“I won’t accept it.” Yuwen Yao turned around. “I think even Father doesn’t want the world to know your true colors.”
"Ha, so you're still afraid of patricide after all?"
"No, Father is wrong."
Yuwen Yao turned around and looked at the Emperor, "That kind of hatred that cuts to the bone should not be avenged by me. It should be done by her own hands."
Yuwen Yao's voice was cold, but the Emperor's face suddenly turned ashen. "Do you think she can escape my finger-mountain? As long as they are in Beirong territory, I can make sure they can't escape. Besides, I still have leverage."
"Then I will wait and see."
"stop."
The Emperor suddenly called out to Yuwen Yao, his voice choked with emotion, "That person... is he the Emperor of Southern Qi? He is..."
"Father is so intelligent, he should have guessed it long ago, shouldn't he?"
Upon hearing this, the Emperor felt as if the tightness in his body had been instantly drained away. "The Southern Emperor... it's actually the Southern Emperor..."
"Boom!" The Emperor slammed his fist on the table, ink splattering everywhere, creating a mess that seemed to mock the Northern Emperor's absurdity and stupidity.
"Yuwen Yao, what I cannot have, you will never have in this lifetime."
"Is that so? But I gave up long ago."
After hurting and harming her like this, what else could he possibly ask for?
Yuwen Yao smiled, but his smile was empty and desolate. He turned and left.
The Emperor watched Yuwen Yao's retreating figure, his face filled with murderous intent, yet he burst into laughter, "Then, you'll wish you were dead, hahaha..."
That night, several cavalry units went out of the city, but to no avail.
...
At the foot of a mountain outside the city.
Supervisor Minglan looked around for a while until there was no more movement, then she backed away. "Miss, it seems that what you expected was true. Fortunately, we didn't rush to leave."
"It's fortunate that you're all alright, having been hiding here the whole time." Xie Lingqin was extremely relieved.
"Isn't that what you always say, Miss? The most threatening place is the safest place. The situation was too urgent that day, so we had no choice but to take a gamble. Later, when we heard from Young Master Xu that you were alright and that he would definitely take you out of the city, we have been waiting here ever since."
"Xie Lingqin, what are your plans for the future? Given your current condition, you need to find a place to recuperate as soon as possible."
Nan Fenghuang frowned, feeling annoyed at Xie Lingqin's pale face.
"It's alright."
Xie Lingqin stretched her arm nonchalantly, "The medicine my father used on me was too good; the wound has already started to scab over."
The real pain is in the heart.
"Let's wait a little longer. We'll set off in the latter half of the night, get a bit further away from the city first, and then we'll discuss which route to take." The Southern Emperor walked over and, as he spoke, took Xie Lingqin's wrist to check her pulse. Xu Yiran, standing beside her, also watched her nervously.
After a short while, the Southern Emperor released Xie Lingqin's hand, his brows furrowed. "Why can't I feel your pulse?"
“That’s normal. She has now awakened the spiritual power of my Yun Clan. The spiritual power of the Yun Clan is just like your internal energy. After being greatly injured and used, it will become dormant and dry up. After resting, it will slowly recover. She will be the same.” The man in black robes walked over and said.
He no longer wore a mask, but the way he looked at her and at the Southern Emperor still held a hint of resentment.
Why the resentment?
Of course, it's because of her mother.
"Alright, you're not feeling well, so get some rest. We're leaving now, I'll tell you later."
Xu Yiran always had that gentle and serene demeanor, always making Xie Lingqin feel comfortable at the most opportune moment.
The man in black then walked away.
The Southern Emperor also pulled Nan Fenghuang away.
Minglan also withdrew knowingly.
"Miss……"
As soon as everyone left, Tridacna suddenly gripped Xie Lingqin's hand tightly, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Xie Lingqin looked up at her.
Under the moonlight, the giant clam's face was snow-white, its chin was sharp and thin, and its eyes had lost some of their brightness but gained more focus.
"Miss, are you going to Southern Qi now?"
Xie Lingqin paused for a moment, then nodded, "Now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to go to Southern Qi."
“Miss, I know your mother.”
“I know, and you call her sister.”
"Yes, I am thirty-six years old this year."
Xie Lingqin was somewhat surprised.
Thirty-six isn't considered old in modern times, but in this era, it's a different story. The giant clam in front of her, no matter how you look at it, appears to be a tender young woman of only fourteen or fifteen years old.
Could it be...
“No.” Tridacna shook her head. “Miss, you don’t need to guess. It’s not about bringing the dead back to life, nor is it about immortality. These things don’t exist in this world. Even the Cloud Clan doesn’t have these things. You should know that anything that goes against the natural order will be punished.”
Xie Lingqin cannot deny this point.
The laws of nature are inescapable; nothing is ever simple.
Xie Lingqin looked at the giant clam, "I know you won't hurt me. It's a feeling, so I never ask you anything more."
“This servant is not a member of the Yun clan. I was born without parents, yet I always survived. It was fate that I met your mother. As for Xie Yushu, when I met him, I was starving and was devouring a goat on the mountain. The scene was too gruesome, so I used the spiritual technique your mother taught me to erase some memories from Xie Yushu's mind. However, my skill was insufficient, so he still remembers me, but he has forgotten the gruesome scene.”
Tridacna said urgently, "Miss, all I want is for you to be alright."
"Xie Lingqin, there is something I need to tell you."
At this moment, the black-robed figure who had just left returned, his gaze falling on the giant clam shell for a moment before looking away.
Xie Lingqin patted the tridacna shell's hand before looking at the black robe, "You... how should I address you?"
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