Chapter 169: Yes, I betrayed her.

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After Ming Xun left, the sound of the zither in the Yan Mansion disappeared, and it suddenly became quieter.

In her free time, Xiao Jin would stand in the courtyard and watch Bai Zhu sweep away the fallen leaves with a broom. Seeing the leaves turn yellow, she realized that autumn had come again.

It had been a year since then. Unfortunately, Xiao Jin always felt like something was missing in her heart, to the point that whether it was a year or a day passing, it seemed no different to her.

Ancient people would write congratulatory words and make wishes, often saying "year after year" and "age after age," but if there were no familiar people by one's side to accompany them, even if one lived for ten thousand years, it would be just like that.

Xiao Jin knew she was being too decadent, completely lacking the demeanor that a transmigrated person should have. But something like one's mental state was not something she could control. The people she knew either left or died.

Diving into fragments of memories, the people she accompanied countless times were nothing more than fleeting illusions left behind from the past. They could be seen but not touched, unable to speak or be embraced.

If this state continued, sooner or later, Xiao Jin would either die or go insane.

As expected, one day, when Xiao Jin was getting bored to the point of madness, she found a good sword from the storeroom.

Looking at the silver-blue blade that was cold to the touch, unable to hide its sharpness, she knew that if she swung it, it would surely be able to sever a throat in one strike.

Xiao Jin held the nameless sword but had no desire to seek death. She just smiled and moved on. She would make do with how the days passed.

And so, Xiao Jin continued to live in a clear-headed manner for two more years, a total of seven hundred and thirty days.

Every day, she would have the same dream. She knew why because something that couldn't be grasped would always remain vivid and deeply etched in memory. In her fragmented memories, she reached out to grab that white sleeve, but she could only watch as the severed sleeve slipped through her transparent fingers.

She would try to grab it in her dreams as well, but upon waking up, there was nothing. Fortunately, before Xiao Jin completely lost her mind, the armies of Yao Country arrived at the border and attacked.

Speaking of which, Chu Shao's speed was truly terrifying. If there could only be one book in the world about speedrunning, the title page would surely bear the name of Chu Shao.

In the first year, she gained control of the new Yao Country. In the second year, she restored the country. In the third year, she attacked the Qi Country. If the old emperor of Qi Country had a spirit in the afterlife, knowing that something he had never achieved in his entire life was accomplished by Chu Shao within three years, he would probably open his coffin and jump out.

This speed couldn't be described as breaking through barriers; it was simply a sweeping conquest. In the letter sent by Ye Juege, apart from being shocked, there was only deep admiration from the bottom of her heart.

"Your Highness knows how to recognize talents and make good use of them, diligently seeking governance. She can be called the female equivalent of Yao and Shun."

After reading this letter, Xiao Jin didn't have much of a reaction. She just felt that Ye Juege was indeed a bit off-track. At a time like this, why was she still calling her "Your Highness"? She should change it and call her "Your Majesty" instead.

Xiao Jin had been calculating in her heart how much longer she would have to wait until Chu Shao arrived at the city gates and witness the grace of the Empress. But she didn't expect that the person who would arrive first, before Chu Shao, was another yet-to-be-crowned monarch who held great power.

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