I was kicked out of the house and became a princess.

"Mother, I am about to go on a long journey. I know that this journey is a life-threatening one, but if the empire needs me, I will serve the country with all my heart. I will repay you for raising me like a beast of burden in my next life. Please take care of yourself. If anyone asks, there is no such person as you! If the empire needs me, I will go without hesitation. I think what I have done is the greatest honor! I hope mother will forgive my unfilial behavior and stop worrying about me..."

The old woman who got up early was holding a letter and reading it tremblingly with tears streaming down her face.

A mother worries when her son goes far away, let alone a journey where one may risk his life.

"Old man, old man..."

The old man woke up from his sleep, walked out tremblingly, and looked at the old woman with tears in her eyes at the door with confusion.

"what happened?"

"That little bastard, he..."

During this month, young people died suddenly in various parts of the empire. When outsiders asked about them, they kept silent and just shook their heads and sighed.

Xuanmu in Kyoto had also woken up a long time ago. She had heard some of the words that Xuanling sisters said unconsciously, and knew that her four daughters might leave her.

"Ling'er."

Xuan's mother called softly while half lying on the bed.

"Hey, Mom, I'm here."

Xuan Ling wiped the tears from her face and replied with a forced smile.

"Follow His Highness and work hard. You sisters, I am most worried about you. Xiao Ao is upright and honest, and you are the most thoughtful. You must know that you will prosper together and suffer together, so you can no longer play tricks."

Xuan's mother reached out and touched Xuan Jing's little face, and couldn't help choking up.

"Your father died early. Although it was not easy for me to raise you, and you rarely embarrassed me, but when it comes to defending our country, my Xuan family cannot retreat in the slightest!"

At this point, Xuan's mother also started coughing excitedly.

"Mom, I know. I will take good care of them."

Xuan Ling wiped away her falling tears and nodded in agreement.

Xuan Ao and Xuan Jing had already burst into tears and were hiding behind Xuan Qin, wiping their tears silently.

"Second brother, you are good at handling affairs. You should help His Highness more in this regard. He has taken such good care of us, we cannot let him worry about this anymore, ahem..."

"Mom, I know, I know."

Xuan Qin couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears.

"Third brother, you are a little willful and not calm enough. You need to learn more from His Highness. Youngest brother, you are upright and honest, which is a good thing, but not everything can develop according to your ideas. You need to be steady..."

"Uh-huh."

Xuan Ao and Xuan Jing were crying so hard that they were speechless and could only nod with sobs.

"Come forward, everyone. Let me take one last good look at you, my daughters..."

Xuan's mother also cried bitterly in the arms of Xuan Ling and the others. She had been a widow at a young age, and had raised her daughters alone. Now she had to watch them leave her and go through life and death. As a mother, she really couldn't bear it...

Dimensional Temple.

Yingying and Xin Yixi are secretly packing their luggage. They will leave here secretly the day after tomorrow. Maybe they will never come back, but this is their responsibility and they have no choice.

"Sister Ying, take this with you."

Xin Yixi took the purple phoenix hairpin and wanted to stuff it into Yingying's luggage.

"No, this thing is too conspicuous."

Yingying shook her head, took the hairpin out of her luggage and put it back on the table.

"But……"

Xin Yixi wanted to say something, but the next second, what Yingying took out made her completely lose her composure.

"You don't even bring your crown? Then what about your sword, Sister Ying?"

Xin Yixi knew that the amethyst transformed from the crown was Yingying's most handy sword. Apart from the amethyst, she had hardly ever seen Yingying use any other sword.

"I asked the craftsman to forge one in advance."

dong dong dong.

The knock at the door startled them all.

"Who? Didn't I tell you that no one is allowed to disturb you at this time?"

Yingying said somewhat displeased.

"Yinger."

Yingmeng's voice startled Yingying and Xin Yixi, and they quickly signaled to Xin Yixi to put away all the luggage.

Squeak.

Before they could clean up, Ying Meng pushed the door and walked in, along with Xin Ling.

"Queen mother, Aunt Xin."

"Queen mother, Aunt Ying."

Yingying and Xin Yixi bowed quickly.

"Yu Nan, guard the door. Whoever tries to get close will be killed without mercy."

"According to the order."

Ying Meng turned around, closed the door, and sealed the entire Ruoxi Palace with a barrier. Looking at her daughter who was about to go on a long journey, she couldn't help but walk forward and gently hold her in her arms.

Xin Yixi was also held obediently in Xin Ling's arms.

"Ying'er, as a mother, I'm sorry."

"Queen mother?"

Yingying raised her little head in confusion.

"Actually, at this moment, I want you to call me mom."

Ying Meng looked at her daughter in her arms lovingly, her heart aching uncontrollably.

"Go ahead. We will be your strongest support. Take the crown and hairpin with you. If things are impossible, your safety is the most important."

Xinling used her spiritual energy to lift up Yingying and Xin Yixi's crowns and stuffed them into their luggage. Yingmeng also stuffed the hairpin into Yingying's luggage.

"Sometimes I feel really incompetent and unable to give my daughter a stable life."

Tears flashed in Yingmeng's eyes as she gently stroked Yingying's little face.

"You must stay alive, Ying'er, and listen to your mother."

"If you can't win, just go home, okay?"

Xin Ling also whispered softly to Xin Yixi in her arms.

"Mom, I will come back alive."

"Yeah, me too, me too."

Yingying and Xin Yixi smiled sweetly.

"Come on, let's take a walk in the Imperial Garden together."

"Uh-huh."

The moonlight was like silver, sprinkling on the bluestone path, reflecting their figures. The flowers swayed gently in the breeze, emitting bursts of fragrance. The girls' laughter and chatter echoed in the imperial garden from time to time. Everything was as peaceful as usual.

In the hidden mountain valley outside Kyoto, people have been gathering here from all directions.

In the quiet valley, they drank the good wine shared by their comrades, boasted about the blessings of peace given to them by their mothers and fathers, and prepared to rush to the battlefield the day after tomorrow with loyalty to the empire.

At this moment, those who had never met each other a few days ago became brothers and comrades who could be trusted on the battlefield. They were determined to fight bravely and were willing to sacrifice their lives for the future of the empire.

But they already had a premonition that this was a one-way trip.