I really became a king.

Chapter 18 Princess Duan Returns to the North

This night was destined to be an uneventful night.

The moment Princess Duan stepped out of Prince Duan's Mansion, the entire Dali Imperial Capital fell into an inexplicable atmosphere of tension, because her identity was too sensitive.

The Northern Frontier has always been a thorn in the heart of the Dali royal family since the founding of the dynasty. The Mu family has been operating it for countless generations and has a solid position. They have been granted the title of King of the Northern Frontier for generations and are real local emperors.

But by the generation of Mu Xiruo's father, the Mu family had declined, leaving only Mu Xiruo as the only daughter. After years of planning, the Dali Dynasty arranged for the current Prince Duan to marry Mu Xiruo, and through this he also took initial control of the northern border.

But now, Mu Xiruo wants to go back to Northern Frontier!
Without the order of Dali Emperor Jiang Zhenyi, no one dared to let her go.

"Princess, please don't make things difficult for me. Without the emperor's order, I dare not open the city gate." A general in golden armor bowed.

Behind him was a golden battle formation consisting of thousands of imperial guards, firmly guarding the city gate.

"I've said I'll give you one stick of incense to ask for permission." Mu Xiruo, who was dressed in a fiery red military uniform, said softly, "After one stick of incense, I must leave the imperial capital!"

The tone was light, but powerful, and it reached the ears of the generals present, as well as the countless ears and eyes hiding in the dark.

"Alas, fourth sister-in-law, you should understand that if the emperor will not let you go back to the Northern Frontier, there is no need to do this." A middle-aged man walked over from a distance. He had a heroic face and was dressed in light yellow brocade. It was Jiang Mo, the Prince Yi of the Dali Dynasty.

Mu Xiruo seemed to have known the other party's arrival for a long time. She shook her head and said, "Thirteenth brother, there is no point in saying more. You can't make the decision on this." Then she stopped talking.

Prince Yi Jiang Mo was stunned for a moment, and really did not say anything. At this point, no one except the Emperor of Dali could make the decision.

Not long after, a figure walked towards them in the twilight. It looked like he was just taking a simple walk, but each step was very strange. From the time the other person appeared in everyone's sight to when he appeared in front of them, it only took a blink of an eye.

"Old slave Mo Ruhai greets the princess."

Mo Ruhai, one of the shadows of Emperor Dali, is almost always with him and is definitely the most trusted among the trusted. His every word and action represents the will of Emperor Dali, Jiang Zhenyi.

Seeing this person appear, the golden-armored generals guarding the city gate, including Prince Yi Jiang Mo, all breathed a sigh of relief. The person who could make the decision had come.

"Mr. Mo is polite." Mu Xiruo replied, and then went straight to the point: "I wonder what the emperor's will is?"

Hearing the word "Emperor Father", Mo Ruhai's eyes flashed inexplicably, and he said with a wry smile: "Why do you have to ask this, Princess?" The meaning is self-evident.

"Then stop talking nonsense and fight!"

As Mu Xiruo spoke softly, dozens of figures behind him instantly became full of blood and energy, and the magic weapons and treasures in their hands rang slightly. The golden battle formation of the imperial army on the opposite side also surged in strength, and hundreds of black shadows appeared around them, and a battle was about to break out.

"Princess, have you thought it over? You guys can't get out of the imperial capital." Mo Ruhai seemed not to have seen it.

"So what! Today you either die or go back to Northern Frontier! There is no third choice." Mu Xiruo's words were full of heroism, and her fiery red military uniform fluttered slightly in the wind.

"Alas, Princess, do you know what the consequences of this battle will be?" Mo Ruhai sighed.

What are the consequences? Needless to say, everyone present understood.

Mu Xiruo was the only direct descendant of the Mu family, the king of Northern Frontier. Once he died in the imperial capital, the old Northern Frontier troops, who were already ready to revolt, would inevitably rise up, causing chaos in Northern Frontier. The direct consequence would be that foreign troops would march southward and countless lives would be lost.

For countless years, the cavalry of foreign races will once again trample on the homeland of mankind.

"I am just an ordinary weak woman. What does the world's situation have to do with me?" Mu Xiruo expressed her attitude in one sentence. Mo Ruhai sighed secretly, thinking of the emperor's instructions, and after a moment of silence, he said in a serious voice: "The emperor asked, what does the princess want to do after returning to the northern border?"

Mu Xiruo's face straightened and she asked, "What did the emperor say about my father's death more than a decade ago?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of everyone present changed. Although they did not say it explicitly, they were actually questioning what role Emperor Dali played in this.

Mo Ruhai said without any hesitation: "The emperor once told me that the northern border is the barrier of Dali. We can fight for it, but we must never do anything that will destroy the Great Wall. This is also the ancestral precept of the Dali royal family."

Mu Xiruo closed her eyes and thought for a while. When she opened them again, her eyes sparkled and she said in a crisp voice, "My Northern Frontier Mu family also has an ancestral precept that generations will guard the Northern Frontier and forever be the barrier of the Great Li Frontier. Our military will always point its spearhead to the north!"

The sound is crisp and powerful.

Mo Ruhai stared at Mu Xiruo, and Mu Xiruo looked back at him. The scene was silent except for the sound of swords and armor shaking gently. Everyone held their breath, with blood surging in their bodies, waiting for the last moment.

The outcome of war or peace will soon be known.

Mo Ruhai turned his gaze to the dozens of figures behind Princess Duan who were surging with blood and energy and looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy. He secretly sighed at the powerful foundation of the Northern Frontier.

The lowest of these dozens of people is at the sixth level of martial arts, and there are also seventh and eighth level warriors among them. There may even be ninth level peak warriors hiding. This is still in the open. As for those hidden in the dark, this huge Dali Imperial Capital...

"Open the city gates! Send the princess back north!"

Following Mo Ruhai's order, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

"Please allow me to greet my father, Mr. Mo." Mu Xiruo gently bent her knees and bowed in the direction of the imperial palace.

"Please take away everyone you can, Princess." Mo Ruhai said with a chuckle.

"That's fine. I haven't been home for so many years and I need some help around me." Mu Xiruo gestured to the old man beside her.

A black flute appeared in the old man's hand. He put it to his mouth and blew it gently. After just a moment, the same flute sound could be heard faintly throughout the entire Dalihuang City.

Then, figures kept gathering towards the city gate. In the end, there were over ten thousand people gathered at the scene, more than half of whom were wearing armor, and many were middle and lower-level generals from the imperial guards. Even among the thousands of guards stationed at the city gate, there were hundreds of people...

Prince Duan’s Mansion, Snow Garden.

Jiang Yi was also waiting for something and paid no attention to the sounds of fighting coming from Prince Duan's mansion from time to time. Behind him, Fu Long stood silently with his hands folded, like an old monk in meditation.

"Prince, the princess has left the imperial capital..."

In the Snow Garden, a young eunuch trotted in with his head lowered and described the scene at the city gate in detail.

"Tens of thousands of people..." This is the foundation of the Northern Frontier King's lineage. After all, they have been guarding the Northern Frontier for generations and have countless old subordinates.

In her previous life's memories, Mu Xiruo also led tens of thousands of people in a bloody battle in the imperial capital, and finally broke through the gate and escaped. But this life has changed. The Emperor of Dali took the initiative to release her back to the Northern Frontier.

Jiang Yi stood up, feeling inevitably a little excited. Everything was almost settled, and the era that belonged to him, Jiang Yi, had arrived!
From a stand-in to a royal family member, he completed a perfect transformation.

From then on, he, Jiang Yi, was Prince Yi, Jiang Zhongbao, the grandson of the current emperor of the Dali Dynasty and the heir of the Prince Duan's Mansion. As long as Prince Duan, Jiang Lie, did not come back, the Prince Duan's Mansion would be under his control.

(End of this chapter)