The young girl just stared at him, her eyes red.
His Highness, the Prince of Yan, felt as though his heart was about to shatter. He reached out and pulled her into his embrace. The young girl's voice was weak.
"I know you don't like the Crown Prince at all."
His Highness, the Prince of Yan, hummed in response.
Princess Mu Ci continued to speak.
"They've set a trap, wanting you dead."
"What can you do?"
His Highness, the Prince of Yan, simply stroked the top of her head.
"I will find a way."
...
After Princess Mu Ci fell asleep, the man of unparalleled handsomeness transformed into a small fox with pure white fur. He leaped up directly and slipped out the window.
Meanwhile, Lin Mu Ci, with her eyes closed, was communicating with the little system.
"He's probably going to contact his subordinates, right?"
The little system marvelled in her mind.
"Host, aren't you—aren't you forcing him to rebel? The only path for him now is to become emperor to possess you. However, if he promised not to kill your father and brother, and not to use you, he'll be in a very difficult position. After all, he needs to give his subordinates an explanation."
"And Host, he's still seriously injured right now!"
"He just doesn't show it in front of you. But the injuries he sustained are very serious!"
Upon saying this, the little system couldn't help but shake its head and sigh.
"The Crown Prince definitely wants him dead, and Host, you're even more ruthless, wanting to make him suffer. Tsk, tsk, tsk, what bad luck he had to meet you, Host..."
Lin Mu Ci stretched.
"Didn't he just meet me as fated? Qian He was destined to fall into my hands, you know that too, don't you?"
Knowing it did...
The little system mumbled twice, then rallied itself and began to ask about her next plan.
"So, Host, what do you plan to do next?"
"Don't forget, the matter of your pregnancy is something you fabricated."
"When the time comes for your delivery, where do you plan to produce a few little foxes to show as proof? Are you perhaps planning to feign a miscarriage midway and cruelly torment him?"
"Host, you can't be so cruel to him, he's already miserable enough. Even I, a system merely observing, can't help but sigh, 'What a pitiful man.' "
"If you continue to torment him cruelly, I will genuinely shed tears of sympathy for him!"
Lin Mu Ci clearly already had a plan. She confidently told the little system.
"I won't be staying in this world for long."
"Since he's here, this matter should be resolved soon, and I can soon achieve my mission and leave this world."
The little system was a little confused.
"What matter is he going to resolve quickly—wait, Host, are you referring to..."
The little system replayed the events in its mind.
"Host, are you saying that his plan to rebel will succeed soon?"
It asked tentatively.
"But this matter is very complicated... He still needs to raise an army from the north... fighting his way here will take several months at least, and he also needs to return to the north. Moreover, if it becomes known that you are his weakness, the Crown Prince is not like him."
"The Crown Prince will absolutely not be soft-hearted. He will definitely use you to threaten him!"
The little system sighed.
"Host, can't you think of a more reliable way?"
Hearing the little system say this.
Lin Mu Ci felt that the little system was overthinking things.
"There is a much more convenient solution, and it can be resolved very quickly—don't you know?"
The little system was still somewhat bewildered.
"A solution that can be resolved quickly... What solution?"
The little system didn't understand.
Lin Mu Ci, however, uttered the most chilling words in the most ordinary tone.
"Kill the Crown Prince."
Only then did the little system wake up, as if struck by sudden enlightenment.
Kill the Crown Prince—yes, that was indeed a way. Speaking of which, if the Crown Prince were killed, wouldn't all problems be solved? Without the Crown Prince, His Highness the Prince of Yan would ascend the throne.
Furthermore, the people of the Duke's mansion, Princess Mu Ci's father and brother, would no longer stand with the Crown Prince.
The logic was simple: the Crown Prince was dead.
They couldn't support a dead man.
They would be forced to switch their support to the Prince of Yan.
Moreover, their own sister carried the Prince of Yan's child, so there was no reason for them not to stand with the Prince of Yan.
Therefore—the little system immediately realized, no wonder the Prince of Yan left without hesitation, without any lingering attachment or delay. It turned out the Prince of Yan was going to kill the Crown Prince.
But the Crown Prince had just set a trap, intending for the Prince of Yan to die en route.
Had he ever considered.
In the blink of an eye, the positions of hunter and prey were reversed, with him himself becoming the prey waiting to be slaughtered?
"Moreover, the Crown Prince would never have imagined that the Prince of Yan possesses half-demon blood. He can completely sneak in without anyone noticing... Wait, no, the Prince of Yan might be in some danger!"
"The Crown Prince has powerful Taoist priests who have set up formations for him."
"The Crown Prince's formations are specifically designed to deal with half-demons... Although he might not know the Prince of Yan is a half-demon, this is due to some precedents in the royal family, so he's taking precautions. But he will very easily run straight into that formation."
"If he gets trapped in that formation, he might be in danger, especially since he's already seriously injured..."
The little system's voice grew increasingly anxious as it spoke. It hesitated for a long time, then asked Lin Mu Ci.
"Host—shall we go help? Shall we save him?"
Upon hearing the little system say this, Lin Mu Ci narrowed her eyes. In the depths of her gaze, ripples seemed to emerge, and then Lin Mu Ci spoke.
"He doesn't need me to save him."
"If he needed me to save him, he wouldn't be the Prince of Yan. Since he could achieve fame at a young age, strike fear into the hearts of the barbarians, and since he could fight his way out of the trap set by the Crown Prince and appear before me covered in blood."
"There is nothing that can stop him now as he goes to kill the Crown Prince."
Even if she didn't believe in the Prince of Yan.
She should believe in the soul undergoing tribulation within him.
Ling Qian He would not fail.
The little system was stunned for a moment before it realized Lin Mu Ci was right.
"Then we... just have to wait for news tomorrow."
...
The next morning, everything was calm. As Lin Mu Ci opened her window, she sensed that the atmosphere in the Duke's mansion was somewhat amiss. The maids were hiding stealthily, avoiding her gaze.
She asked.
"Where is my brother?"
The maids shook their heads one after another.
"He left in a hurry early this morning... the master is also not in the mansion."
"Miss, please don't make things difficult for us. The master said to keep an eye on Miss and absolutely not let you go out. We are only following his orders, sob sob, Miss, please don't make things difficult for us..."
The maids secretly glanced at her expression, their voices as low as a mosquito's hum.
"Miss, please just stay here obediently and wait for the master and young master to return."
Lin Mu Ci closed the window.
She asked the little system in her mind.
"Last night, did the Prince of Yan kill the Crown Prince?"
The little system was silent for a while before it replied.
"Probably... I haven't figured out the situation on that side yet. However, wait a moment, when your father and brother return, everything should become clear."