But it was only touched a few times before it was completely gone.
"The one who hurt me was the man of the Dongwu Emperor. I went to Dongwu as a spy, so it is reasonable for him to send someone to kill me."
As for the child, it's because their bond as mother and child was shallow.
"Huo Zhan, since you are willing to befriend Da Yuan, let bygones be bygones."
She didn't kill her to avenge Jinghong, did she?
It was that tone again, as if she wanted to distance herself from him. Huo Zhan felt a surge of irritation. "What exactly do you want in return for coming to see the doctor with me?"
He took a step back; instead of taking her away, he chose to heal her first.
Yin Jiuniang stared at him intently, "I did have some health problems before, and Ye Zhen and the others saved me. If you hadn't caused me trouble, I might have lived for several more decades."
Have you lost your mind after not seeing him for a few months?
If anything were to happen to her, Zhen'er and the others would never allow her to go out; they would probably search for a doctor for her at the ends of the earth.
Huo Zhan's concern clouded his judgment.
Upon hearing this, he took a closer look at her and saw that her complexion was rosy, and she did not seem to be near death.
"Really all better?"
Yin Jiuniang just wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible, so she nodded.
She was immediately given a bear hug by the man, his arms truly like iron clamps, trapping her tightly.
Yin Jiuniang's martial arts skills were top-notch, but she was always powerless in front of this man.
Like now, it feels like my internal organs are being squeezed out of shape.
This is one of the ways men punish her. In the past, whenever she displeased him, he would hug her like this, or force her to do humiliating things.
He would only release her when she was suffocating, her face turning red and unable to breathe, and would sternly warn, "If you do it again, I will strangle you to death."
But at that time, she was a servant he had rescued, and a concubine. She had designs on him, so he could only tolerate it.
Right now, she is Yin Jiuniang of Dayuan, and he is a man from Dongwu.
Yin Jiuniang channeled her inner strength and broke free, "Enough, Huo Zhan, what exactly do you want to do?"
Upon learning that her life was not in danger, Huo Zhan's resentment resurfaced. "You are my woman. Whatever I want to do, I will take you home."
"I am from Dayuan, and my home is in Dayuan."
She would never go back with him.
“If you hate me for stealing information, then come and kill me. But you are now the king of Dongwu, and your every move affects the relations between the two countries.”
Yin Jiuniang remained calm. "Huo Zhan, I once had the chance to kill you. You should know how much Ye Jinghong means to me. Wouldn't it be better to let bygones be bygones?"
She was not afraid of Huo Zhan, but she did not want to provoke him and cause conflict between the two countries, for no other reason than that.
Jinghong longed for a world at peace and free from war.
Because Zhen'er's husband is the future emperor, if Huo Zhan starts another war, Xie Tingzhou will be in a lot of trouble, and Zhen'er will also be worried.
With his white robe billowing, Huo Zhan darted forward, grabbed Yin Jiu Niang by the throat, and shoved her against the wall.
The crimson glint in his eyes returned, and he coldly scrutinized her expression.
There was still only estrangement, not a trace of reluctance.
"After years of living together day and night, I can't even get a sliver of your affection. Yin Jiuniang, is your heart made of stone?"
He leaned closer to her, "You've been my concubine for two years, over seven hundred days and nights, our skin has been intimate, our bodies have been intertwined, even a stone would have melted by now, how can you be so heartless?"
Ye Jinghong is so good, yet I, a dignified man, am not as good as her, a fake man. Does Ye Zhen know that?
She knows that the reason you took her as your disciple is because you admire Ye Jinghong but cannot have her, which is why you cherish the disciple that Ye Jinghong chose for you.
She knows your affection for her stems from your love for Ye Jinghong, and that love extends to everything connected to him…
"Smack!"
Yin Jiuniang slapped Huo Zhan across the face, panic flashing in her eyes. "You are despicable and shameless."
Yes, she did have feelings for Ye Jinghong.
After her parents passed away, her maternal family helped her brother seize power, and those who used to respect her as a young lady all turned to her brother's camp and tricked her out of Xuan Yin Pavilion.
The pampered young lady, unaware of the hardships of life, lost her parents, her relatives, and her home, and now faces endless scheming and suffering.
She could only choose a husband by throwing a bridal bouquet, seeking his help.
If it weren't for Ye Jinghong, Yin Jiuniang would have been torn to pieces and crushed by Xuan Yin Pavilion's former enemies long ago.
At that time, Ye Jinghong, dressed as a man, was like a god descending to her. She helped her return to Xuanyin Pavilion and helped her gain a foothold.
Young and adored, she found such a wonderful husband. How could she possibly keep her heart? But after falling in love, she realized that he was a woman just like herself.
Even so, with such a person in front of her, how could she possibly look at other men, and how could she possibly win back her heart?
After Jinghong realized her thoughts, she did not expose her, but instead fled to the Great Wei by sea.
In the years that followed, seeing Jinghong all alone, she felt guilty for hurting Jinghong with her own thoughts, yet she couldn't help wanting to be with her.
At that time, even she couldn't tell whether she wanted to follow her because of love, or because Ye Jinghong could give her a sense of security, or because she had already become her family, the most important person in her life.
Initially, she took Ye Zhen as her disciple because of Ye Jinghong, but people are not plants or trees, and Ye Zhen was so considerate that she had long regarded her as another family member.
Huo Zhan had investigated her at some point and learned about her past with Ye Jinghong. He firmly believed that she didn't care about him because she loved Ye Jinghong.
He was heartless towards her, but his pride got the better of him, and he insisted on competing with Jinghong. What she couldn't stand the most was that he found many erotic pictures and made her imitate those positions every night, claiming that it was to let her know the goodness of men, but to her it was endless humiliation.
This also made her realize how filthy her feelings for Jinghong were.
Right now, he's using these things to threaten her.
Yin Jiuniang wasn't afraid of Ye Zhen misunderstanding her; they had been master and disciple for many years, and they wouldn't lack even this much trust.
But she didn't want Ye Zhen to know her inexplicable feelings for Ye Jinghong, because she herself found them disgusting.
But she didn't want to be controlled by Huo Zhan forever. "Yes, she is indeed a thousand times better than you. You are not even worthy to carry her shoes."
Someone as aloof as Huo Zhan, after being compared to him like this, will probably stop bringing it up in the future.
But to her surprise, Huo Zhan said, "You don't want to be with me because you think I killed her. But what if Ye Jinghong's death was suspicious and had nothing to do with me?"
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