Chapter 456: You Don’t Need to Lie to Me

Night fell, and stars filled the sky.

Everything felt somewhat different.

Looking up at the starry sky, Lin Xun felt the sky of the Demon Race World was higher than that of the Myriad Laws World… He withdrew his gaze and added a handful of firewood to the campfire, over which a freshly hunted rabbit was roasting.

As of tonight.

In just ten short days, Lin Xun and his party had already encountered over twenty assassination attempts.

That equated to at least two attempts per day.

To be honest, Lin Xun felt Que Yu might have offended the entire Demon Race World!

And through these repeated battles, the number of Iron Cavalry escorting Que Yu had already been reduced by half.

The remaining guards were also injured to varying degrees.

That palace-supplied expert from the Yupu Realm was still severely wounded and unconscious.

Regarding these assassinations,

unless someone directly threatened Que Yu’s safety, Lin Xun absolutely would not intervene.

After all, he had only promised to protect Que Yu, not to shoulder everything himself.

It wasn’t necessary.

Que Yu wasn’t yet qualified to make him go that far.

“Eat well, we’ll continue the journey tomorrow.”

After tearing off a piece of rabbit for Yue’er, Lin Xun tore another piece for Que Yu.

“Mmm…”

Exhausted beyond measure, Que Yu nodded, a trace of vacancy in her eyes.

Although Que Yu had mentally prepared herself, such high-intensity and frequent assassination attempts were something she was experiencing for the first time.

Especially watching the people before her fall one by one, her heart felt even more unsettled… Que Yu ate her dinner in silence.

After Yue’er finished eating, Lin Xun once again guided Yue’er in her cultivation.

When the night deepened, Yue’er and Que Yu went to rest inside the cave.

Lin Xun kept watch outside the cave entrance.

Not far from the cave entrance, the remaining few hundred Iron Cavalry and Que Yu’s attendants were camped.

These layers upon layers of protection ensured Que Yu’s absolute safety.

“Come with me for a moment.”

Two hours later, just as Lin Xun was lying on his makeshift bedroll by the cave entrance, resting with his eyes closed, Que Yu emerged from the cave and spoke to him.

“Hmm?” Lin Xun opened his eyes with a yawn, “What do you want?”

“Just come with me, that’s all,” Que Yu looked like she didn’t want to explain anything further.

“Fine.”

Lin Xun reluctantly stood up and followed Que Yu as she left.

“Your Highness, Princess… For your safety, please do not wander about casually.”

The lead Thousand Cavalry Leader blocked Que Yu’s path.

“It’s fine…” Que Yu gave the Thousand Cavalry Leader a faint glance, “With him accompanying me, what is there to worry about? Is your cultivation higher than his?”

“This…”

The Thousand Cavalry Leader looked at Lin Xun somewhat awkwardly.

Although he had only seen this princess’s groom act once or twice,

that one instance was enough to easily dispatch a Yupu Realm demonic cultivator.

Everyone already had a deep understanding of his strength.

This man’s power was formidable.

The kind of formidable that was outrageous.

This man’s Realm was at least at the Middle Stage of the Immortal Realm.

“He was arranged for me by my Royal Father and will protect my safety. You need not worry.”

“But…”

The Thousand Cavalry Leader was still somewhat uneasy.

“There’s no need for ‘but’.”

Que Yu said faintly.

“With him here, I will not be in danger.”

“Yes…”

Although the Thousand Cavalry Leader didn’t know what his princess intended to do, with this man present, there truly shouldn’t be any mishaps.

After stepping aside, Que Yu led Lin Xun into a small grove of trees.

Once they entered a patch of woods, out of everyone’s sight, Que Yu turned around.

“May I ask what Her Highness the Princess has brought me here for?”

Lin Xun inquired, unsure what this woman was up to now.

“If I send them back and have only you escort me, what price would I need to pay?”

Que Yu, her eyes slightly red, stared directly into Lin Xun’s eyes.

The woman’s eyes looked as if she had been crying, or as if she hadn’t managed to get a good night’s sleep.

“Even if you wanted to pay a price, you couldn’t afford it.”

Lin Xun stated flatly.

“They will not leave, nor would they ever feel comfortable entrusting you solely to me.”

“…” Que Yu bit her red lip tightly.

Lin Xun was right.

She couldn’t easily persuade those Iron Cavalry and guards to leave.

Unless they saw her safely delivered to the Demon Capital, they wouldn’t retreat a single step, even if it meant death for all of them.

“Don’t think about such unrealistic things.”

Lin Xun poked the fire.

“Rest assured, I will get you safely to the Demon Capital.”

With those words, Lin Xun said no more and turned to leave.

But at that moment, Que Yu slowly removed her outer garment.

“What are you trying to do?”

Lin Xun asked, puzzled.

Que Yu lightly bit her thin lips and spoke slowly, “I’ll give you my body. You alone escort me to the Demon Capital.”

Lin Xun narrowed his eyes slightly, “To save the lives of those few hundred people, you’d offer yourself?”

“That’s right!”

“But you are to become the Crown Princess.”

“What the Crown Prince wants are those 350,000 Iron Cavalry; I am merely the icing on the cake.

Even if I am not a virgin, he won’t do anything to me!”

“That’s not what you said before.”

“Before was before! Now is now!”

As she spoke, Que Yu glared fiercely at Lin Xun, “Do you want it or not?”

“No.”

Lin Xun shot Que Yu a look of disdain.

“You don’t need to lie to me, nor lie to yourself.

Your current mindset is a kind of sickness.

How to put it…

You know you have no choice but to marry that Crown Prince.

But you don’t want to give him that advantage, so you don’t want to give him your purity.

Yet, you also don’t want to give your purity to just anyone for no reason.

And you need a reason to give your purity away.

So, conveniently,

because I saved you, giving your purity to me carries no psychological pressure or barrier for you.

And conveniently, by doing so, you can’save’ the others, which gives you ample justification.

So you came to me.

Am I right?”

Hearing Lin Xun’s words, the young woman’s body trembled slightly. Que Yu’s eyes were already moist:

“Then do you want it or not?!”

“No.” Lin Xun said decisively.

Que Yu clenched her fists tightly, tears already staining her long eyelashes.

“However, I agree to your request. Find a way to persuade these people to leave. I’ll escort you to the Demon Capital.”

Lin Xun turned and left, his voice drifting from behind him.

“Que Yu, compared to the you now, the scheming you in the carriage was much more pleasing to my eyes.”

Lin Xun’s voice slowly faded amidst the mountain forest. Que Yu looked up; Lin Xun had already vanished, leaving only the rustling of leaves.