Senior brother is so awesome!

He paused slightly, then chuckled, "She really is a noisy woman."

Qin Yuechan didn't want to talk anymore. After taking the medicine, she fell into a deep sleep again. When she woke up, she felt much better and wanted to rush to the battlefield. But she didn't know until she asked that she had been unconscious for two days and two nights!

She touched her rumbling belly and sighed inwardly at how could she sleep so soundly.

As she continued her journey, she gained a companion. Although the young eunuch had saved her several times, she was still unsure. Her intuition told her that he meant her no harm. As for who he was working for, he wouldn't say, and she wouldn't ask, because she wouldn't find out. She knew that the person who had instructed him would appear sooner or later.

However, after Qin Yuechan tirelessly called him "little eunuch" for a whole day, he finally couldn't bear it any longer and said his name.

Yu Yang.

She was recovering from a serious illness and could not ride a horse, so Yu Yang thoughtfully bought her a carriage. With his guidance, they not only avoided being caught by pursuers, but also quickly arrived at the border between Xuanwu Kingdom and Xuanyuan Kingdom, an ancient battlefield that had remained for hundreds of years.

Just as they were taking a break from their journey, the two lay prone on the mountain, observing the densely packed camps below. Around the camps fluttered some flags, some with dragons and some with tigers, confirming that they were indeed the military camps of the Azure Dragon Kingdom and the White Tiger Kingdom!

A surge of warmth welled up in her heart, and she got up to go down the mountain to find her second and fourth senior brothers. But her hand was grabbed. She turned around and saw Yu Yang's solemn face, which seemed even more mysterious in the morning mist.

He said, "What can you change by seeing them?"

Qin Yuechan's excited heart suddenly sank. She looked at Yu Yang blankly and said, "I... I'll go and persuade them to stop fighting."

"Can the first civil war in Wu in three hundred years really be stopped by the words of a single woman?"

His words struck her with a sudden realization. She knew all too well that those six people were exceptional individuals, with not only a family behind them, but also the subjects of an entire nation, and the family mission they carried. Could it really be that they would stop fighting and share peace because of her?

Was her union with them merely a prophecy on a landscape painting?

She swayed slightly, and Yu Yang quickly stepped forward to support her, a fleeting look of heartache in his eyes.

"You don't have to worry about these things. Wouldn't it be better to live a secluded life away from the hustle and bustle?"

Qin Yuechan slowly raised her head, then shook her head after a moment. "No, I can't just watch them kill each other. Besides, even if I have to leave, I need an answer."

Seeing her resolute determination, Yu Yang stopped trying to stop her. He simply suggested they part ways as she descended the mountain, saying that his mission was complete.

She turned her handsome face and saw the regret in his eyes...

At the height of the battle, Qin Yuechan's appearance caused the soldiers to turn on each other with their swords and spears. However, when they got closer and saw her beautiful, otherworldly face, they were all dumbfounded. One soldier even dropped his spear, which fell to the ground at his feet.

People are always tolerant of beautiful things, so a centurion came out and asked, "I wonder if the young lady is a villager from one of the nearby villages?"

She raised her head, looked at the high-hanging Azure Dragon flag, and said calmly, "I want to see Zhu Mingquan."

The centurion's face, which had just been filled with amazement, instantly turned terrifying. "How dare you address the Emperor by his name! Aren't you afraid of death?!"

"He won't kill me, you can go ahead and tell him."

The centurion's expression was one of surprise and uncertainty, as if he was trying to figure out her identity. After a moment, he seemed to have found the answer and his tone became pitying, "Miss, you are so beautiful, why do you have to be so infatuated with the Emperor? The Empress will be with you during this battle, so you'd better not cause any trouble."

His words pierced her ears, tearing open the wounds that had already healed in Qin Yuechan's heart, leaving them bleeding profusely. She knew that her second senior brother's handsome appearance was very popular in the Azure Dragon Kingdom, comparable to Pan An, whose carriages were filled with fruit thrown at him. This centurion must have thought that she also coveted his good looks, and therefore, fearlessly, she had come to him in person, just to see him.

A bitter smile crept across his lips. "Just tell him that someone has come to collect on the vow he made, and he'll know who it is."

Upon hearing her words, the centurion dared not delay and hurriedly went inside to report. A moment later, a white figure appeared in Qin Yuechan's sight.

The white armor, gleaming with silver light, made his originally gentle face appear heroic, like a celestial warrior descended from heaven. Even with blood on his hands, he couldn't lose his otherworldly aura. With steady steps, he drew closer and closer.

She couldn't help but smile, just like she did at Sanqing Mountain, "Second Senior Brother."

Zhu Mingquan remained calm and said indifferently, "Miss Qin."

What is he saying? Miss Qin? When did they need such a distant form of address? As distant as strangers who only know each other by their surname…

She stepped forward unwillingly and grabbed the corner of his robe. "I am Chan'er, your Chan'er, Second Senior Brother, do you... have to be so cold?"

Zhu Mingquan looked down at her with his narrow, phoenix-shaped eyes, as if veiled in mist, making her seem so unreal.

"Miss Qin, you should hurry up and leave. The world is vast and the four seas are home."

Her hand, which was holding onto his corner, was gently brushed away by him, as insignificant as a speck of dust. Her vision gradually blurred and became wet. She raised her head and pleaded, "Please stop fighting! This is all Master's scheme. Don't let him succeed!"

A mocking glint flashed in Zhu Mingquan's eyes, but the expression that would normally be repulsive appeared strangely on his ethereal face. His rosy lips parted slightly, uttering two words: "Idiot." After a moment's pause, he continued, "While Ye Xianqing was making his plans, were the other countries just enjoying themselves? Even without his instigation, this great war was inevitable. It's fate's arrangement, understand?"

She shook her head violently, her voice choked with sobs, "I don't care about any arrangements or not, all I know is that you're killing each other. Was all our beautiful memories just a lie? I don't believe it! I don't believe it!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she received a pitying glance. The man who had once sworn to protect her for life stood coldly a step away from her, and that step became an insurmountable chasm.

"Miss Qin, please never forget propriety, righteousness, integrity, and a sense of shame."

After saying that, the second senior brother walked away. She saw a woman dressed in bright red riding clothes emerge from behind the white tent. The second senior brother stepped forward, took her hand, and disappeared around the corner.

She hadn't heard a word the centurion, who had been staring straight ahead, said as he stepped forward. Her entire focus was on the spot where they had disappeared, her wide eyes filled with a grayness, as if the whole world was about to collapse...

The past scenes kept repeating before her eyes. His gentle face seemed to be right in front of her. He stayed by her side without taking off his clothes when she was sick. When they were forced to separate at the hunting grounds, the overwhelming despair in his eyes was like a tidal wave. That elegant man in white was the first person she met after arriving in this other world. He asked her so gently if she wanted to eat plain noodles...

However, everything changed. What she once thought was beautiful turned out to be an unbearable shame for the six people...

Turning away, the steps were particularly bitter, as if a thousand pounds weighed down the ground. Only by biting her lip could she move. The tears in her eyes had long been dried by the desolate wind of the battlefield, leaving them dry and painful. The wind howled like a thousand ghosts wailing, but it couldn't compare to the terror of Zhu Mingquan's words...

I wandered aimlessly, unwilling to stop, for fear that if I stopped, I would find that the world was so vast, yet I had nowhere to belong.

A cold wind blew, ruffling the hair at my temples, and I couldn't help but shiver. It was as if I had just woken from a nightmare, but my head was throbbing. I had been traveling all day with a cold that hadn't fully healed, and my emotions had gone through ups and downs. My body just couldn't take it anymore...

Using her last bit of strength, she channeled her lightness skill and sat on a large tree in the mountains. She hugged her arms tightly and leaned her back against the trunk. In the winter, only a few withered leaves clung to the branches, leaving the tree bare. It was a desolate landscape, not as barren as the desolation in her heart. She held her forehead and buried her face in her knees. Her head seemed to be a little less painful...

Qin Yuechan was awakened by a deafening roar of battle cries. She tried to get up, but forgot that she was in a tree and accidentally fell hard to the ground. Fortunately, the forest was covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves, so she was not seriously injured. She stood up, leaning on the tree trunk, feeling weak all over.

Her forehead was burning hot, but her body was shivering with cold. She looked up at the sky and was surprised to find that she had slept in a tree all night. She tugged at her dry lips, moved her numb limbs slightly, and dragged herself toward the source of the sound.

She staggered as if floating on clouds, and besides the earth-shaking shouts, there was also a sharp ringing in her ears, but she couldn't care less about anything else.

The sound seemed close, but it was actually far away. Coupled with her wandering around in the chaos yesterday, it took some effort, but finally, Qin Yuechan found the people fighting fiercely below on a cliff.

She was standing too high, with darkness below, the shapes of the dead and wounded writhing. Perhaps it was an illusion caused by the height, but her head spun, and she collapsed to the ground, crawling on her stomach and sticking her head out to look. She wanted to shout, but found herself with a lump in her throat, her lips barely moving.

The wind rose from below, carrying a strong smell of blood, which made her already confused mind even more desperate. Her stomach, which had not eaten for a day and a night, even began to churn and make her feel nauseous.

Finally, just when she thought she was about to faint, the commanders of the two armies appeared on their respective sides. On one side was Zhong Zhichen, wearing black armor, and on the other side were Zhu Mingquan, Situ Ze, and Zhao Yelin. Although they were far away, she could still recognize them at a glance, so clearly present.

Zhong Zhichen combined the most elite soldiers and generals of Xuanyuan Kingdom and Xuanwu Kingdom, and his forces were roughly equal in number to those of Zhu Mingquan's Qinglong Kingdom and Situ Ze's Qinglong Kingdom. The battle was fierce and the fighting was so intense that it shook the heavens.

Qin Yuechan's gaze lingered on their figures, landing on the red figure that was getting closer and closer behind Zhu Mingquan. A heroic woman rode a chestnut horse at full speed, her long spear in her hand looking imposing. She remembered that her second senior brother had married the daughter of a general. Like father, like daughter, she should be her second senior brother's most capable and virtuous helper, right?

When the two met, Zhu Mingquan seemed flustered, as if he were blaming something. Qin Yuechan saw this, placed her hand on her left chest, and tears finally streamed down her face!

---Aside---

It's almost time for the finale...