Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress-Chapter 235 - 233 Preemptive Strike_1
Chapter 235: Chapter 233: Preemptive Strike_1
Chapter 235: Chapter 233: Preemptive Strike_1
“So what now? What does King Yan intend to do?” The Crown Prince was already angered by Li Zhijie’s repeated provocations, and even his voice carried a hint of coldness.
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Li Zhijie, seeing the Crown Prince of the Jin Kingdom with a dark and stormy gaze and slightly quickened breath, clearly noticed that his heart was in disarray.
Lu Tianzhuo gently tugged on King Yan’s sleeve. After respectfully saluting the Crown Prince of the Jin Kingdom, he began to speak: “Your Highness, please calm your anger. King Yan did not intend to provoke the Jin Kingdom’s monarch and ministers. The incident happened unexpectedly… General Bai suddenly brought the elite soldiers of the Huying Camp along with the death warriors to attack Qiushan Pass. King Yan sought peace wholeheartedly but was treated in this manner. He is fearful, uneasy, and unable to bear his anger, which is why he came to confront General Bai! We hope Your Highness will consider King Yan’s fright and overlook his words.”
Bai Qingyan’s dark, profound eyes looked towards Lu Tianzhuo, who was bowing subserviently. This small eunuch in common clothing… was indeed shrewd. Realizing that King Yan couldn’t stir trouble between her and the Crown Prince, he tried to solidify the accusation that she attempted to assassinate King Yan of Xiliang through his words.
Zhen Zeping, enraged, sneered repeatedly, feeling that Xiliang was utterly shameless. He spoke: “Since our General Bai fears the revocation of military power and pretended to assassinate your King Yan of Xiliang, bringing just the elite soldiers of the Huying Camp would suffice. Why… go the extra mile to bring those death warriors in Jin attire?”
Li Zhijie’s peach blossom eyes looked at Bai Qingyan, pretending to be weak: “This should be questioned to General Bai!”
Bai Qingyan stood calmly, her posture tall and straight, holding the sword at her waist, her eyebrows clear and bright. She remained composed and unhurried as if she wasn’t worried about the Crown Prince’s suspicions.
Glancing at Bai Qingyan, who was calm and did not rush to explain to him, the Crown Prince felt a subtle joy deep inside. Earlier, he had worried if Bai Qingyan could withstand the charming advances of King Yan, forming an affection for Li Zhijie.
Now it seemed… Li Zhijie must have clashed with Bai Qingyan because she discovered the group of death warriors in Jin attire hidden at Qiushan Pass! He wanted to pin the existence of those death warriors on Bai Qingyan.
The more Li Zhijie tried to smear Bai Qingyan, the more the Crown Prince felt compelled to protect her. This would assure Bai Qingyan of his unquestionable loyalty and sincerity.
Bai Jinzhi, with tear-filled eyes, thought of her ninth brother covered in wounds, feeling a surge of anger… She wished she could tear Li Zhijie apart and couldn’t help but emulate Cheng Yuanzhi’s coarse language: “Ask your mother’s leg!”
King Yan, Li Zhijie, always admired by women for his unrestrained charm, was stunned for the first time being cursed by a young lady. His gaze fell upon the furious Bai Jinzhi.
The young girl’s cheeks were reddened by anger, her eyes glaring at him full of resentment.
Bai Qingyan raised her hand to pull Bai Jinzhi behind her.
Wei Zhaonian, Shen Kunyang, and Gu Wenchang, hearing Bai Jinzhi’s coarse words, all turned their heads to glare at Cheng Yuanzhi.
Cheng Yuanzhi, coming to his senses and seeing the three of them glaring at him, was puzzled: “What are you three looking at me for?!”
Shen Kunyang frowned and lowered his voice to scold Cheng Yuanzhi: “You run your mouth all day in front of Fourth Miss! Look at what you’ve taught her!”
Cheng Yuanzhi: “…”
The Crown Prince, surprisingly, felt a bit relieved by Bai Jinzhi’s rebuke of Li Zhijie. A faint smile tugged at his lips: “I also want to ask King Yan, the time for the peace talks yesterday was decided by King Yan. But King Yan delayed, saying it was too late, then brought up some maid, repeatedly intending to reschedule the negotiations! And today, you’ve made such a scene! Does King Yan think that my temper is good enough to tolerate your whims?!”
At this point, the Crown Prince’s face darkened: “The Huying Camp’s night investigation of Qiushan Pass was my order! I am not a fool; I clearly understand Xiliang’s hidden malicious intent! The peace treaty has already been signed. I initially didn’t want to pursue it too much, but you kept provoking, testing my limits! Now you even want to use the bodies of the elite soldiers of the Huying Camp to make the first move, don’t you?”
Li Zhijie looked at Bai Qingyan, whose armor was stained with blood. His right eye twitched. He finally understood. It was the Crown Prince who had sent Bai Qingyan to Qiushan Pass. No wonder Bai Qingyan walked around the camp in blood-stained battle armor unrestrainedly.
“Your Highness, the wounds on King Yan weren’t inflicted by anyone I brought! I dare swear on this… if any person I brought to Qiushan Pass injured King Yan, may the nine clans of the Bai family have no place of burial!” Bai Qingyan looked at Li Zhijie. “Since King Yan claims I brought people to assassinate, are you willing to swear a poisonous oath to the God of Xiliang here?”
On hearing the word “God,” the soldiers of Xiliang who followed Li Zhijie all bowed their heads in reverence.
Xiliang believed in the God, who was extremely sacred to them.
Seeing Li Zhijie’s expression change drastically, Bai Qingyan asked with a faint smile: “What, does King Yan not dare?”
Li Zhijie dared to swear, but to swear to the God… Li Zhijie couldn’t bring himself to do it.
Seeing Li Zhijie tightly pressing his lips, the Crown Prince displayed the full aura of a prince of a victorious nation: “This time, it was your Xiliang colluding with Nanyan to invade my Jin Kingdom. Now the peace treaty has been signed. If Xiliang still wants to start trouble, I don’t mind revealing what Xiliang has hidden at Qiushan Pass… and your ulterior motives to the world, inviting all nations to jointly attack and divide Xiliang with my Jin Kingdom. By then, General Bai will lead my Jin Kingdom’s elite soldiers to flatten Yunjing of Xiliang!”
Bai Qingyan lowered her eyes, respectfully cupping her fists to the Crown Prince: “This general will not fail Your Highness’s expectations!”
The Crown Prince, still unclear about Xiliang’s intentions… his vague and ambiguous words, fell into the ears of Li Zhijie and Lu Tianzhuo, entirely changing their interpretation.
The Crown Prince’s mention of what was hidden at Qiushan Pass referred to those death warriors in Jin attire.
But Li Zhijie and Lu Tianzhuo instinctively thought that the Crown Prince knew of the Bai family members hidden at Qiushan Pass and thus sent Bai Qingyan to rescue them.
Li Zhijie suddenly doubted the reliability of Nanyan’s information. Did the Jin Imperial Family really suspect the Bai family, who had achieved great merits? Did they really both use and guard against the Bai family?
But if the Jin Imperial Family truly harbored suspicions against the Bai family, why would the Crown Prince send Bai Qingyan along with the Huying Camp to rescue the Bai family members?
Trying to calm his mind, Li Zhijie realized that withholding the Bai family members during the peace talks was their wrongdoing. The Crown Prince of the Jin Kingdom was right… If the Jin Kingdom announced this to other nations, wouldn’t the Rongs who coveted Xiliang’s fertile land come to get a share?!
Realizing this, Li Zhijie’s body went slightly numb, the wound near his chest throbbed intensely and blood oozed out again.
The Crown Prince, hands behind his back, his gaze steady: “If King Yan wishes to settle things peacefully, leave the bodies of the elite soldiers of the Huying Camp and leave immediately! I can then consider the innocent Xiliang commoners and act as if nothing happened! However, if you cause trouble again, I’m afraid I will have to let the nobles of Xiliang far in Yunjing witness… how sharp the blades of my Jin Kingdom elite soldiers are!”
