Chapter 138: Chapter 138

But tonight, these six children are bound to be sacrificed.

Jun Ning shook her head and said, "No, I don’t mean for us to die. I just want to save them. Brother, we don’t necessarily have to die to save them."

Jun Ning had another sentence she didn’t say: "As long as we plan well, we can absolutely get away unscathed. I have that confidence."

In her previous life, she had been an assassin for decades, had killed people, and had saved people.

She had done this sort of thing many times; getting away unscathed was not an issue.

She could save these six children.

But if she could save them and chose not to, she would be uneasy for life.

"You little brat." The Crown Prince tugged on the dog ears on Jun Ning’s head, "What do you know?"

"It would be certain death to go." The Crown Prince exaggerated, as he was internally unwilling to take such a risk.

Because he never did anything unprepared, and he treasured his own life.

He was going to inherit the throne in the future; he couldn’t afford any mishaps.

"Crown Prince, shouldn’t we do good deeds regardless of how small?" Jun Ning said seriously.

"’Do good deeds regardless of how small’? You’re not even in school yet. How do you know this saying?"

The Crown Prince didn’t believe that a two-and-a-half-year-old like Jun Ning could come up with something so profound.

Jun Ning scratched her head with her paw, embarrassed, and said, "I heard it from my mother. Mother says it often, so I naturally remembered it. Just... just don’t know if I’m using it right now?"

The little one’s conflicted, anxious, and insecure silly look didn’t seem fake. The source of this content ɪs 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝔫𝔢𝔱

The saying should indeed have been taught by her mother.

The Crown Prince didn’t doubt Jun Ning’s explanation but felt a bit ashamed by her words.

But shame or not, he wouldn’t change his mind.

He wouldn’t take the risk, no matter what was said.

Jun Ning waved her paw in front of the Crown Prince, "Crown Prince, what are you thinking? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Nothing." The Crown Prince remained unmoved by Jun Ning’s words, "Let’s go, leave with me now."

He picked up Jun Ning and was about to leave.

It was as if Jun Ning’s earlier persuasion had gone unheard.

The Crown Prince was not like Jun Ning, able to act based on integrity and righteousness.

From the moment he was crowned Crown Prince, he learned the Emperor’s art.

The Emperor’s art is about balance and choices, about sacrificing the small for the big at critical moments to maximize benefits. It’s about not taking undue risks or making meaningless sacrifices. It requires having a global perspective and long-term vision.

Although this sounds like putting interests above all else, it’s a bit cold and lacking in humanity.

But maintaining this clarity allows him to make the most rational judgments in most moments of life, ensuring that he and the Eastern Chu Kingdom do not easily fall into traps and can continue to develop steadily.

"If you’re not going to save them, I’ll go myself."

Jun Ning saw through the Crown Prince’s moderation for survival and no longer counted on him.

She struggled hard in the Crown Prince’s arms, "Can you let go of me?"

The Crown Prince remained silent, continuing forward.

Jun Ning added, "If you’re not saving them, and you won’t let me go, what are you thinking?"

"I’m your brother. Since you’re with me, I won’t let anything happen to you and will bring you back safely." The Crown Prince finally responded.

But the response was indeed chilling.

"You really won’t let go of me?"

In her anxiety, Jun Ning bit fiercely into the Crown Prince’s arm that was holding her. This bite used almost all her strength.

Although the Crown Prince wasn’t afraid of pain, he was scared of Jun Ning biting the arm that supported most of her weight.

With Jun Ning’s bite, his arm holding her inevitably slackened slightly.

Jun Ning almost fell out of his arms as his hand loosened.

The Crown Prince had to switch to the other arm to hold her.

Jun Ning, still restless, bit again.

After several successive bites, the Crown Prince couldn’t properly hold Jun Ning and run forward; he had to stop and reason with her.

But Jun Ning paid no heed to his reasoning. As soon as he loosened his grip, the little one rushed back hurriedly. After a moment of holding his head speechlessly, he had no choice but to quickly follow.

But how could the little one let him catch up?

She ran forward, wagging a dog tail, knocking down several bamboo poles along the wall as she went.

With the darkness, the Crown Prince behind couldn’t see clearly and was nearly knocked senseless by the bamboo poles, unable to move forward. He nearly cursed in frustration.

Why were these things scattered all along the way?

By the time the Crown Prince avoided these bamboo poles and tried to catch up to Jun Ning, she was already too far away, her small figure swallowed by the boundless night, completely out of sight.

"That little rascal!"

"Where did she run off to?"

The Crown Prince couldn’t help but swear.

He could tolerate mischievousness in children, but not outright defiance .

He had never seen such a difficult child, just over two or three years old. What would he do when she grew up?

When she inherits the throne, and if she becomes dissatisfied with him, will she continue to oppose him ?

The Crown Prince couldn’t imagine what he would do if that day actually came.

After catching up, Jun Ning didn’t go headlong into saving people out of a moment’s passion. Instead, she thought carefully, and with an idea, she stopped a distance away from the haunted house.

She shouted loudly in the direction of the haunted house, "The officers are coming to catch people, run quickly!"

These guilty thieves, hearing such a shout, wouldn’t dare continue with their killings.

They would definitely run; if they ran, those children would be safe.

Thinking this, Jun Ning’s voice grew a few degrees louder until her voice cracked, and her throat was nearly screaming.

But her voice was too weak. Despite shouting for a long time, there was no sign of the guards at the haunted house retreating.

Seeing this, Jun Ning was forced to move closer to the haunted house to shout again.

It was then that the Crown Prince caught up.

Seeing her take such risks, so impulsive, heedless of her own life, he, in a rage, stopped her and scolded, "Jun Ning, do you have a death wish? Don’t you realize that if you go over there and get killed, what am I supposed to do? Given the Emperor’s favoritism for daughters, I would definitely be dragged down by you."

"You’re on your own, you don’t need to think about these things. But don’t you think of me? I have a family, children, and the Crown Prince’s position. If anything happened to me, I’d lose everything."

The Crown Prince spewed out a slew of words, truly exasperated, speaking recklessly.

But he regretted it as soon as he finished speaking.

He, as an adult, what’s the use in arguing with a child about these things?

Besides, saying these things to a child not yet three years old—would she understand?

"Crown Prince, you go." Jun Ning wasn’t just any child under three; she understood the Crown Prince’s words and concerns, "If something happens to me here, you just say..."