Romance of the Resurrected Crown Princess and the Cold-blooded Wolf King

In the Eastern Palace of the Crown Princess.

Duanmu Xi was sitting by the table, rubbing her temples. She drank too much last night, making her have a headache today.

“Your Highness, here is the hangover alleviating soup.”

Ziwan put a jade bowl in front of Duanmu Xi carefully.

Duanmu Xi took the jade bowl and drank up the soup.

“Here come Her Majesty the Empress and His Highness the Royal Consort…”

As the palace maids outside the palace chanted, Duanmu Xue and Huangfu Che walked inside.

Duanmu Xi rose and saluted the two of them.

“Mother, Father.”

“Xi, are you okay? Have you drunk the hangover alleviating soup?” Duanmu Xue saw her chin rested on her palm and immediately said nervously.

“Yeah.” Duanmu Xi nodded.

“Come here. Xi, have a seat.”

Duanmu Xue dragged Duanmu Xi over and made her sit down, her face full of anxiety.

“Xi, you are in trouble. You drank too much last night. Your father and I didn’t come to you then. Unexpectedly, the news that you and Qing intend to fight a duel has been spread in the whole capital overnight. Now, you cannot regret it even if you want to.”

Duanmu Xi frowned, “Mother, I was not drunk last night. I was sober.”

“Then why you…”

Duanmu Xue stared at Duanmu Xi in astonishment.

Huangfu Che knitted his eyebrows, “Currently, this is not the most important thing but the Sparrow Slaying Platform. Xi, you lost your memory. You don’t know Sparrow Slaying Platform is also called Life-and-death Platform. Whoever gets on Sparrow Slaying Platform is faced with two possibilities if he wants to get down. One is to get down alive and the other one is to be carried down dead.”

“Oh? A life-and-death battle? Great.” Duanmu Xi raised her eyebrows with an intrigued look.

She was worried about no chance of seeking revenge. Since Duanmu Qing wanted to court death, she would let Duanmu Qing have it.

“Xi, you…”

Seeing that Duanmu Xi looked sure to win, Duanmu Xue was rather anxious.

How could she not feel worried at all? Did she forget that she was incapable of martial arts? When she came back, she was completely changed. They couldn’t figure out her thoughts at all.

Huangfu Che was also anxious.

“Duanmu Qing has been a Mysterious Master. Think about this. If you want to quit the duel, I can help you.”

“Father, Mother, please believe me.”

Duanmu Xi looked at Duanmu Xue and Huangfu Che with a serious look.

She actually didn’t care about Duanmu Qing at all.

…

No matter what Duanmu Xi said, Duanmu Xue and Huangfu Che couldn’t be assured. Although they were persuaded to leave by Duanmu Xi, they still made some preparations in secret out of worry.

In the study of Princess Jing’s mansion.

“Qing, well done last night.”

Duanmu Shuang looked at Duanmu Qing with her face full of delight and meanwhile kept nodding her head.

“We can get rid of the crown princess without effort during the duel on Sparrow Slaying Platform in two days. As long as Duanmu Xi dies, I can make you the crown princess.”

“Thank you, Mother.”

Duanmu Qing smiled with gloomy eyes.

“I will make her die on Sparrow Slaying Platform this time for sure. I must let the whole world know that I’m the most qualified person to be the crown princess of the Zhuque Empire.”

“Haha. What an aspiring girl!”

Duanmu Shuang patted Duanmu Qing’s shoulder laughingly.

“I believe that you can make it. Duanmu Xue will not only lose her beloved daughter but also lose face in front of all. I’m looking forward to seeing her reaction.”

“Once Duanmu Xi is dead, Duanmu Xue will suffer a severe blow. By then, Huangfu Che will be yours.”

Duanmu Qing knew that Duanmu Shuang was obsessed with Huangfu Che so she deliberately said so.

Duanmu Shuang was excited with a glimmer of lust flashing across her eyes.

When she saw Duanmu Shuang’s lustful facial expression, a glint of disdain crossed Duanmu Qing’s eyes.

“Fine. Go prepare for the duel well.”

“I’m leaving then.”

The moment Duanmu Qing walked out of the study, a servant of the mansion came to report, “Your Highness, Mr. Si requests meeting you.”

Duanmu Qing was slightly dazed. Why did Si Yunhan want to meet her?

“Bring him to the South Villa to meet me.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” The servant received the order and left.

Shortly, the servant ushered Si Yunhan into the South Villa.

“Greetings, Your Highness.”

Upon seeing Duanmu Qing, Si Yunhan immediately went forward and saluted.

“Now you know about the etiquette. How did I not find you were so courteous?”

Duanmu Qing pinched Si Yunhan’s chin with a teasing look.

Actually, this man was good-looking. Although he was not as handsome as Xuanyuan Mo, he was somewhat charming.

Si Yunhan frowned and deep annoyance crossed his eyes but he didn’t parry her act.

“Your Highness, I’m here to make a request. I hope you can grant it.”

Duanmu Qing raised her eyebrows and stared at Si Yunhan with intrigue.

“Oh? What is it? Tell me.”

Si Yunhan’s eyes glittered, “As to the duel two days later, I hope that you can show mercy for Her Highness the Crown Princess.”

His cold voice carried a glimmer of begging.

His request made Duanmu Qing’s intrigued countenance become gloomy instantly. She pinched Si Yunhan’s chin harder and harder.

“You love her so much that you can beg me to spare her?”

Si Yunhan felt pain but he didn’t dare to take any action. He explained carefully, “No… I just can’t bear to…”

“Don’t forget who you are, my fiancé.”

Si Yunhan hadn’t finished explaining when Duanmu Qing suddenly shook his chin away.

Then, she shouted at a maid in the South Villa, “Wen, see him off.”

After shouting, Duanmu Qing just left without looking back.

D*mn it. What was good about that total wreck? Why did all the handsome men like her?

Duanmu Qing clenched her fists with a fierce look. Three days later, Duanmu Qing must stamp on Duanmu Xi and torture her to death…

Three days passed by.

Today, crowds thronged within a radius of a hundred miles from Sparrow Slaying Platform. The people all stretched their necks, waiting for the two candidates of the duel to show up.

When it was seven o’clock, a servant lit up a big stick of joss, which would last two hours.

Duanmu Qing also arrived at Sparrow Slaying Platform early. Today, she was dressed in red, swanking and beautiful.

There were a lot of private rooms on Sparrow Slaying Platform. Every private room was filled with people today. Duanmu Xue, Huangfu Che, Duanmu Fei, Duanmu Xian and the others were sitting in the biggest private room on the second floor.

An hour later, Duanmu Xi still didn’t show up, which made the audience start to gossip.

“The joss has been half burned. Her Highness the Crown Princess may not come.”

“Her Highness the Crown Princess must be frightened. When she gets on the Sparrow Slaying Platform, it won’t be that easy for her to get down.”

“Alas. It seems that today’s duel won’t happen.”

“…”

Duanmu Qing looked at the empty position on the opposite and snorted.

“Duanmu Xi, are you scared? Whether you come or not, I’ll make you lose all standing and reputation,” she thought.