Lu Jue is starting to panic.

Because the princess is angry.

The female sat on the bed with her back to him, puffed up in a huff, radiating an aura that said, "I'm very angry, don't talk to me."

He had never seen Jiang Zhixia angry before. He stood helplessly by the bed, not knowing how to coax her.

Jiang Zhixia is about to explode.

Lu Jue had just explained the two options, and when she heard him choose the latter without hesitation, and then come back looking for praise and asking her to hand over his life, she was speechless with anger.

Who did she come to Hailan Star for?!

For whom is she so adamant about not handing over control of the chips?!

She racked her brains to give him freedom, but in the end, he was eagerly giving it away!

Putting aside the fact that the chip could explode in his heart at any moment, even if she handed it over, she wouldn't have control over it. How could she possibly clear his name of being a slave?!

And Jiang Ting too!

Why is he so obsessed with controlling Lu Jue's chips?

Jiang Zhixia grew angrier the more she thought about it, so she stood up and stormed out.

Lu Jue hurriedly followed, calling her pitifully, "Princess..."

Jiang Zhixia turned around and pointed, saying fiercely, "You wait here!"

Lu Jue stood frozen in place, watching her leave with unease.

Jiang Zhixia went to find Jiang Ting in a fierce manner.

Before I even reached the door, it slammed open.

A man with an imposing aura stood at the door, as if he had been waiting for her to arrive.

Jiang Zhixia paused, her momentum waning by half. "...Big brother."

Jiang Ting turned to the side, speaking sparingly: "Go in."

Jiang Zhixia's imposing manner completely vanished.

Under the gaze of those deep, silent eyes, she slipped through the door, plopped down on the sofa, and looked down at her toes.

Ultimately, Jiang Ting was concerned for her safety.

Therefore, she came to confront him without much confidence.

Jiang Ting watched as the female entered, looking dejected, her beautiful face filled with displeasure, and she deliberately chose a seat far away from him.

It was as if he were some kind of monstrous flood, about to devour her whole.

He slowly walked over and sat down opposite her, crossing his long legs.

"Say whatever you want to say," he paused, then added, "Don't be afraid of me."

He had anticipated her arrival and was determined to have a good talk with her, not wanting the female to be so afraid of him.

Jiang Zhixia: You said it yourself.

She looked up at him, her eyes filled with grievance: "Brother, I don't want to entrust his life to someone else."

other people?

A vein throbbed on Jiang Ting's forehead.

She had only liked him for a few days, and he, who had been her older brother for over a decade, was now someone else?

Jiang Zhixia, oblivious to the fact that her words had precisely hit a landmine, continued, "Big brother, I have control over him, is that not allowed?"

Jiang Ting gritted his teeth silently.

Put it in her hands so that she can secretly take people to remove the chip and free someone who might harbor hatred towards the royal family.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Jiang Zhixia hesitated and then said something else.

"Big brother, he really won't hurt me, you have to believe me."

Jiang Ting took a deep breath.

If it were before, he would have locked Jiang Zhixia up for three days after hearing just those few words.

Even when the Empress spoke to His Majesty, it had no effect.

Barely suppressing his agitated emotions, he looked at the female who kept calling him "Big Brother," saying things that could infuriate him.

"How can you be sure he won't hurt you? Based on a slave chip?"

"Do you know how easy it is for an S-class male to kill you in a few seconds before the chip explodes?"

Jiang Zhixia bit her lip in distress.

In fact, she knew Jiang Ting's concerns. From a normal perspective, it was normal for Lu Jue to harbor hostility towards the royal family after his entire family died at their hands. Therefore, he could not stay by her side as a royal princess.

However, she had a god's-eye view and knew that even though the Lu family had never been able to clear their name, Lu Jue had never betrayed the empire, and since she was a fake princess, the claim that she was Lu Jue's enemy did not exist.

But I can't say that out loud.

So all she could do was mutter and stubbornly insist, "He's been following me around for so long, if he wanted to do something, he would have done it already..."

Jiang Ting: "..." He was so angry that he couldn't say anything for a moment.

After infuriating the other person, Jiang Zhixia belatedly glanced at their expression.

...You're the one who lets me say whatever I want.

Jiang Ting hesitated for a long time before softening his tone and saying, "As long as he enters the military to prove his loyalty to the empire, he can stay by your side."

"But control..."

Before Jiang Zhixia could finish speaking, the man opposite her stood up!

Her scalp tightened, and she managed to swallow her words.

Jiang Ting leaned down, enveloping the female in his arms and forcing her to look him in the eye.

"Why are you unwilling to hand over control to me? Are you afraid I'll hurt him?"

Faced with the chilling aura emanating from her, Jiang Zhixia lowered her eyes and dared not utter a sound.

She wasn't afraid that Jiang Ting would hurt Lu Jue, after all, with Jiang Ting's strength, he wouldn't need any chip to kill Lu Jue.

What she feared was that if control was given to Jiang Ting, even if the Lu family overturned the case, Lu Jue would not regain his freedom.

After all, this older brother had ulterior motives towards "her," forcibly kissing her and stalking her. Wasn't Su Chen being deliberately forgotten by the royal family in the Su family the best example?

In Jiang Ting's eyes, her expression was tantamount to acquiescence.

He took in the woman's troubled expression, and his eyes darkened.

It makes sense when you think about it. She had long been aware of her feelings and that her "biological" brother was coveting her. Any other female would have felt disgusted just looking at him. The fact that she could still sit here and act out the "brother and sister" act is already quite remarkable.

It's normal to be wary of yourself.

This is normal.

He took a slow, deep breath and took the opportunity to inhale the scent he had longed for to calm himself down.

The prince, who had managed to appease himself, used all his patience to explain.

"You need to understand that regardless of whether he was a slave or not, the Lu family members are dead, and that's an unchangeable fact."

"Even if you grant him his freedom, the entire royal family, including myself, will not allow someone like him to exist by your side. The only way is to let him join the military to prove his loyalty to the royal family."

"But to get a convict into the military, he has to put his life in my hands, and that's far from enough."

Jiang Zhixia looked puzzled: If that's not enough, why do you keep wanting control?

Jiang Ting sighed softly at her bewildered gaze, "I came here for the same reason as you: to investigate the Lu family."

Jiang Zhixia looked surprised upon hearing this.

Jiang Ting spoke clearly, staring intently at her.

"Slave chips cannot guarantee that he won't do something to harm the empire with the determination to die. Proving his innocence is the most appropriate thing to do."

His eyes widened in shock.

What?!

"Big brother, you... you're here to exonerate the Lu family too?"

Jiang Ting's eyelids twitched.

"You trust him, though."

He just wanted to see if the Lu family still had any room to maneuver. After all, even he had to admit that Lu Jue was a very talented warrior, and it would be a pity if he didn't go to the battlefield.

She, on the other hand, kept talking about overturning the verdict, as if she was certain that the Lu family was innocent.

It's hard to believe that the wolf cub has been whispering so much in the pillow even before he's climbed into the female's bed.

Jiang Zhixia murmured incredulously, "So you didn't come with me?"

She thought Jiang Ting was so perverted that he was chasing her everywhere!

Jiang Ting paused, then asked, "...?"

His eyes narrowed, and he asked in a low voice, "You think I'm following you?"

Feeling guilty, Jiang Zhixia looked away with a shifty gaze.

Jiang Ting almost laughed out of anger.

"Jiang Zhixia, what do you take me for?"

She was worried that he would abuse his power and harm her, and she also suspected that he was following and monitoring her.

In her eyes, was he such a filthy male?

Jiang Zhixia: "..."

This was the first time she had ever heard Jiang Ting call her by her full name; it seemed he had really angered her.

But knowing that he shared the same goal as her, she gave him a fawning smile.

"So, brother, did you find anything?"

In an attempt to gain the understanding of the females, the usually taciturn Crown Prince spoke at length, leaving him utterly exhausted.

His eyes were icy. "I was just about to check when I ran into you."

Hailanxing Hot Spring Area is a well-known haven of gentle comforts among women.

She certainly knows how to have fun.

The female, with her red lips and white teeth, blinked her innocent-looking big eyes and gave a sly smile.

"Then you don't need to go, brother."

Jiang Ting: "?"

After a while.

Jiang Ting looked at the mining record in his hand and fell into deep thought.

"...You told the Jin family you'd give them ore to appease the beastman, and you got this record?"

Jiang Zhixia nodded with a proud expression.

She's so smart!

Before she could finish feeling proud, she met the man's gaze, which was filled with unreadable emotions.

"You like him that much?"

Look, she's even using her C-rank useless female identity to her advantage.

In the past, she would get so angry that she would tear the roof off the palace if anyone mentioned her spiritual power.

Jiang Zhixia pursed her lips, as if she could smell a hint of jealousy.

She feigned ignorance, gesturing to him with her eyes, still trying to persuade him, "Brother, as long as we follow this record, we'll find out quickly! After the Lu family's case is overturned, Lu Jue will no longer be a slave, so can we regain control of him...?"

Lu Jue Lu Jue Lu Jue.

Jiang Ting put away the record without expression.

"Hey! Big brother! Record it..."

"come over."

He felt that Jiang Zhixia was doing it on purpose, and he couldn't stand it anymore.

Jiang Zhixia didn't know what he wanted to do, and hesitantly approached.

Suddenly, she was pulled away and lifted into the air. Before she could react, she was pressed into the other person's arms!

Jiang Zhixia's mind went blank: What's wrong? She's not pretending anymore? She's coming clean?!

"Big Brother..."

She looked terrified and tried to struggle, but was gently held down.

"Don't move," a warm breath brushed against my neck, and a deep, husky voice came from beside my ear, "I'll look into this for you, let me hold you for a while."

He went to so much trouble to pave the way for her beloved male, so it's not unreasonable for him to ask for this little reward, is it?

The room was eerily quiet.

Jiang Zhixia remained frozen in Jiang Ting's arms for a full three minutes.

The man's arms were steady and strong, encircling her waist and trapping her in his embrace. The cold aura gradually warmed by his burning body temperature, giving it a hint of ambiguity.

She could even feel the rise and fall of his heartbeat, and she sat obediently, not daring to move, her face burning.

Only when Jiang Ting finally loosened his grip did she spring up from his lap as if granted a pardon, staggering back two steps.

"Big brother..."

"Give me control." Jiang Ting said calmly, extending his hand.

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