Chapter 404: Wangfei’s wrath (2/2)

“Jun Yixie, you better go wash out that dirty mouth!” Han Yunxi raged. She took a stride forward and raised her hand, ready to slap him across the face. But in the end, she forced herself to hold back! Her palm closed into a fist as she lowered her hand. If she really did slap him, then all her efforts with Long Feiye to get up to this point would be in vain. Anyone who violated the terms of Fishery Island would not only be driven away, but forced to leave all their fish behind. No matter how angry she was, she couldn’t fall into Jun Yixie’s trap.

Still, her furious reaction only left the onlookers gaping. For Qin Wangfei to react like this, doesn’t that mean she and Jun Yixie really…do have something between them?

“Why is esteemed wangfei getting so worked up? What happened back then…heheh,” Jun Yixie trailed off before bursting into laughter.

Long Feiye’s fists clenched audibly. “Jun Yixie, just what do you mean?”

Jun Yixie jutted out his chin and gave him a scornful stare. “Exactly what the words imply. The taste of Qin Wangfei is nothing worth noting!”

“It’s nothing like what he says!” Han Yunxi hastened to explain, but immediately regretted her words. By trying to clear up the speculations, she’d actually made them more believable.

“Heheh, Qin Wangfei, then what is this lord saying?” Jun Yixie laughed.

Although Jun Yixie really hadn’t done anything like that, Han Yunxi had still been taken advantage of as a woman and lost Long Feiye face. Airing the facts in a public place like this would only disgrace him further.

What a Jun Yixie. Does he insist on exposing everything here today?

At this point, Han Yunxi was incapable of hiding anything further, so she faced the facts. “Jun Yixie, you couldn’t cure this wangfei’s poison, nor did you succeed in getting my antidote. Instead, you threatened this wangfei to hand it over. Only the timely rescue of a friend allowed me to protect my chastity. Now that you’ve lost against the Duke of Qin today, you’re bringing up old news again. Absolutely shameless!” Han Yunxi criticized him upright.

But Jun Yixie only laughed in her face. “Protect your chastity? Qin Wangfei, are you…certain about that?”

Absolute silence fell over the crowd, enough to hear nothing but the fish leaping about in the water. Long Feiye’s face had turned into ice as his entire person grew still.

“Jun Yixie, shut your mouth!” Han Yunxi was driven to a breaking point.

“What, is Qin Wangfei afraid that this lord will say something he oughtn’t?” Jun Yixie laughed. No matter how intelligent Han Yunxi could be, what could she do against him in this situation? Things like that needed proof, so where was a married woman like her supposed to get her evidence?

Han Yunxi was so infuriated that her face had turned red. She knew that Jun Yixie was trying to frame her on false charges because those kinds of accusations were hard to disprove. Naturally, the people who trusted her wouldn’t change their stance, while the people who didn’t wouldn’t accept her explanations, either. She glanced at Long Feiye, only to see him looking back at her, his eyes terrifyingly cold.

Her heart seized at the sight as she opened and closed her mouth a few times. She wanted to explain herself, but she didn’t know what to say. Just then, the two of them had been locked in a passionate kiss, but why did his eyes look so much like a stranger’s now?

Long Feiye, what’s the meaning of those eyes?

Do you doubt me? Or are you reproaching me?

Does this mean you don’t believe my words?

If you hadn’t gone to rescue Duanmu Yao that time, I wouldn’t have been kidnapped by Jun Yixie in the first place! Just what kind of attitude are you showing me?

“It looks like the Duke of Qin doesn’t know about what happened. Hehe,” Jun Yixie’s frivolous tone carried obvious implications. Long Feiye’s icy eyes narrowed into slits as killing intent emanated from his entire body. The temperatures of their frigid surroundings plummeted even further with the action, causing everyone to start shaking.

Han Yunxi was cold as well, but her heart was even colder.

Long Feiye, you’re such a disappointment! She steeled her heart and looked away from Long Feiye’s eyes, glaring frostily at Jun Yixie. In front of everyone present, she took off her thick fox fur cloak and viciously rolled up her sleeve before raising her bare arm in the air.

It was a graceful, slender arm with soft, smooth skin. Against its surface was a bright red gecko cinnabar mark, its sight as clear as day.

“Jun Yixie, here is this wangfei’s chastity! Take a good look! You spout indignities with ill intent to humiliate me–what kind of person are you? Treating a woman like that–what kind of man are you?” Han Yunxi said sternly, her words powerful and impressive.

She had a slight, skinny frame clothed in thin robes, but stood tall and with pride. As she stood there with her arm raised in the air, she looked absolutely indomitable. As silence swept over the crowd, even Jun Yixie found himself speechless…

Everyone’s eyes were fixated on the red dot on Han Yunxi’s arm, their amazement mixing with an ache in their hearts. All the rumors said that the Duke of Qin doted on his Qin Wangfei, the woman who had full control over the Duke of Qin’s estate. But who expected that very same woman to still be a virgin after all this time?

1. The magistrates are free…light lamps (只许州官放火；不许百姓点灯) – zhixu zhouguan fanghuo, buxu baixing diandeng.