In the silence, the woman had actually noticed what she was thinking and smiled softly, "Don't be angry. It's true that I took advantage of your sympathy, but it's also true that I cherish this plum branch."
What a clever and icy beauty who kills without leaving any trace of blood.
Xiao Nanhui's eyes were cold, and his hand covered the dagger on his waist: "I am not my adoptive father. He will show mercy to you, but I will not."
"What? Are you going to kill me?" Bai Yun's expression remained calm, as if she wasn't afraid at all that Xiao Nanhui would capture her on the spot. "If you kill me, you'll miss out on a lot of secrets."
Xiao Nanhui's movements indeed stopped.
Naturally, she had no secrets that could be exploited, but she thought of Xiao Zhun.
"You are his adopted daughter, and you should have been loyal to him for many years. Let me ask you, how far are you willing to go for him?"
Before the other party finished speaking, Xiao Nanhui heard some other meaning from his words.
Reclaiming Bijiang was a difficult task, but they had already accomplished it. All that remained was the Xiao family's suspicions.
The case of a family annihilation must be of great importance. It is not easy to uncover the truth or to seek revenge. She has understood this since she was old enough to understand.
But how far is she willing to go for Xiao Zhun?
For so many years, she had never thought about this question. She just tried her best, but she didn't know how long she could persevere when it came to the critical moment of life and death.
She thought of the question Mei Qiao had asked her that day at Mei Mansion.
If one day she was asked to commit treason and kill her beloved with her own hands, would she be willing to do so?
Xiao Nanhui kept repeating these words in his mind, unable to come up with an answer for a moment.
The sound of the crowd cheering could be heard outside the window. The Nuo opera on the high platform had reached its climax. The actor waved a bronze sword decorated with bells, and split the jade plate symbolizing the sun and the moon. The pearls and jade in the plate instantly scattered and fell to the ground with a tinkling sound, causing the crowd watching below the platform to exclaim and scramble for them.
"Are you scared?" Bai Yun's voice seemed distant and near amid the clamor of voices. "What a pity! I was planning on telling you the truth."
the truth?
"What truth?"
The noise in his ears gradually became sharper and turned into tinnitus. Xiao Nanhui felt like he was in a box or a coffin, feeling suffocated.
The seed that had been lurking in the darkness for a long time suddenly seemed to begin to stir and sprout, struggling to break out of the soil.
"Don't you want to know what happened during the spring hunt?"
It was the spring of the 39th year of Tiancheng Suiyuan, when the Xiao family suddenly encountered misfortune.
Xiao Nanhui didn't understand why someone could do such cruel things and pretend nothing happened.
"It was you, the Bai family, who rebelled and massacred the Black Feather garrison and the Subei garrison. Fearing that Prince Shuo would lead his troops to pursue us, you resorted to murder..."
Her words were interrupted by Bai Yun's laughter.
There was no laughter in that laugh, only misery and despair.
"What a rebellion the Bai family is! They killed them!" She instantly stopped laughing and stared intently into Xiao Nanhui's eyes. "Did you see it with your own eyes? Did you hear it with your own ears? Did the historian who wrote this history book see it with his own eyes and hear it with his own ears?!"
Reason told Xiao Nanhui: The person in front of him is crazy.
But somewhere deep in her heart, she couldn't help but want to know the so-called truth and the answer.
"I don't like beating around the bush. If you know something, tell me right away. Otherwise, I'll think you're talking nonsense."
"Have you thought it through? Besides my father and I, the only ones who know about this are the man who did it. If you know, you'll have to make a choice. Will you stay with him, or abandon him and become his enemy?"
After a long moment, Xiao Nanhui took a deep breath and said, "I can't make that kind of promise to you. Even if my adoptive father were standing here right now, I still wouldn't be able to grant your request."
Bai Yun gradually calmed down, and the mole at the corner of her eye seemed to come alive, highlighting a kind of sad beauty.
"You really were taught by him. Even your temperament is exactly the same."
Is Xiao Nanhui similar to Xiao Zhun? It seems so, but she hasn't experienced what Xiao Zhun has gone through. They are destined to be different.
"If the truth you're telling me isn't false, why don't you explain it to my foster father instead of playing dumb with me?"
Bai Yun half-lowered his eyes and spoke softly.
"If it were back then, I would have risked my life to tell him the truth. Unfortunately, after so many years, his ties to this place have become too deep, and I can't bear to see him suffer. But you're different." After a pause, Bai Yun said word by word, "You don't belong here, do you?"
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Nanhui felt like a fish with its scales scraped off, standing there naked, with even the last bit of dignity stripped away.
She gritted her teeth and looked at the person in front of her: "What exactly do you want me to do?"
On the high platform outside the window, the Nuo opera has reached its climax.
The colorful flags and prayer streamers in the hands of the actors fluttered up and down, symbolizing that the high priest of the God of Fire Taiyi spit out balls of flames. The scorching heat and bright colors made the night a mess. The drum beats were as dense as a sudden rain, and the sound of golden bells was endless, carrying a cold light and murderous intent, shaking all directions.
At some point, Bai Yun was only a few steps away from her, so close that she could clearly see the undisguised hatred on his face.
"Look carefully! The man who created the Xiao family's blood debt, who caused our Bai clan to wander and wander, and who never returned home, is now sitting in the center of that high platform, where the lights are the brightest."
Following Bai Yun's gaze, Xiao Nanhui slowly looked towards the figure on the platform.
In fact, she didn't need to look to know who the most dazzling person was at the moment.
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