I think my luck is turning around.

Li Yu gently stroked Li Yue'er's hair. Ji Xia leaned against An Ge as if all her strength had left her. Her heart ached; Li Yu had died on the battlefield, but only she knew the truth. At this moment, Li Yu might not allow her achievements to be tarnished; at least she would keep an eye on things.

Ming Kang arrived at the lakeside at this time. Looking over, he realized that the person sitting next to Li Yue'er was someone he didn't recognize. It wasn't the Li Yu he knew anymore.

However, Li Yu remained unchanged. At this moment, Ming Kang felt a tightness in his chest, his vision blurred, and he fainted. Ming Kang's guards reacted quickly and immediately caught him before he collapsed. The imperial physician arrived soon after, and Ming Kang was placed in a room.

Consort Jia sat by the bedside, looking at her son with tenderness. Mingkang's health had always been like this, recovering only to weaken again; she wondered when he would fully recover.

An Ge stood with Ji Xia. Looking at Consort Jia, another script popped into An Ge's mind. Wow! This world is so absurd, can any kind of plot appear?

An Ge couldn't understand why Ji Xia, who was so powerful, wouldn't ask for a pill for Ming Kang to fully recover his body. Or was there some plot involved? Mu An, reflecting on her own thoughts, provided the answer.

"Ji Xia is certainly willing to give the pills, but Consort Jia is not."

"why?"

"This concerns the Yi family's secret techniques! You don't have the authority to investigate this, so go look it up yourself!"

Mingkang's situation doesn't seem to be very good. Consort Jia held Mingkang's hand with great concern. She was now thinking about whether she should go to the main Yi family to beg the family head to save her child. That should be possible, right?

Ji Xia stepped outside; the sunlight was dazzling. Li Yu stood outside, hesitating. Should she accept this affection on behalf of the original owner? Fulfilling the original owner's wish might even save someone's life.

"Follow your own ideas, there's no need to compromise yourself. You are yourself now, no need to make concessions."

Ji Xia immediately saw through Li Yu's thoughts. He was a good person, and she didn't need to do this. She should just live her own life and take good care of Li Yue'er.

"Do you think that if the original owner of this body were to return, she would express her feelings?"

"No, she has her own family to consider, which she can't let go of. She'll just get closer to the people she likes, and that's all."

“I understand. She has already worked so hard, so I can’t just waste her efforts. I actually wanted to live like Yang Xi, not Li Yu, but it seems that such a thought is just a fantasy.”

"Not exactly. There's a story from a long time ago, about the God of War, Ji Buli."

To escape, you need to fake your death on the battlefield and live under a different identity. These steps aren't difficult, and I can help you if you're willing.

Perhaps you could do that too? Don't you think so?

"Will I be ridiculed for doing this?"

"What are you worried about? You are fighting for your country, and sacrificing yourself on the battlefield is one of your fates. The stability and prosperity of the country is your duty, and dying for this is also a heroic act."

"But I..."

"There aren't that many 'buts'. If you want, I can help you perfect everything afterward. You're not her, and you don't have to do everything perfectly for her, but I also can't let you ruin the Li family. Wouldn't it be better for you to live by your own identity?"

Ji Xia's gaze was firm and unwavering. Yang Xi hesitated, thinking that she could be free!

Live by her own identity? This was the first time anyone had said that since she arrived here. On the battlefield, she had to kill the enemy and defend her country; at home, she had to protect the entire Li family. This was the first time she had heard the words "freedom" had been uttered. Yang Xi hesitated. Could she really be free?

Ji Xia sighed helplessly. This fate system always liked to kidnap those who were completely unprepared. Having lived for so long, which one of them wasn't an accident? Which one of them willingly stayed here? Which one of them didn't helplessly accept their fate?