Looking at Ning Cheng's cold and malicious face, Bai Yuqiao regretted her past actions. If she was not afraid that Little Yu'er would be tortured again, she would not be so impulsive.
Without Ning Cheng saying anything, she knew that Ning Cheng would not let go of such a useful messenger like her.
Now, not only would she not be able to save Little Yu'er as soon as possible, she would also fall into the situation of being controlled by others.
"Ning Cheng, Su Xiaoyu is Han Yunxi's most beloved servant girl. If anything happens to her, you won't be able to explain it to Han Yunxi!" Bai Yuqiao said angrily.
"She already has." Ning Cheng snorted coldly.
"You!" Bai Yuqiao was speechless. She narrowed her eyes at Ning Cheng and questioned, "What exactly do you want to do? What do I have to do to make you willing to help me? "
Previously, the situation was very urgent and the situation was not clear. However, after he received the replies from Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi, everything became clear. He already knew what he wanted to do, but he did not need to tell Bai Yuqiao. Only a messenger who did not know anything was the safest and most useful messenger.
Ning Cheng only told Bai Yuqiao, "You, me, and Su Xiaoyu are all in the same boat. If one suffers, the other suffers. As long as you help me settle this matter, I guarantee that Su Xiaoyu will not die."
"What do you have to guarantee me?" Bai Yuqiao was both angry and probing.
"You don't have to believe me." Ning Cheng shrugged indifferently.
Bai Yuqiao clenched her hands tightly and wished she could take action. However, she could not. She was already in Ning Cheng's hands. She only had two choices. Either she cooperated with Ning Cheng to the end, or she perished together with him.
Bai Yuqiao took a deep breath and released her clenched fists. "Alright, Master Ning, please tell me what you need!"
Ning Cheng wrote a secret letter and sealed it in the same way. After ensuring that Long Fei Ye would not attack Myriad Merchant Hall, he did not need to be so vigilant against Bai Yuqiao.
He did not need to beat around the bush and could deliver the letter directly. He said, "Send this letter to Grand Elder of Myriad Merchant Hall in Three-Way Black Market."
He did not know whose hands his banknotes had flowed to. Now that someone was delivering a letter, it was more appropriate to write a letter and deliver it directly...
Bai Yuqiao took the letter and left the tent. She hesitated for a long time before deciding not to open it. She really did not understand what Ning Cheng was trying to do.
In her opinion, now that Han Yunxi had publicly reconciled with Long Fei Ye, Ning Cheng would definitely not cooperate with Long Fei Ye. Now that Ning Cheng was working with his senior brother and had second thoughts, how could he remain undefeated against the north and south flanks of senior brother and Long Feiye?
Bai Yuqiao pondered for a long time but still could not figure it out. Actually, she did not think highly of Ning Cheng. However, she believed that Ning Cheng would have a way to buy time for her and rescue Su Xiaoyu.
Bai Yuqiao lowered her head and pondered as she walked out of the racecourse. Unfortunately, she ran into Jun Yi Xie walking towards her alone.
Bai Yuqiao's heart skipped a beat. She was anxious to find a way to brush him off. It was so late and she had to leave the racecourse for something important!
Who knew that Jun Yi Xie would only glance at her and walk past her.
Bai Yuqiao was alarmed and was full of self-mockery.
She must have a guilty conscience. Ever since she was young, her senior brother had never cared about her. He did not even bother to look at her. He would only pay attention to her when there was something important. Just now, she did not have to be afraid.
Bai Yuqiao deliberately chased after Jun Yi Xie and pestered him as usual. "Senior brother, have you heard about what happened to master?"
Bai Yuqiao's words touched Jun Yi Xie's sore spot. He ignored her even more and walked very quickly. Not long after, his figure disappeared into the night.
Jun Yi Xie had always been certain that Bai Yuqiao liked him. He was certain that Bai Yuqiao would betray the entire world rather than him. How could he have known that Bai Yuqiao would hook up with Ning Cheng?
That very night, Bai Yuqiao delivered Ning Cheng's secret letter by flying hawk. But Ning Cheng's banknotes arrived at Myriad Merchant Hall before the letter did.
They flowed from the taverns to private banks, then to Cloud Realm Trade Consortium's private bank. As soon as the people there saw the serial numbers on the banknotes, they knew that they belonged to Ning Cheng. They immediately handed them over to Ning Nuo, who was operating in Northern Li.
As soon as Ning Nuo received the banknotes, he shone them under the candlelight to reveal the secret message Ning Cheng had written on the banknotes.
Ning Cheng didn't write much, but he explained a few important matters. Ning Nuo hastened back to Three-Way Black Market on horseback.
Currently, he had gathered the five elders of Myriad Merchant Hall and Cloud Realm Trade Consortium, as well as three of Ning Cheng's deputy generals from the Ning Clan army. Everyone was gathered in a secret room in Myriad Merchant Hall to discuss matters.
Ning Nuo was usually sloppy and careless, but he wasn't careless when it came to important matters.
After showing everyone the secret message on the banknotes, he asked seriously, "Shall we invite the princess back?"
Ning Cheng had sent out the banknotes long ago with only three instructions.
The first was the enmity between Eastern and Western Qin, the second was that Ning Cheng had been placed under house arrest by Jun Yi Xie, forcing them to cooperate with him, and the third was that the entire Di Clan had to obey Han Yunxi's orders.
The elders and deputy generals of Cloud Realm Trade Consortium all sighed with emotion. They never expected or wanted to believe that the enmity between Eastern and Western Qin had been instigated by someone else. It was all a misunderstanding!
They all lowered their heads, their expressions complicated. Back at Hundred Poisons Sect, they'd embarrassed Han Yunxi plenty. If they went to invite her back now, they'd be slapping their own faces.
Myriad Merchant Hall's elders were all silent as well, but Fifth Elder, who'd just been released from house arrest, was very excited. "I'll go! If you guys don't have the face to admit your mistakes, I'll do it for you. I'll definitely bring the princess back! I told you, the princess wouldn't forget her roots for love! Every single one of you almost harmed the princess! "
No one knew what they were thinking. Instead of answering the Fifth Elder, Ning Nuo asked, "Where are you going to find him?"
That stopped Fifth Elder in his tracks. Ever since the incident at Hundred Poisons Sect, there had been many rumors about Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi's whereabouts, but no one knew where they were.
Fifth Elder rubbed his nose resentfully and said, "Might as well send someone to the East Qin army to find them. They'll definitely know where the princess and Long Fei Ye are! Master Ning's trapped in Jun Yi Xie's hands. If we want to rescue her, we'll have to work with the Duke of Qin. "
At his words, Cloud Realm Trade Consortium's head elder immediately spoke up. "What a joke! What does our Di Clan's savior have to do with Long Fei Ye? Find the princess and we'll talk things over with her! "
"Exactly! This is our Di Clan's own business, it has nothing to do with East Qin, "someone from the military agreed.
"But the princess has long allied with Long Fei Ye!" Fifth Elder refuted. Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi's actions at Hundred Poisons Sect had long been announced to the world that they were back together.
Deputy General Xue was furious. "That's the princess's private business. We're talking about the Di Clan's business now!"
Fifth Elder gave a start before he grew angry as well. "We're not talking about the Di Clan's business now, but Western Qin's. It's also the princess's business! If it's the Di Clan's private business, why did you invite the princess here? Why did Master Ning make us listen to the princess's arrangements? "
Fifth Elder grew agitated and slapped the table. "Now that things have come to this and Master Ning's already spoken, do you still want to rebel? You've all grown wings now that Master Ning isn't here! Old Man is telling you now, you can rebel if you want, but don't even think about getting any military pay from Myriad Merchant Hall! "
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire place fell silent. Everyone looked towards Ning Nuo and the grand elder of Myriad Merchant Hall. Fifth Elder wasn't the one in charge of military pay, but these two.
Fifth Elder immediately walked to Head Elder's side and said in a low voice, "Don't forget, Kangan Private Bank is only helping us because of the princess. As long as the princess says the word, the auction house's business can be ruined at any time. How long can the Di Clan last with the silver in the storehouse? Jun Yi Xie must have spared Master Ning's life for the sake of the money. "
Not only did Head Elder hear these words, but Ning Nuo as well.
Although Fifth Elder was impulsive, his words weren't wrong. The Di Clan could cling to their own course now, but how long could they last? Half a year? A year?
Who would clean up the mess if Myriad Merchant Hall couldn't take out the silver then? Even if Master Ning was saved, he'd be hard-pressed to move a single step in the chaos of war without any silver on hand!
Cloud Realm Trade Consortium's elders and the Ning Clan troops had no idea of Myriad Merchant Hall's financial crisis, which was why they were so arrogant. Both Ning Nuo and Head Elder were in a difficult position.
They were very clear that the wisest choice under these circumstances was to use the princess and Long Fei Ye's relationship to cooperate with East Qin. But they were also worried that the Long Fei Ye would keep the Di Clan in check in the future.
What to do?
The secret meeting lasted until noon of the next day. Many people gradually approved of Fifth Elder, but there was also a group of people who insisted on defending the Di Clan's interests.
Ning Cheng's silver banknotes only contained a few words, so why didn't he say more?
Faced with this awkward situation, Ning Nuo rubbed his brows and realized that it wasn't easy being the head of a clan.
Just as they were about to disperse, a pageboy hurriedly delivered a secret missive.
"It's from my big brother!" Ning Nuo exclaimed.
Everyone who'd risen to their feet was startled and sat back down.
"Quick! See what it says? "
"Is there a new development? Quick, take a look! "
… …
Everyone was nervous and stuck in a stalemate. Ning Cheng's secret missive was like a timely rain in the rain.
Ning Nuo's heart was filled with perilous waves after reading the contents, unable to calm down. This secret letter explained everything very clearly.
"Young Master Nuo, just what did Master Ning say?"
"Young Master Nuo, why don't you say something?"
… …
As everyone urged him on, Myriad Merchant Hall's Head Elder and Fifth Elder almost couldn't resist snatching the missive away.
Ning Nuo recovered his wits, his tense face finally relaxing a little. "Master Ning and Long Fei Ye have finished discussing the terms of cooperation. The princess is waiting for us at East Origin Hall."
What?
Everyone was given a fright. Ning Nuo's heart was still thumping wildly!
He wanted to laugh, but couldn't bring himself to do so.
"East Origin Hall is East Qin's property," he said.
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd instantly quieted down.
Ning Nuo continued, "The Tang Sect …"
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