Chapter 338
“Why not just have someone injure Di Qin to get the heart’s blood?” Feng Jiuyuan asked after hearing what Nangong Yan had to say. “Why go through the trouble of arranging a marriage?”
Huang Quan looked at him, “Second Brother, our parents never told us about the Nangong family. How did you know?”
Nangong Yan replied, “I didn’t discover it myself. We found out accidentally while searching for our parents.”
“After learning about it, he initially wanted to approach the Nangong family to acknowledge the connection, hoping to use their influence to find our parents. But I stopped him,” Nangong Yan explained. “Father never mentioned them all these years, clearly not wanting to have any ties with them.”
“But in the end, we had no choice. To get close to Crown Prince Di Qin and ensure Nangong Qingle could marry him, we had to rely on the Nangong family.”
“When Nangong Qingle arrived at the Nangong family, she immediately spread the news that she had Spirit Clan blood. This was to give the Nangong family more leverage in negotiations with the Tianqi Empire.”
“Later, the Nangong family reached an agreement with the Tianqi Emperor, but because Crown Prince Di Qin wasn’t there, the edict was never issued. They thought that when he returned, the edict would be issued, but who would have guessed…”
At this point, Nangong Yan stopped speaking.
Though he didn’t finish his sentence, everyone present understood.
The plan had been going well, but who would have thought his own sister would end up getting involved with Di Qin?
Huang Quan remained silent.
Nangong Yan sighed and said, “At first, when you were with Crown Prince Di Qin, I didn’t think much of it. I thought you were just friends. But after what happened during the competition, I had to face the reality.”
“And it wasn’t just me who had to face it; Nangong Qingle also did. I didn’t expect her desire to marry Crown Prince Di Qin to be so strong. When she discovered your existence, she couldn’t wait to get rid of you.”
“She sent someone to deal with you, but fortunately, you managed to handle them. I was furious at the time, but since I still needed her to get Di Qin’s blood, I only warned her.”
“I thought she wouldn’t settle down, but unexpectedly, she did,” Nangong Yan continued. “I noticed Nangong Qiu visiting the inn to see you, and I guessed that Nangong Qingle’s sudden restraint was related to you. But by then, we had already planned to act against Crown Prince Di Qin. We had deceived both the Nangong family and the royal family and were worried that if I was discovered, you would be blamed by the royal family. So, during that period, I didn’t meet with Nangong Qingle and instead sought other solutions.”
After listening to Nangong Yan, Feng Jiuyuan asked, “I have a question. If you only needed blood from his heart, couldn’t you have just had someone injure Di Qin? Why go to the trouble of arranging a marriage?”
Nangong Yan looked at him coolly and said, “If it were really that easy, we wouldn’t be having this conversation.”
Feng Jiuyuan raised an eyebrow. “There are other conditions?”
“Yes.” Nangong Yan nodded. “Crown Prince Di Qin’s cultivation is unfathomably high. Injuring him and then extracting the blood from his heart wouldn’t work. Even if it did, it would be useless without Di Qin himself present.”
“The Soul Searching Artifact only recognizes the owner of the blood,” Nangong Yan explained. “In other words, even if we managed to create the Soul Searching Artifact, only Crown Prince Di Qin could activate it.”
“It’s not as simple as injuring Crown Prince Di Qin and making him activate it. If he refuses, the artifact is useless. So, after much consideration, arranging a marriage seemed to be the only solution.”
“If Nangong Qingle were to marry him, they would be husband and wife. With a deep marital bond, requesting three drops of blood from his heart and explaining the reason would be feasible.”
“And once the artifact was made, they could also ask Crown Prince Di Qin to help activate it.”
“However…” While the idea seemed perfect, reality proved to be harsh.
Later, they realized that even without Quan Quan, Di Qin would not have been interested in Nangong Qingle, let alone with Quan Quan in the picture.
He could see that Quan Quan and Di Qin had deep feelings for each other, and he didn’t want Quan Quan to be blamed by Di Qin’s family.
Chapter 339
So even though he and Quan Quan were in the same place, he didn’t dare to meet her.
Furthermore, since Di Qin was now with Quan Quan, not only would he not look at Nangong Qingle, but even he (Nangong Yan) wouldn’t allow Nangong Qingle to be around them anymore.
After discovering the relationship between Di Qin and Quan Quan, he wanted Nangong Qingle to stop her actions, but the assassination attempt on Quan Quan ordered by Nangong Qingle triggered an investigation by Di Qin, making it difficult for him to approach.
Following that, Nangong Qingle went to the ruins.
One thing led to another, and over a month passed.
When she returned from the ruins, he wanted to see Nangong Qingle, but it turned out she had been confined for some unknown mistake!
Nangong Yan and the other soul could never have guessed that the Nangong family had already discovered the truth. The reason Nangong Qingle was confined was to prevent her from causing trouble in the few days when Quan Quan was away.
Because if she caused trouble then, they wouldn’t be able to catch the people behind her.
These were things Nangong Yan didn’t know.
By the time Nangong Qingle was released from confinement, she had entered the Imperial Academy.
He originally intended to meet her then, but Quan Quan was also at the Imperial Academy, and they were even in the same college!
At the time, he was very puzzled—why would Quan Quan, who had no spiritual power, be in the Holy Spirit College?
This wasn’t difficult to investigate. As soon as he looked into it, he found out the reason. Left with no choice, he decided to wait until Quan Quan was not around to speak.
Just yesterday, Quan Quan had taken leave due to some issues at the training location of A-Mian.
This was an opportunity.
He went to find Nangong Qingle and told her the plan was off, that she didn’t need to do anything further, and that she should find a way to leave the Nangong family and return to the Spirit Clan.
After explaining, he didn’t listen to anything else Nangong Qingle had to say and left immediately. Who would have thought… he was followed.
And that led to the situation they were in now.
After listening to Nangong Yan, everyone didn’t know what to say.
Nangong Yan had always been in control, aware of who was on their side, but because he was afraid his sister would be implicated, he didn’t dare to show himself directly. He didn’t know that Nangong Qingle had already confessed, nor that she was being watched. He thought that with Quan Quan away, he could hide things, but instead, Yongzhou followed him, discovered his hideout, and that led to this whole series of events.
After hearing everything, Quan Quan remained silent for a long time.
Nangong Yan looked at her and said, “Quan Quan, your second brother has not held anything back; I’ve told you everything. Rest assured, your second brother really won’t run.”
Huang Quan looked at him and said, “If Yongzhou hadn’t followed you, you would have run in a few days. Moreover, giving up on the Nangong Qingle plan means you won’t come here again. If I missed this chance, I would have lost you for good. So, Second Brother, tell me, shouldn’t I be angry?”
Seeing her eyes turning red, Nangong Yan didn’t dare to disagree. He quickly replied, “You should.”
“It’s Second Brother’s fault. I shouldn’t have kept things from you and A-Mian.”
Looking at him, Huang Quan felt terrible, but she couldn’t bring herself to say anything too harsh.
Having your body taken over—no one knows whether the person inside is like a ticking time bomb. Her second brother had his own reasons for not contacting them, but her eldest brother…
Who knows how her eldest brother is doing?
There was no other choice.
Huang Quan took a deep breath, pressing down her emotions, and looked at him. “When Third Brother returns, you need to talk to him. Tell him that in the three years you’ve been gone, Third Brother has suffered a lot for me, with countless injuries big and small.”
“If Third Brother isn’t angry, then I won’t be either.”
Nangong Yan felt a headache coming on.
After being away for three years, their sister, who used to treat them equally, had completely sided with A-Mian…
However…
The chapter ends here. Thank you for reading!
