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In contrast to the dark dungeon, the world above the wooden planks was so bright that it was uncomfortable.

Zhou Ruo'an's eyes felt extremely uncomfortable. She simply closed her eyes and faked her death.

The person on the ground was originally chasing after Ling Tianwang, who was hiding in the dungeon. However, he never expected that the moment the wooden board was lifted, it would be a half-dead woman.

"Save …" "Save me …"

Zhou Ruo'an was still fuming and begging for help. Her bloody hands groped the ground. When they found a man's foot, it was as if she had found her lifesaver. She held on tightly to it, refusing to let go.

The man kicked Zhou Ruo'an away in disgust and winked at the two people behind him.

One of the people behind recognized Zhou Ruo'an's identity token, and his expression changed as he stopped his companion who was about to enter.

"Let's go, people of Zhou Family, stay far away so as to not bring disaster upon yourself."

The man whose ankle was being held by Zhou Ruo'an looked down at his bloodstained identity plate. After he recognized the "Zhou" character on the token, he kicked Zhou Ruo'an back into the tunnel with a terrible expression and slammed the wooden board down.

After the light disappeared, Zhou Ruo'an returned to the darkness.

She opened her eyes and dispiritedly took off the medallion at her waist, revealing a cold smile.

So it turns out that this ghostly waist token was actually quite useful. She had to keep it well in case she needed to use it in the future.

This identity token was something that she had thought of in her panic. She didn't expect the other party to be intimidated by it, but who would have thought that an accident would have really scared him off.

However, thinking about it, just with a identity token, he was able to scare people away. This power from Zhou Family, was truly enormous. At least, it was much bigger than she had expected.

But it wasn't hard to understand.

Since the founding of the kingdom, the Zhou Family had always held positions in the imperial court, and almost every minister in the army had been appointed by the Zhou Family people. Right now, Lord Zhou, who was also his own father, was the current president of the military, holding several hundred thousand soldiers and horses in his hands. Master Zhou's blood related sister was in the palace in front of the imperial concubine, and Imperial Concubine Zhou's son, Third Prince, was the best candidate to be the crown prince.

And Zhou Ruo'an, as the first daughter of Zhou Family, naturally became the best candidate for the future Third Princess. This was also the reason why he had been reduced to such a state, with the Second Aunt and her daughter so anxious to get rid of him. After all, with the death of her first daughter, the position of the Third Princess naturally fell to Second Miss, who was left with only her Zhou Family.

Zhou Ruo'an kept her identity token and returned to the dungeon as fast as a tortoise.

Ling Tianwang came out of the grass after knowing that the three left.

He leaned against the corner and bandaged his wound.

Zhou Ruo'an didn't say anything, while Ling Tianwang also closed his eyes to rest.

In the end, it was Zhou Ruo'an who spoke first.

"Are you planning to stay here?"

Ling Tianwang's eyelids twitched, but he remained silent.

Seeing that he was unwilling to open his mouth, Zhou Ruo'an was too lazy to make a fuss on her own. With a disdainful smile, she joined the group to rest with her eyes closed.

Since the locks were all unlocked, she could leave anytime she wanted.

However, the situation outside was not looking good either. She needed to rest and wait for her strength to recover before she could leave.

As for the person on the side, what could he do about it?

Just as Zhou Ruo'an was about to fall asleep, Ling Tianwang suddenly said.

"You are the young miss of Zhou Family?"

Zhou Ruo'an was stunned. She slowly opened her eyes and met the man's sharp gaze.

She nodded, thinking that this man must have heard the conversation just now. There was no point in hiding it, why not admit it openly.

Ling Tianwang stared at Zhou Ruo'an a few more times, as if he was trying to find out if what Zhou Ruo'an said was true or false.

"Even so, how did you end up like this?"

Zhou Ruo'an smiled. "Because I'm in the way of others."

The color in Ling Tianwang's eyes turned darker.

After a long while, he smiled, "If I can help you leave this place, how can you thank me?"

"Promise me your life?" Although Zhou Ruo'an was joking, her ice-cold tone made people feel that she wasn't funny at all.

Ling Tianwang also did not expect Zhou Ruo'an to say that. He was stunned for a moment before a smile appeared in the corner of his eyes.

"It's not impossible."

Zhou Ruo'an sneered and closed her eyes once again.

When Zhou Ruo'an woke up again, she was shocked to find that she had still left the dungeon.

She immediately became alert and guarded against any unusual movement.

Zhou Ruo'an was stunned when she saw her wound in the corner of her eyes. Her wound had actually been meticulously bandaged, and had even been drugged.

She frowned, thinking of the faces of the men in the dungeon.

It was a cold face with sharp eyebrows and a pair of long, narrow, evil eyes that made people not dare to look directly at him. The man's skin was so white that it was unhealthy and transparent. As long as he observed carefully, the fine capillaries on his face could be seen clearly.

Zhou Ruo'an had never seen anyone with a better appearance than that man in her two lifetimes.

Just as she was thinking, the door was pushed open and the person who walked in had coincidentally pushed against the face that appeared in Zhou Ruo'an's mind.

"You're awake?"

Ling Tianwang walked into the room. Behind him was a guard carrying a bowl of medicine.

Zhou Ruo'an nodded slightly to Ling Tianwang. When her eyes touched the bowl of steaming medicine, she subconsciously frowned.

"I sent someone to investigate and the Zhou Family has declared to the public that Eldest Miss Zhou Ruo'an has been kidnapped by bandits. It is unknown whether she is still alive or not."

Zhou Ruo'an sneered.

Even if he were to go back in the future, he would lose the right to marry Third Prince. After all, the people of this era valued chastity the most. As a woman, she had been kidnapped by others for so many days. Who knew if she had been tainted by others.

The royal family wouldn't allow a woman with a stain on her body to marry into their family.

Zhou Ruoyan and her daughter were really good at this. If it wasn't her or her client, she would definitely clap and cheer for them.

But it didn't matter to Zhou Ruo'an, she didn't want to marry Third Prince at all.

"If you want to return to Zhou Family, I can get someone to send you back."

"No need." Zhou Ruo'an refused without a second thought.

Her ears were sharper, and as soon as she woke up, she could hear the sound of troops being trained from afar.

"Are they training soldiers outside?"

Ling Tianwang's eyes showed some astonishment, but it was only for a moment and it was already suppressed by him.

"How do you know?"

Zhou Ruo'an chuckled. "I heard it." You aren't one of my father's men, otherwise you wouldn't have called me a member of the 'Zhou Family'. In the capital, although you are not from the Zhou Family, you can only train your troops in public.

That's right, Ling Tianwang was the current dynasty's only heir with a different surname, Ning Wang.

Ning Wang had held this title since the founding of the country. Like Zhou Family, he held great military authority, and had even more troops than Zhou Family. However, due to the power of the Ning Wang bloodline, Ling Tianwang had become an existence that was a direct threat to the imperial power. Thus, Ling Tianwang was an extremely awkward existence in the imperial court.