Xizi Ke’er pursed her lips, a hint of disbelief in her voice. “You… you really will let me go?”
“Well? Aren’t you going to leave?”
“No, no, I’m leaving, I want to leave!”
An Xue Tang’s face was grim. “Don’t say any more nonsense. Remember, this princess is letting you go today and will even help you avoid your third sister’s pursuit, but if you fail to meet my conditions, understand that this princess can not only protect you but also destroy you!”
“But…but what if I can’t persuade my mother? You don’t really know my mother, the Northern Border Princess. Once she makes a decision, none of us can change it.”
Xi Zi Ke’er is indeed a silly and naive girl. Logically speaking, a normal person at this time could have fully promised An Xue Tang that they would definitely do it.
After escaping the danger and returning safely to Xiliang Kingdom, what else could they do to her?
Yet, this girl was surprisingly honest. She even took the initiative to say those words at this time.
Anshe Tang and Huaduo looked at each other, both letting out helpless smiles.
Huāduǒ’ěr is also a kind person. She couldn’t help but speak up and point out Xīzǐkǎ’ěr’s current situation to her.
“Xizi Ke’er, do you know why your mother sent out word that she wants to pass the throne to you?”
Xizi Ke’er shook her head in bewilderment, “I really don’t know. Moreover, my mother never told me anything about passing the throne to me.”
That’s because all the people around you before were arranged by your third elder sister. Whatever news they told you, that’s all the news you got. The people around you kept you in the dark, so of course you wouldn’t know anything.
“Then… Then would my mother truly give me the throne?”
Seeing her so naive, she looked like a pure girl who had never been through the harshness of society. Huāduǒ couldn’t help but think of herself in the past and chuckled wryly:
“Of course not, your mother released the news simply to test you.”
Xizi Ke’er was even more confused, “Test me? Test me for what?”
An Xuetang curled her lips into a smile and explained proactively, “Of course, it was to test if you are suitable for sitting on that throne!”
“Your three elder sisters died at the hands of Xizi Panger, your mother knew this but pretended not to. Why? Because your mother never saw anyone more suitable than herself to sit on the throne!”
“Your third older sister is ruthless and cruel, she’s even willing to harm her own sisters. But she is indeed more intelligent than your other three elder sisters. The throne has always belonged to the most capable, so your mother wouldn’t easily get rid of her.”
“And the reason your mother this time released the message saying she would pass the throne to you, is simply a test for you.”
“If you can’t even escape Xizi Panger’s schemes, then you don’t have the ability to sit in that position. Your life or death doesn’t matter much to your mother.”
“…”
After being exposed to the bloody truth by An Xue Tang and Huaduoer, Xizi Ke’er only felt that she couldn’t accept it at all.
She couldn’t believe that her own mother would be so ruthless, and she couldn’t believe that her sister, who was so close to her, would disregard their bond for the sake of the throne, willing to kill her.
An Xuetang and Huaduoer knew that no matter how much they said, it wouldn’t be helpful. Only when Xizi Ke’er personally saw and experienced things herself would she understand that the people around her were cold and heartless, and only then could she grow.
Once Xi Zi Ke’er had calmed down, An Xue Tang arranged for Shou’er and Kang’er to disguise themselves as Xi Zi Ke’er’s dead soldiers and escort her back to Xiliang.
Looking at Xizi Ke’er’s leaving figure, Huaduo shook her head and sighed, “I don’t know if she can survive in that kind of environment. We could help her today, but tomorrow she might be tricked by Xizi Panger.”
An Xuetang’s deep eyes stared at Xi Zican’s back, “Then it depends on her own fate. But she’s not stupid. She was just protected too well from a young age and didn’t understand the treacherousness of human hearts. She herself is unwilling to believe that the elder sister and mother she has always relied on could be such true faces.”
After finishing her words, An Xuetang narrowed her eyes slightly, “However, since I chose to let her go, naturally I have to help her properly.”
“Although the Xi Liang Kingdom isn’t large, we won’t make enemies of them unless they make enemies of us. If Xizi Ke’er can ascend to the throne of the Xi Liang Kingdom, then based on our assistance to her today, she wouldn’t think of turning against us in the Northern Borderland after she takes the throne.”
Of course, these flowers knew. Everything they did today was for the peace of Beijiang.
However, Huāduǒ was still a bit worried. “Xīzǐ kě’ěr only understands now, but Xīzǐ pàn’ěr already has her own power base in her hands. It will be difficult for her to take that position.”
An Xuetang shrugged, “This is the time to test her abilities.”
However, An Xuetang always believed that someone who grew up in the palace couldn’t be truly innocent. And Xi Zicai wasn’t stupid enough to know nothing; she just didn’t want to compete.
Once she made up her mind and wanted the throne, she would find a way to rise to power.
After bidding farewell to Xizi Ke’er, An Xue Tang returned to her camp and began instructing Luo and the others on making explosives.
Besides Xunluo, three of the fourteen top experts from Xintang Valley have also arrived. The remaining ten have been sent to the capital city to protect Mo Yunjing.
Besides these four top masters, there are also one thousand ordinary masters.
These people are trustworthy, An Xuetang directly arranged them in the secret base of Xuntang Valley in Beijiang.
Then, I would personally explain to them how to make this bomb, including the specific ratios needed.
Two days passed, and the materials for making bomb packs had been transported to the base. However, these materials weren’t plentiful; they could only make about a thousand bomb packs at most.
Those materials they still had to continue searching for, but the materials for making explosives were not so easy to find either.
Therefore, An Xuetang simply had a thousand ordinary experts from Xun Tang Valley split into two groups. One group disguised themselves and was responsible for purchasing those raw materials from various places and transporting them back as much as possible.
The rest of the experts stayed at the base. As soon as the materials arrived, they would continue to make explosives and secretly transport them to the Beijang camp.
At this moment, inside the Beijang camp, An Xuetang was with Yun Yi and others in a heavily guarded tent, inspecting her bomb pack.
Yun Yi and others didn’t know what these were, so An Xue Tang personally explained to them how to use them.
Moreover, those who use these explosive packs in the future must choose someone with excellent light work skills. These explosives are incredibly powerful, and those without good light work may not have time to dodge them.
Yun Wu looked at these explosives and thought for a moment, “Big brother, since the princess said she wants someone with good light kung fu, let’s have the Yun family army take charge. Besides Eleven, Twelve to Nineteen are all here. Let them be responsible for placing and igniting these explosives.”