt as if his internal organs were about to be shattered, but he dared not act recklessly in front of Zhan Ming and continued to kneel before him, enduring the pain.
“Your punishment is justified, but there is one thing I must say: Song Tangli will soon make her move against Song Tangxue. Miss Song is going to Lingfeng Kingdom, and this time she will surely not return!”
Zhan Ming raised an eyebrow, not expecting Song Tangxue to do something so bold. As the leader of the Dark Gate, he had naturally heard of Lingfeng Kingdom, which was very strange. There, apart from the emperor, anyone could determine their identity based on their own strength, not their bloodline.
Zhan Ming preferred that country; if it weren't for the inconvenience, he should have placed the secret gate in Lingfeng Kingdom.
"She must have her reasons for doing this, so I naturally won't stop her."
So, while they are partners, he certainly wouldn't stop Song Tangxue from courting death. Instead, he would stand by and watch, even applaud her – that's just his style.
"The main problem is that the Crown Princess tried to kill Miss Song. Even if she can return safely, she will inevitably be attacked on her way back to the Crown Prince's residence."
Fang Jing initially didn't want to tell anyone about this, but after thinking it over, he realized he couldn't make another mistake. After all, he was a member of the Dark Gate and couldn't betray the dignity of being a member of the Dark Gate.
"It's good that I'm working with her, but it's just a mutually beneficial arrangement. Even without her, I have other options."
Song Tangxue wasn't the only one, but she was the easiest to communicate with. She was intelligent and didn't require much deliberation to talk to her. However, Fang Jing always disliked trouble and didn't want to waste too much time on one person, so he preferred to find someone else.
"Besides, I also want to see if she can return safely from Lingfeng Kingdom, which can also be used to prove whether she is qualified to be my companion."
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