Although Xue Lu knew that it was best not to say a word at this time, she was just so scared! She knew that both of the men admired her perfect self, and there was a high probability that they would choose her, but what if?

    What if they choose Yue Ran in the end and not herself?

    Even someone as proud as she is could not deny that both His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, and General Xia have already started to care about Yue Ran, that annoying woman!

    She still has to save and prioritize herself first! So what about her pride and face? As long as she is still alive, all could be rectified in the future!

    Xue Lu''s cry was so fake that Yue Ran could hardly hold back the urge to roll her eyes. What kind of acting is this?

    Ming Chen and Xia Zhan''s hearts did not fluctuate at all. It was as if they were looking at a dead statue or an insignificant pebble on the ground.

    Ming Ze was bored waiting for so long; he was annoyed at such a useless delay in time.

    "Do you want to choose one or not?" The head bandit shouted. "Do you really think I am joking here?"

    The big hand gently resting on Yue Ran''s neck was slowly tightening. Ming Ze''s subordinate was also pinching Xue Lu''s neck very roughly, making her choke for air.

    The two men''s hearts tightened with the hand that gradually squeezed Yue Ran''s delicate and smooth jade-white neck.

    "I will give you three breaths to choose," the head bandit said with a grin. "If you do not choose one by then, then I will immediately push one at random down the cliff!"

    When they finish choosing one, he can take the other one away. Is this not a fair exchange?

    If the two men choose Xue Lu, then she would be safe. But if the two men choose Yue Ran, then Xue Lu might as well bid goodbye to the world.

    After three breaths, Ming Ze opened his mouth and said hoarsely, "Time is up; you can choose one now!"

    "I choose… I choose…"

    "I choose… I choose…"

    Both men stuttered out at the same time.

    They were in a state of disarray at this moment.

    They only had one thought in mind, and that was to choose Yue Ran; otherwise, they would regret it for the rest of their lives.

    Because Yue Ran is… the love of their hearts.

    Yes, in these short few seconds, countless fragments of the two of them were recalled in their minds: Yue Ran''s smiles, Yue Ran''s happiness, Yue Ran''s sadness...

    Their minds were all occupied with Yue Ran.

    It turned out that someone had left so many traces in their hearts.

    But now is not the time for him to recall the past; choosing Yue Ran is more important than anything else; time is life.

    "I choose Xue Lu!"

    "I choose Xue Lu!"

    Both men shouted, and then they were both startled.

    Their heartbeats slowed to a stop before rapidly beating again, pounding thunderously in their chests.

    Ming Chen: What?!

    Xia Zhan: What?!

    Why did they...

    The head bandit did not allow them to think too much, and the name Xue Lu just reflexively came out of their mouths.

    They did not understand. What had actually happened?

    The moment Xue Lu heard of the result, she burst into tears. This was because she knew that her life had temporarily been saved. She can live!

    Ming Ze sneered, "How do I know who Xue Lu is?" He rubbed his temples with the hand that was previously held against Yue Ran''s neck and said, "You can just state the color of the dress of the woman you want to save!"

    Xue Lu stared at the head bandit blankly.

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    Does he... does he plan to kill her, so he wanted to give the two men another chance to choose which they wanted to save?

    Thinking of this, Xue Lu''s heart panicked even more.

    Xue Lu quickly faced the two men and cried, with almost no image of the cold goddess in their minds, "Ming Chen, Xia Zhan, save me!"

    She was desperate, so she quickly called them by their names, no longer caring about whatever etiquette she had learned since childhood.

    She really, really wants to live!

    As for Yue Ran''s life or death, who cares about such a thing?

    Seeing such a thing, the beautiful image of Xue Lu in their minds was completely broken into dust. Their leftover feelings for Xue Lu were no more.

    "Choose one!" The head bandit shouted impatiently.

    They needed to answer this right this time around.

    Ming Chen and Xia Zhan spoke together again at this time.

    "The woman in white!"

    "The woman in white!"

    Both men were once again startled, and their faces turned pale.

    No! What was going on? They clearly wanted to choose Yue Ran, so why did they keep choosing Xue Lu when they were speaking out loud? How could this be?

    How could this be?

    "Hahaha, good!" The head bandit laughed out loud.

    Yue Ran lowered her head, and her face bent into a smile that no one could see.

    The world consciousness would not allow the death of the female protagonist in these worlds. Or more specifically, the Lord God would not want His female protagonists to die, and hence there was this kind of scene.

    Yue Ran could feel that the world consciousness had sent its power to the two men, forcing them to choose Xue Lu instead of the insignificant her, a vicious cannon fodder female supporting role.

    Well, it was understandable, since the source of the Lord God''s increasing power comes from the happiness and joy of the union between the female protagonist and the male protagonist.

    It was not like Yue Ran had never experienced this kind of thing before. It could also be said that she was quite used to this kind of eccentric treatment. After all, she and the Lord God are enemies going on the same road, a road to wanting to gain more power, and hence both will compete for the same resources.

    This meant a fight to the death or an eat-or-be-eaten kind of thing.

    Ming Ze sighed. He leaned his head closer to Yue Ran and whispered in her ear, "Look, just because that Xue Lu showed a little weakness and cried pitifully to my imperial brother and General Xia, they immediately turned dizzy, drunken in love, and did not care about Ran Ran''s safety at all."

    Yue Ran did not reply and still maintained her position with a lowered head.

    "They so cruelly and mercilessly chose that other woman instead of Ran Ran," Ming Ze whispered. "So, do not hesitate to come with me, Ran Ran."

    Although Yue Ran does not have hope for the two men across her, but when they so easily choose Xue Lu over her, abandoning her to the enemy''s hands, her heart still hurts so, so much. It hurts so much that she can''t even scream.

    "Master, do not feel so sad," Ruan Ruan suddenly said in Yue Ran''s mind. "If Master is sad, then Ruan Ruan will be sad too; if Master is hurt, Ruan Ruan will be hurt too."

    Yue Ran''s eye twitched slightly. Her expression nearly ruined her play because of Ruan Ruan''s words for a moment.

    "Be quiet, Ruan Ruan." Yue Ran sighed as she replied to Ruan Ruan in her sea of consciousness. "I am brewing sadness for my acting."

    "Oh."

    Ruan Ruan nodded and let out an elongated "oh" to express his understanding and quickly kept quiet.

    "Okay," Yue Ran inwardly shook her head and replied after a short pause, her head nodding slightly to indicate her acceptance.

    Yue Ran''s voice was so soft that if Ming Ze was not so close to her, he might not be able to hear it at all.

    Fireworks seemed to explode in his mind, and a grin crept up his face. Dazzling and full of beautiful colors, all blending with the sweet taste of love, it was a smile that was so full of happiness that one could see the pink bubbles surrounding his figure. He was just like a little beaming sun, full of warmth and happiness.

    Ming Ze took a look at the man in charge of Xue Lu, and the man quickly pushed Xue Lu towards Ming Chen and Xia Zhan as promised.

    As for Yue Ran…

    Ming Ze laughed and said to the two men across him, "Then I will give that woman to you, and I will take the other one away with me!"

    After getting Xue Lu back, Ming Chen lightly signaled one of his men, who followed him, to release the rope from Xue Lu''s hands. This could be considered a buy one, get one free kind of transaction since getting Xue Lu back also meant getting her personal maid, Li Ya, back too.

    After doing so, Ming Chen and Xia Zhan could not help but look at Yue Ran, only to see that she still had a lowered head, but they could feel that she was calm. Very calm. Too calm, in fact. It was as if the person who was in the hands of the head bandit and a person who was going to die soo was not at all herself.

    When Yue Ran raised her head, the two men were startled and stunned.