son, don't mess around

Liu Su's mood was a little complicated and she couldn't put it into words.

It was hard to describe her emotions.

Not long ago, she had just learned from Lin Jiangnian the relationship between Lin Jiangnian and Li Piaomiao.

Indeed, just as she looked, the eldest princess was an icy beauty.

He also seems to be a completely stupid person.

Compared to normal people, she has fewer emotions and desires, and many of the emotions that a normal person should have.

Because of this, Liu Su was not surprised when she learned that Lin Jiangnian did not have any further development with Li Piaomiao!

Even in Liu Su's opinion, it was impossible for Li Piaomiao to fall in love with Lin Jiangnian.

That eldest princess, she probably doesn’t even know what love means!

However, at this moment... Liu Su suddenly realized that she was wrong!

How wrong!
The princess did not fail to understand what love was, and she might even...

She already likes it!
Her behavior has already made it very obvious!
She is a person who is very cold towards feelings and very slow, so slow that she can't even express her emotions at all.

But this person deliberately concealed the fact that he was injured just now...

Very deliberate!
He tried very deliberately to conceal it in front of Lin Jiangnian.

what does this mean?
it goes without saying!

It is true that for someone like Li Piaomiao, she is not good at expressing emotions. But once you can detect her emotions, they are often extremely turbulent...

"Sometimes, I find you're pretty stupid."

Liu Su looked at Lin Jiangnian with complicated eyes and sighed softly.

She couldn't describe the feeling in her heart. It wasn't jealousy, but when she guessed what Lin Jiangnian and the eldest princess were thinking and planning, she suddenly felt that her behavior seemed a little petty.

The eldest princess clearly lacked emotions and was seen as a cold-blooded person by others, but now she was thinking about her country and the people of the world.

And what about her?
But it seems that he is still entangled in the love affairs of young people!

The gap is obvious!

Perhaps, this is the difference between her and me?
Liu Su laughed at herself, looked at Lin Jiangnian whose face changed slightly and brows furrowed, and was silent for a moment, then said softly: "Go see her quickly."

She glanced upstairs at the inn and paused, "Maybe at this time...she needs you."

"..."

After supporting Liu Su and sending her back to the room and telling her to have a good rest, Lin Jiangnian left the room and quickly came to the door of Li Piaomiao's room.

As soon as I walked to the door, I ran into Jinxiu who was guarding the door.

"Your Highness."

Lin Jiangnian looked at the closed door behind her with a serious look: "Where is the princess?"

"The princess is resting in her room."

Lin Jiangnian was about to step forward but was stopped by Jinxiu.

Jinxiu opened her arms and stood in front of His Highness. "Your Highness, you cannot go in."

"Why?"

"Princess, it's inconvenient..."

Jinxiu blinked and made an excuse that the princess was still recovering from her injuries and had specifically instructed that His Highness not to know about it.

Lin Jiangnian saw Jinxiu trying to stop him and his expression became serious.

In the past, Jinxiu would not stop him. This must be because of Li Piaomiao's instructions. In this case, was she really injured? !
Lin Jiangnian's expression changed slightly: "What's wrong with the princess?"

Jinxiu noticed the prince's expression and her heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the prince knew about this?

"Princess, she, she's fine..."

Jinxiu gritted her teeth and said, "Your Highness, you, don't worry..."

She wanted to make up an excuse, but saw Lin Jiangnian staring at her quietly with no expression on his face.

The direct gaze made Jinxiu feel extremely weak. She crossed her hands and lowered her head unconsciously.

"Your Highness, don't look at me like that..."

"Tell me, what's going on?" Lin Jiangnian looked at her.

Jinxiu felt guilty and uneasy: "Your Highness, please don't ask...Princess, the princess won't let me say..."

She had guessed from His Highness's reaction that He might have known about the princess' injury...

As expected, Lin Jiangnian asked in a deep voice: "Is the princess injured?!"

Jinxiu's delicate body tensed slightly, her expression became even more embarrassed, and she subconsciously glanced at the closed door behind her.

She didn't say anything, but just blinked at Lin Jiangnian!

The answer is already obvious.

"Is the injury serious?"

Lin Jiangnian spoke in a low voice, with a gloomy atmosphere. He didn't dare to break in at the moment, for fear of disturbing Li Piaomiao who was healing.

"Slave, I don't know either..."

Jinxiu spoke in a weak voice. His Highness already knew that the princess was injured, so there was no need for her to conceal it any longer. She whispered, "The princess said it was nothing serious..."

Jinxiu spoke softly, trying to comfort His Highness, but even she herself did not sound convincing in her words.

When the princess came back, she asked An Ning to protect her and heal her wounds. It was obvious that her injuries were serious...

Lin Jiangnian obviously realized this, his face was gloomy, he took a deep look at the closed door, retracted his gaze, and said in a deep voice: "Remember to notify me when the princess comes out of confinement."

"Yes."

Jinxiu nodded and looked back at the door, her eyes full of worry. When she looked back again, she found that His Highness had turned around and left, going downstairs.

Lobby on the first floor.

Lin Jiangnian called his guards and said, "Where did you find the princess? Where did she come back from? Send someone over to check!"

Upon receiving the order, his guards immediately went to investigate his whereabouts.

Then, Lin Jiangnian called Lin Qingqing again. Lin Qingqing noticed that His Highness looked strange: "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

"The leader is probably nearby!"

Lin Jiangnian had a gloomy face and said expressionlessly: "Pass the order down and tell them to be on high alert and be careful."

Lin Qingqing immediately understood what His Highness meant and hurriedly took the order and left.

Lin Jiangnian was the only one left standing in the lobby, his eyes narrowed and cold.

Where did Li Piaomiao go yesterday?

He didn't know clearly, but he could vaguely guess it.

With Li Piaomiao's current strength, there are only a handful of people in the world who can hurt her! And one of them is right nearby... the leader of the Celestial God Cult!

Li Piaomiao must have met that cult leader, or even more likely, she took the initiative to find that cult leader!

Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian's face became even uglier.

On the night of the 33rd year when the prince rebelled, a mysterious master broke into the palace and fought with Li Piaomiao.

After that battle, Li Piaomiao was seriously injured!

And that mysterious master is most likely the leader of the Heavenly God Religion!

And now...he is the only one who has the ability to hurt Li Piaomiao again.

No wonder the leader didn't show up last night...

After figuring it all out, Lin Jiangnian's eyes became even colder.

...Very good, he has another account to settle with this leader!
……

Night gradually fell.

The guards sent out still found nothing. They did not find the whereabouts of the leader of the Heavenly God Cult within several miles of the town.

In the small town inn, Lin Jiangnian came to the door of the room on the second floor.

This time, in addition to Jinxiu, there was also An Ning outside the room. An Ning stood guard at the door with a sword in her arms, like a cold sculpture.

As Lin Jiangnian approached, she seemed to have some reaction, a complex look flashed across her face, and then she turned her head away habitually.

"Your Highness." Jinxiu spoke softly.

"Where's the princess?"

"The princess is in the room..."

Jinxiu spoke softly, and seeing that His Highness's expression was still solemn, she whispered, "Don't worry, Your Highness, the princess is fine...her injuries are not serious."

When An Ning came out earlier, Jinxiu went to see the princess and confirmed from An Ning... the princess had only suffered some minor injuries and her life and foundation were not in danger.

It's not serious.

However, the princess' body was severely exhausted, as if she had encountered a strong enemy. Her body energy was almost depleted, and she looked like she was seriously injured.

After hearing Jinxiu's words, Lin Jiangnian turned his head and looked at An Ning.

An Ning turned her head away and was silent for a long time before she spoke in a cold voice.

"Princess, it's okay."

Only after getting a definite answer from An Ning did Lin Jiangnian feel relieved.

"I'm going to see the princess!"

After saying that, Lin Jiangnian walked to the door of the room, pushed it open and walked in.

At the door, Jinxiu glanced at An Ning, who looked coy, extremely cold and unnatural, and wondered what she was thinking. After a while, she sighed and said, "An Ning?"

Only then did An Ning turn her head and look at her.

"You and His Highness..."

Jinxiu paused for a moment before saying, "Don't you want to have a good chat?"

Weird!
Ever since she realized that An Ning was very likely to have feelings for His Highness, Jinxiu had always felt that the way they got along was very strange.

It's hard to describe!

But Jinxiu really doesn't like this feeling!
Whether it was between her and His Highness, her and An Ning, or An Ning and His Highness, there seemed to be an invisible barrier blocking the way of several people.

Jinxiu really wanted to have a serious and heart-to-heart talk with An Ning, but An Ning was very stubborn and didn't want to talk to her at all.

And...he's still very stubborn.

An Ning seemed stunned for a moment, her expression a little dazed, she pursed her lips and said nothing.

"You are exactly like the princess, both are very stubborn..."

Jinxiu was a little disappointed: "The princess is the same. She obviously cares about Your Highness, but she just doesn't want to express it. And you..."

Jinxiu originally wanted to blame An Ning, but stopped when the words came to her lips.

She feels like she has changed a lot recently?
In the past, whenever Jinxiu learned of any clues about An Ning and His Highness, she would be extremely nervous and cautious, fearing that An Ning would be killed by His Highness.

But since when, it seemed that her thoughts gradually began to change?

It seems... not as resistant as before?

Realizing this, Jinxiu began to feel confused.

"What's wrong with me?"

Jinxiu muttered to herself with a complicated expression.

It can't be that...she is gradually beginning to accept this fact?

An Ning was still silent, but this time she turned around and looked at the closed door for the first time. I don't know what she was thinking, but her eyes, which used to be dazed and panicked, were much calmer this time.

But she was still feeling a little dazed and hesitant, which made her remain silent.

The girl's pretty face also made the silence seem a little cooler.

……

The cold room was filled with a faint chill.

Li Piaomiao, dressed in a white dress, sat quietly in the middle of the room, her delicate body was soft and graceful, her black hair was casually scattered, she had an absolutely beautiful face with delicate features, and her cold temperament did not allow anyone to have the slightest thought of violating her.

Lin Jiangnian walked into the room and stopped in front of her. He didn't say anything, just stared at her quietly.

Li Piaomiao was also silent, and neither of them spoke.

It seems like we are in some kind of stalemate situation!

It was not until a long time later that Lin Jiangnian approached again, came in front of Li Piaomiao, and stared at her quietly.

Close at hand!

The two of them were very close to each other.

Li Piaomiao finally seemed to react and looked up at him. This time, she, who was always calm and cool in the past, seemed to have a slightly unnatural expression.

Dodge slightly.

Even if it's very subtle, but...

She still feels guilty!
Perhaps it was Lin Jiangnian's direct gaze that made her, who was usually cold and aloof, finally unable to hold back.

An atmosphere of silence lingered in the room. Li Piaomiao slowly withdrew his gaze and lowered his eyes slightly.

Still silent.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

Finally, Lin Jiangnian spoke.

The tone was calm.

Li Piaomiao did not answer.

Maybe I don't know how to start.

"We agreed to be together, and you broke your promise."

Lin Jiangnian looked at her and spoke calmly.

The voice was still calm, without much emotion, or even any tone of blame.

But the calmer the tone, the more unsettling it made people feel.

Li Piaomiao's slightly drooped eyes seemed to tremble slightly.

She remained silent.

Looking at Li Piaomiao, whose expression was no longer as strong as before, Lin Jiangnian had a lot to say, but in the end, he didn't say a word.

He held out his hand.

Li Piaomiao took a look and didn't react.

Lin Jiangnian grabbed her hand and held it in his palm. As always, it was cold, and when he touched her smooth skin, a piercing chill came over him and entered Lin Jiangnian's body along his palm.

To others, this cold and gloomy air was extremely terrifying, and if one was not careful, it would very likely hurt oneself. But to Lin Jiangnian, it was a rare "tonic".

His body greedily "sucked" the cold and gloomy air, absorbing it into his body, wrapping it up and refining it, turning it into his own use, and constantly increasing the thickness of his own internal strength.

Along the way, Lin Jiangnian's strength has improved by leaps and bounds by absorbing the "cold energy" from Li Piaomiao.

Li Piaomiao's injuries were indeed not too serious, and were much better than Liu Su's. She only suffered some minor injuries, her breath was a little disordered, and her internal strength was severely depleted, but there was nothing serious.

But even so, the severe loss of internal energy will have some impact on her body.

Of course, more importantly...she behaved so recklessly!
An Ning's temperament was indeed learned from her.

The master and servant's styles of behavior are almost identical.

Li Piaomiao remained silent, with her eyes slightly lowered, allowing Lin Jiangnian to hold her hand.

Until Lin Jiangnian let go of her hand, he looked at her calmly for a long time. Finally, he just said softly: "You should have a good rest."

Then, Lin Jiangnian stood up and walked out the door.

At this moment, Li Piaomiao, who had been silent all the time, suddenly raised his head when he noticed Lin Jiangnian got up and left.

Subconsciously speaking: "Wait a moment."

Lin Jiangnian paused and turned back: "Anything else?"

At this moment, when Li Piaomiao realized that Lin Jiangnian was about to leave, there seemed to be a hint of trance on her beautiful and cold face, and an indescribable emotion flashed across her face.

Seems... a little flustered.

She stared at Lin Jiangnian in a daze for a long time. Then, she opened her mouth and spoke softly in a cold tone.

"Yes, sorry." (End of this chapter)