Chapter 213: Nan Xueyin Dislikes This Prince

Wu Zhui frowned.

He did not like this person, Lin Bie.

But Lin Bie smiled slightly and pointed to the two people beside him, "Does Lord Wu recognize them?"

Without waiting for Wu Zhui to answer, Lin Bie answered for himself: "This one, Nan Fuguang, a student at Bailudong Academy, and also Miss Nan's cousin. And this one, Nan Lizhu, she is Miss Nan's younger cousin. I hear that back at the Qingzhou Nan Family, Miss Nan was closest with Nan Lizhu."

Wu Zhui understood in an instant.

These two people were Nan Xueyin's kin, and also her weakness.

Xiao Mingyu had specifically abducted them from Qingzhou.

"Now, have the people at the Armory stand down," Lin Bie raised his voice, "otherwise, I will kill Nan Fuguang first!"

"You!" Wu Zhui clenched his fingers.

He could not think of how to choose for a moment.

If he let Nan Fuguang die, Nan Xueyin and Nan Jiyun would certainly be heartbroken.

But if the Armory fell and the Prince's men obtained the weapons, it would bring danger to the Crown Prince and Nan Xueyin...

Watching him hesitate, the pent-up frustration Lin Bie had held in his heart for so long was finally released.

His age was on par with Wu Zhui's, but all this time, he could only watch as Wu Zhui was heavily relied upon, while he could only obey Wu Zhui's orders and watch him enjoy boundless glory.

Sometimes Lin Bie was always anxious; he felt he was not inferior, so why was the one sitting in that position not him?

Later, he truly stepped up, and he discovered that this position was not as simple as it seemed.

Those who came before him, including Bai Sheng, who were veterans of many years, had all died under the Prince's hand.

Although Lin Bie was also somewhat nervous, worried that he might make a wrong move, most of the time he felt high-spirited.

He felt that he was not as stupid as Bai Sheng, who would throw away his own life and his brother's life to help others.

He also felt that he could be smarter than Wu Zhui.

Now, watching Wu Zhui fall into a dilemma, and knowing all of this was caused by Lin Bie, Lin Bie felt a surge of satisfaction in his heart.

Suddenly, Wu Zhui's expression melted like ice and snow.

He spoke in a clear voice: "Are these two really relatives that Miss Nan values so much?"

Lin Bie paused and replied: "That goes without saying. Especially Nan Lizhu; Miss Nan often accompanied her to play golf..."

"Then if the two of them were in danger, wouldn't Miss Nan rush over immediately once she found out?"

Lin Bie was stunned for a moment, not understanding why he would say that.

Wu Zhui sighed again: "And you, if Miss Nan knew it was you who abducted the relatives she values so much, Miss Nan would definitely beat you to death."

Upon hearing this, Lin Bie subconsciously shrank back.

Beating him to death was indeed something Nan Xueyin was capable of doing.

Lin Bie took a deep breath: "Stop saying those irrelevant things, now you..."

Before he could finish his sentence, someone in the darkness behind him suddenly called him: "Lin Bie."

It was Xiao Mingyu's voice.

He was wearing night-traveling clothes, originally hidden in the night and the crowd, an existence that would not be easily discovered.

But at this moment, Xiao Mingyu took the initiative to step forward and stand under the light.

"Prince..." Lin Bie could not help but frown, "According to the plan, wasn't it to wait until the Armory was taken, then..."

Xiao Mingyu did not speak to him, but looked at Wu Zhui and said coldly: "Go tell Nan Xueyin to come here and see this Prince. Otherwise, this Prince will kill his younger brother and sister."

"Yes!"

Wu Zhui deliberately responded loudly.

Lin Bie's expression was ugly; at this moment, he finally understood why Wu Zhui had deliberately mentioned Nan Xueyin.

To stall for time.

Moreover, if Nan Xueyin really came, what chance of victory would they have?

What was the point of seizing the Armory...

"It is some distance from here to the Eastern Palace..."

Shu Yu also reacted, quickly exchanged a glance with Wu Zhui, and then looked at Xiao Mingyu: "If we need to notify Miss Nan now, it will certainly take some time."

Xiao Mingyu nodded slightly: "This Prince will kindly reserve the time, and before seeing Nan Xueyin, I guarantee her younger brother and sister will be safe and sound."

Shu Yu was about to turn his head to order a personal guard to rush to the Eastern Palace.

Xiao Mingyu stared at him: "Shu Yu, is it? You go deliver the message."

"Me?"

"Only if you deliver the message will it be believable." That was what Xiao Mingyu said.

Shu Yu was helpless; he thought for a moment and asked: "So in a moment, should I ask Miss Nan directly if she is willing to come see you?"

Xiao Mingyu said coldly: "When you see Nan Xueyin, tell her that if she refuses to come see this Prince, this Prince will kill her younger brother and sister, and then kill all the commoners in Fengdu."

Shu Yu committed these words to memory.

Before setting off to leave, he looked at Wu Zhui one last time, and seeing Wu Zhui nod in signal, he then moved quickly.

Shu Yu's figure soon disappeared into the night.

Wu Zhui breathed a slight sigh of relief; the time stalled was just about enough now.

Lin Bie, however, was frowning tightly; it seemed today's plan had mostly failed...

"Wu Zhui."

At this moment, Xiao Mingyu spoke faintly.

Wu Zhui looked up.

"Leaving this Prince's side to work for the Crown Prince at the Eastern Palace, have you been living comfortably lately?" Xiao Mingyu stared at him and asked.

Wu Zhui looked at him, then at Lin Bie, and said sincerely, "The Crown Prince gives more silver every month, and the room he arranges for me is also larger. It is indeed much better in the Eastern Palace than in the Duan Prince Mansion."

Xiao Mingyu's gaze turned sharp, and he let out a cold laugh, "Then you shall represent the Eastern Palace and pass a message to all the personal guards."

Wu Zhui was puzzled, "Pass a message? Pass what?"

Xiao Mingyu's expression was stern, "Right now, if anyone in the Armory dares to resist this Prince, then Nan Lizhu will have another knife wound on her face and body. Tell them to move all the weapons out, including the Gunpowder."

Wu Zhui was suddenly stunned, "But... didn't you promise just now, Prince, that you would wait for Miss Nan to arrive before..."

Xiao Mingyu sneered: "Wu Zhui, don't think I don't know that you intentionally brought those things up just now to manipulate me. You think Nan Xueyin is important enough in my heart that if you mention her, I will definitely back down. It's a pity you forgot one thing."

He narrowed his eyes, "Nan Xueyin hates me; I am very clear on that point. Whether I spare her younger brother and sister's lives or kill them, she will hate me all the same. During this time, I have realized that as long as this world belongs to me in the end, Nan Xueyin will naturally belong to me as well, and no one will be able to take her away."

Lin Bie's expression brightened inch by inch as he listened.

So, the Prince had only pretended to agree just now to let Shu Yu leave first—after all, the Eastern Palace personal guard Shu Yu was also a person with high combat strength; with him gone, handling matters would be much easier.

Wu Zhui remained stunned, and Xiao Mingyu slightly raised his chin, "Are you not going to pass the word down yet? Or do you think you can watch as Nan Lizhu gets two more knife wounds on her face? She is only ten, at the age of a flower; if she is scarred, it will never heal for the rest of her life."

Following his words, Lin Bie drew the dagger from his waist and placed it against Nan Lizhu's face.

Nan Fuguang was already terrified, his face deathly pale without a trace of color.

Nan Lizhu, however, only tilted her chin up, looking as if she were ready to face death, "I am not afraid! I am not afraid of pain, not afraid of disfigurement, and not afraid of death!"

She looked at Wu Zhui, her tone incomparably firm, "Don't listen to them! I don't want Sister Xueyin to be put in a difficult position!"