The Crown Princess calculated with her fingers and the prince was terrified.

The moment their eyes met, Shen Shijing's expression turned cold as he scrutinized her with amusement.

Jiang Xianyue was taken aback. Could it be that she looked too disheveled and Shen Shijing didn't recognize her?

Jiang Xianyue still remembered that in her previous life, she was also harmed by an old woman in a dilapidated temple. Because she had not lost her spiritual power, she easily dealt with the people, clapped her hands, and left the alley. It was still this carriage that picked her up.

In her past life, Jiang Xianyue was caught off guard and boarded the carriage directly, relying on her skills. Shen Shijing was very considerate to her until Shen Qinglan appeared. He was holding the butterfly pendant he had been searching for. Compared to Shen Shijing's ruthlessness and cunning, he was very polite. In addition, the two were mortal enemies.

Over time, Jiang Xianyue took the initiative to distance herself.

Now, the person I've distanced myself from is no longer myself.

"Liang Feng, why aren't you making a move?"

Shen Shijing rubbed his temples, urging impatiently, completely ignoring Jiang Xianyue's blood-stained white clothes and her terrified expression.

First-class guard Liang Feng still remembers that Shen Shijing rushed out in the morning without taking his medicine, dragging his unwell body, looking worried that something had happened to Jiang Xianyue.

Crown Prince Shen Shijing had someone on his mind, and Liang Feng had always known this.

He investigated Jiang Xianyue for a long time and was certain that she was the person in front of him.

Could the Crown Prince have made a mistake?

After all, the person in front of him was covered in blood and mud, and the Crown Prince, who was always very clean, might not be able to tell.

"Your Highness, this is the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, the one whom the Emperor ordered to come to the capital."

"so what?"

Shen Shijing continued rubbing his temples.

Outside was a perilous place, and Jiang Xian Yue, not understanding why she had lost her spiritual power, naturally did not want to go back in order to protect herself.

But then, that hand pressed down on his shoulder again.

"You want to die if you get on my carriage?"

The young crown prince's brows furrowed with impatience, as if he truly wanted to drive Jiang Xian Yue away.

However, as the young crown prince approached, Jiang Xian Yue's previously muddled mind gradually cleared.

Shen Shijing was surrounded by purple energy, which gradually revived Jiang Xianyue's originally empty spiritual energy. Her hands and feet, which had been weak due to the drug, also gradually regained some strength.

"Your Highness, someone is trying to harm me."

Shen Shijing's voice was icy, as if he wasn't waiting there. Hearing Shen Shijing's voice again, Jiang Xianyue couldn't help but tear up. She had so much to say, but her throat felt like it was blocked by something, and she couldn't utter a single word.

The helplessness of losing her spiritual power, and the regret of having entrusted the wrong person in her past life and causing Shen Shijing's death, all converged in an instant, and tears uncontrollably streamed down her face.

Shen Shijing frowned again.

"Someone wants to harm me!"

Jiang Xianyue's voice trembled. She already knew Shen Shijing's feelings in her past life. Now that she had returned, she could make up for everything, but she felt that he was exceptionally cold.

"So what? Miss Jiang doesn't look like a weakling."

Shen Shijing gave her a hard push, and Jiang Xianyue's body felt light and airy. If she hadn't had some skill, she would have fallen into the muddy water in a sorry state.

The carriage moved forward without hesitation, and the old woman finally caught up with a few people behind it.

"You brat, I drugged you so heavily, and you still have this much strength? You country bumpkin dare to hurt people? Let's see how I deal with you!"

The uninjured old woman stood with her hands on her hips, followed by a limping, blind old woman, glaring fiercely at them. Due to the angle, the slowly moving carriage was perfectly obscured.

Several men walked over and grabbed Jiang Xianyue.

"The second young lady said that ruining her reputation is enough. Today she attacked us, so you should deal with her properly and spare her life to prolong her existence. Let's see if she can still get married when we get to the capital!"

The old woman spat fiercely, and several men surrounded Jiang Xianyue with lewd expressions. Jiang Xianyue pinched her palms hard, trying to use the pain to sober herself up. Although she was murdered in her previous life, she was born into a Xuanmen sect and had never suffered such humiliation despite her skills.

Now, all his skills seem to have disappeared and he can't use them. Could it be related to his rebirth?

As she was thinking, a man rushed over, ripped open Jiang Xianyue's clothes, and pushed her down. A pain shot through the back of her head again. Jiang Xianyue didn't care about anything else. She pulled out the only hairpin in her hair and stabbed it fiercely into the man's neck. She didn't use much force, but it was enough to make the man feel pain.

Instantly, blood gushed out.

Jiang Xianyue struggled to her feet, blood dripping from the silver hairpin in her hand. Rain lashed her face, mixing with the blood on her head. A clap of thunder struck, making her face even more ferocious, like a demon.

This imposing manner frightened the old woman, causing her to back down slightly.

Remembering her master's orders, the old woman gritted her teeth and said, "Go get her! I don't believe this brat has any real skills."

Jiang Xian Yue, fueled by an inexplicable rage, managed to knock down three men despite her precarious state. The only silver hairpin in her hand became her final weapon, slicing through the enemy's skin as she approached the clamoring old woman.

"Damn it!"

Recalling her past life, she couldn't bear to hold back any grievances in her heart.

The old woman's face turned deathly pale. Before she could kneel down, her other eye was also gouged out. Screams filled the box.

The rain drizzled down, and Jiang Xianyue smiled. She, Jiang Xianyue, was back. This evil spirit who should have gone to hell was back, and she didn't mind turning the world upside down.

However, having lost her original spiritual power, Jiang Xian Yue felt extremely dizzy, and her consciousness began to blur.

The rain was getting heavier, and in a carriage not far away, a gaze was fixed intently on everything in front of it.

"Shen Shijing, you said we were destined to be together, but this is how you treat me!"

For some reason, tears suddenly welled up. In their past life, they were mortal enemies, but recalling that even this sinister man had moments of retreat, and remembering how not long ago they had poured out their hearts to each other at his grave, and now he watched her being bullied…

The carriage hadn't gone far when Jiang Xian Yue was caught off guard and found herself staring at the indifferent figure inside.

Jiang Xianyue felt wronged, while Shen Shijing was lost in thought.

While waiting for Jiang Xian Yue, he fainted again because he hadn't taken his medicine.

It all felt like a dream; when I woke up, a lifetime had passed.

Shen Shijing frowned, thinking to himself: This Jiang Xianyue is really something. There was no such thing in my previous life. Could it be because I rejected her just now?

Was it all a scheme from the very first encounter?

Outside the carriage, Jiang Xianyue stubbornly walked towards it, looking as if she wanted to confront him.

Shen Shijing coldly observed everything before him.

After a long while, he sighed resignedly, and his excessively pale hand reached out from the car window.

"Leave no one here."

After Shen Shijing finished speaking, he seemed like a heartless killing machine. He had always been like this since he was a child, except for one person.

But that person hurt him completely. He had just come to his senses and vowed to repay all the debts he had been owed and to have nothing to do with her for the rest of his life.

He would never give in to her again, nor would he soften his heart because of her show of weakness. From beginning to end, her heart belonged only to her second brother. No matter what schemes or plots she used, no matter how much she used her skills, she was not afraid of being plagued by misfortune in the future, she was determined to help her second brother seize the throne.

He realized that the throne in this life belonged to him, everything belonged to him, and those who used him deserved to die, including Jiang Xian Yue.

However, Shen Shijing softened his heart.

A group of guards descended from the sky, and in an instant, the shouts in the alley stopped. The cold rain pelted Jiang Xianyue, and when she looked up, she saw a bloody scene before her.

“Shen Shijing, you…”

Looking at the familiar face, Jiang Xian Yue seemed to have a thousand words to say, but before she could speak, she collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion.

She had just been reborn, so perhaps her death was too tragic.

She closed her eyes and gave a self-deprecating laugh.

She deserved it all; she brought it on herself, killing the person who was truly kind to her. Even if she has to suffer the pain she was meant to endure in the next life, so be it.

Shen Shijing lifted the car curtain, and Liang Feng immediately opened his umbrella and followed.

Shen Shijing's clothes had already been dirtied by Jiang Xianyue rushing in, but Shen Shijing was not angry. He bent down and picked up the girl from the mud.

"Jiang Xianyue, I don't owe you anything anymore. From today onwards, we go our separate ways. I won't be soft-hearted anymore."

Is that alright?