Humiliated by Being Hit

If Ran'er could marry Evan Xiao, she would become the future Divine Empress.

Too bad... she got intercepted by that Zhuo Qingluan who popped out of the countryside...

...

After leaving the manor, the two saw Bianca Whiteshire squatting outside the General's Manor, crying so hard her shoulders shook.

"That's your sister, you go comfort her! I'm leaving!" Leon Zane said as he started to walk away.

"How could I possibly comfort her? She's the Imperial Princess, and what am I? Whoever wants to comfort her can do it!"

With that, she ran off even faster than Leon Zane.

"Hey! You—" Leon Zane sucked in a breath, reluctantly walked over, and said, "Bianca, let's go! We'll talk when we're back."

Bianca Whiteshire lifted her tearful eyes and asked, "Cousin, His Highness never gets close to women! Tell me, what's the deal with that Zhuo Qingluan?"

Leon Zane thought for a moment and said, "Here's the thing... You know we came to the Blue Moon Kingdom on a mission assigned by the Celestial Emperor, right?"

"Yeah! But what does that have to do with Zhuo Qingluan?"

"Zhuo Qingluan is the key to our mission," Leon Zane started to make things up. "We need her cooperation, but she just won't play along. His Highness had no choice but to use his charm to lure her in—that's why things started moving!"

Strangely enough, after saying this, Leon Zane felt much better.

Bianca Whiteshire was stunned. "Really?"

Leon Zane nodded. "You're my own cousin—would I lie to you? His Highness made you leave because he was afraid you'd mess up his plan."

"I won't! Can you tell him not to send me away? Last time I came, I didn't even see him before I left. This time, I just saw him for a moment, and now he's making me go again!" At this, Bianca started crying again.

"Think about it. A beauty like you hanging around here—Zhuo Qingluan is bound to get jealous! If she does, His Highness's whole plan could go up in smoke! He's been here all these years, and if you ruin it for him... just wait and see how furious he'll get!" Leon Zane warned.

Bianca Whiteshire shivered, thought for a while, then said, "So... His Highness is just acting with her? Or... is it real? Will he take her back with him?"

"Uh... well... Who can guess what His Highness is really thinking?"

He didn't need to guess—he knew perfectly well!

"His Highness wouldn't really fall for her, would he?" She couldn't shake a bad feeling.

"No idea! His Highness has always had a heart of stone, deep and scary—I couldn't possibly know!"

Bianca Whiteshire bit her lip, wiped her tears, lost in thought.

"Why are you so anxious, anyway? When His Highness goes back, just ask your father and mother to visit Longyuan!" Leon Zane said. "You followed us here, dropped down to a mere Spirit Practitioner, and now look—an Imperial Princess of the Eastern Luo Empire, actually got beaten up!" Leon Zane shook his head.

Bianca Whiteshire took a deep breath, her eyes flashing with icy resolve. "I won't let her off! Sooner or later, I'll make her kneel before me and beg for forgiveness!"

"I'm warning you, don't do anything reckless and ruin our big plans, got it? Otherwise, forget about marrying His Highness!"

"I won't, don't worry," Bianca said. "I came here because I'm worried... I'm supposed to be his Consort, but he doesn't even look at me... I just want to spend more time with him and build a relationship."