You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

``` "What now?" Xia Lie looked at Baili Fengzhi with a hint of mockery in his eyes, "Didn't understand? Aren't you trying to atone for your merits by offering redemption? This palace is giving you a chance. As long as you offer up half of your essence blood, I will let bygones be bygones. Isn't that merciful enough?" Baili Fengzhi took a deep breath and slowly said, "Your Highness, didn't you just say that if I cooperate with you to forge a new identity, I would be considered redeemed?" Indeed. There are indeed some Innate Divine Powers in this world that require certain conditions to be activated, but it's not as though they need half of the essence blood of a martial cultivator capable of breaking through the Four Symbols Heaven Barrier, right? She had figured it out; Xia Lie's demand for half of her essence blood had some resentment mixed in. After all, having been imprisoned for three months and still being doubted after her escape, it was normal for Xia Li's sensitive and inferior heart to harbor such resentment. "Is that so?" Xia Lie sneered, "What I said earlier is that you haven't found my crime in a full three months, and now it's you repeatedly trying to probe and doubt my crime... What now? Does Commander Baili have any questions?" Then, he continued expressionlessly, "Of course, Commander Baili can also refuse. I won't force you. It's quite fitting that you are also questioning me, so let's just assume it's all false." Baili Fengzhi took another deep breath, knelt on one knee, slowly lowered her head, and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, I have no intention of doubting. I am merely concerned about your safety, please understand." In fact, she had already believed him to a great extent. But even if she truly confirmed Xia Lie was the real Xia Lie, she wouldn't be willing to offer up half of her essence blood. For cultivation, refining the essence of heaven and earth within the body, the Spirit Vein flowing with the meridians, to remove the dross and keep the essence in the blood, was especially important for a martial cultivator! She also knew that Xia Lie was provoking her. But this attitude, did it really seem like he didn't care whether she stayed to pledge her loyalty? She thought she had disguised herself well, and outsiders couldn't see her resolve to follow Xia Lie. After all, it involved her biggest secret. To prevent being manipulated by Xia Lie at will, she naturally didn't reveal the slightest bit. Considering this, it seemed that Xia Lie truly didn't care much about her staying or leaving? Well, after all, he was the noble Prince of the Xiahong family... "Worried about my safety?" Xia Lie mocked with a laugh and retorted, "What danger? Aren't I right in front of you? Can't you see? Does saying this kind of impractical thing have any meaning? To question is to question, why make so many excuses?" He glanced at Baili Fengzhi, who was kneeling on one knee, and suddenly snorted coldly, "Bring your Soundproof Talisman and come with me." With that, he turned and walked toward the door of the house. Baili Fengzhi knitted her brows slightly but still took the remaining half of the Soundproof Talisman, stood up, and followed. At this moment, one of the two doors at the entrance had already fallen to the ground, and the other seemed loose, as if it could collapse at any moment. Xia Lie quickly approached the door, immediately grabbed the panel still hanging on the frame, and with a fierce pull from both arms, tore the door panel off. "Snap." After tossing the door panel aside casually, he stepped aside to clear the space. Revealing the doorway that was left with an empty gap. Then, he gestured to Baili Fengzhi to enter, saying expressionlessly, "Come on, Commander Baili, please enter. The real Xia Lie is inside the house. Aren't you suspecting me of impersonating the prince? Go ahead and find your real prince." Baili Fengzhi clenched her silver teeth tightly. She could see it. This Prince Xiahong Lie, with his sensitive and inferior heart, seemed truly to have been provoked. Although she still harbored doubts, at this moment, her legs felt as heavy as if filled with lead, and she couldn't take a step forward. "Your Highness..." Baili Fengzhi looked at the house right in front of her, and through the wide-open doorway, she could even see almost half of the space inside. It was certainly dim, but she could still make out a large amount of bloodstains on the ground. It was just that the house was almost completely enveloped by the Barrier, making it impossible to sense any movement or aura inside. Baili Fengzhi took a deep breath and slowly lifted her foot toward the house. Xia Lie appeared not to notice this gesture; his dark, deep eyes blending almost indistinguishably with the night, showing no trace of wavering or change in expression. "Your Highness." After Baili Fengzhi barely lifted her foot, she immediately knelt down on one knee. She lowered her head slowly and said in a deep voice, "I acknowledge my guilt, please forgive me, Your Highness. But I can swear that I harbor no intention of harming you." Xia Lie inwardly breathed a sigh of relief, his face still calm as he said, "I don't like verbal apologies." Baili Fengzhi understood his meaning, of course. She bit her teeth and took out a pouch from behind her. After quickly emptying the liquid inside, she pulled out a dagger and made a cut on the palm of her right hand. Underneath her skin, faint luminescence appeared, and streams of light, like glowing blood, flowed gently within her body. Gathering from various parts of her body, the luminescence gradually converged toward the wound on her right palm. Soon, drops of bright red blood began to flow continuously from the wound on her palm, falling into the pouch she held in her hand. Xia Lie watched carefully. This blood looked no different from ordinary blood, but each drop was enveloped in a faint, fierce white light, and within the blood, speckles of gold shone. It's just that he felt the blood looked somewhat familiar. After a moment of recollection, he remembered where he had seen this kind of blood before. ```