The tall man forcibly turned your head, which had been staring at the beautiful woman, towards them.
You said with a perfectly straight face.
"Handsome gentlemen, you brought me here to..."
The tall one snorted.
"You heard everything, didn't you? We need your help. After it's done, you must act as if nothing happened today!"
You tentatively asked a question.
"She's a princess?"
"Genuine as they come!"
"Will I still be alive after I 'finish'?"
The short man let out a cold laugh.
"If you don't 'draw your sword to help' right now, you won't be alive at this very moment!"
You were speechless.
Tonight, you had planned to go and 'draw your sword to help' the courtesan girl.
Who would have thought you'd still end up drawing your sword, but the target had actually become a kingdom's princess!
Is this right? Is this how it should be?
"Is there really no other way?"
The tall one spoke.
"Passion Flower Poison can only be cured by indulgence. If there was any other way, would we give the princess to you on the cheap?"
The short one urged.
"Enough nonsense! Saving a life is urgent! Let me tell you, you are not allowed to have any wicked thoughts! You must think of yourself as a doctor, this is to save someone! My divine sense is locked onto you. If you show even a hint of wicked thought, I'll blow your head off!"
You were speechless again.
This difficulty is way too high.
How can one not have wicked thoughts while doing that kind of thing?
It's too contradictory!
"No more idle talk, you have the time it takes for one incense stick to burn. Old Ai, let's go!"
One incense stick? Who do they think they're looking down on!
You sat up straight and proper, looking at the woman in pain before you, and spoke with utmost seriousness.
"Miss, I don't know if you are a princess, but I feel that in the current situation, that point isn't so important.
What's important is, I was forced.
I only wanted to go out for a walk tonight. I didn't expect your two guards to forcibly bring me here and assign me this task.
But I don't like forcing others. If you are unwilling, I'd rather be blown away by your guards.
What is there to fear in death? My bottom line absolutely cannot be broken!"
At this moment, the scent of a supreme treasure you smelled became intense to the extreme.
Could it be the treasure is on this princess?
The princess answered you with action.
"Mmm... mmm..."
Amidst your busy schedule, you used 'The Only True Prophet in the Whole Game' to verify this princess's identity.
Damn, she's a bad person!
You estimated that even after she detoxed, she wouldn't let you go.
This is the normal plot development, she'd definitely silence the witness to cover it up!
Since it's a dead end anyway, you simply threw yourself in completely.
'Dragon Plays with Phoenix' began to exert its power.
The decisive battle lasted until dawn!
The rising morning sun shone into the cave. You and the princess sat embracing each other on the stone bed.
You now had two problems.
After the battle ended, when you used 'The Only True Prophet in the Whole Game' to verify this princess again, it actually showed she was a good person.
What does this kind of change represent? It's so hard to guess.
The other problem was, you've both seen each other bare, and you even felt around her clothes, but there was nothing inside.
Where is the treasure?
Could it be inside her body?
After the princess regained her clarity, she talked with you a lot.
You learned her name was Li Lingyue, and she was conferred the title 'Flower Princess' by the current emperor.
The reason she appeared here was because she was passing through this place on her way to the Southern Borderlands' Great Shi Kingdom for a political marriage.
But she didn't want to marry the King of Great Shi, that old, fat, and ugly fellow.
So she used a little trick midway and escaped from the marriage procession.
Unfortunately, the two close-quarters bodyguards the Great Qian Emperor arranged for her were both Spirit Condensation realm experts. She was still caught up with.
The Flower Princess refused to submit. Seeing a poisonous herb, Heartbreak Grass, nearby, she pulled it up and ate it, wanting to die.
Who would have thought she misidentified the herb. It wasn't Heartbreak Grass, but Passion Flower, which looks very similar to Heartbreak Grass.
After that, it was what happened yesterday.
"A princess going to the Southern Borderlands for a political marriage?"
Chen Yi had an impression of this.
In the second simulation, after Sun Cheng'en's border army was annihilated, the Great Shi army drove straight in and militarily occupied Suzhou.
The Great Qian Emperor offered a political marriage and ceded territory, attempting to exchange for peace.
So, the princess sent for that marriage was this one before him.
"Truly the number one beauty across the five domains. Even I couldn't hold back, tsk tsk tsk..."
The Flower Princess blinked her large, dewy eyes as she looked at you.
She wanted to say something, thought about it, but still didn't open her mouth.
You were also clever and guessed what she wanted to say.
"Do you hope I take you away?"
"But you are no match for Uncle Gao and Uncle Ai..."
"Next time might be different."
Your words left the Flower Princess utterly confused.
The voices of those two guards sounded from outside.
"Princess, may we come in now?"
You and the Flower Princess put on your clothes and stood on opposite sides of the cave.
"Come in."
The short guard came in, took a look at the Flower Princess, confirmed she was safe and sound, then threw a punch at you.
"Halt!!"
The softness the Flower Princess had just moments ago vanished without a trace, her tone turning sharp and severe.
"Princess! You absolutely must not be soft-hearted like a woman! This concerns the royal family's dignity. This brat must not be allowed to live!"
The Flower Princess sat on the crude stone bed, yet an aura of authority belonging to a superior unexpectedly emanated faintly from her.
"Royal family's dignity? Hmph! What dignity does a royal family that uses women to exchange for peace still have? Haven't they long since become the laughingstock of the world?"
The tall guard lowered his head and clasped his fists.
"Princess, now is not the time to talk politics. If this brat is not eliminated, and today's scandal spreads, you will also be in mortal danger in the Southern Borderlands!"
"Scandal? What scandal? I and Chen Lang are mutually attracted. How is that 'scandalous'?"
You felt the Flower Princess now had her aura fully unleashed, completely different from the weak little woman she was just moments before.
In the end, you picked up your life.
The Flower Princess forcefully protected you and kept you alive.
But you felt this place couldn't be stayed in.
These two men superficially agreed with the Flower Princess, but whether they would secretly take action or not was uncertain.
The Flower Princess still had to continue on to her political marriage. At the moment of parting, her eyes were brimming with tears, as if she had truly fallen in love with you.
"This parting, I don't know when we will meet again..."
"It won't be too long."
For you, it was like this. Won't you be able to meet in the next simulation?
But for the Flower Princess, it was one long life after another.
You replaced 'Dragon Plays with Phoenix' with 'Monster Aura'.
You replaced 'The Only True Prophet in the Whole Game' with 'Spider Sense'.
You finally arrived at the critical turning point of this life.
You traveled from Dongchi Town and finally arrived at Old Liu's hometown, Hongtong County.
"Ten Thousand Souls Banner, I'm coming!"
Following the route from your memory, you arrived near the graves of Old Liu's family.
From afar, you saw Old Liu kneeling before the tombstone, wailing in mourning.
"Father! Mother! Little sister!! You suffered so terribly!! This goddamned world!!"
As he was crying, the grave suddenly exploded!

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