"No, you go up the mountain first, I'll go take a look."
"……yes."
...
Meanwhile, Xie Lingqin searched around and hid outside a tent.
“Saya? Oh no, Miss An, I’m telling you, you’re really asking for trouble. I’ve already said that as long as you serve me from now on, I will make sure you live a life of luxury. What more could you want?”
"Pah! You eat and drink like a king, but can you help me defeat Beirong?"
"Yes, of course I can. Look, I even defeated Zhuidamu."
"Oh."
An Shangning sneered twice, "You're even now, okay? Besides, I don't like this kind of negotiation. You'd better let me go first."
"Let you go? Everyone says the women of Beirong are cunning and clever. If I let you go, what if you take the opportunity to run away? If you ask me, you're really being foolish. What did that Zhuidamu give you to make you so infatuated with him? Could it be..."
The man's rough voice suddenly took on a lewd tone, "Could it be that he made you feel good, hmm?"
An Shangning is no longer the naive little girl from the high-class mansion who could blush easily with a single sentence. She said coldly, "No matter what, you will never be as good as him. You can't even compare to your second brother."
"What? Heh, trying to sow discord between me? The women of Beirong are indeed sharp-tongued. No wonder my second brother told me to keep a close eye on you... Haha, but..."
The man suddenly grabbed An Shangning, saying, "I'll show you what I'm capable of."
As he spoke, the man leaned in and pressed forward.
"suddenly--"
Inside the tent, the lights flickered.
Qin Hemu looked around, about to say something, when he heard a gust of wind, and then, a thin line of blood and a fishy smell reached his nose.
Then, the lights in the room came on again.
An Shangning looked at Xie Lingqin, who was standing there slowly retracting her dagger, and then at Prince Qinhe Mu, who was lying on the ground, trying to speak but unable to, and could only cover his neck. An Shangning was slightly surprised, but showed no sympathy.
The once arrogant and domineering prince could only glare angrily before finally taking his last breath, dying with his eyes wide open.
"The Crown Prince's death will cause a lot of trouble."
An Shangning hurried to the tent entrance, lifted a corner, looked outside, and replied to Xie Lingqin.
Xie Lingqin looked at her without saying a word.
An Shangning has matured a lot compared to before. If it were in the past, she would rush over first, overjoyed to see her. But now, although there is surprise in her eyes, she knows what is important and what is urgent, and knows that she needs to solve the problem at hand.
What do you want to do?
Xie Lingqin looked at her.
“Zhuidamu isn’t that stupid,” An Shangning said. “He’s deliberately feigning weakness. Tonight, he will retaliate.”
"But from what I've seen along the way, even if we were to fight back, it would only result in mutual losses and hidden injuries."
"This has nothing to do with me, let's leave together."
An Shangning gritted his teeth and looked at Xie Lingqin, "We can wait for them to be weakened, then find someone to become our puppet and take control of the barbarians."
Xie Lingqin looked at her carefully, her starry eyes vast and deep, and she did not object.
Where are your men?
Xie Lingqin asked again.
"Zhuidamu has taken An Shangyu into custody in order to make me obey him. I'm going to find her."
As An Shangning spoke, she looked at Xie Lingqin and said, "I know where An Shangyu is being held."
"Together."
An Shangning glanced at Xie Lingqin, "You... I heard you were injured and not feeling well, you..."
"It's alright, let's go, I'm here to save you."
Xie Lingqin pulled An Shangning and walked out.
An Shangning led Xie Lingqin quietly to the northernmost tent. Before they even got close, a figure silently approached and said urgently, "Fourth Miss, Ninth Miss is missing." (The answer is: Right here...)
"What?"
An Shangning looked slightly anxious.
"When I went there just now, there was no one there."
No sooner had the messenger finished speaking than a commotion broke out ahead, outside the camp where Xie Lingqin and the others had just left. Presumably, Qin Hemu's body had been discovered.
The fire suddenly blazed brighter, and the change seemed to happen in the blink of an eye.
“That’s Zhuidamu’s man. He took the opportunity to cause trouble.” An Shangning looked at Xie Lingqin. “He must have taken Shangyu into custody. Sister Lingqin, you go first. I’ll go find him.”
"Come back." Xie Lingqin grabbed her arm.
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