Chapter 3 - 2 I am Yours_2
To win over a Vassal King from the court carries immense risk; one misstep could result in total failure. Yet, how could they resist when the Princess of Xiang had been decreed by the late Sect Hierarch as the Purity Saintess, bound by fate to marry and journey far to the Divine Sect?
"You... how did you know?"
Yin Tingxue's pale face grew ghastlier upon hearing these words. Her wide eyes stared at the other party in shock and disbelief.
"You not only intend to sever the Longevity Bridge... but also to kill me?"
Of course, Chen Yi could not reveal that he had learned this from the events yet to unfold.
The Prince Mansion had been raided; the Vassal King and all male members of the household sentenced to exile three thousand miles away, while the women were demoted to slave status. This was due to the secret police discovering the Vassal King's collusion with the Demon Sect, and solely due to that connection being uncovered.
Neither the Ming'an Divine Sect nor the Prince Mansion had ever revealed that Yin Tingxue was the Demon Sect Saintess.
If such a truth were exposed,
they would likely face complete and total extermination.
Thinking of this utterly hopeless predicament, Yin Tingxue trembled intensely.
She bit her lip and said in a quivering voice: "Then go ahead and kill me. I'm not afraid..."