Princess? Yeah... I've Killed Some!

On the Canglang River, amidst the rolling waves, the small merchant ship of the Great River Merchant Association was like an inconspicuous fish, heading north.

Chu Xinghe rarely had time to sit on a boat and enjoy the river view... Although the scenery of the Canglang River wasn't particularly good, wouldn't you say it had the advantage of not having any backstabbing?

My luck has really turned around this time, Chu Xinghe... Ever since I came out, look at me, I've been so damn happy lately!

No one betrayed me... no surprises appeared out of nowhere...

What's the difference between this kind of life and the life of immortals?

What the hell? Do you think I, Chu Xinghe, am a little too easily satisfied?

Friend... you say that because you haven't experienced what I, Chu Xinghe, have gone through...

Imagine this: you open your eyes the moment you open them, and someone runs up to you and tells you how much resources you've made...

Even if you close your eyes, they'll still whisper in your ear that while you were asleep, their assets have accidentally doubled again...

Even if you're asleep, they'll drag you out of your sleep to tell you, "Don't sleep yet, look, our assets have doubled again!"

Do you know how terrifying it would be to live in a world like this every day?

Living in such an environment for a long time, I, Chu Xinghe, have become numb, depressed... and have lost all motivation!

Chu Xinghe said that after this period of rest, he is full of energy!

Despite being betrayed in various ways before, I, Chu Xinghe, have now been fully resurrected!

Upon returning to the sect, I, Chu Xinghe, will show you just how terrifying a fully recovered Chu Xinghe truly is...

Senior Brother Xinghe didn't know what Ma Liang was thinking, but Ma Liang had been keeping a close eye on Yue Ling for the past few days...

Ma Liang noticed that Yue Ling seemed sullen ever since she boarded the ship.

This puzzled Ma Liang somewhat. During his time with Yue Ling Ma Liang had a general idea of what kind of woman she was.

You could say she's a naturally optimistic girl... Look at her, anyone else who'd been chased like that would probably have become quiet and depressed, but this girl has such a big heart...

Having been assassinated so many times, this girl was still able to maintain such a mentality. She was definitely a rare and extraordinary woman among all the women Ma Liang had ever met!

But for some reason, after overcoming countless hardships along the way, Yue Ling became somewhat sullen after boarding the ship!

This left Ma Liang somewhat puzzled...

Ma Liang had asked Yue Ling many times before, but Yue Ling always remained silent and did not explain why. So, seeing Yue Ling's expression, Ma Liang did not ask her either.

But at that moment, Yue Ling spoke up, "Lord Ma Liang, tell me, if you knew it was a doomed failure or even death, would you still go on your journey?"

Upon hearing Yue Ling's words, Ma Liang was slightly taken aback, and then seemed to recall everything that happened when he went to the Great Moon Kingdom with the Haotian Token given to him by Senior Brother Xinghe.

When Ma Liang left the Vast Heaven Holy Land that time, he thought he was going to die, but under those circumstances, Ma Liang still went.

So at this moment, Ma Liang nodded and said, "If I feel I should go, even if it's a situation with no chance of survival, I will go!"

Upon hearing Ma Liang's answer, Yue Ling paused slightly and gave Ma Liang a faint smile.

Just as the two were smiling and exchanging glances, a third person spoke up, "I don't think there's such a thing as a predetermined defeat in this world! Because no matter what the situation, you might inexplicably win! What you perceive as a hopeless situation might just be something you think you're in a hopeless situation!"

Chu Xinghe lay on the goods to the side and slowly spoke.

Chu Xinghe retorted, "Yue Ling, what the hell are you saying here?"

What do you mean it's destined to fail? Are you trying to fool me? How could there possibly be a predetermined failure in this world?

If such good things happen... why has Chu Xinghe never encountered anything like this before?

You know I, Chu Xinghe, will stop at nothing to avoid failure... So I, Chu Xinghe, have proven with facts that there is no such thing as a predetermined failure in this world...

"Heh... Chu Xinghe, you're incompetent, but you've got quite the nerve..." Yue Ling glanced sideways at Chu Xinghe...

Chu Xinghe: "..."

"Yue Ling, we've been friends for a while now... It's clear you've been through something extraordinary, so don't you want to talk to us about it?" Yue Ling Ma Liang sat down next to Yue Ling and spoke softly to her.

"My surname is actually Zhao, and my Zhao Yue Ling!"

Ma Liang: "So what... what does this have to do with what your surname is?"

Chu Xinghe agreed, saying, "Yeah, I'm surnamed Chu too. Am I proud of that?"

Zhao Yue Ling: "Do you know that the royal surname of our Great Liang Kingdom is Zhao...? I am Zhao Yue Ling, the current princess of the Great Liang Kingdom!"

As if she had made a great decision, Zhao Yue Ling revealed her identity. She hadn't wanted to reveal it before because she was afraid it would frighten Ma Liang and Chu Xinghe who were beside her.

After all, if the little girl next to you suddenly becomes a princess, wouldn't most people feel a little apprehensive?

But at this moment, Zhao Yue Ling was a little stunned after she finished speaking... She thought that Ma Liang and Chu Xinghe would be shocked when they heard her true identity, and might even kneel down and pay their respects to her on the spot.

However, Zhao Yue Ling never expected that after hearing her identity, Chu Xinghe and Ma Liang beside her were not only surprised, but also showed a calm expression on their faces!

Just as Zhao Yue Ling was completely bewildered, Ma Liang spoke up, "What's next? Keep going..."

Zhao Yue Ling: "..."

Ma Liang had no idea what Zhao Yue Ling was thinking... but Ma Liang truly had no concept of the word "princess"!

Ma Liang said the princess... um... he had killed her...

Back in the Great Moon Kingdom, they probably accidentally killed several princesses...

There's no way around it; people's perspectives on things are completely different depending on their position.

If Chu Xinghe and Ma Liang were truly just two ordinary people from the Great Liang Kingdom, they would probably be quite shocked to hear that Zhao Yue Ling beside them was actually a princess of the Great Liang Kingdom.

The problem is, given Chu Xinghe and Ma Liang's status, let alone a princess... even if you were their lord, they probably wouldn't be surprised at all...

This is like when you're an ordinary person and suddenly discover that the person you've been hanging out with for days is a superstar. You'd definitely be excited, and you might even brag to others that your friend is a princess or something.

The problem is, if you're among that tiny elite at the very top of the pyramid, wouldn't you think, "I don't care how high my friends' status is, because none of them are as high as me?"

Seeing that Ma Liang and Chu Xinghe were completely unfazed by her identity, Yue Ling, though somewhat puzzled, continued, "Do you know why I'm going to the capital this time?"

Now that things were out in the open, Zhao Yue Ling stopped hiding anything and told everyone about her trip to the capital.

The plot is quite melodramatic... Basically, the ruler of the Great Liang Kingdom, who is also Zhao Yue Ling's father, is seriously ill and in a coma. Logically speaking, under such circumstances, the Crown Prince of the Great Liang Kingdom should take over the administration of the country.

The problem is that Zhao Su only has two sons and one daughter. These two princes live in the Great Liang Kingdom, while Zhao Yue Ling is traveling abroad this time!

Zhao Su was not very old, and could be considered to be in his prime, so he had never established a crown prince before... So after Zhao Su suddenly collapsed, the two princes were in a panic... Both of them wanted to sit on that throne.

While Zhao Yue Ling's two foolish brothers were busy fighting, the Great Chang Kingdom launched a large-scale invasion. At the same time, the assassins sent by the Great Chang Kingdom successfully killed both princes in one fell swoop.

This has certainly stirred up a lot of trouble in the Great Liang Kingdom. The king is seriously ill and in a coma, and both princes have died... This country is truly beset by internal and external troubles.

In this situation, Wei Wuji, the Grand Preceptor of the Great Liang Kingdom, stepped in to handle the affairs of the Great Liang Kingdom and issued an order to bring Princess Zhao Yue Ling back to the Great Liang Kingdom.

The Great Liang Kingdom dispatched countless elite troops to find Yue Ling, but on the way back to the Great Liang Kingdom, various assassination attempts occurred one after another. The various elite troops sent by the Great Liang Kingdom were almost all killed or wounded. Moreover, the most crucial thing was that Zhao Yue Ling discovered that not only did the Great Chang Kingdom not want her to return to the capital, but countless people in her own country also wanted her to die on the way.

Despite the assassination attempts by the Great Chang Kingdom, Zhao Yue Ling remained unscathed, but she narrowly escaped being killed by her own people several times.

Under these circumstances, Zhao Yue Ling could no longer trust anyone, so she secretly left the group and hired experts to escort her back to the capital of the Great Liang Kingdom.

The subsequent series of assassinations resulted in the deaths or escapes of the skilled men hired by Zhao Yue Ling.

Finally, Zhao Yue Ling met Chu Xinghe and Ma Liang.

Zhao Yue Ling still couldn't be sure whether the people who assassinated her were from the Great Chang Kingdom or the Great Liang Kingdom, or perhaps they were all on the same side...

But that's not the most crucial point. Although she had survived a near-death experience, Zhao Yue Ling knew that once she disembarked, she would be able to return to the capital.

But Zhao Yue Ling understood that returning to the capital did not mean she was safe; on the contrary, returning to the capital was just the beginning of a real bloodbath.

Right now, in the capital of the Great Liang Kingdom, there are probably many people who want to kill me!

Because if he were to die, the Great Liang Kingdom would likely descend into complete chaos...

But that wasn't what Zhao Yue Ling was most worried about...

Compared to internal troubles, Zhao Yue Ling was more worried about external threats... The Great Chang Kingdom was eyeing the land of the Great Liang Kingdom with covetous intent, constantly encroaching on its territory. Now, the Great Liang Kingdom was in a state of continuous defeat and was on the verge of collapse.

"I've heard a little about the affairs between the Great Liang Kingdom and the Great Chang Kingdom. Didn't you say before that your two countries were about the same strength?" Ma Liang had indeed heard about the affairs between the Great Liang Kingdom and the Great Chang Kingdom.

Upon hearing Ma Liang's words, Zhao Yue Ling smiled bitterly on her pale face and said, "You might not believe it, but the Great Liang Kingdom is actually superior to the Great Chang Kingdom in both national strength and military power... While my father's fall and my two good-for-nothing brothers contributed to the Great Liang Kingdom's utter defeat, the real reason... is... that the Great Chang Kingdom's backers... are the people of the Vast Heaven Holy Land!"

Ma Liang: "???"

Chu Xinghe: "???"

Ma Liang was completely dumbfounded. If he hadn't spent so much time with Yue Ling, Ma Liang would definitely have pointed at Yue Ling and said, "You're talking nonsense!"

Do you think I, Ma Liang, don't know what's going on with our Vast Heaven Holy Land? Would we interfere in the conflict between your tiny Great Chang Kingdom and Great Liang Kingdom? Are you kidding me?

The problem is that Ma Liang has known Zhao Yue Ling for so long that Ma Liang knows she's not the kind of person who talks nonsense. Besides, Zhao Yue Ling has no reason to fabricate such a lie if she doesn't know his and Senior Brother Xinghe's identities at all!

But if what Zhao Yue Ling said was true... Ma Liang was even more confused...