Discussing the mind and the truth
Inside the cave, Shoucheng's voice suddenly came from a distance: "You two little guys, come here quickly after you've rested."
When we walked out of the cave, it was already night, and we saw Shoucheng had built a bonfire in the wild.
Shoucheng fiddled with the toast in his hand and said, "Did you know that having sex once consumes the same amount of energy as running three kilometers? You guys are amazing."
Chen Yun came up behind Shoucheng, grabbed his neck and shook it wildly, complaining in a broken voice: "Ah! I'm going crazy! Let me have sex with a man. I want to die!"
"Do you want to murder Master? Let go!"
Chen Ying was still unwilling to let go. It was obvious that Chen Ying, an unmarried girl from a poor family, had sex with Li Lin, the crown prince of Qiankun Kingdom, after drinking. On the one hand, for Chen Ying, it meant losing her chastity, which was a taboo for women in ancient times. On the other hand, the other party might not value her because of her background. For Chen Ying, who had left her family and wandered alone, it was like the sky falling.
Thinking of this, the dazed Chen Yan shouted again: "Don't let go! How are you going to compensate me for my losses?"
"Let go and I'll give you my books!"
Chen Yun loosened his grip, then watched Shoucheng hand him a pile of books. He then asked, "So many? Which ones are the key ones?"
Shoucheng tapped Chen Yun on the head and said, "Eat something! Don't ask."
Chen Yun pointed at Li Lin with a pile of books. "Li Lin, we are both responsible for what happened today, but let's just pretend nothing happened."
Li Lin nodded, then sat down and looked at the two of them, recalling what Shoucheng had just said.
Inside the cave, Li Lin questioned why the two were being allowed to marry, and why that poem had to be uttered. Shoucheng smiled faintly, then said, "You two are destined to be together. One has the Returning Phoenix Rank, and the other has the Riding Dragon Rank. Furthermore, your mother must appoint her as Crown Princess, and you must use the knowledge you have acquired to save the Kingdom of Qiankun."
This inexplicable feeling made him point at Chen Yan and question: "She? Huh?"
Chen Yun was unhappy when Li Lin pointed at him like that, and slapped his hand away: "Is there no one in the huge Qiankun Kingdom Palace? Don't be disgusting! We two can't accept this."
Back to the present, Shoucheng said nothing and handed the roasted bird to Li Lin.
Li Lin hesitated for a moment before taking Shoucheng's roasted bird and began to eat. However, his heart wasn't on the food. He looked at Chen Yun and Shoucheng with hostility.
"Am I being overly suspicious? No... No one can be trusted. Think about it. First, I was the third person present at the ruins. Second, why did enemy soldiers end up at the ruins by such a coincidence? Third, this accident could have been a deliberate attempt to get me drunk and then blackmail me. I'm not wrong. Neither the Yuan Tian faction nor my own family can be trusted."
Li Lin ate his meat in silence, his thoughts drifting back to the depths of the imperial palace. That night, the moonlight was like water, sprinkling on the cold palace tiles, freezing them with frost. Only ten-year-old Li Lin was left alone, stripped of his shirt, tied with ropes, and forced to kneel outside the main hall.
The thin figure and trembling body were surrounded by some of the emperor's brothers and sisters and some palace maids and eunuchs.
Emperor Li Lie'ao of Qiankun Kingdom and Empress Xue Lian arrived here. The young Li Lin stubbornly shouted, "This son was murdered by these brothers and sisters and their mother! This son is innocent!"
When he was thirteen years old, Li Lin was punished by beating in front of the Censorate. He endured the pain, listened to each number that was struck, and looked back at the officials behind him. Each of them had an intriguing smile on his face.
Li Lin shouted, "You treacherous, hypocritical villains! What I am today, I will be what you are tomorrow!"
When he was fifteen years old, Li Lin stopped at the door of the imperial study. From inside the imperial study came the words of his father, Emperor Li Lieo, and Empress Xue Lian.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has been frequently showing off in the court recently and has been close to those ministers. I'm afraid he has ulterior motives." There was a hint of worry in Queen Xue Lian's voice, and she seemed to be hiding something else.
"Hmph, Lin'er is becoming increasingly difficult for me to understand. However, if he dares to do anything wrong, I will never tolerate him!" Emperor Li Lieo's voice was low and majestic, and was particularly clear in the silent night.
Li Lin hid in the dark, his heart sinking. It turned out that he was so suspicious of his father, the emperor, and his mother. He had no choice but to return home.
Back to the present, Li Lin threw the bone on the ground. "Looks like I have to deal with these people. Then I have to return to the palace as soon as possible." Thinking of this, Li Lin had already made up his mind. He looked at Chen Yun with a subtle hint of indifference.
"I will return to the palace next. What are your plans?"
Shoucheng said, "I will follow my disciple for the time being. After all, it is too dangerous for a girl to be alone in the wild."
Chen Yun thought for a moment, then looked at Li Lin strangely and said, "Your Highness, could you recommend a job to me?"
"Then let's go back to the capital and talk about it!"
The three of them traveled together for the rest of the trip. Li Lin appeared to be chatting and laughing with Chen Yun and Shou Cheng, but secretly he was watching their every move, looking for an opportunity to push Chen Yun out.
Soon, they arrived at a small town and changed their clothes. While the three of them were chatting and laughing, Li Lin discovered a group of suspicious people who were secretly following them.
Li Lin was carrying out his father's mission to retrieve the Louhuang Kingdom's secret letter No. 13 from the city government. After successfully obtaining it, he was pursued by the enemy. Now the enemy is relentless in pursuit and clearly knows Li Lin's whereabouts.
"Could it be the Louhuang Kingdom's pursuers?" Thinking of this, Li Lin took out the Crown Prince's token to test them. He handed the token to Chen Yin and whispered in her ear, "Someone is following us. Take the token and take a detour back to the inn. You can then test whether they are enemy soldiers."
Chen Yun took the token and walked away. The people behind him also followed Chen Yun. At that moment, Li Lin believed that these people were pursuers from Louhuang Kingdom, and at the same time, he also came up with a plan.
Chen Ying quickly came to the inn to meet up with Li Lin and Shoucheng, and then said dissatisfiedly: "Those people are really troublesome. They are following us. I am a civilian and I will not get involved in your grudges!" After that, Chen Ying took out the token and stuffed it into Li Lin's hand before leaving.
Li Lin looked around, realizing he had already achieved his goal, so he walked over to the counter and handed over a few coins to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, I need help mailing a letter to the Imperial Capital."
As for the group of people who were following them, they took advantage of the night and quietly sneaked into Chen Yun's room. Chen Yun was prepared. She pretended to be asleep, and when those people approached, she suddenly stood up and resisted. She threw mud on the other person's face with a hand, obstructing his vision.
As Chen Yun ran away, he said, "Don't chase me, I'm not the prince!"
Chen Yun ran out the door, and the assassin quickly caught up. Chen Yun threw potted plants in the aisle along the way. Li Lin hid in the corner and observed. At this time, the waiter came up from behind Li Lin and found that Chen Yun was being chased. He immediately shouted: "Hurry up and help! Someone is killing people here!"
Customers came out from different guest rooms one after another, and even Li Lin, who was hiding in the corner, was caught by a customer.
"What are you still doing? Let's go save people together!"
"Ah! Wait!"
Li Lin was pulled in front of Chen Yun, then he broke free from the customer's hand and pretended to be indifferent and asked about his well-being: "I just heard that there was an assassin attacking. Is anyone injured?"
The assassin in front of him was very skilled in punches and kicks. He knocked the crowd to the ground in a few moves and rushed over. Just as Chen Yun was about to run, Li Lin grabbed Chen Yun and asked, "What's wrong?"
Chen Yun started to run, but Li Lin held him back, preventing him from moving any further. Chen Yun roared excitedly, "Assassin! Run! Are you stunned?"
Li Lin still held Chen Yun to prevent her from running away, and said pretentiously: "Ah, I'm scared and can't walk anymore."
At that moment, Chen Yun understood that Li Lin was trying to trick her. She bared her teeth and looked at Li Lin, "Pretend, keep pretending! You want to harm me?" When Li Lin looked at Chen Yun, Chen Yun instantly put on a smile and grabbed Li Lin's hand and said, "Thank you, Prince. With you here, I believe we will all be safe."
At this time, the assassins finally cleaned up the nosy guests and rushed over with murderous looks on their faces.
At this moment, Chen Yun looked at the assassin, then at Li Lin, and thought to himself: "Although I don't know why this dog prince wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife."
At this moment, Li Lin looked at the assassin, then at Chen Yun, and thought: "This woman is too dangerous and cannot be trusted."
At this moment, Chen Yun and Li Lin had a common goal in mind: "For safety, kill him/her. Yeah! I'm really talented!"
The assassin broke through the crowd and ran over. Chen Yan took Li Lin's arm and said pretentiously: "Your Highness, I, a commoner, cannot face such a powerful enemy!" Then he threw Li Lin forward.
The assassin shouted, "Is this the prince?"
Li Lin immediately knelt down, and Chen Yun was so surprised that he stared blankly. Li Lin begged, "I am just a playboy at home, please let me go!"
Even Chen Yun was surprised by these words and clicked his tongue repeatedly. But the assassin seemed to believe it and pointed his sword at him. Chen Yun quickly ripped open her clothes, revealing her cleavage, which made the assassin's eyes widen. Chen Yun explained, "How could the prince be so weak as me?"
The assassins were stunned and stopped, and the guests also stopped and looked at Chen Yun in shock.
Li Lin immediately stood up and held Chen Yun's hands, "Of course. How could my wife and I be from the royal palace?" Before Chen Yun could react, he pulled Chen Yun to his chest with one hand, and then fell to the ground.
At this time, Li Lin was pressing on Chen Ying, and his cunning smile made Chen Ying shudder.
When Li Lin stood up, the assassin pointed at Chen Yun lying on the ground and shouted, "It's the Crown Prince's token!"
Following the assassin's gaze, Chen Yun looked at his waist and saw a square golden token with the words "Prince's Mansion" engraved on it. He immediately realized that he had been tricked. He was so angry that he kicked the assassins to the ground, and then a group of guests pinned the assassins to the ground.
Chen Ying walked up to Li Lin and slapped him on the head. Li Lin was so angry that he pointed at Chen Ying and said, "Chen Ying, do you want to die?"
Chen Ying slapped Li Lin again, but Li Lin immediately grabbed her hand. Chen Ying was so angry that she pushed Li Lin's fingers away, then pointed at Li Lin and asked in a calm tone, "Have you had enough of pretending? Everyone, stop pretending."
Li Lin simply gave up pretending and forcibly dragged Chen Yun away. Chen Yun tried to break free along the way, hitting Li Lin's hands and shouting, "Let me go! You little bastard! Let go of me!"
The two of them came to the room, and then Li Lin threw her onto the bed with one hand, pressed his body against her, supported himself with his arms, and said to Chen Yan with that domineering yet gentle expression: "It seems that I have to take action directly."
Chen Yun put his arm around Li Lin's neck and pulled him aside, flipping them both upside down. Chen Yun pressed his hand against Li Lin's chest, his face etched with pride and a refusal to admit defeat. "You forced me to do this first. I have no intention of offending you, Your Highness. Although...it feels good." Chen Yun's eyes unconsciously shifted to his chest.
Li Lin looked down and saw Chen Yin's deep cleavage and the hand on his chest, so he asked teasingly, "So, in order to achieve your goal, you first used your charming and uneasy little hand to seduce me?"
Chen Yun realized her behavior was inappropriate and shrank back slightly shyly. Li Lin took the opportunity to push Chen Yun away, causing her to take a few steps back. Li Lin followed suit. Then he grabbed Chen Yun's hands and forced her down to sit on the chair in front of the table. He forcibly separated Chen Yun's hands, bent down and asked Chen Yun in the face, "You are not being offensive. You and Shoucheng want to get something from me, so you deliberately set up a deception."
Chen Yun's temper would not be forced. She looked at Li Lin with a sharp look and a disdainful tone, "You are trying to kill me by borrowing a knife because I had sex with you and I don't want to leave any stain. To be honest, not everyone in the world cares about you. No one cares whether you live or die."
Li Lin sneered and said with disdain, "People in the palace have a certain degree of blemish on their reputations, and your little bit is no exception."
Chen Ying kicked Li Lin in the chest, causing him to double over in pain. Chen Ying also took the opportunity to wriggle free of Li Lin's grip. Then she stood up, gently lifted Li Lin's chin with one finger, and spoke condescendingly, "If that's the case, why do you treat me like a nonexistent enemy? We've been through thick and thin together, so can't we have even a little bit of trust?"
Li Lin slowly straightened his back and looked at Chen Yun with a sharp and serious look. "You? Sharing weal and woe? A stranger, and from a different class, who would share weal and woe with you? There are differences between family members and officials, let alone between you and me?"
Chen Yun looked at Li Lin, then smiled carelessly and continued, "It seems like you haven't had a good life. You don't even trust your family. That's the tragedy."
Li Lin immediately grabbed Chen Ying's neck, and Chen Ying poked Li Lin's eyes without hesitation, causing him to cover his eyes in pain.
Li Lin covered his eyes and said, "Kings are inherently heartless. Born into an imperial family, how can there be trust? Aren't you also running away from your family?"
Chen Yun returned the prince's token to Li Lin and said, "So I was wrong. What I want is a warm home. So I want to change this home."
Li Lin was a little stunned, and the token in his hand was tightly clenched. He asked himself: "Born in such a family, how can I change it?"
"I want you to know that if a family is bound together by profit, it's better to untie those interests and return to ordinary life. Because blood is thicker than water, no matter how bad they are, they are still your family. Now, if you don't trust me, please leave. I want to go home. I want to apologize to my family! I want to face my own weaknesses!"
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