Genshin Impact: I, the Winter Prince, reign supreme.

The curse from the laws of nature cannot be purified even by the gods, so it's no wonder that Prince Zhidong would lead the rebellion against the laws of nature.

This little incident made Amber and Barbara begin to understand Su Yu's position.

I felt even more respect for this prince who was here until winter.

Just how strong must a man's willpower be to endure the daily pain brought by the curse?

Such a strong will is unparalleled in the history of Teyvat!

At the same time, the two women looked at Su Yu's calm and composed demeanor and couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

“Miss Amber, Miss Barbara, I usually use compassion to pity my enemies. The consequence of abusing compassion is that when you really want to sympathize with someone, it can backfire.”

While tending to her wounds, Barbara asked, "Your Highness, do you have any enemies in Winter? I heard you are favored by Her Majesty the Queen; she won't send you to the front lines, will she?"

Amber was also eager to know the answer to this question.

To her, Prince Zhidong was an enigmatic man, and she couldn't help but want to understand him.

Chapter 27 Forcing People to Do Things They Don't Want

Su Yu sat upright in the chair.

He has a straight back and a sturdy build, exuding a tough and masculine air.

This is particularly noticeable compared to the feminine male figures favored in Mondstadt.

"Do you really want to know? If you find out the answer, you might regret asking me."

Amber smiled and said, "How could that be? We are all curious about Your Highness's experiences. You don't know, the legendary story of how you became a prince in three years is widely circulated in Mondstadt."

"Three years ago, I was still very weak..."

Su Yu lifted his trouser leg and pointed to his knee: "This sword strike came from an assassin from the Kingdom of Winter. My entire leg was severed at the time, but I killed the assassin and found the [Doctor] with the severed leg. The leg was later saved, but the assassin's poison invaded my nerves and tissues. It took another six months to completely remove the poison."

"【Doctor】Even with your highly skilled medical expertise, the executive has been treating you for half a year. Is this toxin very potent?" Barbara asked.

"The toxin came from a demon god who died at the end of winter. I was the enemy of winter, and I extracted the toxin from the demon god's corpse specifically for assassination."

In Teyvat, any poison associated with a demon god is absolutely the most potent poison.

After Barbara became a prayer priest, she gained some understanding of these taboos.

Historical records state that a deity in Teyvat was once poisoned by an evil demon with a magical potion.

"Your Highness, your prestige during the winter is unmatched. How could anyone possibly want to assassinate you?"

Barbara then asked.

“My two decrees for the Winter Reforms damaged the core interests of the slave-owning class.”

"What kind of law is it about?"

"First, abolish slavery; second, prohibit the buying and selling of people."

Barbara was not very familiar with the situation at the time of winter and could not understand the implications.

Amber, on the other hand, had read about the relevant information in the Knights of Favonius' intelligence.

Before the Winter Empire, it was a slave-owning state. Slave owners controlled a large number of slaves, including local farmers from Winter and people who had been traded from the other six countries.

The slaves suffered a miserable fate, being sold at will like commodities. Men were sent to mines and farms to do hard labor, while women were sold to taverns to entertain the wealthy.

Three years ago, during the winter, an unprecedented reform was suddenly implemented, abolishing slavery and strictly prohibiting the buying and selling of people.

This message is seen by the outside world as a huge step forward for Zhidong, and also marks the beginning of Zhidong's rise to strength.

It turns out that the unsung hero behind this was none other than Prince Zhidong.

Looking at Su Yu again, Amber felt even more admiration and respect.

The life story of this Prince Zhidong is far more legendary than the rumors outside.

His rise to power can be described as magnificent and turbulent.

"Your Highness, what happened next? Did you seek revenge on those slave owners?"

Su Yu gently shook her head.

“As you know, I wouldn’t normally be involved in such matters personally. That very night, at the Queen’s behest, eleven executioners massacred the entire slave-owning family. The next day, their blood stained the entire street outside Winter Palace.”

Amber listened with immense tension and excitement.

"Your Highness, I support your reforms. These human traffickers deserve to die!"

Anyone with a sense of justice would cheer for Prince Zhidong's reforms.

Su Yu unbuttoned his shirt and pointed to the scar on his heart, saying, "This wound came from a heretic. The leader of that heretic once ran for the eleventh seat of the Fools' Order of the Executors."

"Campaign executive? That sounds impressive. Why would the leader of the heretics want to kill you?"

"Barbara asked."

"They uphold the tradition of blood sacrifice, sacrificing a large number of infants to the Ice Queen every year in hopes of gaining divine favor. Later statistics showed that they killed hundreds of thousands of infants. In addition, they are extremely devoted to theology, regard scientists as heretics, and secretly murdered many scholars of the Winter Kingdom. I listed them as a cult and arrested a large number of church members, which led to hostility from them."

"One hundred thousand babies were sacrificed alive! It's utterly atrocious. It's unbelievable that such a vile practice still exists today."

Upon hearing this, Amber was filled with a sense of justice and wished she could personally rush to Winter's End and kill those heretics.

Barbara, on the other hand, was interested in the fate of the heretic leaders.

"What happened to the heretic leader who hurt you?"

"The Doctor's experiment required human body slices, and he asked me to hand over the leader to him for processing. On the day the experiment was completed, the leader was sliced ​​into more than three thousand pieces."

The two women frowned upon hearing this, feeling physically uncomfortable, but considering that she had killed more than ten babies, they felt that she had only herself to blame.

Barbara applied alcohol to disinfect the wound and then applied some medication, which needed to be left to evaporate and dry.

During this time, Su Yu continued to tell them about the numerous wounds on his body.

Behind almost every wound lies a thrilling story.

By the end, the two women's beautiful eyes were filled with admiration for Su Yu.

Such worship is commonplace in Su Yu's country of Winterfall, but it evokes a different feeling in Mondstadt.

"Your Highness, was the bite wound on your arm also caused by an assassin?"

Barbara asked curiously.

"It was a minor accident."

Su Yu was considering whether or not to tell her the truth.

But if Barbara mentions Razer's name, she might make things difficult for him in the future, such as refusing to treat his injuries or forcefully inserting the needle when he needs an injection.

Su Yu's silence caught Barbara's eye, sparking the girl's imagination. She looked like she knew everything and said with a grin, "I know... it must be Amber! The more I look at these teeth marks, the more they look like Amber biting. Look, those two little fangs are the deepest."

"Hey, Barbara, don't talk nonsense... I'm not talking to you anymore, hmph."

Amber was immediately filled with shame and indignation after hearing what Barbara said. She glared at Barbara and quickly changed the subject.

“Your Highness, there is a scar on your shoulder that looks like a sword wound.”

Su Yu's thoughts drifted back to two years ago.

"I was attending a social event at your Mondstadt embassy in Winterfell when a woman skilled with a sword stabbed me in the shoulder. That woman was your sister, now the vice-master of the Knights of Favonius."

Barbara exclaimed in astonishment, "Jin, she tried to assassinate you at Winter's End? That's impossible!"

“It wasn’t an assassination. Your sister launched a sudden attack without a mask, and before I could even react, her sword had already slashed my shoulder.”

Why did Qin hurt you?

Barbara was anxious and really wanted to know the answer.

She suddenly remembered that Qin had visited Zhidong two years ago and had been preoccupied with worries ever since she returned.

"This matter is difficult to explain, but Miss Barbara has the right to know the inside story. That day, your sister received a secret letter from the Ice Queen. In addition to the daily affairs of state, the Queen also mentioned another matter, hoping that you sisters would marry into the Winter Solstice together."

Barbara immediately said, "Her Majesty's request is excessive, alas."

"The Queen used Mondstadt's safety to coerce and entice Jean, and during the gathering, Jean made a move on me to show her determination to refuse. I also think that the Queen acted inappropriately in this matter; matters of marriage should not be forced upon people."

"Your Highness, there are so many people here, why did my sister choose to attack you?"

Su Yu coughed lightly and replied, "Because the Empress requires you sisters to marry someone who is none other than Prince Zhidong."

With a "thud," the medicine bottle slipped from Barbara's hand and fell to the ground.

Barbara, who is usually meticulous and serious, broke something in the church for the first time.

Chapter 28 Debt Settlement

"Hehehe, Qin, Barbara, you two are Prince Zhidong's 'fiancées'."

The awkward atmosphere in the West Wind Church was broken by Amber's joke.

"Barbara, the way you're carefully healing His Highness's wounds makes it seem like you're healing your fiancé. Tell me the truth, did you already know about this all along?"

Amber stuck out her little tongue and giggled.

Barbara was shy, and her cheeks flushed red when Amber said that.

"Your Highness, your wounds have been bandaged."

Barbara wanted to treat Su Yu professionally, but her flustered state still betrayed her panicked state of mind.

Su Yu knew it was time for him to leave.

"Thank you, Miss Amber, for escorting me all the way, and thank you, Miss Barbara, for the treatment. Your kindness has added a lot of enjoyment to my trip to Mondstadt."

"Your Highness is too kind. We are very happy to meet you as a friend."

“But once you step out of this door, I will still be Prince Winter, and you will still be members of the Knights of Favonius. So I hope that Miss Amber and Miss Barbara will not naively think that I have come here to befriend you. After all, the one who stabbed me with that sword has yet to apologize to me or offer any explanation.”

Su Yu left behind a dashing silhouette, with Prince Zhidong's cloak swaying behind him.

The Ice Queen forced Jean to marry into Winter's Kingdom simply to strengthen the kingdom through a political marriage.

Qin then resorted to the most vehement resistance to demonstrate her determination to refuse.

But no one ever asked him what he, the Prince of Winter, thought.