Chapter 897: Is this your disappointment? (2/2)

That’s right. Even the royals aren’t worrying about this, so why should I? Moreover, both Long Feiye and Han Yunxi hadn’t abandoned their duties or selfishly abandoned their responsibilities. No matter how much it pained their hearts, they had already made preparations to meet on the battlefield and said they wouldn’t spare the other party.

Finally, Han Yunxi lost her temper. “Bai Yanqing,” she said sternly, “You shut up. What right do you have to judge the Di Clan? You traitor!”

Bai Yanqing only laughed wildly. “Traitor? Han Yunxi, you’re the traitor here--West Qin’s biggest betrayer! Can you face West Qin’s ancestors while hugging your enemy like that? Heheh, I don’t think even the East Qin ancestors would accept you!”

Long Feiye’s eyes were ice. He didn’t have the patience to waste words with Bai Yanqing and was long ready to attack. Rather than discussion, he preferred to shut the man’s mouth. But Bai Yanqing quickly sensed the killing intent from his sword and backed away with a scoff. “East Qin crown prince, you can convince Han Yunxi, but not the entire world!”

Without a doubt, he was trying to stall for time by insinuating that Long Feiye was using Han Yunxi. Finally, Ning Cheng looked up, his eyes struggling between sorrow and resentment. There was no need for any explanation between Long Feiye and Han Yunxi anymore, nor could anyone provoke them. Long Feiye simply unsheathed his sword, but Ning Cheng did so at the same time to block his blade.

“Ning Cheng, you’re more willing to believe Bai Yanqing than me?” Han Yunxi demanded.

Before she left as a human hostage with Long Feiye, she had told him that they needed to uncover the truth about the East Qin - West Qin conflict. They had analyzed the situation and found the Wind and Black Clans to be key players in a potential plot. The agreement was to clarify everything first so they could have a chance to salvage the situation. But why was Ning Cheng being so stubborn now? Why was he falling prey to Bai Yanqing’s words?

“Princess, it’s not that this subordinate doesn’t believe you, but like I said, Bai Yanqing’s life is mine,” It had been a long, long time since Ning Cheng had used such a chilly tone to speak to Han Yunxi.

“Princess” and “this subordinate” were respectful terms of address, but such a cold voice made one’s hairs stand on end. Before Long Feiye could retort, Han Yunxi spoke first. She had wanted to ask Ning Cheng anyways. “You want to kill Bai Yanqing? So you don’t want to save Gu Beiyue, is that right?”

“Right,” Ning Cheng admitted.

“On what grounds?” Han Yunxi all but shouted.

“Princess may not understand, but Gu Beiyue will,” Ning Cheng said frostily. The Shadow Clan was probably the Di Clan’s sole ally. He was certain that the Shadow Clan was even more willing to sacrifice itself for the sake of West Qin than the Di.

Han Yunxi truly had no idea what Gu Beiyue would choose, but unless she heard it with her own ears, she wouldn’t allow anyone else to judge in their place and sacrifice the man’s life. When she recalled that gentle white-robed man, that smile as warm as an April spring breeze, her heart ached!

“Ning Cheng, even if Gu Beiyue understands, you don’t have the right to choose for him!” Han Yunxi said icily. “Understanding and choosing have always been completely different things!”

Ning Cheng was about to argue when Han Yunxi asked, “And also, we agreed to give everyone a chance to salvage the situation. You’ve even used the red coat cannons, so what’s your meaning by this?”

Bai Yanqing didn’t understand her words, but Ning Cheng did. Even if Han Yunxi and Long Feiye’s reasoning was sound and there were suspicious elements in the original conflict, Ning Cheng still doubted it from the bottom of his heart. He didn’t want to waste time, much less let Han Yunxi drag things on until he fell into Long Feiye’s trap. His best choice now was to kill Bai Yanqing, threaten Jun Yixie, and join hands with Northern Li to continue the fight against East Qin.

Looking at Long Feiye, Ning Cheng replied, “I don’t trust the East Qin crown prince’s intentions.”

“Ning Cheng, you’ve thoroughly disappointed me!” Han Yunxi raged.

At this, Bai Yanqing abruptly seized Ning Cheng, who had been expecting it and immediately backed away. Bai Yanqing went to chase him, but Ning Cheng retreated very quickly. As he did, he withdrew the Pear Blossom Rain Needles from his sleeve and aimed it at Bai Yanqing. He stopped moving then and waited for Bai Yanqing to draw closer, while the old man was astonished to find the Tang Clan’s number two weapon in his hands. For a second, he didn’t know how to react.

But Han Yunxi was alarmed! She knew that weapon all too well, because it’d long been all used up. There was no threat to it anymore. Ning Cheng was in terrible danger. Currently, Bai Yanqing and Ning Cheng were very close. If Ning Cheng couldn’t kill the man, he’d be dead instead.

Without hesitation, Han Yunxi shot a poisoned arrow at Bai Yanqing. Unfortunately, he suddenly darted to the side, allowing her needle to strike Ning Cheng’s right eye. Simultaneously, Ning Cheng discovered that he couldn’t shoot a single needle out of the Pear Blossom Rain!

No one expected these series of events.

Bai Yanqing rolled away after his dodge and escaped. Of course he was going to run when it was Long Feiye and Han Yunxi combined against him. If he fell into Han Yunxi’s hands, he might be able to use Gu Beiyue as a bargaining chip, but Long Feiye would give him a death sentence even worse than Ning Cheng’s. Despite all his attempts to sow discord, he couldn’t figure out what was going on between Long Feiye and Han Yunxi now. He couldn’t believe that the duo was really working together after setting aside their mutual hostility.

Meanwhile, Han Yunxi was still holding out her hand in the needle launching position. Ning Cheng’s right eye bled nonstop as he stared at her.

“Princess, is this the extent of your disappointment in me?”

To the point that you’d kill me?

Han Yunxi was about to explain when Long Feiye tightened his grip on her and flew off to the right, in hot pursuit of Bai Yanqing…