Chapter 845

Zhao Chi ignored him, only looking at Xiao Ning.

Xiao Ning smiled at Zhao Chi and said, "Zhao Chi's here, sit down quickly."

She pointed at the chair beside her.

Then she wiped the dagger on Su Qin's trousers, cleaning the blood off it.

But Su Qin's trousers were immediately slashed open, and two more wounds appeared on her fair thighs, beads of blood slowly seeping out.

Zhao Chi did not sit down.

He took out a silver bowl and, under Yan Ping's watchful gaze, walked over to Xiao Ning and handed it to her.

Xiao Ning laughed and said, "Giving me gifts again, you really are thoughtful. I can tell you truly intend to throw in your whole lot with the Holy Clan, and that's rare."

Zhao Chi also laughed and said, "After all, the future belongs to the Holy Clan — anyone can see that. The noble clan is finished, and the resistance can't amount to anything either. Only the Holy Clan can ultimately win."

"Hmph." Yan Ping gave a cold laugh.

But the corners of his mouth had begun to curl upward.

Judging by his expression, he was quite satisfied with Zhao Chi's words.

Xiao Ning also praised him, saying, "Exactly, it's all plain as day — how can so many people still fail to see it? I knew I wasn't wrong about you. Don't just stand there, sit down quickly."

Zhao Chi said, "What's the matter with her? Did she offend you?"

Xiao Ning shot Su Qin a look and said, "I've heard this Su Qin is very close to you. I only meant to casually ask what your relationship is, but she actually refused to say? What's going on here? Could your relationship be improper?"

At the last words, jealousy actually flared in Xiao Ning's eyes.

Su Qin shook her head: "No…"

"Shut up! You cheap thing!" Xiao Ning roared.

Su Qin shuddered all over and dared not speak again.

Zhao Chi said, "I'm not close to her, but I did save her once during the last battle. I figure she's afraid the Holy Clan is investigating me, so she doesn't want to say anything about my affairs — it's her way of repaying the favor of my saving her."

Xiao Ning frowned.

She clearly didn't believe Zhao Chi's explanation.

"No way? That's all there is to it? You're my vassal lord — the Holy Clan already investigated you long ago. What is she afraid of?"

Zhao Chi laughed and said, "She didn't know I was already your vassal lord, so she had to hide it. If she'd known, she would have told you everything about me long ago."

Su Qin raised her head, about to explain.

Zhao Chi immediately stopped her with a stern look.

She froze on the spot.

She blinked hard, squeezing the tears from her eyes, and stared at Zhao Chi's face in shock.

Zhao Chi sighed inwardly — it seemed she hadn't been stopped by his gaze, but was so stunned by his looks that she couldn't speak.

Xiao Ning said, "Fine! If you put it that way, then there's no problem. But I still can't swallow how she treated me. Stab her once for me, and I'll let her go."

Saying that, she handed over the dagger.

Zhao Chi didn't take it.

"She's a lord of our house, and she's served our house for many years. I can't do that. And I hope you can let her off too — the Zhao house doesn't have many lords; every extra one counts."

Zhao Chi spoke with complete candor, smiling at Xiao Ning the whole time.

Xiao Ning's expression softened a little, and she took back the dagger.

"Alright, for your sake I won't bother with her anymore. But… I have an idea, and I don't know if you can accept it. If you do, it can soothe the anger in my heart."