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"Don't worry, she's very cunning." Luo Lihua pulled Zhuang Li's hand and continued.

"On the other hand, you, I have heard Princess Ge Ya talk about Xi Cuo before. "What exactly are you planning in your heart?"

Zhuang Li was startled, she did not expect Luo Lihua to mention this. She didn't know what to say.

He then said perfunctorily, "Listen to what that damned girl is saying. Of course, there's nothing wrong with it."

However, Luo Lihua didn't care and continued speaking on her own.

During my time in the Fanbo City, there have been too many people who have talked about this Prince Xi Cuo. I think he's not bad, and said that he's handsome, confident, capable of writing martial arts, and most importantly, he's got a good temper. She smiled as if she were joking. Zhuang Li couldn't help but be surprised in her heart.

"Li'er, your heart is soft-hearted. It's a good idea to find such a person to entrust this matter to. I am also at ease. You have always thought too much into things, so you can't live as freely as me. I think I know you, but I don't know what you're up to. How big could it be? Your sister and I had a dozen different men. "You can't live in peace."

Zhuang Li choked on her words and muttered in her heart … It was unknown how this woman's thoughts came about in this closed society. Could it be that she had also transmigrated here? Or was it just simply just an outsider among them?

She had neglected it for a long time, but now that Luo Lihua had brought it up, she suddenly realized …

If she could not go back to modern times, would she have to stay here alone until her death?

Because of the cold weather, the streets had become empty. She was wrapped in a fur coat, her hands exposed while holding onto the reins of her horse until it turned red from the cold. The little white dragon was very clever. It walked along the street towards its home, not needing her to direct it.

Ever since she came to this world, although she had put in a lot of effort and emotions, she had always felt as if she were a spectator. She felt that she had to go back no matter what.

Those in the novels said that after sleeping they would go back, that they would go back after dying once, and that they would go back after being stabbed.

But every morning when she woke up, she would be lying on the wide and soft King Xiao's Palace bed. Even in his dreams, he rarely dreamed about modern things …

She had never thought about it. What if she couldn't go back?

In these seven years, she hadn't found any trace of being able to go back. What if she never did?

She frowned at the thought, and felt a surge of despair from the bottom of her heart. Over the years, she had often thought of her mother, whom she had never really considered, and when she did, she found herself unable to bear the loneliness.

Although she wanted to return home, the reality was that she was still in the West Cold, and now, it seemed that it was time for her to face the reality.

She had always been preoccupied with her own matters. When she looked up, she realized that there was no one on the street. The sky was covered in falling snow, and the silence was somewhat outrageous.

The little white dragon came to a halt as well, its hooves digging the ground, but it did not move forward. She grabbed onto the rein and urged it on, but the little white dragon still had no intention of moving forward.

This horse had always been clever, and could easily be found on the way home with his eyes closed. Right now, there was only one reason for this situation. Zhuang Li silently recited this in her heart.

Crap …

It could only stop obediently because there was a danger in the road in front of it that Zhuang Li could not see. At this moment, the surroundings were extremely quiet, causing people to feel uncomfortable. The bright moonlight shone down, shining her lonely figure on the ground. He clenched the reins, but couldn't figure out how to get out of this predicament.

"Whoosh whoosh!" An arrow pierced the street and came directly at her. It was so fast that she could only hear the light sound of the arrow cutting through the air. At this time, a short blade flew out horizontally and accurately split the arrow into two. Before she could even react, she was already dragged to the ground, followed by a sword coming straight at her. When she saw that sword, she was so scared that her heart turned cold, and as she closed her eyes, she heard that sword not hitting her body, but instead putting on another sword with a light clang.

When he opened his eyes, he saw another person who had appeared out of nowhere and was fighting with the assassin from before. In her panic, she quickly crawled back a few steps. The assassin's skills were not bad either, he actually threw a few more darts at her, and was blocked by the person who blocked the sword for her. That person's skills were also extraordinary, and after a few rounds of fighting, the assassin didn't get a single bit of advantage, so he could only give up, and quickly escaped into the darkness. The swordsman who had saved Zhuang Li rushed back a few steps and pulled Zhuang Li who was still on the ground back up.

"Li, are you alright?"

From his voice, one could tell that it was Xi Cuo.

Although Zhuang Li was more shocked than frightened just now, she was still a little afraid, and her heartbeat could not calm down. Xi Cuo only cared about going up and down to see if she was injured.

"Ge Ya! If I was really ambushed, Ge Ya would definitely be in danger too! "Hurry up and go back!"

"Don't be in such a hurry, I've already asked my guards to set up a net at King Xiao's Palace." He had already grabbed Zhuang Li's hand.

Zhuang Li screamed in pain. Her voice was not loud, but Xi Cuo could still see it clearly. He pulled her hand away from the wound. The palm was only the wound where she had fallen from the horse's reins. Blood was flowing out from the wound, but it was not serious. But the pain made her wrinkle her face. It was in her elbows, and in her bones.

Xi Cuo naturally realized that things were not that simple. He reached out his hand to feel along Zhuang Li's wrist, his expression slightly changing.

"Get on the horse." He carried Zhuang Li in his arms and sat in front of the saddle. In that moment, Zhuang Li felt an inexplicable sense of embarrassment. She didn't know why.

Just like that, they returned to the King Xiao's Palace, and the attendant hurriedly welcomed them in.

"Send the doctor over. "Go and bring the captain of the guards back."

He still did not put Zhuang Li down, and instead walked towards the Inner Palace while carrying her. Zhuang Li whispered that her foot was fine. It was as if he didn't hear her.

"Second Brother, why are you back? Little Li? "You all?" Then, they heard Ge Ya running boldly out, shouting as she ran.

"Doctor, where's the doctor?"

Qing You had not slept in the first place so Zhuang Li did not allow her to follow him to the Duyue Restaurant. Now that she saw Zhuang Li being carried back by her, her eyes started to turn red and tears were about to roll down.

"Don't... Don't be in such a hurry to cry... "At most, I just got a broken bone …"

As expected, it was just a bone fracture caused when he fell off the horse, but the doctor was heavily bandaged by Xi Cuo's arm which was staring at him fiercely.

Zhuang Li was originally drenched in cold sweat from the pain. Seeing that the doctor was so nervous that he was afraid of Xi Cuo and Ge Ya behind him, he could only grit his teeth and comfort the doctor weakly.

"Thank you, I'm much better now …"

She was half lying on the bed, with two pillows stuffed behind her by Qing You. His arms were wrapped so tightly that he felt like a stupid bear.

The head guard had already reached the door and reported that the assassin had also been caught within the hall. His hidden weapons were highly toxic, and he had no intention of killing the princess in one go.

"Someone from the Third Prince?" Zhuang Li didn't need to ask, she was almost certain of it.

"Big brother Yun Feng was captured. When he received this news, he naturally became anxious."

"Then what about the person who was captured by Yun Feng? Is it safe? "

"Xi Cuo reached out to touch Zhuang Li's head. Don't worry, no one was captured, I was just luring Old Third to jump over a wall in desperation."

"What!" Ge Ya jumped high in the air

"It's all for nothing."

But Zhuang Li understood. Using this method, the Old Third exposed its weak point

"It's much better for us to force him to reveal an opening than to secretly defend him from the cold arrows. Moreover, he has already noticed the disloyalty of the Young Master Loulan and Pear Blossom. In the future, he will no longer have eyes and eyes for us. " She explained to Ge Ya, who was feeling anxious.

"After I released the news, he started to head towards the Fanbo City. He tried to kill many times on the way, but I caught one alive, although I already knew it was Third Prince, I still couldn't say anything. But luckily, the person who pierced through the King Xiao's Palace has admitted defeat."

"But why do you want to deceive even me and Little Li!?" Ge Ya continued to interrogate him.

Xi Cuo looked at her and comforted her, "Because are there people from the Old Third in your Princess Palace? Otherwise, how would the news spread to the ears of the Old Third? "

"What!" This news made Ge Ya and Zhuang Li jump up in shock.

The person that Third Prince set up in the King Xiao's Palace was brought in by a guard, and was a little girl who was fetching water. Zhuang Li would occasionally see her, and she was so scared that she knelt on the ground, trembling as she begged for forgiveness.

"My assistant general has already interrogated her, and written down the reason for her actions. In the morning tomorrow, Ge Ya, you will submit it to father."

"The killer sent by the Old Third was captured by me and is now outside the city. "Come with me to the king in the morning." He seemed to hesitate.

In a battle between brothers, if it was a normal family, they would definitely not be fighting to the death like this.

And Zhuang Li knew that the reason why Xi Cuo was going to compete this time around was because he wanted to avoid harming the people he cared about, even more for the Third Prince.

"Have a good rest and let Qing You warm up the room a little more. Don't come to the palace to join in the fun of it tomorrow." Before leaving, he did not forget to remind Zhuang Li.

Zhuang Li nodded without a word. The area of the fracture had become numb from the bandaging, but after Xi Cuo and Ge Ya left, she did not feel sleepy at all. It was probably the wee hours of the morning by now.

To make it convenient for Qing You to take care of her, she slept at her feet tonight. She held her wrapped arm up awkwardly and crawled to Qing You's side. In these few years, Qing You had grown up a lot.

"Qing You, do you want to return to the Great Phoenix?"

"Yes, but Great Phoenix doesn't have a home, but this place does." She spoke very softly, and was drowsy to the point of falling asleep.

"Go to sleep."

She then moved her other arm and covered Qing You with a blanket.

If there is a home here, then we will live here from now on. She muttered to herself, as if she had put down a lot of things in an instant.

Early in the morning, the news spread out through the Fanbo City, and Second Prince brought the criminal back to the West Cold. Countless citizens crowded on both sides of the street, and Xi Cuo rode on his warhorse into the city like a war god. Behind him, the prisoner in the cage was not locked up the so-called Yun Feng leader, but rather the assassin sent by His Highness the Third Prince to attack Xi Cuo. In order to prevent him from committing suicide, his hands and feet were tied, and even his mouth was stuffed with gauze for fear that he would bite his tongue to commit suicide.

How could the commoners know about this? They were too busy watching the commotion. He ran off and told others. Praise Xi Cuo's bravery.