Chapter 476 Yan Li's Darkening
Bai Jingtian is a straightforward person and doesn't like nonsense.
He secretly summoned his spiritual energy and made sure that there were no ears on the walls around him. Then he reached out to open the brocade box and took out the imperial sword inside.
Gu Chan pretended not to see and said, "Have you had dinner yet? Do you want me to get you some midnight snack?"
"After all, my grandfather is your master, can you please give me some face?" Bai Jingtian said unhappily.
Gu Chan said with a strange smile, "If I don't give you face, I won't even bother to see you. I'm telling you, you take this thing back now. I want to check it myself and then get it back, instead of asking you to send it back to me."
"Oh! I knew it would be like this. Fortunately, the second prince is still clear-headed and let me send it to you." Bai Jingtian sighed.
In fact, he had discussed this with Xuanyuan Lie before coming.
Rather than letting Gu Chan investigate on her own who stole the Imperial Sword, it would obviously be more beneficial for them to take the initiative to give it to her.
So in a sense, although Yan Li's plan was insidious and vicious, it almost led to a big mistake.
If Gu Chan really wanted to completely eradicate the Yan family in Jiangnan, she could use the theft of the imperial sword as an excuse, which would be enough to execute the entire Yan family. Now Xuanyuan Lie is undoubtedly saving the Yan family.
Gu Chan frowned, her face stiffened, and she secretly clenched her fists, feeling very unhappy.
Bai Jingtian added, "The Second Prince knows that you are angry, but you made him so upset during the day that he hopes that you can take back the Imperial Sword and let the matter go. There is no need to investigate further."
“Then go back and tell him to break one of Yan Li’s hands as a punishment, and then tell the Yan family to behave themselves. Otherwise, if something like this happens again, I will definitely wipe out the Yan family.” Gu Chan clenched her fist and slammed it on the table, shouting coldly.
If this matter had not involved the fight between princes, she would not have wanted to give up at all.
In this situation, the Second Prince's face must be given, so naturally, the Yan family can only be spared.
Bai Jingtian quickly clasped his fists and saluted, "Uncle, thank you."
"Get out! I'm telling you, you'd better not go to Zhongyuan City in the future. Otherwise, I will complain to Lao Bai and ask him to break one of your legs to avenge me." Gu Chan threatened angrily.
Bai Jingtian grinned at her amusement, and the tension in his heart instantly calmed down.
He was afraid that Gu Chan was stubborn and would insist on the theft of the imperial sword. If she found out about the theft, she would report it to the capital. No matter whether the emperor or the prince knew about it, the Yan family would not have a good ending.
Now Gu Chan is willing to give him face and make a big deal out of a small matter, and that is the best outcome.
At that moment, Bai Jingtian said no more. He immediately stood up, bowed to Gu Chan, then said goodbye and left.
Gu Chan looked at the imperial sword on the table and her face turned green with anger.
At this time, the white fox walked up to her and comforted her, "Master, three times is the limit. The Yan family provoked you three times, and you gave in three times. This is considered to be giving face to the Second Prince. If there is a next time, you will have a reason to be ruthless to the Yan family."
"Hmph! I hope Yan Li won't bother me again, otherwise I will completely wipe out the Yan family." Gu Chan snorted coldly.
After saying this, she suppressed her anger and calmed down. She took the imperial sword out of the brocade box and hid it on the bed.
After that, she quickly finished her midnight snack, lay down on the bed, hugged the white fox and fell asleep.
On the other side, in the study room in the backyard of Yan's mansion, Yan Li didn't know the importance of the matter yet, and was flirting with Xuanyuan Lie behind the desk.
Bai Jingtian stood in front of the desk and told Gu Chan everything she had said. She then shouted angrily, "This brat is so arrogant and even wants to break my hand. Second Prince, you have to make the decision for me! How can I tolerate his bullying?"
"Just bear with it! It's better to get this matter over with once and for all, so that the little bastard won't use this as an excuse to cause trouble for the Yan family and cause trouble for me as well." Xuanyuan Lie said with a stiff face.
"Ah? Second Prince...you...what do you mean?" Yan Li said in a dumbfounded manner.
Xuanyuan Lie didn't waste any time talking to her and just waved at Bai Jingtian.
Bai Jingtian immediately walked to Yan Li's side, grabbed her right wrist, and forcefully pulled her up from Xuanyuan Lie's arms. Then he raised his huge fist and punched her right elbow fiercely.
"Crack!"
The next second, there was a crisp snapping sound, and Yan Li's right hand broke immediately at the elbow.
"what……"
Yan Li let out a scream, his face turned pale with pain, and his legs went limp and he fell to the ground.
"Woooooooo..."
Collapsing on the ground, she cried heart-wrenchingly, as if she had suffered a great insult.
Xuanyuan Lie said, "Before you do anything in the future, use your brain more and think about the cause and effect. It's fine if you harm the entire Yan family, but don't harm me too. This time, I will settle the matter of stealing the imperial sword for you. If it happens again, don't say that I won't protect you."
After saying that, Xuanyuan Lie stood up with a look of disgust, and left with Bai Jingtian, completely ignoring Yan Li who was sitting on the ground, crying bitterly.
It was not until then that Yan Li realized that in Xuanyuan Lie's eyes, she was just a plaything. He didn't take her seriously at all. Even if she tried her best to please him, she would never be in his eyes.
At this moment, Yan Li completely turned evil.
She stopped crying while enduring the severe pain from her right elbow, gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice, "Okay, you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust. I will remember the revenge of having my arm broken today, and one day, I will make you all pay for it."
After saying those harsh words, Yan Li wiped the tears from her face, slowly stood up, and left the study with a pale face.
After midnight.
Yan Li called a doctor to help her fix and bandage her broken elbow, then she wrote a letter and placed it in her boudoir. Then she packed her luggage, took several thousand taels of silver notes and some gold and silver jewelry, carried the package on her back and hung her right arm, and quietly left the Censorate, disappearing to an unknown place.
Early the next morning, when Yan Xishan was having breakfast in the lobby in the front yard, Bai Xi came to the lobby to find him, crying and holding the letter left by her daughter.
After Yan Xishan finished reading the letter left by his daughter, he was not anxious. Instead, he stared at Bai Xi and said, "Let her go! At this critical moment, it is not a bad thing for her to go out and practice hard and experience the dangers of the world."
"What do you mean? Are you going to ignore your daughter?" Bai Xi cried.
"She provoked Gu Chan three times and almost killed everyone in our Yan family. This time, it was thanks to the Second Prince who calmed the matter down that we were able to live in peace. If you bring her back again, who knows what trouble she might cause us. It's better to let her go." Yan Xishan said painfully.
When Bai Xi heard what he said, he immediately closed his eyes and fainted on the ground in sadness.
