Bai Zhiyi sobbed, her gaze from behind the clown mask shifting to Su Wan's face. Suddenly, she snorted and turned her back to Su Wan.
Su Wan was speechless.
This Bai Zhiyi, even with both hands chopped off, still has the leisure to be angry with her.
She wasn't in a hurry to explain and sat on the edge of the bed waiting. Anyway, Bai Zhiyi already knew that Xie Maoliang was the real culprit, and the guilty party had been held accountable. There shouldn't be any reason for her to oppose her anymore.
Outside, the soldiers' clamor seeped in through the crack in the door, like a swarm of flies buzzing. Inside, the lamplight on the table flickered, occasionally sending up a few sparks.
“Su Wan,” Bai Zhiyi said softly, “I misunderstood you before, I apologize.”
Before Su Wan could answer, Bai Zhiyi continued, "But even though you stole His Highness, I still hate you, I hate you to death."
Su Wan smiled helplessly and said, "You still can't let it go."
She felt that if Bai Zhiyi still had her hands, she would probably confront her on the spot and fight to the death.
"In what way am I inferior to you... tell me," Bai Zhiyi said resentfully, "In terms of looks, I only need to smile at men and they will agree to anything I ask. In terms of intelligence, I can manipulate emperors and princes with ease, whether it's the Great Jin or the Southern Chu. In terms of talent, my dancing can captivate people... Can you dance?"
“No,” Su Wan answered honestly, “In terms of skill, you are the most formidable woman I have ever met.”
No wonder I've become so stupid since I transmigrated; all my intelligence went to Bai Zhiyi.
Praising Bai Zhiyi is praising yourself.
"Just by looking at the way you walk, I know you can't jump," Bai Zhiyi turned to face her, her voice trembling with tears. "I'm clearly better than you in every way, so why does Your Highness ignore me?"
Su Wan said, "This... I don't know either."
She truly didn't understand why Wei Jingzhuo was so devoted to her. She had even specifically asked Wei Jingzhuo about it before, and his reply at the time was that he had no feelings for Bai Zhiyi.
The man you admire acknowledges your beauty and talent, but he just doesn't feel anything for you, leaving you frustrated and unsure how to vent. If you press him for an explanation, he can't give you a clear reason; he just says he doesn't feel anything.
"Now my face is gone, and my hands are gone too... Waaah."
Bai Zhiyi raised her arms, looked at her severed wrists, and began to cry again.
Su Wan said, "Since you are so fond of A-Jin, why did you still chase after him? Just because you misunderstood that he planted explosives in the car?"
“Nonsense, that’s not how it is,” Bai Zhiyi said. “Even if it was His Highness who planted the explosives, I was the one who went there myself. Why would I be angry with His Highness?”
Su Wan asked, "Then why is that?"
Bai Zhiyi stopped crying, her eyes fixed on the gap in the roof, as if Wei Jingzhuo would appear through that gap.
"I just want Your Highness to notice me and not ignore me."
Su Wan said, "How could that be? You did so many things, such as deploying the Shenji Cannon to bombard Xiping Pass, and instigating Brother Chu and Wei Shao to attack A Jin together, almost forcing him into a corner. Even if he really noticed you, he probably hates you."
Bai Zhiyi said softly, "His hatred for me means I hold a place in his heart. I know he'll think of me at some point..."
Su Wan asked in surprise, "You've turned the world upside down just for this?"
“As long as I can make him have me in his heart,” Bai Zhiyi said, “I’m willing to turn the whole world upside down.”
Su Wan sighed, "Alright, I understand. Do you know why I came to find you?"
Bai Zhiyi said disdainfully, "What else could it be? Naturally, they've come to arrest me, this scourge of the country and the people, this heinous criminal, the chief culprit behind all the disasters, the root cause of the misery of countless people..."
Su Wan shook her head and said, "You're wrong. I came to you to save A-Jin."
"What's wrong with His Highness?" Bai Zhiyi sat up abruptly, her clown mask almost hitting Su Wan's face. "Wasn't he being treated by the family of divine physicians? Is it because I killed Jiang Yan, and the family of divine physicians is demanding my life as compensation before they'll treat His Highness?"
Su Wan held her shoulders and said, "Don't get agitated..."
"As long as it can save Your Highness, you can take my broken body," Bai Zhiyi said. "Anyway, I am a criminal with many crimes, and I will die if I go to the capital."
Su Wan sighed and said, "Ah Jin was shot by a defensive gun, you saw it yourself. Don't ask about the specific reason yet, anyway, will you agree to go back to Nan Chu with me?"
Bai Zhiyi readily agreed, "I agree, but I have one request."
What are the requirements?
"I must kill Xie Maoliang before I can go with you," Bai Zhiyi said. "He dared to injure His Highness and kill my parents. I have an irreconcilable hatred for him."
Su Wan said, "Even if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have settled accounts with Xie Maoliang for daring to hurt Ajin."
"I want to kill Xie Maoliang with my own hands..." Bai Zhiyi looked at her severed wrist.
After they finished speaking, they both fell silent.
After a long pause, Su Wan said, "How do we kill him? He's a military officer, and he has a defensive gun for protection. If you try to assassinate him, he'll definitely be on guard."
Bai Zhiyi asked, "Then what's your plan?"
Su Wan said, "I flew here on a giant eagle from the Holy Land. I can command the giant eagle to attack Xie Maoliang... but it would be very dangerous for Xie Maoliang to use a defensive gun."
Bai Zhiyi was also aware of the methods of the family of divine doctors, so she was not surprised by the giant eagle that Su Wan mentioned.
As they were pondering a solution, the previously dim window gradually lit up, and footsteps came from outside. They reached the door, and then a middle-aged man's voice rang out: "Where are the guards? Where did they go?"
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