Chapter 848: Unreasonably making a scene--don’t provoke me (1/2)

Han Yunxi only assumed that Baili Yuanlong had motives for coming here, but she never anticipated his attitude. Indeed, this old general was treating her as a “prisoner” instead of a “hostage!” What was he planning to do if she didn’t answer his questions? Leaving aside their individual stances and statuses, Han Yunxi didn’t like such muddle-headed people.

When two countries were at war, they didn’t kill the messengers. When two countries were cooperating, they wouldn’t cause difficulties for their hostages. Even amateurs understood such rules. Beyond that, they were the kind of attitude and bearing one was supposed to possess! Although East and West Qin weren’t truly cooperating, they had at least agreed to stop fighting. Baili Yuanlong was Long Feiye’s number one general. Could hatred really twist him so far?

Even without Long Feiye sitting here, Han Yunxi could stand tall and straight, to say nothing of his presence at her side now. Today, she wouldn’t budge a step!

“This princess would like to see just what kind of forfeit East Qin will make me drink!” Han Yunxi intoned.

“You!” Baili Yuanlong didn’t know what to do. He had only been threatening her without thinking to truly act. He and His Highness Crown Prince had already argued over this West Qin princess for an entire night. In the end, he had to acknowledge her status as a hostage and put her in a tent one li away from the main barracks instead of locking her up in a cell.

Naturally, he understood the rules. He had the bearing and demeanor too, but he didn’t want to show them off in front of his enemy. Han Yunxi was so stubborn that Baili Yuanlong found himself riding a tiger that was difficult to dismount. He looked gloomily towards Long Feiye, but the man had already moved on to steeping himself a cup of tea. Han Yunxi glanced at Long Feiye as well, but she almost laughed at his free and easy ways.

Meanwhile, Xu Donglin couldn’t help but sympathize with Baili Yuanlong as he eavesdropped from the entrance. Baili Yuanlong’s set for a tragedy now. He can’t even defeat the West Qin princess on his own, to say nothing of His Highness’s secret support for her.

In the end, Baili Yuanlong put on his thick skin and ignored Han Yunxi’s challenge to ask, “Han Yunxi, does Ning Cheng have any news about the Black Clan? And the Li Clan?”

Han Yunxi was secretly surprised. Baili Yuanlong’s questions meant that Long Feiye hadn’t found out any news regarding the two clans. But their respective identities as East and West Qin royalty were already public. They’d also started fighting, so why hadn’t the Black and Li Clans shown their faces yet? She had heard Long Feiye tell her in the past that all of the Seven Noble Families, with the exception of the Shadow Clan, held real strength. They’d simply hidden their identities and scattered within various places in Cloud Realm Continent.

In the past, the Black Clan had been loyal to East Qin and the chief culprit for West Qin’s fall. Afterwards, they’d turned their troops against East Qin itself. Meanwhile, the Li Clan had always been a centrist faction. At the last battle, the Di Clan took the lead, while the Black and Wind Clans joined hands to destroy East Qin. If the Li Clan had moved at that time, the ending would have been very different, because the military power they possessed were no less inferior to the other two.

The Wind Clan’s best technique was the Qimen Dunjia arts and deploying troops in battle formations, while the Li Clan excelled in the true art of war. They were descendants of an ancient military family that had mastered all sorts of war manuals and had plenty of followers. Many of East Qin’s soldiers hailed from the Li Clan’s tutelage. Besides that, the Li Clan had an unusual influence in the military. Thus, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that they held the power to change the ending of the war. However, at the most critical moment, they gave up on fighting and dismissed their battle legions.

Where were the Li Clan’s[1] descendants? Were they hiding themselves, or concealed within another army?

So it turns out Baili Yuanlong wants news of the Black and Li Clan. Admittedly, their whereabouts were very important, because these two clans could very well affect the conclusion of the world’s chessboard today. No wonder he lacked any bearing or demeanor when asking her.

“I don’t know!” Han Yunxi said bluntly.

But Baili Yuanlong grew conflicted. “Is it that you don’t know, or that Ning Cheng doesn’t know?”

“I don’t know if Ning cheng knows,” Han Yunxi answered.

“You!” Baili Yuanlong suppressed his temper. “How could you not know? Han Yunxi, who are you trying to fool!” As the West Qin princess, Ning Cheng was her servant. She had to know everything about him.

“If I don’t know, then I don’t know. I’m tired now, may General Baili go back!” Han Yunxi ordered her guests to leave, too lazy to keep arguing. Her attitude couldn’t help but make Baili Yuanlong suspicious. He glanced at Long Feiye again, only to see the man still drinking his tea. A vicious light came to the general’s eyes.

He demanded, “Han Yunxi, this general will give you one last chance. Will you speak or not? Don’t blame this general for not reminding you--the jail cells of our East Qin are water prisons!”

By now, the soldiers were already standing by Han Yunxi’s side and ready to make their move. She immediately rushed in front of Long Feiye, stole the teacup from his lips, and tossed it onto the ground. The ensuing crash silenced the room.

Baili Yuanlong was stunned as well. After following His Highness for so many years, he hadn’t seen anyone dare to snatch his teacup. Han Yunxi...was simply seeking death! Despite this, he had to rejoice in her misfortune. It was good for Han Yunxi to be so bold and reckless. If His Highness was offended, then he might agreed to Baili Yuanlong’s suggestions and lock Han Yunxi up in the water prisons.

Long Feiye swept his eyes over the broken porcelain on the ground without giving Han Yunxi a glance. Coldly he said, “West Qin princess, what do you mean by this?”

Instead of speaking, Han Yunxi picked up the remaining teacups and smashed them one by one on the ground. Crash! Dash! Smash! The sounds rang out though the tent. In the end, Han Yunxi picked up the entire teapot and lobbed it at Baili Yuanlong, who fortunately backed up just as the thing shattered at his feet. Long Feiye was even a little surprised. Han Yunxi was now only three paces away from him as she glared and demanded, “What do I mean? Just this. A group of men like you gang up on a single woman like me. Aren’t you embarrassed? What do you mean by this, then? Speak.”

Was Han Yunxi unreasonable making a scene? Long Feiye hated woman who threw temper tantrums like female tigers, but now he almost wanted to laugh at the sight of Han Yunxi. Of course, he held himself back and remained expressionless. Han Yunxi looked like she was raging at Long Feiye, but her temper was directed completely towards Baili Yuanlong. Her questions left him speechless and even a little lost. Unexpectedly, Han Yunxi next picked up the tea table and lobbed it at him too.

Baili Yuanlong was caught by surprise and had no choice but to dodge out of the way!

“Bullying this princess, are you? I’ll say this one last time: no matter what you ask me, I won’t say a thing! Even if you treat this princess as a hostage or a prisoner, do as you like. You better lock up this princess in the water prison now, or else I’ll never have my end with you lot!” Han Yunxi raged.