Quick Transmigration: Hosts, We're Only Responsible for Counterattacking

Chapter 229 The Soul of a Fallen Beauty (1)

At the summit of the Forbidden City, atop the high walls, amidst the clamor, a woman's body, like a thin cicada wing, gracefully fell from the sky, blooming into vast patches of blood-red flowers on the ground.

After that, bursts of crying suddenly erupted from the high wall.

"Sister, why are you so impulsive? Ruyi doesn't want you to die..." The woman rushed forward desperately, clinging tightly to the city wall as she looked down at the corpses below.

“Princess Ruyi, please don’t leave. Princess Jixiang has already passed away. If you leave now, the Zhao Kingdom will truly be without an heir.” The maid hurriedly grabbed her.

"But my sister..."

“It was only right that Princess Jixiang died for her country. She was a jinx to the Zhao Kingdom. If it weren’t for her collusion with the current Yuanzhou, how could the Zhao Kingdom not even have the strength to fight back?”

As she spoke, the maid's eyes flashed with hatred, and her tone became increasingly fierce.

"Collusion? How dare the princess's maid speak so presumptuously?" Yuan Zhou, whom the maid had mentioned, strode forward, his thin lips curving slightly upward, his deep eyes unfathomable.

"Princess, you must leave quickly." Although the maid was terrified, she still stood in front of the woman.

Yuan Zhou seemed to find this scene amusing, his face full of sarcasm. "When Zhao Yin was in power, he was tyrannical by nature, plundering the people's wealth everywhere, causing them to live in misery, to the point that they even resorted to cannibalism. How could anyone in such a Zhao state still be loyal to it?"

The woman pushed aside the maid, looked up at Yuan Zhou with her small face, her almond-shaped eyes wide open, and the beauty mark at the corner of her eye was very touching. "The victor is king, the loser is villain. You can kill or torture them as you please. Release those people. They are innocent. They were only obeying my father and had no choice but to do so."

Several officials who were caught showed expressions of emotion.

Yuan Zhou smiled, a glint of light in his eyes. "It's not impossible for me to release these people, as long as you, Princess, become my concubine. Then, these people and those palace servants can all live well."

“You…” the woman shook her head helplessly, “No.”

Yuan Zhou raised his hand, and the soldiers who were holding down the officials immediately drew their swords.

The woman cried out in terror, "No!" She slowly closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face. "I promise you."

Yuan Zhou pinched the woman's chin, his voice soft and gentle, "From now on, there will be no more Zhao Kingdom princesses, only my Rongfei, a peerless beauty, who shall be called Rongyi."

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Shen Yun floated in the air, silently watching the two of them.

What kind of Mary Sue plot is this? It's not going to be a tragic love story where the protagonist runs away with the baby and then suffers a terrible heartbreak while trying to win her back, is it?

She was floating in the air? Shen Yun then realized the problem. Yes, she felt a sharp pain when she first transmigrated.

Then she floated out.

So, what actually fell from above was this body.

Shen Yun looked over with a twitch of his lips. The corpse, dressed in snow-white clothes, looked even more gruesome against the white fabric.

Why couldn't she have waited until this body died before coming here?

They had to endure the pain of falling to their death.

She had reason to suspect that the dog hitting the ground was definitely intentional.

Shen Yun floated to the tree with a touch of melancholy, stretched out her hands, and her unhealthy white skin had a faint glow.

This body seems to have an expiration date.

"Accept the memories..."

The original owner of the body, Zhao Ruyi, was the little princess of the Zhao Kingdom. When she was born, the Zhao Kingdom, which had been suffering from a severe drought, was suddenly blessed with timely rain, so she was considered a lucky star of the Zhao Kingdom.

The Zhao Ruyi we just saw is actually this body's biological older sister, Zhao Jixiang. Ever since the original body was born, Zhao Jixiang felt resentful because she was no longer favored. When Yuanzhou led his troops, she opened the city gates for him, allowing him to capture the capital of Zhao with almost no casualties. The original body's father and mother died for their country.

When the maid wanted to take the original owner away to escape, Zhao Jixiang came and told her to jump off the city wall together, so that she could be worthy of her father and mother, and worthy of the old people of Zhao.

The two walked over wearing the same clothes, and Zhao Jixiang even had a beauty mark under his eye.

The two look very similar; apart from a beauty mark under the eye of the original owner, they are almost identical.

The original owner of this body was standing on the city wall, but before she could even speak, she was pushed off by her own sister.

The last thing she saw was her own sister's slightly mocking smile.

Zhao Jixiang, however, used her status to become the most favored concubine in the palace and to have children with her enemy.

The original owner's only wish was to let the world know Zhao Jixiang's true identity.

They put it so grandly, but really they just want her to spend her life with only a Buddhist lamp and a Buddhist temple.

If your true identity is discovered, this is the inevitable outcome.

Shen Yun touched her hair, feeling a little bored. Actually, she didn't quite understand why Zhao Jixiang insisted on using the original owner's name. After all, it seemed that Zhao Jixiang didn't like this younger sister very much. Wouldn't she feel uncomfortable when people called her Zhao Ruyi in the future?

"Zhao Jixiang doesn't have a good reputation," 2345 interjected.

Shen Yun silently looked at the large clump of hair that had fallen from her hand, then pretended nothing had happened and stuffed the hair back in. It was definitely not because she used too much force; it must be a side effect caused by the instability of the soul in this body.

Zhao Jixiang always felt that Zhao Ruyi's birth was the reason she lost favor with the emperor, although this may have been a contributing factor. However, the main reason was Zhao Jixiang's domineering and arrogant personality, and her cruel and tyrannical treatment of palace servants, which made her disliked by many.

In contrast to her, Zhao Ruyi was charming and easygoing, and with the added blessing of being blessed by heaven, everyone liked her.

No wonder she impersonated her own sister; it turns out she was after a good reputation.

I really don’t know what to say.

Yuanzhou's words were not entirely correct. While Zhao Yin did not make many contributions during his time in power, he did not make any excessive mistakes either.

His biggest mistake was probably his tendency to be weak.

A prosperous era needs a wise ruler; a chaotic era needs a ruthless hero.

By the time the throne of the Zhao family was passed down to Zhao Yin, the dynasty was already nearing its end.

These senior officials, from aristocratic families, relied on their seniority and status to commit heinous crimes and disregard human life.

Emerging scholars from humble backgrounds wanted to serve the imperial court but had no way to do so.

Zhao Yin had been pampered since childhood and naturally could not understand the hardships of ordinary people.

Furthermore, those people deliberately concealed the truth, so the injustices outside could not possibly reach him through the palace walls.

Even without Yuanzhou, there would still be Lizhou and Wangzhou.

But this is not the reason why Zhao Jixiang opened the city gate for Yuanzhou without permission. She is the one who enjoys the salary of a princess of Zhao, and she is the least qualified person to do this.

Yuan Zhou was the one who lost almost no soldiers, while countless Zhao palace servants suffered heavy casualties.

To be honest, even knowing Zhao Jixiang's reasons for doing this, Shen Yun still found it hard to understand.

I pray that my posts won't be deleted.
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