Chapter 829: Han Yunxi, you wonst dare to kill me (1/2)

Bai Yanqing moved his hands to emit a strange aura. It almost looked like he was praying or using some martial arts technique. As his movements quickened, Han Yunxi suddenly felt the wind around them grow stronger.

“It really is the Driving Wind Arts!” Ning Cheng murmured.

The winds rose, scattering the mist. It would be impossible for Bai Yanqing to hide poison in the fog now, so it meant that he’d simply used it as a cover while scattering his poisons with wind. Since Han Yunxi and Ning Cheng had decided to make their move, they had ample preparations in place. Even if the Celestial Mountain sword sect master himself were here, it was unlikely he’d escape the 10,000 arrows from 1,000 archers unscathed!

Bai Yanqing understood this principle, so he didn’t do anything pointless. He’d simply gone straight to using poisons with the Driving Wind Arts! Only the wind was capable of reaching each and every archer. As long as he set the poison in the breeze, none of them would escape. The wind came from the south first, buffeting the hair and robes of the archers stationed there.

“Old Fiend, quick, take me into the wind!” Han Yunxi said urgently.

“Into the wind?” Gu Qishao was puzzled. Ning Cheng was lost as well.

Wasn’t Han Yunxi going to keep her eye on Bai Yanqing and stop him from poisoning the wind at any time? Why was she running into the wind now?

“Don’t waste time! Hurry up!” Han Yunxi didn’t have time to explain everything. Gu Qishao naturally did as he was told. He quickly picked her up and rose in the air behind the archers. Their figures above the wall were like a pair of startled swans in flight, capturing the attentions of Bai Yanqing and Bai Yuqiao. The archers never stopped their onslaught, while Bai Yuqiao had already been hit twice in her efforts to defend her master. She swept back another wave of arrows before looking towards Bai Yanqing.

“Master, Han Yunxi’s in Ning Cheng’s hands. We were thoroughly tricked!”

“Princess, what do you mean by this? The Wind Clan’s sincerity is as clear as the sun or moon. Why did you scheme against us?” Bai Yanqing demanded in an effort to salvage the situation.

Han Yunxi had already been brought to the edge of the wind by Gu Qishao. She floated loftily above Bai Yanqing as she chuckled. “The Wind Clan’s sincerity is as clear as the sun or moon? Why don’t you show it to me right now?”

It was perfectly excusable for Ning Cheng to fear the Wind Clan’s military might. But why would Han Yunxi be on his side? Han Yunxi was no fool. She should know that the Northern Li cavalry forces were her true hope for reviving the West Qin Dynasty. Ning Cheng shouldn’t have the skills to drive a wedge between her and the Wind Clan. If she had to choose between the Di and Wind Clans, she’d definitely pick the latter!

Bai Yanqing’s gaze grew complicated. He couldn’t figure out why Han Yunxi was picking a fight here and even meant to kill him. If this was just an act, then the reasoning was simple: she was testing the Wind Clan’s loyalties. But if she was serious, then Bai Yanqing couldn’t find any motives for her actions. The only time he showcased his Driving Wind Arts and poison skills was when rescuing Jun Yixie. How could Han Yunxi suspect anything from that?

Or did she harbor resentment from how Jun Yixie had assaulted her in the past?

“Princess, how do you want us two to express our sincerity?” Bai Yanqing asked. If possible, he didn’t want to make things worse and expose his techniques. He wasn’t planning on facing Long Feiye head on, but to make Han Yunxi do it herself. He wanted East and West Qin to be enemies for generations to come!

He wanted their enmity to endure forever. Neither East nor West deserved love or the right to love another. They never would!

Hearing Bai Yanqing’s question made Han Yunxi laugh inwardly. He’ll never figure out how I exposed the Wind Clan’s schemes. He’s probably still holding onto hope that he can bluff through all this.

Dream on!

But Han Yunxi didn’t mind fooling around with him a bit more. She raised a hand to indicate the archers should stop.

“How to express your sincerity? By showing me just how much heart your Wind Clan has,” Han Yunxi chuckled. If Ning Cheng and Gu Qishao didn’t already know the truth, they would’ve thought she was joking around with Bai Yanqing.

“Your Royal Highness, the Wind Clan Head’s 90,000 battle horses are already on their way here. Combined with Northern Li’s 10,000 steeds, the Wind Clan will have 100,000 calvarymen, enough for the princess to sweep across Cloud Realm and revive the West Qin! This is the greatest expression of the Wind Clan’s loyalty.” Bai Yanqing paused to give a long look in Ning Cheng’s direction, then added, “Princess, the Wind Clan’s loyalties are incomparable to anyone else’s. I ask that the princess be clear in her judgment!”

“So it’s like that…” Han Yunxi said meaningfully as she stretched out the sentence. “But that still can’t convince me. How’s this? You can demonstrate your sincerity by dying for Jun Yixie?”

As soon as she spoke, she signaled Ning Cheng with her eyes, and he issued orders to release the arrows without hesitation. In a flash, countless arrows rained towards Bai Yanqing’s back.

“Han Yunxi!” Bai Yanqing roared as he finally realized he’d been played. In the moment between life and death, he had no choice to think twice. Even if master and disciple worked together, there was no way to defend against the sneak attack.

Bai Yanqing immediately released his poisons! A wild gust of wind rose up to stir the clothes and hair of everyone present. In other words, everyone was now within the wind. Bai Yanqing had never been so thoroughly tricked in his life. He used the most frightening toxin at his disposal--Blood Poison!