His eyes were cold and sharp. With a swift movement, he drew his sword and sent a severed arm flying, blood staining his eyes.
"ah--"
Yuwen Qingyue let out a miserable scream.
“You injured Xu Yiran’s arm, so I will cut off your arm. Remember, this is just interest.”
"Xie Lingqin, how dare you, you..."
Everything happened in the blink of an eye. It was so fast that Yuwen Yao was stunned for a moment when he heard Xie Lingqin's voice, and Xu Yiran's breathing was also quickened for a moment. Then, what spread through her heart in an instant was emotion.
She knew that Yuwen Yao had arrived, and with him there, they would not be able to harm Yuwen Qingyue. Therefore, she resolutely swung her sword to avenge him.
"Bang!"
Xie Lingqin threw the sword towards Yuwen Qingyue, and it slammed heavily to the ground. "Besides, this is your sword."
My whole body was so cold that I had no warmth at all.
The cold wind seemed to have condensed a layer of frost on her.
Yuwen Yao looked at her, just looked at her, his phoenix eyes churning with dark waves, as if he were thinking something.
Xie Lingqin met Yuwen Yao's gaze without flinching or avoiding it. Her once bright and radiant eyes were now filled with the scars of dark waves.
She wore a coarse blue dress, covered in dust, her eyes like frost; he wore fine clothes, spotless, his eyes serene.
Their eyes met, and it felt like an eternity had passed, yet this Ji Ji remained so cold.
"Crown Prince, my elder brother—"
Yuwen Qingyue screamed in pain, as if she had just startled Yuwen Yao back to his senses. Then, she turned her head and looked at Yuwen Qingyue's severed arm and the bloody wound.
Blood was flowing, but Yu Fang and Qing Yue had already used acupressure to stop the bleeding.
"Crown Prince, what are you standing there for? Didn't you come to save me? Didn't you come to help me? You..."
"shut up."
The two words, "coldly," seemed to weigh down like a thousand pounds, instantly silencing Yuwen Qingyue. She stared fixedly at Yuwen Yao, who, despite her pain, was so intimidated by his aura that she dared not utter a sound.
The wind was blowing fiercely, yet suddenly it seemed very still.
Silently, layers of forces surrounded them, like dark clouds, instantly enveloping Yu Yao and Yuwen Qingyue.
"Palace Master, Miss Lingqin."
Lu Wu led the way, her gaze serious and focused.
"Crown Prince, we are surrounded."
Upon seeing this, Yuwen Qingyue sat up from the ground, her face pale, and stared intently at Yuwen Yao. "Crown Prince, did you bring any men with you? We..."
"Just saying."
Yuwen Yao uttered two more words, and this time, Yu Qingqingyue fell completely silent, then glared hatefully in Xie Lingqin's direction.
“Actually, dying here wouldn’t be so bad,” Xie Lingqin said, turning and leaving.
"Now that you've taken one of her arms, can you let us leave?"
Behind him, Yuwen Yao finally spoke. He looked at Xie Lingqin with unwavering eyes, as if afraid that if he missed even the slightest mistake, she would leave.
She really has lost a lot of weight.
"Heh, so they really are siblings. Crown Prince Yuwen actually has such a conscience." Xie Lingqin stopped in her tracks, not glancing at Yuwen Yao again. After speaking, she said to Lü Wu and the others, "Kill—without—pardon."
Those powerful words, carried by the wind, blew their forceful yet chilling tone into Yuwen Yao's ears.
It was a stream of unusually cold water that instantly froze his blood.
She hated him to this extent.
I want to kill him.
From the shadows, dozens more figures suddenly descended, instantly surrounding Yuwen Yao and Yuwen Qingyue once again.
It is clear that they are all experts from the Heavenly Secrets Hall.
On the outermost edge, Xie Lingqin had already mounted her horse, ready to leave quickly.
Even his corpse, they didn't want to offend their eyes?
He hated her so much; did he succeed or fail?
An indescribable bitterness spread through my heart.
Qin'er...
"Xie Lingqin".
Just as Xie Lingqin was about to spur her horse and leave, Yuwen Yao called out to her, stopping her.
After so many days, when her name came out of his mouth, it seemed to contain a deep and empty feeling.
"Xie Lingqin, I did love you."
Yuwen Yao said, even though his heart was filled with unspeakable bitterness, even though what he wanted to say was clearly, "I love you, and that has never changed."
"Yes, you tried to kill me too, but I was lucky to survive."
Xie Lingqin said that she had no intention of staying.
"Hmph, Xie Lingqin, who do you think you are? Let me tell you, my Crown Prince brother spent the night alone with Li Qingyu in a room and didn't come out until dawn."
Behind her, Yuwen Qingyue, furious, suddenly shouted. Every word reached Xie Lingqin's ears. Xie Lingqin's palms clenched slightly, her heart aching as if it were being torn apart. In an instant, it felt as if her internal organs were being stabbed. However, she remained upright on her horse, her face even colder than before. She looked at Xu Yiran beside her and said, "It seems I shouldn't have only taken one of her arms. I should have also silenced her."
"You dare, you..."
"Listen to the wind".
Yuwen Yao suddenly called out from the shadows, and immediately Tingfeng and Tingyu appeared behind him. They looked at the Crown Prince and then at Xie Lingqin; no one was more somber than they were.
Upon hearing this, he suddenly raised his hand and pressed on Yuwen Qingyue's acupoint.
Yuwen Qingyue looked at him angrily, but after stammering for a long time, she couldn't utter a single word.
"Xie Lingqin, I won't come alone, and you people might not be able to stop me."
"Then Crown Prince Yuwen, you may give it a try."
"Xie Lingqin!"
Yuwen Yao sighed again, "Do you hate me?"
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