Chapter 911: A loud cry of sister-in-law” (1/2)

For Tang Li, the words “Ning Jing” were like the incantation used by the Tang Monk to keep the Monkey King under control during their journey to the west, especially when it came from Han Yunxi’s lips. But it gave him not headaches, but heartaches. His chest throbbed with pain, yet he couldn’t ignore the mention of her name at all.

He purposely coughed and said impatiently, “Han Yunxi, just say what you want to say. Don’t hold back any longer.”

“I have one condition!” Han Yunxi chuckled.

“No way!” Tang Li turned aside, his handsome face filled with a tsundere pride.

“Call me ‘sister-in-law’ once and I’ll tell you. It’s a heavenly secret!” Han Yunxi continued to tease.

Tang Li thought Han Yunxi had wicked ideas in her sleeve, but never expected something so simple. But he still couldn’t do it! He pursed his lips and remained silent. Han Yunxi watched with amusement as she waited patiently. They eyes locked for awhile before Tang Li was the first to look away.

“Are you saying it or not?” she asked.

Tang Li neither spoke nor refused.

Han Yunxi’s grin widened. “If you won’t, then forget it! Goodbye!”

She pushed her wheelchair and prepared to leave when Tang Li suddenly cried out, “Hold up!”

Han Yunxi rejoiced as she stopped to wait. But Tang Li only said, “Han Yunxi, if it’s matters related to Ning Jing, then I’ll have to trouble you not to bother me again!”

Han Yunxi’s heart stifled at the answer before she turned back to curse at him. “Tang Li, are you still a man?! You don’t even have the guts to admit you like a girl? Aren’t you just a coward? I’m telling you now, Ning Jing agreed to work with me and take Myriad Merchant Hall under control, then have the Di Clan cooperate together with Long Feiye. We’ll team up to deal with Bai Yanqing and figure out the true cause of the civil war in the Great Qin Empire from all those years before!”

As she spoke, she drew closer to him. “Do you know why Ning Jing’s doing all this? Because she’s like me, someone who hopes all of the conflicts came from a misunderstanding. She wishes that East and West Qin never had such hatred between them! Because she wishes she had a fighting chance to love you!”

Tang Li stared at her gap-faced as Han Yunxi continued to rebuke him.

“She’s a woman with a sense of integrity and self-respect. She likes you but she was afraid to say it, which is perfectly reasonable! But you’re a man! You lack even that bit of courage? Will you die if you admit you like someone?!”

“The secret I wanted to tell you was that Ning Jing loves you very, very much!” Han Yunxi finished with a shout.

Tang Li was still stunned as he remained silent. If Han Yunxi wasn’t injured right now, she’d go over and give him a sound kick.

“If you didn’t want to know this secret, then just pretend I said nothing! Goodbye!” Han Yunxi was really going to leave now, but Tang Li suddenly halted her with an earth-shattering cry.

“Sister-in-law!”

Han Yunxi almost went deaf from the noise! Fortunately, she had the foresight to tell Ning Jing to bribe all the guards to get the heck away from the jail cells whenever she came to visit. Otherwise, Tang Li’s single cry would have sold them all out. She cupped her aching ears and ignored him, but Tang Li excitedly grabbed her wheelchair’s handlebars.

“Sister-in-law, just then you...what did you say just then?”

Han Yunxi looked up at him. “Tang Li, what did you call me?”

Tang Li was on the verge of tears. “Sister-in-law, I’m begging you, alright? Spare me! Ning Jing, she...she...what did she say?”

Han Yunxi was caught in a mix of mirth, anger, and heartache. “Ning Jing loves you. She loves you very, very much. She told your sister-in-law in person.”

Tang Li was now really ready to cry. Tears pooled at the edge of his eyes. “Really?”

Han Yunxi broke into a helpless smile. “Of all the people sister-in-law tricks, I’d never trick you. It’s true beyond a doubt!”

“I want to see her!” Like a madman, Tang Li rushed out the door. Han Yunxi let him leave. Tang Li actually reached the very exit of the jail cells before a bunch of archers stopped him, forcing him to retreat. Only then did he realize that Han Yunxi lacked complete control over Myriad Merchant Hall despite being allowed to walk about freely. The archers at the doorway were both to prevent his escape and stop Han Yunxi from taking him with her.

“You can’t go out, but Ning Jing can come in. Whether or not she wants to see you, I don’t know,” Han Yunxi told him the truth.

“Sister-in-law, tell Ning Jing, tell her that…” Tang Li thought for a while before he added, “Tell her that while the Pear Blossom Rain Needles have no heart, I do! Tell her to come, I have things to tell her.”

“Alright, I’ll consider it,” Han Yunxi intoned.

“Sister-in-law!” Tang Li begged. Han Yunxi couldn’t help but laugh. She’d waited ages for him to call her that.

“Tang Li, leave this to sister-in-law. Even if I have to lie, I’ll trick her over here! You can tell her what you need to say yourself,” Han Yunxi said.