Escorted by Sun Zhengheng and several dozen Imperial Forest Guards, Princess Qingyun arrived atop the pass wall.
She was greatly surprised, unable to understand why Wang Chen had summoned her here.
But when she saw the Great Yan army outside, Princess Qingyun vaguely understood.
This was the moment to lay their cards on the table!
Princess Qingyun was no longer the innocent, naïve girl she had once been. Though the military might of the Great Yan army inevitably affected her, she still forced herself to maintain the dignity proper to a member of the imperial clan.
She did not lose her composure on the spot.
"Your Highness."
Wang Chen said in a deep voice, "Great General Shangguan understands the greater cause and refuses to submit to Prince Jing's rebellion. He wishes to pledge his loyalty to Your Highness and reclaim Great Liang's legitimate line!"
Princess Qingyun immediately widened her eyes and looked at Shangguan Wuji beside her.
She had not expected Wang Chen to subdue him so quickly!
Shangguan Wuji silently sighed, then immediately dropped to one knee. "This subject, Shangguan Wuji, swears here to serve Her Highness Princess Qingyun with loyalty. I shall honor the throne and suppress the rebels, never regretting it even unto death. Should I break this oath, may Heaven punish me and Earth destroy me!"
His voice instantly carried across both sides of the pass wall. More than half of Hanhai City heard him clearly, and his words even reached the Great Yan army.
Shangguan Wuji possessed extremely high prestige within the Hanhai Army. Before his voice had even faded, every soldier dropped to their knees and shouted in unison, "We are willing to die for Her Highness the Princess!"
"Rise, my loyal minister."
Princess Qingyun forcibly suppressed the excitement in her heart and returned