Chapter 1821 - 1807

Ye Liang chuckled, a hint of mockery at the corners of his lips, "What? Hit a sore spot for you?"

"You!"

"If you have the skills, let’s have a good competition. I admit that in executing missions, you surpass me. You excel at using the Beauty Trap, while I can’t—I can only rely on martial force to resolve issues. But don’t forget, as long as the mission is completed in the end, it doesn’t matter what method is used!"

Ye Liang stared directly at Ru Xue, "No matter if it’s a black cat or a white cat, as long as it catches mice, it’s a good cat!"

Ru Xue glared fiercely at Ye Liang, finally letting her go. She looked coldly at Ye Liang, "Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking. I’ll be honest with you, it’s not that I can’t let go of the Princess Consort position, but rather now, for us, having the position makes everything much more convenient!"

These words were indeed true, and Ye Liang didn’t speak.

"But now it’s too late to talk about this. What we need to do is act quickly, finish the mission soon. Otherwise, the more we procrastinate, the more guarded they’ll become!"

Ru Xue took a deep breath, "I know you want to outdo me in this mission. Don’t worry, I won’t steal your mission."

Ye Liang always felt that Ru Xue had changed a lot this time—this was not at all the indecision they should have had as assassins.

"Why are you doing this?"

Ye Liang asked curiously.

"Why?" Ru Xue laughed, "Didn’t I tell you before? In this unfamiliar space-time, we’re the only family and partners. If we’re not half-blind for each other, who else will come to help us?"

Ye Liang gently shook his head, "Before, we always fought alone, we’re used to it. But this time, you give me a sense of melancholy."

"Really?" Ru Xue turned to look at her, and Ye Liang saw that the laughter at her lips was mixed with a hint of helplessness.

"Ye Liang, have you ever thought we might not go back?"

Ru Xue suddenly asked.

She looked up at the sky, stars twinkling—it was such a beautiful scene, a pity no one was appreciating it.

"What?" Ye Liang didn’t hear clearly what he said.

"I said have you ever thought we might stay here forever."

Ye Liang gently shook his head, "How could that be? Don’t forget, we can only stay in other space-time for three months. Once those three months are up, it’ll be hard not to leave even if we want to."

Ru Xue sighed deeply, "To be honest, actually, before I came, the Palace Master did tell me two ways to go back."

"The first is to use the blood of the Vermilion Bird Star to open the Time-Space Gate. But our mission is to kill the Vermilion Bird Star, so we can’t use the first way."

Ye Liang looked at her suspiciously, "Then the second way?"

Ru Xue looked at Ye Liang again. That look contained very dark emotions, "The second way is to wait for time."

"Wait for time?" Ye Liang was puzzled.

"Yes, wait for time. Wait until the three months are up, and we’ll disappear automatically."

With this, they couldn’t ensure returning safely to their own space-time—they might be crushed in the time-space turbulence, or wander endlessly into another space-time.

Ye Liang stared at Ru Xue, dumbfounded. Ru Xue had previously told her there was a way back, but it turned out to be a lie.

She slowly crouched down and then sat on the ground, "Turns out, we’ve all been abandoned by the Palace Master."

Ru Xue sighed deeply, "Yes, you see, even though I work hard to complete the mission, using all kinds of methods and strategies, even sacrificing my own body, the outcome is the same."

"But do we have another choice?"

Ye Liang seemed to be speaking to Ru Xue, or perhaps to herself, her voice was very small, and it was unclear if Ru Xue heard it.

"Yes!"

Ru Xue’s gaze fell on the military camp not far away, "Tonight, we’ll go tie up Feng Luo."

"Tie her up?" Ye Liang didn’t understand why do this.

"Feng Luo is the Vermilion Bird Star. If we want to go back, we must have the blood of the Vermilion Bird Star. As long as we tie Feng Luo, not only can we go back, but we can also keep Chu Ge."

Without the Vermilion Bird Star, Chu Ge would either be swept into the time-space turbulence or completely disappear.

Ye Liang lightly pursed her lips, "So this is your plan?"

Ru Xue nodded, "That’s right, this is my plan."

"Do you want to join?" Ru Xue stood up, "To complete the mission outstandingly, we have to do this, otherwise neither of us can go back and we’ll have no choice but to die!"

"Let’s do it!" Ye Liang stood up and dusted off the dirt on her body, "Vertically or horizontally, it’s death. We might as well have a glorious battle."

"Hey, you can’t say it like that. It’s not called a glorious battle, secretly sneaking into the camp to tie someone up is nothing to be proud of."

Ye Liang’s lips twitched, she was just speaking casually.

When the two said they would act, they would act. That night they sneaked into the camp again. Because of the Prince’s order to investigate and search for Ye Liang and Ru Xue’s whereabouts overnight, the camp had increased significantly in guards.

This undoubtedly increased the difficulty for Ye Liang and Ru Xue.

"You stay here to respond, I’ll go."

Ru Xue said.

Ye Liang frowned, "Let me go instead."

"No, if we’re really caught, at least I have the Princess Consort’s identity as cover, but you don’t."

"But you’re no longer the Princess Consort now, if they..."

"I’m indeed no longer the Princess Consort, but this news hasn’t spread yet. Moreover, this relates to Prince’s reputation. As someone who loves face, if he knew his Princess Consort was swapped, the news definitely wouldn’t spread."

Ye Liang felt she had a point, gently nodded, "Then be careful by yourself."

Ru Xue nodded, then tiptoed and leaped, soon disappearing into the night.

Ye Liang watched her disappearing figure, feeling mixed emotions.

After Feng Luo came out from the Old Gang Leader’s tent, she went back to sleep. That night’s antics exhausted her; luckily, she usually had good relations with many soldiers, who were of course from the Beggar Gang.

Although she might not excel in other things, she’s definitely the best at spreading gossip!

But Feng Luo was puzzled by what the Old Gang Leader asked her to say—what did it mean?

To rule the world, one must become Mad Dragon!

Who is Mad Dragon? Can they rule the world? This world belongs to the Emperor; if it’s truly taken by someone else, wouldn’t that be rebellion?

The more Feng Luo thought, the more frightened she became. This Old Gang Leader, actually makes her do dangerous things!

Outside, the sound of patrolling soldiers passing by occasionally disturbed her, annoying her. So many patrols—can they let people sleep or not!