Medical City was so heavily guarded, so how did Ning Cheng manage to sneak Han Yunxi out of the city?
Actually, Ning Cheng had already taken Han Yunxi out of Medical City the day she regained consciousness. Ning Jing had only gone out in the middle of the night to test Tang Li.
Currently, Ning Cheng and Han Yunxi were on their way to Tianning.
Han Yunxi was nestled in the carriage while Ning Cheng personally drove the carriage. A few attendants accompanied them as protection.
Han Yunxi was exhausted to death, but she couldn't fall asleep. She stuck her head out and asked, "Hey, how did you escape?"
She had been blindfolded and taken out of Medical City. It was obvious that Ning Cheng didn't trust her completely.
Ning Cheng drove the carriage as fast as he could, his eyes looking straight ahead as he asked, "Has Your Highness thought it through?"
What she needed to think about was naturally acknowledging her status as the princess of Western Qin and shouldering the heavy responsibility of avenging and restoring Western Qin.
Han Yunxi laughed coldly. "Do I even have the right to think about it?"
Ning Cheng finally turned to glare at her. Ever since she had compared the Di Clan to the Nether Clan, Ning Cheng had stopped treating her with respect. Now, Han Yunxi felt that he was real.
"Why are you so fierce? I don't have the right to think about it in the first place, so why do you have to make me think about it? In any case, even if I don't want to, I still have to go with you, right? "
The more Han Yunxi spoke, the colder Ning Cheng's gaze became. Still, Han Yunxi wasn't afraid. "Are you going to let me go if I tell you that I don't want to?"
Finally, Ning Cheng's eyes filled with disappointment and disdain. "You can choose to refuse, but I won't let you go …"
"So …"
Before Han Yunxi could finish, Ning Cheng continued, "I won't force you, but I will kill you! If you die, the Di Clan will no longer have a mission. From now on, everyone will live happily and only live for themselves! "
Han Yunxi gave a start. That really isn't a bad idea, she mused.
Ning Cheng suddenly closed in, his eyes flashing with killing intent. Han Yunxi was so scared that she hurriedly leaned back. "Your Highness, this subordinate will ask you for the last time. Have you thought it through?" He spat out each and every word harshly.
Han Yunxi's lips quirked up into a smile as she replied easily, "Once I've thought it over, I'll agree to your terms …"
Even though she hadn't figured out how to tell Ning Cheng about the Feng Clan's conspiracy, she had to agree to their request first. If he didn't agree, she wouldn't even have a chance.
Han Yunxi smiled beautifully, but Ning Cheng didn't smile. Instead, he became even more serious. "Your Highness, a promise cannot be taken back. Please be more serious."
Han Yunxi restrained her smile and said seriously, "Don't worry, I will do what I say."
Who knew that Ning Cheng still wasn't satisfied and said, "Your Highness, please swear."
"Okay, I swear that if I, Han Yunxi …"
Han Yunxi was still pondering on what to swear when Ning Cheng said Coldly, "If Your Highness breaks today's promise, Long Fei Ye will die a horrible death!"
In that instant, a trace of coldness flashed across Han Yunxi's eyes. However, she concealed it so well that even though they were really close, Ning Cheng didn't detect it.
Han Yunxi laughed. "Ning Cheng, do you think that I'm rejecting you because I like Long Fei Ye?"
"Is there any other reason?" Ning Cheng asked in return. Although this reason was very chilling, he still faced it directly.
He couldn't think of any other reason that would make Han Yunxi so hesitant to take revenge and restore her country.
Even if she didn't know about her background in the past, when the blood of the Western Qin Royal Family flowed in her body, when she found out about everything, how could she not hate?
One's home country was one's only home. How could a person not love their own family and their home country? How could she be indifferent to the hatred of her country?
Ning Cheng didn't know that Han Yunxi came from the future. Her soul had nothing to do with the Western Qin Royal Family.
Therefore, he didn't understand.
Therefore, he could only attribute everything to love.
Other than love, how could he vent his hatred?
Han Yunxi slowly pushed Ning Cheng away. "Ning Cheng, my choice has nothing to do with Long Fei Ye or who I love. I want to live for myself, so I'm hesitating. "
Ning Cheng felt as if his heart had been bitten by something. It didn't hurt, but there was an indescribable feeling.
Han Yunxi asked again, "Ning Cheng, if you had a choice, would you live for yourself and be yourself instead of being a servant of Western Qin?"
Ning Cheng immediately avoided Han Yunxi's gaze and said, "Your Highness, you and I don't have a choice. Please swear immediately."
"Okay." Han Yunxi raised her hand and said loudly, "I, the Princess of Western Qin, swear that if I break today's promise, Long Fei Ye will die a horrible death!"
She would always be Han Yunxi, and the one who swore was the Princess of Western Qin.
Han Yunxi comforted herself.
"Can you tell me how you escaped from Medical City now?" Han Yunxi asked seriously.
"There's a secret passage in the Poison Sect's storehouse that leads to the outside of Medical City," Ning Cheng replied honestly.
"How did you know?" Han Yunxi was shocked.
"The head of the Hundred Poisons Sect sent word." Ning Cheng had received a letter from the Hundred Poisons Sect's head after the Wind Clan's letter. Otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to escape Medical City.
"Jun Yi Xie?" Han Yunxi asked suspiciously. From what she knew, Jun Yi Xie should still be with the Wintercrow Clan.
"No, it's Jun Yi Xie's junior sister, a girl called Bai Yuqiao." Ning Cheng explained seriously, "The Hundred Poisons Sect is a branch of the Poison Sect. When they learned of the princess's identity, they were willing to serve the Poison Sect. They couldn't get in touch with the princess until news of the princess's identity spread. Then they came to this subordinate. "
Han Yunxi sneered, "Humbly acknowledging a master isn't the Hundred Poisons Sect's style!"
Ning Cheng looked a little embarrassed. After all, he was the one who had humbly acknowledged a master. Han Yunxi knew he was embarrassed, but she still looked at him Coldly.
She had never been a kind person. She held grudges, especially when Ning Cheng tore her clothes. She couldn't kill him, but she couldn't let him have it easy either!
If Ning Cheng wanted to confirm whether she had a phoenix birthmark on her back, he could've kidnapped her first and found Ning Jing or a servant girl to take a look. She couldn't figure out why Ning Cheng would want her to do this! This guy was just too despicable!
Ning Cheng was embarrassed, but he didn't lose his temper. He said, "This subordinate said before that the Wind Clan controls Northern Li's cavalry. Does Your Highness remember?"
"Could it be that Jun Yi Xie is a descendant of the Wind Clan?" Han Yunxi asked anxiously.
"That's right!" Ning Cheng didn't hide anything from her.
"Jun Yi Xie …" Han Yunxi muttered to herself, calling him a liar in her heart!
If Jun Yi Xie was a descendant of the Wind Clan, he wouldn't have suffered so much on Fisherman's Island before being rescued by his master!
Jun Yi Xie wasn't a descendant of the Wind Clan, but his master. Ning Cheng had been tricked! The Wind Clan really didn't have good intentions!
"The Hundred Poisons Sect might be a branch of the Poison Sect, but that was hundreds of years ago. How did Jun Yi Xie and the others know about the secret passage to the poison grounds?" Han Yunxi probed.
Someone who knew about the secret passage had to be Jun Yi Xie's master, a direct descendant of the Poison Sect. Perhaps … perhaps it was her father.
"This subordinate didn't ask too many questions. The Hundred Poisons Sect often enters the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds, so it's normal for them to be familiar with the place," Ning Cheng explained.
Han Yunxi looked at Ning Cheng for a long time before asking, "Ning Cheng, Jun Yi Xie is still far away at the Wintercrow Clan. Was it Bai Yuqiao who wrote the letter to you?"
"That's right." Ning Cheng replied honestly. "Bai Yuqiao rushed to the battlefield as soon as East Qin's flag was raised at Long Fei Ye. The letter was first delivered to me from the battlefield. She should have reached the battlefield by now. "
"Does Bai Yuqiao have full authority to represent Jun Yi Xie?" Han Yunxi asked.
Ning Cheng nodded again.
Han Yunxi didn't understand. Ning Cheng was a cautious man. Why did he trust the Wind Clan so easily?
She continued probing, "How can you be so sure that Bai Yanqing is the Wind Clan's descendant based on the letter alone? Also … how can you be so sure that the Wind Clan isn't the second Nether Clan? "
Ning Cheng ordered a servant to drive the carriage while he and Han Yunxi sat inside. He took out Bai Yanqing's handwritten letter from his sleeve. Han Yunxi read it carefully but didn't find anything special.
The letter mentioned the Wind Clan's loyalty to Western Qin's imperial family, the Hundred Poisons Sect, and Northern Li's cavalry. However, there was no proof of Jun Yi Xie's identity.
"Your Highness, look at the back." Ning Cheng reminded her in a low voice.
Han Yunxi flipped the letter over and saw a seal printed on the back with the words "West Qin" in the center. Around the seal was a circle of lines that looked extremely complicated at first glance. She couldn't make out any patterns, but upon closer inspection, she realized that the lines were actually a coiled dragon!
"Princess Consort, this is the imperial seal of Western Qin's imperial family. It took the number one craftsman three years to carve this. This dragon pattern, no one can imitate it!"
Ning Cheng seriously explained, "During the war, the imperial family gave the imperial seal to the Wind Clan for safekeeping. In these past years, the Di and Nether Clans have not only been searching for you, but also for this imperial seal."
Han Yunxi never expected such a thing to exist, but that wasn't the point. She lowered her voice and probed again. "Ning Cheng, how can you be sure that the Wind Clan isn't a second Nether Clan?"
Ning Cheng was a smart man and should know that if the Wind Clan was like the Nether Clan and had thoughts of betrayal, then the Di Clan wouldn't be able to resist the Wind Clan.
There were two reasons for this. First, the Wind Clan was skilled in military formations. Second, the Wind Clan controlled the Northern Li cavalry. Once the Di Clan and the Long Fei Ye were both injured on the front lines, it wasn't impossible for the Wind Clan's cavalry to arrive and destroy the Di Clan first.
"Thus, I ask that Your Highness take back the imperial seal when we reach the army camp. Cloud Realm Trade Consortium will control the Northern Li cavalry's provisions. Even if the Wind Clan wants to rebel, they won't have the strength to do so. " It wasn't that Ning Cheng didn't have his guard up, but he needed the Wind Clan's help right now. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to deal with the East Qin army.
Ning Cheng's wariness comforted Han Yunxi more or less. As long as Ning Cheng was on guard against the Wind Clan, then she'd have a chance to convince Ning Cheng of the Wind Clan's schemes.
Han Yunxi didn't have much convincing evidence right now, so she figured she'd better keep her cool until she reached the battlefield and met with Bai Yuqiao.
"Your Highness, it's getting late. Please rest. We'll reach Tianning's capital in three days. This subordinate will arrange for you to meet someone. She has news of the Shadow Clan. "
Ning Cheng prepared to leave as soon as he finished speaking, but Han Yunxi's heart skipped a beat before she pulled him back. "What did you say?"
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