Chapter 405: Bristling rage on her pretty face (2/2)
Too scared to look at him, Baili Mingxiang quickly grabbed Han Yunxi’s hands instead. “Esteemed wangfei, please coax His Highness! You can’t waste the efforts of you and Your Highness over the past few months!”
Of course Han Yunxi knew this was a trap too, and that Long Feiye would lose both the battle on Fishery Island and the struggle in Tianning once he made a move. Emperor Tianhui, the civil and military officials, and all of Tianning’s peasants were all waiting for His Highness Duke of Qin to help them through the winter until March arrived! But none of this was important anyone when her heart had turned cold. She simply didn’t want Jun Yixie to have his way, that’s all. How could it be acceptable if he used this rumor to gain an advantage?
When Han Yunxi saw Long Feiye’s cold eyes, she didn’t know how effective her words would be. But she walked over and said, “Your Highness, think thrice!”
Long Feiye didn’t even spare her a glance.
A mocking smile rose on Han Yunxi’s features. Like General Baili, she prepared to raise her hands and grasp the blade herself. This time, Long Feiye pulled his sword free from General Baili’s grip to avoid Han Yunxi’s incoming fingers. Without another word, he simply shot her a fierce look, his eyes filled with a mixture of wrath and query. Unfortunately, Han Yunxi had already looked away and didn’t see.
Finally, Long Feiye replaced his sword in its scabbard. He’d been convinced to withdraw his weapon, but that didn’t mean he would forgive Jun Yixie. Meanwhile, General Baili and the rest heaved sighs of relief. In the end, His Highness is still the cool-headed, rational type.
Jun Yixie got ready for another round of provocation when Long Feiye suddenly issued orders. “General Baili, send out orders for your entire fleet to surrounded Fishery Island. Anyone who dares to take Jun Yixie off this isle will be killed without mercy!”
Shock rippled through the crowd at his words!
Who said Long Feiye had cooled his head? He’d gone completely insane instead! He was going to move the entirety of Tianning’s navy just to trap a single Jun Yixie? General Baili stood rooted to the spot as he nearly lost his wits. He had spent over a decade training his troops with Tianning silver, but he’d never used them against anything yet. Now their first call to action was to come out in full strength to surround a single island?
“Get to it!” Long Feiye was absolutely murderous.
“This soldier obeys!” General Baili had no time to think twice, but left posthaste. When they came this time, they’d brought along a bunch of ships with them along with the main ship, just so they could load the fish and send them to Tianning’s various disaster areas. General Baili requisitioned the fleet to stand guard over Fishery Island first while he sent off a flying pigeon message to gather the rest of his naval forces and find more ships to ship fish.
Jun Yixie felt that the situation was turning bad and started to head for the coast. The taboos of Fishery Island applied not only to Long Feiye, but himself as well. If Long Feiye was going to play like this, his only route was to escape. Long Feiye’s lips quirked into a cold smile as he watched Jun Yixie leave. He himself used his lightness techniques to chase after the man like an arrow released in flight. Their martial arts skills were of similar strengths, so their speeds were evenly matched as they raced towards shore. Han Yunxi, Baili Mingxiang, Ouyang Ningruo and the rest all chased after them.
Long Feiye and Jun Yixie practically arrived at the sea simultaneously. Jun Yixie simply ran straight into the sea and raced across the water to his battleship. If he couldn’t use martial arts while staying on Fishery Island, he’d be stuck there until he died. Better to get to his ship and fight so he had a sliver of hope. He prepared some hypertoxic poisons in his hands and prepared for battle, but Long Feiye didn’t chase after him. Instead, he rose to the skies and raised his sword above his head until it was brimming with dazzling light. In a flash, clouds and bursts of wind gathered around the humming blade!
Jun Yixie felt a bad premonition in his heart. He was about to block any impending blows with his own sword when Long Feiye slashed his blade downwards. The iridescent sword qi from his weapon caused the waves to toss and heave.
THHHHHHNNNNK! With a smash, the sword qi ripped a hole right into the side of Jun Yixie’s ship. Seawater poured into the opening as the vessel keeled to one side. By now, Han Yunxi and the rest had caught up just in time to see the sight, astonished. His Highness Duke Qin had truly lost his temper, and the consequences were severe.
Jun Yixie stood at the head of the sinking ship, completely stunned. If the ship’s destroyed, how will I get back to land? His temper flared at the sight of Ouyang Ningruo in the crowd.
“Ouyang Ningruo, this is the face that Long Feiye’s shown to your trade consortium?” he demanded.
In the past, Ouyang Ningruo had promised to use his argument of ‘showing face’ to stop Long Feiye should he try and wreck the ship. Jun Yixie’s sudden shout startled him out of his thoughts. Frightened, he hastened to reply, “Your Highness Duke of Kang, that’s your ship. It really has nothing to do with me!”
A second ago, they were allies, but now he was saying things like this. Han Yunxi had been right in her assessment of the man–he was completely shameless, no matter whether it was them or Jun Yixie. As a merchant interested in profit, Ouyang Ningruo would never agree to a losing business deal! Even though it was very important for him to get that Northern Li horse deal, he couldn’t afford to offend His Highness Duke of Qin too much. If he knew that Jun Yixie would resort to such schemes, he never would have agree to join hands with him.
“Ouyang Ningruo!” Jun Yixie howled.
Long Feiye didn’t bother wasting words. He raised his sword again, causing Jun Yixie’s eyes to flash with malice before he flew towards General Baili’s ship. At this, General Baili issued orders, and all of the ship’s archers raised their bows to aim at Jun Yixie. What were the skills of a single expert against a battalion of archers? Jun Yixie had no choice but to return to Fishery Island’s shores.
By now, Long Feiye had already struck his second blow, which cut cleanly through the prow of the ship, destroying it completely. The effects of his rage shuddered through the skies–and shook the hearts of all who watched him. As he hovered in the sky, he was backed by a mighty warship and the fleet of archers aboard it.
With an icy expression, he said in a terrifying tone, “Jun Yixie, swim back to Northern Li for your lordship–if you have the skills!”