752**, Turning the Ninth Prince into a Wife Slave

Wang Jinling did not say this out loud. He just gave the Ninth Uncle a smile that showed he understood. Without waiting for the Ninth Uncle to respond, Wang Jinling waved towards Feng Qingchen.

"Qingchen, talk to me." There are some things that the other person will never know unless they are said.

"Okay." Feng Qingchen did not hesitate, and walked quickly forward, passing the Ninth Uncle and walked to Wang Jinling's side.

The conversation between the two men was not avoided by her, and she heard it.

After hearing the Ninth Prince's concern for her, and hearing Wang Jinling's words of protection, and understanding Wang Jinling's unspoken intentions, she really wanted to talk to Wang Jinling...

Feng Qingchen really wanted to have a frank talk with Wang Jinling, but unexpectedly, before she could figure out what to say, Wang Jinling spoke first: "Qingchen, you're not taking this seriously, are you?"

Wang Jinling suddenly stopped and turned his head to look at Feng Qingchen. His dark eyes contained a gentle smile, without a trace of ambiguity or affection, only the frank and honest demeanor of a gentleman.

"Ah? What do you mean serious?" Feng Qingchen didn't react for a moment. He just stopped and asked Wang Jinling.

"What did I just say to the Ninth Prince? You don't take it seriously, do you?" Wang Jinling knew that he would lose something if he said this, but if he didn't say it, he would lose even more.

He sat in the room and thought for a whole night. After thinking it over, he still felt that only in this way would Qingchen be happy.

"What did you say to the Ninth Uncle? What did it mean?" Feng Qingchen found that she seemed to be confused by Wang Jinling. Looking at Wang Jinling's bright and holy smile, Feng Qingchen couldn't help but ask herself if she was thinking too much.

Hahaha……

Feng Qingchen's silly look pleased Wang Jinling, who smiled and tapped Feng Qingchen on the forehead: "Qingchen, don't think too much. I didn't mean anything else when I said those words to Uncle Nine. I just wanted to warn him to be nicer to you and to make you more nervous so that he would feel a sense of crisis. Even if your uncle and aunt are not here, you still have me as your good friend. If he bullies you, I will be the first one to not let him go."

While speaking, Wang Jinling clenched his fist and waved it twice in the air. Although Wang Jinling was weak, he still looked very imposing when he made this move.

Uh... Feng Qingchen rubbed his brows, the corners of his mouth twitched, and it took him a long time to utter a word of thanks: "Jin Ling, thank you."

Was she really overthinking it? Was Jin Ling just trying to help her?

Feng Qingchen looked at Wang Jinling steadily. Wang Jinling looked calm and she could not tell anything. Feng Qingchen told herself that she was indeed thinking too much. Fortunately, she did not say what she had just thought, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

Seeing Feng Qingchen still in a daze, Wang Jinling couldn't help but reach out and rub her head: "Why thank you? Don't forget, we said we would be close friends for life. You are my first and only confidante. How can I let anyone bully you, even the Ninth Prince?"

A confidante! If nothing unexpected happened, they might really only be confidantes for the rest of their lives.

Wang Jinling felt his eyes were sore, but the smile on his face became more free and easy, his black eyes became clearer, and his whole body was full of the elegance and magnanimity of a romantic scholar.

After hearing what Wang Jinling said, the last trace of doubt in Feng Qingchen's heart disappeared. Jinling was facing up to their friendship and positioned their relationship within the boundaries of friends. In this case, she didn't have to worry anymore.

Feng Qingchen also smiled and slapped Wang Jinling's hand away: "I have taken note of your words. If anyone bullies me in the future, I will come to you. Remember to help me beat him up."

"That's no problem, but I definitely can't use physical force. Let's not fight and kill each other. We are scholars. Can we use scholarly methods?" Wang Jinling suppressed the bitterness in his heart and said playfully.

"Okay, okay, you are the eldest son, you have the final say." Feng Qingchen would never say no at this time, as long as Wang Jinling is happy.

Wang Jinling was indeed very happy, and the smile on his face never faded. After the two walked side by side for a few steps, Wang Jinling pointed at the Ninth Prince who was walking alone in front, patted Feng Qingchen on the shoulder and said, "Qingchen, my mother said that women have to fight with their sisters at home, and fight with their mother-in-law and concubines after marriage. They fight with women all their lives. But they can't fight with men. Men are not for fighting, but for seduction. Go, seducing that man. I'm waiting for you to pull the Ninth Prince down from the altar and turn him into a wife slave."

Wang Jinling didn't know what kind of mentality he had when he said such words. He only knew that if he didn't send Feng Qingchen away, his disguise would be seen through by Feng Qingchen.

"Okay, I will work hard to turn the Ninth Uncle into a wife slave." Feng Qingchen paused for a moment and walked towards the Ninth Uncle.

The Ninth Prince was fully aware of what was happening behind him. The moment Feng Qingchen sped up, he slowed down and waited for her, and the two walked forward side by side.

"Seeing your carefree smile makes everything worth it." Wang Jinling slowed down his pace and distanced themselves from each other. The smile on his face remained, but it looked so lonely. At a turn, the Ninth Prince turned around and made eye contact with Wang Jinling. The two men silently exchanged words that only they themselves understood.

The Ninth Prince admired Wang Jinling. He understood how deeply Wang Jinling loved Feng Qingchen. If it were him, he would never be able to do what Wang Jinling did.

Taking a step back and returning to the position of a friend may seem simple, but this step can make people regret for a lifetime!

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Led by the disciples of Xuanxiao Palace, the three of them said goodbye to Xuan Shaoqi. Xuan Shaoqi knew that they were leaving today and he also knew that he couldn't stop them, so he asked, "Do you want me to send someone to take you down the mountain, or do you want to go on your own?"

The former is to take the secret passage that the people from Xuanxiao Palace use to go down the mountain, while the latter is to kill them on his own.

"We will go on our own." The Ninth Prince held out his hand, and Xuan Shaoqi returned the command token of the 30,000-man army to the Ninth Prince without any delay: "One thousand people died, and three hundred were injured. The injured soldiers will be taken care of in Xuanxiao Palace. I will send them back after they are well."

"How many people are left on the other side?" Only then did he know what he should do to keep those 100,000 people here forever.

Last night, the three of them slept well, but Xuan Shaoqi fought for most of the night. In the second half of the night, the enemy kept attacking, which finally irritated Xuan Shaoqi, so he took the initiative to attack. After last night's battle, the enemy should not have too many troops.

"About fifty thousand." This number is basically correct.

In just one day and one night, half of the enemy were killed. It has to be said that Xuanxiao Palace was powerful. Of course, Xuanxiao Palace also suffered the casualties of nearly 7,000 disciples.

Why were the casualties of Xuanxiao Palace greater than those of Ninth Prince’s 30,000 troops?

It's very simple. Xuan Shaoqi was too proud and too tough. Even if the Ninth Prince gave him the command of 30,000 troops, he would not use these 30,000 people as scapegoats. If all 30,000 people died or suffered heavy casualties, it would mean that he was incompetent.

Xuan Shaoqi is a person who cares about his reputation. He would rather suffer a loss himself than let his Ninth Uncle and Wang Jinling know what price he paid after a battle.

"The combat effectiveness of Xuanxiao Palace is very strong." The Ninth Prince commented insincerely. In other words, he thought Xuan Shaoqi was too stupid.

It is foolish to sacrifice one's own men in vain when one has 30,000 troops at hand.

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