Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 462 - 461: Hero, You’re Underestimating Me Too Much

Chapter 462: Chapter 461: Hero, You’re Underestimating Me Too Much

Chu Qianli woke up to find herself on a grassy mountainside.

She was covered with a wide robe, which was warm and seemed to carry a man’s unique scent.

"Yexuan..."

No, why did she want to call the name of the fourth brother? Was she out of her mind? Wasn’t his name something she could just call out at will?

Chu Qianli knocked on her head and slowly sat up, feeling weak and soft all over.

She felt like she had a very long dream, in which a man kept protecting her.

It was so vivid, so real, as if it wasn’t a dream at all...

She rubbed her slightly sore eyes before truly opening them.

A pair of sharp, piercing eyes were staring straight at her, unblinkingly.

"Hero?" Chu Qianli was startled.

Being so close, she nearly fell back down again in fright.

It was only when she saw the man in black squatting beside her that Chu Qianli let out a sigh of relief.

She still moved a bit behind subconsciously before looking up again to meet his gaze.

"Hero, what happened? Why are we... here?" Weren’t they just running for their lives?

Right, they had been in the Imperial Palace, avoiding those Fuso Ninjas.

So how did they suddenly end up sleeping here?

Chu Qianli quickly looked around.

The mocking tone in Leng Ji’s voice fell from above her head:

"If there were Fuso Ninjas around, do you think you would still be alive and well?"

"What... exactly happened to me?" She knocked on her head again.

It seemed they had safely left the Imperial Palace, and it was Leng Ji who saved her.

But why did she faint back in the palace?

"I’d also like to know what exactly happened to you," Leng Ji’s voice was still cool and indifferent.

However, Chu Qianli could tell that there wasn’t much blame in it.

He scoffed, "Why did you suddenly faint? Are you... hurt anywhere?"

But he had just carefully checked her and found no obvious injuries on her body.

Of course, he accidentally took advantage during the examination.

But there was no need to bring that up.

It’s not like he hadn’t seen it all before.

After all, she was his person; looking a bit more didn’t matter.

"I’m not injured," Chu Qianli was also puzzled, why did she suddenly pass out?

At that time, she just felt that smelling his scent, her thoughts gradually became chaotic, and consciousness began to blur.

After that, she had fainted.

Chu Qianli’s long fingers settled on her wrist pulse, and although one cannot treat oneself as a doctor, she could still diagnose general ailments.

Releasing her fingers, she looked up to meet Leng Ji’s indifferent gaze.

Chu Qianli shook her head; there was nothing wrong with her body.

Where exactly was the problem?

Could it be that she fainted due to being overwhelmed by his masculine charm in the arms of the great hero Leng Ji?

What kind of international joke was that?

"Hero, I need to find General Wei Qiong."

"She’s currently in the Prince Residence."

Chu Qianli’s eyes lit up, suddenly, she felt like he seemed much more impressive.

Of course, he was always impressive, it’s just that she hadn’t dared to appreciate it!

"Hero, you... you really are incredibly capable!"

...an hour later, they arrived at the Prince Residence.

Without horses, and for some inexplicable reason not wanting to employ Qinggong, their journey was somewhat slow.

If they had been riding, they probably would have arrived in the time it takes an incense stick to burn.

However, the distance between the Prince Residence and the Imperial Palace was still somewhat considerable.

Upon reviewing the layout of the Prince Residence, Chu Qianli immediately understood why the residence was built in this location.

"The mountain behind here leads directly outside the city."

With a glint of surprise in her eyes, Chu Qianli said, "So, may I interpret this to mean that in the forest beyond this mountain, they have their own army?"

After arriving in Dragon City, she was taken straight into the Imperial Palace and had no time to properly observe the surroundings of Dragon City.

No wonder Long Ziyue said that as long as they reached the Prince Residence, they would be safe.

It turned out that the Prince Residence was indeed as secure as a fortified city with extremely formidable defenses!

"With their own army, even the Empress would probably not dare to strike at the people inside the Prince Residence at will."

Thus, for many years, even though the Empress knew that the Prince harbored ulterior motives, she did not make up her mind to act against him until he made an overtly rebellious move.

Once action was taken, it would not be a trifling matter; Dragon City would surely be thrown into chaos!

"Half of the military power over these armies is in the hands of General Wei Qiong," Feng Si said indifferently.

"So that’s why as soon as General Wei Qiong left, the Emperor immediately summoned the Prince into the palace?"

Chu Qianli thought for a moment but still had something she didn’t understand, "The Prince himself has an army... "

"His token has not been found by the lieutenant, and Long Ziyue has gone to Beiming Country, leaving no one by her side to rely on."

Now standing atop the hill, one could clearly see the entire outline of the Prince Residence.

Behind that, there indeed was a vast encampment of military tents.

Looking at this deployment, it seemed that there likely were at least a hundred thousand troops.

As for how many more there were outside the city, she did not yet know.

That the Imperial City could house a hundred thousand troops was something no Emperor in any dynasty would tolerate, right?

Even Feng Yexuan’s troops could only be stationed outside the city; how could they be directly within it?

For an Emperor, this was undoubtedly a significant threat.

It was evident that the standoff between the two factions in Longteng Country had a long history and was not a matter of a moment’s provocation.

"Let’s go down," Chu Qianli said, looking at Feng Si.

Feng Si didn’t speak, walking to the edge of the hillside.

Chu Qianli understood his implication—dissatisfied with her Qinggong, he was letting her go first.

Perhaps he feared she might tumble halfway down, and he would have to follow behind and catch her.

Chu Qianli felt a twinge of resentment. Was her Qinggong really that poor?

This hero was looking down on her too much!

However, she didn’t say much and immediately with a light tap of her feet, leapt downward.

She made her way down the slope.

The hero followed behind her without making a sound.

Chu Qianli then realized that the hero’s Qinggong was not something she could compare with.

If he wished to follow her, his subdued aura would make it impossible for her to detect.

They were indeed not on the same level.

Without more thought, the Prince Residence was reached.

Chu Qianli flipped over the high wall and had only taken a few steps when a cold voice emerged from not far away: "Who dares to trespass upon the Prince Residence?"

The chilling presence closed in instantly!

The Prince Residence was indeed teeming with experts!

Before the other party could act, Chu Qianli immediately said, "I am Chu Qianli from Beiming Country, invited here by Commandery Princess Pingyue."

The frigid presence halted in front of her almost instantly.

A tall man dressed in black.

The man then raised his head to look at Feng Si atop the wall, speaking in a serious tone, "This person, is he your friend?"

"He is with me, we just came from the palace," replied Feng Si.

Chu Qianli took a step forward and said in a serious voice, "I need to see General Wei Qiong!"