Chapter 555: Chapter 277: Please Allow Your Child to Explain the Reasons, Part 3
The centurion steeled his heart, gritted his teeth, and explained the situation.
As expected, he wasn’t here!
A dark gleam quickly flashed in Yun Zheng’s eyes as he said in a heavy voice, "Leaving the camp without permission is a grave offense. Without orders, no one is allowed to leave the camp on their own. Why is the vice commander not in the camp?"
Seeing his anger, all the soldiers immediately lowered their heads, not daring to even breathe, much less answer his question.
The vice commander is not an ordinary military general; he is none other than Prince Qi, the current Holy Emperor’s full-blooded younger brother, a true member of the Imperial Family.
How could these lowly soldiers dare to offend him?
Any slight mistake could bring disaster upon their entire families or even worse, affect their entire clan.
"Forget it, since the vice commander’s status is different, I won’t make things difficult for you. When he returns, remember to have him come see me."
"Yes, thank you, Commander."
Yun Zheng decided not to pursue the matter further, which greatly relieved the soldiers.
When it comes to what ordinary people fear most, it’s nothing more than working alongside high-ranking officials and nobles; they can’t afford to offend either the military rules or a prince.
This revered figure in the military is peaceful enough, but should any trouble arise, they would certainly be the ones to suffer.
Meanwhile, at an inn in one of the Nine Border Towns.
Mo Yuanhao neatly arranged his armor, placed a token on the table with an expressionless face.
"You seduced this prince first, don’t expect me to take responsibility for you. Treat what happened today as if it never occurred."
"Take this token to the Ding’an Chamber of Commerce and find someone named Xing Lie to escort you back to the capital."
Su Qianxue: "..."
Looking at the tall man in front of her, then at the token on the table, Su Qianxue felt momentarily dumbfounded.
Coming to her senses, she angrily vented to the system.
"System, why is this guy such a jerk who forgets things once he’s done with you?"
"Listen to the nonsense he’s spouting!"
"A proper prince, and he won’t even give a woman any status?"
System: [...]
[Don’t be angry, Host. Never mind what he says, listen to the pleasant words and ignore the unpleasant ones, let them in one ear and out the other. Just cling to him as you usually do.]
[He’s just being stubborn; there’s no way he can pretend nothing happened.]
[Haven’t I mentioned, Host, that the male lead is still a virgin? His first encounter was with such a formidable woman like you, how could he pretend nothing happened?]
[It’s just that the circumstances aren’t ideal; women aren’t allowed in the military camp, and the border towns are too dangerous. Maybe he’s worried about you and wants to provoke you to return to the capital.]
Recently, Su Qianxue had been performing well, completing tasks in one go and earning a lot of points for the system.
This increased the system’s tolerance for her immensely, and now it comforted and guided her soothingly upon hearing her complaints.
Hearing these words, Su Qianxue’s mood immediately improved.
"What you say makes some sense."
"He can’t protect me all the time in the military, maybe he’s really worried about me, afraid I’ll get too attached and won’t want to leave, so he says such heartless things."
"Alright, I won’t hold it against him."
After speaking, she lazily stretched, then lifted the covers, got out of bed, and walked barefoot to Mo Yuanhao, boldly wrapping her arms around his waist and acting coquettishly.
"Prince, don’t be so heartless. I’ll take the token you gave me, and it’s not like I can’t return to the capital if you want me to. But don’t say things like nothing ever happened~"
"Because it would make me very sad..."
Before she finished speaking, her arm was suddenly pulled away forcefully.
Mo Yuanhao turned to look at her, his dark eyes devoid of any emotion besides coldness.
"I’m telling the truth. Su Qianxue, your affair with General Pei is well-known, and both the Su and Pei families have already discussed marriage."
"From ancient times, those who break up others’ engagements are despised by all. The Imperial Family will not let the world laugh at them, and I have my pride too!"
"So, there will be no relationship between us. If you don’t want to die, let go of the notion of entangling with me as soon as possible."
"Otherwise, it wouldn’t be difficult to add another life to my hands."
With those words, he turned and left with large strides.
The door opened and closed, and only after a long time did Su Qianxue regain her composure.
"What he said was true; he wasn’t worried about my safety. He only said those heartless things because he was embarrassed."
"He just finds me embarrassing and doesn’t want to be with me."
"System, who is the General Pei he mentioned? What on earth happened between me and him that everyone seems to know about? Did I sleep with him too?"
