After being reborn, I became the apple of my enemy's eye.

Chapter 137 Regardless of Truth or Falsehood

Yan Yun quietly lifted the cloak that Nan Yunjing had covered his head and saw what was happening.

Sima Yue walked forward step by step, until he reached the man and asked, "In the next life, don't make such grand pronouncements as 'let's try' again."

He picked up the yellow dragon jade stone that the man had let go of from the ground.

He held it in his hand and examined it carefully, but found something amiss. However, he did not make a fuss. Instead, he used the black cloth that Nan Yunjin had left behind to wrap it up again.

Yan Yun turned to Nan Yunjin in a low voice, "If that person dies, how are we supposed to find Shu Shu?"

Nan Yunjing placed his hand on the cloak and pressed Yan Yun's head down.

Now is not the time for her to speak.

Sima Yue looked in Nan Yunjin's direction and said, "Young Master Nan, you must explain the origin of this object properly."

Nan Yunjing replied, "It's fake."

The man on the ground did not die immediately. He looked up at Nan Yunjing and suddenly shouted, "The late emperor was murdered. The current emperor is nothing but a treacherous scoundrel who harmed his own brothers and usurped the throne. Now that the late emperor's Yellow Dragon Jade has appeared, the true dragon will descend once again."

Before he could finish speaking, Sima Yue grabbed the sword at his waist, seized the man's head, and chopped it off with a single stroke.

Blood gushed out immediately, and the head fell to the ground.

Yan Yun's head was being held down by Nan Yunjin, so he naturally didn't see this scene.

Nan Yunjing looked at Sima Yue, "These traitors and rebels are truly outrageous."

He jumped off his horse.

"Third Prince, this man is dead, but Miss Shu has not yet been found. I shall take my leave and go to find Miss Shu first."

Sima Yue held the item wrapped in black cloth tightly in her hand.

He looked at Nan Yunjing and said, "You took Miss Shu away, so naturally you should go and find her. Nan Yunjing, you'd better forget what you heard today, and don't even think about escaping from Changgu City."

Nan Yunjing naturally understood what he meant.

He looked at Sima Yue and said, "Your loyalty is beyond question, so naturally you will not flee."

Nan Yunjing mounted his horse, turned it around, and returned to Changgu City.

Sima Yue's agreement to let him leave was not his original intention.

He looked at Mr. Han Shu, who had not appeared beside him, and said, "Mr. Han, take a look."

Although Nan Yunjing said it was fake, he had never seen the real thing himself, so he could only ask Han Shu, who was standing next to him, to confirm.

Han Shu looked at the simple carving, not even a speck of red ink on the bottom.

"It's not true."

After hearing Han Shu say that the thing was fake, Sima Yue's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, immediately calmed down.

He looked at the head that lay on the ground with its eyes open.

"Who do you think sent this person?"

The late emperor has been dead for many years, but the current emperor is in his prime. What are these people doing causing trouble? Do they want to change the emperor?

Using the name of the late emperor?

Han Shu did not reply verbally.

As for Yan Yun, who returned to the city, once that person died, all news of Shu Shu was cut off.

Yan Yun felt the horse swaying and bumping along. Having just heard Sima Yue's voice, she dared not make any rash moves and could only be carried slowly.

Nan Yunjing sat behind him.

Yan Yun was about to sit up, but Nan Yun Jing pressed him down again.

Yan Yun tried again, but unfortunately, he failed.

She said to Nan Yunjing, "Don't you want to know where your uncle is?"

Nan Yunjing then pulled off the cloak draped over her head.

His tone was as cold as a December wind, biting and harsh.

"If you want to go back to the Zheng residence now, I can abandon you at any time."

Yan Yun immediately stopped moving, but she told Nan Yunjing that she didn't like lying like that, as her back felt cold.

Nan Yunjing pulled Yan Yun off the horse.

He patted his horse, and the horse slowly walked away.

Yan Yun looked at the horse and thought that he must buy a horse in the future so that he could ride as freely as they did.

Nan Yunjing looked at Yan Yun and said, "Follow me, this way."

Yan Yun ignored him and instead said to Nan Yunjing, "From now on, you should follow me."

Yan Yun walked to an open space, took out the whistle that Lu Shan had given her, and blew it into the air.

In an instant, a white figure pounced on Yan Yun.

Nan Yunjing immediately pulled away, ready to make a move. Yan Yun knew that if he made a move, the other party would be powerless to fight back, especially since it was just a bird.

Yan Yun quickly grabbed his hand, her tone urgent, "What are you doing? Stop it right now."

Nan Yunjing's hand had already landed on the sword at his waist.

As he spoke, Yan Yun raised his hand.

The white eagle landed steadily on Yan Yun's arm.

Nan Yunjing then saw clearly what was appearing next to Yan Yun.

It was a white eagle, its entire body white.

As it landed on his arm, Yan Yun's face also showed a look of amazement.

Because she only vaguely sensed that something was following her, she crouched down in the tree, ready to grab the person who came out from below.

Then, by chance, he saw the black eagle flying in the sky. Yan Yun suspected it was a coincidence.

It's impossible that Jing Yue said they only exist in the western region.

Therefore, Yan Yun realized that what she was seeing was not an illusion, so she gave it a try. Of course, if she failed, she would only lose face in front of Nan Yun Jing.

Yan Yun said to Nan Yunjing, "Give me the strand of hair you received during the day."

Nan Yunjing carried it with him and immediately handed over the hair.

After Yan Yun took it, he handed it to the white eagle. The white eagle grabbed the hair that Yan Yun handed him and immediately spread its wings and flew away.

“We’ll follow it.”

Nan Yunjing didn't believe her. "What? Do you know what you're saying?"

Yan Yun naturally knew that rather than running around like a headless fly, it was better to give it a try.

She dared not say that she was 100% certain she would find it.

But Yan Yun simply trusted her intuition.

Seeing that Nan Yunjing was hesitant, she took the initiative to grab him.

"How could a man dawdle like this?"

Although Nan Yunjing found it absurd, he looked at the hand that was holding him and did not shake it off.

The white eagle is indeed smarter than I thought.

It led Yan Yun and Nan Yunjing to a courtyard.

This should be it.

She reached out and grabbed Nan Yunjing's arm, pointing to the courtyard wall not far away.

"Now please take me up with you."

Just as Nan Yunjing was about to blurt it out, the sound of a child crying came from inside the house, and it sounded familiar.

It sounds like Shu Shu's voice.

Nan Yunjing hesitated.

Yan Yun went upstairs by herself, reached out and pushed the door open. The door opened easily, and she went straight in.

Nan Yunjing quickly followed, and he was about to remind Yan Yun to be careful.

A large net instantly appeared, trapping the two of them together.

Yan Yun burst into the house, and the people inside immediately ran out. He started shouting and yelling into the house.

"Come out quickly, come out quickly, we've caught them!"

The man shouting was the same drunkard who had bumped into him during the day.

But looking into his eyes now, where was that drunkard's look? They stood under the net by the light of the torch, looking at Yan Yun, "What's this little brat doing following us here?"

They looked at Nan Yunjing. By the light of the fire, they could see his face clearly.

"Young Master Nan, we've been waiting for you."

What did she say about waiting for him?

Nan Yunjing gripped his sword tightly, ready to make a move, but the man spoke up to remind him, "Young Master Nan, it's best not to act rashly. Otherwise, whether it's the little maid inside the house or the shoe maid following you here, they're not as tough as us. Especially that young lady inside, she ate a dessert that only we can cure."

Yan Yun felt they were despicable.

Upon hearing this, Nan Yunjing did not move again.

The two of them were caught in the net and then released.

The man stepped forward and took the sword and knife that Nan Yunjing had placed aside.

Although it landed on the ground, it was still entangled with Nagumo Keiya.

Yan Yun looked at the net and felt a sense of familiarity.

I had witnessed it before at Nan Yunjing's residence.

She didn't know if Nan Yunjing was this careless.

The man was very wary, and they didn't dare to open the net easily. Instead, they dragged Yan Yun and Nan Yunjing into the house together.

Shu Shuan quietly fell to the ground.

Nan Yunjing tried calling out to her loudly, "Shu Shu".

Shu Shu, however, seemed to be asleep and did not react at all.

The person sitting to the side was the one who didn't dare to stop Nagumo Keima in the alley.

He simply said in a soft voice, "No need to call her anymore. She ate the poisoned snacks we prepared for her and will die peacefully in her sleep."

Nan Yunjing heard them say that they had fed Shu Shu something.

"She's just a child, there's no use holding her."

“Our purpose is naturally to find you, Nan Yunjing. You are a smart man. You should know better than anyone what we want. Your presence here means that our person is dead. It’s a life for a life. Choose: use the life of the girl on the bed or the life of the young lady who came with you.”

Nan Yunjing said coldly, "What if I don't choose either of them?"

The man said coldly, "Then you can hand over Shu Qinghe and use him to exchange for these two lives."

Yan Yun heard the name and realized he hadn't misheard; it was indeed Mr. Shu's name.

The man glanced at Nan Yunjing and said, "You guys pulled a monkey show back then, faking your death to fool everyone, thinking you could get away with it?"

Yan Yun was taken aback. The man looked at Yan Yun and smiled, saying, "So, we weren't the only ones who fell for the trap. This girl must have thought that old guy was dead too."

Yan Yun always remembered that Mr. Shu spat out blood in front of him, and that it was also the last thing he said before his death.

The man shattered all of Yan Yun's expectations, telling him, "We dug up Shu Qinghe's coffin, but there was nothing inside."

Yan Yun was even more shocked upon hearing this, and looked at Nan Yunjing, also wanting to know if Mr. Shu was really still alive.

Nan Yunjing looked at them and said, "Did you really think I would leave his body outside so openly?"

That person, however, did not heed Nan Yunjing's clever words.

Only one of the two can survive.

Just as that person was asking Nan Yunjin to make a choice.

Then, other voices came from outside the door.

"Those two girls are pitiful people, why do you have to hurt them? You just want me to intervene, right? Well, I'm here."

Everyone inside turned their gaze toward the door.

The man stepped in from outside the door, his black boots clad in.

Yan Yun looked up and saw that face.

If she hadn't experienced life and death herself, she would have screamed in terror.

The deceased Mr. Shu now appeared before them unharmed.

The man smiled and said, "As expected, that girl is your weakness."

As he spoke, the person on the ground dragged Shu Shu up and grabbed her neck.

"Shu Qinghe, give us what we want."

Perhaps Mr. Shu faked his death to deceive Yan Yun, but seeing Shu Shu appear, his feelings for her were genuine, after all, she was his granddaughter.

"I can't give you what you want, but I can take my life. Let them go, and I'll go with you."

"Shu Qinghe, who was once the best in the world, has grown old and even hesitates because of family ties."

He said sternly to Shu Qinghe, "Your old life is of no use to us. What we want is what you hid when you faked your death. If you don't hand it over, then you and your granddaughter will die together."

Shu Qinghe looked at them and said, "If I were you, I wouldn't fight and kill each other. Even if you killed Shu Shu and me, Nan Yunjin would kill you."

The man, however, showed no fear whatsoever.

“We’ve already disregarded life and death; all we want is the truth. Stop talking nonsense. The choice is yours: that thing or her life.”

Mr. Shu looked like he was having a difficult decision.

Nan Yunjing looked at the man and said, "If we give you the item, what about the poison in her body?"

“We will naturally help her untie it.”

"Then you cure her of the poison, and I will give you the things."

Mr. Shu immediately said no.

Nan Yunjing reached out and tore the net that bound him and Yan Yun apart. The finger-thick hemp rope was snapped in two by him, and Nan Yunjing stood up from the tear.

Yan Yun watched in astonishment.

If he was capable of taking action, he should have done so sooner.

Before Nan Yunjing could reach out and help her up, Yan Yun stood up on her own and turned her gaze to Mr. Shu.

Although I have a lot to say, now is not a good time.

Nan Yunjing walked towards Mr. Shu's side.

A decision has been made.

"Leave it to me, sir."

Nan Yunjing repeated it again, but Mr. Shu still shook his head.

"Sir, you no longer need to separate from your family because of these things. Shu Qinghe is long dead, and no one knows about these things anymore."

Shu Qinghe took out a scroll about two fingers wide from his sleeve.

He handed it over to Nan Yunjing.

The other party looked at the scrolls they had taken out.

Not surprising.

"As expected, what we've been looking for has always been hidden on you."

Nan Yunjing held the scroll and told the man, "You can take it, but you must wake her up first."

The man said, "I need to confirm if it's true."

"Go ahead and look."

The man walked towards Nan Yunjing and ordered his men to take Shu Shu hostage. Although he had already fed her poison, Nan Yunjing was able to tear the net ropes open.

They naturally need protection as well.

He looked at Nan Yunjing.

"Don't try anything funny. What you're holding is just an inanimate object, but she's a living person. Whether it's a knife that takes her life or a cure that saves her is up to you."

The man reached out and snatched the scroll from Nan Yunjing, who did not react.

The man glanced at it, his eyes widening.

"really."

He took the scroll and stepped away from Nan Yunjing.

"Give her the antidote."

His accomplice pressed his hand to Shu Shu's mouth and put something into her mouth.

He let go.

Mr. Shu immediately stepped forward and hugged Shu Shu. He looked at Shu Shu with only guilt on his face.

"Shu Shu".

Shu Shu opened her eyes, looked at Mr. Shu, and immediately burst into tears.

Mr. Shu hurriedly tried to comfort her.

"Shushu, it's your grandfather, don't be afraid."

Yan Yun felt this was the perfect opportunity; if Nan Yunjing made a move, none of the three would escape.

Nan Yunjing, however, made no move.

"Walk."

The three men didn't hesitate; they turned and left immediately, disappearing into the night.

Nan Yunjing chased after them to the door and took a look.

When Shu Shu woke up and saw Mr. Shu, she immediately ran away and threw herself into Yan Yun's arms.

"elder sister."

Yan Yun was very stern and made her stand still. Shu Shu hugged her, but Yan Yun pushed her away again. She stared at Shu Shu's face.

Shu Shu cried as she admitted her mistake.

"Sister, sister, I won't run away anymore."

Yan Yun let out a long sigh.

Mr. Shu came forward and asked Yan Yun if she was studying hard. He said that with a senior brother like Nan Yunjing, he should be taking good care of her.

Yan Yun looked at Mr. Shu, but to her surprise, Mr. Shu had even deceived herself.

Looking around, Nan Yunjing listened to Mr. Shu talking about taking care of things and said, "This is not a good place to reminisce."