After transmigrating into the book, I helped my mother reconcile with her divorced husband.

"Thank you for your grace, thank you for your grace!" the prince consort exclaimed, tears instantly streaming down his face. "This name was bestowed upon me by Your Highness yourself."

Thank you for your kindness?

The eldest princess remembered; it was the first day she was welcomed back to Southern Chu as the eldest princess.

He was being chased by dogs and rushed out of the alley, startling her car. She had originally intended to beat him to death, but seeing him lying on the ground, her heart softened. She thought of her past self, of those days when she was chased and attacked by dogs.

The woman from the past overlaps with the man before her, who is covered in scars but has a stubborn look in his eyes.

She let him go and asked him his name.

He lowered his head and said his name was Gousheng.

Because of the war, my mother was sold by my father when she was very young. After the man in that family died, my mother was resold, and she was sold from one family to another. They all treated my mother as merchandise, until they drove a perfectly healthy person into madness.

He didn't know who his biological father was. His mother had gone insane when he was old enough to remember things. He only knew that the man who was with his mother was his stepfather. His stepfather never treated them like human beings. He and his younger siblings did all the hard and tiring work at home. Even so, the man was still not satisfied. Whenever he ran out of money, he would sell one of them.

He used a bean-counting system, selling whoever's name was chosen. Whether his luck was exceptionally good or bad, he was the one who ended up staying with his stepfather. He grew up stumbling and struggling like that. After his mother's death, he injured his stepfather and left that home, continuing to live a chaotic life.

The day he met the princess was the most humiliating day of his life. He was so hungry that he couldn't help but try to steal food from a dog, but he lost and was chased and bitten by the dog.

The princess disliked the name "Gousheng" and told him to change it. His mind went blank, and he stood there stunned. It wasn't until the nanny next to him reminded him to thank the princess for her kindness that he assumed "Kindness" was the new name bestowed upon him by the princess, and so he accepted the name Xie Endian.

To repay the princess's kindness, he entered the princess's residence as a lowly servant and saved her from several disasters. Later, he became the princess's husband.

He knew his title of imperial son-in-law was fake, but he never complained and devoted himself to accompanying her to this day.

To dissuade him, the princess smiled and said, "I have never given you a name. Thanking you for your grace is nothing but a self-righteous joke."

The prince consort, pulled several meters away, still struggled to come back: "I know, I've known all along. Before, I didn't study, I couldn't read..."

I didn't understand the meaning of that sentence. Later I learned it, but I still felt it was a gift from the princess.

"Go! May you have a good next life and never meet me again!" the princess roared hoarsely.

The prince consort was dragged away, leaving only a small, shady inn. The princess wiped away her tears, gripped the bullet tightly in her hand, and whispered, "This is how it has to be in this life. In the next life, I never want to be born into the royal family again."

She ordered the remaining men to search for Xiao Yebai's trail, in groups of three or five, using the corpses on the ground as cover. The altar was a royal altar; she knew every blade of grass and tree there intimately. Even if it had been tampered with, it was impossible for it to lead directly to the inner city. She firmly believed Xiao Yebai was still there, and that those strange hidden weapons couldn't wipe out her entire force. As long as she killed Xiao Yebai, even if she was the only one left, she could still control the situation.

The eldest princess guessed correctly; Xiao Yebai had indeed not left. The secret passage led only to the altar and was a one-way street. The firearms were transported from Beiliang by Han Ting using the Qinghe Gang's supply lines. This was the first batch of finished products; their accuracy was low, and their quantity was limited. They could only serve to intimidate the enemy and turn the tide of battle in the short term.

Those who could accompany the princess were no ordinary people, and they quickly sensed something was amiss after calming down. While the hidden weapons were strange and could take a life in an instant, they were not invincible. For example, there would be pauses and intervals between shots, and if the aim was poor, they could easily miss. If they listened carefully, they could hear subtle sounds. By holding their breath, paying close attention, and using the corpses used as shields, they could dodge the hidden weapons, and even if they were injured, it wouldn't be as severe as before.

Furthermore, they discovered that those hidden weapons could only attack weak points, such as those worn by armor, specifically targeting the head. As long as the head was well concealed, the opponent would be helpless.

Behind the altar was the sacrificial altar, and behind the altar was the sacrificial tower. Xiao Yebai and his confidants were hiding in the sacrificial tower. Han Ting's men couldn't show themselves directly, so they lay in ambush around the area. Each of them was armed with a firearm, and they worked in shifts, taking the opportunity to strike unexpectedly, which disrupted the princess's previous plans.

They didn't expect the princess to react so quickly. With the help of sheer numbers and the shield of corpses, firearms lost their advantage.

"Boss, should we fight our way out?"

Han Ting shook his head: "We are a Jianghu gang from Beiliang, and it is inconvenient for us to get involved in the royal struggle of Nanchu."

The deputy gang leader rubbed his nose: "Haven't we already intervened? Firearms, whoosh, whoosh, killed so many people."

Han Ting looked at the person who had already approached him and said, "We accidentally entered the altar of Southern Chu and got into a conflict with a group of bandits. We also helped Miss test the newly developed firearms. Since the King of Southern Chu was not besieged and killed by their eldest princess, we did not get involved in the royal family's disputes in Southern Chu."

The deputy gang leader suddenly realized: "The gang leader is right, we were just testing the firearms for the young lady."

Han Ting shushed him, then looked at the men, who were already upon him, swords and knives raised. They naively believed that hidden weapons could only be used from a distance, not at close range, unaware that something far more terrifying lay beneath their feet.

With a loud "bang," the landmine exploded, sending debris of skin and clothing flying everywhere.

Not only the princess, but even the Qinghe Gang members were stunned. They never imagined such a weapon existed. On the sacrificial tower, Xiao Yebai's confidant trembled with fear: "Your Majesty, is that the secret weapon transported from Beiliang?"

Xiao Yebai nodded slightly, his eyes fixed on the spot where the explosion had just occurred.

"Send someone clever to go and take a look."

"The king is worried..."

"Miss's people must not be harmed on my territory."

Just as his confidant was about to act, Xiao Yebai stopped him. He heard the sound of horses' hooves approaching from afar.

Miss, it's Miss here!

The princess also heard the sound of hooves and looked in the direction of the sound to see her daughter, Yue Li, running towards her. Most of the princess's subordinates recognized Yue Li, and even the lower-ranking soldiers knew who she was when they saw the princess's token she was carrying. Without needing to give an order, the horses naturally formed an unobstructed path wherever they went.

"Yueli..." The princess greeted her with a smile, but suddenly felt a stab in her abdomen, followed by a chill on her neck, where a specially made, thin blade was placed.

"You are not my Yue Li, you are that woman!"

"The Princess is right, I am not Princess Yue Li, I am Lu Zhiyuan." She removed her human skin mask with one hand and looked directly at the crowd: "Don't move, or your Princess will die!"