Villain Lady

The high pitched voice coupled with the tone of authority startled the soldiers. Their eyes landed on the young woman on top of the horse. The veil prevented them from seeing her face, but that pair of eyes filled with power were something that they were familiar with.

Princess Ji Xiaoli?

Some soldiers were doubtful because they knew that the second prince have already told them that the first prince and his wife would not survive. Yet, the one standing before them was clearly that very princess.

"Open the gate," Wei Liuying commanded.

"But…"

"Who's the one holding authority here?" Wei Liuying asked, her tone was forceful. "I have only come out for a few days but it seems that the concept of power has completely change."

"That's…."

"Mo."

"Yes, Princess." Shi Mo jumped off the horse and lunged forward. As a veteran soldier in Prince Ji Sheng's army, it was clear that he had good swordsmanship. The two soldiers blocking the way were killed almost immediately.

Wei Liuying watched the two of them dying with indifference. She was sure that when Princess Ji Xiaoli was here, she had already seen this countless times. The dispute between the two princes could never be resolved so easily.

"Let's go in."

"Yes, Princess."

Shi Mo pushed the gate open and noticed that there were a lot of soldiers there. They were wearing confused expression, and when they saw Wei Liuying, they were stunned. Many of them were on the second prince's side because they believed that only the second prince was worthy of the throne.

A middle aged man came forward and looked at Wei Liuying. He frowned when he saw the two dead bodies behind her.

"Care to explain what this is?"

"I come to ask you the same question. Why are soldiers from Xiong Tribe come to kill me and my husband?" Wei Liuying replied.

The middle aged man frowned. "What are you talking about? We…"

Trang!

A knife was thrown to the front. It was taken from one of the soldiers who attacked Princess Ji Xiaoli. Xiong Tribe have unique craftsmanship that would make high quality weapon along with their tribe's mark. 

The knife had the tribe's mark. 

"This knife can only belong to someone in Xiong Tribe. It comes from an attacker to me."

The middle aged man looked at 'Princess Ji Xiaoli.' In the past, Princess Ji Xiaoli might be a bit annoying, but she was mostly only care for herself. She would not step on other things that would damage her reputation among the people there.

Her wariness made them happy because they could make use of her.

But now, it didn't seem to be the case.

"They might have stolen…"

"Stolen the knife that belong to the second prince?" Wei Liuying asked with a sneer.

"You… Don't spout nonsense!"

"Who am I spouting nonsense to? I'm sure that by now, His Highness the Second Prince have already departing for war because I'm supposedly die, am I right?" Wei Liuying asked with a cold tone. "It seems that you people from the second prince's faction are nothing more than blood thirsty people."

"That's a lie!" The middle aged man shouted. "We'll never…"

"Who are lying by now?" Wei Liuying asked and stepped forward. Her eyes were looking at the middle aged man with challenge. "Since you want to kill me so badly, why don't you do that right now in front of all of your soldiers?"

Shi Mo felt sweat covered his back when he heard what Wei Liuying said. He had heard what she planned to do, but when she truly executed it, he was astounded. It was much more than what he expected her to ever do. She basically challenged all the soldiers here upfront without caring for her life.

Did she not want to sneak in and do this in a more covert way?

What Shi Mo didn't know was that there was no time to waste. Wei Liuying didn't know anything about Princess Ji Xiaoli's interaction with the elders and many other people. Even with Shi Mo's knowledge, the risk of her getting found out was simply too big. Rather than risking her life to impersonate the princess, it would be better for her to strike it upfront and acted as if she changed because of shock.

Wei Liuying looked at the middle aged man. "If you kill me right now, you would achieve your objective, no? No one will be able to stop your prince's path to the throne."

"Princess Ji Xiaoli, mind your language!" the middle aged man interrupted. His eyes were filled with fear. The princess he faced right now felt completely different than the one he ever faced in the past.

Wei Liuying laughed. "What? Are you afraid that I'll say the truth? The truth that all of you are conspiring to go against the Emperor's words and supported the second prince to the throne? Do you think I'm stupid to not realize it with your action towards me?"

The middle aged man was trying to find way to stop Wei Liuying from speaking. If he used violence, it would be the same as acknowledging the truth. But if he didn't do something, everything will fall apart.

The soldiers around him were already looking at him with suspicious gazes.

Wei Liuying stopped speaking for a moment and scanned the soldiers. Some of them were already wielding their sword, ready to pull it out when it was necessary. However, no one seemed to dare stepping over their leader's head.

'They're good.'

'But this won't stop me.'

Wei Liuying stepped forward. "Why don't you say anything? Do you want to tell me that everything is nothing more than my imagination?"

The middle aged man forced a smile on his face. "Princess, you must be tired because of the journey, why not…"

Swish!

A sword was pointed to the middle aged man's neck. Wei Liuying was naturally good at swordsmanship, so it was very easy for her to control it so that the sword would not wound him. However, having a sword pointed at one's neck could easily make one's determination falter.

The middle aged man's eyes turned cold as he eyed the sword warily. "Princess, do you wish to wage war against us?"