The black-clothed men had probably not expected Princess Jing to be so decisive, so they were taken aback for a moment.
Princess Jing set down the blade in her hand and smiled at the intruders.
The leader of the black-clothed men eyed the three deep cuts on her arm that went to the bone. He gave a nod before gesturing for his subordinates to leave with a wave.
"Princess?"
"Princess!" Xinlan and the others quickly surrounded Princess Jing and frantically treated her wounds.
"Princess." The maidservants couldn't help but weep.
"Don't cry." Princess Jing said nonchalantly, "The world is like this. The strong prey on the weak!"
If she hadn't acknowledged her fault decisively today, then she might have gotten even more injured.
Even so, she would not resent anyone for this. She could only blame herself for being incompetent and not clever enough, allowing other people to see through her objective.
