The prince stepped on me to get to the top, I angrily flirted with the enemy's hostage

Several equally exhausted black-armored warriors were scattered silently around, like loyal hounds, watching their surroundings vigilantly and continuing to rummage through the wreckage numbly.

Andre's heart sank.

Su Chi's condition was worse than he had imagined.

He dismounted, his boots making a soft hissing sound as they stepped on the hot ashes.

He motioned for his guards to remain where they were, and walked alone towards the lone and dangerous figure in the center of the ruins.

The dry, hot wind blew up the ashes and hit my face.

Su Chi didn't seem to notice anyone approaching, or rather, he didn't care at all.

He didn't look up until Andre's figure blocked the scorched earth he was searching.

The gaze in those deep eye sockets was like a blade tempered by ten thousand years of ice, instantly fixed on Andre's face.

There was no emotion in those eyes, only a deep scrutiny, as if evaluating an inanimate object.

Andre was startled by the look. He suppressed the discomfort and tried to put on a concerned expression.

"General Su." Andrei's voice was deliberately low.

Su Chi didn't say anything, but just continued to stare at Andre.

Andre was a little scared by his gaze, but he continued to speak with a stiff upper lip, "I have also heard about Miss Su Rou... falling off the cliff. It is really heartbreaking that beauty is envied by heaven..."

As he spoke, he stared into Su Chi's eyes, trying to catch a trace of grief or other emotions that could prove that Su Rou was "dead".

There was no fluctuation in Su Chi's eyes.

The icy silence made Andre's heart sink little by little.

"Has the body... been found?" Andre asked tentatively.

Su Chi finally spoke.

"No body found."

Only four words.

Andre's heart skipped a beat!

He suppressed his turbulent thoughts and put on an even more sorrowful expression. "General, I'm so sorry. The most urgent thing is, shouldn't we do our utmost to find Miss Su Rou's whereabouts? If she's alive, she needs to be found. If she's dead...she needs a place to go."

He deliberately guided the conversation.

Su Chi's eyes were still as cold as two pools of stagnant water.

He shook his head and his gaze returned to the scorched earth beneath his feet.

"Do not."

Su Chi's voice became even colder, "Her wish is to kill that dog emperor."

He paused, "I'll naturally find a way... to help her achieve it."

Help her achieve it?!

Su Rou fell off a cliff, her life or death is unknown, and her body is nowhere to be found!

As her closest third brother, Su Chi didn't devote all his energy to finding her, but instead stubbornly searched through the ruins of the imperial palace for that bastard emperor?!

Just because this is Su Rou's "wish"? !

This is so unreasonable!

A huge amount of doubt and a hint of anger at being fooled instantly broke through the heavy expression that Andre had deliberately maintained.

He blurted it out almost without thinking.

"General Su! Su Rou's life or death is uncertain! As her brother, shouldn't you devote all your energy to searching for her? Why are you still obsessed with a Southern Emperor who doesn't know whether he's alive or dead? Is this more important than finding your sister?!"

The moment he finished speaking, Andre regretted it!

He was too eager! Exposed!

really!

Su Chi's eyes, which had been lowered and as cold as ice, suddenly lifted up!

That gaze was no longer purely cold and dead, but instantly condensed into two solid, sharp and piercing cold rays!

Like the most accurate crossbow arrow, with penetrating scrutiny and sudden suspicion, it hit Andre's face hard!

Su Chi didn't speak immediately.

He stood up straight, and although the wound on his shoulder caused his body to sway slightly, his hand holding the long sword was as steady as a rock.

He looked Andre up and down, his eyes like a steel knife scraping bones, scraping every expression on Andre's face inch by inch, as if he wanted to completely dissect all the thoughts hidden under his skin!

The air above the ruins seemed to freeze. Even the circling crows seemed frightened by the sudden murderous intent and stopped making noise.

Su Chi took a step forward.

The boots stepped on the charred rubble, making a crisp "crunch" sound, which was particularly harsh in the dead silence.

He approached Andre, and the distance between them was instantly reduced to less than three steps.

Su Chi tilted his head slightly.

“…You talk too much.”

That look was icy cold.

Why is he so concerned about Su Rou falling off the cliff?

How did he know that he hadn't searched?