The eldest sister was reborn and the younger sister traveled through time. I just want to survive.

Hearing this, the soldiers under the city breathed a sigh of relief.

The Emperor suggested that King Dingbei temporarily withdraw his troops, which would make it possible, but asking King Dingbei to commit suicide in exchange for his life would not be possible at all.

Seeing Yu Wantai's gloomy face and no response, Yu Jinzhou urged him, "Why, one life for another, King Dingbei thinks it's not worth it?"

After a moment of silence, Yu Wantai said in a deep voice: "Now that things have come to this, my nephew might as well change to a reasonable condition. It is not easy to be reborn into the human world, so you should cherish your life very much."

Yu Jinzhou smiled and shook his head, "No, no, no, if I can't be the emperor, there is no point in me living in this world, so I want to pick a companion to go down first and help me find out if the Yellow Springs Road is easy to walk."

Looking down, he saw Yan Muxi in the cage shaking her head in fear. He sneered, "My beloved concubine, why are you panicking? Are you afraid that you will be too lonely in the underworld, or are you afraid that my good uncle is really willing to exchange his life for yours? Tsk, I advise little aunt Wang not to be wishful thinking. Just go on your way with peace of mind. I will follow you. Let's keep each other company on the road to the underworld, so that no one will be alone."

Yan Muxi looked at the figure on the tall horse and his vision became increasingly blurred. After all his calculations, he still ended up in such a situation.

If the man on the horse was just her husband, a man with whom she had been living for several years and with whom she had no blood relationship, she would definitely not risk her life to protect him.

But she is Sister Ning An, who has blocked punishment for her countless times and saved her life at the risk of her own life!

If it weren't for Sister Ning An's risking her life to protect her, she would have been dead long ago. She owed Sister Ning An her life, and now she can repay it, which is good.

Tears fell, and Yan Muxi's eyes regained clarity and determination. She looked up at Yu Jinzhou, and a wistful smile appeared on the corner of her lips. "On the road to the underworld, I will walk slowly. The emperor must keep his word and catch up with me quickly. I am afraid of the dark."

Looking into her tearful eyes and hearing her soft voice saying that she was afraid of the dark, Yu Jinzhou's heart couldn't help but ache.

She said she was afraid of the dark, and she must be extremely afraid of it, so he couldn't delay too long and had to finish everything quickly and catch up with her.

Abandoned by Yu Wantai in this life, the silly woman will definitely not have any unnecessary thoughts in the next life and will belong to him completely.

Because the distance was too far, the people below the city wall could not hear the conversation above. Seeing that Yu Wantai's face was not right, the deputy general felt panic inexplicably and advised: "The dog emperor is simply wishful thinking. Your Majesty, don't delay any longer and order an attack on the city!"

Yu Wantai did not respond to the deputy general's words. He slightly raised his head and looked quietly at the top of the city wall.

Jixiang called out softly with a trembling voice, "Prince~"

One life for another, others think it is impossible, only those who are close to the prince know that for the Crown Princess, the prince can give up everything, including his life.

But in the current situation, it is obvious that the dog emperor is making fun of his own prince. Even if the prince gives up his life, the dog emperor may not let the crown princess go.

Finally, Yu Wantai sighed imperceptibly, "Jixiang, if there is a big change, you will handle the next thing on my behalf."

"Your Highness, you must not do anything foolish!" Jixiang was shocked and his voice was filled with tears.

Yu Wantai did not turn to look at him, his eyes were always on the iron cage on the city wall.

Every extra look is a gain, so he has to try hard to look twice more.

Yu Jinzhou seemed to be getting impatient and moved the blade in his hand closer to the rope. With just a little force, the taut hemp rope could be broken into two pieces.

In the corner of the city wall, seeing that the blade had cut the edge of the rope, Dong Yu, who was pretending to be a defender, could no longer bear it and wanted to rush forward to snatch the knife from Yu Jinzhou's hand, but was held back by Yu Shui beside him.

"Wait, wait a little longer." Yu Shui's voice was trembling.

Not to mention the defenders on the city wall, the emperor was surrounded by more than a dozen highly skilled guards, and there were no less than five people protecting him in the dark, while only a few of them had sneaked into the defenders.

If we rush over now, not only will we fail to save the young lady, but we may also fall into a trap. We must not act rashly until the last moment.

"Wait a minute."

A deep and powerful voice sounded, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

King Dingbei drew the sword from his waist and looked up at the city wall with a resolute look, like a lonely and brave wild wolf.

Seeing this, everyone was shocked, and Yu Jinzhou also showed surprise on his face.

After a moment of shock, Yu Jinzhou pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "Why? Could it be that the King of Cheng Dingbei really intends to use his own life to exchange for the life of Concubine Yan?"

"Why not?" Yu Wantai looked at the person in the cage, smiled brightly, and slowly raised his hand...

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The Manwei Garden of the Yan Mansion at that time.

It was a perfect spring day. When Yan Yongchen stepped into the courtyard, she saw the stone table under the peach tree filled with wine and food. Qian Manman was sitting beside the table, smiling at her with her eyebrows curved. The girl's smile was as pretty and charming as when she was young.

Because of the severe cold and snowstorm, this year's spring came exceptionally late. The peach blossoms that were supposed to bloom in March only bloomed in April. The trees were full of peach blossoms, bright and beautiful, but Yan Yongchen felt that the woman under the tree was more dazzling than the peach blossoms.

"My husband is back!" Qian Manman stood up, took Yan Yongchen's arm and sat down at the stone table. "My husband has been busy day and night, so he must not have eaten yet. Come sit down and have some hot soup and hot rice to fill your stomach."

Yan Yongchen glanced at the table full of dishes. From soups to side dishes, every one of them was his favorite.

"I haven't eaten for two meals. I'm really hungry. Man'er is the most considerate."

"I am the first wife that your husband brought home in a grand sedan chair. It is my duty to be considerate and take care of him." Qian Manman lowered her eyes to hide the panic in them, and picked up the wine jug to pour wine into the wine cup.

However, she could hide the emotions in her eyes, but she couldn't control her trembling hands and feet.

Yan Yongchen took the wine pot with a smile and pulled her to sit on the round stool. "You are not well yet, don't bother to serve me. Just sit down and have your meal!"

Qian Manman couldn't help but look up as she heard the gentle and caring words. She met the familiar warm eyes. She clenched her fists, trying hard to hold back the sadness that surged in her heart and not let the tears flow from her eyes.

Yan Yongchen seemed to be really hungry. He ate a little of each dish and chatted with her about family matters while eating as usual.

She clenched and unclenched her fists in her sleeves, and then clenched them again. After a long and difficult decision, she finally asked a useless and stupid question, "Can't my husband really help Sister Xi?"

Yan Yongchen paused while picking up the food, "You know everything?"

"This concerns Sister Xi's life. How could I, as her mother, not know about it?" She tried to hold back, but in the end she could not control the sobs in her throat.

Yan Yongchen didn't look up at her. He picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it into the bowl in front of him. "Everyone has their own destiny. Don't force it." His tone was so cold that there was not a bit of warmth.

The answer was expected, but her heart still ached. She struggled to squeeze out the question from her throat, "Sister Xi is your biological child, so you don't care about her life or death?"

To this day, she still can't believe that Yan Yongchen doesn't care about her and her daughter, and that everything that happened before was just an act.

I still remember when Xi Jie'er was just born, Yan Yongchen was as happy as a child, and his cold eyes and brows were like frost that had been melted by warmth. He also said that fortunately Xi Jie'er's eyes and brows were like hers, not cold and hard, and that girls would look better if they were more delicate and pretty.

When Xi Jie'er was three years old, Yan Yongchen happily told her that their daughter was the most intelligent. The older Qing Jie'er needed to read a poem five to eight times before she could memorize it, but Xi Jie'er could memorize it after only three times.

Whenever he mentioned their daughter, Yan Yongchen's eyes seemed to be filled with starlight. They were so bright. Was he really just acting? Was he completely without any fatherly love?

Yan Yongchen remained silent and did not answer. After a while, he put down the bamboo chopsticks in his hand, pretended to be casual, and asked Qian Manman, "If only one of me and Xijie can survive, what will Manman choose?"