I was awakened by a nightmare again. In the darkness, Cristin instinctively rushed over and hugged me, \"Another bad dream?\" I gave a soft \"hm\" as an answer. Yes, I dreamed of it again. I dreamed that Zach found me and then strangled my neck, asking me why I betrayed him again and again. It’s the same dream recurring every night. \"It\'s okay, it\'s okay,\" Cristin comforted me as she patted my back while hugging me. \"He can\'t catch us. It\'s okay, my lady, don\'t be afraid.\" She repeated these words over and over again, not so much as to comfort me but to comfort herself. Why do I find it hard to believe that she’s scared too? These days, we have been circling the city of Yecheng, playing hide-and-seek with officers and soldiers every day. Although we never had a direct encounter with them, there were several occasions when we almost got caught. Besides, we couldn’t possibly hide like this forever
I felt like I was about to lose my mind. How could I listen to Cristin\'s advice? All I could think about was how to save my brother. Whether it was a trap or not, I have to try and help him no matter what. However, Cristin was determined to fight against me, \"I will never let you go and risk yourself!\" She opened her hands and stood in front of me, her expression and tone were firmer than ever before. So in desperation, I drew out the sword from her body, pointed the tip at her, gritted my teeth and said, \"Step aside!\" \"No,\" Cristin spoke affirmatively as she stared at me without squinting. \"If my lady insists on going, you would have to go over my dead body!\" Did she just threaten me? I smirked and took a step forward, pressing the tip of my sword against her chest, and sneered, \"Do you think I wouldn’t dare? Don\'t forget, you owe me two lives!\" It didn’t matter who ordered the killing of my child and my brother’s chi
The long sword in my hand fell to the ground with a loud clanging sound. I shook my head, and shouted incoherently, \"No, that’s impossible! It\'s not true! I don\'t believe it! I don\'t believe a word!\" She said that I wasn’t Elisa Lin and that I wasn’t the daughter of the Lin family at all. She said that the real Elisa Lin was already dead. She also said that not only she and Zach knew, but everyone in the Lin family knew about it. If what she said was true, then how could the Lin family watch me live under Elisa Lin’s name for ten years? If what she said was true, then why did Eugene help me escape the palace regardless of the safety of the entire Lin family? If what she said was true, how could Zach keep an impostor safe and sound by his side for seven years? If what she said was true... then who am I? Suddenly, my head began to hurt as distorted memories quickly flashed in my mind. I wanted to catch it but I couldn’t. Cristi
If I had a sword in my hand right now, I would have definitely killed her without hesitation! Unfortunately, I didn’t. After trying everything I could to smash the door open, I was exhausted. Suddenly, the bumpy carriage ride finally stopped. The closed carriage door was opened, and when Cristin\'s face appeared in front of me, I didn\'t even think about it, I just slapped her. Even after slapping her firmly, she didn’t budge, and said to me respectfully, \"Please get out of the carriage.\" I snorted coldly, ignoring the hand she stretched out to help me, and jumped down from the other side of the carriage to leave. Cristin rushed to catch up with me and blocked my way, \"Don\'t rush to go, my lady. I will show you something. If you still insist on going after this, then I will not stop you!\" I really hate her for being so convincing. My brother is about to be beheaded in three days, and she still had the heart
Night fell. I wasn’t sure when it had started to rain. When Cristin found a deserted thatched house and helped me in, I was already drenched. The cold, deep-rooted chill started from the soles of my feet and quickly spread to my whole body. Even though Cristin had helped me change my clothes and found some dried leaves to make a fire, I was still shivering with cold. \"If I\'m not Elisa Lin, then who am I? Who am I? You know who I am, don’t you?\" I muttered over and over again as I sat on the ground with my hands around my knees. I clutched onto Cristin like I was a drowning man desperate for air, pleading, \"You must know who I am. Tell me, who am I? Who… You have to tell me...\" Since she knew that I was not Elisa Lin, she must also know my true identity. \"Can you tell me who I am? Tell me…\" I felt like I was going crazy, my face was wet, I didn\'t know if it was tears or rain. \"The servant doesn\'
Cristin did not deny what he said, but just sneered, \"Why are you here and what do you want from me?\" \"It’s just a pity,\" the man on horseback said as he looked at her with regret. \"General Lu is brave and good at fighting. She’s also a heroine among the women. So, if you’re willing to hand over Concubine Lisa, then I will let you live.\" \"Don\'t think about it!\" Cristin took a step back while protecting me, her voice was determined. \"If you want to take Concubine Lisa, then you have to go through me first!\" Hearing this, the man\'s face quickly darkened, \"Since the general doesn\'t know when to back off, then I hope you won’t blame me for being rude! Do it!\" His command has not yet been completely uttered, but the soldiers who have been in position for action since the beginning grabbed their weapons and rushed toward us aggressively. Cristin was not afraid and drew her swords to fight with them. However, because of their advan
\"Cristin,\" I exclaimed as I ran to her side, frightened. I carefully supported her from the ground, \"How are you feeling? Don\'t scare me, Cristin, wake up...\" Panic engulfed my entire being, I have never been this scared in my whole life. \"My lady...\" Cristin\'s voice was weak. She slowly opened her eyes as she grabbed my hand, and said, \"I’m afraid... I don’t think I...\" \"No! No! You will be fine! Hold on, I will take you to see the doctor!\" I shouted incoherently and got up in a hurry. \"You must hold on. You are a fierce general who had been on the battlefield and survived. This time will be no different.\" I heard that in the early years, there was a female general named Yvonne Lu next to Zach. She was invincible, brave and good at fighting. She once fought 3,000 elite enemy soldiers by herself and defeated them. I heard that after the war, she was seriously injured and was dying. However, Zach managed to snatch her back fro
Cristin was dead. On that rainy night, her body was pierced with arrows and she died in my arms. I vaguely remembered the poisonous oath I forced her to make: \"Then I want you to swear. Swear it with your life. Promise me that no one will know that I am pregnant!\" \"Well, I, Cristin, swear to the heaven that I will never tell others about my lady’s pregnancy. If I violated it, I will pierce my body with arrows and die!\" Now, the oath has been fulfilled. She said that this was what she owed me, that it was God\'s retribution for her. But I know, she never owed me anything. At the last moment before her death, she held my hand and asked me to promise her not to go back to the palace. The next day, I knelt down in front of her grave in a black robe and said goodbye to her, \"Cristin, I\'m leaving now.\" I lighted three incense sticks and stuck it on the head of her grave, then respectfully kowtowed to he