Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 451 - 450 It’s really her!

Chapter 451: Chapter 450 It’s really her!

"Is marriage, to this palace, merely a transaction, solely to consolidate one’s own strength?"

Grand Princess Long Xinghe seemed to sneer at the words of her maid Jiang Tao.

"This palace likes Prince Wuya genuinely, with no intent to use him, and when I wish to marry Prince Wuya, it is with all my heart, to treat him well. What are you talking about political power and interests?"

Clearly, Jiang Tao had not expected the Grand Princess to say such things.

Her face full of astonishment, "Princess, are... are you serious this time?"

Surrounded by handsome men, the Princess always prioritized her career and regarded those beautiful men as nothing more than fleeting entertainments within the flower fields.

But this time, she actually wanted to propose marriage to Beiming Country?

This was not at all in the Grand Princess’s usual style of doing things.

"Naturally, I am serious."

Long Xinghe sighed deeply, her voice melancholic, "The very first time I laid eyes on him, I knew he was the man I wanted."

"But... I’ve heard that he is in poor health, that his life... will not be long."

"I will surely find a way to cure his illness!"

Long Xinghe clenched her fist tightly, her voice stern, "I will take good care of him and absolutely not let anything happen to him! He is the only treasure this palace cherishes in this lifetime!"

Even Chu Qianli, lurking on the rooftop, could hear the sincerity in her words.

Unexpectedly, she truly had feelings for Wuya.

If she were Jiang Xinghe, then in the 21st century, the more-than-twenty-year-old Jiang Xinghe had also never liked a man.

Perhaps there might have been a few male companions, but those were just adult games.

Chu Qianli knew that her elder martial sister’s career ambitions were so strong that to her, men were always just playthings, as transient as clouds.

This time, her feelings for Wuya were clearly different.

"Princess," Jiang Tao continued to persuade, "The Emperor’s most favored candidate is Prince Yexuan of Beiming, Princess, you must understand the Emperor’s wishes."

"If you could marry Prince Yexuan, joining forces, this world would belong to both Longteng and Beiming. In the future, no one would dare to bully Longteng."

Chu Qianli’s heart tightened again.

So the son-in-law that Long Tianliu wanted was Feng Yexuan.

Of course, Prince Yexuan was famously formidable. Which emperor would not want to enter into marital alliance with him?

Long Xinghe looked impatient, "This palace has made up its mind..."

"Princess, it is said that Prince Yexuan is the most beautiful man in Beiming Country, with looks that could overthrow cities and countries. You will definitely like him."

"No matter how excellent he is, he is not as appealing to this palace as my Wuya."

Long Xinghe waved her hand dismissively, "No more talk, this palace will explain personally to the Emperor. I have never liked a man so much before; my life can be given to the Emperor, and I am willing to work for her, but Wuya, Wuya is what I want!"

Jiang Tao did not dare to persuade her further, and could only sigh softly, "If that’s the case, whatever you like, Princess, I will also come to like, and whatever you treasure, I will also protect. In the future, I will definitely protect Prince Xiaoyao well."

Jiang Tao withdrew.

Long Xinghe picked up a cup from the table and carefully played with it, her eyes filled with mirth.

This was the cup that Wuya had used that night.

His charm, his indifferent gaze towards worldly affairs, his unwanting and unseeking demeanor, she found it irresistibly lovable.

After so many years of living a life full of intrigue, Feng Wuya’s appearance was like the only pure haven in her life.

He exuded cleanliness from his entire being.

Such an aura was unmatched by anyone in the whole wide world.

She had to have him and, certainly, cherish him for a lifetime!

Atop the rooftop, a breeze blew by.

A speck of dust gently slid down, inadvertently staining the cup in Long Xinghe’s hand.

Long Xinghe’s brows furrowed lightly, and she carefully stored the cup away.

The moment the wooden box was covered, she suddenly flung her hand up—seemingly effortless, but the hidden weapon had already been thrown towards Chu Qianli on the rooftop.

Chu Qianli’s face changed slightly, and with a flip of her body, she narrowly dodged!

Long Xinghe leapt up, and with a clang, tiles shattered and sprayed outward.

Her long, flexible sword was already pointing straight at Chu Qianli’s heart!

This long, flexible sword!

Chu Qianli’s breath caught, and with a whoosh, she drew out a short blade.

With a clang, the short blade flicked the long, flexible sword away.

However, the tip of the long, flexible sword curled back like a serpent, hissing as it twisted towards Chu Qianli’s wrist.

If one were not familiar with the prowess of the long, flexible sword, they might not have been able to dodge this strike.

But Chu Qianli knew this flexible sword all too well!

Before the tip even touched her wrist, she twisted her wrist and with another clang, she parried the tail of the sword away.

The knife’s edge, imbued with inner strength, sent Long Xinghe staggering back several steps, almost falling off the rooftop.

Such a formidable inner strength in this person clad in black!

Long Xinghe realized that in a contest of inner strength, she was no match for the person in black.

She made a split-second decision, retreating just two steps before reaching into her waistband, pulling out something, and aiming it at Chu Qianli.

This time, Chu Qianli was truly shocked!

Just as she was about to freeze in that moment, Long Xinghe’s index finger had already pulled the trigger.

With a bang, the bullet tore through the night sky.

But the person in black was already gone!

Her lightness skills might not be as formidable as her inner strength, but compared to Long Xinghe, she was still much more advanced.

However, this wasn’t what shocked Long Xinghe the most; what astounded her was that the person in black seemed to know just how lethal the gun in her hand was!

How could the person in black understand?

"Princess!" Jiang Tao, alerted by the sounds of the fight, rushed over with the guards.

"There’s an assassin! Seal off the compound immediately! Search for her! It’s a woman; we must catch her!" Long Xinghe ordered urgently.

From the figure, it was clearly a woman!

Why did she know, the gun in her hand had such a formidable killing power?

Before she fired the gun, the assassin had already dodged!

Who exactly was she?

Jiang Tao immediately responded, "Yes!"

He turned back, stared at all the guards, and shouted loudly, "Seal off the whole compound, catch the woman in black who is the assassin!"

"Yes!"

...Chu Qianli had already left Long Xinghe’s chambers long ago.

As a member of Wolf Domain’s special training team, she had an innate sensitivity to guns.

Even though she was greatly shocked just now, her body instinctively dodged before Long Xinghe could fire.

With a gun in Long Xinghe’s hands, even if her martial arts were formidable, she might not necessarily win!

Moreover, the noise of the fight had alerted the surrounding Royal Guards; it was too late to leave now.

She had just escaped when she heard the guards’ voices coming from behind, searching for the assassin.

If she fled back to her room now, it would implicate everyone else.

Yet Long Xinghe would surely order a search of every room, and if she was not there, Long Xinghe would immediately know who tonight’s assassin was.

The most terrifying realization now dawned on her thoroughly: Long Xinghe was indeed Qiang Xinghe.

Her flexible sword, it was one that Qiang Xinghe was accustomed to using.

Her gun, modified by the Desert Eagle, was Qiang Xinghe’s exclusive weapon; he had even named it Desert Black Hawk!

She really was Qiang Xinghe!

Qiang Xinghe had actually brought her flexible sword and gun with her through time!

FFS! Everyone’s time-traveling, and she had nothing on her! How unfair!

Behind her, Jiang Tao’s voice was getting closer, "Check the guest quarters over there, quickly! Come with me to search!"