Chapter 1212 Imperial Princess

As the man's figure walked in the darkness, Xu Qinghong trembled slightly, subconsciously closed her eyes and hugged her body tightly.

"Haha, am I that scary?" The gentle voice with a chuckle reached Xu Qinghong's ears.

There was a sudden burst of joy in her heart, and she immediately opened her eyes. The person in front of her was undoubtedly Lu Chen.

At this time, Lu Chen's trousers were a little soaked. He was holding a torch in his left hand and a water fish in his right hand. He was looking at her with a smile on his face.

"I'm not afraid...it's just...it's a bit cold at night." Xu Qinghong pursed her lips, glanced at Lu Chen and said.

After hearing Xu Qinghong's words, Lu Chen smiled slightly and didn't say much. He walked aside, lit a bonfire, sat by the fire, and roasted the fish in his hands.

Not long after, the aroma of grilled fish spread all around, and Xu Qinghong's stomach couldn't help but growl again.

She quietly stood up, slowly approached Lu Chen, and sat next to the fire, her eyes fixed on the fragrant grilled fish spinning on the flames in front of her.

"It's not baked yet, you have to wait..." Lu Chen looked at Xu Qinghong's appearance and couldn't help but want to laugh.

This woman was able to ride in a royal-sized carriage, and her status in the imperial capital should be high. I don't know why she was so greedy.

"Where did your torch come from?" Xu Qinghong realized it at this time. The reason why she thought the person coming was not Lu Chen was because of this.

"Because, I might be an immortal." Lu Chen looked at the jumping flames in front of him, a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes.

Ever since that day when the picture scroll in his hand appeared strangely in the small town liquor store, something seemed to have gradually appeared in his mind, like a power that had been dormant for a long time and was slowly waking up.

"Hmph, if you were really an immortal, we wouldn't end up like this!" Xu Qinghong gave Lu Chen a look of disbelief on her face.

Although Lu Chen showed extraordinary momentum in the bandit village, she did not witness the final blow that killed the one-eyed man, so it was natural for her not to believe Lu Chen.

Lu Chen smiled lightly and did not explain too much. He was also a little confused in his mind now. Maybe he could solve his doubts after arriving in the imperial capital.

"Have you lived in the Imperial Capital since you were a child? What is it like there?" Lu Chen gently raised his arm and removed the grilled fish from the fire. The delicious aroma of the fish immediately spread.

Xu Qinghong didn't seem to hear Lu Chen's words. Her eyes were staring at the grilled fish in front of her, and she couldn't help but purse her lips.

Seeing this scene, Lu Chen had a wry smile on his face, retracted his arm and handed the grilled fish to the person next to him.

"Thank...thank you." After Xu Qinghong finished speaking, she quickly took the grilled fish and took a bite.

The freshly grilled fish was naturally a little hot to the touch, and her face instantly turned red, but she never let go.

Under Lu Chen's shocked eyes, a grilled fish about half a catty in size was swept away by the people around him in a short time.

After eating, Xu Qinghong looked at the grilled fish skeleton in her hands and seemed to remember that Lu Chen beside her had not eaten yet. Her pretty face turned red and her expression was a little embarrassed.

"Well... I'm really hungry, and the fish you grilled is delicious." Xu Qinghong bit her lip and said softly.

Lu Chen touched his forehead, took a deep breath and said, "I'm not hungry yet. I have to go on a journey tomorrow. You should rest for a while."

Xu Qinghong nodded slightly, but she did not fall asleep. She took out a glowing blue wrist rope from her sleeve and handed it to Lu Chen.

This wrist rope is very strange. I don't know what kind of material it is woven from. It glows with a faint green light in the middle of the night. People can tell at a glance that it is not a mortal thing.

"My father gave this to me on my birthday, and now I give it to you." Xu Qinghong's face was slightly red, she stared at Lu Chen and said slowly.

When Lu Chen saw the green light, a strange light suddenly flashed in his eyes, but he was restrained for a moment, and he felt a sense of trance in his mind.

He did not reach out to take the rope. After hearing Xu Qinghong's words, he instantly understood the woman's identity.

"Are you the princess of the imperial royal family?" Lu Chen looked at Xu Qinghong with a calm face and asked in a low voice.

Xu Qinghong nodded slightly, but then shook her head. She never took back her palm, with a complicated look on her face.

"My father is indeed the king of the empire, but my mother is a commoner. Although she lives in the imperial capital, she is not in the imperial city and cannot be regarded as a princess." Xu Qinghong spoke in a low voice and told Lu Chen about her life experience.

After she finished speaking, her outstretched arm never retracted, and she stared at the person in front of her quietly, with a vague look of expectation on her face.

After Lu Chen was silent for a moment, he reached out and took the wrist rope from the person beside him. Just when he was really putting it into his cuff, Xu Qinghong's voice suddenly came to his ears again.

"Can you put it on your wrist? This is the only gift my father gave me." Xu Qinghong's face was slightly red, full of anticipation.

Lu Chen hesitated for a moment after hearing the words, and after thinking for a moment, he still put the strange green rope on his wrist.

"Thank you." A smile appeared on Xu Qinghong's face. After taking a deep look at the hot scene in front of her, she turned around and walked to the bluestone, slowly closing her eyes.

Lu Chen didn't think much and sat beside the fire, closing his eyes slightly and waiting for the night to pass.

The moment he closed his eyes

Suddenly, Chase Lu didn't notice that the picture scroll beside him was flashing white light again, sometimes bright and sometimes dim.

The green rope on Lu Chen's wrist also glowed with dim light at the same time, as if echoing each other, which was very strange.

Time passed quietly, and the night passed in the blink of an eye...

The night dissipates and morning comes. The rising sun sheds gentle morning light and awakens the vitality of the earth.

As the sun fell into the mountains, Lu Chen, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes and subconsciously glanced at the bluestone beside him.

"Hey, she's gone?" Lu Chen frowned slightly. Logically speaking, Xu Qinghong shouldn't leave alone.

After pondering for a while, Lu Chen stood up and glanced around, but Xu Qinghong was nowhere to be found.

At this moment, his eyes flashed and he noticed the walking marks on the ground. If Lu Chen remembered the direction correctly, it should undoubtedly be the direction of the official road.

"She must have woken up early..." Lu Chen murmured softly, and without staying here too long, he walked towards the official road.