“Princess Rongchang, you misunderstand. I am not targeting Bei Yin or you, but it is really inconvenient right now.” Yan Jing’s tone softened.
The Western Yan cannot afford to offend the Northern Yin at present.
"Where is it inconvenient?" Yun Qingran asked.
"It's not convenient to say," Yan Jing said hesitantly.
“Then let Princess Zhaohua speak to me,” Yun Qingran persisted.
Yan Jing was speechless. This woman was like a leech, clinging to him and refusing to let go.
"Your Highness, your attitude makes me suspect that something might have happened to my friend, Princess Zhaohua." Yun Qingran looked at Yan Jing with a deep gaze.
The tug-of-war is over; now it's time for a hard fight!
“Princess Rongchang, my elder sister is perfectly fine, please return.” Yan Jing stubbornly refused to admit it.
"Heh, you just said Princess Zhaohua was sick, and now you're saying she's perfectly fine." Yun Qingran chuckled coldly.
“Princess Rongchang, it is none of your business to interfere in my elder sister’s affairs,” Yan Jing said coldly.
“She is my good friend, and I’m determined to take care of her affairs.” Yun Qingran glanced at the sword in her hand, then looked at Yan Jing.
"Is the Northern Yin going to make an enemy of the Western Yan and bully the weak with its strength?" Yan Jing asked.
“You’re mistaken. I’ve come to Xiyan in a private capacity. You should ask if I intend to be an enemy of Xiyan. I can answer you that yes. If you don’t hand over Princess Zhaohua today, don’t blame me for being rude,” Yun Qingran said leisurely.
“You…” Yan Jing looked at Yun Qingran angrily.
Her words absolved Bei Yin of any blame, leaving him unable to criticize her. However, she was also a member of Bei Yin, a princess personally appointed by the Emperor, and the fiancée of the Prince of Bei Han, so he dared not do anything to her.
“Yan Jing, either let me see Princess Zhaohua. After my best friend and I’m sure she’s safe and sound, I’ll leave.” Yun Qingran twirled her sword, her gaze suddenly sharp as a knife as she looked at Yan Jing. “Or, this princess will personally go to Yanjing to find Princess Zhaohua.”
"Yun Qingran, are you threatening me?" Yan Jing asked, his breath unsteady.
"You can think of it that way," Yun Qingran smiled slightly.
"You've acted so presumptuously, I will definitely demand an explanation from Bei Yin," Yan Jing said, pointing at Yun Qingran.
"Yan Jing, are you deaf? I've reiterated this many times: my visit to Xiyan to see Princess Zhaohua is my private trip and has nothing to do with Bei Yin. As for these soldiers, they were sent by my beloved King Bei Han to protect me. What, can't I visit my friends? Can't I have attendants?" Yun Qingran impatiently repeated.
"Since Princess Rongchang insists on entering Yanjing, then let's see what you can do." Unable to argue with Yun Qingran, Yan Jing had no choice but to give up on negotiations and resort to harsh words.
"Then this princess will not hold back." Yun Qingran raised the sword in her hand. "Kill."
"Yes." The cavalrymen behind him drew their weapons and charged forward to fight the soldiers of Western Yan.
The soldiers of Beiyin were like tigers descending the mountain, defeating the soldiers of Xiyan without any chance to fight back.
"Fire arrows! Fire arrows!" Yan Jing quickly gave the order.
The archers immediately took their positions atop the wall, and countless arrows rained down on the Northern Yin soldiers and the Western Yan soldiers brought by Hu Tiande.
Taking advantage of this brief respite, the gates of Yanjing slowly closed.
"Retreat." Yun Qingran ordered a retreat after seeing the city gates close.
The soldiers of Bei Yin and Hu Tiande slowly retreated, and the archers of Xi Yan also withdrew, ending the first engagement.
“Princess Rongchang, what do we do now?” Hu Tiande asked.
"Set up camp and wait," Yun Qingran said, looking at the walls of Yanjing.
"Okay, I'll go arrange it right away." Hu Tiande went to arrange for the soldiers of both countries to set up camp.
"Ranran, do you think Princess Zhaohua is in danger? Will Yan Jing try to poison her?" Yun Qingbi asked worriedly.
“Shuangshuang is the Crown Princess, everyone knows that. Before Yan Jing secures his throne, he probably won’t harm her. After all, the crime of killing his elder sister to seize the throne is too serious. Yan Jing is a useless prince with no merits, he wouldn’t dare to do that,” Yun Qingran analyzed.
Yun Qingbi nodded. He thought so too, but it would put his mind at ease if his sister said it.
"Brother, when did you become proficient in archery and horsemanship? When did you learn martial arts?" Yun Qingran asked, looking at the bloodstains on Yun Qingbi's body.
Yun Qingbi pursued the path of becoming a civil official through the imperial examinations. Although she studied the Six Arts of a Gentleman—rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics—she only had a superficial understanding of riding and archery and was not proficient in them. She had never learned martial arts.
But judging from today's perspective, he was proficient in archery and horsemanship, and his physical skills were also quite good.
"I've been studying this lately," Yun Qingbi said, scratching the back of her head. "I want to protect her."
Since the Yu Bing incident, he knew she was in danger, so he had been studying horsemanship, archery, and martial arts. The results were surprisingly good.
"Tsk tsk tsk~" Yun Qingran looked at Yun Qingbi with a teasing expression.
"Ranran, you must save her." Yun Qingbi looked up at her earnestly.
"Don't worry, big brother, I will definitely save Shuangshuang." Yun Qingran nodded.
That night, Yun Qingran sat in her tent, calculating how long it would take for this matter to travel to Southern Chu and Eastern Qi.
It wasn't that they were afraid of Southern Chu and Eastern Qi; after all, Northern Yin had already been exonerated, and at most they would be blamed. It was just that once this matter reached Southern Chu and Eastern Qi, they would definitely try to interfere. If things got chaotic, it would be even harder to save Yan Shuangshuang.
Just then, there was a sudden noise outside. Yun Qingran looked up and saw a figure reflected in the torchlight on the tent.
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