of the young man pondered for a moment, "About twenty or thirty people.""Our town wasn't big to begin with, and after the grain store closed, many families packed up their belongings immediately. Tho...Chapter 1244: It's My Fault for Not Protecting Her

She sobbed, clenching the vial in her hand, desperate to save the princess but powerless to do so.

Hershel knelt on the ground with a thud, his face paling.

"Aunt."

The only person who seemed relatively calm about her impending death was the eldest princess. She always wore a faint smile on her face.

"Why are you crying"

"One's lifespan is always finite, it's just a matter of when."

Better to die early and be reborn sooner.

"Next life, I hope I'm born into an ordinary family, just an ordinary person, able to live the life I want, a free life."

"The only regret is that I wasn't able to see Aoyu one last time."

"I couldn't hear him either, he called me mother."

The Eldest Princess's voice was as thin as a gossamer, growing increasingly strained.

Fang Jinshui could only watch helplessly as her life slipped away bit by bit. Even the most expensive medicines, made with the purest essence of spiritual spring water, were brought to Princess Chang's lips, but she refused to take them.

She turned her head and looked longingly at Fang Jinxiu's bloodshot eyes.

"This Palace is about to die, and I don't even hear you call me Mother. Don't you even want to"

"I wasn't unwilling to call," Fang Jinshu choked back tears. "I waited for you to get better, and you can hear as many times as you want."

"Since you want to call us your mother, just open your mouth and eat all these pills."

"I will find a way to save you, I won't let you die!"

As soon as Fang Jinxiu's words fell, the Crown Princess seemed to have reached her limit, and she spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

It seems her internal bleeding was already this severe, yet she'd been bearing it.

“I, I can’t go on.”

"Call, call mother."

She held Fang Jinxiu's wrist tightly, not letting her move.

He stared at her, fixedly.

Fang Jinxiu didn't want to refuse her mother-in-law's last wish. She always felt that, since her mother-in-law was so insistent on hearing this sound of "mother," perhaps she could rely on this obsession to persevere.

Her aorta was pierced, yet she was hailed as a divine doctor by the world. Heaven had gifted her with such an extraordinary ability. Could she truly not save the princess

No, no, impossible.

It should only take time, she'll surely come up with a way to save her.

The eldest princess's eyes dimmed little by little. She loosened her grip on Fang Jinshu's wrist and let it drop heavily.

"So real, so stubborn."

"Mother!"

At that last moment, Fang Jinshu cried out in terror, uttering the name she longed to hear most. The Chang Princess smiled and closed her eyes.

There was no rise and fall of his chest, and his breathing had ceased.

"Aunt!"

Helsheng cried out in pain, Fang Jinxiu tightened her arms and held the princess tightly in her arms, her heart was churning with anguish.

Hellers was furious at those Imperial guards, including the mastermind He Gonggong, for the death of the Princess. His anger reached its peak, and he ordered these people to be executed.

Three thousand six hundred strokes of the Lingchi punishment, not one stroke less!

Those people cried and pleaded for mercy, but no one cared anymore.

He Sheng walked up to Fang Jinshi's side, "Come on, what happened"

"How could Aunt die"

Fang Jinxiu wept numbly, clutching the body of the Princess and self-reproachfully saying...

"Mother did this to protect me."

"Herr Schling, I'm taking her back to the Grand Xi."

Hearing this, Hellesmere frowned tightly, his first reaction was to refuse.

"No, my aunt is of the Western Xia imperial bloodline. She must be laid to rest in the Imperial Tomb after death. You cannot take her away."

Fang Jinshi was not seeking He Sheng's opinion at all.

"If you disagree, I'll take her away."

"Your Western Xia royal family is like a cage, having used her and confined her for most of her life. Now that she's dead, can't you finally set her free"

"Mom said she wanted to live a free and easy life in the mountains."

"I will take her back to the mountains of Xizhou and let her sleep there forever."

After finishing her words, Fang Jinshu didn't care if He Lingsheng agreed or not. She picked up the Crown Princess and walked towards the direction outside the palace.

Helsing clenched his fists, wanting to stop her, but his feet seemed rooted to the spot.

Perhaps, it's best to respect Aunt's wishes.

This Western Xia royal family wasn't anything great either.

For them, it was a source of pain. Who would want to be buried with so many former enemies and hateful people, even if they were close relatives

In the end, Hershel didn't stop Fang Jinshi and let her walk out.

Suddenly, a weapon flew through the air from Hel Sheng's eyes and towards Fang Jinxiu.

His eyes widened suddenly, the warning "be careful" hadn't even left his lips when another group appeared on the rooftops around them.

He looked closely, and it was the Tiger Guard!

No wonder he couldn't find the Tiger Guard insignia after his father's death. Without it, he couldn't mobilize the late emperor's personal guard.

Generally, an emperor's personal guard would only be cultivated by himself, and this unit would only obey the orders of the emperor who trained them.

The Emperor's Tiger Guards, Hel Sheng was originally to be executed in their entirety.

These people are only loyal to his father the emperor. Keeping them around wouldn't be useful and they pose a great threat.

But because he had just ascended the throne and his hands were full, he was too busy to handle it and simply put it aside, forgetting about it.

Helsing watched with wide eyes as the dart flew towards Fang Jinshi.

"Get out of the way!"

Fang Jinshu didn't have time to react. She was heartbroken and about to retreat back into her space when she heard Hellesheng's voice.

Suddenly, a voice rushed towards her, a blade flying past her cheek with a whoosh. With a clang, the dark weapon that had grazed her heart was knocked to the ground.

Zong Yu appeared beside her as if descending from the heavens, embracing her tightly. At the same time, he turned and swung his sleeve, shooting countless hidden weapons that brought down the Tiger Guards lurking on the rooftop.

The remaining stragglers, seeing the mission fail, understood at the moment Zong Yu appeared that the last order given by the late emperor could not be fulfilled.

It's better to slit my own throat than to be caught by Your Majesty and suffer Lingchi.

All the Tiger Guards had committed suicide. Hellsing watched as so many bodies rolled down from the rooftop, his heart was too complicated to describe.

In the future, will he also be able to build a guard team that is as loyal to him as this one

"Ayu."

"Wooo, Ah Yu!"

The moment Fang Jinxiu saw her husband appear, she could no longer hold back her emotions.

Outwardly, in front of anyone, facing any difficulty, she could remain composed. Even when the Princess stood in her place and died before her eyes, she forced herself to control her emotions and did not allow herself to completely break down.

But when she saw Zongyu, she softened instantly. As long as Zongyu was there, she could completely trust him and give everything to him without reservation.

Cry if you want to, make a fuss if you want to.

"Mother has died."

"I'm sorry, I didn't protect her well."

"Sorry."

Fang Jinshi cried like a child who had done something wrong. She kept wiping her tears and sobbing so hard she couldn't catch her breath.eath and asked without turning back, "Second Brother, why did you suddenly bring this up"Zong Yu and Fang Jinshu had already anticipated that Zong Bai wouldn't bring up the border map for no reason.Co...