CHAPTER 352: CHAPTER 336: WANT TO COME SIT FOR A WHILE?

The scabbard was fastened to his waist, but the sword was in his hand. To be precise, only the sword hilt was held in his hand.

As for his boots, one was high and the other low; upon closer inspection, it turned out the sole of the right foot was missing.

Everyone, including the Imperial Physician and the Princess, was watching him.

Commander He: "..."

Shame and anger! Too ashamed and angry!

Nangong Jue was the first to speak, breaking the strange silence, "What happened here?"

Commander He knelt on the ground, bowed his head, and reported, "Reporting to the Crown Prince, I was ordered to invite Princess Qin, but Princess Qin refused to cooperate, and King Qin arrived promptly with his men."

At this, he secretly gritted his teeth, his face showing righteous indignation, "King Qin not only took away Princess Qin but ordered his people to attack us fiercely. We were... powerless."

Nangong Jue’s face showed little expression after listening, making it hard to read his feelings. He simply asked:

"So, you ended up like this?"

"..."

Commander He felt a bit heartbroken and ashamed, but he still managed to nod, "It was my incompetence! Please, Crown Prince, punish me!"

Nangong Ning couldn’t help but speak, her tone full of anger and gritted teeth:

"You mean you didn’t bring back that jinx? You say she was taken away by Nangong Mo?!"

Commander He: "...Yes!"

Nangong Ning furiously picked up the ointment beside her and threw it at him.

"How useless are you! Didn’t you bring many people with you? You were so many, yet you couldn’t handle a blind and cripple? Are you all good-for-nothings?"

Commander He: "..."

"Reporting to the Princess, King Qin was not alone; he had many men, and we were outnumbered and overwhelmed..."

Outnumbered and overwhelmed?

Nangong Jue gave him a slight glance, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

But Nangong Ning didn’t care about that; what mattered to her was: Nangong Mo had taken away that jinx!!!

In her anger, she kicked over the table beside her, "He really defies the heavens! Dare to cause trouble publicly and openly snatch a prisoner! It’s as if my brother and I mean nothing to him!"

Then she turned to Nangong Jue, gritting her teeth, "Brother, hurry and send someone to capture those two!"

"Isn’t he dependent on numbers? Just send all the imperial guards and attendants and see if group against one won’t overcome them!"

Nangong Jue: "..."

He slowly raised his hand to gently press his brow and soothed warmly, "Ning’er, don’t be impulsive; we need to consider this matter carefully."

"He Xifan, have someone bring the princess’s mount and call the guard from the stables who was on duty last night to report."

"Imperial Doctor Fang, later, take a close look at the horse to check for signs of poison or medication."

Commander He immediately went to carry out the orders, and Imperial Doctor Fang began to prepare.

Nangong Ning was still unsatisfied and instinctively wanted to cling to Nangong Jue’s arm and act cutely, but her hand and arm were wrapped in bandages, full of wounds, causing pain with any movement.

So she could only look at him pitifully, "Brother~ Crown Prince brother~ don’t you care for Ning’er the most? Ning’er is bullied to this state, yet you don’t feel for me?"

The emperor has many children, multiple princesses, but Nangong Jue’s only sister is Ning’er.

He raised his hand to gently ruffle her hair, his expression full of tender affection, "Of course I care for you, so you must behave and take care of your injuries."

"But you are unwilling to send people to capture that dead cripple and jinx! You even say we need to plan!"

"And that dead cripple is way too arrogant! Not only did he snatch someone openly but he also turned He Xifan into that awful appearance!"

"As the saying goes, even beating dogs has to consider their owner! He clearly doesn’t regard the Crown Prince brother at all! Can you really swallow this anger?"

Nangong Jue slowly narrowed his eyes, his gaze turning towards the distant sky beyond the curtain, turbulent with deep and unreadable emotions.

The last rays of the sunset dispersed, and evening swept across the world, the firmament like ink, scattered with a few bright stars.

Yun Ran was pushing Nangong Mo towards the camp, watching his elegant and noble back and secretly pursing her lips.

[He sure knows how to enjoy himself! Could it be that he’s pretending to be crippled just to avoid walking?]

[Look at him, then look at me, holding a little fox with one hand and pushing him with the other, it’s really...]

[Why not just kick over the wheelchair and let him fall flat on the ground? But if he injures his face... he can’t see it himself, the loss would be mine.]

Nangong Mo: "..."

Just because he was sitting while she was standing, she wanted to harm him??! What about justice? What about humanity?

How lazy is this girl? Who has seen anyone pretend to be crippled just for a wheelchair?

The man sipped with slightly stiff lips, turned his body sideways, and glanced back at her, "Why are you walking so slowly? Yun Ran, are you a snail?"

Yun Ran: "???"

[What did he say?? He dares to disdain how slowly I’m walking?!]

[Not only that, he also called me a snail?!]

[That damned turtle!]

Watching the girl’s fierce expression, Nangong Mo gently raised his brows, his eyes tinged with a playful smile, "Are you tired? Would you like to come up and sit for a moment?"

Yun Ran’s expression froze, her brain blank for a moment.

[Sit...where?]

Then she saw the man gracefully raise his hand, his long jade-like fingers lightly tapping his own thigh, his thin lips curving into a seductive arc.

Yun Ran: "......"

[So... that’s what he meant... this shameless scoundrel!!!]

Yun Ran reached out to pinch her stiff face, glared at him fiercely, and whispered through clenched teeth, "Nangong Mo, we are outside right now! Can you be a bit more respectable?"

The man raised his eyebrows, his demeanor elegant and composed, "Where am I not respectable?"

Yun Ran: "..."

To be honest, if he hadn’t spoken, just this appearance before her seemed quite dignified.

[Respectful my foot! Just a scoundrel wrapped in a gentleman’s guise! A shameless person!]

"Where are you respectable? Clearly, you’re shameless to the extreme!"

Nangong Mo was still brooding over being labeled as a scoundrel.

His black eyes narrowed slightly, casting an inscrutable glance at Yun Ran, "I merely saw you were tired and wanted you to rest, yet I didn’t expect your little mind was full of indecent thoughts."

Yun Ran: "???"

For a moment, Yun Ran could hardly believe what she was hearing!

[Did he just say... my mind is full of indecent thoughts?! Indecent?!]

Looking at the man’s dignified yet breathtakingly handsome face... Well, if this face wasn’t so captivating, and if she wasn’t heartbroken to damage it, she’d really want to punch his eyes out into two big Iron-eating Beast-sized sockets!

"What do you mean by indecent thoughts? Explain it to me clearly!"