Chapter 820: Firm belief in the disaster of a pretty woman (1/2)

Han Yunxi’s sudden reaction left Ning Cheng very doubtful. He was in no rush to explain, but only lowered his head to look at her hand, which was tightly gripping his sleeve.

Han Yunxi’s heart was about to leap out of her chest. How could she bother to care about his staring now? She anxiously asked, “What did you just say? Who knows the whereabouts of the Shadow Clan? Where are they?”

Ning Cheng didn’t speak, only looked at her hand.

Han Yunxi immediately let go. “Hurry and speak!”

She was the princess, her master. After she made her vow, he had resumed his respectful manner, but he seemed to have forgotten it in this instant. He allowed her to panic while slowly settling back into his seat. “Princess, why are you so anxious to know about the Shadow Clan’s whereabouts? What, has your conscience finally returned?”

This woman wasn’t anything like this when Ning Jing had been crying about the Shadow Clan’s fate. Only then did Han Yunxi realized her loss of control resulted from a misunderstanding. She almost forgot. Although Tang Li knew of Gu Beiyue’s identity and how he’d fallen off the cliff, Ning Jing had no clue. Thus, neither did Ning Cheng.

Just then, Ning Cheng had mentioned news of the Shadow Clan. He didn’t necessarily mean Gu Beiyue, but clues to the identity of the descendant of the Shadow Clan. Besides Long Feiye’s men, who else knew of Gu Beiyue’s identity? Han Yunxi quickly thought of Chu Tianyin.

Could it be that the Chu Clan’s betraying Long Feiye so soon?

Han Yunxi exhaled and pretended to look unhappy. “Enough with the sneering, it’s time to tell me what’s up, right? Who knows the whereabouts of the Shadow Clan? Where is its descendant?”

“Your Royal Highness, the Di and Shadow Clan have the same hearts. You can’t be biased towards one over the other,” Ning Cheng teased.

Han Yunxi was anxious to know the answer, but she didn’t fall for Ning Cheng’s goading. She came straight to the point with a cold snort. “Ning Cheng, the Shadow Clan wouldn’t offend me like this! This debt, this wang--”

Before she could call herself wangfei again, she quickly changed her tone. “I’ll get it back one day!” If she called herself wangfei one more time, Ning Cheng would probably never trust her words again. But she really couldn’t accept calling herself “princess,” so just “I” would have to do.

Ning Cheng had no words to retort. Feeling resentful, he explained without Han Yunxi pressing the issue. “Someone once used the whereabouts of the Shadow Clan to trade for Your Royal Highness’s life. If Your Royal Highness wants to know the details, you should meet her in person.”

Chu Qingge? Han Yunxi finally remembered that woman. She didn’t ask any more, because she knew that Ning Cheng wasn’t just bringing her to the Tianning capital to dig into the Shadow Clan’s whereabouts, but to use this chance to stage a coup and raise West Qin’s battle banners.

By then, Long Feiye would have found out about her whereabouts. How would he view her then? How was she ever going to ask him her question? How would she ever get his reply?

Han Yunxi was disconsolate. She didn’t have time or a way out of this. All she could do was take things step by step. Actually, Ning Cheng had received news recently that Long Feiye didn’t acknowledge Han Yunxi’s status as West Qin princess. Moreover, he’d sent orders to investigate the person who started the rumors. Bai Yanqing received the news at the same time from the military barracks and had the same thought as Ning Cheng.

“Lass, this is the disaster of a pretty woman, understand?” Bai Yanqing said with a smile.

Bai Yuqiao shook her head. “Master, the Duke of Qin is only trying to calm the hearts of his troops, that’s all. How could he really feel anything for the West Qin princess?”

“Shall we make a bet?” Bai Yanqing asked in a good mood.

“Alright!” Bai Yuqiao agreed instantly. “I bet that the Duke of Qin has no feelings for Han Yunxi.”

“Heheh, just wait. The Lustbite energy will prove that your master is right!” Bai Yanqing crowed.

“Master, what’s Lustbite energy?” Bai Yuqiao didn’t understand. This was the first time he’d brought it up with her. Now he explained it in depth until she was gaping from the extent of her master’s machinations. He had hidden many things from senior brother.

“Master, this disciple doesn’t understand. How could arch enemies fall in love with each other? If it was your enemy, master, would you love her too?” Bai Yuqiao asked earnestly.

Bai Yanqing’s sunny eyes instantly darkened. He didn’t answer Bai Yuqiao’s question for a long time. Afraid that she’d made him unhappy, Bai Yuqiao changed the topic. “Master, will Ning Cheng believe our tricks? He’s not easy to deal with!”

“He will. At least, he will within these few months!” Bai Yanqing was certain. He had already told Bai Yuqiao that he’d pretend to be one of Jun Yixie’s subordinates when Ning Cheng and Han Yunxi came to meet her. Jun Yixie could cooperate with Ning Cheng under the guise of a Wind Clan descendant, thus hiding his status as a Black Clan heir temporarily.

“Master, why are we hiding senior brother’s identity?” Bai Yuqiao probed. From what she understood, the Black Clan used to be loyal to East Qin, but they changed sides after West Qin fell and joined hands with the Di and Wind Clans to destroy their ex-masters.

“This is for your senior brother’s own good. Even if you don’t understand, he will!” Bai Yanqing’s tone grew stern, so Bai Yuqiao didn’t dare to pursue the matter any further.

“You still haven’t found the whereabouts of the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion yet?” Bai Yanqing asked next.

“Those wretches are completely useless. This disciple already ordered them to bring Su Xiaoyu here secretly. I’ll interrogate her myself! Master doesn’t need to worry,” Bai Yuqiao reported.