Chu Xiang’s face changed slightly. “A Yuan, Ning Ruan is with me.”
“No, she’s in my hands,” Chu Allowright laughed. “Though temporarily controlled by you, I have cards you don’t know. If Ning Ruan dies, do you think Yuan’er will kill you?”
“Shut up!” Chu Yuan roared. “Anyone who touches Ning Ning, I’ll kill them!”
Chaotic footsteps entered the hall, and the head of the Eastern Palace’s guards knelt, reporting: “Your Highness, the Princess of Ning has been kidnapped!”
Chu Allowright laughed even louder, dark purple blood flowing from the corner of his mouth. “Now you know, I have the perfect strategy!”
Chu Xiang finally showed panic. He wouldn’t harm Ruan Ning, but the Emperor might.
With Chu Yuan’s temperament, if something happened to Ruan Ning, he would go crazy. He hurriedly comforted him: “A Yuan, don’t panic, the Princess will be fine…”
Before he could finish, there was a commotion outside. The door burst open, and a group of eunuchs held knives to Ruan Ning’s neck, forcing her into the hall. They said to Chu Allowright: “Your Majesty, we’ve captured the Ning woman.”
“Good!” Chu Allowright signaled them to bring the knife closer, looking triumphantly at Chu Yuan. “Yuan’er, kill the rebellious son, and I’ll release Ning’s woman.”
Chu Yuan’s blood-red eyes were fixed intently on Ruan Ning, but her appearance could not calm him down. Exhaustion, tension, and the pain of betrayal pushed him to the edge of madness.
The blade cut Ruan Ning’s delicate pink neck, but she felt no pain. All her attention was on Chu Yuan. Noticing his distress, she quickly said, “A Yuan, don’t be afraid. I’m fine.”
A eunuch saw her moving and thought she was going to resist, so he pushed the blade in further. The white blade stained with her blood was about to drip.
Chu Yuan roared and instantly appeared in front of them. Before anyone could react, he had grabbed the eunuch, torn him in half, and thrown him away. The scene was chaotic and bloody.
Except for Ruan Ning, everyone was stunned.
