"Go—," Yin He spoke with an urgency greater than at any other ti, because his ti was running short; at any mont, he might pass out. Once he did, the black smoke would no longer be under his control, and the chance to take Nann Yu hostage would be lost.
Nann Yu seed to sense the anomaly in the youth on his back, even feeling the trembling in the young man’s arms. However, the black smoke beca more active, as if it could break free from the boy’s control at any mont.
Still, Nann Yu made no rash moves, but followed the instructions and moved forward.
"Tell them to back off," Miss Xing Yu said as she looked back at the guards who were following closely behind.
With a glance from Nann Yu, the guards, visibly anxious, had no choice but to stand in place, watching as Nann Yu walked away with the two of them.
Seeing that the youth wouldn’t be able to hold on much longer, Xing Yu kept urging Nann Yu to move faster, even taking on so of Yin He’s weight herself.
It was not until they had moved a distance away and the guards were completely out of sight that Xing Yu’s tense heart began to settle slowly.
"Yin He, we’re out now, let him go," Miss Xing Yu finally spoke up, nervously unsure of Yin He’s plan and whether he intended to kill Nann Yu.
But that was not her wish; if they killed Nann Yu, they would attract even greater trouble. She only wanted...
"If we don’t kill him, we won’t make it out," Yin He suddenly intervened. At the beginning, he hadn’t planned to tell Xing Yu, but now, it seed nearly impossible to kill Nann Yu on his own.
Upon hearing this, Nann Yu’s gaze turned cold, yet he showed no reaction.
"Nann Yu, if you let us go, we won’t kill you," Xing Yu pleaded urgently, even reaching out to pull at Nann Yu. "Hurry and speak."
"He won’t let go," Nann Yu suddenly said, "because I know that if that thing is taken away, he won’t survive either."
Indeed, knowing this was the key for Yin He. If they took that thing away, Yin He wouldn’t survive either.
Xing Yu looked at Nann Yu in disbelief—did he know all along?
So, had he intended to kill Yin He all this ti?
Yin He let out a cold laugh.
"So, you knew all along—" the youth spoke up, while with all his might, he summoned every bit of the black smoke he could control in his body to directly attack Nann Yu.
Even if he couldn’t kill him, he’d make sure Nann Yu experienced a fate worse than death...
But unexpectedly, Nann Yu spoke up.
"Not only do I know," Nann Yu said, and as he spoke, he suddenly acted, a flash of white light appeared between the black smoke and his throat, scattering the black smoke instantly. The next mont, Nann Yu spun around, grasping Yin He’s neck and lifting him up with one hand, his tall figure holding Yin He aloft.
The youth lacked the strength to struggle and simply let his arms droop, looking at Nann Yu. He tried to smile but couldn’t because Nann Yu was choking him; he couldn’t even speak.
"Monarch of Nann State, you can’t kill him," Miss Xing Yu imdiately went to pull at Nann Yu’s arm.
"Miss Xing Yu, this matter concerns a great issue of Nann State, I’m sorry," Nann Yu said coldly.
Xing Yu looked anxiously at Yin He, seeing that he was motionless, his body swinging like a pendulum in the darkness, no longer struggling. Then she bit down on Nann Yu’s arm.
"Miss Xing Yu, I know, he saved you, so you can’t bear to see him die. But think about it, if it weren’t for his appearance, perhaps Nian Ru wouldn’t have died, and you wouldn’t be here right now," Nann Yu said, word by word.
Xing Yu was montarily startled, opened her mouth, but Yin He was right. If she told Nann Yu the truth, then the Empress would no longer have peace. But if she didn’t tell...
The youth, however, suddenly started to laugh. Relaxing actually relieved so of the pressure on his neck, and slowly, he began to speak.
"Killing won’t be so easy. I know you have sothing protecting your body, but I have ways to take us both down," Yin He wasn’t afraid, "But if we both die, then the one to benefit would be Zheng Congyuan."
Nann Yu looked up at the youth, wondering what he ant.
Xing Yu’s mouth fell open; she understood what the youth implied.
"Because Zheng Nianru isn’t dead, and now, she is the Empress of Nanzheng State. If we both die, imagine how happy Zheng Congyuan would be," he continued.
Nann Yu looked at Xing Yu in disbelief.
"Is what he’s saying true?" Nann Yu’s voice changed, his gaze fixed on Xing Yu, but her evasion had already given him his answer.
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