Chapter One Hundred and Fifty-Nine
Xu Heming took a deep breath and looked up at the sky speechlessly.
Him, having a child?
Was this girl out of her mind?
What gave her the illusion that he could have a child?
Did he agree to this?
"Miss, let me go back. Out of respect for Master Kong, I'll pretend this never happened," Xu Heming said in a placating tone.
"Husband, you know my elder brother?" Kong Meng'er widened her eyes, looking at Xu Heming.
She cursed her brother inwardly. He knew such a handsome man and didn't tell her?
He simply didn't take his own sister seriously.
"I am not your husband. I have a wife and children. Please behave yourself, miss, and quickly undo the pressure points on my body!" Xu Heming was exasperated. He felt that no matter how he spoke to this person, she just didn't understand.
"What can she give you? Can she claim an entire mountain for you like I can? Look, all of this is the territory I've won for you?" Kong Meng'er pointed proudly at the expanse of barren hills behind her.
"You want me to stay here and farm for you? Have you even looked at how much land this is? Do I look like I can farm it? Besides, do I look like someone who knows how to farm?" Xu Heming was practically amused to anger by this girl's bizarre train of thought.
Besides, did he look like a farmer?
Or was he supposed to seek hardship for no reason, give up being a prince to follow this foolish girl and farm?
Even if he weren't a prince, staying with Li Zhiwei at the Li family would be better than being a peasant here, wouldn't it?
It wasn't that he looked down on farmers, but compared to farming, he could do more things to benefit the people.
"Besides, where would you have me live? Someone as handsome as me can't just sleep on the ground, can he?" Xu Heming continued, regardless of what the girl might think.
"I am a prince. The food I eat, the places I live, the things I use, they all have to be the best. I don't know how to do manual labor," Xu Heming added with a haughty expression.
"What you say does make some sense," Kong Meng'er scratched her head. She also couldn't picture such a handsome man doing the rough work of a laborer here.
"Wait a moment!" Kong Meng'er said, and then she vanished without a trace.
Li'an County
Shen An'an looked at Xun Lang, who had suddenly appeared in her room, and wanted to scream, but Xun Lang covered her mouth.
"Don't scream!" Xun Lang whispered in warning.
"Don't scream. I have something to ask you," Xun Lang signaled to Shen An'an that he would let go if she didn't scream.
Although frightened, Shen An'an still had a strong impression of Xun Lang.
So she nodded.
Xun Lang then released his hand.
"Are you alright?" Xun Lang asked carefully after letting go.
Shen An'an shook her head, then nodded.
She was not alright. She was conflicted. Xun Lang, she remembered, was the one who warned that someone wanted Li Zhiwei's life, right?
Why was he appearing in her private chamber?
"??" Xun Lang was also confused by Shen An'an. Was she alright or not?
Shen An'an looked at Xun Lang, and a sudden idea formed in her mind.
"Great hero, can you help me with something?" Shen An'an asked, looking at Xun Lang with a pleading expression.
"With what? I'm very expensive!" Xun Lang was an assassin. Hiring him naturally came at a high price.
"I want you to deliver a letter for me." Shen An'an felt she had to tell Li Zhiwei about this matter. Otherwise, she couldn't enjoy the wealth and status gained from sacrificing Li Zhiwei with a clear conscience.
"Miss Shen, just for this, you're asking me?" Xun Lang thought this Miss Shen must not know his worth.
Otherwise, how would she dare to ask?
"Please, I don't know who else to turn to for help now. I can't go myself." Shen An'an knew Huo Yunyao's methods.
She was afraid that if she went to tell An'an directly, it would provoke Huo Yunyao to target their Shen family.
But if she really followed Huo Yunyao's plan, her conscience wouldn't be at peace either.
"Alright, alright, I'll help. Is there nothing else?" Xun Lang thought delivering a letter, he'd just do it for free for her.
But what he wanted to ask wasn't this.
After getting Xun Lang's agreement, Shen An'an hurried to the desk to write a letter to Li Zhiwei. Only after finishing the letter did she somewhat puzzledly answer Xun Lang's earlier question.
"Should I have something else? I already relayed the message you asked me to tell Miss Li," Shen An'an said, looking innocently at Xun Lang, not understanding what he meant.
"Fine, as long as you're alright." After saying this, Xun Lang vanished into the night with a flicker.
However, when Xun Lang arrived at the Li family residence, he also felt troubled.
After all, he could sense there were many skilled fighters in the Li household. If he barged in recklessly, he definitely wouldn't come to a good end.
But thinking of the letter in his bosom, Xun Lang simply leaped directly into the Li family courtyard.
"Who's there?" Qing Chuan frowned. He had seen this person lurking suspiciously outside the manor earlier.
He hadn't expected him to actually come in.
Seems he has quite the nerve.
"Brother, spare me! I'm here to deliver a letter to Miss Li." Even though he was prepared to be discovered, Xun Lang hadn't expected that he, the number one assassin of Lan Nuo Kingdom, would be spotted the moment he appeared. It was quite a blow to his pride.
"What letter?" Qing Chuan frowned, thinking about how many people had been loitering outside the Li residence lately.
But this was the first one to break in.
Just to deliver a letter?
"This, this... I'm delivering a letter for Miss Shen to Miss Li," Xun Lang said ingratiatingly, thinking to himself that this job wasn't easy either. He shouldn't have been swayed by a pretty face, seeing the young lady's distress and volunteering to deliver the letter for free.
Now look, his life might not even be safe. If he died, he wondered if that young Miss Shen would come collect his body?
Thinking of this, Xun Lang inwardly cried out that this was a huge loss.
Qing Chuan frowned but still took the letter.
"Keep an eye on him," Qing Chuan said, then took the letter to find Li Zhiwei.
Li Zhiwei looked at the letter in her hand, feeling somewhat strange.
"Bring the person who delivered it for me to see," Li Zhiwei said, feeling uneasy.
"Princess, that's not advisable. What if that villain intends to harm you?" Qing Chuan objected.
Li Zhiwei frowned, first opened the letter, and after reading its contents, her frown deepened even more.
Although she knew Huo Yunyao wasn't as kind as she appeared on the surface, she actually wanted to drug her.
However, she hadn't received any invitation from the Huo or Zhu families yet.
Without a second thought, Li Zhiwei wrote a reply to Shen An'an.
If Huo Yunyao wanted to harm her, then she would turn the tables on her.
So, her letter to Shen An'an only contained three words: Agree to it!
"Here you go!" Qing Chuan tossed the letter to Xun Lang.
"What?" Xun Lang didn't understand. Hadn't he already explained?
He was just a messenger.
"Take the letter to the young lady of the Li family!" Qing Chuan reminded him, seeing the man still acting foolishly.
"What?" Xun Lang wanted to cry. He only agreed to deliver a letter once, he didn't agree to take one back too!
"Aren't you leaving yet? Do you want to stay the night?" Qing Chuan shot him a cold glance and asked.
In the desolate mountains, Xu Heming lay alone on the ground, unable to move a muscle.
He tried to break free from his sealed acupoints, but it was futile.
Suddenly, he sensed someone approaching, and a flicker of panic rose in his heart!
