Wei Xiao Hua had a bad feeling, but she just continued to read the story.

When they reached the capital city, it was then revealed the most annoying fact that the author had completely hidden for more than 200 chapters.

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The second prince was still alive and tried to take over the capital city once more. Ji Shu had to work harder to deal with Ji Shao Yang and a long lasting war occurred. It took him months before he could regain the capital city with Wei Xiao Hua helping from behind the scene to gather more officials under Ji Shu.

There were several time skips and Wei Xiao Hua could see that Yang Xian kept on appearing here and there to create chaos. It was clear that he actively tried to bring them down and even sent assassins to kill Wei Xiao Hua several times.

But it didn't succeed.

Then finally, it was the chapter that depicted Yang Xian's end.

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'Why? Why are you still the one standing at the end?' Yang Xian asked. His youthful and handsome face looked distorted as he looked at the two couple in front of him. There was disgust and anger within his eyes.

Ji Shu scoffed and waved his hand. 'You're slippery and know very well how to control the army, but still, you fail to bring everyone together.'

Yang Xian laughed while looked at the sky. His eyes turned red from both anger and grieve. Even all this time… all the attempts that he did was completely useless. He tried over and over to go against Wei Xiao Hua and Ji Shu only to ultimately fail.

There were already countless people died in his way.

Wei Xiao Hua looked at Yang Xian and furrowed her brows. 'Have you never thought of the people who had died just because you try to stand before us, Yang Xian?'

Lowered his gaze to look at Wei Xiao Hua, there was a cruel gaze within his eyes. 'Have you ever asked the same thing to yourself, Empress Wei? Don't you know that there are so many innocent people whom you killed just because you suspect them?'

His tone, when he called her with her proper title, was filled with nothing but mocking.

'Innocent? Don't make me laugh, Yang Xian. I only go against those who try to go against me and schemed to bring me down. Tell me, should I just stay quiet and let them do as they wished when they attempt to kill me?' Wei Xiao Hua asked in a tone filled with contempt.

Yang Xian didn't avert his gaze. He laughed self depreciatingly. 'Have you ever try to have a proper talk with them?'

'Why should I?'

'Xiao Hua..'

'How dare you!'

'Not everyone wants to go against you in the first place, but you're too self-conceited to see the world around you.' Yang Xian's gaze was cold. His mind was remembering a figure that he had missed so much. It seemed that after several weeks of the torture in this world without her, he would be able to meet with her again.

Wei Xiao Hua's face darkened. 'What do you know, Yang Xian? I was living a harsh childhood ever since I was a child. Being treated worse than a servant, I….'

'You're not the only person in the world who's mistreated. But do you think that it gives you the right to go and kill other people without restrain?'

'You….'

Bang!

Yang Xian stood up suddenly, there was a smirk on the corner of his eyes. Rather than giving up like a sacrificial lamb, he would just stay and laugh at them. 'Mark my words, Ji Shu, Xiao Hua. You two will never be happy in this world. You start your path with blood, so you'll also end your path with blood!'

Slash!

Ji Shu slashed his sword against Yang Xian and looked at the other party with a cold gaze. 'You're not any better, Yang Xian. An orphan of war who had killed thousands of people for your own sake. But we're different as I stood at the place you'll never hope to get. Even if I have to turn the entire world into a pool of blood, I'll stand at the very peak.'

However, Yang Xian only sent him a mocking gaze. There was never any regret nor remorse as if his entire life was focused solely for revenge.

*

"Huh?"

Wei Xiao Hua touched her cheek as she realized that she was crying. Because she understood that Yang Xian cared greatly for Wei Liuying, she felt that she could understand this strategist a bit better.

In addition, there were many times when she felt that the real Wei Xiao Hua was indeed cruel. Yet there were also other times when she thought that the real Wei Xiao Hua was still too lenient. But she couldn't understand everything as well as Wei Xiao Hua even after entering the novel as Wei Xiao Hua, so she couldn't say anything much.

Taking a deep breath, Wei Xiao Hua continued reading the story.

Without Yang Xian, the defense of Ji Shao Yang was growing weaker. After all, Yang Xian and Ji Shao Yang worked together to some degree. In the end, Ji Shao Yang was defeated under Ji Shu.

Ji Shu became the Emperor in the end with Wei Xiao Hua as the Empress.

When reading about this part, Wei Xiao Hua took a deep breath. She felt that the long lasting war was very annoying to read. If only it was possible for the war to end faster, she would surely take that option and not let this happen. But it was too late and everything truly felt like a dream for her now that she had returned back to the real world.

'if only I had known that the second prince is still alive, I'll surely make the necessary preparation.'

Wei Xiao Hua sighed and continued to read. The story didn't end just with them becoming the leader of the kingdom. It continued a bit more about Wei Xiao Hua's life in the palace.

However…

"The novel's description is lacking compared to the real thing."

In fact, Wei Xiao Hua felt that the character of Baili Lin and Ji Shu's mother were toned down a bit in the novel. It was as if the author was scared that she would scare the readers away if she revealed their real cruel side.

And novel will not follow the characters 24 hours a day. There were many things that was not mentioned in the novel that Wei Xiao Hua witnesses.

For some reason, her impression of the novel was no longer the same as before after reading about it. The way the author written it only made it hard to differentiate who was the real antagonist because everyone had a reason that driven their action.

But the story hadn't ended yet.

'Hmm? There are several side stories.'

'Side Story 1: Strategist Liu (Wei Liuying) Story.'

Eh?

Thinking about her experience, Wei Xiao Hua hurriedly read the content. It was then she realized that the author had already designed that Strategist Liu was actually Wei Liuying in disguise. She had business relationship with Yang Xian, whom she first met in the academy and struck a deal during desperate moment.

Because the two only had business relationship, they talked quite a lot. It was at that time Wei Xiao Hua came and interrupted them, thus ruining Wei Liuying's reputation further.

The two of them gradually grew closer as they learned about each other. But by the time they realized their feelings, it was too late. The despaired Princess Ji Xiaoli betrayed Han Shi Kingdom and put Wei Liuying in utter danger. When Wei Liuying was captured and Yang Xian had to shoot her, she was unable to hold onto the rope and ended up drowned to death.

Reading the story, Wei Xiao Hua felt tears were formed on the corner of her eyes.

Why…?

Why did the author have to put so much detail to the background and then unleashed the onion warriors?

It was so sad reading all of this.

At the end of the side story, Wei Xiao Hua saw a note made by the author:

"If Yang Xian and Wei Liuying had met earlier, things will be completely different because the two of them would be able to build trust faster to work together better and prevent Ji Shu from becoming the Emperor."