Han Yunxi's abnormal behavior made Ning Cheng very suspicious. He wasn't in a hurry to explain. Instead, he lowered his head and stared at her hand.
Her hand was tightly gripping his sleeve.
Han Yunxi's heart was about to jump out of her chest. How could she have the leisure to care about Ning Cheng's strange gaze? She anxiously asked, "What did you just say? Who has the whereabouts of the Shadow Clan? Where are they? "
Ning Cheng still didn't say anything. He just stared at her hand.
Han Yunxi immediately let go. "Hurry up and say it!"
She was the princess, her master. After she made the oath, he regained his respect. But at this moment, he seemed to have forgotten his identity.
He allowed her to be anxious and leisurely sat back down. "Princess, why are you so nervous about the whereabouts of the Shadow Clan? What, have you found your conscience? "
Previously, when Ning Jing had cried and told this woman about the Shadow Clan's sacrifice, this woman hadn't had this kind of attitude.
Han Yunxi finally realized that she had lost her composure and misunderstood.
She had almost forgotten that although Tang Li knew Gu Beiyue's identity and knew that Gu Beiyue had fallen off the cliff, Ning Jing didn't know, and Ning Cheng definitely didn't know.
Ning Cheng had just said that he had information about the Shadow Clan. It wasn't about Gu Beiyue's whereabouts, but about who the Shadow Clan's descendants were.
Aside from the Long Fei Ye's people, who else knew about Gu Beiyue's past? Han Yunxi quickly thought of Chu Tianyin.
Could it be that the Nether Clan's Chu Family was going to switch sides to the Long Fei Ye so soon?
Han Yunxi exhaled and pretended to be unhappy. "I've mocked enough. Shouldn't you tell me what's going on? Who knows the whereabouts of the Shadow Clan? Where are the Shadow Clan's descendants? "
"Your Highness, the Di and Ying clans are of the same mind. You can't be biased." Ning Cheng said jokingly.
Although Han Yunxi was anxious to know the answer, she didn't buy Ning Cheng's argument. She went straight to the point and coldly snorted, "Ning Cheng, the Shadow Clan won't offend you like this! This debt, this … "
She almost called herself Princess Consort again, but she immediately changed her words. "I'll get it back one day!"
If she continued to call herself "Princess", then perhaps Ning Cheng would no longer believe anything she said. However, she really couldn't accept the word "Princess", so she could only use "I".
Ning Cheng was left speechless. Without Han Yunxi asking, he explained himself. "Someone once used the whereabouts of the Shadow Clan to exchange for Your Highness' life. If Your Highness wants to know the whereabouts of the Shadow Clan, you should personally go and meet them."
Chu Qingge?
Han Yunxi finally remembered this woman, but she didn't ask any more questions. She knew that Ning Cheng wasn't taking her to Tianning's capital city to find out the whereabouts of the Shadow Clan. He was probably planning to start a coup in the capital city and hang out Western Qin's military banners.
When that happened, the Long Fei Ye would know her whereabouts. What would he think of her then?
How was she supposed to ask that question? How was she supposed to get an answer from the Long Fei Ye?
Han Yunxi was melancholy. She didn't have time, nor did she have a path to take. She could only take it one step at a time.
Actually, not long ago, Ning Cheng had received news that the Long Fei Ye refused to acknowledge Han Yunxi's status as Western Qin's princess. Moreover, he'd issued a high-profile order to investigate the source of the rumors.
At the same time, Bai Yanqing had received the news as well. His thoughts were the same as Ning Cheng's.
"Lass, this is the calamity of beauties, understand?" Bai Yanqing grinned.
Bai Yuqiao shook his head. "Master, the Duke of Qin is only doing this to placate the soldiers' morale. How could he have feelings for a Western Qin princess?"
"How about we make a bet?" Bai Yanqing was in a very good mood.
"Alright!" Bai Yuqiao agreed. "I'll bet that the Duke of Qin has no feelings for Han Yunxi."
"Heheh, just wait. The Lustbite energy will prove your master right!" Bai Yanqing said.
"Master, what's the Lustbite energy?" Bai Yuqiao didn't understand.
This was the first time Bai Yanqing had mentioned the "Lustbite energy" to Bai Yuqiao. He explained it very clearly, leaving Bai Yuqiao stunned. Only now did he realize how scheming his master was and how much he'd hidden from his senior brother.
"Master, your disciple still doesn't understand. How can old enemies fall in love with each other? If it were you, master, would you fall in love with your enemy? "Bai Yuqiao asked seriously.
Bai Yanqing's originally spirited eyes suddenly dimmed. He didn't answer Bai Yuqiao's question for a long time.
Bai Yuqiao was afraid of making him unhappy, so he quickly changed the topic. "Master, if we lie to Ning Cheng like this, will he believe us? Ning Cheng isn't someone who's easy to deal with! "
"He will, at least for the next few months!" Bai Yanqing was very sure.
He'd already told Bai Yuqiao that when they met Ning Cheng and Han Yunxi, he'd pretend to be Jun Yi Xie's servant. Jun Yi Xie would teach him the Wind Clan's army formation techniques. Jun Yi Xie would cooperate with Ning Cheng as a member of the Wind Clan. His identity as a member of the Black Clan wouldn't be revealed for the time being.
"Master, why do you have to hide senior brother's identity?" Bai Yuqiao probed.
According to her understanding, although the Black Clan was loyal to the East Qin Imperial Clan, after the West Qin Imperial Clan was annihilated, the Black Clan betrayed the East Qin Imperial Clan and joined forces with the Di Clan and Feng Clan to destroy the East Qin Imperial Clan.
"This is for your senior brother's own good. You don't understand, but he will!" Bai Yanqing's tone was clearly unfriendly. Bai Yuqiao didn't dare to ask anymore.
"You still haven't found the whereabouts of the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion?" Bai Yanqing asked again.
"That group of trash is really useless. This disciple has already ordered people to secretly bring Su Xiaoyu here. This disciple will personally interrogate her! Master, don't worry. "Bai Yuqiao honestly reported.
"Be careful, don't let the cat out of the bag!" Bai Yanqing solemnly reminded.
Bai Yanqing thought that his plan was flawless, but he didn't know that Han Yunxi had already seen through him. He also didn't know that Long Fei Ye had already suspected him.
"Your Highness, if Gu Beiyue … is going to die, how … how are we going to explain this to the Princess Consort?" Xu Donglin timidly asked.
After they couldn't find him in the Apricot Forest, he had already accompanied his highness to guard the city gates for a day and a night. His highness hadn't said a word, so he felt that he needed to find a topic to talk to his highness.
"Drag that old fox out and she'll believe you," Long Fei Ye actually spoke up.
Back on Celestial Mountain, He Yilian's swordsmanship had far surpassed everyone's expectations. It was obvious that he had an expert guiding him from behind. Who else could that expert be but the old fox?
Even if it wasn't the old fox who tried to assassinate Gu Beiyue, he still had to be involved. After all, it was He Yilian who had been responsible for Cang Qiuzi's collusion with the Heretical Sword Sect. In other words, the old fox controlled the Heretical Sword Sect.
"Your Highness, the old fox …"
Before Xu Donglin could finish, a powerful force came crashing towards him. Fortunately, Long Fei Ye pushed Xu Donglin aside, or else he would have tumbled off the city gates.
Long Feiye grabbed a seed out of thin air. This was the source of the powerful force he'd felt just then.
It was the seed of a thorny vine.
"Long Fei Ye, this old man and you can't exist under the same sky!"
At some point, Gu had appeared on the other side of the city gates. His luxurious red robes billowed in the wind as he pointed his sword at Long Fei Ye. His beautiful face was filled with rage!
As soon as he emerged from the abyss, Luo Zuishan had told him everything that had happened over the past few days.
Han Yunxi was actually a descendant of Western Qin's imperial clan. And she'd gone missing! Luo Zuishan hadn't even finished speaking before Gu Beiyue rushed over to attack Long Fei Ye.
No matter how stupid Gu was, he'd still remember Mute Granny!
"Long Fei Ye, you killed Mute Granny to hide Han Yunxi's identity! You're despicable! "Gu cursed.
"I didn't kill her!" Long Fei Ye said.
"The people you kidnapped died in your territory. If they didn't die because of you, how did they die? Long Fei Ye, do you take this old man for a fool? "Gu was furious.
He could tolerate Long Fei Ye lying to Han Yunxi, but he couldn't tolerate Long Fei Ye using Han Yunxi like this!
Long Fei Ye had long known that Han Yunxi was a Western Qin princess. Therefore, all his love for Han Yunxi was to use her! If someone hadn't exposed the truth, Long Fei Ye would've used Han Yunxi to suppress Western Qin's power.
Gu's words silenced Long Fei Ye.
Although he hadn't killed Mute Granny with his own hands, she'd died because of him. Mute Granny was a smart person and understood what he meant.
Han Yunxi's secret could only be kept secret with Mute Granny's grave.
"Did you kill Gu Beiyue?!" Gu's entire being seemed to be burning with rage. He was burning with agony!
He liked Poison lass so much, but he'd never really fought with Long Fei Ye over her. That was because he knew how much Poison lass liked Long Fei Ye.
Where was Poison lass now? Would that stubborn, carefree girl cry? How sad would she be?
"If I said no, would you believe me?" Long Fei Ye asked.
"I don't!" Gu Qishao replied without hesitation.
Long Fei Ye had never been one to explain himself, much less explain himself. He tossed aside the seeds in his hands and said Coldly, "I just received news that Han Yunxi was taken to Tianning's capital city by Ning Cheng."
At that, Gu Qishao sheathed his sword and turned to leave. He was so anxious that even his anger had been replaced by anxiety.
"Master … you … you lied to him?" Xu Donglin muttered to himself.
Long Fei Ye's eyes were hooded as he sat on the city gates.
It had already been a day and night. All of Medical City's four gates and secret passages were tightly guarded, while three groups of men were searching the city. Although there was no evidence to prove that Ning Cheng had escaped, he still had to be wary.
Still, he had to be on guard against Ning Cheng's escape. If he did, he'd definitely take Han Yunxi to Tianning's capital city first.
Last night, he'd sent a request to Tianshan Kenzō for help and a few experts from the Abstinence Courtyard to guard the capital city.
But none of them were as reassuring as Gu.
Besides him and Gu Beiyue, who else in this world would search like a madman for Han Yunxi?
If they couldn't find Ning Cheng by then, he would leave the city to the guards and personally rush to the capital city.
Xu Donglin saw His Highness's expression and didn't dare to continue the topic. He murmured to the servant by his side, "Go check on the Tang Clan Head's situation."
Tang Li had said yesterday that if Ning Jing didn't confess, he'd hang her up at the city gates. He didn't know if the interrogation had yielded any results.
Ning Jing was locked up in the room where Han Yunxi had disappeared. All of the servants had been called away by Tang Li, leaving only the two of them in the room.
A day as husband and wife meant endless devotion for the rest of their lives. Tang Li was a gentleman and didn't torture her, but …
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