["Your resentment level has returned to 90."

666 reminded her, "Once your resentment level rises to 100, the mission will be considered a failure. You have to be careful."]

["Don't worry. I haven't used a few big moves yet."

Xiao Qingtang gave it a smile and rubbed her chin. "You don't say. Actually, I'm quite satisfied with this torturing. If I add the little dark room, a period of confinement, forced love, and fermented sauce, then it would be the best."

[She whistled excitedly. "It's exciting and melodramatic. Actually, I've always wanted to try this."]

[666 Nibbling its fingers: "…" For some reason, it suddenly hoped that Qin Yanling would protect his chastity and not let the vixen have her way!]

Xiao Qingtang bit her lip. Her eyes were dim and lifeless. Her face was pale and bloodless as she stumbled away.

She had been too greedy. She knew that their fate had ended, and she knew that Qin Yanling would not forgive her. She had told herself that she would be satisfied after seeing him once, but she had wanted more, fantasizing that they could get back together.

If she had known earlier, she would not have sneaked into the hunting grounds. She would not have met him!

At the door, Du Feng wanted to say something but stopped. He knew that he could not intervene.

There was a loud noise in the hall, followed by a series of clattering sounds. Books, memorials, tea, and fruits … the four treasures of the study fell to the ground.

Qin Yanling closed his eyes and put his hands on the table. His lips were tightly pursed. Anger, love, hatred, and pain intertwined on his face. He looked particularly complicated. The hatred that had accumulated for thirteen years surged out violently because of her calling him "Brother Yan" and "husband." It almost destroyed his reason.

Such an intimate form of address represented the promise between the two of them for the rest of their lives. Hearing it from her mouth made him feel incomparably ironic.

How could she still shamelessly call him that after deceiving and betraying him?

He should not have saved her. He should not have held a glimmer of hope. He should not have deluded himself into thinking that she would fall in love with him if he saved her. He should not have hoped that they could start afresh, and he should not have missed her when she was alive.

It was obviously better for her to die. At least he would not be in pain!

"How laughable!"

Qin Yanling said in a low voice. He controlled the world, sat on the beautiful mountains and rivers of thousands of miles, and was worshipped by thousands of people. Yet he was so humble, and he was devoted to the heart of one person.

She didn't love him, and she didn't want him, but he seemed to have gone crazy. He missed her, missed her, wanted her, and was crazy for her!

Inadvertently, his gaze landed on the ground.

In the midst of the mess, there was a half-opened painting, revealing the beautiful face of a young girl.

She had bright eyes and white teeth, and her beauty was dignified and holy, completely different from Xiao Qingtang.

The former Xicang Kingdom, now known as Nishino Castle, presented him with the most beautiful princess.

He had never taken a concubine, nor had he appointed an empress. Other than Xiao Qingtang, there were no other women. In the past, he used to say that he was busy with state affairs. Now that the world was stable, the first thing he had to do was to take care of his harem.

He already had a vast territory, and all the beauties in the world were at his fingertips. Why should he have a one-sided love for one person?

When he thought of this, he suddenly had an impulse to fill up his harem and have three palaces and six courtyards. He wanted her to understand that he didn't have to be without her!

After a while, Qin Yanling laughed at himself.

What did he want to prove?

That he didn't love her?

No!

That he didn't have to be without her?

No!

He was just deceiving himself and others by doing this.

Xiao Qingtang sat under a tree, hugging her knees. She was in a daze and didn't say anything.

Thirteen years ago, she lied to Qin Yanling because the Empress Dowager interfered. However, too much time had passed, and she didn't have any evidence. How could she find out the mastermind behind the scenes?

Moreover, she did lie to him, and she did abandon him.

In the past, she used a resolute attitude to hurt the person she loved the most, and also the person who loved her the most, resulting in an irreversible situation.

The damage had already been done. Those entanglements were like a thorn in his heart, lying between the two of them. They couldn't go back to the way they were before.

Xiao Qingtang closed her eyes in pain and buried her head in her knees. She didn't know how long she sat there until her whole body was numb and almost unconscious. Then she heard light footsteps. It seemed that someone was standing in front of her.

She looked up blankly. Through the purple gauze curtain, she saw a young and handsome man in a green robe about five feet away.

His face was somewhat familiar, but she wasn't in the mood to look at it.

"Miss, what's wrong with you?"

The man in green robe was suspicious. His voice was gentle and clear, like a spring breeze. "Do you need my help?"

Xiao Qingtang lowered her eyes slightly and stared blankly at the soil. She said as if she was in a dream, "No, thank you, Young Master."

The man in green robe was stunned. His face was covered with ecstasy, as if he couldn't believe it. He was so excited that his voice trembled slightly. He said carefully, "Tang, Tang … is that you?"

He was bored at night, so he came to the imperial garden to admire the moon after hearing the words of an unfamiliar palace maid. He didn't expect to meet the person he missed.

Since they parted 13 years ago, her voice and appearance had lingered in his dreams countless times.

He already knew that the king of the East Imperial Kingdom, Qin Yanling, was looking for her. He asked for an escort for the marriage of the princess of Nishino Castle so that he could go to the palace to find out more information and see her again.

"You are?" Xiao Qingtang's voice was flat and lifeless.

Hearing that, the man in green robe was disappointed. He forced a smile and said, "Have you forgotten?

Thirteen years ago, we chose the same Phoenix Feather Flower on Sunset Mountain.

I plucked it and gave it to you. "

Xiao Qingtang tilted her head. A distant memory surfaced in her mind. She smiled faintly and said, "So it's you, Swordsman of Oblivion."

Years ago, after she broke off with Qin Yanling, she was alone outside and accidentally encountered a group of bandits. It was the young man in front of her who saved her.

"Swordsman of Oblivion?"

The man in green robe was stunned. He laughed and said, "That day, I purposely kept the sword for you to protect yourself. I didn't forget to take it." At that time, he sincerely invited her to go with him, but she bluntly refused.

He was worried, so he followed her and secretly protected her. Unfortunately, he lost her in the end. Thirteen years had passed since then.

"My name is Su Ming," he said with a smile. "Don't forget me this time."

Xiao Qingtang glanced at him and suddenly burst into laughter. "I'm not ungrateful. I've always remembered you.

The sky, the clouds, the mountains, and the flowers that day were all very beautiful. "She had always wanted to go to Sunset Mountain to see the Phoenix Feather Flower bloom with Qin Yanling.

However, she didn't get her wish. She was the only one standing on the cliff.

"The person that day was even more beautiful," Su Ming added softly. His gaze was deep and sincere.

The person that day was forever imprinted in his heart. He could never forget her.

Xiao Qingtang looked up. Her heartstrings were moved. She stared at him blankly. Suddenly, she had an idea and blurted out, "Can you take me away?"

She shouldn't have come back. She shouldn't have disturbed Qin Yanling's peaceful life. Leaving, ending, and wishing him well from afar was the only thing she could do for him.

Stay away from him, give him the cold shoulder, and no longer pay attention to him!

The bodyguard hiding in the dark reported what he saw with his own eyes.

"Your Majesty, the girl and the Prince of Nishino Castle met thirteen years ago. They just met tonight.

They talked happily. The girl begged the Third Prince to take her away. "

The bodyguard's words were concise and comprehensive.

Qin Yanling tightly pursed his lips, as if he was suppressing something. After a long moment of silence, he slowly said in a deep, magnetic voice, with the imposing manner of a monarch descending from the heavens, "Prepare a banquet for the Western Blue prince and princess in two hours."

["Ding dong, Qin Yanling's resentment value + 5.

Your current resentment value is 95. Your affection value is 100! "

He then ordered, "Investigate the relationship between Prince Xicang and the Tang Tang."

["Hehehe ~" Xiao Qingtang beamed with joy. "The Little Dark Room I'm looking forward to is going to start counting down ~"]

["…" 666 poked her. "Don't think about the Little Dark Room. You're crazy about courting death. Your resentment value is already 95."]