My System Is Three Thousand Years Early

Awakened from sleep, things remain but people change; unknown is the year tonight represents.

Both my emperor father and empress mother are no longer here.

The Imperial Palace of Great Chu has also been trampled by invaders.

Upon opening my eyes, Great Chu had perished, leaving only myself of the entire Great Chu royal family.

For the Commandery Princess of Prince Ning, such loneliness is etched deep into her bones.

For the Commandery Princess of Prince Ning, such desolation pierces through her heart.

Cheng Guang nodded and said, "Even if I told you, you wouldn’t believe me, so it’s better not to mention it."

The Commandery Princess of Prince Ning looked straight at Cheng Guang, and for some reason, that feeling of kinship, seemingly rooted in blood, surged uncontrollably as she gazed at him.

The starry eyes of the Commandery Princess of Prince Ning became complex as she took a deep breath, suppressed the complicated emotions in her heart, and asked again:

"If you had already discovered my identity, why didn’t you take action against me at the beginning?"

"You were under orders from Emperor Zhou, weren’t you?"

Cheng Guang did not speak but simply responded with a smile, lifting his eyes to gaze at the distant sky and softly said, "There aren’t so many reasons, I just didn’t wish to."

"Aren’t you going to run now?"

"More and more people are gathering around."

"I am not running." The Commandery Princess of Prince Ning shook her head, her previously tense emotions eased during the conversation with Cheng Guang.

Perhaps it was Cheng Guang’s composed tone and attitude that influenced her, or maybe it was something else.

After a moment of thought, the Commandery Princess of Prince Ning continued, "Perhaps, from the moment my identity was exposed, I knew I couldn’t escape. What you said this morning was right."

"Before this moment, I had never been afraid, not just because I was sure my identity would not be exposed."

"But because I am not afraid of death."

"For decades, anxiety has always lingered in my heart. With the fall of Great Chu, to me, it feels as though I have awakened from a dream, where my emperor father and empress mother have become figures of a thousand years past, and all that I am familiar with has turned into memories."

"I feel like an outsider to this world, to this human realm."

"I was meant to die anyway. Even if my identity is exposed, it merely means that the end has come a bit sooner. My wish to fight one last breath for Great Chu could not be fulfilled."

In this moment, no worry flickers in the starry eyes of the Commandery Princess of Prince Ning. Looking at the numerous strong presences slowly advancing on the teahouse, powered by their Qi, she speaks with an upward trend in her voice as if talking to a family member.

Her tone carries a hint of gratitude.

"Although I don’t know why you warned me this morning and did not strike me, I still have to thank you."

"I can feel that you, Princely Heir, harbor no ill will towards me."

"In my heart, I also feel a certain kinship towards you."

"This feeling of kinship is somewhat absurd, after all, your grandfather was precisely the one who led the charge that destroyed my home..."

As the Commandery Princess of Prince Ning spoke, the memories of cherry blossoms collapsing, tainted with red, filled her eyes with tears.

"Today I probably will not survive, so I shall no longer involve the Princely Heir."

Initially, the Commandery Princess of Prince Ning might have wanted to seek help from Cheng Guang, the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir, hoping he could save her life. But upon arriving and sensing the presence of so many powerful figures around, she realized that surrounded by these many strong individuals, even Cheng Guang, the Town-Nation Duke’s Heir, lacked the strength to protect her.

And there was no reason for him to do so.

Having said that, the Commandery Princess of Prince Ning took a step forward and slowly rose into the air, preparing to make her escape.

Beside Cheng Guang, a figure slowly became visible.

His tiger-like eyes fixed on the figure alone in the sky, facing the encircling predators.

His eyes trembled.

Qin Beifeng knelt on one knee, raising his fist to make a plea: "Princely Heir, I have not fulfilled our deal, and I don’t have the face to ask you for anything more."

"But I implore you to allow me to protect my lord."

Qin Beifeng seemed to realize only at this moment that the Commandery Princess of Prince Ning before him was the very lord of the past.

That lord had grown taller and had matured.

Her temperament and appearance had changed to the point that he couldn’t recognize her at first glance.

As The Great Wind General of Great Chu, Qin Beifeng could not stand by on this day.

He had agreed to the deal with Cheng Guang so that he could facilitate a meeting between Cheng Guang and his own lord, hoping to protect her in such a critical time.

However, he had not anticipated that the deal would be unfulfilled and that his lord would have been exposed so prematurely...

This sequence of unforeseen events left Qin Beifeng feeling helpless and uncertain.

Cheng Guang glanced at Qin Beifeng beside him, looking around at the figures emerging in the night, and slowly said:

"Aside from Great Wei, Great Yan, and Great Yuan, there are many more dynasties and noble families around."

"Countless Eighth Rank and Ninth Grade experts, and there might even be Sky-Men lurking nearby. If you go help her, you will die together; if you don’t, you can live."

Upon hearing this, Qin Beifeng did not hesitate but bowed his head lower, silently for a moment, then shifted his other knee to the ground, tears welling in his tiger eyes.

"Princely Heir, I cannot just watch as the last bloodline of Great Chu disappears!"

"Please, Princely Heir, grant me this request!" Nôv(el)B\\jnn

His entire life now lay in Cheng Guang’s hands.

If Cheng Guang disagreed or refused, he could not act on his own.

Facing Qin Beifeng’s request, Cheng Guang shook his head, his expression serene, "What’s the point of doing this? You alone, how can you possibly protect her?"