LIGHTNOVELONLINE Han Ming Xi simply felt the blue veins on his forehead throbbing.
Who said Master Ming Yue was a clever man? He was dumber than a donkey! Normally, a stubborn man would give up on his own ideas when he failed. However, it wasn’t the case with Han Ming Yue.
“Bullshit! I’m born in Great Chu. I don’t care about Xi Ling. Someone get me the best soft tendon powder! I’ll flay whoever dares to give this man antidote! Now I finally know what a femme fatale is! Is there no other woman in this world except that bitch? I’m going to spoil her beauty tomorrow. When no one wants her any more, I’ll buy her to be your maid!” After that, Han Ming Xi went off in a huff angrily, not bothering with his big brother who was still lying immobile on the ground.
“Han Ming Xi, stop!” shouted Han Ming Yue sternly.
Han Ming Xi paused on his way out and turned back with clenched teeth to his big brother who looked 70% like him. All he wanted now was to skin that bitch and pull out her tendons. Ever since he was a boy, he looked up to his big brother. However, he was much less impressed by his big brother’s taste in women.
Han Ming Xi’s angry stare stirred up Han Ming Yue guilt for a split second, who said in a calmer voice: “Ming Xi, stop. I promise I won’t do anything. Mo Xiu Yao already broke two of my ribs. Come and help me up.”
Stunned, Han Ming Xi stared at his big brother’s pale face. Finally, his heart softened and he went to give Han Ming Yue a lift.
“You! Han Ming Yue!” Seconds later, Han Ming Xi shouted with anger and hatred. However, totally numb because of sealed acupoint, he couldn’t move at all. His handsome face deformed angrily with his eyes on the man who had his hands on his chest with a ghastly pale face.
His eyes filled with guilt, Han Ming Yue looked at his younger brother. “Sorry, Ming Xi.”
Seeing that Han Ming Yue was leaving, Han Ming Xi shouted in desperation: “Han Ming Yue, you idiot, I’m poisoned! Do you really want Ye Li to kill me?”
Han Ming Yue turned around with a smile and shook his head as he spoke: “Kid, you consider your judgment of people better than mine. Then how could you not see that Ye Li won’t kill you and hasn’t poisoned you?”
Han Ming Xi said coldly: “So, you just want to make sure that I’m not poisoned in the past few days. Now you know I’m not, you are leaving again?”
“Don’t worry. I won’t lay my hands on your friend anymore. Mo Xiu Yao… I can’t afford to offend him.” Han Ming Yue’s eyes turned softer. After some thought, he added: “Ming Xi, stay away from Ye Li. You can’t afford to provoke her.”
Han Ming Xi turned stiff instantly and rebuked scornfully: “You are not in a position to educate me!”
Shaking his head, Han Ming Yue said: “Do you think you are cleverer than me? Ming Xi, I can take things from anyone but never Mo Xiu Yao.”
Han Ming Xi sneered: “Right. You know how to choose your enemy but not your woman. Has she ever set her eyes on you except from taking advantage of you? Even if Jun Wei doesn’t have feelings for me, she would come to my rescue, she would feel guilty and show you mercy because of me. What have you got from your woman all these years?”
Han Ming Yue’s smile turned bitter and helpless. In the end, he had to admit what his younger brother said was right and turned to leave without a word.
After a long time, the young man who guided Mo Xiu Yao and Ye Li in appeared in the garden again. “Second Master, Master has left.”
Having his acupoint opened just now, Han Ming Xi was ill-tempered. “Let him go. When has he ever taken us seriously?”
The young man lowered his head and said: “Master said he wouldn’t come back again. He left Cool Breeze Bright Moon House and all the silver drafts to you, Second Master. But Tianyi Pavilion… won’t listen to you anymore.”
“He has everything planned ahead! If Prince Ding wasn’t here today, did he plan to leave quietly? Well done, Han Ming Yue!” said Han Ming Xi with clenched teeth.
The young man remained quiet with his head down.
Han Ming Xi snorted coldly: “Woman, let’s wait and see!”
At the largest inn in Guangling, Ye Li and her group had the best yard for their temporary stay.
“Xiu Yao, today, you…” Looking at the man focused on a book, Ye Li spoke hesitantly with a slight frown.
Mo Xiu Yao put down the book and said smilingly: “Ah Li, do you want to ask why I went to see Han Ming Yue today?”
She nodded. It couldn’t have simply been finding vent for his spleen.
Mo Xiu Yao answered calmly: “If I’m right, Han Ming Yue will leave for Xi Ling soon.”
“Xi Ling?”
He nodded. “Right. Other than letting him leave quietly, I wanted to send him on his journey. Though Han Family isn’t the largest one in Great Chu, it is among the first ten families. It won’t be good if he takes all that with him to Xi Ling.”
Ye Li’s expression changed. “You mean Han Ming Yue wants to…”
Before she spoke the word “treason”, Mo Xiu Yao already nodded. “I know Han Ming Yue well. Family and nation are nothing to him. It makes no difference to him whether he belongs to Great Chu, Xi Ling or Bei Rong.”
“Then, why not stamp out the source of trouble?” Ye Li didn’t understand him.
Even if Mo Xiu Yao took his friendship with Han Ming Yue seriously, it wasn’t as important to him as Great Chu.
With a faint smile, he answered: “Tianyi Pavilion has its power in four countries. Killing Han Ming Yue will cause a lot of trouble. Let him go. I have said he doesn’t know how to play with power. Now that he has committed treason openly, There’s no need to keep Tianyi Pavilion in the territory in Great Chu.” The most important task of his journey to Guangling was to eliminate Tianyi Pavilion. The South, especially Guangling was Tianyi Pavilion’s headquarter. He wouldn’t let Han Ming Yue take it with him easily while he was here.
“Han Ming Xi…” said Ye Li with tight brows.
Mo Xiu Yao said: “If we didn’t go there today, Han Ming Xi would have left with Han Ming Yue. But I don’t think he will now. If he is clever enough, he’ll come to me.”
Ye Li turned to him. “You did that on purpose to sow discord between the brothers so that Han Ming Yue would act early?”
Mo Xiu Yao didn’t deny that. He simply rubbed his forehead, a bit tired, as he spoke: “It’s good that Han Ming Xi remains. It they both leaves… the whole Han Family will face execution.”
Han Family was more than the two brothers. It was a big family. Han Ming Yue couldn’t take everyone with him. If Han Family was to treat as guilty because of its association with Han Ming Yue, it would be horrible to see.
“Han Ming Yue will seek refuge with the royal family of Xi Ling?”
“He’s not an average person. With his background and Tianyi Pavilion, once he’s in Xi Ling, both the emperor of Xi Ling and Prince Zhenan will try to draw him to their side. Whether he works for Xi Ling won’t matter. He will be considered a traitor all the same.”
The royal family of Great Chu couldn’t bear betrayal. As soon as Han Ming Yue went to Xi Ling, his action would be considered treason. Even if he wasn’t a traitor, the royal family of Great Chu would rather kill him wrongly than let him off.
Ye Li sighed quietly. She had never understood Han Ming Yue. “Han Ming Yue… has he done everything for a woman?”
Stunned, Mo Xiu Yao stared at Ye Li for a long time before he nodded and said: “Yes, for a woman.”
Ye Li frowned. She had an instinct that that woman was special, hesitant whether she should continue the subject.
Mo Xiu Yao looked at her quietly with a calm and warm smile. “Ah Li, you know you can ask me anything.”
“That woman… do you know her?”
He nodded and was about to speak when Secret Guard No.3 reported from outside: “Your Highness, My Lady, Mr. Han wants to see you.”
Mo Xiu Yao’s brow rose slightly. He turned to Ye Li apologetically and said: “Send him in.”