Chapter 120 Counterattack (Part Two) "You've become cold-blooded, Feng Tan."...
Blood trickled down the white marble steps, and Pan Pei screamed in anguish, "Princess!"
Overwhelmed with grief and indignation, she couldn't stand up for a short time and could only crawl towards Xiao Liling little by little. The music in the square stopped, and the officials who came to attend the ceremony looked shocked and incredulous at the now lifeless new empress on the steps.
Some of the blood that spurted from Xiao Liling's forehead splattered onto Feng Tan's chin. She wiped it off with her sleeve without a care. As Xiao Yinshi approached, she leaped into the air and landed at the very front of the square.
As the assassin landed with such brazen ease, gasps of alarm erupted from the crowd in the square. People scattered and retreated, some falling, some lying on their backs, creating a chaotic scene that separated them from Feng Tan by a considerable distance.
Feng Tan stood in the square, and soldiers dressed as imperial guards lined up behind her, pointing red-tasseled spears at Xiao Yinshi.
The scene was tense. Xiao Yinshi walked down from the high platform step by step. His eyes were fixed on Feng Tan the whole time. He stopped in front of her at the bottom of the steps and said in a cold voice, "Feng Tan, you can turn my world upside down even though you are in the palace. You did a great job this time."
Feng Tan never lowered her guard against a powerful enemy. Despite Xiao Yinshi's seemingly affirmative words, her expression remained unchanged. Sure enough, after Xiao Yinshi finished speaking, rows of Rakshasa soldiers emerged from the jade steps.
The two armies faced off, the atmosphere tense. Xiao Yinshi walked up to Feng Tan, looked down at her and said, "Where are Xiao Zhan and Arslan? Since they want to use you to kill me, why don't they show up?"
“You want to lure Xiao Zhan into a trap, and he also wants to lure you into one.” Feng Tan’s knuckles were white as he gripped the pistol, and he looked calmly at Xiao Yinshi. “The pills made by Menghe Nabul have the perfect timing for their effects to take effect. Even if you have reached the Grandmaster level, you won’t be able to use even a third of your power.”
That's why Xiao Yinshi was late in appearing at the ceremony. Feng Tan was the prey who killed the hunter. On the day Xiao Yinshi forced her to have sex, she did not give up resisting. Even though the sexual pleasure given by the man was strong enough, she could still use her teeth, which were covered with secret drugs, to stab Xiao Yinshi's shoulder.
He paused for a moment, feeling the smooth, tightness of the person beneath him. His Adam's apple bobbed slightly as he held her head and let her bite him as if in a fit of rage. Little did he know that what he had locked away in the deep palace was not a beauty, but a true, indomitable warrior.
Xiao Yinshi used to find Feng Tan's inherent righteousness laughable, but after observing her again today, he realized the evil in her bones. A slight smile appeared on his pale lips as he said, "Feng Tan, those who plot against others first lure them with their own interests. In this scheme, you are using your own body as bait."
That night, it seemed that Xiao Yinshi had forced himself on Feng Tan, but little did people know that chastity was never worth mentioning in Feng Tan's eyes. It was a colossal lie woven by the "sages" to teach women to uphold their virtue. Feng Tan was of royal blood, with a bandit spirit that could overthrow everything in her bones, and she was also a ruthless bandit.
Xiao Yinshi glanced back at Xiao Liling, whose eyes were wide open in death. Her blood stained the white marble steps, winding all the way to his feet. He then said, "You avenged Feng Youming, and now you want to kill me to vent your anger?"
The prey he thought he had captured turned around and revealed itself to be an even more ambitious hunter than him. Her hidden murderous intent surfaced, towering and sharp.
The winter wind cut through the long night, and Feng Tan's clothes fluttered wildly in the north wind. She stood opposite Xiao Yinshi, pointed the gun at him, and said, "I'm not that stupid. If we kill you, we won't be able to leave Dahua."
A gust of wind swept across Xiao Yinshi's brows and eyes, revealing a chilling and murderous aura that directly confronted Feng Tan's face. "You've already hit all the walls you needed to hit. How do you plan to break through this time?"
Feng Tan took a step back, and Yu Ruxi appeared behind her, carrying a sniper rifle on her back and gripping a sharp longsword tightly in her hand. She said to Xiao Yinshi, "Let this old lady see how arrogant you are with only 30% of your inner strength!"
After she finished speaking, she launched an attack on Xiao Yinshi. Zhu Qi flew up and used his sword to parry, and they fought each other.
A cry of an eagle came from the sky. Qingcang folded its wings and swooped down, landing precisely on Feng Tan's shoulder. At the same time, Xiao Yinshi quickly reached out to grab Feng Tan, but Feng Tan reacted quickly and flew away with Qingcang, then raised her gun in mid-air and shot at Xiao Yinshi.
Xiao Yinshi's expression darkened slightly as he dodged Feng Tan's bullets. The spies lurking around him leaped out from the eaves and attacked Feng Tan one after another.
Xiao Yinshi landed, spitting out blood. The drug she had given him was truly potent. He hadn't felt any pain or discomfort for the past few days, but it took effect rapidly on the day he was made empress, catching him completely off guard. He couldn't even use 30% of his internal energy.
The man's gaze was like that of a hawk, fixed on Feng Tan's figure as she darted through the air. As he watched her nimble movements, his expression grew increasingly gloomy. When did she regain her lightness skill?
Qingcang left Fengtan's shoulder, circled in the sky and let out a few clear cries. More soldiers dressed as imperial guards poured in from outside the palace, overwhelming the Rakshasa Army standing on the steps in numbers.
Feng Tan seized the opportunity, aimed, and slipped past the pursuing guards, landing behind Xiao Yinshi. With lightning speed, she held a dagger to Xiao Yinshi's neck, holding him hostage.
Feng Tan restrained Xiao Yinshi and said, "Tell your men to stop."
Xiao Yinshi pursed his thin lips into a straight line and said in a deep voice, "Zhu Qi, stop."
Zhu Qi and Yu Ruxi both put away their weapons, and the standoff between them became deadlocked once again.
Feng Tan raised an eyebrow, somewhat incredulous at his obedience, fearing he might have a backup plan. His palms, gripping the dagger, were slightly sweaty, and his heart was pounding. "Yu Ruxi, the chains."
Feeling the rapid heartbeat behind him, Xiao Yinshi chuckled, glanced back at her, and said, "Scared again?"
Feng Tan's expression turned cold, and he said, "Shut up."
Under Feng Tan's control, Yu Ruxi put both shackles on Xiao Yinshi.
Feng Tan said, "Have your Rakshasa Army withdraw."
She had a gut feeling that Xiao Yinshi hadn't revealed his trump card. The Rakshasa Army on the high steps was only a part of it. On the surface, they had won because of the number of soldiers, which prevented him from attacking. But that wasn't the case. This number of soldiers was less than one-tenth of the Rakshasa Army. What exactly was he planning?
The imagined bloody battle did not occur, but the alarm bells in Feng Tan's heart rang louder and louder. Soldiers with weapons cut a narrow path through the crowd of officials, causing them to cry out in alarm.
"His Majesty!"
"Who are you, you scoundrel! Surrender now and I might spare your life!"
"His Majesty......!"
Xiao Yinshi remained indifferent. The dagger pressed against Feng Tan's throat left a dark red mark. The wild and unruly young man, Gu Chen, was indeed incredibly resilient no matter what he was tormented by.
He ignored the concerns of Hua Chao's ministers. As he passed Shen Shiyi, his feet, which were bound by chains, suddenly stopped moving forward. The sudden stop caused Feng Tan's dagger to almost slice open the skin in front of Shen Shiyi's Adam's apple.
Yu Ruxi pointed her sword at Xiao Yinshi's chest, her brows furrowed. "I advise you not to try any tricks."
Xiao Yinshi looked at Shen Shiyi.
The man's gaze was so intimidating that Shen Shiyi felt a chill run down her spine and slowly lowered her eyes.
He knew she had gone easy on them.
With just one glance, Xiao Yinshi was once again taken hostage and led towards the city gate of Kyoto. Along the way, he was blindfolded, and Zhu Qi followed closely behind, wanting to take the opportunity to rescue him, but he dared not act rashly because of Feng Tan's ruthless nature that could go crazy at any time.
A black strip of cloth covered the top of Xiao Yinshi's high nose, completely obscuring his vision. He could only feel the carriage wheels moving from the hard city streets onto the muddy snow-covered path.
Yu Ruxi drove the carriage ahead, while at the same time, more than a dozen carriages appeared from the forest, heading in different directions.
Inside the sedan chair, Feng Tan changed out of her eunuch's clothes and into a soldier's armor. Her hair was tied up on top of her head, and her ponytail made her look even more neat and tidy. She took out a sniper rifle and wiped the barrel. Xiao Yinshi lightly touched the clothes Feng Tan had changed out of and asked, "Have you shaken off Zhu Qi?"
Feng Tan threw the eunuch's clothes to the ground and said, "A dog that smells your scent will not know which way is east or west after being given a few pieces of meat."
Xiao Yinshi's calm and collected demeanor, regardless of whether he had any trump cards, easily aroused Feng Tan's disgust. He didn't seem like a person being held hostage at all, but rather like a beast that had been lying in wait for its opportunity.
Feng Tan's murderous intent stirred again, but he also knew that killing him would inevitably provoke Zhu Qi's retaliatory counterattack. At that time, it would be easy for the Luo Sha Army to find them and surround and annihilate them in the Da Hua territory.
The faint glow of the small candle couldn't reach the corner where Xiao Yinshi was sitting; he was completely enveloped in the shadows of the carriage. Feng Tan suddenly grabbed his collar, pulling him to a kneeling position in front of her. Looking at his still-impressive bone structure even with his eyes covered, she punched him hard on the nose.
"Don't be angry," Xiao Yinshi could even hear the sound of his nose breaking. When he reached out to grab Feng Tan's wrist, the chains on her wrist rattled. "The game has just begun. You won't win if you lose your temper."
When he raised his hand, nine scars were visible on his wrist, and a thought that Feng Tan had always ignored flashed through her mind.
He attempted suicide nine times in an attempt to understand the ways of Heaven.
What did he glimpse?
Now is not a good time to think about this issue. Feng Tan stepped on Xiao Yinshi and leaned down to say, "Although the outcome of the game is still uncertain, you have already become a prisoner. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"
Xiao Yinshi couldn't see Feng Tan's disdainful gaze, but he could imagine it. He imagined her appearance and felt a slight pleasure. A smile slowly appeared in his eyes, which were covered by a black cloth beneath his thick eyebrows. "Do you want to kill me? Can you kill me? Why do you want to kill me so much?"
After throwing out three questions in quick succession, Feng Tan's foot ground insultingly against Xiao Yinshi's chest, a hint of sarcasm playing on her lips. "Xiao Yinshi, you've been a politician since the beginning of Dahuang... to put it bluntly, your true nature has always been that of a power-hungry individual. Every single thing you've done justifies my killing you. Tell me, why wouldn't I want to kill you?"
Feeling the increasing pressure of her feet pressing against his chest, Xiao Yinshi's breathing became labored, but his pleasure only intensified. He asked, "What makes you most want to kill me?"
“You extract my sexual value to satisfy your perverted sex addiction.” Feng Tan removed his foot from Xiao Yinshi’s chest, squatted down completely, and pulled Xiao Yinshi up from the ground. He gripped Xiao Yinshi’s shirt tightly with his fingers, and the two of them almost touched nose to nose. “You taught me to fight and plunder, to achieve my goals by any means necessary, and never to look back at those who have passed away.”
Feng Tan, who used to cry her eyes out after Wan Niang's death, Feng Tan who risked her life to save Feng Youming, Feng Tan who watched Hu Shu die in front of her, Feng Tan who killed Shang Chunxiang with her own hands, Feng Tan who cried silently while imprisoned in a prison cart, and Feng Tan who was repeatedly tormented by Xiao Yinshi after being driven to the bottom, has finally changed.
Xiao Yinshi's eyes held an unfathomable depth. He felt Feng Tan's gentle breath on his nose, his lips curled up, and a low laugh escaped from his throat, "You've become cold-blooded, Feng Tan."
Author's note: I won't be able to update tomorrow because I'll be watching the Spring Festival Gala, so I'm sending this little gift in advance to wish everyone a Happy New Year!
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