"I'll go ask Xiao Luming." Xie Qianyun was resolute.
"His Majesty is entrusting you alone to Wu Huahao; I don't feel at ease." Xie Ruotong spoke bluntly. "With you there, I'll be much more at ease. When we're attacking the Oasis, I can focus completely and not be distracted."
Xie Qianyun bit down hard on her lip.
"Qianyun, the reason I called you here isn't for you to question this arrangement." Xie Ruotong's tone hardened. "I called you here so you would promise me that you will protect His Majesty with your life. In the Imperial Palace, you and His Majesty are husband and wife; you must support each other through thick and thin. But on the battlefield, he is your sovereign, and you are his subject. You must use your life to shield him. To put it even more bluntly: as long as you are still alive, His Majesty absolutely must not die!"
Xie Qianyun looked at her mother, her eyes slightly reddening.
