"Really, even if I taught you, you wouldn't be able to do it."
Han Xi Chen's expression instantly turned much gloomier. He suddenly stepped forward, grabbed her by the neck, and said coldly, "Are you sure you won't teach me?"
"I'll teach," Xue Zi Ning uttered a single word.
Han Xi Chen then released her. She let out a sigh of relief. If it were in the past, she would never have allowed Han Xi Chen to get this close, but now, she found herself unable to resist.
Xue Zi Ning gave a bitter smile. Today, she was someone anyone could threaten.
"I need to know, who do you want to revive?"
Han Xi Chen was clearly startled. "What does that have to do with me learning the art of resurrection?"
"It does. It has a great deal to do with it," Xue Zi Ning said slowly.
"What if I don't say?" Han Xi Chen asked.
Xue Zi Ning shrugged. "Then do as you please. Kill me or flay me, it's all up to you."
She simply closed her eyes, no longer looking at Han Xi Chen.
Seeing this, Han Xi Chen pondered for a moment. "I want to revive an old acquaintance."
"An old acquaintance?" Xue Zi Ning was slightly taken aback. She had thought it was a relative before.
Just an old acquaintance?
Han Xi Chen heard this and let out a cold laugh. "Otherwise? Who do you think this prince would want to revive?"
Xue Zi Ning looked at him and asked, "I wonder if I have the fortune to hear the story of Your Highness's old acquaintance."
Han Xi Chen was slightly startled, and then his expression turned somewhat angry. "You are not worthy."
Xue Zi Ning chuckled softly. She suddenly took a step forward, raised her eyes, and asked coldly, "Is it me who is not worthy, or are you afraid to say it?"
"Xue Zi Ning, you are testing my patience…" Han Xi Chen looked at her coldly, his face terrifyingly gloomy.
"Han Xi Chen, I told you, if you want to learn resurrection, I must know who you want to revive."
Han Xi Chen's expression was sinister, his eyes filled with coldness. After a long while, he slowly said, "You don't need to know, Xue Zi Ning. If you don't want to end up with one corpse and two lives, feel free to test my patience. I won't revive my old acquaintance, and as for you…"
The corner of his lips curved up slightly, revealing a mocking smile. "Aren't you afraid of death? I have nothing to tie me down. Reviving my old acquaintance might be something I've wanted to do my entire life, but it's alright if it doesn't happen. After all, they are already an old acquaintance. You are different; you are a life, and there is another life within you. If you want to be more ruthless than me, you can't compare."
Xue Zi Ning was slightly startled. Han Xi Chen was not wrong; she truly couldn't compare in ruthlessness. However, she looked at Han Xi Chen and let out a cold laugh. "If I die, the art of resurrection will have no one to teach it. Han Xi Chen, since your old acquaintance is so important to you, don't you even have the courage to try? In the afterlife, aren't you afraid of how you will explain yourself to your old acquaintance? To say that you knew there was a way to revive them, but you didn't do it…"
"Shut up…" Han Xi Chen suddenly shouted angrily.
Xue Zi Ning closed her mouth.
Han Xi Chen flicked his sleeves and fled out the door. Da Feng Novels.
Qi Xiu watched all of this, looking a bit stunned. "Sister Ah Ning, is he angry?"
"I don't know, perhaps!" Xue Zi Ning said.
However, she seemed to feel that Han Xi Chen's old acquaintance was a special existence to him, so special that he didn't want outsiders to know.
So, who was that person?
The next day.
As soon as the sky began to lighten, Han Xi Chen ordered someone to escort Xue Zi Ning and Qi Xiu onto a boat.
Seeing that she had boarded the boat without any effort and was going out, Xue Zi Ning felt an indescribable emotion.
"Sister Ah Ning, is that An Cheng across the way?" Qi Xiu suddenly asked.
Xue Zi Ning looked up and saw a huge flag floating in the distance, bearing the two characters "An Cheng."
"It is An Cheng," Xue Zi Ning said.
She had thought Han Xi Chen would go to Han Country, as that was a place he was familiar with. She hadn't expected it to be An Cheng. However, considering his collusion with An Ping, going to An Cheng didn't seem entirely unexpected.
Suddenly, she felt a wave of nausea. As the boat tilted to one side, she couldn't help but retch.
She opened the door to go out, but someone was guarding the door. Seeing her, they said coldly, "Please return inside, miss."
"I want to vomit," Xue Zi Ning said.
The guard repeated the same sentence, "Please return inside, miss."
Xue Zi Ning had no choice but to retreat and hold a water basin, just in case she really vomited.
Seeing her distress, Qi Xiu also became worried. "Sister Ah Ning, are you alright?"
Xue Zi Ning shook her head. "I'm fine, just a bit nauseous."
She touched her belly and said softly, "My child, can you make it a little easier for your mother? Your father hasn't arrived yet, and we have to wait for him, right?"
Perhaps it was a psychological effect, but Xue Zi Ning suddenly felt that she was no longer that nauseous.
She was extremely gratified. It seemed the child was also pitying her and didn't want her to feel so uncomfortable.
The turbulent waves on the sea finally subsided, and the waters were now calm.
Xue Song came out and saw his prince gazing into the distance. He couldn't help but walk forward and say, "Your Highness, in two more days, we will be done with our time at sea. The day you meet His Majesty is also getting closer."
Xue Song saw that the prince's usually cold face finally softened considerably. "I will finally be able to see Ah Ning soon."
"Your Highness, you should rest. Otherwise, when you meet His Majesty, you will look rather worn out."
Xue Jing Yun was startled and touched his face with his hand. "Do I really look worn out?"
Xue Song nodded. "Yes, and haggard."
Xue Jing Yun's expression was not very good. "Why do I look worn out? Haggard?"
Xue Song twitched the corner of his mouth. "Your Highness, you haven't slept for several days and nights. You really should get some sleep."
Xue Jing Yun nodded slightly. "You're right. I'll go rest. Report any news to me."
Xue Song said, "Rest assured, Your Highness!"
Xue Jing Yun walked into the ship's cabin. Xue Song breathed a sigh of relief, truly fearing that the prince would not go to rest.
Not sleeping for so many days and nights was something even the strongest person couldn't endure.
Suddenly, he looked into the distance and saw a ship. It was unlikely for there to be a ship at this time, and it seemed to be heading towards An Cheng.
However, considering that the prince had just been persuaded to go rest, he didn't pay much attention to it.
Two days later, Xue Jing Yun and his men landed on the island. The villagers gathered by the sea, looking at the large ship and the numerous soldiers. They truly found it quite spectacular.
Xue Song stepped forward and said coldly, "Who is the village chief?"
The village chief quickly stepped forward. "May I ask why this adult has come to our village?"
"Two months ago, did any outsiders come to the village?" Xue Song asked.
The village chief was slightly taken aback and quickly replied, "Adult, you jest. My village is so remote that one needs a boat to enter. No one would want to come here."
"No?" Xue Song raised his eyebrows and asked.
The village chief shook his head. "No."
Xue Song's expression turned cold, and he placed his sword at the village chief's neck, sneering. "But I received information that two months ago, an outsider entered the village, and one of them was a woman."
The village chief trembled in fear and quickly corrected himself. "A… Adult, I remember now. A couple did come."
"A couple? A man and a woman?" Xue Song pressed.
The village chief said, "I don't know what kind of people you are looking for? The ones who came two months ago were a couple, and the woman was already pregnant."
Pregnant? That certainly wasn't the Empress.
Xue Song said coldly, "I asked you just now, why didn't you say so?"
The village chief, terrified, quickly said, "I thought it was better to be safe than sorry, so I didn't mention it."
Xue Song lowered his sword and said coldly, "It's getting late. My master wishes to rest here. Go and prepare a room."