Chapter 594: Specifically asking for Gu Beiyue (1/2)

Chapter 594: Specifically asking for Gu Beiyue

It wasn’t clear whether someone had leaked the news on purpose or the transfer of troops had attracted too much attention, but in any case, the Chu Clan started paying attention.

While the Duke of Qin, Emperor Kang Cheng, and Great General Ning were forming an alliance, the Chu Clan got wind of the latest developments. After determining that the rumors were true, General Chu immediately went to see Chu Yunyi. By now, Chu Yunyi had already delivered Empress Xue and Gu Beiyue to the three contested prefectures in the east, but his right eye was still blind! Gu Beiyue’s injuries had still yet to heal, so he wasn’t treating the man. He himself had found at least ten other Divine Doctor-ranked physicians, all of whom declared that his eye was beyond help! He even took a personal trip to the medical academy to consult with Primogenitor level experts, but their diagnosis was equally hopeless.

General Chu arrived at the same time Chu Yunyi had left the secret room in which he’d locked Gu Beiyue.

“What does Gu Beiyue mean by this?” General Chu asked.

“Nothing. His wounds will need about 10 more days before a full recovery. He’ll treat this old man’s eye then,” Chu Yunyi said simply.

General Chu’s eyes flashed with doubt. “Although his injuries are severe, he shouldn’t take this long to recover with his skills.” After all, the Chu Clan had fed Gu Beiyue no end of curative medicine upon his arrival at their base!

“It looks like he wasn’t lying about before. His body really is getting weaker by the day,” Chu Yunyi had naturally found doctors of his own to examine Gu Beiyue professionally. The doctors had said that Gu Beiyue’s body was completely incapable of curing its own injuries. Thus, his recovery speed was very slow.

“In other words, big bro, we don’t need to worry too much about him even after he recovers?” General Chu asked.

Chu Yunyi only shot him a cold glance. “A single precaution is worth a ten-thousand year vessel—being careful now will serve us for a long time afterwards. Heheh, he’s our last trump card. If he escapes, this old man will blame you for it!”

General Chu only nodded his head resentfully. “I’ll increase the guards around him.”

“Mm!” Chu Yunyi approved coldly.

Ever since he lost vision in his right eye, he’d been nothing but irritable. Although everyone in the clan still treated him with the same amount of respect as before, he couldn’t help but feel threatened by his own injury, especially when faced with his own younger brother. Although the Chu Clan had long given up on Chu Tianyin, his father General Chu still felt concerned about his son. If General Chu took it into his head to rescue his son one day, then the first thing he’d do was to revoke his position as Chu Clan head.

Only then would he have the right to speak!

With that thought in mind, Chu Yunyi relented his attitude despite his bad mood. “Guard Gu Beiyue well. Then we might have a chance to save Chu Tianyin as well.”

Hearing this, General Chu looked visibly relieved as he exclaimed, “Understood, understood!”

“Did you find me for anything else?” Chu Yunyi asked.

General Chu was so thrilled that he almost forgot the main point. Now he hastily reported on the movement of the three armies against them. Hearing this, Chu Yunyi only barked out a cold laugh. “Heheh! Great General Ning? Hah, excellent, excellent!” As he repeated the word, his sour mood intensified. “What a Great General Ning! What a Ning Cheng! Just what are they playing at?”

That’s right, Great General Ning’s name was none other than Ning Cheng! Meanwhile, his little sister—Tianning’s Noble Consort Ning—was named Ning An. When paired with Ouyang Ning Jing, their names formed “anjing,” or “peaceful silence!” These Ning siblings were none other than the same Ning family that formed the Di Clan!

While Chu Yunyi was fuming, one of the retainers came with a report, “Clan Head, the Ning Clan Head has come to pay a call.”

Chu Yunyi and General Chu both exchanged glances, never expecting Ning Cheng to have the gall to show up in person now. Just what did he want?

Soon enough, Chu Yunyi met with Ning Cheng in person. His visitor was dressed in black with a bronze gauze face mask. He stood casually in the hall, but gave off a domineering air that seemed to emanate an unseen pressure upon them all. His hands were folded behind his back, the fingers played with the jade crystal ring around his thumb. Everyone in the world knew that Northern Li’s emperor had a jade crystal thumb ring of his own, while Qin Wangfei had her own jade crystal bracelet. But no one realized that the Di Clan Head wore such jewelry as well. This not only showcased the Di Clan’s wealthy, but proved his identity as their clan leader. Even a clan head like Chu Yunyi had only fear two young men in his life: the Duke of Qin, Long Feiye, and the Di Clan Head, Ning Cheng.

Ning Cheng’s gaze moved to Chu Yunyi’s bandaged right eye as soon as he entered the room.

“Blinded?” he asked with furrowed brows, his tone filled with arrogant, mocking laughter. Great General Ning’s scholarly air was but a mask for his true personality, which was ever haughty and scornful of others. He had ample rights to…act proud and lofty!

Chu Yunyi hid his anger and said simply, “A minor injury.”

“What kind of injury?” Ning Cheng pressed.

“Pink eye. It’s contagious, so I’ve bandaged it up. If the Ning Clan Head has no fear, I’ll simply remove the bandage,” Chu Yunyi said with a cold laugh.

“You might as well take it off.” How could Ning Cheng trust his words?

A flash of anger flitted past Chu Yunyi’s eye before he simply switched the subject. “What do you mean by the mobilization of the three armies? You still have face to show yourself here?!”

“I came precisely because of that,” Ning Cheng smirked.

“What, has the Ning Clan Head come to admit his wrongs?” Chu Yunyi asked.

“No!” Ning Cheng came straight to the point, his voice filled with nothing but command. “I’ve come to fetch someone. Hand over Gu Beiyue!”

Hearing this, Chu Yunyi sucked in a cold breath. “How did you know?”

“Just hand him over. You don’t need to know about anything else,” Ning Cheng said coldly.