Shang Shuqing hesitated, words on the tip of her tongue. They had barely exchanged a few words after meeting again. She had finally waited for him to wake, yet before he had even fully recovered, he was leaving again. Asking her to pass along a message clearly meant he had no intention of taking her with him, and that left her anxious.
"Daoist Master, I'll go with you." Shang Shuqing tried to say it, tactfully resisting Niu Youdao's arrangement.
What seemed like an insignificant remark to others had taken immense courage for her to utter.
But Niu Youdao told her, "Rest assured, County Princess. You are not their target. Nothing will happen to you here. Once I leave, the Prince will be safe. Only if I do not fall into their hands will they not dare act rashly against the Prince."
That was the truth. Given his influence over the Shang faction, killing Shang Chaozong alone would be useless. He could easily raise up a second Shang Chaozong to lead them, and he could also use the Shang faction's forces to throw the Yan Kingdom into chaos. So long as he remained alive, the three great sects would not dare make any rash moves.
Shang Shuqing understood the reasoning as well, yet she still hesitated. Faced with his refusal, she simply lacked the courage to refuse him a second time. She was ashamed of herself, too.
What did that have to do with shame? Because she could not help asking herself: Just look at how ugly you are. What right do you have to be willful?
As a woman herself, Guan Fangyi could understand a woman's feelings. Seeing Shang Shuqing like this truly pained her, and she wanted to speak a few words for her. But this was no ordinary