Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

He remained motionless for a long time, as if he were nailed to the spot.

Seeing this, Lingyan went to him and looked down, but she too was stiff and terrified.

How could this be?

She almost collapsed to the ground, but forced herself to steady herself.

Then she looked at He Jin'an and gently supported him, worried that he might faint from the scene.

But He Jinan was clearly not that fragile.

He leaned forward and slowly reached out a trembling hand to touch down.

"elder brother……"

He Jinan's voice was weak and hoarse, as if he had used all his strength to utter this single word.

His tears fell into the coffin, spreading out small ripples on its cold surface.

The people around who witnessed this scene all stopped crying, deeply moved.

At this moment, a heart-wrenching sadness permeated the oppressive atmosphere.

Lingyan was now almost unable to control her emotions.

Because the person lying in the coffin was unrecognizable.

His face and body were covered in sword wounds, and his body was covered in cuts, a bloody mess with hardly any healthy flesh.

That once spirited face has been ruthlessly destroyed.

His face was crisscrossed with several deep sword marks, each one like a claw mark left by a demon.

The skin and flesh were turned outwards, revealing a shocking dark red color. The dried blood had congealed into clumps, resembling a grotesque black and red rock.

His body was in a terrible state.

His shoulders were covered in sword wounds, as if the swords had been slashing wildly from different angles.

On his left shoulder, a long sword wound stretched from his shoulder to his armpit, and the widest part of the wound was about two inches.

His right shoulder looked like it had been repeatedly stabbed with a sword, with seven or eight holes of varying sizes.

There was a sword wound in the middle of his chest, running down his sternum.

There are also dozens of crisscrossing sword marks on other parts of the body.

It left behind countless wounds of varying lengths and depths.

His legs were also completely unharmed.

His thighs were covered in sword wounds, and the joints at his knees were shattered.

The surrounding ligaments and muscles were also severed, causing the legs to be in a twisted position.

Lingyan's eyes were fixed on He Jingchuan's gruesome body inside the coffin.

Her pupils contracted sharply, as if an invisible hand had gripped her heart tightly.

His face turned deathly pale, devoid of any color.

Her eyes began to redden, and tears quickly welled up in them.

Soon, like a flood bursting its banks, tears streamed down her pale cheeks.

He Jin'an's mind went completely blank; all his thoughts were shattered by the horrific scene before him.

He tried to look away, but he couldn't tear his gaze away.

Then his legs went weak, and he collapsed to his knees in front of the coffin, his hands weakly supporting him on the ground.

He began to cry loudly, a heart-wrenching cry filled with endless grief, fear, and despair.

Lingyan was awakened by his crying, and then suddenly remembered something.

Then, taking advantage of the moment when he was helping He Jin'an, he whispered to him, "Look at the birthmark."

He Jin'an was startled awake by those two words and instantly realized what they meant.

Then he got up and began to search and examine He Jingchuan's body.

Others couldn't see what he was doing and assumed he was so attached to his brother because he couldn't bear to part with him.

Only the two people involved knew that he was checking for birthmarks.

Lingyan also wanted to touch him.

However, as the Crown Princess, she could not touch men outside the palace in public and had to endure it.

At this moment, a glimmer of hope arose in both of their hearts, hoping that he did not have a birthmark.

The next moment, Ling Yan saw a fleeting look of surprise in He Jin'an's eyes.

Then he slowly withdrew his hand, looked at Ling Yan, and shook his head.

Seeing this, Lingyan felt relieved and breathed a huge sigh of relief.

No birthmarks.

This indicates that this person is not He Jingchuan, and that He Jingchuan is still alive.

An unbelievable surge of joy welled up inside her.

And in his heart, he screamed frantically: That's not him! It really isn't him!

At that moment, my taut nerves seemed to be freed from their shackles, and the tension that had been suppressed for so long receded like a tide.

She felt a sense of relief, as if she had survived a catastrophe, as if fate had bestowed upon her a tremendous blessing.

Just as she was inwardly cheering and rejoicing, she suddenly saw He Jin'an faint in her arms, looking so fresh and beautiful.

Everyone else was startled by this.

Young Master He, you absolutely must not get hurt!

Otherwise, General He would not be able to rest in peace even if his spirit were in heaven.

Lingyan immediately took his pulse to check, and then she had a good idea of ​​what was going on.

Then he looked at everyone and reassured them, "Don't worry, he just fainted because he was too emotional. He'll be fine after a rest."

Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

This included the fifth prince and the soldiers.

The Fifth Prince said helplessly, "I was afraid that his appearance would frighten you, so I didn't let him go over. Sure enough, he was frightened."

The next moment, he said with both grief and anger, "General He is such a person, yet the Northern Li has humiliated him like this, even in death! It's outrageous!"

Upon hearing this, the other soldiers were also furious, their eyes reddening with anger.

They had no doubts about it.

The main problem is that Bei Li has a history of this kind of offense, and it's not just once.

Ling Yan did not answer his question, but looked at Jin Yuhuan and Xia Yifei and said, "You are He Jin'an's classmates and friends, so you can escort him back to his residence and have the family physician prescribe some nourishing medicine to help him recover."

Upon hearing this, both of them nodded in silence.

Then he instructed his servant to carry He Jin'an into the carriage and they left together.

Then Lingyan looked at the three princesses and Xie Zhiyi and said gently, "You have all been frightened today, so please go back first."

The four of them weren't actually scared, but they were quite upset.

But upon hearing Lingyan's words, they all nodded and obediently left.

The Fifth Prince then bid farewell to Lingyan, saying, "Sixth Sister-in-law, I still need to report to Father and deliver the coffin to General He's residence, so I will take my leave now."

Lingyan nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

After the fifth prince and the other soldiers saluted her, they left with their troops.

Behind them, more and more people had gathered; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the entire city had come.

Lingyan gazed at the scene of the entire city seeing her off, her heart filled with emotion.

The fact that so many people came to see him off shows just how deep the people's affection for He Jingchuan was.

But all of this is the result of his many years of fighting, sword and spear.

These are all the rewards he has earned by risking his life to protect them.

However, the person lying in the coffin was not He Jingchuan, but someone who should be very familiar with He Jingchuan.

If not his personal guards, they would probably be his close associates.

She was certain that the wounds on the man's body and face were intentional.

He destroyed his own face so that no one could see his true appearance, so that he could die in place of He Jingchuan.

The wounds on his body were intentionally inflicted to ensure that the body was completely sealed.

Because the bloody, mangled wounds all over his body were all large and small wounds from He Jingchuan's years of fighting.

So in order to make it look real and not arouse suspicion, he also removed all these parts of his body.

To avoid arousing suspicion, they even removed parts of his body as well.

He is truly a loyal, brave, and meticulous person!

His loyalty to He Jingchuan was so profound that he was willing to give up his own life; such affection was truly immense.

He even disfigured his own face completely; that takes immense courage and determination.

Not only that, he also used his sword to cut his entire body, and these wounds were marks of his loyalty to He Jingchuan.

There are such people in this world!

It is truly admirable and regrettable; admirable for his loyalty and courage, and regrettable for his lost life.

It was precisely because he had gone to such lengths that everyone was convinced of He Jingchuan's death.