Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The Ninth Princess put down her chopsticks and smiled bitterly. She mustered her courage and looked into Little Bruiserâs eyes. â1 donât like him, and I donât like marrying into the Xiongnu. On the first night of the wedding, he started to escape with me. His grandfather tried to cut off my finger to threaten the soldiers of the Great Zhou. He didnât do that. You all think that I should be grateful to him, but I canât. If he really wanted me to stay out of it, he shouldnât have brought me along from the beginning.
âI tried my best to pretend to be obedient, just like I had been obedient in the palace all these years. This way, he wouldnât have the heart to attack me. And he didnât really have the heart to do so. He just thought that it wasnât irreversible yet. If it came to that, he wouldnât hesitate to cut off my fingers.â
Little Bruiserâs heart tightened. No one knew what she had experienced. No one Imew her fear, nor did anyone understand her despair. Even after that, she had to keep her chastity for three years for that bastard who âonce protected her from his grandfatherâ.
How did she mourn for him?
Little Bruiser hated himself for shooting too quickly and accurately. He shouldnât have killed that bastard with one arrow. He should have cut him into a thousand pieces and burned his bones and ashes!
The Ninth Princess said, âIâm very grateful that you saved me from the quagmire, so you really donât owe me anything. Instead, I owe you. You donât have to compensate me.â
âThen compensate me with you,â Little Bruiser interrupted her.
âWhat?â The Ninth Princess was stunned again.
Little Bruiser said seriously, âDidnât you say you owe me? Then how are you going to repay me?â
Little Bruiser snorted. âThereâs no way to repay me, right? Will you marry me?â
The Ninth Princess pinched her handkerchief and turned her face away. âWith your conditions, you can marry a better princess.â
Little Bruiser held her hand and stared fixedly at her side profile, which she refused to turn around. He enunciated each word clearly. âI donât like princesses, but the person I like happens to be a princess.â
The Ninth Princessâs palms were sweating.
Little Bruiserâs gaze was firm. âYouâre pretending to be obedient in front of him, so youâre also pretending to be timid in front of me, right? Youâre not afraid of me at all. You just want to test me.â
The Ninth Princess felt as if her face was on fire. âI didnât know that we were old acquaintances at that time.â
âThen you know now?â Little Bruiser grabbed her hand tightly and asked.
The Ninth Princess bit her lip and did not say anything.
âIâll send you back.â Little Bruiser stood up.
âBack⦠where?â The Ninth Princess turned around and looked up at him.
Little Bruiser said, âThe carriage. The bridal escort team is about to enter Imperial Capital. We canât miss the time. Why? Do you think I want to send you back to the Great Zhou?â
The Ninth Princess blinked and did not say anything.
Little Bruiser sent them to where the team was camped. âGo.â
The Ninth Princess retracted her little hand and walked towards the carriage with her head lowered. Little Bruiser stared at her departing back, hoping that she would turn around to look at him once. However, he was disappointed. She walked to the carriage. He lowered his eyes and kicked a small stone by the roadside.
Suddenly, the Ninth Princess turned around and ran towards him like a light swallow. Under his stunned gaze, she quickly kissed his cheek.
Little Bruiser was stunned!
The Ninth Princess ran back with a red face. After taking a few steps, she suddenly turned around and looked at him with sparkling eyes. âAlthough I donât remember what happened when I was young, the moment you appeared in front of me on a tall horse three years ago, I knew that my hero was here..â