Time Travel: He is My Dad!

Prey on the chessboard

Jiang Shaozong's expression darkened, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes. He stared at Princess Shen, his lips slightly pursed. Clearly, this confrontation had exceeded his expectations. Princess Shen wasn't just relying on scheming and manipulation, as he'd assumed. She possessed uncommon wisdom and composure.

"Princess Shen, do you think you can escape from me?" Jiang Shaozong said coldly, with strong disbelief in his tone.

Princess Shen did not answer immediately, but glanced at him with contempt, her fingers gently touching the explosive device that had not yet completely exploded, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised. It was obvious that she had a deeper plan in her mind.

"You know, Jiang Shaozong, you've never truly understood me." Princess Shen spoke slowly, her voice as calm as the cold wind on ice. "You think you control my fate, but in fact, you are just a chess piece of mine."

Jiang Shaozong's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he had heard something that made his heart tremble. However, he did not refute it immediately, but instead looked at Princess Shen calmly, as if waiting for her further explanation.

"You've always been fighting for your own future, controlling everything, whether it's Prince Zhao, me, or the powerful people in the palace." Princess Shen walked to the other side of the secret room and stood in the shadows, her face always maintaining a calm and emotionless expression. "But you overlooked one fact—you are just a pawn on my chessboard, and I have already set up everything."

"What do you mean?" Jiang Shaozong took a few steps closer to her, the doubt in his eyes gradually replaced by curiosity, wanting to get more information from her cold expression.

"My intention has never been to stay in this palace forever." Princess Shen finally turned around, her eyes meeting Jiang Shaozong's, her words cold, "You think I set up all this to escape, but in reality, I'm just paving the way for myself. You and Prince Zhao are just a few small nodes on my chessboard, and the ultimate winner is not you, nor Prince Zhao, but me."

Her words were like a sharp blade, piercing every vulnerable inch of Jiang Shaozong's heart. He had never imagined that he would become a "chess piece" in Princess Shen's elaborate plan. He had always believed that he was the dominant player in this game, holding all the initiative, even the various forces within the palace were affected by his influence. However, now, Princess Shen told him that he was merely a part of her plan.

Jiang Shaozong suddenly fell silent. He did not respond immediately, but stared deeply at Princess Shen, as if trying to read more secrets from her stern face.

"What exactly do you want to do?" He finally asked the question, with an imperceptible urgency in his tone.

"What I want is the power that you don't know about." Princess Shen's eyes flashed with a sinister glint, "And your turmoil just provides me with an opportunity."

"You planned so carefully just to get this?" Jiang Shaozong couldn't help but sneered, as if he didn't want to believe that she would gallop for such an insignificant thing, even at the risk of her life.

Princess Shen didn't answer him, but instead glanced again at the device she had destroyed. "You've been staring at me, but you haven't noticed the changes around you." She said calmly, "When you look back, you'll find that you've already reached a dead end."

As soon as he finished speaking, the walls of the secret room suddenly shook violently, and the stone walls emitted a deep rumbling sound, as if the entire palace was trembling. Jiang Shaozong's face changed, and he hurriedly turned and looked towards the exit of the secret room. At the same time, a sharp alarm sounded, followed by a series of hurried footsteps in the palace, clearly indicating that chaos had already broken out outside.

Princess Shen smiled faintly; she had fully anticipated all of this. Her fingers gently stroked the explosive device she had designed, her expression composed, as if everything was under control.

"Do you understand now, Jiang Shaozong?" she whispered, her eyes cold. "This palace, this symbol of power, has already begun to crumble. All your plans will come to nothing, and I will be the true victor."

Jiang Shaozong's eyes flashed with disbelief. He looked at Princess Shen again, suddenly filled with a fear he had never felt before. It turned out that the power he so revered was actually a trap carefully woven by Princess Shen. He himself was nothing more than a foolish prey falling into the abyss.

"What do you want?" Jiang Shaozong's voice no longer had the calmness it had before, but was filled with a hint of survival.

"I want everything you have." Princess Shen's voice was still icy, yet it revealed an irresistible pressure. "Power, wealth, everyone's admiration for me. This is the result of my years of planning, and you are destined to be unable to stop it."

Jiang Shaozong took a deep breath, trying to suppress the fear in his heart, and said in a tough voice: "Do you think I will just sit there and wait for death? You will regret it in the end!"

Princess Shen smiled faintly. Suddenly, she waved her hand and pointed at the collapsed palace gate in the distance. "You no longer have the chance to regret, Jiang Shaozong." Her voice was like a final verdict, filled with ruthless determination. "Now you can only wait and be forgotten by history."

Before he finished speaking, the entire palace began to shake more and more violently. The ground began to crack, and the walls gradually peeled away, almost completely destroying it. Princess Shen stood at the center of this chaos, like a true queen, overlooking the collapse.

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Chapter 82: No Way Out