Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 457 The End of Sight

The little leader was so frightened that he trembled a little and answered timidly: "...Yes."

Kang Xiaorong pushed him away and angrily hit the pillar with his fist.

When the Queen Mother sent the wine and the Sword of Broken Love, Kang Xiaorong almost beat up the eunuch Lian who delivered the order. If General Kang Qingyuan had not arrived in time, a disaster would have occurred.

Later, Kang Qingyuan persuaded Kang Xiaorong to marry the princess, saying that this would eliminate Kang Xiaorong's fatal weakness - his beauty.

But now, Kang Qingyuan returned all the means that the empress dowager had used to force Kang Xiaorong to Tianning.

This was not to help Kang Xiaorong to avenge his anger, but to give Tianning a hard slap in the face.

Tian Ning was the second person after Kang Xiaorong to understand the meaning of the wooden box. She didn't say anything, but the way she bit her lower lip tightly proved that she was trying her best to hold back tears.

"Tianning..." Kang Xiaorong turned around and looked at Tianning's pale face with heartache.

Not wanting his miserable appearance to be seen by his beloved, Tian Ning subconsciously turned his head away.

Kang Xiaorong, whose sight was avoided by Tian Ning, took his anger out on the eunuch.

He raised his hand suddenly, and with a "bang", the wooden box fell to the ground.

The wine bottle and the dagger all fell to the ground, but no one dared to lean over to pick them up.

Kang Xiaorong's eyes, like those of an enraged beast, frightened them, and they stiffened all over, not daring to even breathe.

Time and air have frozen, and events seem to be frozen at this moment forever.

The little leader took a deep breath and said with determination: "I am just following orders. The general has said that if the young general has any questions, he can ask him directly."

Although he was afraid, he did not show any cowardice. The neither humble nor arrogant voice gradually calmed Kang Xiaorong down.

"Let me ask him, what else can I say to him?" He was the one who forced me to marry Tian Ning, and now he is the one who forced Tian Ning to break off the engagement. What on earth does he want to do? Can he disregard everything for his own selfish desires?

Kang Xiaorong's feelings towards his father changed from anger to contempt. Being an enemy of the Queen Mother could be seen as a lack of fear of power, but being an enemy of Tianning, a girl who had lost her support and dignity, made him seem even more cold-blooded and ruthless.

At this time, Tianning walked slowly towards the sedan chair.

"Tianning." Kang Xiaorong grabbed her.

Tian Ning took a breath, "Brother Xiaorong, isn't the general's statement clear enough? He wants to cancel the engagement..."

"I won't let him do that." A firm voice.

If it were in the past, Tian Ning would be moved, but now she could only whisper: "He is right, I am no longer worthy of you..." She is not a princess, has lost her mother, and was once exiled from the palace and suffered violence.

All of this has completely worn away her former pride.

"Tian Ning..." Looking at her lonely back, he suddenly felt that she had matured a lot. But this maturity was just a disguised strength, her heart was still sensitive and fragile, if she was not firmly protected, she would soon fall into despair. Knowing this, Kang Xiaorong did not dare to let go of her hand.

"Tian Ning, I will never cancel the engagement, please believe me."

"Even if I believe you will marry me, but..." Her voice suddenly choked and she closed her eyes sadly, "I don't believe you will really love me... It's hard for you to distinguish whether your feelings for me are love, responsibility, or sympathy... Rather than seeking the empty name of husband and wife, I would rather let you go free... without my interference, without my burden, and be more honest... to face your true feelings..."

These words made Kang Xiaorong feel heartbroken. Even at this time, she still cared about herself the most.

"Tian Ning, I remember you said... let me give you time. As long as there is time, I will fall in love with you... Why do you give up now? Why did you give up in advance when I decided to love you and protect you?" The uncontrollable speaking speed became faster and faster, and the earnest voice seemed to contain a bit of blame.

Princess Tianning, with her back to him, burst into tears and sobbed, "If you don't give up soon, you will suffer for the rest of your life."

She had never been sober like she is now. She had always foolishly thought that as long as she stayed by his side, she would occupy an important position in his heart. But the successive blows and disasters finally made her sober.

Instead of clinging to each other, it is better to let go. At least you can still be brother and sister with different surnames in the future.

What's the point of pursuing that love and the status of husband and wife? It will only become a burden and obstacle for him, a rift between him and his father, and a stumbling block that holds him back and prevents him from recognizing the current situation and facing the future.

"Brother Xiaorong, thank you for never giving up on me..." If it weren't for him, I might not have been able to stand up at all.

If there is one last luckiest thing left in this miserable life, it is that I did not love the wrong person.

Tian Ning's words, which seemed to be a parting of life and death, made Kang Xiaorong feel dizzy. Apart from hugging her tightly, he didn't know how else to comfort her.

In the painful separation, Tianning cried silently, and all sounds fell silent.

Suddenly, a voice said: "Oh, this is so touching..."

The teasing tone made Kang Xiaorong frown and look up.

Liuguang, who had arrived at some point, came to his side and patted Tianning's shoulder as if to comfort him.

Tian Ning turned around and pushed him away, burying her face in Kang Xiaorong's arms, as if she didn't want others to see her tears.

"Why are you here?" Kang Xiaorong and Liuguang were classmates and friends, but when he hid Tianning in the general's mansion, Liuguang attacked and assassinated him at night. After that, Kang Xiaorong kept his distance from Liuguang and became wary of him.

Liuguang knew what Tianning had gone through, and because he knew that, the words he just said sounded particularly ironic.

Kang Xiaorong said bluntly: "Do you think the general's mansion is your own backyard?"

Alluding to the last night attack on Tianning, he warned him not to come and go as he pleased.

Liuguang ignored his words and didn't take them to heart. He walked leisurely to Kang Xiaorong's side and said half-jokingly, "I was afraid that you would embarrass my subordinates, so I came to see you. I knew they couldn't take the princess away..."

"What do you mean?" Ever since Liuguang revealed his true colors in front of Kang Xiaorong, Kang Xiaorong realized that he knew almost nothing about this childhood friend. His seemingly laid-back personality actually hides an unpredictable mind.

Is he here this time on the orders of the general to bring the princess back to the palace?

Liu Guang said, "We are just following orders. If you are dissatisfied, go and talk to your father. But if you don't release the princess, your father will hold my subordinates accountable for their poor performance."

"What does it have to do with you?" With blunt words and cold eyes, Kang Xiaorong transferred his dissatisfaction with the general to Liuguang.

Liu Guang was not angry, and still said half-jokingly: "In fact, you don't love the princess, you just want to find a reason to take care of her. In this case, why don't I be a good person and help you take care of the princess from now on."

His attitude totally disregards the princess, which seems to imply that the princess is no longer worth a fortune.

"What do you mean?" Kang Xiaorong was still calm.

"That means I want to marry the princess." He said and took Tianning's hand.

This action reminded Tian Ning of what happened outside the palace. He couldn't help but scream and hid behind Kang Xiaorong as if he had been electrocuted.

Liuguang laughed.

Kang Xiaorong finally got angry and punched him in the nose.

Liuguang was prepared and turned to avoid it. He just came behind Kang Xiaorong and stood back to back with him. He said softly, seemingly unintentionally, "Xiaorong, you were not such a person who didn't understand jokes before. What made you become so dull?"

"It's not boring, it's maturity, because I realize the responsibilities I bear," Kang Xiaorong said solemnly.

Liuguang sneered, "But can you afford it? Even if you realize it, do you have the confidence to truly protect her from harm? After all, it's just a self-righteous idea..."

"A playboy like you wouldn't understand."

"I don't want to understand either." The conversation stopped, Liuguang took Tianning's hand and walked towards Jiaozi.

Kang Xiaorong rushed forward and blocked his way, "Are you going to force me to do it?"

"The princess has just expressed her willingness to return to the palace, why are you still nagging me?"

"Tianning?" Kang Xiaorong looked at Tianning, hoping that she would shake her head and stand on his side.

But Tian Ning disappointed him, "Brother Xiaorong, let's forget about the engagement..."

I never thought that the persistence that was enough to sacrifice my life for could be abandoned in just one sentence.

"Tianning, is it true that nothing I say can change your decision?" Kang Xiaorong seemed to have made up his mind.

"Forget it... forget everything, so that you can have a better future..." Tian Ning lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and walked in silently.

"Lift the sedan." Liuguang raised his hand to signal the stunned servants to come back to their senses.

"Tian Ning..." Through the heavy curtains of the sedan chair, Kang Xiaorong's voice, almost talking to himself, was as light as the breeze, "I love you."

These three words brought by the breeze are as heavy as a thousand pounds and as heavy as a huge rock.

"As long as you give me a chance, I am willing to prove it with my whole life. I admit that I have avoided you and hurt you before, but people's hearts change... I don't know when I started to like you and always think of you in my heart... I want to marry you, not because of the engagement and the guilt I have for you, but because I see the real you and fall in love with you as you are..."

Once he started, he couldn't stop, and he kept talking about things that even he himself found incredible.

It was a moment that should have been filled with sweet words, but every word spoken was etched with heartache.

This transformation comes from the various great changes during this period, and also from truly opening one's heart to accommodate the other person.

I hope it's not too late, I hope I can still join hands with her. Like a prisoner waiting for sentencing, Kang Xiaorong was trembling with nervousness.

The answer he got was silence, a long silence...

"Tianning..."

This hoarse call made Tian Ning burst into tears in the sedan chair.

This life is enough, to be able to hear his voice... This life is enough.

If you still have any extravagant hopes, you will only be punished for your greed.

At this last and most critical moment, Tian Ning, who had always been aggressive, lost his courage.

"Hyoyoung, I'm sorry..." He wiped away the tears that were pouring down his face and said to the light outside the sedan, "...lift the sedan."

Let this departure be a farewell forever, and fade out of each other's lives from now on.

If such a decision is wrong, let it be wrong to the end;

If this decision is right, then he can go back to being the young general dressed in fine clothes and riding a tall horse with outstanding demeanor, or the handsome young man who caught a glimpse in the crowd many years ago... It was the best time, but no one cherished it because of their naivety.

He never looked back and just disappeared at the end of his sight along with everyone else.

Does knowing how to make a decision that is completely contrary to your true feelings prove that you are mature?

If this is the price of maturity, it is too heavy.

Hyoyoung, I love you too...more than you love me...

But I can't answer you or respond to you. Because I love you, I can only choose not to love you.