Chapter 67: Killing the Enemy with Her Own Hand

Chapter 67: Killing the Enemy with Her Own Hand

Xiao Ce saw the wary, frosty expression on Nie Bing’s face.

He thought about provoking her: “You don’t need to be nervous. Unless you offer yourself up, I won’t take advantage of you. But if you do offer yourself, and I still don’t partake, wouldn’t that be disrespectful to you?”

As expected, Nie Bing’s face grew even colder when she heard Xiao Ce’s words, and a flash of killing intent appeared in her eyes.

Xiao Ce looked indifferent and started talking about serious matters: “Do you know Fei Du?”

Nie Bing nodded, “Of course, he’s the best Message Crow Emissary in the whole Great Xiao Kingdom, and he was my father’s Confidant.”

As she spoke, she asked Xiao Ce a bit nervously, “How do you know his name?”

Xiao Ce told her what had just happened.

After Nie Bing listened, she nodded and said, “You want to get information from him, right?”

Xiao Ce nodded, “Correct.”

“I can agree to that, but I don’t really trust you. I need to hear it first, then decide whether or not to tell you,” Nie Bing said with a wary expression.

Xiao Ce smiled and said, “Fine! There’s one more thing.”

Saying this, Xiao Ce looked at Xiao Jiu beside him.

Xiao Jiu handed Nie Bing the list they had prepared earlier, “For this list of ministers, you pick which ones are usable. In at most three days, the nearby nine cities will fall into my hands. I need some trustworthy people to carry out my policies and to receive the large number of Disaster Victims!”

Nie Bing listened to Xiao Ce seriously discussing matters and nodded. She said to Xiao Ce, “I can help you, but I have one condition!”

Xiao Ce looked at Nie Bing with interest, “Nie Bing, right now, I’m giving you a chance. It’s not that I have no other way…”

Nie Bing interrupted, “I know. But as Nie Yao’s daughter, many people in the Four Northern Desert Prefectures still give me some face. With my help, you will definitely save a lot of trouble. People like Fei Du are just a small part. My father bestowed countless favors in the Northern Desert. Even if only one in ten remembered his kindness, it would be much more convenient. You’re a smart man.”

Xiao Ce watched Nie Bing’s logical analysis and instinctively glanced at her front, “You’ve grown a brain! Alright, let’s hear it.”

Nie Bing noticed Xiao Ce’s undisguised gaze and hunched her body a bit, as if trying to make her front less prominent.

“I want to kill Bao An with my own hands!”

After hearing this, Xiao Ce relaxed and agreed without even thinking, “No problem!”

Nie Bing was surprised, “You agree? The one I want to kill is Bao An, Bao An, the Second Prince’s maternal uncle!”

Xiao Ce nodded and said, “Yes! That piece of trash, that good-for-nothing, just kill him!”

Nie Bing said, “To avoid complications, I want to go now.”

Xiao Ce said with a smile, “That’s for the best. Then let’s go.”

Nie Bing was somewhat surprised, “But he’s the border defense General sent by the Emperor! Even if he’s guilty of treason and selling out the country, you don’t have the authority to kill him without the imperial sword. Aren’t you afraid?”

Xiao Ce smiled and said, “Afraid? In the Capital, I might be! But now, we’re in the Northern Desert! I am the king of the Northern Desert, and I can even be the emperor of the Northern Desert! Besides, it’s you who will kill him, not me! If you’re scared, This Prince, for Pan’er’s sake, can do it for you!”

A flash of killing intent crossed Nie Bing’s face, “I’ve dreamed of this day and night, waiting to kill him with my own hands!”

Xiao Ce said with a smile, “Then let’s set off.”

Xiao Ce then walked out the door. Yin Pan’er wanted to follow, but Nie Bing stopped her.

“Pan’er, you shouldn’t go for this kind of scene.”

Xiao Ce agreed, “Right, Pan’er, a young lady like you from the inner chambers wouldn’t want to see this.”

Yin Pan’er looked at Nie Bing, “But isn’t Sister Bing also a young lady?”

Xiao Ce glanced at Nie Bing, “She’s no ordinary girl! Listen to me. Unless absolutely necessary, you wouldn’t want to see that.”

Under their joint insistence, Yin Pan’er did not follow.

After walking out of the hall, Nie Bing followed behind in silence.

Now that all nine cities were in Xiao Ce’s hands, and his military forces were mostly dismantled.

Moreover, from what Xiao Ce understood, Bao An had no real ability. The reason he could establish himself here

was completely because several Noble Clan Family Heads saw Bao An as foolish enough and having connections in the Capital.

So, they let this fool be here, while they secretly undermined him and manipulated him into doing those treasonous acts.

Bao An was just the person pushed to the front, someone who could shield them from many unnecessary troubles.

Now, this Bao An had no further use. Killing him was just that.

First, it could also serve as a warning to them! Second, it could be seen as a goodwill gesture to the subordinates left behind by Nie Yao in the Four Northern Desert Prefectures, helping Nie Bing kill Bao An with her own hands would also sound good!

Arriving at the entrance of the Rites Hall, Xiao Ce stopped and looked at Nie Bing, “Have you made up your mind? Once we go in, there’s no turning back!”

Nie Bing’s gaze was very determined, “I’ve waited for this day for a very long time, but I never thought it would come so soon!”

With that, Nie Bing was the first to walk in.

Xiao Ce followed closely behind.

After they entered the Rites Hall, the people outside noticed immediately.

Some of the ministers, upon seeing Nie Bing, were stunned at first, then knelt on the ground with tears streaming down their faces.

“Miss Nie, you’ve returned? You’re still alive… I knew you were still alive…”

“Lord Nie, please look… the Nie family line was cut off, but Miss Nie, your most beloved daughter, is still alive…”

“Miss Nie, we have wronged you, we are unworthy of Lord Nie Yao’s recognition and kindness… we have been merely surviving in this world…”

More and more ministers knelt down, pounding their chests in agitation next, and the area outside the hall was filled with wails.

“Lord Wu, please rise quickly, it’s good that you are well…”

“Lord Zhao, please get up, I cannot accept your kneeling to me… I’m back! I’m back, everything will get better now.”

…

Xiao Ce watched from the side, still underestimating Nie Bing’s influence.

He also grew more and more wary in his heart.

Because based on the situation before him, it showed that Nie Yao’s status in the Four Northern Desert Prefectures was significant.

Despite having so many supporters, he was still killed.

One could imagine that these Noble Clans were not easy to deal with. He could not underestimate them either.

This time, it was purely his good luck, giving him a fantastic start, allowing him to wipe them all out in one go.

If he hadn’t handled this situation properly, letting them return would be like releasing a tiger back to the mountain. If they united with the Turks, that would be his true nightmare.

Inside the Rites Hall now, hearing the commotion outside,

many people looked out.

Bao An was tending to his feverish son and asked, “What’s happening outside again?”

One of the Family Heads said to Bao An, “Nie Bing has come!”

Bao An was visibly startled upon hearing this, “She’s still alive?”

“She’s right outside! Seems to be with Xiao Ce!”

Bao An frowned and said, “So what? What can she do even if she’s here? I am Consort Hui’s cousin, the Second Prince’s maternal uncle! Do they dare to kill me? Hmph, they wouldn’t have the guts.”

“Has that waste Xiao Ce come too?”

The person beside him nodded. Bao An said with a dark expression, “Good that he’s here. The dog beside him dared to chop off my son’s hands! I want him to give me an explanation.”

The people beside Bao An listened to his words, but no one responded.

After all, it seemed to them the first time they felt Bao An had become so naive.

…

After Nie Bing exchanged greetings with the crowd outside, she said, “Esteemed ministers, the pleasantries can wait… I still have a serious matter to attend to!”

After saying that, she walked straight into the hall.

Bao An had also left his son’s side by now, standing up, and stood at the hall entrance with a fierce expression.

Mosi Ashina didn’t dare to join the commotion and hid in a corner.

Bao An watched Nie Bing approach and said viciously, “You remnant of the Nie family, you dare to escape back here to seek death!”

“Xiao Ce, my son had his hands chopped off by the dog beside you. I advise you, if you know what’s good for you, send the best doctors over immediately. My son has a fever now. If anything happens to him, whether it’s me, Consort Hui, or even His Majesty, none will let you off!”

Xiao Ce looked at Bao An’s crazy, frenzied appearance and found it amusing. He looked coldly at Bao An, “Bao An, do you think someone around me would dare to act without my permission?”

“It was you who ordered it! Have you gone mad? Aren’t you afraid…”

Before he could finish speaking, Nie Bing drew the Sword from her waist, “You have no time now to worry about others! Bao An, you traitor! You colluded with the Turks to frame our Nie family, causing my entire family to be executed! Today is your death day!”

Bao An laughed upon hearing this, “Death day? What are you? A leftover from the Nie family. You want to kill me? Do you know who I am? Even if you had the guts, would you dare? I’ll have your nine clans exterminated!”

Nie Bing looked at Bao An and said coldly, “Dare? Why wouldn’t I dare? I am now alone in this world! What do I have to fear?”

Bao An seemed to realize in an instant and remembered that Nie Bing had no clans left to exterminate. He stepped back repeatedly in fright.

“Xiao Ce, have you gone mad? If you let her kill me, you won’t be able to escape blame either! She’s a remnant of the Nie family, alone in the world. But you… do you want to die too?”

Watching Nie Bing holding the Sword, walking toward him step by step,

Bao An felt overwhelming killing intent.

He stepped back while addressing Xiao Ce, “Xiao Ce! Be reasonable, there’s no benefit for you to oppose us. We can cooperate…”

Xiao Ce didn’t wait for him to finish and sneered, “What cooperation is there to have with a traitor like you! And, the whole world has misjudged me!”

“From the moment I resigned from the Crown Prince position and requested to guard the border, I already disregarded my own life and death!”

“For traitors to the country like you, no matter how many, I will kill them all! Whatever the consequences, This Prince will bear them!”

Nie Bing, holding her Sword, charged toward Bao An, “Prepare to die, go to the underworld and apologize to my father!”

“Nie Bing, the one who harmed your whole family wasn’t me. Even if you kill, it shouldn’t be me… The real mastermind is…”

Thud

Nie Bing thrust her sword cleanly and decisively through Bao An’s throat. His eyes widened, wanting to open his mouth to speak, but only mouthfuls of blood gushed out.

Nie Bing twisted the sword in his throat before pulling it out.

Bao An just stiffly fell backward, hitting the ground heavily. Blood continuously poured from his mouth, and he stopped breathing soon after.

Xiao Ce stepped forward and asked Nie Bing, “Why didn’t you wait for him to finish speaking! With a brain like his, he simply didn’t have the ability to carry out the framing of your Nie family!”

Nie Bing glanced at Xiao Ce and said calmly, “His words are not to be trusted. He is the one who caused the execution of our entire Nie family.”