Quick Wear: Oh no, the lady is running away with the ball again

Chapter 254: The Living Cold Palace Abandoned Queen X The Invading Unruly Buddhist Son Continues 74

Luo Er groaned, gritted his teeth, and slapped Yun Qian with his backhand. However, Yun Qian was extremely agile. With a slight turn, the dagger in his left hand flashed with a cold light, and the sharp blade was aimed directly at Luo Er's throat. Luo Er's expression froze, and he clearly felt the pressure of the cold blade, and his Adam's apple rolled slightly involuntarily.

Just as the blade was about to cut through the skin, Luo Qi finally spoke, his tone as heavy as ice: "Please show mercy, girl!"

Yun Qian paused, the dagger hovering just inches from Luo Er's throat. Her gaze shifted slowly from Luo Er to Luo Qi, a hint of meaning quirking the corner of her mouth. The wind and snow battered her hair, yet it seemed unable to diminish the sharpness and boldness in her expression.

"Why, you want to try it too?" Her voice was light, but every word was as provocative as a knife.

Luo Qi stood in the snow, his sleeves untouched, his hands empty. His expression was as calm as the early winter frost. Even facing Yun Qian's intimidation, he didn't panic at all. He just shook his head slowly, raised the letter in his hand, and said calmly but firmly: "The master has ordered that Luo Er's life be protected. This girl must not touch it."

"Master?" Yun Qian's eyes turned cold, as if he had heard something funny. A hint of disdain appeared between his brows, and a smile of contempt lingered on his lips. "Who the hell is your master? He told me not to move, so I shouldn't move?! If he didn't want his subordinates to die, he shouldn't have sent him to cause trouble for me."

"Besides, he's just a piece of trash who can only spout bad words!"

Luo Qi's eyes flickered slightly when he heard this, but his face remained calm. However, Luo Er beside him was furious and struggled to attack again: "How dare you! You..."

"What do you mean by 'you'?" Yun Qian chuckled, the mockery in his tone undisguised. "With your mediocre skills, you're not qualified to yell in front of me?"

Yun Qian raised her hand and increased the force. In an instant, a line of blood appeared on Luo Qi's neck. Yun Qian couldn't help but complain about how much these men didn't take her seriously, so they dared to be so fearless. Her knife was against him, but he still dared to say such things. Either he was really not afraid of death, or he didn't take her seriously at all.

Luo Er's face flushed red from the ridicule, but he couldn't move because the dagger was still pressed against his throat. His eyes were filled with hatred, and he wished he could cut Yun Qian into pieces immediately.

Yun Qian paid no attention to his anger. Instead, her gaze fell on Luo Qi. She raised an eyebrow and said nonchalantly, "It seems that your master's people are only capable of this. Since you want to save his life, you should know the attitude of asking someone for help, right?"

Luo Qi's eyes shifted slightly, his lips moved, but he ultimately said nothing. He pulled a letter from his bosom, held it to his chest, and said expressionlessly, "If the girl insists, this letter can serve as proof."

Yun Qian narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at him with a smile: "You are quite obedient." She put away the dagger slowly and reached out to take the letter. However, the moment she touched it, she raised her wrist and "casually" threw the letter into her personal space.

It was already late, and the snow and wind obscured her movements. Luo Qi frowned slightly, vaguely sensing something was amiss, but ultimately said nothing. He looked calm, as if he had anticipated everything that had happened today.

Yun Qian opened her palm, as if to check the contents of the letter, but suddenly raised her eyes, staring at Luo Qi with a sharp gaze: "But... do you think that just a letter can save his life?"

Luo Qi immediately tightened his fingers, a look of solemnity on his face. He was silent for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "What else does the girl want?"

Luo Qi was extremely miserable. He had come here for several days but had accomplished nothing. But who could he blame? The master had specifically called him here and also said that he knew what to do.

If what the master has done these days cannot make him understand the master's intentions, then he, Luo Qi, really has no use in his life.

Yun Qian glanced at Luo Er, who was clearly suppressing his anger, and turned away. She said in a gentle and cold tone, "Tell him to get out first. I have something to ask you."

Hearing this, Luo Qi's eyes were as calm as water. He turned to look at Luo Er and said lightly: "You leave first."

Luo Er hesitated, his steps faltering slightly. He turned back and glared at Yun Qian fiercely, but ultimately retreated unwillingly. He stomped heavily with each step, as if he wanted to punch a hole in the ground. However, in front of Yun Qian, his anger seemed meaningless.

After he walked away, Yun Qian turned around and stared at Luo Qi coldly: "What is the relationship between your master and the King of the Northern Territory?"

In the snowstorm, Luo Qi lowered his eyes and pursed his lips, feeling that he was afraid that Miss Yun would strip him down to nothing but his underwear today. Fortunately, Miss Yun would not take his life. "The late King of the North was the master's grandfather."

"What's the reason for the uprising?"

"Back then, the Northern Border Palace was dedicated to defending the border and maintaining peace for the country, but they were slaughtered. Over 30,000 people died that day, and all of this was simply because the emperor was paranoid and would not tolerate his subjects surpassing him in achievements."

"What about Qi Jueyu? Did the Northern King's daughter give birth to him in the palace?"

When talking about the secret of the past, Luo Qi hesitated. Seeing this, Yun Qian simply put the knife to the living neck again.

"The princess was taken into the palace as a slave and suffered untold hardships. The tyrant emperor deceived her into believing the King of the North was still alive, merely imprisoned. He constantly used the King of the North as an excuse to blackmail the princess. Later, when the princess became pregnant, she was cruelly abandoned. She eventually lost consciousness and, though she managed to give birth to the master, she died of a hemorrhage."

"He's been planning this act of revenge for a long time, right? Let me think about it, it can be traced back to the year he was old enough to understand things, right?"

Luo Qi looked up at her with a complicated look in his eyes, but finally nodded.

He had thought that Yun Qian would be touched by hearing these tragic past events, and even slightly let go of her hostility towards her master, but her expression remained indifferent, and she didn't even show the slightest hint of heartache.

She simply said, "Your master's plan is quite long-term."

To Luo Qi, these words were like a cold knife, slicing through the scars buried in the years. He lowered his eyes and remained silent. The wind and snow grew stronger, and Yun Qian's figure became increasingly thin and cold, like a bloodless blade in the wind.

With that, she retracted the dagger, turned, and walked away. Her steps were steady and brisk, as if the life-and-death confrontation had never happened.

In fact, Yun Qian couldn't leave any of them behind. After all, her current identity was still that of the dignified Crown Princess.

But she did it on purpose, deliberately asking Luo Qi to take the news back.

She wanted him to know that she was very dissatisfied, extremely dissatisfied.