Chapter 46: Master! Is it you? Chao Feng knows he was wrong

Niu Dingtian did not want to lay out the harsher truth in front of this gentle senior sister.

But he also did not want to put a woman in a difficult position, especially someone he cared about, so he hardened his heart and directly named the hidden culprit.

Better a short pain than a long one.

As for the reasons and process, let her imagine as much as she can.

「Dingtian, what are you saying? The prince is. 」

Bao Xiruo heard this and felt like a thunderbolt from a clear sky; for a moment she could not believe it. But what need would Niu Dingtian have to deceive her with such a matter?

Recalling Wanyan Honglie's obsession with her and the many doubts after he rescued her, she gradually could not help but believe it.

But if that person were the murderer who destroyed her family, what had all those years as a princess consort amounted to? And what did Kang'er's cries of "father" mean?

Heart‑rending regret! If only I had not done it then.

Thinking and thinking, she suddenly burst into tears and could not stand steady.

Seeing his senior sister in such misery, Niu Dingtian suddenly felt a twinge of regret—had he been too harsh?

Why must such a cruel reality be borne by such a kind woman?

If he had discovered this Legend of the Condor Heroes world earlier, would the people before him still be suffering like this?

At that moment, Niu Dingtian longed to hold her in his arms, but he felt he had no right to do so; after a brief hesitation, he merely reached out to support Bao Xiruo's frail shoulders and softly comforted her.

"Senior sister, you need not blame yourself so; you are a good person and do not deserve this torment. Grievances have heads, debts have owners—I will personally settle every score."

After a while, Bao Xiruo slowly regained her strength, but she was now like a pear blossom battered by a violent rain.

She seemed to have recalled something.

Raising her head, she looked at Niu Dingtian with tear‑filled, pleading eyes and weakly begged:

"Dingtian, please quickly take me and Kang'er away! Leave this place—anywhere is fine as long as we're not staying here."

At this very moment, she felt that lingering another moment in the Wang Mansion was a sin.

"Senior sister, rest assured—I will take you away right now."

Niu Dingtian felt pity, supported Bao Xiruo, and softly agreed.

"Senior sister, later you will show me the way; after we bring Kang'er along, we will leave together."

"Mm."

Bao Xiruo gave a soft reply, lifted her head, took a deep look at the furnishings inside the room, then resolutely walked out first.

After all, this was the longing of Niu Clan Village; she had lived there for ten full years, and perhaps she would never see it again.

Stepping outside, snowflakes fell lightly, the cold wind remained biting; Bao Xiruo could not help but tighten her clothes, and her mind cleared considerably.

Hearing the footsteps following her out, Bao Xiruo turned, fixed her gaze on Niu Dingtian's youthful face—still bearing a trace of his former self—hesitated a moment, then spoke softly:

"Dingtian, can you promise me one thing?"

"Later, can we try not to fight them? We'll take Kang'er and leave quietly, okay? I'm afraid… I'm afraid of you."

"I'm afraid you'll get hurt! Can we settle any grudges later, slowly?"

At the end, her emotions grew somewhat agitated; in the end, she still spoke with tear‑blurred eyes, trembling with fear.

She truly carried a shadow; ten years ago, on a similar snowy day, that tragedy she did not wish to relive. She knew that the junior fellow who had once followed her—her junior martial brother—would absolutely not abandon her as cruelly as her husband had done ten years prior.

But she did not want him to risk danger; now she only wanted to leave this place safely.

"Mm, I promise you, senior sister."

Niu Dingtian looked at his senior sister's pleading eyes, his heart softened, he hesitated a moment, then nodded and agreed.

Although he was confident he could retreat unharmed, he now preferred not to make his senior sister worry.

Moreover, the first time he was sure he could escape unscathed, he seemed to have run into a perverted old eunuch and was chased for a day and a night.

Thinking of this, he touched his face and suddenly felt a flush; who knew that if things blew up, the palace might yet send forth another featherless old coot.

Seeing Niu Dingtian's agreement, Bao Xiruo's tensed heart eased a little, and she let out a long breath.

"Senior sister, excuse me."

After Bao Xiruo indicated the approximate location, Niu Dingtian hesitated no more, hoisted his senior sister in a horizontal embrace, and sprang straight forward.

Darting swiftly through the wind and snow, the cold wind scraping his body like a blade, Bao Xiruo could not help but curl up.

Niu Dingtian, seeing this, directly channeled Nine Yang True Qi into her body; a warm current entered, and Bao Xiruo felt the chill vanish instantly.

"It's that room right ahead."

After Niu Dingtian landed on a rooftop, the Bao Xiruo in his arms pointed to a room and whispered:

At that moment

The two were guarding outside the door.

Niu Dingtian saw the situation, lightly tapped the tip of his right foot, lifting a tile silently into the air, then kicked it with his foot toward the two.

"Whoosh"

"Whoosh"

The tile split in two, carrying two sonic booms as it shot straight through—tile met person, they fell, silently.

This old skill demands high internal force and dexterity; Niu Dingtian's use of it grew ever more proficient.

"Kang'er, Kang'er! Asleep? Mother's here—open the door quickly!"

At the door, Bao Xiruo, having come down from Niu Dingtian's arms, ignored her shyness and hurriedly knocked softly, calling in a low voice to Yang Kang inside.

"Princess Consort, how did you come here?"

Yang Kang, who opened the door, still had sleepy eyes; seeing his mother, his face showed a hint of confusion, but upon noticing the stranger behind her, he quickly became much more alert, his eyes rolling about.

"Kang'er, put on your clothes quickly—mother has something important to tell you."

Bao Xiruo, without pausing to explain, hurriedly pulled Yang Kang inside and, after a few motions, had him dressed.

"Dingtian! All right, let's go quickly! Kang'er, don't be afraid—mother will take you away; this is not our home!"

Niu Dingtian saw this, immediately scooped up the two people with both hands, burst out of the house in an instant, and sped toward the outside of the Wang Mansion.

Hm?

What's the matter?

Mother Consort wants to elope with this person?

When he thought of this, the still‑confused Yang Kang let out a startled cry; no wonder Mother Consort never lived with the father king!

No way! Once I go, I won't be a young master any longer!

At that moment, the three of them happened to pass a pit entrance, and Yang Kang, seeing it, hurriedly shouted loudly:

"Master, help!"

"Master!"

Seeing this, Bao Xiruo's pretty face turned pale with fear, and Niu Dingtian reacted instantly, pointing a finger at the mute point.

"Who dares to trespass the Wang Mansion!"

"Release that child at once!"

It was already too late; a disheveled black silhouette shot out of the pit, leapt forward, and a fierce, intimidating ghost claw struck toward Niu Dingtian's back.

Feeling the incoming claw, Niu Dingtian flung the Yang Kang in his arms straight up into the sky with force.

Time to teach this brat a lesson!

After extending a hand, he turned and prepared to palm‑smash, but upon seeing the newcomer's face, he changed his mind and reduced the palm force to thirty percent.

The two moves clashed; the black silhouette let out a muffled hum, was blasted to the ground, and after Niu Dingtian caught Yang Kang again, his feet kept racing toward the outside of the Wang Mansion.

"Splitting Sky Palm?"

"Master, is that you?"

"Master! Is that you? Chao Feng made a mistake!"

After the black silhouette landed, it seemed to recall something, its expression wildly excited, and the disheveled figure shouted madly toward Niu Dingtian's retreating back.

Please point out any typos or garbled sentences, thanks.

(End of chapter)