After rebirth, I rejected the Regent, but he pursued me instead

"Zhou Jingcheng, please kill me. I don't love you anymore."

"what?"

Zhou Jingcheng's lips were trembling, and he stared at Jiang Xuening blankly, unable to believe what he heard.

"Ning'er, what are you talking about?"

"Ah Cheng, you hate me, if you can kill me to relieve your hatred, then go ahead."

Jiang Xuening's eyes were dull, as if she had made up her mind, but Zhou Jingcheng was like a madman, asking her, "Why, Ning'er, why do you treat me like this? Could it be that... you really have fallen in love with that guy Song Chengzhong?!"

"Yes, I changed my mind, you can kill me."

Jiang Xuening kept repeating it, without denying or explaining, but simply added, "This matter has nothing to do with Yan'er, I just ask you to let him go."

Her tone was calm but it sounded like she was pleading, as if she no longer had the face to see him.

She knew that she could not escape from Song Chengzhong's hands. Even if she went to the ends of the earth, Song Chengzhong would still not give in and would catch her back.

Now, it’s not that she doesn’t want to go with Zhou Jingcheng, but she has no choice. Doing so will only drag Zhou Jingcheng down with her, so she gave up struggling…

Besides, she can’t go back…

"Ah Cheng, I'm sorry, please leave or kill me."

"Why do you treat me like this? Jiang Xuening, do you know how hard I have been looking for you all these years?"

Anger affected the man's emotions, causing his heart, which was already dying on the edge of the abyss, to die completely.

The man's eyes were dull, and he seemed to have lost his mind and began to let hatred take over his heart.

The hands pinching Jiang Xuening's throat seemed to have lost control and were about to cut off Jiang Xuening's breathing.

"I'm sorry, Cheng..."

Jiang Xuening slowly uttered a few words from the bottom of her heart amidst her intermittent breathing.

Now only this "I'm sorry" is sincere. For her, if she really died at the hands of her beloved, perhaps it would be a relief.

So she did not stop, nor did she struggle, allowing his hatred to consume her.

But just when he was about to stop breathing, Zhou Jingcheng loosened his hand. His hatred and despair made him kneel down, tears streaming down his face.

"I can't do it... It's all my fault. I hurt you, so how can I hate you? If I hadn't lost the battle, the country wouldn't have been destroyed, and you wouldn't have been plundered. Everything is my fault."

"Ah Cheng."

A bitter feeling surged in her heart, making her feel relieved and want to comfort the self-blaming man in front of her, but suddenly she heard the footsteps of soldiers approaching, and uneasiness gradually emerged in her heart.

Fortunately, Zhou Jingcheng's subordinate Chen Lei brought his men and knocked Zhou Jingcheng unconscious before the soldiers arrived.

"Princess, you can't get entangled with the general like this. We have to escape quickly."

Chen Lei helped Zhou Jingcheng onto the horse and persuaded Jiang Xuening to go with them.

"Chen Lei, I can't leave. You take Ah Cheng away quickly, and I will hold back the soldiers. This way you have a chance to survive."

"But………"

"No buts. If you still recognize me as the princess of a fallen nation, then you must obey my orders and take the general away immediately. Also...when he wakes up, tell him that I will always remember the promise we made to each other, but I'm afraid I'll have to wait until next life to fulfill this promise."

"Yes."

As the enemy army gradually approached, Chen Lei had no choice but to agree to Jiang Xuening's words and take Zhou Jingcheng away.

At this point, the next news we heard about Jiang Xuening was her death.

Zhou Jingcheng told Song Qiyan about his comings and goings.

In a trance, Song Qi Yan realized that his memory was incomplete, and the part of his memory he lost was a fact that was covered up.

"How can your mother say she doesn't love me when she remembers the promise we made to each other?"

Zhou Jingcheng burst into tears.

He vaguely remembered that they had made a promise to stay together forever under the acacia tree, but in the end they were still separated by life and death.

"So who killed your mother, do you know?"

He didn't know that in a trance, he had lost all clues. The red handprint on his mother's neck pushed the blame to Zhou Jingcheng. Even he, and the soldiers who had been tracking him for many years, could not find any clues.

"Could it be that Song Chengzhong killed him?"

Zhou Jingcheng continued to question.

Song Qiyan still didn't speak.

He knew that Song Chengzhong was an extremely paranoid person, but he knew that like Zhou Jingcheng, Song Chengzhong would not kill his mother - the illness that had accumulated in Song Chengzhong's heart for so many years was the best answer.

Who was it that killed his mother in the woods?

His mind went blank and he remained speechless.

Zhou Jingcheng thought he had pushed him too far, so he didn't ask any more questions.

"I've heard about your experiences over the years. It's not surprising that you don't know about them. I was just too anxious."

Zhou Jingcheng loosened his collar, put on the mask, and said before leaving, "Don't worry, I will keep it a secret from Song Yuheng for you, and I will also find a way to rescue you."

-

A few days later, just as Zhou Jingcheng said, he did not tell anyone about Song Qiyan's incident. He also used his identity to secretly protect him and wanted to use this to take him out.

"Why are you doing this to me?"

Song Qiyan looked at the man who was feeding him.

These days, Zhou Jingcheng treated him very well as he had promised before, which made him a little dazed.

If he had not killed Fanyin and had not stood in the enemy camp, he would probably have forgiven him. But now, even if Zhou Jingcheng is his father, the mistakes he made have already exceeded the level that he can forgive at will.

What should he do if he went out and met Xie Langfeng?

He was not qualified to forgive the man in front of him on behalf of Xie Langfeng, so he never uttered the word "father".

"I've said it before, since you are Ning'er's child, you are naturally my child as well."

As Zhou Jingcheng spoke, he untied Song Qiyan and threw a set of armor to him.

"Put it on. The two armies are about to meet. I will take advantage of the chaos to rush you out."

Song Qi Yan didn't say anything. The struggle in his heart made him lose his composure. He stared at the armor, thinking about what he should do next.

He had clearly made up his mind long ago and could not harbor any selfish thoughts, but looking at those burning eyes, he suddenly felt that Zhou Jingcheng was pathetic and pitiful...

Song Chengzhong, ah Song Chengzhong, you really did it, making us kill each other...

The hatred in his heart made him clench his fists.

-

Soon after, the clarion call of war continued to sound. After capturing Song Qiyan, the morale of the Western Region army was greatly boosted, and Song Yuheng even threatened to destroy the enemy in one fell swoop.

"Father, I will show you that even if I cannot gain your favor, this kingdom is still mine!"

Song Yuheng put on his armor, spurred his horse, and went to the battlefield.

At this moment, Zhou Jingcheng secretly brought Song Qiyan to the battlefield.

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