Marrying the Crown Prince

Such a great opportunity might not come again if we don't seize it.

Ding Dong took a deep breath and kowtowed heavily to the ground, "This servant has a favor to ask of you, young lady."

"Could it be related to the Zhong family?" Looking at that face, Zhou Zhou suddenly realized something.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhou's eyes flickered, and he ordered the guards to take her back and hand her over to Ju Fang.

“So…,” Zhou Zhou paused, then looked at Ding Dong, “what’s your name?”

"Please bestow a name upon me, Miss."

What was it called before?

"Ding-dong."

“A magnificent command, a beautiful melody.” Zhou Zhou smiled. “It’s a good name.”

So no changes are needed.

"Go ahead." Zhou Zhou reached out and pulled the person up.

After the person left, Li Ziyan narrowed his phoenix eyes, seemingly lost in thought.

Zhou Zhou didn't have time to pay attention to him, because the guards had already treated the rabbit's wounds. The little rabbit, out of fear and pain, had stopped struggling and obediently let the guards hold it.

Zhou Zhou took the rabbit and presented it to Li Ziyan, saying, "Your Highness, this is for you."

She smiled radiantly, her eyes crinkling, and she held a little rabbit in her arms.

Li Ziyan's eyes were deep and unfathomable. He reached out and gently touched the little rabbit, his voice magnetic and very pleasant, "It's so cute."

Seeing that Li Ziyan genuinely liked the rabbit, Zhou Zhou placed it in his arms.

He possessed a refined and elegant demeanor, calm and reserved, concealing the darkness within him and leaving only purity and gentleness, as if even dust dared not approach him.

The snow-white rabbit nestled in his arms, his long, slender, and fair hands gently soothing the little rabbit, making Li Ziyan appear even more untouched by worldly dust and detached from worldly strife.

This scene made Zhou Zhou understand what it meant to be "a gentleman as beautiful as jade, unparalleled in the world".

A gentle breeze blew, ruffling Zhou Zhou's hair, but it seemed to be stirring her heartstrings even more.

Zhou Zhou lowered her eyes—so this is what it means to be attracted to beauty at first sight.

The accident happened at that moment when a barbed arrow flew with a "whoosh" and struck a tall tree trunk nearby.

"An assassin—!"

"Quickly, send the signal!"

A firework burst open in the air, its brilliance spreading and leaving a dazzling flower in the azure sky, only to vanish in an instant.

Emperor Chenze looked at the disappearing fireworks, his hand holding the teacup bulging with veins, a fierce glint in his eyes, and his voice was deep and terrifying, like a vengeful ghost from the depths of hell, "Commander Wei, take some men to check it out."

Upon hearing this, the commander who had been by Emperor Chenze's side immediately clasped his hands in a fist salute, saying, "Your subject obeys."

The battle on Li Ziyan's side had already become open daylight. More than a dozen assassins jumped out from the depths of the jungle, dressed in night clothes, wearing headscarves, and their faces covered with black cloth, revealing only their sinister eyes.

Zhou Zhou and Li Ziyan were shielded in the very center. They should have been tense and afraid, but when Zhou Zhou saw this group of men in black, the first thought that popped into her mind was—

"Wouldn't dressing like this in broad daylight just make you more conspicuous?"

“Maybe they’re not very bright,” Li Ziyan explained.

The onlooker gritted his teeth, "Hmph, still being stubborn even when death is imminent!"

After saying that, they all drew their swords and rushed over, but the guards around Li Ziyan were not to be underestimated. Even though the assassins had the advantage of numbers, they could not break through the guards' defenses for a while.

Li Ziyan and Zhou Zhou fought and retreated with the guards, but their mouths never stopped.

"Who sent you? Do you know who I am?" Li Ziyan held a rabbit in one hand and Zhou Zhou in the other, speaking in a friendly tone, as if the people in front of him were ordinary citizens, and that he, as the Crown Prince, was considerate of the people's plight and approachable.

Zhou Zhou, acting as the straight man, immediately chimed in, "This is our Crown Prince, the most kind and amiable, with a kind heart. Of course, he also has plenty of money. As long as you nod your heads and take your knives to fight back, our mighty Crown Prince will definitely give them double the reward money."

Seeing that the other party was trying to sow discord, the assassin couldn't help but retort, "Hmph, you people of Chen Kingdom are indeed despicable and shameless!"

"Oh~, it seems you're not from our Chen Kingdom." Zhou Zhou's eyes were mocking.

To be honest, she never expected that she could get that information out of him so easily.

Realizing he had said the wrong thing, the assassin leader's attack became even more ferocious, and he kept his mouth tightly shut, unwilling to say another word.

Li Ziyan sighed and said to Zhou Zhou, "There's no need to make things difficult for them. They are the bravest warriors in Beili Kingdom. How could they possibly betray us because of just a few words from us?"

“They are indeed good. I was too nosy in asking so many questions.” Zhou Zhou also shook his head. “After all, they are not like those small countries in the west, which are just some unknown people.”

"Nonsense, nonsense! How can those savages from Beili who eat raw meat be any more powerful than my Qixi Kingdom!" The assassin leader jumped up and down, almost roaring.

Zhou Zhou and Li Ziyan exchanged a glance—the answer was revealed!

In other words, sending such an honest and loyal person as an assassin was a complete misuse of talent.

No sooner had he thought that than the assassin broke through the guards' defenses and charged forward with his sword drawn.

With a flash of light, Zhou Zhou pushed Li Ziyan backward, barely managing to dodge the sword.

The assassin opened his palm, and the long-faced man changed direction and stabbed again. The head guard beside him fought two opponents and deflected the attack.

Then Zhou Zhou dragged Li Ziyan and scrambled to hide behind a tree. Both of them were panting heavily, and their previous calm and composed demeanor was nowhere to be seen.

Li Ziyan and Zhou Zhou were pressed together, feeling each other's body temperature and tension.

His palms were warm as he stroked Zhou Zhou's head, his calm and gentle eyes looking at her. "Are you scared?"

This is the first time I've encountered something like this, and with such a huge commotion right off the bat. It would be a lie to say I'm not afraid.

So Zhou Zhou's answer was, "I'm afraid, but not that afraid."

Ultimately, when you die, you'll be all alone.

As soon as he finished thinking that, Zhou Zhou spat in his mind: "Pah, pah, pah, don't think about such unlucky things!"

Just as he finished reading, Zhou Zhou finally remembered that he was carrying a bow and arrows on his back.

She gritted her teeth, hardened her heart, drew her bow, leaned out from behind the tree, turned sideways, and released the arrow.