Ning Cheng was already impatient. He was about to leave when Chu Yunyi personally escorted a white-robed man over.
This was Ning Cheng's first time seeing Gu Beiyue, so he didn't have a deep impression of the man. His haughty gaze swept over Gu Beiyue and noticed the wounds on Gu Beiyue's shoulder and leg, but he didn't think much of it. He guessed that the Chu Clan must have injured him when they captured him.
Gu Beiyue's head was bowed as if all the strength had been sucked out of his body. He stood dejectedly, his body so weak that it looked like he could collapse at any moment.
"A famous doctor?" Ning Cheng was disdainful. He couldn't tell how Han Yunxi could be on good terms with someone like that.
Han Yunxi had caught Long Fei Ye's eye, so she must be extraordinary. But anyone who could be friends with her had to be extraordinary as well, right? This Gu Beiyue in front of him didn't look like a doctor at all. He looked more like a frail scholar!
"I've brought the man you wanted," Chu Yunyi said mildly, not revealing any details.
Ning Cheng naturally understood. He wore a mask because he didn't want to reveal his identity, so he nodded without a word. He personally grabbed Gu Beiyue by the collar and prepared to drag him out.
But Gu Beiyue suddenly raised a hand and shoved Ning Cheng aside. "I can walk on my own!"
His voice was low and filled with emotion. There was no trace of his usual calm.
Ning Cheng stared at his hand in disbelief. "Keep up, or else I'll make you roll out of here," he said coldly.
So speaking, he strode out the door. Gu Beiyue glanced back at Chu Yunyi, his gaze sharp enough to kill. Chu Yunyi subconsciously backed away, wondering if his actions today had been right or wrong.
Gu Beiyue's right hand hung by his side. His shoulder had been pierced through, so he couldn't raise it. He used his left hand to clutch at his dantian, which still hurt like a knife, and followed Ning Cheng step by step.
The most urgent thing for him now was to lie down and rest and avoid strenuous exercise. However, he stubbornly continued to walk faster and faster. He quickly caught up with Ning Cheng and even surpassed Ning Cheng.
He didn't want to be crippled, and he wasn't crippled yet!
His life was still here, the Shadow Clan's mission was still here, and Gu Beiyue's promise was still here!
Ning Cheng smiled contemptuously as he looked at the frail figure who had overtaken him. He despised the bones of this kind of weak scholar the most. This kind of bones were not hard, they were just cheap.
Was he trying to show off? How long could he show off? Was walking a few steps already considered an expert? What a joke!
If it wasn't for the fact that it could threaten Han Yunxi, Ning Cheng wouldn't waste his time on such a useless thing.
"Someone come, take him back and guard him strictly. Without this general's orders, no one is allowed to come near!" Ning Cheng ordered Coldly.
A retainer immediately appeared. Just as Gu Beiyue was about to turn to speak with Ning Cheng, the retainer viciously struck Gu Beiyue's neck with his palm. Gu Beiyue couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.
Ning Cheng took Gu Beiyue away, but it was unclear whether he'd give Gu Beiyue a chance to talk to him. As Chu Yunyi saw it, Ning Cheng's temper wouldn't allow him to waste words with Gu Beiyue. Even if the two of them did talk, they wouldn't reveal their identities due to their own misgivings.
After watching Ning Cheng leave, Chu Yunyi exhaled a long breath.
All he needed to do now was wait for Ning Cheng's cavalry to arrive and join forces with the Chu Clan troops to attack the Western Zhou army. Once Emperor Tianhui breathed his last breath, Witch Aunt would help the crown prince seize the throne.
Without the Ning Clan's interference and Chu Tianyin's preparations in Western Liang, Witch Aunt would only need a single night to help the crown prince take the throne.
"We have to live in Western Liang before the New Year!" he said to General Chu.
Before General Chu could reply, a soldier rushed over. "To reply the general, Western Zhou has sent an envoy. He's right by the city gates and says he has important matters to discuss!"
Chu Yunyi and General Chu exchanged glances. The two armies had been at loggerheads for a long time. What was Western Zhou sending an envoy to talk about now?
It was impossible for them to make peace. Could it be something to do with Empress Xue?
Very soon, General Chu met with the envoy while Chu Yunyi sat on one side to listen.
Seeing that the room was full of servants, the Western Zhou envoy signaled General Chu with his eyes, and General Chu dismissed everyone.
"If you have something to say, you can say it now," General Chu said bluntly. He didn't even let the envoy sit.
Cloud Realm Continent's customs dictated that envoys should be treated with courtesy instead of killing them.
The Western Zhou envoy already despised the Chu Clan rebels, but General Chu's lack of manners only added to his disdain. Loftily, he replied, "General Chu, this envoy came today to pass on two words from His Majesty. First, if General Chu surrenders, His Majesty will treat you leniently on account of your years of hard work defending the borders. If …"
Before the Western Zhou envoy could finish his sentence, General Chu interrupted coldly, "Go back and tell Emperor Kang Cheng that his words are nonsense!"
Furious, the envoy added, "Second, His Majesty said that if the Chu Clan doesn't want to expose the Driving Arrow Arts … heheh, release Empress Xue immediately. Otherwise, you'll have to bear the consequences!"
That was the true purpose of Western Zhou's envoy. Back at Thousand Buddha Cave, the Chu Clan had exposed the Driving Arrow Arts, a secret art of the Nether Clan. Long Fei Ye had long made it known to all of Cloud Realm Continent.
Emperor Tianhui understood the situation at Thousand Buddha Cave and knew that the Chu Clan were descendants of the Nether Clan!
As soon as the Western Zhou envoy finished speaking, the large guest hall fell silent. At first, the envoy had raised his chin in a threatening manner. However, as the atmosphere in the room grew quieter and quieter, the Western Zhou envoy felt an inexplicable sense of dread.
He saw General Chu's gloomy face and inadvertently glanced back, only to see Chu Yunyi's icy expression.
What do they mean?
"General Chu, His Majesty … His Majesty said that victory or defeat will depend on your own skills. As long as you release Empress Xue, he'll pretend he doesn't know anything about the Nether Clan, "the envoy's tone softened.
But General Chu and Chu Yunyi only looked at him coldly without a word.
Growing more and more fearful, the envoy quickly bowed with hands clasped in front. "General Chu, please think it over!"
As he spoke, he turned around and was about to leave. Unfortunately, before he could leave the Guest Hall, a sharp arrow instantly pierced through his heart from behind.
Envoys were forbidden to be killed in battle. This was an unwritten rule. No matter how big the battlefield, no one had ever killed an envoy before!
When news of the Chu Clan killing the Western Zhou envoy spread, all of Cloud Realm Continent was stunned.
Western Zhou's emperor flew into a rage. "What a Chu Clan! What a Nether Clan! If Zhen doesn't slaughter your entire clan, Zhen will … Zhen will … "
The emperor was so angry that he couldn't speak. He swept a table full of memorials, causing all of the civil and military officials to kneel on the ground, too afraid to speak.
In the end, he slapped the table and rose to his feet. "Someone come, reveal the Chu Clan's secret to the public!"
His words alarmed the entire court. What kind of secret does the Chu Clan have? Does that mean His Majesty is giving up on Empress Xue?
Unexpectedly, the Chu Clan beat him to it before news of the Western Qin imperial clan spread to the world. They revealed the fact that the Chu Clan was one of the Seven Noble Families, the Nether Clan, and the fact that the Western Qin imperial clan was still alive. They even declared that the Chu Clan was looking for the imperial orphan and reviving Western Qin as their own mission. They had invited all the heroes of the world to join them in their grand scheme!
Once the news spread, no one talked about the assassination of the envoy anymore. This was because the matter of killing an envoy was not even worth mentioning in the face of such a huge matter.
The news caused a huge earthquake in Cloud Realm Continent. Whether it was the major powers or the common people, everyone was paying attention. Everyone's views of the Chu Clan were completely overturned!
Of course, the main focus wasn't on the Nether Clan, but the orphan of the Western Qin imperial clan!
Just who were the descendants of the Western Qin imperial clan, and where were they?
It had to be said that the Chu Clan's actions had dealt a fatal blow to Emperor Kang Cheng. He had a hold on the enemy's secret, but it was now useless.
However, the angriest person in the world wasn't Emperor Kang Cheng, but the Duke of Qin, Long Fei Ye!
For the sake of hiding the truth, he'd spent so much effort saving Mute Granny and dealing with Gu. In the end, he'd almost fallen out with Han Yunxi! But now the Chu Clan had announced the news to the world and let everyone know that there were still descendants of the Western Qin imperial clan.
While Han Yunxi and the rest were discussing the matter, Long Fei Ye's icy face was so gloomy that it looked like water could drip from it!
They'd long known that the Chu Clan was part of the Nether Clan, but the fact that there was an orphan of the Western Qin imperial clan left Han Yunxi and the rest stunned.
"In that case, it's very likely that the gentleman from the Shadow Clan knows about the matter too. He's been searching for the imperial orphan all this time," Han Yunxi mused. Her first thought was that gentleman.
If she hadn't confirmed the origins of her birth parents, she would have been scared out of her wits by the news. After all, she was the prime suspect.
"So what if she's an imperial orphan? No matter how glorious the Great Qin Dynasty was, that's all in the past. If the Chu Clan really wants to find the imperial orphan, they'll kill her for good! "Gu said disdainfully.
The usually talkative Chu Xifeng and Tang Li were both very quiet this time. Occasionally, they would shoot glances at the Duke of Qin, whose ghastly expression only made them more flustered.
They were well aware of Mute Granny's death and the Duke of Qin's suspicions about Han Yunxi's origins. But they had no idea what Mute Granny had said to the Duke of Qin before she died. Now that the Nether Clan's Chu Clan had exposed the truth, they had no choice but to reconsider Han Yunxi's origins.
If this woman really was the orphan of Western Qin's imperial clan, then wouldn't the Duke of Qin …
Thinking up to here, Tang Li's heart pounded in his chest. He didn't dare to look at the Duke of Qin again, while Chu Xifeng was even more nervous. He simply lowered his head, afraid that he'd reveal any clues to the crowd.
"Imperial clan or not, the Chu Clan has staked everything on this one throw," Han Yunxi said seriously.
When Long Fei Ye didn't speak, she tilted her head and asked, "Long Fei Ye, what do you think?"
Long Fei Ye didn't answer her, but rose to his feet and said Coldly to Chu Xifeng, "Pass down orders. Tomorrow at noon … we'll set out!"
He said the words' set out 'very softly, as if he didn't care at all. But everyone present was stunned, because this was a military order! This meant that Cloud Realm Continent's biggest war since the fall of the Great Qin Dynasty was about to begin!
Long Fei Ye walked out as soon as he finished speaking. Han Yunxi quickly chased after him. This guy … something's not right!
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