Chapter 5 — She pretended to be pitiful, she pretended to be innocent

I narrowed my eyes. Incorrect. With Tieu Canh Hanh's personality, who is always so busy that he puts official duties first, how could he proactively leave early to wait for others?

“Prepare the car.”

I jumped up and got out of bed.

“Bring a few more guards.”

As soon as the carriage left the city, I felt something was wrong. Too quiet. On the spacious official road, there should have been caravans passing by, but at this moment there was not a single person in sight, only the sound of the wind blowing through the trees, making a creepy rustling sound. I suddenly opened the curtain, my voice was sharp. The driver turned around.

“Your Majesty, you haven't arrived yet…”

“I said stop the car!”

The moment the carriage suddenly braked, an arrow ripped through the wind, and with a "whoosh" sound, it stabbed straight into the chassis!

“There is an ambush!”

The guard pulled out his knife and shouted loudly. From the dense forest on both sides of the road, more than ten men in black rushed out at the same time, their swords flashing coldly.

“Protect the princess!”

The guards rushed forward to fight, I grabbed Xuan Dao's hand, pulled her out of the carriage, and ran desperately towards the forest.

“Miss!”

Xuan Dao screamed in panic.

“There are people over there too!”

I turned around and saw three black-clad men circling behind me, pressing closer step by step, cold murderous aura filling the air. It's over, this is really going to kill me. At that moment—

“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Three arrows rushed through the wind, accurately piercing straight through the throats of several men in black! I raised my head and saw Tieu Canh Hanh in a mysterious robe standing on the slope, the long bow in his hand had not yet been lowered.

“King?!”

He didn't say much, just jumped down, one hand squeezing my wrist. We hid in a nearby mountain cave, and Xuan Dao and his guards were arranged by him to lure the soldiers away.

“Why are you here?”

I was breathing heavily, my heart still beating wildly. Tieu Canh Hanh checked the wound from the arrow and replied coldly, without raising his head.

“I should have asked you this question.”

“Didn't you tell me to come to the mansion?”

His movements stopped for a moment.

“This morning I decided to go to the mansion first.”

My scalp immediately went numb.

“Is there someone pretending to give your orders?”

He tore a piece of cloth from the hem of my shirt and carefully bandaged me.

“People of the Lieu family.”

I was in so much pain that I winced.

“So you still let me go?”

“I didn't expect her to leave so soon.”

He suddenly raised his eyes and looked at me.

“Are you already suspicious?”

"Of course!"

I glared at him.

“When have you ever waited for a woman?”

The corners of Tieu Canh Hanh's lips slightly raised.

"Smart."

The firelight in the mountain cave shined on the angular lines of his face, making my heart suddenly beat a beat faster. He suddenly spoke up.

“You look beautiful.”

I blurted out the answer. The whole mountain cave immediately fell silent. Tieu Canh Hanh's eyes darkened, he suddenly leaned closer, his voice low and full of pressure.

“Tam Tri Y, who exactly are you?”

My back touched the cold stone wall.

“You… you are my wife.”

“Initial Appreciation,”

he spoke slowly, his fingertips brushing behind my ear,

“There's a mole here.”

My whole body is stiff. It's really exposed. As soon as I opened my mouth, he interrupted me.

“Stop making up lies.”

Tieu Canh Hanh laughed coldly.

“The way she talks, the way she looks at people, even…”

He suddenly opened his collar ta.

“Even the birthmark here is gone.”

I immediately pushed his hand away.

“You scoundrel!”

“Where is the real Tham Tri Y?”

He squeezed my chin, forcing me to raise my head. I was in so much pain that tears welled up in my eyes.

“She's dead!”

“Died because you were cold to me for two years, died because I was harmed by Lieu Nhu Yen!”

Tieu Canh Hanh's pupils shrank violently.

“When I woke up, I was already in her body.”

I let go of everything and speak frankly.

“You can kill or destroy whatever you want!”

The space fell into a long silence. A long time later, he suddenly let go.

"Indeed."

I was stunned.

“Surely what?”

“She wouldn't look at me like that.”

He turned away, his voice lowered.

“It wouldn't be that…vivid either.”

This reaction is not quite correct, is it?

“King…”

I asked cautiously.

“Aren't you surprised?”

Tieu Canh Hanh turned his head, his eyes even had a smile.

“The first day she exposed Lieu Nhu Yen, I already knew.”

“Initial Appreciation,”

he said softly,

“is my master's daughter.”