Chapter 109 A violent and distorted love affair is certainly exciting…
His dark, brooding eyes were like a venomous snake lurking in a swamp. Although Xiao Yinshi's face was expressionless, Feng Tan knew that the murderous aura emanating from him had completely spiraled out of control.
Feng Tingxiao's thin lips left Feng Tan's wrist, but his fingers remained gripping her wrist, a provocative and possessive glint in his eyes. "Such fierce aura, is it because of Feng Tan or...?"
His gaze shifted slightly, landing on Xiao Liling, who was looking at Xiao Yinshi with tears in her eyes, and he said slowly, "Your cousin?"
Xiao Yinshi walked into the hall step by step, his tall figure completely blocking the light coming from outside the hall. The shadows pressed down and enveloped Feng Tan and Feng Tingxiao. His gaze was fixed on Feng Tan the whole time. "A distorted love may be exciting, but it is also disgusting, isn't it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the oppressive aura of violence burst forth. Xiao Yinshi bent down to snatch Feng Tan's wrist, but Feng Tingxiao suddenly threw her behind him, drew his sword, and began to fight with Xiao Yinshi.
Xiao Yinshi's martial arts rank is two levels higher than Feng Tingxiao's, but he had just been shot by Feng Tan with medicine applied a few days ago, and the wound on his shoulder does not allow him to exert his full internal strength. When high-level martial artists fight, the Imperial Guards are not very useful.
The Imperial Guards and Rakshasa Army, waiting outside the palace, stood in formation, silently gripping their red-tasseled spears as they sensed the faint fluctuations of true energy around the palace.
The two were locked in a fierce battle. The powerful true energy caused the tables and chairs in the entire bedchamber to tremble violently. The tabletop, covered with food, shook incessantly, and the tablecloth was blown up by the turbulent energy, spilling all the food onto the immobilized Xiao Liling.
She closed her eyes tightly as soup and food spilled over her head, the liquid dripping down her hair. Her disheveled appearance drew a soft laugh from Feng Tingxiao, who elbowed her as he said to Xiao Yinshi, "Xiao Yinshi, looking at you, you're even more disgusting."
Xiao Liling's eyes reddened with anger. She subconsciously looked at Feng Tan and then realized that a girl in black had appeared in the hall at some point. She was kneeling beside Feng Tan and using a thin needle to poke the keyhole of the prison chain.
Yu Ruxi stabbed and cursed, her eyes red like a rabbit's, "This bastard! This dog! He's not even human!"
The fluctuating true energy caused the strands of hair that had fallen across Feng Tan's cheeks to sway slightly. Upon hearing this, she chuckled and said, "Yu Ruxi, how can you be so cute?"
"You can still laugh?" Yu Ruxi's cheeks flushed red with anxiety as she looked at Feng Tan's reddened wrist and asked, "How come you can't get it open?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yinshi's lips curled into a sarcastic smile. Even if Feng Tingxiao and Yu Ruxi reached a cooperation agreement, it wouldn't do anything to these chains; no one could break them.
Feng Tingxiao also noticed Yu Ruxi's unfavorable situation. His nonchalant demeanor vanished, replaced by a fierce glint in his eyes. His sword grazed Xiao Yinshi's neck. "Xiao Yinshi, did you do this on purpose?"
Both of them were already wounded. Xiao Yinshi gripped the thrusting sword and used his inner energy to shatter the gleaming blade. "Yes."
Since Feng Tan arrived in Da Hua, Xiao Yinshi has been assassinated several times. If it were only once or twice, it would be difficult to guess the real culprit. But as the number of assassinations increased, more clues emerged. The mastermind behind it all was the high-ranking Prince Chu of Da Hua.
During the Great Glowing, some easily overlooked details converged into a clue, leading Xiao Yinshi to confirm that Feng Tingxiao's feelings for Feng Tan were definitely not as simple as those between uncle and nephew.
Rather than being assassinated repeatedly, it's better to lay a trap and, with a legitimate reason, eliminate him in one fell swoop.
While Xiao Liling harbors malicious intentions, she is also a shrewd strategist.
Xiao Yinshi gathered true energy in his hands, and the shattered sword fragments in the dim hall illuminated his cold eyes in mid-air. With a flick of his finger, the blade light shot forward, breaking through Feng Tingxiao's true energy barrier and shooting into his body along the predetermined path.
Sharp shards of iron pierced Feng Tingxiao's knee, and he was thrown onto the carpet. Xiao Yinshi stepped on Feng Tingxiao's face, grinding it casually, his cold indifference revealing a deep ruthlessness.
He always used a restrained malice when he did evil, but now he was unleashing his arrogance and swagger. His insulting actions were perfectly in line with Xiao Yinshi's own temperament. "When the time is right, heaven and earth lend their strength; when luck turns, even heroes are powerless... Feng Tingxiao, you can't beat me on the battlefield of desire."
Fine dust from the carpet choked Feng Tingxiao's nose and mouth. He lay on the ground, panting heavily, when he met Feng Tan's eyes.
The chains were impossible to untie. When Yu Ruxi put down the chains and charged towards Xiao Yin with her sword, Feng Tan and Feng Tingxiao's gazes were interrupted. As she watched Yu Ruxi rush into the arena, her heart truly tightened.
Yu Ruxi's figure, radiating murderous intent, attacked. Xiao Yinshi moved the shoe that was pressing down on Feng Tingxiao and leaped back a few steps to block her attack. Feng Tingxiao caught his breath for a moment, then expressionlessly rejoined the battle. The combined attack of the two against one greatly increased their advantage.
Besieged on all sides, Yu Ruxi's martial arts skills were on par with Feng Tingxiao's. Taking advantage of her confrontation with Xiao Yinshi, Feng Tingxiao locked Xiao Yinshi's throat.
He slammed Xiao Yinshi's body violently against the screen, then crashed heavily into the wall, debris scattering over their heads as he continued with undiminished force. Xiao Yinshi punched Feng Tingxiao in a vital spot, and Yu Ruxi countered with a punch of her own, the force of which sent her staggering back several steps, blood gushing from her mouth.
"Yu Ruxi!" Feng Tan's eyes were filled with anxiety, but the chain was too short for her to support Yu Ruxi's swaying figure. Fortunately, Yu Ruxi managed to steady herself on the table and waved to her, indicating that she had only minor internal injuries.
The grip on his neck tightened, Xiao Yinshi's eyes grew increasingly red, his back was soaked with sweat, and the dull pain of suffocation caused him to unleash the astonishing internal force of a top-level martial artist, once again knocking Feng Tingxiao over.
As Feng Tingxiao was lifted into the air, he kicked Xiao Yinshi hard in the chest, then quickly got up, exchanged a glance with Yu Ruxi, and saw the determination in each other's eyes.
Xiao Yinshi's murderous intent was also growing rapidly. He clearly realized that only by killing these bandits who wanted to rob people could he eliminate future troubles.
Once he has it, there is no possibility that he will let it go.
Feng Tan had seen Xiao Yin's sharp gaze before; once the murderous urge arose, it was always accompanied by loss of life. The bodies of the five eunuchs beneath the Golden Terrace were barely cold, and now the one he intended to kill was Yu Ruxi.
Feng Tingxiao's chiseled face was covered in bruises, and fragments of his longsword were still embedded in various parts of his body. He looked at Xiao Yin, who was also stained with blood, and said cryptically, "What if you can only choose one of the two?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Tingxiao darted behind Xiao Liling, grabbed her neck with one hand, and said, "Either let Feng Tan come with us, or we'll kill your Empress."
As he spoke, he took a shard of sword from his arm and lightly slid it across Xiao Liling's soup-stained cheek, his eyes filled with disgust. "Xiao Yinshi, what do you choose?"
As Xiao Liling looked at Xiao Yin standing opposite her, tears of fear streamed down her cheeks.
The two men's piercing gazes clashed in the hall, their tension palpable, making everyone's heart race with fear.
Yu Ruxi watched with her arms crossed, saying, "The Tao Te Ching says: 'No misfortune is greater than contentment, no fault is greater than desire.' Was it so difficult to choose between Xiao and Yin? Is your moral awareness so low?"
Xiao Yinshi saw that Feng Tan's clear eyes had once again lit up with hope, and he scoffed, saying, "I don't make choices."
The dark web has long been laid in the hall; it's time to close it. Xiao Yinshi said in a low voice, "Zhu Qi."
A strong sense of foreboding made Feng Tan's heart pound. She looked at Yu Ruxi and shouted, "Yu Ruxi, run!"
Yu Ruxi dodged, and Feng Tingxiao also left Xiao Liling behind and leaped to Feng Tan's side. The iron net crashed down, trapping only Xiao Liling.
Zhu Qi leaped into the hall, his broadsword held horizontally in front of his chest, glaring menacingly at the three of them. Behind him, Xiao Yinshi's eyes burned with a fierce rage that seemed ready to ignite a wildfire.
He doesn't make choices because this question is fundamentally invalid for him. Xiao Liling is useful, but when it comes to the core issue, she can also be a discarded pawn.
Feng Tingxiao's eyes were red. In Dahua, violent robbery was not feasible, and the large number of assassins he sent out all returned empty-handed... Xiao Yinshi... He looked at the man opposite him. Back in Dahuang, in the waters off Linzhang, he should have killed him without hesitation.
He planned carefully before acting; without the certainty of escaping unscathed, Feng Tingxiao would not have gone to Hongmen alone.
The reinforcements pushed open the palace doors, and Sheng Honghai stepped across the chaotic ground to stand before Xiao Yinshi. He calmly and quietly whispered something to him, and Xiao Yinshi paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement. It was unclear what message he relayed to Emperor Chongming.
Sheng Honghai then walked up to Feng Tingxiao and said, "His Majesty has instructed this old servant to invite the Prince and Miss Yu back."
Today's game was a series of interconnected schemes, one plan leading to another, and neither side managed to kill the other, resulting in a narrow draw.
Yu Ruxi lowered her guard, then suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Xiao Yinshi's punch had been too powerful, and the gushing blood she had swallowed spilled back out, causing her to lose her strength and fall backward.
Feng Tan's limpness slowly subsided, and she supported Yu Ruxi's limp body, the force of the fall causing her to fall backward as well.
Feng Tingxiao was close by, and with his large hand he pulled Feng Tan's body away, preventing her from becoming a human cushion for Yu Ruxi. As a result, Yu Ruxi's head hit the bed, and just from the sound, you could tell that she was in great pain.
Feng Tan's eyes flashed with anger, and she slapped Feng Tingxiao across the face.
A crisp slap echoed in the hall. Xiao Yinshi's lips curled slightly as he used his inner strength to activate the chains, pulling Feng Tan sharply in front of him.
The cool, woody scent wafted into her nostrils, and Feng Tan looked up, still fanning herself without hesitation as she looked at that face.
Feng Tan showed him a handsome face and then threw it at him, purely to vent Yu Ruxi's anger.
The smile that Xiao Yinshi had just put on gradually disappeared.
Feng Tingxiao touched his face and looked at Xiao Yin, who had also been slapped, and felt a strange sense of satisfaction.
Xiao Liling gripped the iron bars of the cage and immediately gasped.
She knew that Feng Tan had once kicked the manhood of the son of a second-rank official in the Huang Dynasty.
However, this was Xiao Yinshi, and she knew that her second brother could be ruthless and unscrupulous when he wanted to be.
How could a person be so audacious?
Apart from Yu Ruxi who fainted, the other three people present were almost imperceptibly stunned in place.
Feng Tan turned around, looked at Feng Tingxiao who was still immersed in strange emotions, and said, "Take her back."
Feng Tingxiao has always been good at enduring what ordinary people cannot, otherwise he would not have delayed launching a coup. He looked deeply at Feng Tan, leaned over and picked up Yu Ruxi, and said as he brushed past Xiao Yinshi, "The long night is not over yet, you will not win forever."
Xiao Yinshi said, "Zhu Qi, see the guest out."
Hidden in the shadows, the guards turned the mechanism, and the iron cage imprisoning Xiao Liling slowly rose. Xiao Yinshi bent down and untied her vulva, looking down at her as she wiped the soup stuck to her face with a handkerchief.
Xiao Liling wiped it clean, looked up at Xiao Yinshi, and choked out, "Second Brother, I didn't mean to..."
“You did this on purpose,” Xiao Yinshi squatted down, looked Xiao Liling straight in the eye, and said in a low voice, “You secretly found a folk gynecologist to concoct an infertility pill, because you want me to be childless.”
Tears streamed down her face. After wiping away the dirt, Xiao Liling's delicate face revealed its original pitiful look. She shook her head and denied it, saying, "I didn't... I was just too scared... Second Brother, I was afraid you would abandon me."
Xiao Yinshi said, "You killed Ban Huayun, and you want to kill Feng Tan and Xiao Liling. I warned you not to touch her."
Xiao Liling's chin was once again gripped by the man's fingers. She was horrified to discover that Xiao Yinshi knew everything; his spies were incredibly thorough. Another light brown pill was placed between her lips. "That pill wasn't the infertility pill; this one is. Xiao Liling, you should learn your lesson."
Her heart pounded louder and louder, and large tears fell onto Xiao Yinshi's hand that was holding Xiao Liling. In the candlelight, his profile was as hard as a knife. Without allowing Xiao Liling any further explanation, he pushed the pill into her throat.
Xiao Liling loosened her grip, trying to vomit the medicine. Xiao Yinshi stood up, put his hands behind his back, and said, "If you vomit one pill, you take another one, until you stop vomiting."
Xiao Liling lowered her hand, then lay on the ground and laughed maniacally. Her low laughter was ghostly and sent chills down one's spine. Then she looked up at Xiao Yinshi and said, "I know you're using me, Second Brother. Are you going to take back the Empress's position now?"
"You will be the Empress, you can rest assured of that." Xiao Yinshi stated calmly, watching her breathe a sigh of relief, and then her dark eyes met Feng Tan's gun barrel as she turned around.
"Bang!" The sniper rifle quickly changed direction and fired at Xiao Liling's location.
Xiao Yinshi waved his hand, using the broken sword fragments that had just fallen to block the bullet aimed at Xiao Liling. The next instant, another bullet was shot toward his location. As he dodged to the side, the other person fired a bullet in quick succession.
Her handprint was still on his face, the gunshot scar was still etched on his shoulder, and the continuous killing intent accompanied the gunshots ringing in his ears.
She knew she couldn't kill him, so she went after Xiao Liling. And rightly so, with the enemy who killed Feng Youming so close, Feng Tan had no reason to let her leave.
However... she also wanted to take the opportunity to kill him.
While dodging the attack, Xiao Yinshi approached Feng Tan with great skill, pressing his true energy onto her wrist, forcing her to release the gun. Then, he grabbed her waist with his large hand and forcefully pinned her to the golden pillar surrounded by iron chains.
The man's fingers gripped Feng Tan's throat threateningly, and he asked in a sinister tone, "Are you still going to kill me?"
Feng Tan winced in pain, her survival instincts making her reach out and grasp Xiao Yinshi's arm. The chains on her wrist creaked as she spoke with difficulty, "I dare not."
The sight of blood everywhere, coupled with the furrowed brows and struggling face before him, spurred Xiao Yinshi into a rage. His eyes darkened with lust, growing uncontrollably. "But right now, I want your life."
Author's Note: My darlings, if you come early in the next chapter, you'll get a feast; if you come late, you'll get some broth!
But I have some things to do tomorrow, so I might not be able to finish writing. I'll mention the update time in the post.
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