" So, you want me as a planner to help you in strategy during the event?" Yu Yan asked as she frowned.

"Exactly. I'll be the strength; you'll be the brain. Together, we can get the throne, and you won't become a widow," Xu Ming said, hoping to hit on her weakness to get her to agree. ​​

So far, the only useful thing he knew about her was that she didn't want to be known as his window. That's why she tried to break the marriage, but she failed. She tried to convince him with words as she requested him to break off the engagement, but she failed as well.

She also refused to take part in any other Prince's team since she didn't want to be known as the woman that helped others kill her husband. It meant that she cared a lot about the traditions and what the world would think of her in this regard. At long as he protected that from crumbling, she might help him

"Are you really trying to use that on me?" Yu Yan asked Xu Ming as she frowned.

"Use what?" Xu Ming let out as he acted ignorantly.

" I am not stupid enough to not understand that you're trying to do. You think I'll help you just to protect myself from becoming a widow in the world's eyes, but you're wrong. You can die for all I care. If you want, you can break off the engagement right now and let me be free while you die alone. If that's not what you want, then don't break off the engagement and let me become a widow. There is no way I'm dying with you out there," Yu Yan let out with a calm expression on her face.

" So, you won't help me whatever happens?" Xu Ming asked Yu Yan in full seriousness.

" I won't," Yu Yan replied sternly.

"Very Well. Don't help me. At Least I'll die knowing I have a beautiful wife," Xu Ming let out as he shook his head.

The carriage kept moving through the roads as the silence filled the cabin.

Neither Xu Min nor Yu Yan says anything.

After some more time, they reached back to the sect.

Both Xu Ming and Yu Yan stepped out of the carriage and went their separate ways.

While Xu Ming went towards his courtyard, Yu Yan went towards her place. None of them even tried to glance towards each other even once.

"Master, You're back," the servant let out excitedly as he saw Xu Ming enter.

"Why are you so surprised? Were you expecting me not to return?" Xu Ming inquired casually as he walked towards the chair.

"Well, there was a possibility," The servant muttered softly.

"Don't talk nonsense. Bring me some water," Xu Ming let out as he sat comfortably.

"Right away, Master."

The servant nodded his head as he stood up and went towards the kitchen.

After a few minutes, he came back with a glass of water. He gave the water to Xu Ming.

Xu Ming drank the water before he stood up.

"I'll be cultivating in my room. Inform me if anyone important comes; otherwise, don't disturb me," he told the servant before he started walking towards his room.

Xu Ming entered his room and closed the door as he laid on the bed.

" That didn't go as planned," Xu Ming muttered as he sighed.

"Hmph, who does that girl think she is to not help you? A Heavenly Prince asked the help of a mortal, and the mortal refused?! If the people in the Higher Realms knew it, they wouldn't know what to say. Stupid girl," Valeria let out as she laid beside Xu Ming.

"Well, I'm not a Heavenly Prince anymore. I'm just a guy in her eyes—the guy who is a good for nothing. I should blame this Li Mu's previous actions as well for not giving it his all. If everyone didn't think that he had no chance of winning or if he was a known genius here, I would have a better chance at it," Xu Ming let out as he sighed. He knew that all blame couldn't be placed on others.

"Still! They are idiots not to see! You defeated the girl so easily! She should be the first one to believe that you have the ability, yet she didn't trust you," Valeria muttered in annoyance.

"Forget her. It's her life. I can't force her to help me," Xu Ming replied.

"I do need to win, though. Even though I'm alone in this trial, I need to win. I want to save the prisoners in the future, and I can only do that with the identity of a prince. As for the identity, I can only keep the identity if I win the trial of the crown and become the crown prince. The crown is the only way, but the path is going to be the one filled with blood," Xu Ming let out as he looked towards the roof.

"You can do it easily. You have the strength, and your skills can destroy them with ease. Don't worry. You don't need anyone," Valeria said to Xu Ming as she comforted him.

"Yeah. As long as there is no one keeping an eye on that place, I can do that, but I don't believe that will be the case. There should be only eyes on that trial in that place. I can only use my real skills sneakily. I would need to use Li Mu's skills for most," Xu Ming let out as he sighed.

"That's true. You would need to use that skill. I was probably too optimistic. They would not let the event be unsupervised. I'll still help you. They can not see me, and I can help you sneakily," Valeria told Xu Ming.

"Hah, I'll take you up on that offer. You'll be the first ally in the trial of the crown," Xu Ming let out as he smiled.

"Yeah, who needs more people when the two of us are together. Let it be like that hunting. The team of super hunters," Valeria said as she chuckled.

" You really are a child," Xu Ming let out as he smiled wryly.

"Huh? I'm a pure adult! You're the one who's a kid in the Heavenly Realm she," Valeria replied as she rolled her eyes.

The both of them spent the next half an hour discussing how they would do it in various situations. Since they didn't know what the event would be exactly about, they planned for both, attack and defense.

After some time, Xu Ming fell asleep.