Damn! Hu Xiaotian was truly at a loss for words. This girl really was one of the Tang Family-stubborn as a mule! Still, he was somewhat touched. In any era, girls who stood by their friends were few and far between. Hu Xiaotian said, "I appreciate your kindness, but I still want you to leave first. To put it bluntly, even if it hurts your feelings, you won't be much help if you stay."
Tang Qingxuan said, "I'm not staying for your sake. If I leave like this, my conscience will never be at peace for the rest of my life. I may be nobody important, but whatever I do, I have to be able to face my own conscience. Don't try to persuade me. If we leave, we leave together. If we die, we die together. I will never leave on my own."
Hu Xiaotian said, "Come on, Tang Qingxuan, what is this? We're hardly that close, are we? Do you really need to go this far for me?"
Tang Qingxuan said, "I'm not doing it for you!"
Just then, Xiong Tianba's voice came from outside the door. Huo Shengnan had sent someone to escort them to Qichen Palace.
Hu Xiaotian said, "I'm telling you one last time. You have to leave."
Tang Qingxuan said, "Then I'll tell you one last time too. If you force me to leave, I'll spill Princess Anping's secret. Let's see what you do then!"
"Uh... you... you wouldn't do something that stupid, would you?"
Tang Qingxuan looked at Hu Xiaotian and nodded. "Once I've made up my mind, I don't care whether it's right or wrong. Weigh that up yourself."
Hu Xiaotian was beginning to regret this. Even a clever man could do nothing against someone so single-minded. *Forget it. Let her do