Jade City is located to the east of the Chengxi Grassland, in the middle of the Yulin Mountains.

The Yulin Mountains are the most famous jade producing area in the Qilin Continent, where nearly half of the world's jade jade is produced, and because of this, Jade City has become the second largest city in the Jade Empire in the development of thousands of years.

The current Jade City Lord Wu Jing claims to be a person with no surname, but he has the blood of the Huang family, the hereditary lord of Jade City, flowing in him. Abandoned at a young age, he seemed to have a deep sense of disgust for the Huang family, and after returning to the family, he hibernated for many years, killed his relatives at the rite of passage and seized control of Jade City, and then used the surname 'Wu' in his childhood.

And the previous king did not convict this rebellious thief who killed his father and brother, but recognized it. This is not surprising, the previous king was a model of meritocracy, and he was a powerful man who appointed many strange people with courage.

He even gave the surname Xia to the most powerful mage in the history of mankind, the king.

And the jade city lord is just a pawn of the king, and Wujing has always been conscientious in his duties and does not dare to act out of the ordinary. It wasn't until five years ago that the two women led to the Troubled Waters, and the king reluctantly led the elite of the entire empire to eradicate the First Mage, and Wujing did not participate.

As a result, whether it was the first mage, or the king, or those heroes, they were all buried on the battlefield.

The Emerald Empire fell into a low ebb, and after Xia Ming succeeded to the throne, Wujing also began to show his ambitions. After five years of power struggle, Xia Ming was still the supreme imperial monarch on the surface, but a large part of the actual control of the Jade Empire fell into the hands of local nobles.

Jade City is the most powerful force - Wujing has dared to directly disobey the king's orders.

"Wu Jing blatantly kidnapped the princess, does he want to be another Feng Clan?"

In the hall of Fei Lengcui, the noble leaders of the deliberations have already quarreled.

The Feng clan is an imperial royal family in the Suzaku Continent, and the rise of this family is very interesting. Thousands of years ago, the Feng clan took control of a descendant of the Qiu clan and established the state in the name of 'orthodoxy'. The Feng clan controls the country on the bright side, but the king is the Qiu clan. Hundreds of years passed like this, and when the Feng clan ousted the Qiu clan from the throne, there was almost no restlessness.

Now Wujing's behavior suddenly reminded others of the Feng clan.

Wujing must have planned to turn Xia Han into a 'puppet of the king', and when the time is ripe to rebel, and turn the Emerald Empire into a bag.

"Your Majesty, please immediately send troops to fight against the traitors!"

Someone proposed to Xia Ming, who was sitting on the throne, but this proposal was immediately rejected by the next person.

"Don't act rashly, don't forget that his wife is Bai Ya."

Bishop Bai Ya is in charge of the branch of the Bright Church in the entire Qilin Continent, and her identity is also the fundamental reason why Xia Ming did not dare to act lightly.

"What kind of husband and wife are they! Bai Ya has only been in contact with him twice in the past few years, so I don't think there's a need to worry too much."

"But there are other lords, don't forget the places in Windwind, once the war starts, those damned lords should make a fuss again."

"You can't do a big thing by taking care of your hands and feet!"

The arguity of the nobles intensified.

Xia Ming on the throne was a little annoyed, he frowned and clapped his hands, and the chamber immediately fell silent.

Xia Ming coldly glanced at these nobles, and then put his eyes on the girl who had been silent.

"Yun'er, what do you propose?"

He asked his wise daughter.

"Please forgive my daughter for being stupid and not coming up with a way to attack yet." Xia Yun took a step forward and bowed slightly: "I studied Wujing all night last night, he is ruthless and loves to fight, if we send troops, this will be his thoughts." ”

Xia Ming nodded with satisfaction: "My staff said the same. ”

"But there's no way to attack?" Xia Ming was a little surprised: "Have you come up with a non-offensive solution?" ”

Xia Yun nodded straight, his eyes calm: "I can't say how to do it, but I have a countermeasure to retreat." Although this countermeasure does not solve the fundamental problem, it can hinder Wujing's ambitions to a certain extent. ”

A chill flashed through her eyes.

"I think Father, you can issue an official announcement and let Xia Han live in Jade City as a princess."

As soon as these words came out, the entire council hall was in an uproar - didn't this mean that the royal family recognized Wujing's control over the little princess!

How could there be such a ridiculous countermeasure.

"Quiet!" Xia Ming snorted coldly, and then continued to look at Xia Yun: "Let me hear your reasons." ”

"Yes."

Xia Yun's voice still sounded smooth and pleasant, although it was a little cold, but it didn't make people feel unpleasant.

"Father can approve of Wujing's actions, but he wants him to agree to two conditions—"

"One: He has to promise the Wang family to send someone to protect Xia Han, so that we can maintain a certain initiative by Xia Han's side."

This condition made Xia Ming's eyes light up.

This is a good way, at least to give him one more pawn to deal with unexpected situations in the future. But how could Wujing agree to such a request?

But Xia Ming thought about it

"If it were him, maybe Wujing would accept it"

He thought of another person who could do this, so his eyes flashed a few times, and he nodded in agreement: "What about the next request?" ”

"Second, this is the key point. Wujing must let Xia Han often be exposed in public as a princess - so that his ambitions can be curbed. ”

Xia Yun didn't elaborate, but many people immediately understood.

Exposed as a princess, this negates the possibility of Wu Jingguang's status as a prince of Xia Han, thus attracting other nobles to increase their power.

And even better, the exposure also provided the king with countless assassination opportunities.

There was no doubt that this countermeasure was immediately accepted by Xia Ming.

After the meeting, Xia Yun left the crowd of frantically pursued nobles, and she walked on the green corridor, and a cloaked man appeared silently beside her.

"Congratulations, Your Highness, Your Majesty must be foolproof in sending Lord Gu to protect the little prince. However, the minister didn't understand why you still let the little prince show up. ”

Xia Yun stopped.

She looked up at a corner of the palace, where her brother had been held for five years.

"It's safe to be conspicuous, if he is imprisoned again, then no one knows what Wujing will do to him, and Xia Han shows his state as long as he shows up, which will make Wujing try his best to protect him"

In this way, she can also know the state of Xia Han at any time.

"Your Highness is smart."

The cloaked man bowed in admiration for the fourteen-year-old young girl, who was the princess of the pride of the Empire.

――

Jade City

Bai Yu's wine glass was filled with red wine, and the medium-rare roast meat exuded a burst of blood.

"Lord of the city, this is the king's request."

The valiant knight bowed beside Wujing, and he looked at his lord in fear, fearing that he would draw his sword in a fit of rage.

However, Wujing, with a knife and fork in his hand, continued his dinner, and his face did not change in the slightest.

"Promise."

He replied lightly.

"Ah yes!!"

The knight almost didn't react, but he bit his tongue, but he answered in time, turned and hurried away.

After the knight left, Wu Jing showed a cold smile.

"Xia Yun, an interesting little girl, she is much more powerful than my useless daughter."

There was also a man standing beside him, an old butler with a pale beard.

"Master, is this good? Let Her Royal Highness the princess gain such a big freedom, this is a problem for raising tigers. ”

The old housekeeper said worriedly, as if he was not afraid of Wujing at all.

"Tiger? It's a good analogy, the little guy is indeed a tiger, but even the most vicious tiger has to be slaughtered by hunters, just like this piece of meat. ”

Wujing put the bloody slices of meat into his mouth, and chewed coldly with his eyes:

"I'm different from the mediocre people who shake and pee their pants when they see a cub and dream of killing it. In order to make the cub stronger, I will give it a certain amount of freedom, and even learn how to strength. ”

"I'd love to see how far he can go through the thorns"

The old butler was stunned, he looked at Wujing's side face, and after a long time, his face softened.

How long had it been since he had seen such a thorn?

Since he entered the City Lord's Mansion at the age of nine, perhaps the old butler has only seen it twice.

"Lord of the city, your clothes have changed."

After a few more minutes, the door was opened, and several beautiful maids led a child in.

Wujing raised his head, and a strange glint flashed in his eyes

"You're dressed very well, but it would be nice if you could add more humiliating looks"

He said.

The blonde girl stood among the maids, her shoulder-length sideburns hanging down her ears, and a pair of moments as clear as blue crystals flickered. She was only five years old, but she exuded a temperament that turned a group of blooming maids into green leaves, just like her mother who had fallen into the country.

But this is a real boy - Xia Han.

The story mission is over, and the rewards are distributed, however, the distribution of this reward is not given by the system to Xia Han, but by Wujing.

Xia Han now understands the truth of the so-called plot mode.

In his infinite number of futures, the guide is to choose the path that is most conducive to his cultivation, in the form of tasks, the conditions for completion are the process, and the reward for completion is not a pure reward, but the result of his actions.

This time, his result was to perform as a female surname.

This is indeed a quick way to collect faith, but - Xia Han is desperate! Utter despair!!

The imperial singer is burdened with such a heavy black history, how can he go out to meet people in the future?

"Ahh

The illustrated book in Xia Han's body has been flipping wildly: "My poor master, if you go out and tell others the name in the future, even that female elf will have to run away." ”

"Who wants to marry a pervert hahaha"

If it weren't for the fact that there were still people around him, Xia Han would definitely take out the illustrated book from his body and smack it hard.

But now he can only grit his teeth and endure in the bottom of his heart, not letting Wujing become suspicious.

However, how could Wujing not see through his hidden anger

"Yes, yes, it's my little prince, little princess or little singer"

Wujing, who obviously had a misunderstanding, stared straight at Xia Han:

"You just accept the shame of being a man and a woman, dress up beautifully, and dance on the thorns"