webnovelfull Chapter 426 Don't Just Wait for the End to Arrive
Chapter 426 Don't Just Wait for the End to Arrive
When Xue Tong grabbed Yu Shu's wrist and dragged her into the Prince Qing's mansion, she felt like a butterfly being dragged into a dark cave by a spider.
The girl was incredibly strong; Yu Shu had no strength to resist at all. The short knife hidden in her sleeve was already in her hand.
But he hesitated to swing the ball.
She clearly hasn't escaped the fate of her previous life.
Is this really where it all has to end?
The dark red gates of Prince Qing's mansion opened, and Huo Chen peeked out with a effeminate face:
"Your Highness... Fifth Prince!"
With a slightly effeminate tone in his voice, Huo Chen desperately tried to wink at Xue Tong.
Huo Chen: What did you bring back? This is the First Prince's own sister!
Xue Tong avoided Huo Chen's eye contact and led Yu Shu inside.
"Have meals started at the manor yet? Father isn't providing food."
"Breakfast is ready." Huo Chen hurriedly caught up with the two people in front.
"Your Highness...please slow down."
You're about to pull the Fifth Prince down!
Xue Tong led Yu Shu to the backyard of the Prince's Mansion, where Lin Su was eating alone.
The young man, with a steamed bun in his mouth, stared blankly at the woman holding Xue Tong's hand.
"This is...Shu'er?"
Yu Shu noticed her tightly clenched hand loosen, and she glanced at Xue Tong. She saw a smile in the girl's eyes, an expression that seemed to say:
"You can run."
But there's no escaping it now.
The woman bowed gently to Lin Su, and as she did so, she slowly pushed the dagger from her sleeve back into its hidden pocket.
"Shu'er greets Third Imperial Brother."
Lin Su looked at the woman, still somewhat bewildered, not understanding why Xue Tong had brought back the eldest prince's sister, but still smiled and nodded:
"Since you're here... let's eat."
As soon as he said this, someone immediately came up behind the young man and brought him new bowls and chopsticks.
Yu Shu's legs were stiff and she couldn't walk. Upon hearing this, she gently looked to her side.
To her surprise, the person who had just pulled her was now sitting at the table, and smiled slightly at her movements.
"Fifth Sister, please sit down too."
Xue Tong's voice was clear and lively, but Yu Shu felt a chill run down her spine.
She was only fourteen years old when she was reborn, and she originally thought she could use her memories from her previous life to avoid the dangers and unnecessary torment. But she found that she had many people around her whom she did not know in her previous life.
Consort Qi, who enjoyed great favor and was gentle and unrestrained, died young, leaving behind her two children.
Yu Shu sat down gently next to Xue Tong, her fingers stiff as she picked up the chopsticks.
She didn't know what Xue Tong wanted to do, but the fear seeping from her very bones kept surging forth, screaming at her to obey.
The atmosphere at breakfast was very somber; the people at the table, pieced together without any real connection, were completely devoid of emotion.
After the servants cleared all the bowls and chopsticks from the table, Xue Tong looked at Yu Shu, who was rinsing her mouth, and quickly asked:
"When did Fifth Sister come back?"
Yu Shu was so shocked by these words that she almost choked. The woman gently wiped the water stains from the corner of her lips with a handkerchief, knowing that everything could no longer be hidden.
"When I was fourteen."
Lin Su, unaware of what had happened, was about to speak when Xue Tong gently raised her hand to interrupt him:
"Brother, wait a moment, let me finish asking."
Lin Su remained silent.
Yu Shu glanced at Xue Tong, then at the silent Lin Su, a hint of envy appearing in her eyes, but she quickly suppressed it.
"That was six years ago," Xue Tong said softly.
"What does my sister want to do?"
Yu Shu was slightly taken aback.
What does she want to do?
Recalling her fate in her previous life, the woman smiled sadly.
"A few months ago, I thought it would be best if everything remained the same."
As the woman recounted her story, Xue Tong witnessed the incredibly painful and humble inner world of a princess.
Lin Su and Xue Tong appeared out of nowhere, but they truly brought light to Yu Shu's world.
Lin Su was a renowned warrior, and the Rong tribes in the northwest had not dared to invade for many years, so she did not need to go through the marriage alliance.
She secretly cultivated her own power and carefully assessed the situation.
But all they wanted was to protect themselves.
Even without a good marriage, even without the emperor's favor.
She could also live quietly in this vast world, like a speck of dust.
But a few months ago, things took an unexpected turn.
Lin Su was seriously injured, and the Western Rong launched a surprise attack. The Emperor was critically ill, and factional strife broke out in the court and among the people.
Everything seemed to overlap with her previous life; the unbroken memories of the past enveloped her like an impenetrable net.
It was as if coldly telling her...
There is no escape.
"Knew it!"
The girl's clear voice interrupted Yu Shu's narration, and the girl tilted her head to look at her:
"That's what a normal person is like."
He was incredibly stupid in his previous life, but he's been reborn as an exceptionally shrewd person.
It turned out that someone had written a novel to deceive her.
The most mysterious aspect of the cycle of fate is this unpredictability.
“If we start over, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t follow the path you’ve already taken, while everyone else remains exactly the same.”
Xue Tong smiled and comforted Yu Shu:
"It's normal that you can't calculate it."
Xue Tong's eyes were full of sincere affection, making it easy for people to like her.
Yu Shu swallowed hard, then spoke with difficulty:
"Are you two the variables that will change my life?"
Xue Tong smiled and shook her head:
"You yourself are the variable."
The girl gently grasped her hand:
"Yu Shu, don't just wait for the end to come."
"Aren't you afraid that Xue Tong will ruin your acting?"
Within the Wan Gong Fang, the inner demon, who had been silent for a long time, spoke softly.
Xue Lan smiled gently:
"Have you forgotten who told me the truth about the Yuanming Realm?"
"She's a professional at this!"
The inner demon remained silent for a while:
"But she's not a system anymore, is she?"
Xue Lan nodded gently:
"really."
"But it's better than a useless shell containing an overly rational soul."
"I prefer a vibrant soul."
After all, aside from demons, the living are always better than the dead.
Xue Lan slowly stood up from the chair, and a faint spiritual light appeared on her black clothes, the black color slowly fading away.
A few breaths later, Xue Lan stood atop the mountain, dressed in a bright ginger-yellow robe. Her previously loose hair was gently tied up behind her with a simple wooden hairpin.
The woman gently raised her hand to straighten her sleeve, her tone light and cheerful:
"I'm practically paralyzed from lying in the Wan Gong Fang. Today we're going to cause trouble for Lei Chuxi!"
After saying this, Xue Lan bowed to the empty space in front of her:
"Trouble you, senior."
The spirit of the Wan Gong Box, Jiu Sheng, appeared in front of the woman, holding a rattan staff. He gently tapped the ground with the staff, and the space in front of Xue Lan was directly torn apart.
Xue Lan was about to step into the crevice when Jiu Sheng called her back.
"Master!"
Xue Lan stopped and listened attentively:
The old man's tone was full of worry: "Unless it is extremely urgent, it would be best for the shopkeeper not to have any conflicts with the trial participants from the upper realm."
Xue Lan smiled gently at the old man:
"Ok!"
Jiu Sheng felt a chill run down his spine.