As soon as Xie Lingqin spoke, Yuwen Yao's eyebrows turned white and his eyes trembled violently.
Tinghai, standing to the side, was even more astonished. "Miss, you're saying that the one who destroyed the Zhang family was... Yuwen An?"
Xie Lingqin glanced at Xu Yiran and Lü Wu before nodding to Tinghai, "Yes, if they are already certain it is Yuwen Yao, why didn't they tell you directly now that I am already an enemy of Yuwen Yao? They just didn't want you to act impulsively."
Tinghai's teeth were clenched, and veins bulged on his forehead. "How could... how could..."
"However, it's not wrong for you to hate Yuwen Yao; he and Yuwen An are both utterly wicked."
"So, the Crown Prince selected me to be by your side, so..."
Tinghai seemed a little incredulous, shaking his head and then nodding, clearly unable to accept it for the moment.
“Tinghai, Yuwen An did kill the Zhang family, that much is undeniable, but he was tricked that night.”
Yuwen Yao spoke up immediately.
"Picked up? Ha... In all the world, how powerful are you, Crown Prince? You can turn the world upside down with a flick of your wrist, yet you still get framed."
"Qin'er..."
"Don't call me that."
"Whether you believe it or not, he was tricked by the Second Elder of the Underworld that night, which is why..."
"I only care about the results."
Xie Lingqin said without any emotion, "If you don't die today, when we meet again, it will be either you who dies or I who perish."
Xie Lingqin's voice was blown away, but each word struck Yuwen Yao's heart.
He watched her, watched her in her simple blue dress, her expression utterly calm as she rode away with Xu Yiran, until even the last piece of her clothing disappeared from his sight.
The wind was cold and biting. In a mountain valley, Xu Yiran looked at Xie Lingqin's emotionless profile in the chilly night wind and finally spoke, "The letter just came saying that Yuwen Yao ran away with Yuwen Qingyue. Yuwen Qingyue suffered a minor injury, and Yuwen Yao had his arm cut."
"Yes, it's a bit of a shame," Xie Lingqin said, her voice completely flat.
"if you……"
"You mean to say that it's a bit of a pity that we didn't manage to kill him outside Xixia City and achieve our goal of framing him?"
"Framed?"
Xu Yiran was somewhat stunned.
Xie Lingqin looked at him and said, "Yes, if Yuwen Yao can die in Xixia, it will be able to successfully sow discord between Xixia and Beirong. Wouldn't that be extremely beneficial to me?"
"With the Thunder Guards around, and Yuwen Yao having been scheming for so many years, how could he easily fall for their trap? Besides, Western Xia is currently facing internal troubles, so it's impossible."
"However, I must always guard against the possibility that if I make a single mistake, the two countries could unite and put my Southern Qi in a passive position."
"Aren't you planning to get Xuanyuan Duxiang to help you?"
"uncertain."
The cold wind chilled Xie Lingqin's voice. Xu Yiran's brows furrowed, her eyes darkening. After a moment, she seemed to sigh, "Xiao Qin, you've changed a bit."
"To get better or to get worse."
"Became...unkind, became too manipulative."
"Xu Yiran." Xie Lingqin suddenly reined in her horse and pointed behind her towards Xixia. She looked at Xu Yiran and then pointed towards Beirong in the east. "You see? The world is vast and insignificant, and I am just an ant among them. I had no intention of fighting against the heavens, but they are so cruel to me. The heavens are unfair to me, so naturally, I can only turn the tide."
She spoke with a stern voice, softly, yet with an inexplicable air of dominance, instantly rendering anyone who met her resolute and courageous gaze speechless.
Beside her, Lü Wu listened and watched, her lips opening and closing repeatedly, but ultimately she remained silent.
"but……"
Xie Lingqin changed the subject, "Now that Yuwen Yao is injured, I've ordered the people from the Heavenly Mystery Hall to intercept him along the way. If they can't kill him, they won't let him get away with it."
Xu Yiran glanced at her and nodded, "Okay, hurting him is what I want."
Xu Yiran thought that Xie Lingqin would be moved by what she said, but when she glanced at her, Xie Lingqin remained aloof and expressionless, without the slightest emotion on her face.
"Also, Tinghai," Xie Lingqin instructed from the shadows, "spread the news of Yuwen Yao's injury."
There seemed to be a moment of silence in the air, and then came the response from Tinghai.
It's hard to accept the facts, but we have no choice but to.
After a short rest, the group continued their journey.
Of course, Xie Lingqin's whereabouts were also exposed during the battle with Yuwen Yao.
Returning from Western Xia to Southern Qi was indeed the most appropriate course of action.
However, just when everyone thought she would go directly back to Southern Qi via Western Xia, and some people were even preparing to ambush her, no one expected that Xie Lingqin would take the longest route and go straight into the barbarian lands.
She planned to travel through the barbarian lands, across that frigid region, and reach the Southern Qi.
Although the journey is long and winding, there are few ambushes.
Moreover, after that day, she also wanted to go and see the barbarians.
After all, she now shares the same goal as An Shangning.
No matter what, she wouldn't allow the barbarians to become her enemies.
“Miss, when we go to the barbarian lands, we can look for herbs to detoxify your body,” Tinghai said from the side.
“No more,” Green Beauty replied.
"What?"
"On that day, when the Western Xia prince found it first, he set it on fire and burned all the grass."
"What?"
Tinghai was taken aback.
Xu Yiran's expression darkened, clearly indicating that she already knew.
"Yes, now that I think about it, Duanmu Tai was really not human."
The one who said this was Suanpizi, who had been waiting here for a long time and had now joined forces with Suanpizi.
While the group was worried and anxious, they turned around and saw that Xie Lingqin, the person involved, was completely calm and showed no sign of panic.
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