Zhou Junpeng looked away from her. What he was going to say might not be from a moral high ground, but it was out of his concern for her. “Would you please stop going against Prince Pingnan?”

 He met her gaze with a pleading look in his eyes. He didn’t want to be her enemy, and yet he had to fight her until death determined the winner.

 Lin Haihai scoffed. “Would you stop going against His Majesty?”

 Zhou Junpeng held onto her shoulders anxiously. “You must know that Prince Pingnan is more than what you expected. You can’t win!”

 “I have to try. I won’t let him get what he wants!” Lin Haihai’s expression turned steely. “Prince Pingnan doesn’t get to make the call in this world. People are leading a peaceful life. Why must they get dragged into a relentless war and lose their homes due to his selfish desires? You should stop him if you even have a lick of conscience left in you!”

That was what Lin Haihai hoped for him: turning back before it was too late!

 “That’s a battle between men. You don’t understand. I don’t want you to take any risks. Just listen to me and focus on being a physician. Don’t get involved in the imperial courts!”

 Zhou Junpeng hardened his voice. He simply didn’t want her to get hurt.

 “That’s my decision to make. It’s none of your business!”...