Chapter 189: So What If It's a Bloodbath?

Yan Qiu'er nodded: "Everything is prepared, we can leave at any time. It's a pity I spent over a year laying the groundwork in Qi... it truly all fell apart at the last step!"

Ling Xue glanced at her: "Stop saying useless things! There is no time to lose, let's withdraw first."

However, just as they were preparing to leave, they opened the room door only to see Dongfang Qi, Lin Qingyue, and a group of people from the Profound Mirror Division standing outside.

Ling Xue was incredibly astonished, not expecting them to have returned after leaving.

Yan Qiu'er immediately drew her dagger, intending to resist.

But before she could get close, Xie Shouzheng swung his whip, engaging her in a struggle.

Dami and several division guards also rushed up to help.

After only a few rounds, Yan Qiu'er could not hold out and was struck to the ground by a lash from Xie Shouzheng's whip.

Dami hurried forward, holding a blade to her neck: "Behave yourself, or I'll chop your head off with one strike!"

Seeing that there was no escape, Yan Qiu'er said hatefully: "Just wait to face the retaliation!"

Afterward, she prepared to stretch out her neck to be executed.

Lin Qingyue was quick-witted and fast-handed; she flicked her finger, knocking the blade off course.

Dami and the others also reacted, pinning her firmly to the ground, not allowing her to make any further moves.

Lin Qingyue sneered: "What, you want to die to end it all? Did you ask me first?"

Dongfang Qi stood with his hands behind his back and asked with a faint smile: "Prince Ling Zhen, surely you wouldn't want to shield your younger sister now, would you?"

As the Heart-Bewitching Powder entered the body, the medicinal effect gradually began to take hold.

At this moment, Ling Zhen felt his body begin to show symptoms of weakness and dizziness, and his voice became somewhat feeble when he spoke.

"A-Xue, give up! Do not continue to be obsessed; the Guiyuan Sect is... is a crooked and evil path, and everything they do brings disaster to the region. A-Xue..."

"Shut your mouth!" Ling Xue pulled out a dagger and held it against Ling Zhen's neck, shouting, "Everyone back off, or we will all perish together!"

"I am the Princess of Feng Kingdom, and my brother is the most highly regarded Eldest Prince of Feng Kingdom. If something happens to us in your Qi, it will inevitably affect the relationship between our two countries! It might even shatter the harmony that has lasted for years."

Ling Zhen said: "A-Xue, stop! It doesn't matter if I die, but Feng Kingdom cannot go to war, and the peace of the three Central Plains nations must not be destroyed because of this!"

"So what if it is?" Ling Xue smiled heartlessly, as if she were a child who had not yet grown up.

"What if there is a war? What if people die? If I cannot live, no one should think of having an easy time!"

"A-Xue, you..." Ling Zhen still wanted to persuade her, but his body grew weaker and weaker, and soon he could not even stand. He could no longer speak either.

Ling Xue moved the knife behind Ling Zhen and shouted loudly: "Someone come, protect the royals! The people of Qi have malicious intentions and want to murder this Princess and the Eldest Prince!"

They had naturally brought many attendants with them on this diplomatic mission, including officials from Feng Kingdom and well-trained guards.

Previously, in order to protect his sister, Ling Zhen had dismissed all those people.

At this moment, hearing Ling Xue's cry, the Feng Kingdom officials and guards poured out all at once.

Ling Xue pointed at Dongfang Qi and the others, beginning to invert black and white: "These people suddenly broke into the embassy, intending to harm my Imperial Brother. Quickly, protect the royals!"

"No, it's not..." Ling Zhen wanted to explain clearly, but as the effects of the Heart-Bewitching Powder began to take hold, even his speech began to spiral out of control.

Seeing that under Ling Xue's instigation, the two sides had already begun to draw their weapons.

Xie Shouzheng cursed angrily: "What kind of damn princess are you, harming your own brother and country? Are you even human? And you idiots, can't you see this woman has ulterior motives? Put down your blades quickly, properly persuade your princess, and tell her to turn back before it's too late!"

"Shut up!" a Feng Kingdom envoy said, "We have come from afar for the diplomatic relations between our two nations; how can you bring troops to break into the Honglu Temple? And even use insulting language against our princess! I advise you to withdraw your troops immediately, or Feng Kingdom will never let this rest!"

A guard under Dongfang Qi suggested: "Your Highness, why don't we withdraw first? Ling Xue is their princess; they cannot possibly believe our words. But if a bloody battle occurs here, regardless of who wins or loses, it will be difficult to explain to Feng Kingdom."

Dongfang Qi pondered in silence, seemingly weighing the options.

Lin Qingyue, however, suddenly began to laugh, laughing so much that Ling Xue was completely bewildered: "What are you laughing at?"

Lin Qingyue stopped her smile and said: "I am laughing at how stupid you are. If you hadn't laid a hand on your brother, perhaps he could still protect you, but now you have turned him into a Puppet Human. Even if we let you leave, after returning to Feng Kingdom, he will still be under your control and will turn to slander Qi even more."

"With your insane personality, there is no guarantee you won't actually ignite a war between the two nations. Therefore..."

Her expression darkened, and the words she spoke were exceptionally cruel: "... rather than being counterattacked by you then and causing a great disaster, it is better to settle it once and for all today and completely eliminate you, this scourge!"

As she spoke, she raised her hand to signal: "Deputy Xie, prepare to set up the formation! It's only a hundred or so guards; what if we wash the place in blood?"

Xie Shouzheng was secretly shocked: Deputy Envoy Lin is truly a ruthless person!

He then shouted loudly: "Set up the formation!"

The Profound Mirror Division had mobilized in full force previously to save Lin Qingyue, with most of them lying in ambush outside.

At this moment, hearing the order from the two chief officers, they all moved in unison, taking out their magical artifacts to set up the formation, and with the addition of the Crown Prince's guards, the people of Feng Kingdom immediately fell into a disadvantage.

Ling Xue said: "Do you truly not care about the friendship between the two nations? Brother Qi..."

She again feigned a weak appearance, looking at Dongfang Qi with deep affection: "This time, A-Xue also came for you. Have you forgotten the times we played together when we were young? If it weren't for you heartlessly rejecting me, we wouldn't have fallen out. Brother Qi, do you really want to be this ruthless to me?"