The door was suddenly opened at this moment, and Lu Wenjun quickly ran out and caught up with Chengping.
Chengping hesitated for a moment, and finally stopped. He turned to Lu Wenjun and said "oh" with a smile.
"Oh, and you, too. I seem to owe you a lot..."
Before he could finish his words, Lu Wenjun slapped him in the face with a loud snapping sound.
Then, there were several more "pa pa" sounds, and she kept on spanking until her palms were burning and she could not spank anymore.
"You evil man! Are you running away like this because you want to completely betray the Holy Dynasty, become the enemy of the Holy Dynasty when you return, and raise an army for revenge someday?"
Chengping did not move, allowing the girl who had just been canonized as a princess to be married to a foreign country a few days ago to hit him. It was not until this moment that he met her gaze.
"Wenjun, if you were not a noble lady of the Holy Dynasty, but were born in another land, your tribe would live a life of tribute and self-proclaimed vassal. Your fate would depend on the mood of others. If the emperor thought that your neighbor who had a grudge against you could serve him better, he would abandon you without hesitation, take off your hat, give it to your enemy, and order you to kneel down and kiss the upper of your enemy's boots, and not to seek revenge. In order to make you obedient, he would send your son to Chang'an as a hostage, and live a life worse than a dog. Why? Because we couldn't beat him before!"
"I don't believe that my father has never thought about resisting and has never complained. He just doesn't dare to take risks! But I don't want to live a life where I have to rely on the kindness of others for my fate!"
As he spoke, his eyes passed over the girl in front of him and fell on Xuyu's face behind him.
"Princess, I had always hoped that Pei Er could take the throne. If it was him, I would be willing to accept education like the King of Bohai and spread the etiquette and morality of the Central Plains people. Because at least while I am alive, I don't have to endure the humiliation that will befall me at any time. He is the only person I can trust. Naturally, this wish was not fulfilled. But later, I gradually understood that those were just excuses I made for myself. I knew from the beginning that it was impossible for him to succeed. I want revenge, just for such a simple reason..."
"I kill you-"
Lu Wenjun pulled out a long phoenix-head hairpin from her head and thrust it straight into Chengping's throat.
Chengping did not dodge, but watched the hairpin tip approaching without changing his expression.
Lu Wenjun's hand trembled, he closed his eyes, and stabbed randomly.
There was a dull "puff" sound.
She slowly opened her eyes and saw that the hairpin had pierced deeply into Chengping's shoulder. Blood was slowly seeping out. She couldn't help but tremble even more violently.
Chengping raised his other arm, grasped the end of the phoenix-head hairpin that was left outside his body, pulled the hairpin out, wiped it on his clothes a few times, wiped the blood off the hairpin, and handed it back to her.
"Thank you for not killing me." He looked at him and said softly.
She remained motionless.
Chengping raised his arm and put the hairpin back on her head. Then, he turned to Xuyu who was standing a few steps away and knelt down solemnly in front of her. After kowtowing, he stood up, took off his outer robe and threw it on the ground, leaving only a short shirt on. He then opened the gate and strode away.
Xuyu finally let Chengping go out.