Chapter: Chapter 288: So, will Prime Minister Father die for me?
Chapter 288: So, will Prime Minister Father die for me?
Who… is she?
Stunned, people couldn’t help but wonder.
Perhaps it was the wedding dress that made the figure so striking, leading them to mistakenly identify the person as female.
However, upon closer inspection, they realized it was actually a man.
His handsome features were not difficult to discern, but the initial impact of the red attire was too profound.
Amidst the shock, the first to react and take action was a young man holding a wood-chopping knife.
It wasn’t because he was exceptionally intelligent, but compared to the villagers who were seeing Chen An’s face for the first time, he had seen it more often and had developed a certain immunity to it.
Fang Feng’s gaze sharpened. He had been chasing Granny Wang and quickly moved behind the old woman, then, with a swift motion, brought his knife down.
Since appearing today, the young man had displayed a ferocity and courage beyond his years.
Granny Wang, who had always prided herself on her skills, found herself unable to use any of them now, and could only watch helplessly as the wood-chopping knife descended.
Her horrified expression froze in the next moment as blood splattered and her head flew off.
This time, Granny Wang had no chance of survival.
Her eyes widened in death, but the young man was fearless. He simply dropped the knife, puffed out his chest, and took a few deep breaths, his dark face turning bright red.
Suddenly, he bent over, his body trembling slightly, and let out a laugh of exhilaration.
Finally, the laughter slowly subsided.
Until the surroundings fell into a dead silence, with only the sound of waves lapping against the shore.
The young man looked up again, but the person was long gone.
He wiped his face, quickly knelt, and shouted towards the shore,
“Fisherman Fang Feng thanks you, sir, for your righteous act in slaying the snake demon and ridding the people of evil!”
Since the man did not allow him to call him Master or acknowledge him as a disciple, he had to find another way to express his gratitude.
But the shore remained empty, with only the salty wind blowing.
There would be no response.
…
…
“You’re saying you came all this way because you felt a calling from deep within your bloodline?”
Sitting on the soft sand, Chen An frowned slightly as he listened to the girl’s soft narration.
He had initially thought that his arrival in human territory, and this remote fishing village, was a mere coincidence…
However, as the fated heroine of this world, how could the girl’s life be devoid of fortunate encounters?
Therefore, Chen An was not surprised and simply nodded.
Before him, the girl, barefoot, stepped lightly into the fine sand.
The damp sea breeze stirred the hem of her skirt, revealing a glimpse of her fair leg skin.
She made no unnecessary movements, simply standing there, occasionally blinking her beautiful eyes, gazing somewhat absently at the calm sea.
Despite this, her innate noble aura always gave people the illusion that she was someone to be looked up to.
After a short while, the girl turned around and walked back to the man’s side.
She sat down next to Chen An, her tone sounding a bit uncertain.
“But… it’s possible, it’s just my imagination.”
Long Li spoke softly.
“No.”
Chen An quickly rejected her thought.
“It’s not a mistake.”
It was not a question, but a very definite statement.
Long Li looked up, her expression a little odd as she glanced at the man.
She wondered, why is Prime Minister Father more confident than I am?
The salty sea breeze blew, lifting the girl’s smooth hair.
She tucked a mischievous strand of hair behind her ear, her small face flashing with hesitation.
“Then, Prime Minister Father, shall we go down and take a look?”
Actually, more than this, Long Li wished to return to Dragon City as soon as possible.
These days, she didn’t know if Sister Qing was alright, or if the news of the guards’ rebellion and her assassination had spread…
Although life in the fishing village was leisurely and peaceful, Long Li knew this was not her homeland, and she could not stay here forever.
Across the Li River, there were many people who worried about her and longed for her appearance.
She still had to inherit the throne and make all the traitors pay the price.
Including her own ‘brother’.
Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in the girl’s eyes.
She regretted having been willing to choose to believe him before…
Although this ‘brother’ had impure blood and sufficient motives, Long Li still hadn’t expected him to dare to make a move.
She could only say that in the face of overwhelming power and wealth, he had become anxious.
The vision of ruling all beings was not something everyone had the courage to refuse.
Her drifting thoughts were interrupted by a hand reaching out.
At some point, the man beside her had stood up and was inviting her.
“Since we’re here, of course we have to go and see.”
Chen An smiled, “Let’s go, Your Highness.”
Long Li’s hand naturally fell into his, but then she heard the last few words and paused.
“What’s wrong?”
Facing the man’s question, the girl’s small face flushed slightly.
She said with a hint of shyness, “When there are no outsiders, you don’t have to call me Your Highness.”
This clear hint made Chen An pause.
But looking at the girl’s slightly flushed, fair cheek, he suddenly felt like teasing her.
So, suppressing his smile, he pretended to be conflicted and said, “But if I don’t call you Your Highness, then what should I call you?”
Long Li’s expression froze. She had her own pride and wasn’t a fool, so she could naturally hear the teasing in his words.
She glared at him angrily, then suddenly stood on her tiptoes and kicked him.
Then the girl pulled her hand away and walked ahead on her own, saying without looking back as she walked, “Don’t call me that, don’t call me that at all, you’re not allowed to call me that in this life!”
Behind her, a familiar, gentle voice soon came.
“Little Li…”
Long Li’s footsteps stopped. She turned around and glared at the man standing in place.
“What?”
After saying that, perhaps feeling that it weakened her momentum, she loudly emphasized, “Why are you calling me? Didn’t I just say you’re not allowed to call me that!”
Chen An nodded, appearing very obedient. “Okay, Little Li.”
He pointed to the calm, azure sea on the other side and said, “But tell me, is there a possibility that where we’re going is more likely to be underwater?”
Long Li was stunned, so she had to walk back angrily, and then grabbed his hand.
She looked at the man’s upturned lips and couldn’t help but say vexedly, “As expected, people like Prime Minister Father are the most annoying!”
However, as soon as she finished speaking, Long Li’s heart tightened, feeling that she might have gone too far.
But as she continued to look, she saw that the smile on the man’s lips remained, unaffected in the slightest.
He didn’t reply this time, and simply reached out and patted the girl’s head.
For some reason, meeting those clear, bright eyes, Long Li suddenly lost her temper.
She grunted and pulled the man into the sand together.
The seawater ebbed and flowed, rising, and soon inundated their feet.
But their figures did not stop, and they continued to walk towards the vast expanse of the sea.
“Prime Minister Father, do you think we two are like those in those storybooks talking about dying for love…”
“What nonsense are you spouting.”
“So, will Prime Minister Father die for me?”
“Yes.”
A plain answer, without any grand pronouncements of love.
But Long Li did not doubt the truth of his words at all.
Because he had already done so.
She tightened the hand she was holding and, at the moment she was completely swallowed by the sea, shouted with all her might, “I refuse!”
“I refuse to have that kind of ending!”
(End of this chapter)
