Chapter 816: Long reached a common understanding (2/2)

Hearing this, Long Feiye was enraged enough to unsheathe his sword!

Finally, Chu Xifeng looked up with a serious air. “That woman is the enemy of our East Qin. She’s not our master, but she’s your wangfei even less!”

His Highness wanted him to admit that he was wrong for asserting his own authority over his and putting the wangfei under house arrest. But he would never acknowledge that even if he died!

“Very good! Very good! Chu Xifeng, who told you that Han Yunxi had to be the West Qin imperial heir? You didn’t even figure out where the news came from, so what made you believe it?” Long Feiye questioned.

Chu Xifeng was left speechless. Hatred had overtaken his mind and made him hazy; moreover, Gu Beiyue’s incident that clouded his judgement. Why didn’t he go to check if the rumors were true or false?

“When did you get the right to choose for your lordship? Or discord your lordship’s wangfei? And when did you figure out your lordship ‘long knew’ about Han Yunxi’s identity? What gave you the gall to take things into your own hands?” Long Feiye’s anger was unceasing. “Chu Xifeng, how about you be the Duke of Qin in my stead?”

Chu Xifeng was left in a trance as he realized his mistakes! No matter what happened, he had no right to call the shots. This was the greatest crime of a subordinate! The greatest crime of the shadow guards! All of the shadow guards had clear regulations to be killed without mercy when they defied orders and took matters into their own hands!

“This subordinate...this subordinate…” Chu Xifeng’s attitude finally crumpled.

Unfortunately, Long Feiye’s eyes grew colder. He raised his sword and dealt a sudden blow to Chu Xifeng’s dantian, his speed swift and fierce. The man never got a chance to beg for mercy. With this, Chu Xifeng lost all his decades’ worth of martial arts. He spat up a fresh mouthful of blood and stared blankly at the master he’d protected since his youth.

In this moment, he could tell whether the man had ruined his dantian to preserve his life, or to give him a fate worse than death.

Without martial arts, he would never be able to enter the ranks of the shadow guards in his lifetime again!

Chu Xifeng dearly wanted to see through the man and ask him these questions, but very soon, his vision turned blurry. In the end, he succumbed to his injuries and blacked out. Long Feiye didn’t spare him another glance. In a cold voice, he said, “Someone come, take him back to Celestial Mountain. Issue orders that anyone who tries to act on their own accord and feign compliance will be killed without mercy, no matter if they’re from the shadow guards, the military, or the Tang Clan!”

Everyone’s nerves were stretched taut, but Xu Donglin was inwardly rejoicing. According to shadow guard rules, Chu Xifeng should have been dead by now, but His Highness had only destroyed his martial arts. At least...at least he hadn’t killed the man and even sent him back to the place where he’d learned his skills.

“From this day on, Xu Donglin will assume the post of head commander of the shadow guards,” Long Feiye said icily.

Xu Donglin froze in shock. When he saw his master’s questioning look, he quickly stepped forward to give thanks.

“Xu Donglin, your lordship will give you three days’ time to find the kidnapper. Otherwise, shoulder the consequences. Moreover, issue orders to the Tang Clan to find out who spread these rumors to slander the wangfei!” Long Feiye decreed.

Would this count as his final act of rationality? He had forced it, of course. When he found out that Han Yunxi was missing, he’d nearly gone insane. After rushing here in a frenzy, he was forced to calm down. Otherwise, Han Yunxi would be in more danger. His situation was no more favorable! Chu Xifeng’s grudge had been so deep, to say nothing of the Baili military or the Tang Clan! Of course he understood Chu Xifeng’s hatred for West Qin. It was the same loathing shared by his countless subordinates, which made it impossible for them and the West Qin to exist under the same sky. He had not only hid the truth from Han Yunxi, but all of his own people--including Tang Li!

If they could never be reconciled or forgive each other, then it was better that they remained ignorant forever. He had long deployed tactics to take care of everything, but never thought another person existed that also knew of Han Yunxi’s origins. Furthermore, they knew her so thoroughly that they even understood the implications of the phoenix birthmark, which had remained a mystery to him. Then they’d spread these secrets to the public!

Just who was this person?

And who was the dark-robed assassin that attacked Gu Beiyue?

In truth, he did harbor thoughts of using Gu Beiyue. Thus, he had hidden his identity as East Qin heir. But he could never assassinate Gu Beiyue because the two of them had long come to a common understanding regarding Han Yunxi’s identity. When he was using the Lustbite energy atop Celestial Mountain, he discovered that Gu Beiyue had eyes and ears on Celestial Mountain, too. Additionally, Gu Beiyue knew that he Lustbite Seal was one of East Qin Dynasty’s ultimate treasures.

Gu Beiyue had threatened him then. If he didn’t let Han Yunxi go, then he’d used Medical City to destroy the south central region’s commander-in-chief’s estate. At that moment, he realized that Gu Beiyue knew who Han Yunxi was. He could confess that he knew long ago too and even asked Gu Beiyue if he did while concealing his own intentions.Instead of answering his question, Gu Beiyue had angrily demanded if he was simply using Han Yunxi’s feelings for his own benefit and acting as a man without character.

He explained everything then, only to discover that Gu Beiyue was just like him. Both of them wished that Han Yunxi would never discover the heavy responsibilities and hatred resting on her shoulders and simply be herself.

How was it possible for the East Qin crown prince to believe a descendant of the Shadow Clan? How was it that easy for a Shadow Clan heir to cooperate with the East Qin crown prince? But being both men who doted on Han Yunxi, they understood each other’s difficulties.

Because they understood, they were able to trust each other!

“Why aren’t you going to search yet?” Long Feiye asked coldly.

Xu Donglin didn’t dare to leave. He took a few deep breaths before revealing the purple muslin robe he’d been hiding behind his back. “Your Highness…”