Long Xinghe returned to the princess's mansion to find Feng Wuya already in bed.
Tie Xin happened to be passing through the courtyard and, upon seeing her, hurried to greet her, "Princess."
"Is His Highness feeling unwell tonight? I have a physician at my residence."
After only an hour apart, her heart was already filled with concern.
Long Xinghe gazed at the closed bedroom door in the distance, imagining Feng Wuya sleeping inside. He must look so peaceful and well-behaved.
The anger she had brought back from the palace instantly vanished.
Love arises unknowingly, and deepens with every passing moment.
She wished to keep him forever under her protection, for her entire life.
"His Highness is not experiencing any discomfort tonight. He has been resting well these past few days, and his health has improved somewhat."
Tie Xin bowed slightly, "Princess, please retire early."
Long Xinghe knew Tie Xin was subtly asking her to leave.
However, her affection for Feng Wuya made her look favorably upon Tie Xin as well, out of love for him.
"Very well, then you both should rest early. I will have someone send breakfast over first thing tomorrow morning."
"Thank you, Princess."
As Long Xinghe withdrew from the west wing, Jiang Tao expressed her helplessness, "Princess, your feelings for Prince Xiaoyao..."
Jiang Tao sighed softly.
She never imagined that the Grand Princess and Her Majesty the Empress would one day clash so fiercely over a man.
However, just as the Grand Princess liked Feng Wuya, she also liked him.
If the Grand Princess wanted the Prince, she could only stand by the Grand Princess's side and protect him.
A slight disturbance from outside.
Jiang Tao bowed, "Princess, I will go and check the spies' reports."
Long Xinghe waved her hand, feeling a sense of exhaustion at this moment.
Contending with Her Majesty the Empress was by no means easy, and the road ahead was still long.
She returned to her chambers.
Not long after, Jiang Tao rushed in, whispering, "Princess, all ten of our Fusang ninjas have died."
"An utter annihilation?" Long Xinghe's expression instantly turned grim.
Chu Qianli was actually this formidable!
"She has a master by her side."
"Feng Si?"
"The one wearing a mask, it should be him."
Jiang Tao paused, some words caught in her throat.
"You mean he is Wuya's friend?" But Long Xinghe felt the matter seemed to have little to do with Wuya.
"He has a close relationship with Chu Qianli."
Therefore, this Master Feng, she had to first categorize him together with Chu Qianli.
"Princess, we are dealing with Chu Qianli now, and this matter is being kept from Prince Xiaoyao, but he will eventually find out."
This battlefield was very peculiar.
Chu Qianli and Feng Wuya had come from the Northern Underworld Kingdom together, and it was evident they had a good relationship.
But now, the Princess desired Feng Wuya, yet she had to deal with Chu Qianli, which would inevitably hurt the Prince's feelings.
"Princess, is it possible that we can resolve our differences with Chu Qianli peacefully?" Although Jiang Tao felt this possibility was slim.
"The assassin that night might very well have been her," Long Xinghe said, sitting on a chair, her palms slowly clenching.
"But didn't she have an alibi?" Jiang Tao was somewhat taken aback, not expecting the Princess to still suspect Chu Qianli.
"But if it was her, where did she hide her night-blooming outfit?"
They had searched every inch of the room, inside and out, and truly could not find any trace of the night-blooming outfit.
It wasn't as if Chu Qianli and Feng Si had eaten the night-blooming outfit, was it?
After they left, Jiang Tao had specifically sent people to search again. They had scoured the entire courtyard and its surroundings, but the night-blooming outfit was nowhere to be found.
Such a large outfit couldn't have vanished into thin air.
"Princess, judging by all these signs, the assassin that night really doesn't seem like Chu Qianli."
Long Xinghe remained silent.
Perhaps Jiang Tao was right; the matter did indeed seem unlike Chu Qianli's doing.
But she trusted her intuition.
When the black-clad assassin saw her firearm, there was a clear half-second of surprise.
The assassin knew the function of her firearm.
She could even dodge bullet attacks! Because she had been prepared long ago.
Chu Qianli... Chu Qianli!
Even the name was identical.
Although their appearances differed.
But the intelligence in her eyes, and her calm composure when facing enemies.
Ah Li... could it really be you?
"If it truly is her, she will be the most formidable opponent of my life!"
Long Xinghe closed her eyes, her mind replaying Chu Qianli's image.
The one from the twenty-first century, and the one from this era!
Ultimately, is it her?
"Princess, our Fusang ninjas are not numerous, and the training time has been too short. More than ten have already been lost. Should we continue to send more people?"
"The Fusang ninjas are no longer of much use against them."
Since more than ten had sacrificed themselves, it meant Chu Qianli had already found a way to deal with her ninjas.
If she were from modern times, she would definitely know that fluorescent powder or phosphorus powder could easily break invisibility techniques.
"Order someone to bring back the bodies of those ninjas."
She wanted to thoroughly research what Chu Qianli had done to them.
"Your Highness, the bodies of those ninjas were... eaten by wolves."
On the mountain that night, there were countless wolves. No one knew if Chu Qianli and Feng Si had also been bitten to death by the wolves.
"After the wolf pack dispersed, my subordinates sent people to search, but they found no trace of Chu Qianli and Feng Si."
"As long as no bodies are found, I will not believe they are dead."
Whether in public or private, she had to ensure Chu Qianli did not return.
As long as she didn't return, the Prince's heart would not be disturbed.
In the future, she could spend a lifetime slowly making Wuya accept her.
"Have Qinglong lead people to guard the only path leading to Langya Peak. If Chu Qianli is sighted, kill her without mercy!"
"Yes!"
...
Messages via WeChat still could not reach Senior Brother.
They had been in a state of no network connection.
This was already the third morning since they had left. Chu Qianli had no choice but to stop wasting time.
Feng Wuya was at the Dingding Prince's mansion. She didn't know what his situation was.
The longer she was away, the more uneasy Chu Qianli became.
"Fourth Imperial Brother, I'm afraid we have to go up and continue our journey. We'll find a way once we reach the foot of Langya Peak."
With that, Feng Yexuan immediately understood that her so-called parachute had not yet arrived.
However, he didn't understand what it was, so he had never expected it.
Originally, they had planned to continue their journey after going up.
Feng Yexuan put on his mask. Chu Qianli chased after him, "Fourth Imperial Brother, please have some water first."
She had added medicine to this tea, specifically for his throat.
His throat was damaged by poison, and he didn't care, but she cared deeply.
Feng Yexuan, without suspicion, drank half a bottle of water and then pulled her up.
Chu Qianli, however, panicked, "Fourth Imperial Brother, we can take a hot air balloon up. You cannot use your internal energy; I'm afraid you'll injure yourself!"