Your Princess Is Dying-Why Aren't You Doing as I Say?

"Then I'll go with you. I want to take a look too."

Tang Ya listened and immediately jumped in front of the two of them.

She looked at Su Mu, who was a head shorter than her. After all, she was curious why those people in the Outer City could always modify things like Bomb Motorcycles at such low prices.

The Bomb Motorcycle she had seen Su Mu riding last time would have cost at least ten Gold Soul Coins to make in the Inner City.

Yet Su Mu had said his Bomb Motorcycle had only cost one Gold Soul Coin. He had even spent an additional Gold Soul Coin to alter the Soul Tool's settings.

That made her extremely curious. This price could no longer be described as cost-effective—it was practically being given away for free.

"Maybe forget it. I'll go by myself." Su Mu waved his hand.

When he had seen Saifeier last time, she seemed to have been arguing with someone.

If Tang Ya and the others went over now, there were too many people around. Something might happen.

If he went alone, he could at least summon Cyrene and the others for help at any time.

But if he stayed with Tang Ya and Bei Bei and they got cornered in an alley, there would be no way to explain it.

As Su Mu thought this, Bei Bei also understood what he meant. He pulled Tang Ya along and said, "Miyabi, school starts in just over half a month."

"Even though you got in through the Tang Sect's special admission quota, you still can't neglect your cultivation. What if you fail the freshman assessment?"

"How about we behave ourselves and cultivate for the whole day today?"

Bei Bei gave Tang Ya a meaningful look. Only then did she huff and walk back to the group, allowing Bei Bei to pull her away.

Seeing this, Su Mu clenched the money pouch in his hand and left Food Street.

But after the two sides parted ways, he realized there was a very serious problem.

He had no sense of direction. He had never been to the Inner City before, and he was lost!

After crossing two streets, he had already forgotten where Food Street was.

Even if he found Food Street again, he might not be able to find Tang Ya and Bei Bei's home.

"Okay, okay, this is bad. Bad, bad, bad. I'm done for."

Su Mu stood blankly at the street corner.

This street was probably a main road. It was wider than the others, so maybe if he kept following it, he could leave the Inner City and reach the familiar Outer City.

Before Su Mu could continue forward, a carriage came charging toward him.

Watching the carriage race wildly down the street, Su Mu immediately leaped into a stall by the roadside.

The wind kicked up by the carriage scraped past the stall's canvas. The nearby vendors all hid away, and Su Mu only dared poke his head out after the carriage had passed.

In broad daylight, a horse infused with Soul Power had gone out of control and was crashing about everywhere. Anyone who dared stop it now had to be out of their mind.

Before he could finish thinking that, a black-robed figure appeared in front of the carriage.

He caught the carriage with one hand and casually crushed it with Soul Power. The entire carriage exploded, and as it slammed into his body, it shattered into splinters.

The black-robed man did not move an inch. In his eyes, this attack was not even worth mentioning.

The street fell silent. Countless soldiers swarmed in and surrounded the two figures who had jumped out of the carriage.

"Don't come closer! Get away from me! Take another step and I'll kill her!"

A hostage situation?

Almost the instant the carriage shattered, a black-robed man jumped out with a girl held hostage.

The atmosphere at the scene instantly became tense.

The dagger had already pierced halfway into the girl's neck. If it went any deeper, it would sever the bones in her neck.

The black-robed man also stopped advancing. Layer upon layer of soldiers surrounded the area.

Amid the debris, the man holding the girl hostage glared furiously. "You trash lackeys, get out of my way! Otherwise, say goodbye to your princess!"

His voice was loud and clear.

The vendors around them, pinned to the ground and barely daring to breathe, did not dare move at all.

Su Mu was the same. Moving now would practically make him a living target.

If he were mistaken for the kidnapper's accomplice, he might be arrested on the spot. Or perhaps a Soul Tool would empty its magazine into him without hesitation.

All he could do was stay still. That was the best choice right now.

"Why are you holding me hostage?"

The girl being held hostage had been called a princess. There was only one princess in the Heaven Dou Empire: Vina, the current Heaven Dou Emperor's daughter.

Yet there was not the slightest panic on Vina's face. Instead, she calmly asked the question and casually gestured for the surrounding guards to retreat.

Seeing this, the kidnapper holding Vina hostage relaxed slightly and slowly backed toward a wall.

By sheer coincidence, it was right beside Su Mu.

The kidnapper glanced at Su Mu, who was crouching on the ground, then at the trembling owner beside him wearing an apron. He let out a breath, and his breathing steadied.

"I want money. I want Gold Soul Coins. I want one million Gold Soul Coins. Put them in a Soul Tool and bring it over now!"

"Once I inspect it, I'll let you go. I definitely won't take your life."

"What do you need money for?"

"Isn't that obvious? To spend it. I'm so poor I can barely afford to eat. I'm borrowing some Gold Soul Coins from you."

"The Heaven Soul Imperial Family should be more than willing to spend this much to buy their princess's life."

Vina maintained her calm expression. Any unusual movement could trigger the kidnapper and cause him to hurt her. Paying money to avert disaster was the best option now.

"If you had said so earlier, I would have given it to you. Once you get the money, hurry and run. I won't have the guards chase you. Take the money and live a good life."

Princess Vina endured the pain in her neck as she spoke, once again signaling the guards around them to slowly retreat until they had withdrawn beyond the entrance to the street.

It could be said that if this kidnapper's goal was to assassinate the princess, he was already about to succeed.

Not only could he kill the princess, he might even be able to break through safely afterward.

Then Princess Vina slowly tore off the Soul Tool at her chest. "You can look. There's more than one million Gold Soul Coins in here. Take the money and leave quickly."

But at that moment, the criminal had other ideas.

Though the army was far away, there were experts among them. If he simply released the princess, he would definitely be captured quickly.

He needed to find a way to delay them. Ideally, he could make the strongest and fastest one stay behind to care for her.

The kidnapper's eyes darted around. He took two steps back, while the hand holding the dagger jerked sharply.

The next instant, he slipped into the shop behind him and escaped through a window to the street on the other side.

Blood instantly sprayed from Princess Vina's neck, gushing outward.

By sheer coincidence, it splattered all over Su Mu's face.

The crowd immediately descended into chaos. The black-robed Soul Master who had intended to chase after the kidnapper also rushed over and pressed a hand against Princess Vina's neck.

"Go find a healing-type Soul Master! Check every medical clinic nearby!"

The Soul Master shouted as he pulled down the black hood over his head, tore it into strips, and wrapped them around Princess Vina's neck.

"That'll only make her die faster..." Su Mu watched the man's clumsy first aid.

He had not even used Soul Power, making Su Mu wonder whether this was really how things worked in a world built around Soul Power.

"Kid, what did you say?" The burly man had already tightened the bandage to stop the blood from pouring out. Princess Vina's breathing became even more rapid.

"I said untie it. You're making her die faster. And I suggest you stop holding her and lay her flat.

"If you keep doing this, she'll suffocate to death before she even dies from blood loss."

"Bullshit! This is how wounded soldiers are treated in the army!"

"I think you're deliberately trying to cause trouble! Since when did the Heaven Dou Empire have citizens like you?"

"You don't even care about your own princess's safety!"

"Guards, seize him and throw him in prison! Execute him after autumn!"

The man pointed at the two alert soldiers beside him, and they quickly rushed toward Su Mu.

Princess Vina, held in the man's arms, felt herself gradually becoming dizzy.

Su Mu released his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and a Soul Ring appeared beneath his feet.

The surrounding soldiers immediately went on alert, the muzzles of their Soul Tools aimed at his head.

They were ready to pull the trigger at any moment.

"Cancel your Martial Soul Possession! Otherwise, I'll attack immediately."

Even the burly man holding Princess Vina stared at him warily as Soul Power began to surge from his body.

The Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul in Su Mu's hand shone forth.

"I'm a healing-type Soul Master... And your princess's face is already turning purple... Why aren't you hurrying up and laying her flat like I said?"

Why did acting cool feel so good?