The Legend of Princess Qingping
Chapters 2. Take a Chance

As far as thousands of miles under the night sky, two men entered the forest without end. One person held a flashlight as illumination, while the other carried a woman with wounds all over her body. They're trying to break a shrub of darkness into a lake.

There are rumors circulating widely, that in the lake dwelled man-eating water monsters. However, about the appearance of his original form no one had ever seen. It could be just the reason of certain parties so that the forest is not touched by destructive creatures.

The cold wind blew the hair down, but it did not dampen the determination of the two men to continue walking forward. After splitting the thickets in the depths of the forest they finally arrived. The two men stood by the lake and were ready to throw the woman who looked almost dead.

"Finally arrived too. Hurry up and dump her body in the lake, then come back!" the flashlight bearer's orders.

The flashlight-bearer's friend took the woman down from her back, and leaned her body against a tree. Stretching his muscles he said, "Are we really going to throw the Vice Chairman into the lake? Why don't we just leave him here? Maybe there'll be a beast eating his body."

"The two told us to throw it into the lake. Do you want to end up like him?" ask the flashlight carrier.

"No, no. I still love my life!" He looked down to see the woman. "Vice Chairman Xiao Qing, forgive me for having to treat you like this."

Xiao Qing's face was like cold jade, pale and dull. Even the woman's lips had already lost the color of her blood, as if she was going to breathe one last time. Amidst this gloom, his eyes were tightly shut, but Xiao Qing did not lose consciousness.

In fact Xiao Qing could still hear the words of others. His long eyelashes moved slightly as he opened his eyes in a breezy manner. "Jing Ci, this is the freedom that I have been waiting for a long time. All actions will surely get a reply! In the end you will also meet death someday."

Even talking alone, it had now become a tiring occupation for Xiao Qing. He closed his eyes after pulling the sentence. The woman's face was so pale that a normal person would be horrified to see her.

Jing Ci just froze silently. He felt a strange sigh in his heart when he heard Xiao Qing's voice that resembled a groan. Jing Ci wanted to dodge, but there was indeed truth in Xiao Qing's words. All living things will eventually die. That is the absolute line of destiny.

Her friend unlike Jing Ci, she chose a heart that was much harder like a rock. In reality, Xiao Qing's words did not attract the sympathy of the flashlight bearer in the slightest. He threw his face away as if the woman was completely unworthy of being seen. "Why is it a waste of time? Don't listen to him! Everyone will talk nonsense when faced with death. Just act fast, then we can go home to rest!"

"Don't just talk, quickly help me! You grab her leg and I'll hold her hand!" Jing Ci gave the order in a loud voice.

Without saying anything in the flashlight carrier approached towards Xiao Qing to carry out her duties. Jing Ci immediately took part. Not waiting for long they finally threw Xiao Qing's body into the lake.

The throws of the two men broke the calmness of the lake and caused a deep ripple. The beauty of the shadow of the moon on the surface of the water successfully undermined their despicable actions. Without waiting any longer, the evildoers immediately left the darkness of the forest.

Xiao Qing's body was increasingly sinking into the lake. A small grain managed to escape from the tightly shut end of Xiao Qing's eyes and the blood from her wound started to mix with the cold water. The woman's thoughts drifted into the days where she spent some of her time planning a murder on someone's orders.

"This is the price to pay for all the lives I have lost. In the end I couldn't save them, even I still couldn't be a good person." A mind as cold as lake water filled Xiao Qing's mind.

In reality in the lake was not a man-eating water monster figure, but there were thousands of years of spell arrays. Xiao Qing's blood mixed with water made the array active and gave rise to a whirlpool. The whirling water chasm pulled Xiao Qing's body to the bottom of the lake.

Under such circumstances he could not help but think his life would end. Xiao Qing lifted the tip of her lips slightly upwards, as if she had been prepared to meet death. He said in his heart. "It turns out my fate is the same as that of Liu Qingqing, killed at the hands of the closest people."

However, humans never know when and where the blessings of Gods will come down. Especially for the reason that they know no more. When Xiao Qing thought her life had ended it turned out to be wrong, as she was able to return to breathing regularly after some unknown time.

A small groan sound rang out as Xiao Qing tried to open her heavy eyelids. The first sight he caught was not a cold lake or endless dark forest, but a room with classic wood decoration, spacious, and beautiful greenish shades. It was like a typical house of old.

Suddenly there was the sound of the door creaking from outside and someone entered carrying a basin of hot water. He was dressed like a servant from an upper family. A smile appeared on Bai Liu's face when he saw that Xiao Qing was already conscious.

"Miss, are you awake?" bai Liu asked as he approached Xiao Qing. He put his subordinates on a small table close to the bed.

Concerns arose in Bai Liu's heart so he extended his hand to Xiao Qing's forehead. Her movements looked extremely cautious and so gentle, but it further added to the astonishment on Xiao Qing's pretty face.

Xiao Qing asked in surprise. "What are you doing?"

"Relax, Miss. I just want to check on your situation," Bai Liu replied politely. Seeing that Xiao Qing still had not changed her expression, Bai Liu immediately continued. "Good, now Miss's situation has improved. I was so worried when you fell into the lake and went unconscious for three days."

"Three days? Wasn't I alive last night and dumped in the lake by Bei Muchhen's men?" What exactly does this girl mean?" All the questions lingered in Xiao Qing's mind, but what came out of her mouth was not that. "Who are you? How am I supposed to be here? Were you the one who helped me when I was thrown into the lake?"

Digging through many questions at once left Bai Liu puzzled. In her heart she asked, "Is Miss missing a memory? Why doesn't he remember everything?"

After thinking for a moment Bai Liu opened his mouth again. This time his voice was softer and a little slower. "I really don't understand why Miss can't remember everything, maybe it's the effect of the long fever you've been having. But, Miss take it easy, I'll tell you everything slowly."

Xiao Qing was only mute, but her head slightly nodded.

"My name is Bai Liu, while Miss Liu Qingqing's. Miss had a long fever after drowning in the lake, but it wasn't because you were dumped, but because you couldn't swim after falling into the lake. Thankfully, someone helped you in time. If not, maybe Miss is now ...." Suddenly Bai Liu stopped his words. Bai Liu could not say the word 'died' because he felt it was not worth mentioning.

"Liu Qingqing? Bai Liu's? Why do I feel familiar with this name? Although my name is also Qing, but my family name Xiao is not Liu. Where am I really?" Xiao Qing tried to think hard. He repeated all the questions in his heart.

"Miss, why are you quiet? Do you feel uncomfortable? Where's where?" bai Liu asked with a look of worry.

Bai Liu's question pulled Xiao Qing back into common sense. After a long time of thinking, he finally remembered everything. Everything Bai Liu mentioned was the story of Liu Qingqing in the Qingping Princess Legend, her favorite fiction. In order to make sure his thoughts were correct, Xiao Qing tried to dig up more information from Bai Liu.

In accordance with the story in the novel, Xiao Qing should have called Bai Liu Liu Liu Liu. So he used that call when he asked, "Liu'er, is this the third year after my father died? Is my stepmother named Li Shu and my stepbrother Liu Yifei? Is our king named King Zhao who has three sons, Prince Zhou Yicheng, Prince Zhou Ziyang, and Prince Zhou Jun?"

Bai Liu nodded solemnly. "Everything you say is true. Miss, you just realized it's best not to think much. We can talk about it another time, now let me help you wash your face."

Xiao Qing simply gave a nod once more and Bai Liu immediately did his job. After finishing washing Xiao Qing's face with warm water, Bai Liu petrified Xiao Qing to the dressing table. He was going to tidy up Xiao Qing's hair which had been a few days not taken care of properly.

Xiao Qing's eyes widened as she looked at the reflection of her face inside the round-shaped mirror. He said in his heart. "Liu Qingqing, you are really beautiful. An extraordinary beauty that could destroy an empire. If you live in modern times, you will definitely become the most beautiful famous actress."

A knotty smile appeared on Xiao Qing's face. He did not want to waste the golden opportunity to become his favorite character in the novel so Xiao Qing was determined inwardly. "Liu Qingqing, you are my favorite character in the novel, but unfortunately you will be killed at the hands of Zhou Yicheng. I promise to help you with all the abilities I have to change your destiny for the better. Maybe it's the will of God because my soul now occupies your body. I don't know where your soul is, please bless me!"

At the moment when Xiao Qing was drifting in her mind, a loud voice from the door that was opened forcibly sounded. The next second a middle-aged woman appeared followed by a young girl. They came with real anger.

"Liu Qingqing, I heard you've come to a realization. Come out and prepare breakfast for us! Not because you're sick so you can laze around!" shouted the middle-aged woman named Li Shu.

Bai Liu immediately said, "Miss, Nonaku just regained consciousness from a coma. How can you get him to do his daily tasks? Let Nonaku rest, I'll prepare breakfast for you."

"Waking up means he is healthy! Why should I let him rest continuously? Bai Liu, you better be quiet, don't talk too much about unnecessary things!" The young girl was none other than Liu Qingqing's half-sister, Liu Yifei her name. She drew closer to the dressing table and tried to pull Liu Qingqing to her feet. "Hurry up to make breakfast for us and remember today you have to take care of the bookkeeping of the family business that has accumulated!"

Liu Qingqing was already holding a golden chai with a pointed and sharp tip. No one knows when she took it off the dresser. Without a cue with a nimble gesture Liu Qingqing pulled Liu Yifei into her embrace. He attached a golden chai to Liu Yifei's neck. If it moved just a little, Liu Yifei might be able to lose his life.

"Liu Qingqing, what are you going to do?" li Shu asked in a state of panic.