No credit at all?
If things didn't go well, he would be crippled.
Although he should be anxious, Ning Cheng's lips silently curved into a beautiful arc. He nodded. "Alright, this subordinate accepts the punishment."
Ning Cheng really didn't care about his unbearably burning feet. He just sat on the ground. He had been excited all night, and it was difficult for him to hide the joy in his eyes. He said, "Your Highness, this subordinate has been looking for you all this time. Back then …"
Before he could finish speaking, Han Yunxi interrupted him. "Don't blame me for not warning you. Once this Pi poison enters your bones, it won't just cripple your feet. The poison will spread from your feet to all the bones in your body."
Ning Cheng was stunned at first, but then he laughed out loud. He said, "Since Your Highness has the heart to remind me, you must have the heart to spare this subordinate. This subordinate may be so bold as to ask Your Highness how to spare this subordinate's life? "
Han Yunxi frowned and said Coldly, "Ning Cheng, I'm not joking with you!"
"Your Highness, if this subordinate dies, who will avenge you, restore your country, and conquer the world for you?" Ning Cheng laughed and then became serious. "Your Highness, if you can't credit, how about we change the punishment?"
The two servant girls on the side looked on. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have dared to believe that Ning Wang could laugh so happily.
It had to be known that in the past, even if there was a joyous occasion, Ning Wang would never laugh.
Everyone in the Di Clan was very happy that the Western Qin princess had been found. But Ning Wang's temperament shouldn't have changed so much, right?
What was he so happy about?
"Let go of this princess! As long as you send this princess back to the medical academy, I'll immediately give you the antidote. "Han Yunxi became serious." Otherwise, there's no room for discussion. Just wait for your death! "
Han Yunxi's words were like a basin of ice water that extinguished all of Ning Cheng's enthusiasm and excitement.
The smile that had been on his face all night instantly stiffened. Clearly, Han Yunxi's attitude was beyond his expectations.
This woman really wasn't joking with him.
But, what did she mean?
Shouldn't she be proud of being the only princess of Western Qin?
Shouldn't she hate Long Fei Ye?
Shouldn't she be more anxious than him to take revenge and restore her country?
She actually wanted to return to medical school?!
Could it be that she was still thinking about her love affair with the enemy of Western Qin, the Long Fei Ye?
It had to be known that Western Qin's princess becoming the East Qin Crown Prince's princess was a great shame for Western Qin!
"Ning Cheng, the poison in your foot won't wait for you. You don't have much time to consider." Han Yunxi said Coldly.
"Han Yunxi, do you know what your identity means? Do you know how heavy the task is on your shoulders? "Ning Cheng finally said angrily.
"I don't know and I don't want to know! I only know that you offended me and kidnapped me! "Han Yunxi didn't back down and closed in," Let me go back, or else you'll have to bear the consequences! "
"Princess, Long Fei Ye is the biggest enemy of Western Qin's royal family, you should be ashamed of being his princess. Princess didn't know this before, so please don't call yourself 'princess' in the future. "
Ning Cheng angrily said word by word, "As for this subordinate offending you, this subordinate will give you an explanation right now!"
As he said this, he suddenly raised his sword to cut off his foot. Cutting off his foot was to atone for his crime and also to save his life. Without his foot, the poison wouldn't spread and he could save his life.
Han Yunxi was a bit surprised, but she didn't stop him. She didn't believe that Ning Cheng would really do it.
Who would have thought that Ning Cheng would really do it. Han Yunxi's heart skipped a beat, but she still didn't stop him.
What did cutting off his foot count for? She wanted to kill him last night.
Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, the door was suddenly kicked open!
Ning Jing, who had been eavesdropping outside the door, rushed in and kicked Ning Cheng's sharp sword to the side.
"Brother, are you crazy?"
Han Yunxi was very surprised that Ning Jing would appear here. Wasn't Tang Li and this woman always inseparable? Where was Tang Li?
"It's none of your business. Get out!" Ning Cheng coldly rebuked.
Although Ning Jing was usually dissatisfied with Ning Cheng, she absolutely recognized him as her brother when it came to major issues. Looking at Ning Cheng's festering foot, her heart ached.
How could her proudest brother, the most respected patriarch of the Di Clan, be hurt and humiliated by a woman like this?
She threw caution to the wind and didn't leave. Instead, she avoided Ning Cheng's hand and fiercely pushed Han Yunxi.
Caught off guard, Han Yunxi backed up a few steps and almost fell over.
Han Yunxi grew angry as well. "Are you guys done acting? The Nether Clan has already played the game of seizing the Son of Heaven to command his vassals, but you're still doing it. Aren't you tired of it? Revenge and reviving the country are all my own matters. I don't need you to remind me, much less force me! Ning Cheng, you want to use me as an excuse to recruit soldiers and buy horses to help your Di Clan fight against the Long Fei Ye? Don't even think about it! You should give up on that idea while it's still early! "
The sword in Ning Cheng's hand clattered to the ground. His handsome brows were furrowed tightly, like a string stretched taut to its limit that could snap at any moment.
Ning Jing was furious. "Han Yunxi, do you know how much my big brother suffered when he took on the Di Clan's heavy responsibility at the age of 13? He took control of Cloud Realm Trade Consortium and the Ning Clan troops at the same time? Do you know how many times he was trampled under the iron hooves of Northern Li's cavalry? Do you know how many of his ribs were broken before he established the Ning Clan troops and took control of Tianning's northwestern troops? Do you know that my big sister Ning An abandoned her childhood sweetheart and married into the palace at 15 to be trampled upon by that old emperor Tianhui?! Do you know how many people in the Di Clan have paid a price that they could not bear but had to bear all these years? Do you know that it's all for you, for the sake of Western Qin's imperial clan?! If my Di Clan had selfish motives, why would we wait until now? With my big brother's power, the strength of my Ning Clan troops, and Cloud Realm Trade Consortium's wealth, we could've swallowed up Tianning years ago and dominated the region! Why wait until Tianning's internal strife? Why tangle with the Chu Clan for the sake of your whereabouts? "
"Han Yunxi, how could you … how could you compare us to the Chu Clan? How could you slander us like this? "
Ning Jing rarely cried, but now her face was streaked with tears. "Han Yunxi, protecting and pledging loyalty to our Di Clan is our supreme mission and glory. Even if you want to be a Western Qin princess, you can't trample on it! You can't! "
Han Yunxi gave a start. Something seemed to have hit her in the heart and caught her off guard.
"And also, Han Yunxi, do you know what happened to the Shadow Clan? After five years of war between Eastern and Western Qin, only the Nether, Di, Hei, Bai, Feng, and Li Clans of the Seven Noble Families retained their strength. But only one member of the Shadow Clan remained! Do you know why? "
The Shadow Clan …
Gu Beiyue's gentle, calm face surfaced in Han Yunxi's mind again. "Why?" she muttered to herself.
"Because the Shadow Clan used their lives to protect Western Qin's imperial clan. Back then, the first to be destroyed wasn't the Di Clan, but the Shadow Clan! After the East Qin army attacked Western Qin's imperial palace, they slaughtered the entire palace for three days and three nights. The Shadow Clan could have escaped, but not a single one of them left. Every time the East Qin army killed a member of the Western Qin imperial clan, they had to kill the Shadow Guard who protected them first. There was only one member of the Shadow Clan left, that Shadow Guard who carried your grandmother away. He was the only one left. Han Yunxi, since you are the descendant of Western Qin's imperial clan, you have to take on the heavy responsibility you deserve. Even if you let down everyone, you can't let down the Shadow Clan! "Ning Jing finished speaking, but her face was still filled with anger.
Ning Cheng was planning on taking Han Yunxi away first and then slowly telling her about the past grudges. He never thought that Han Yunxi would have such an indifferent attitude.
He didn't chase Ning Jing away, but looked at Han Yunxi with eyes that had recovered their usual coldness.
In the silence of the room, the Ning siblings stared at Han Yunxi. Han Yunxi's face was expressionless, but her heart couldn't calm down.
She wasn't the real "Han Yunxi," nor did she have any feelings for Western Qin. She could understand the Western Qin imperial clan's hatred and the East Qin imperial clan's vengeance. But she couldn't feel it.
After hearing Ning Jing's words, her heart couldn't help but clench.
She saw not only the hatred between the two countries, but also the bitter price that both sides had paid over the years!
They wanted revenge not only for the Eastern and Western Qin imperial clans, but also for the countless enemies in both camps. The destruction of countries, clans, and families.
Chu Xifeng, for example, hated her and all the forces loyal to the Western Qin imperial clan.
They wanted to restore their country, not just for the Eastern and Western Qin imperial clans, but for the beliefs, beliefs, and hopes of both sides.
This was no longer a matter between the two imperial clans.
Ning Jing was right. She had no right to trample on the Di Clan's loyalty and honor.
No one had the right to look down on another's beliefs. The Western Qin imperial clan was the Di Clan's belief.
She wasn't a real princess, but she had this unique identity. That meant she had to take responsibility for it.
She didn't have the selfish right to disappoint and despair the people who'd been bitterly searching for this identity all these years.
But while she was Western Qin's princess, she was also herself!
She had once hoped to join hands with the Long Fei Ye to conquer Cloud Realm Continent and establish their own country. They could get rid of all the injustices and truly benefit the innocent people.
But she couldn't sacrifice herself to restore the glory of a Western Qin country she had no feelings for or understood. She didn't think she was that great.
Moreover, she wasn't planning to completely break off relations with the Long Fei Ye!
He still owed her an explanation.
And she still had questions to ask. She didn't want to be enemies on the battlefield the next time they met at Celestial Mountain.
Even if the Long Fei Ye had used her, even if the Long Fei Ye saw her as an old enemy, she still had to get to the bottom of this question!
In the silence of the room, Han Yunxi fell to the ground, caught between a rock and a hard place.
For some reason, Gu Beiyue's gentle, quiet face surfaced in her mind again. His warmth was like an April spring breeze that could soothe all her worries and unease.
Gu Beiyue, just how much of the truth do you know? You … do you also have the heart to take revenge and restore your country?
Seeing Han Yunxi's silence, Ning Jing grew anxious. "Han Yunxi," she said angrily, "you can't still be thinking about the Long Fei Ye, right? I don't mind telling you that the Wind Clan has already appeared in the world and their leader is rushing to the battlefield. The Wind Clan is skilled in qimen dunjia and troop formations. With their help, the Long Fei Ye won't be able to take Tianning's southern regions for at least half a year. "
Cold laughter, Ning Jing lowered her voice. "Also, the Northern Li cavalry is in the hands of the Wind Clan. After half a year, they'll recover their strength and invade the south en masse. The Long Fei Ye will lose for sure!"
"The Wind Clan …" Han Yunxi's heart grew cold. After all, the Wind Clan was the prime suspect for the assassination of Gu Beiyue!
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