The Princess Cannot Escape: The Cunning Prince Is Not to Be Messed With

Chapter 317 Hell

Meng Sheng countered, "How can someone like this be good friends with my father?"

"He's just using you. He wants to know your latest news from you. Do you really think I'm the young master of the Shadow Guard? I'm just a puppet." Meng Sheng said, his emotions running high, as if he wanted to vent all the dissatisfaction that had been building up in his heart.

The more Elder Gu heard Meng Sheng say this, the more guilty he felt towards Meng Sheng. What had he done? He had personally pushed his child into the hands of a devil.

“Child, I’m so sorry. I never knew. I thought he would be there to take care of you by your mother’s side,” Elder Gu said.

He couldn't understand why things had turned out this way.

"You think apologizing is enough? Why didn't you go to find Mother back then? Why didn't you even know she was dead? You didn't even ask. You caused all of this." Meng Sheng was nothing like the cold-hearted person he was back then. Perhaps this was just his true nature.

"Do you know how cruelly he whipped me? I was on my last breath before he stopped, and then he used the best doctors and medicines to heal my wounds so that I wouldn't be crippled. I will hold you responsible for all the hellish suffering I endured." Meng Sheng's emotions erupted as he pointed at Elder Gu's nose.

Yin Quan initially thought that Meng Sheng might have suffered mental harm, but she didn't expect that he would grow up in such a cruel environment. Anyone would be driven crazy by such a situation.

It's understandable that she hates her father and refuses to forgive him. I did feel that I had wronged Mengsheng when I said those things before.

Yin Quan had always thought that Meng Sheng was like this simply because his father was not around, and then blamed his mother's death on his father, but she never expected there to be such a reason.

“It’s because you were naive and believed that person that you made me like this.” Meng Sheng’s whole body was trembling, as if he couldn’t control his emotions at all. “Now I’ve become a monster like him, my hands are covered in blood, and my mother will definitely not recognize me if she sees me now.”

As Meng Sheng spoke, he seemed to suddenly revert to being a child again. Yes, this is the kind of emotion a child should have. The Meng Sheng before was too mature, which was frightening.

"No, your mother would never disown you. She knows you were forced into this situation. Your mother is so kind, how could she disown her own child?" Elder Gu quickly stopped Meng Sheng from hitting his hand. He was heartbroken that his child had suffered such treatment.

"Don't pity me here, I don't need your pity." Meng Sheng pushed Elder Gu away. "Look carefully, my face has already been ruined." Meng Sheng then tore off the skin that was pasted on his face.

"Hiss." Yin Quan gasped. If she weren't afraid of hurting Meng Sheng, she would have screamed already.

The face of the man before me was not as delicate as before. His face was covered with burns, and they didn't look like burns, but more like he had been burned by fire.

“Look at my face. When I learned his secret, he used this kind of torture on me. I gave in, I obeyed him.” Meng Sheng pointed to his face, his eyes filled with a slow, deep sadness.

“I’m just trying to survive. I told him I really hate my father and I’ll definitely kill you, but what’s the point?” Meng Sheng put the skin off his hand back onto his face.

He transformed back into that pale, sickly-looking, and very handsome young man.

But everyone knows that it was just an illusion.

“He’s dead now, but so what? My life has already been ruined. If the Shadow Guards don’t see their godfather, I’ll still die,” Meng Sheng said, looking at the people around him. “You will all die too.”

Yin Quan was completely immersed in Meng Sheng's story at this moment, and tears streamed down her face without her realizing it. Xiahou Ying hugged Yin Quan from behind, who was standing there looking all alone.

"Alright, don't be afraid. I'm here. Everything is over now," Xiahou Ying comforted Yin Quan.

Yin Quan then realized that her face was already covered in tears.

Meng Sheng turned around and saw that Yin Quan's eyes were red and she was constantly wiping them. He said coldly, "I don't need your sympathy."

Yin Quan wasn't angry with Meng Sheng at this moment. She knew that after experiencing something like this, what she hated most was other people's sympathy and pitying looks, which would only hurt him more.

“I have no sympathy for you. You said that your hands are stained with blood because of this, and these are all consequences of your actions.” Yin Quan’s words shocked Xiahou Ying and the others. Although they did not show it, they felt great sympathy for Meng Sheng.

However, Yin Quan said to Meng Sheng's face that Meng Sheng had gone through all of this, and that he was also at fault.

“I cried because a child went through something he shouldn’t have had to go through. I felt it was so unfair, and I felt wronged for him,” Yin Quan said, straightening her back. When she said that, Meng Sheng’s aura was overwhelming, and it was no joke.

But she must make Mengsheng believe that she is not pitiful and that her goal is to get back on her feet.

“But think about it, the people you killed must have families too. What will happen to those families? So, you still did something wrong, and you shouldn’t always put yourself in the role of a victim,” Yin Quan said.

Meng Sheng suddenly quieted down, no longer so distraught and frantic. He looked at Yin Quan and fell silent, his silence stemming from shock.

He never thought about what Yin Quan said. He only felt that the world was very unfair to him and that the world owed him something. He never thought that he had done so many wrong things over the years and that he owed others a lot as well.

When Mengsheng finally understood, he suddenly felt that his world was a completely different place. He had always thought that he was a victim, that the world was dark and full of death, but now it seemed different.

While Meng Sheng remained silent, Xiahou Ying and Gu Lounan stared at him nervously, fearing that Meng Sheng might suddenly change his temperament and attack Yin Quan. After all, what Yin Quan had just said was barbed and criticized him.

"Thank you!" Just when everyone was feeling very awkward, Mengsheng unexpectedly said something that surprised everyone.

Of course, among these people was Yin Quan. She understood Meng Sheng's feelings at this moment. For a period of time, Yin Quan herself was like that. Her father came to make trouble, which greatly affected her work. She also had to support her mother.

The pressures of life were suffocating her, but what could she do? During that time, nothing went right, and she kept telling herself that she was a victim and how pitiful she was.

During that time, she lost her confidence, became timid and hesitant, and no one took her seriously.

The person who was there for her back then was naturally the one she trusted most, but in the end, that person was the one who hurt her the most. But now, no matter what, what Mengsheng needs most is an emotional support.

Fortunately, his father was by his side, someone who would never betray him.

"Mengsheng has already been through so much, why do you still have to say such things to him? How can you be so heartless and not understand him at all?" Elder Gu felt very sorry for his child, who had gone through so much and was still being spoken to like this by Yin Quan.

Yin Quan leaned against Xiahou Ying nonchalantly, looking at Meng Sheng. This Meng Sheng had a good ability to understand things; he was quite talented. If he were to achieve something great someday, he would surely be successful.

“No, she wasn’t mocking me, she was helping me.” Meng Sheng stopped Elder Gu from criticizing Yin Quan.

Everyone was surprised to hear Meng Sheng say that. Elder Gu's emotions were normal. Yin Quan really shouldn't accuse Meng Sheng of being a murderer after he had gone through so much.

"Child, how could you say that? You're giving up on yourself. How could you possibly agree with what she said?" Elder Gu inwardly blamed Yin Quan. How could this woman speak like that, making Meng Sheng blame himself like this?

“No, she’s right. I shouldn’t feel like the whole world owes me something. I owe others something too. They are all fair,” Meng Sheng said, looking at Yin Quan with gratitude and other emotions in his eyes.

Elder Gu fell silent. He could clearly sense the change in Meng Sheng; she was no longer so angry, and her attitude towards him was no longer so resistant.

Although Xiahou Ying felt uncomfortable with the way he was looking at Yin Quan, he knew that this was not the time to be jealous. This person would definitely be of great help to Yin Quan in the future.

Wei Jun admired the princess very much. As expected of the prince, the princess's aura was just like the prince's.

Although Gu Lounan showed no expression on his face, he had already made up his mind. If before he only thought that Yin Quan was a very complicated person, now he was sure that Yin Quan was definitely not.

Yin Quan seemed to have many secrets. Her aura just now was like that of someone who had been through countless battles. How could a mere illegitimate daughter of a general's family have such an aura? Once they got out, he would definitely use everything he had to find out the answer. He was determined to win over this woman.

As everyone waited at the edge of the room, the wall finally began to move, and everyone stared at it.