Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 526 The Last Night

Shui Furong and Tian Ning were talking when there were a few knocks on the door. One of Shui Furong's followers came in and said that a few soldiers were coming downstairs looking for someone. Shui Furong followed him out and stood in the corridor looking down. Sure enough, she saw three soldiers in armor and helmets checking the people eating on the first floor one by one. There were also two more soldiers walking towards the stairs, presumably to check the guest rooms one by one.

At this time, Tian Ning also came out and stood beside Shui Furong, looking down. Shui Furong looked back at her and said, "This group of people are probably looking for you." Because when the soldiers downstairs saw a woman of Tian Ning's age, they would stare at her face and check carefully.

"Master, what should we do now? Should we hide?" an attendant asked. They were the first troops from Qingzhou to enter the city to investigate the situation. Their physique and temperament showed that they were soldiers. If they met these soldiers, they might alert the enemy.

Shui Furong thought for a moment and said, "No need to hide." Then she looked up at Tian Ning and said, "Princess, go back with them."

Because as soon as the soldiers find the person they are looking for, they will immediately return home.

"Master!" The attendant called out anxiously, as if he was unwilling to let Tian Ning go. This was because Shui Furong had just told Tian Ning about Qingzhou's dispatch of troops. If Tian Ning was allowed to return to Kang Xiaorong, he would definitely leak the information.

Shui Furong nodded to the follower, asking him to trust her. It's not that he didn't understand the follower's concerns, but he was willing to take a risk. If he succeeded, he could win without fighting. Thinking of this, his eyes returned to Tian Ning again, and he said solemnly: "Princess, go back and persuade Kang Xiaorong to surrender. It's not too late now. He will rescue you before the palace catches fire, which means he really loves you and he will definitely listen to what you say. You don't want to see him helping the tyrant and killing loyal ministers, do you?"

Tian Ning's eyes flickered, and she lowered her head slightly. She still couldn't believe what Shui Furong had just told her. "I, I believe he must have his reasons..."

After saying this, the footsteps of the soldiers coming up the stairs got closer and closer. Shui Furong predicted that they would soon appear at the end of the corridor, and immediately turned around and hid back in the room with her followers. Before leaving, she left one last sentence in Tianning's ear: "Whether he has his own reasons or not, he has become a rebel this time and should be executed."

Tian Ning's body trembled violently. At this moment, two guards had already discovered Tian Ning and walked towards him quickly. Tian Ning was taken away by them.

After leaving the inn, two soldiers escorted Tianning back to Kang Mansion, while the other three left first, probably to report to Kang Xiaorong.

A quarter of an hour later, Tian Ning heard the familiar sound of horse hooves coming from behind him. He turned around subconsciously and saw Kang Xiaorong riding a horse towards him.

Kang Xiaorong jumped off his horse, rushed to Tianning and said, "Tianning, you are so reckless. How could you sneak out? Do you know how worried I am?"

Tian Ning lowered her head, her eyes lifeless. After meeting Kang Xiaorong, she was not as excited as before. The last words Shui Furong said, "He should be executed for his crimes," kept lingering in her ears.

Kang Xiaorong saw Tian Ning's lifeless look, and his heart tightened. He immediately understood, and pressed her shoulders and asked, "You know everything?"

Tian Ning nodded, still saying nothing.

"Get on the horse, I'll take you back." Kang Xiaorong did not explain himself, but pulled Tianning to his mount. He carried Tianning on the horse, then jumped on it himself, sat behind Tianning, and shouted "Go". When he passed by two soldiers, he shouted to them, "You go back to the team first."

The sound of the wind whistled past his ears. Tian Ning leaned his head on Kang Xiaorong's chest, looking at the scenery on both sides hurriedly receding, and felt inexplicably calm in his heart.

"Hyoyoung, why did you do this?" I couldn't help myself and asked softly. The voice was so soft that it seemed to be blown away by the wind.

Kang Xiaorong remained silent for a long time without responding. Just when Tian Ning thought that he had not heard her at all, he suddenly said, "I don't know how to explain to you. I know that everything I am doing now is wrong, but even if I betray the whole world, as long as you are by my side, I will be satisfied."

After hearing his words, Tian Ning felt even more sad. She closed her eyes gently, as if she could see the scene of playing with him in the palace when she was a child. Everything became so distant, and the original self and him no longer existed.

After sending Tianning back to the Kang Mansion, Kang Xiaorong left in a hurry again.

At night, when Kang Xiaorong returned to his room exhausted, he opened the door and found a figure sitting beside the bed.

It was already the middle of the night and it was pitch dark all around. Apart from the faint moonlight in the sky, there was almost no light at all.

The figure sat motionless beside the bed, and did not make a sound when Kang Xiaorong entered the room. Kang Xiaorong was startled and shouted alertly, "Who is it?"

At this time, the figure slowly stood up and said, "Brother Xiaorong, it's me."

When Kang Xiaorong heard Tian Ning's voice, he breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately asked seriously, "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

"I've been waiting for you here for a whole day. I have something important to tell you." Tian Ning walked towards Kang Xiaorong.

Kang Xiaorong closed the door and walked into the room. While taking off his coat, he asked tiredly, "What's the matter?"

"I met Shui Furong on the street today." As he spoke, Tian Ning had already walked in front of Kang Xiaorong and was staring at him seriously.

"Water Lotus?" Kang Xiaorong raised his eyebrows slightly, his movements obviously froze for a moment. The fact that Water Lotus appeared in the capital meant that Qingzhou had already taken some action.

Tian Ning took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to say, "Brother Xiao Rong, surrender. It's not too late. I don't want to see you make the same mistake again."

Kang Xiaorong smiled softly and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen. Once I finish my business in the capital, I will go to the Western Capital with you."

Tian Ning immediately asked, "What is the matter? Are we going to behead all the ministers who are unwilling to go to the Western Capital?"

After hearing this, Kang Xiaorong's expression froze. He didn't expect Tian Ning to know about this, and he couldn't help but feel nervous.

Tian Ning didn't wait for the other party to answer, and said anxiously: "Brother Xiaorong, you can't do this. What did Liuguang say to you? Why do you want to let him control you?" The more he asked, the more anxious he became, and he couldn't help but grab Kang Xiaorong's sleeve.

Kang Xiaorong took her hand, gently held it in his palm and said, "Tian Ning, forgive me for not being able to tell you why. I promise you, after arriving in Xidu, I will marry you immediately, protect you well, and never let you worry again."

After hearing this, Tian Ning's tears rolled down without any warning. She threw herself into Kang Xiaorong's arms and said tearfully, "I don't want to go to Xidu later. I want you to marry me now."

"Tianning." Kang Xiaorong lifted her face and helped wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"I want you to marry me now... marry me now..." Tian Ning kept repeating this sentence a little willfully, with tears flowing continuously.

Unprecedented panic, unprecedented anxiety, as if everything was about to end, and I couldn't wait until the day I went to Xidu. There was a small voice in my heart that if I didn't act willfully now, I would never have the chance to cry in Kang Xiaorong's arms like this again.

"Tianning..." Kang Xiaorong looked at her tearful face with heartache, feeling indescribably sad. "Don't cry..." He couldn't help lowering his head and gently kissing her soft red lips. There was a little salty bitterness on her lips, and a slight tremor came from them.

He looked down at this girl who was as fragile as crystal. He suddenly realized that she had really grown up. She was no longer the yellow-haired girl, nor the savage princess who did evil things. She was now mature, beautiful, patient, and strong. Her tearful eyes flickered faintly in the dark night, making Kang Xiaorong unable to look away. He picked her up and put her on the bed. Looking at her frightened eyes, he lowered his head and used small kisses to ease her anxiety.

The clothes were taken off, and the spring scenery was alluring. Two uneasy, panicked, lonely hearts caressed and warmed each other in the dark night, then merged into one and comforted each other.

Kang Xiaorong's deepest impression was that Tianning was always crying. Her tears had a lot of meanings that Kang Xiaorong could not guess one by one.

Tian Ning fell asleep in his arms, but Kang Xiaorong couldn't close his eyes. Looking at the dark room, his mind was full of thoughts, and he couldn't calm down for a long time. He longed to protect the woman in his arms and give her happiness. But what he was doing now, was it for her good, or was he dragging her into an abyss of no return?

Surrender? Turn back? No, now that we have come this far, there is no turning back.

At this moment, a faint light suddenly appeared in a corner of the dark room.

Kang Xiaorong sensitively caught the light with the corner of his eyes and observed it calmly.

The light came from a mirror that Kang Xiaorong was already familiar with. Since Liuguang escorted the emperor to the Western Capital, he would contact him through the mirror every night in the past few days. Kang Xiaorong put on his clothes and walked towards the mirror, but what was reflected in the mirror was not Kang Xiaorong himself, but Liuguang's face.

"Qingzhou has already sent troops." Liuguang said.

"I know." Kang Xiaorong replied heavily.

"There is no time to lose. You should set out for the Western Capital tomorrow. The capital is now a deserted city. Don't waste your energy on the capital, and don't get into conflict with the Qingzhou army. Gather all your troops to the Western Capital. The Western Capital is our most important line of defense. If we defend the Western Capital, we will defend the new dynasty."

Kang Xiaorong replied awkwardly: "But there are still people who refuse to surrender. We should be able to persuade them to surrender after a few days..."

Liu Guang sneered, "Kill all those who are unwilling to surrender. There is no point in them staying anyway. I want to see how stubborn they are."

Kang Xiaorong lowered his head and remained silent, frowning in pain.

Seeing him hesitate, Liuguang sneered and said, "What's wrong? Are you reluctant? Are you still soft-hearted? When you killed An Chenghuan, you were not so hesitant." This sentence pierced Kang Xiaorong's wound again, and blood flowed. This is Kang Xiaorong's weakness. Every time Liuguang mentioned this matter, he was helpless.

"Okay, I understand." After a long time, he finally answered with a sigh.

However, not far behind him, Tian Ning had already opened her eyes. The conversation between the two of them just now had reached her ears word for word. Big tears rolled down her face and silently fell onto the pillow, making a slight sound. The last bit of hope was shattered.