Not waiting for Qiao San, whose face had changed repeatedly, to speak, Yu Shan, having understood the ruffian’s look, frowned and sighed, “The Dragon Mother of the Four Seas possesses the body of a Golden Immortal, has treasures that can counteract my powers, and furthermore, Dongsheng Divine Continent is under Heaven’s dominion, where human cultivators are continuously increasing. Even I am no match for her now!”
“Then what should we do? Let’s…run away?”
Qiao San, self-righteously and audaciously, made the word “run” sound loud and clear. Retreating in disguise at the first sign of trouble was, after all, the golden rule of every ruffian.
“Ha, ha…” Even Yu Shan couldn’t help but laugh at the audacity of San the Bold. Her petite body shook like a blooming flower swaying in the breeze. After a moment of uncontrollable laughter, the Princess of Ten Thousand Demons finally suppressed her amusement.
“Brother Da Dan, I have a plan that can help us escape this danger…”
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When the peaceful night was disturbed by the footsteps of palace guards searching for demons, the demon himself was leisurely admiring the moonlight and fragrant flowers in the imperial garden!
A shadow appeared silently and slowly approached Qiao San, who was savoring the floral scent.
“You dare remain here still? Aren’t you afraid that cultivators from all over the world will tear you to shreds?” Her clear voice, absent of its usual frown, carried a strange and complex tone—Beigong Zhen’s peculiar intonation.
“Hmm…so fragrant!” Qiao San inhaled deeply. Whether he meant the flowers or her scent, his irrelevant reply melted the icy frost on Beigong Zhen’s face, leaving it flushed with pink.
“Why did you help me? Was that letter sent by you?”
Before Qiao San’s question could fully settle, he answered himself confidently, “It must have been! Because the fragrance on that letter is exactly the same as your natural scent!”
“You!” Deep red flushed her beautiful face. Beigong Zhen’s slender legs trembled slightly in flustered confusion. Her heart warmed, and she couldn’t help but angrily hissed, “Hmph! Who said I wanted to help you? I’m only using you to deal with Chancellor Zuo! Listen, you rascal, don’t flatter yourself!”
“Hehe…Well then, since I’ve already been used, Miss Beigong…Oh, no, I should say Princess, what’s next on your agenda? Are you going to fry me or steam me?”
Unconsciously, the two had begun playfully teasing each other like lovers, and the transition had felt so natural, so effortless.
“A dog’s mouth can’t utter an elephant!” After scolding him again, Beigong Zhen noticed that the rascal had crept closer and closer. Her heart raced, and she hastily turned to leave without looking back, saying, “If you don’t want to die, follow me, Princess!”
“Hehe…Aren’t you the young master of the Beigong family, Beigong Zheng? When did you mysteriously become the Princess Zhen? That doesn’t seem like you at all?” Qiao San half-joked, half-curious.
Given Beigong Zhen’s wild nature, she should have snapped back sharply, but to Qiao San’s surprise, the tomboyish beauty’s eyes darkened, and an unmistakable sadness surfaced from deep within her heart.
Qiao San was suddenly unsettled by Beigong Zhen’s silence. His gaze seemed infected by the heaviness in her shadowy figure. When he finally snapped out of his daze, he was startled by the current situation!
Ah! What’s going on here?!
At some point, his large hand had already wrapped around Beigong Zhen’s tall, fragrant shoulders. His warm palm gently patted the suddenly sorrowful wild mare. Even the fierce Beigong Zhen, who usually treated him like a blade, now weakly leaned into his arms, her quiet sobs dampening his poor shirt!
“You…you…don’t cry anymore!” The relationship between the two had completely flipped in this “daze,” and Qiao San’s heart couldn’t keep up with the sudden shift.
“Don’t move! Let me stay like this a little longer!”
She was a wild mare indeed; even tamed, her wildness still brought a bitter smile to his face. Moments later, Beigong Zhen roughly wiped her tears against Qiao San’s shirt before lifting her head and straightening her posture, returning to her usual self.
Instinctively, the secret that had weighed on her heart for years spilled out. Beigong Zhen revealed her true identity and the royal family’s scandalous truth.
It turned out Beigong Zhen wasn’t a fake princess at all—she was the real one.
Back then, the shrewd Empress gave birth to a daughter. However, to seize power, she staged a classic case of switching a dragon for a chicken. The newborn princess was secretly sent to the trusted Beigong Clan. Later, the fake prince unexpectedly died, and the Empress lost both her plan and her son.
Years of guilt and longing made the Empress attempt another scheme. She concocted a tale about her real daughter being stolen by rivals in the harem, easily deceiving the aging Emperor. Eventually, the Emperor found his long-lost daughter among the commoners, creating a legendary tale of royal recognition.
It sounded simple, but for Beigong Zhen, discovering the truth of her origins was like a thunderclap. Unable to accept such a complicated and pitiful fate, and unwilling to forgive her so-called mother, she became stubbornly rebellious and tyrannical after entering the palace.
Hearing this, Qiao San was speechless. His heart stirred, and the dazed man once again pulled the beauty into his arms.
In the darkness, Princess Zhen secretly led Qiao San into Qifeng Palace. Though officially the Empress’s residence, at least half of it belonged to Princess Zhen. Without the princess’s permission, even the Empress dared not enter freely, showing just how powerful the long-legged beauty had become.
“Hehe… Not a bad place. Does this mean I’ll be the prince consort here from now on?” Qiao San looked around contentedly, his expression smug, as if he had truly become the master of the place.
“Rascal! Dream on! I brought you here to make you a eunuch. You did a fine job as a eunuch in the Jade Concubine’s palace.”
Her royal status couldn’t suppress her wild nature. Beigong Zhen suddenly lifted her long leg and kicked toward Qiao San without warning, her voice filled with hatred, “Today, I’ll castrate you, making you a good, obedient eunuch forever!”
Qiao San swiftly caught her leg, stepping forward at the same time, pulling her slender limb into his grasp and pulling her into an embrace.
Cheek to cheek, nose to nose, their faces were inches apart, their breath mingling. The rascal’s rogue nature resurfaced again, “Hehe…If you hate me so much, why have you helped me escape danger repeatedly?”
A similar question for the second time, yet the meaning was vastly different. Not waiting for the long-legged princess to deny, Qiao San shifted the tone suddenly. His eyes flared with passion, and in a hoarse whisper nearly brushing her earlobe, he said, “Your Highness, since you’ve saved this servant, let me serve you well from now on!”
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