Time Travel and Love

Seeing that Mo Liujin was not buying it, Chu Qingmeng could only hesitantly answer, "No, I didn't. I just wanted to try it myself. I didn't expect it to be so powerful. I was afraid not because of it, but because I was thinking of something else."

"Qing Meng." Mo Liujin took her into his arms and asked softly, "What happened to scare you so much? You really scared me yesterday. No matter how I called you, you looked scared. Tell me what's wrong, okay? I'm here. I will take care of those who bullied you one by one."

Chu Qingmeng shook her head, tears silently dripping from her eyes. She reached out and hugged Mo Liujin's waist again, "I'm fine, Jin, I don't want to recall it anymore. Please don't talk about it."

Seeing that Chu Qingmeng's mood instantly dropped when she mentioned this matter, Mo Liujin stopped asking questions and just hugged her quietly. She also leaned quietly in Mo Liujin's arms. Neither of them spoke, and they silently enjoyed the quiet time.

Knock knock knock. There was a knock on the door, followed by Feiying's voice, "Miss, Third Young Master, the prince wants to see you."

The two of them stood up and went to the main hall. They saw Mo Liuyuan and Mu Lingxue had already arrived, but Mu Lingxue's face was not very good. The two of them also greeted and sat aside.

Mo Chenfeng didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly to Chu Qingmeng, "Qingmeng, I heard that the thing that killed the Yuezhi army came from you?"

Chu Qingmeng's eyelids jumped, knowing that he was here to ask for the formula, so he could only bow his head and say yes. Mo Chenfeng smiled and said, "That's easy to say. This formula..."

"Your Highness," Chu Qingmeng interrupted Mo Chenfeng, rising to his knees and kowtowed. Everyone was startled, for Qingmeng had never performed such a formal ceremony except for the one time he met the Emperor. Mo Chenfeng was also momentarily stunned by the word 'Your Highness,' as Chu Qingmeng never addressed him as 'Your Highness' in private, always as 'Uncle.' Mo Chenfeng was still stunned when Chu Qingmeng added, "I will not give you the formula, and I cannot. If the Emperor insists, Your Highness, please tell the Emperor that Qingmeng is willing to die as an apology."

Mo Liujin panicked instantly and immediately knelt beside Chu Qingmeng and said, "Father! No!" Mu Lingxue was so nervous that she almost stood up after hearing this. Mo Liuyuan was also shocked.

"Get up first," Mo Chenfeng signaled the servant beside him to help the two of them up. Seeing Chu Qingmeng's resolute answer, he couldn't help but frown and asked softly, "Can you tell me why?"

Chu Qingmeng, who was helped up by Mo Liujin and sat up, looked at Mo Chenfeng and said, "I don't want to make up any excuses to fool everyone, so I will tell you the truth. This thing is a powerful weapon, and everyone has seen it. I know what the prince is thinking. He just thinks that this thing is a sharp weapon for attacking cities and seizing lands. At that time, many soldiers will die when expanding territory. However, the first bad thing about this thing is that where it falls, no grass will grow for at least ten years, and in most cases, no grass will grow for a hundred years." Chu Qingmeng deliberately exaggerated its shortcomings, and then slowly said, "If you were not trapped in the border town this time, Lingxue and I can only command the few dozen secret guards you left us. I won't use this thing. It's too harmful to humans. Anyone who gets hit by it will be minced into pieces. We really need to save you, but there's no one else to help, so we have no choice but to resort to this desperate measure. If I don't tell you the formula, I can use it to defend the city. If I hand over the formula, the decision will be in the hands of the ruler. If the ruler is a wise and benevolent ruler, then the four sides will live in peace. But if there is an unkind ruler in the future, then this will be a living hell. I can't bring this beautiful country into a living hell."

Chu Qingmeng knew these reasons weren't enough to convince Mo Chenfeng, so he calmed down and said, "Perhaps those in power don't value human life. As long as they expand their territory, casualties among soldiers and civilians are common. Your Highness, have you ever seen a street full of dead bodies?"

Chu Qingmeng's sudden question left Mo Chenfeng stunned. He saw Chu Qingmeng close his eyes, take a deep breath, frown, and speak to himself, "Probably haven't seen it. But I have. Not only have I seen it, I even walked to the 'safe zone' by stepping over their corpses. Everyone knows I'm an orphan. I was only three years old when I was sent to the orphanage. Even the teachers there thought I didn't remember my parents, but..." A mocking smile appeared on Chu Qingmeng's face, and a hint of sadness in his voice drifted into everyone's ears. "But my father and mother died right in front of me. How could I not remember? My father does business abroad, and I've lived with them since I was a child. That day, my father came home after dinner and said he would take me to buy candy. My mother smiled and asked him to keep an eye on me, so my father took me out. On the way, he said he wanted to buy a piece of jewelry for my mother and asked me to help him choose it. He said it was my mother's birthday. After buying candy, we were about to go to the jewelry store..." As Chu Qingmeng spoke, his hands began to tremble slightly.