Chapter 276 The knife is here, kill me if you dare
Yu Youning studied the treasure map and finally found the direction.
This is a deep mountain, a mountain that no one has set foot in for a long time. There are weeds everywhere and there is no road at all.
The people of the Nangong family walked in front with swords and cut down all the weeds so that they could move forward smoothly.
Tuoba Ruoli and others were walking almost side by side with them, and there were people clearing the way ahead.
Tuoba Ruoli followed behind with his chin held high, his face full of pride and complacency.
Huo Qingchen took a look, then looked away and frowned, asking, "Doesn't her neck hurt from tilting her head like that?"
This question stunned everyone.
Who cares whether Tuoba Ruoli’s neck hurts or not!
Only Huo Qingchen would pay attention to this!
Seeing that no one answered, Huo Qingchen realized that he had asked a somewhat stupid question. He scratched his head embarrassedly, shut up completely, and hurried on his way seriously.
After walking for a quarter of an hour, everyone stopped again.
We are very close to our destination now.
However, there was a high mountain painted on the destination, but in front of them, apart from lush trees, there was no trace of the mountain.
Nangong Meng didn't believe it and even flew to the top of the tree to see.
Not long after, Nangong Meng landed back on the ground. "I've just looked around. There aren't any high mountains or even low hillsides around here. It's just endless, lush trees."
Yu Tingwan was also very surprised when he heard this.
"Could it be that there is something wrong with this picture?"
Huo Qingchen thought for a moment and said, "Maybe there's no treasure at all. This picture was just randomly drawn to trick us!"
Chu Huaixu didn't say anything, always feeling that things shouldn't be that simple.
On the other side, Shangguan Xianrui didn't believe Nangong Meng's words at all and flew to the treetop by herself.
Tuoba Ruoli looked up at Shangguan Xianrui, and after a while, she saw Shangguan Xianrui jump down with a cold face.
"How is it?" Lin Siqiong asked impatiently.
Although Shangguan Xianrui was very polite to Tuoba Ruoli, that was because of Tuoba Ruoli's identity.
But Lin Siqiong and Tuoba Ruoli looked down on her.
Shangguan Xianrui looked at Lin Siqiong coldly and said, "If you want to know, go up and see for yourself."
Even if Lin Siqiong was a slow-witted person, she knew Shangguan Xianrui was targeting her on purpose when she heard this. Her expression instantly turned ugly, "How can you say that?"
"Heh." Shangguan Xianrui sneered, "How else do you expect me to talk to you? Who do you think you are?"
Hearing this, Lin Siqiong subconsciously looked at Tuoba Ruoli.
If Tuoba Ruoli defended herself at this time, Shangguan Xianrui would never dare to be so arrogant again.
But Tuoba Ruoli just watched coldly, with no intention of speaking at all.
Seeing Tuoba Ruoli's reaction, Lin Siqiong's face turned even paler.
Is this still the daughter she raised so carefully?
Is this the reaction when you see your mother being bullied?
Shangguan Xianrui sneered even more unscrupulously upon seeing this. "Don't think that just because you're His Highness's mother, you can ride on His Highness's influence and show off your power. You're just someone without even a name, someone unrecognized by the Xiliang royal family!"
"I did so many disgusting things and was caught red-handed. I spent so much time in that filthy dungeon. I don't know what I went through... After such an experience, even if I get out of the dungeon, I will just be a disgrace to everyone!"
"If you truly care about His Highness and are truly doing this for His Highness's own good, you should end your life on your own and stop letting His Highness be criticized behind his back because of you."
With every word Shangguan Xianrui spoke, Lin Siqiong's face turned paler and her body swayed slightly. It was obvious that she was very angry.
Lin Siqiong didn't argue with Shangguan Xianrui, but just stared at Tuoba Ruoli intently, "Is that what you think in your heart? Do you also hope that I will die now to avoid damaging your reputation?"
Tuoba Ruoli smiled slightly, a smile that was very appropriate, and no one could tell there was anything wrong with it. "What are you talking about, mother? How could I have such a rebellious idea!"
Shangguan Xianrui saw this and despised him even more. "How dare you ask His Highness? His Highness is young and he only cares about you, his mother. How could he have such vicious thoughts? I'm just saying that if you have any self-knowledge, you should die on your own—"
Before Shangguan Xianrui could finish her words, Lin Siqiong suddenly pulled out a guard's knife from his waist and threw the knife in front of Shangguan Xianrui.
Shangguan Xianrui subconsciously took a step back and looked at Lin Siqiong warily, "What are you doing?"
Lin Siqiong raised her eyebrows, "Since you are so upset for your Highness, and since you keep saying that I deserve to die, why don't you just kill me?
I've given you the knife. If you have the guts, kill me now. If you don't have the courage, don't let me hear you say these words again.
You are right. It is true that I have not been recognized by the Xiliang royal family, but the blood in my body cannot be faked. Otherwise, how could your good highness become the crown princess of Xiliang?
Could it be that she previously pretended to be the daughter of the Prince of Dayong, and now pretends to be of Xiliang bloodline?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Tuoba Ruoli, who had been watching all this with an expressionless face, suddenly became ugly.
How dare she!
How dare Lin Siqiong say that to her in front of so many people!
Tuoba Ruoli had no way to question Lin Siqiong in person, so she could only look at Shangguan Xianrui coldly, "Have you said enough? If you don't know how to speak, you can shut up. If you can't do it, I can ask someone to help you!"
Shangguan Xianrui was embarrassed, but she dared not say anything.
Nangong Meng watched it from beginning to end and suddenly burst into laughter.
"Interesting! So interesting! Shangguan Xianrui, why are you so afraid of this Xiliang princess? Could it be that the Shangguan family is planning to defect to Xiliang?"
Given Shangguan Xianrui's personality, if Tuoba Ruoli hadn't caught her in a position of power, she would have been asking for something, otherwise she would never have been caught in the middle here.
Shangguan Xianrui glared at Nangong Meng fiercely, but did not refute.
This attitude says it all.
Nangong Meng was right about her!
But Nangong Meng, who was right, didn't feel happy at all.
The Shangguan family and the Nangong family are the same in every way.
Why did the Shangguan family suddenly surrender to Xiliang?
Did something happen to the Shangguan family?
Or is there some other reason?
Although Nangong Meng is young and has not experienced much, it does not mean that she really knows nothing.
On the contrary, Nangong Meng knows quite a lot.
Especially when it comes to family matters, she is more vigilant.
Nangong Meng wanted to ask what was going on.
But Shangguan Xianrui had already turned her head and whispered about what she had seen after climbing the tree just now.
"There's really not even a small mound nearby, let alone a high mountain," Shangguan Xianrui whispered. "There might really be something wrong with this treasure map."
Tuoba Ruoli raised her eyebrows subconsciously, but she was not angry. Instead, she looked at Yu Youning with ridicule.
"I came all this way to find treasure, but the treasure map turned out to be fake! It's all in vain!"
Yu Youning snorted, "My efforts are in vain, isn't it the same for you?
We happened to meet here, so we came to see what was going on.
But you must have heard the news in the capital and rushed here, right?"
Every word Yu Youning said hit the point, and every word pierced Tuoba Ruoli's sensitive heart!
Tuoba Ruoli's face darkened. "I am the Crown Princess of Xiliang, and you are so disrespectful to me!"
"So what?" Yu Youning asked back, "I'm from Dayong, and you're from Xiliang. Why should I be so respectful to you? Isn't this embarrassing for Dayong?"
There is absolutely nothing wrong with what he said.
Just as Tuoba Ruoli was about to speak, a lot of people suddenly ran out from the surrounding woods.
These people are all dressed in gangster style.
It can be seen from their positions that they are each operating in their own camp.
But the next moment, a strange scene appeared.
These people were obviously working in their own camps, and they all looked at Tuoba Ruoli with various joking eyes.
"Oh! This is the Crown Princess of Xiliang! How impressive! She even came to our Dayong to show off her power!"
"She's so majestic, someone who doesn't know her would think she's already the Empress of Xiliang!"
"What? You still want us, the people of Dayong, to kneel down and kowtow to you?"
After hearing what these people said, Yu Youning finally understood why they were so sarcastic.
In private, they may be friends or enemies.
But when facing the ambitious enemy country of Xiliang, they all stood in the same camp.
Although Tuoba Ruoli was also eloquent, she was, after all, only a little girl of six years old, and had just ascended to a high position not long ago. In addition, the enemy was numerous and we were few, so we lost in momentum.
She stared at the other people, but could not say anything in rebuttal.
Seeing that Tuoba Ruoli didn't say anything, everyone was satisfied.
"If you want to show off your status as the Crown Princess, go back to your Xiliang!"
"We will not bow down to you, the princess of Xiliang!"
"Are you here to find the treasure that belongs to Dayong? You really don't take us seriously! As long as we are here, you can't take the treasure away!"
Listening to the indignant words of the crowd, Yu Tingwan felt a little more appreciative of them.
Every citizen has the responsibility for the rise and fall of his country. This saying is quite appropriate for them.
Yu Youning glanced at the group of people and whispered in Chu Huaixu's ear, "There's something wrong with what they're saying! Isn't that treasure a gold mine? No matter who finds it, they can't take it away!"
A gold mine is a gold mine, and gold is gold; these are two different things!
Chu Huaixu looked at Yu Youning helplessly.
At this point, only Yu Youning would pay attention to such insignificant things.
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