Chapter 994: Tiger’s Prison, hard to exit or enter (2/2)

Bai Yuqiao’s heart was heavy, but she still managed a smile. “Senior brother, this is a tiger den. Even if anyone could find their way in, they won’t be able to enter! I don’t want to stay here--it’s so boring! I’d rather go to the battlefield with you.”

Jun Yixie gave her an arrogant glance. “If you won’t stay behind, then get lost this instant.”

Bai Yuqiao immediately hung her head before shouting irritably at Su Xiaoyu, “What are you looking at? Come with me!”

After Bai Yuqiao took Su Xiaoyu to yet another compound, Jun Yixie surveyed the surroundings and clapped his hands. Very quickly, multiple tigers poked their heads out from the foliage. All of them were white tigers, but differed in that they possessed scarlet irises. As they stared at Ning Cheng like fresh prey, it felt like they would pounce on him at any second and tear him to shreds.

“Poison corpses?” Ning Cheng asked, growing guarded. Jun Yixie had plenty of Poison Humans among his subordinates and had cultivated some Poison corpses as well. While people could be subject to those treatments, so could tigers. If these tigers had been personally cultivated by Jun Yixie himself, then it wouldn’t be easy to make them toxic, too.

“Heheh, Master Ning’s knowledge is quite broad!” Jun Yixie chuckled.

“It’s my first time seeing them,” Ning Cheng said while examining the white tigers. There were six of them in total, but none of them moved to attack without Jun Yixie’s orders. Since they were Poison corpse tigers, it’d be a challenge for Bai Yuqiao to kill them as well. Ning Cheng finally understood why her complexion had looked so ghastly. Still, he had more questions for the girl.

Jun Yixie raised a hand to summon one of the tigers, who padded over to meekly prostrate at his feet. He gently stroked the tiger’s forehead while smiling at Ning Cheng. “My Black Clan might be able to talk with animals, but it isn’t easy to tame them! I spent years’ worth of time to get them to obey me. Ning Cheng, I’ll gift you one after we return!”

“I’m not interested. Just don’t skimp out on the share I’m supposed to get,” Ning Cheng said brusquely.

Jun Yixie laughed. “So forthright! Let’s go! Tonight we’ll have a good rest, tomorrow you’ll come with me up north. We’ll gallop across the plains together!”

Since they were setting out tomorrow, Ning Cheng only had tonight to meet with Bai Yuqiao one last time and send out a secret letter. He glanced at the compounds, unsure whether the girl would be able to slip away from here tonight. Once again, he was led back to the carriage while blindfolded and returned to camp much sooner than the first trip. It was obvious that they’d used a different route. At night, Jun Yixie called Ning Cheng over to the main tent to drink wine, only sending him back when it was very late.

Ning Cheng stood outside his tent for awhile, hoping that he’d see Bai Yuqiao inside. Unfortunately, only the usual two guards greeted him. Could Bai Yuqiao make it tonight? The whole night long, Ning Cheng held onto his finished letter and sat waiting against the bed. Soon enough, time trickled by. When it was almost dawn and many of the soldiers already gathered, Bai Yuqiao had still to arrive. If this went on, she would have no more chances.

Just when Ning Cheng was about to give up, Bai Yuqiao suddenly rushed inside. She gave silver to the two guards on duty and whispered a few orders to get them out. Ning Cheng quickly rose to his feet, but he’d hardly opened his mouth when Bai Yuqiao cried, “Ning Cheng, I really have no way to follow the army! That place is called the Tiger’s Prison. I know its location, but I can’t bring anyone out. I’ll ask you one last time: can you save my little sister or not?!”

“I can’t, but Han Yunxi and Long Feiye definitely can,” Ning Cheng muttered back.

Bai Yuqiao was shocked. “You…” She’d always known that Ning Cheng wasn’t really allied with Jun Yixie, but never expected him to team up with Long Feiye!

That means the battle between East Qin and the Ning Clan troops are all a sham? They’ve teamed up to hurt senior brother!

“As long as you help Ning Jing deliver letters, I promise Han Yunxi and Long Feiye will come save them before Jun Yixie returns!” Ning Cheng said.

Even master feared the thought of Han Yunxi and Long Feiye teaming up, to say nothing of senior brother’s white tigers. Bai Yuqiao was suddenly enlightened. “Ning Cheng, you wanted to sit back and reap in all the rewards! You’re all so despicable!”

“You don’t have to join us. Su Xiaoyu...doesn’t need to either,” Ning Cheng’s expression was indifferent. “But you’ll have to shoulder the consequences alone!”

Ning Cheng dared to tell Bai Yuqiao the truth at this moment because he didn’t fear her going to tattle.

“You promised me that you wouldn’t kill my senior brother!” Bai Yuqiao grew agitated. This was her bottom line.

“Don’t worry, I can still guarantee he keeps his cheap life,” Ning Cheng said, his heart cold. Only by keeping Jun Yixie alive can I make him suffer a fate worse than death!