Chongyang suddenly lunged forward and grabbed the horse's reins: "Do you know how extremely dangerous this journey is!"
“I know.” Shen Jintang leaned down, the tip of her sword lightly touching the back of his hand. The icy touch made Chongyang instinctively let go, but he heard her voice tremble with an unprecedented intensity: “Precisely because I know, I have no choice but to go.”
Since the Crown Prince had made preparations in advance, it was certain that Gu Zhixing would face great danger if he went alone.
She didn't want Gu Zhixing to die.
"Get out of the way!" Shen Jintang pulled on the reins, and the horse reared up, kicking Chongyang aside.
"Lord Siyan!" Chongyang roared, taking two steps forward, rain pouring into his open mouth. "If you insist on going, the Crown Prince will surely—"
Shen Jintang suddenly pulled on the reins, and the horse reared up on its hind legs.
She turned her head to look back, and rainwater slid down her sharp jawline, shattering into sparkling droplets on the sword's edge.
"What will he do?" Her voice was soft, yet chilling. "Punish me? Imprison me? Or..." She suddenly chuckled softly, but the laughter didn't reach her eyes. "Kill me?"
Chongyang's Adam's apple bobbed violently as rainwater seeped into the seams of his clothes.
He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
"Listen." Shen Jintang suddenly leaned down, her soaked sleeves hanging down to the horse's neck. "If you don't want to collect your master's corpse, then return to the city immediately."
Her low voice, mingled with the sound of rain, reached Chongyang's ears, "Go find the Princess and explain the current situation. Your master's life might still have a glimmer of hope."
Upon hearing this, Chongyang's pupils contracted sharply.
"Go quickly!" Shen Jintang whipped the horse, and it neighed as it charged into the rain.
Chongyang stood there motionless until the cold rain soaked through his undergarments before he suddenly snapped out of his daze and immediately ran towards the palace…
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