Chapter 71 Qin Xiao's Attitude, Xue Xing's Plan (6000)_3

Even though she had mentally prepared herself before meeting Qin Xiao, when the moment truly arrived, she felt incredibly nervous.

But Qin Xiao turned his back to Meng Yiran and said, "Although I, Qin Xiao, am no gentleman, I would not take advantage of someone in peril."

"Of course, if it was my enemy, that would be a different story."

"Everyone has a love for beauty, and I too like beautiful women, but I wouldn't want to obtain them in such a way. You should get dressed first."

Upon hearing this, Meng Yiran was stunned.

A mix of relief and regret sprouted in her heart.

Relieved that Qin Xiao didn't take advantage of her vulnerability.

Regretful that Qin Xiao didn't take advantage of her vulnerability.

However, she knew that since Qin Xiao had spoken, she had no choice but to comply without objection.

So she silently picked up the ribbon that had fallen to the floor and tied it back around her waist.

As the rustling sounds came to an end, Qin Xiao turned back around, his gaze firmly fixed as he asked, "Do you truly wish for Tang Hao's death?"

"I would tear him into a million pieces if I could," Meng Yiran replied, her voice cold and laced with boundless hatred.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Besides, Meng Yiran possessed an attached soul bone, and her innate talent wasn't bad either. Qin Xiao really couldn't find a reason to refuse.

"Okay, I can help you."

"But to become stronger, you will have to endure unimaginable pain."

"If one day you can't bear it anymore, don't blame me for being heartless and abandoning you," Qin Xiao stated, looking intently at Meng Yiran.

His words did not hide their harshness.

"Your Highness, Yiran understands," Meng Yiran said.

"Please do not show me pity."

Meng Yiran bowed gracefully to Qin Xiao as she spoke.

Qin Xiao: "┓(´-`)┏."

Oh well.

I guess I'll just take his words at face value then.

"For now, just stay here in peace. I will go and speak with President Liu," Qin Xiao said as he began to walk out of the room.

But just as he reached the door, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Meng Yiran tensed up, "Your Highness, do you have any other orders for Yiran?"

"There is one more thing," Qin Xiao said, his back still to Meng Yiran. "You should put on more clothes; it's getting cold."

Ah!

This!

Meng Yiran immediately froze, her cheeks flushing a deep red that quickly spread to the roots of her ears.

Recalling the recent scene, her heart was like a lake disturbed by ripples, unable to calm down for a long time.

...

Elsewhere.

In the Prince's Mansion.

Avalanche burst into Xue Xing's room with a look of urgency.

"What's happened now? Look at you, all flustered. What a state to be in!" Xue Xing said nonchalantly, sitting in the main seat.

"Uncle Wang, I'll be more careful next time," Avalanche said.

"But this matter is really urgent."

After taking a couple of deep breaths to settle himself, Avalanche continued.

"Tell me, what's the matter," Prince Xue Xing said with the air of someone comfortably fishing, even picking up the teacup from the nearby table.

Avalanche thought seriously for a moment before asking earnestly, "Uncle Wang, two pieces of bad news, which do you want to hear first?"

"Oh, two pieces of bad news, huh..."

Xue Xing instinctively responded but quickly realized something was amiss. "What do you mean, two pieces of bad news?"

Crack!

He slammed the precious cup in his hand onto the ground, startling Avalanche.

Just then, he heard Xue Xing ask in a deep voice, "Tell me, is there a difference between them?"

"Of course, there's a difference," he replied almost reflexively. "One is bad news, the other is worse news..."

Xue Xing: "(艹皿艹)."

He made a choice, "Then tell me the bad news first."

"I've heard that Father has given the National Treasure, Boundless Universe Shield, to Qinghe."

"Indeed, that is bad news. Qinghe's resources have increased. But the Boundless Universe Shield has been with the royal household for so long, and no one has ever discovered its secrets. Even Qinghe may find himself helpless against it," Prince Xue Xing nodded, "So this bad news isn't too terrible."

Avalanche nodded and started to relate the other piece of news, "The second piece comes from the imperial palace; The Boundless Universe Shield was requested by Qin Xiao. Right after Qinghe received it, he immediately sent it to Qin Xiao..."

Xue Xing immediately panicked.

"What did you say? Qin Xiao wants this thing, and Qinghe sent it to him?"

"This favor is too great. Qin Xiao might very well side with Qinghe now!"

"There's no worse news than this!"

He could no longer sit still, springing up from his throne and pacing back and forth.

"Uncle Wang, there's no need to panic," Avalanche said.

"Tell me why I shouldn't be panicking," Xue Xing responded.

"Haven't you asked Poison Douluo to take action? Qin Xiao won't be able to jump around much longer. Even if he sides with the Crown Prince, I don't believe he can help the Crown Prince seize the throne in just a few days," Avalanche said, with a look of sagacity in his eyes.

He truly was an imbecile!

Seeing him, Xue Xing felt his irritation boiling over; Avalanche was indeed bringing up the most inconvenient subject!

"Avalanche, you can forget about Du Gu Bo; he backed out and didn't dare make a move against Qin Xiao. Now, if we're to turn the situation around, we can only rely on ourselves," Xue Xing said.

"I won't lie to you, if it weren't for this situation, I had already decided not to provoke Qin Xiao. I would have let Sky Dou Royal Academy go to Qinghe; I would have admitted defeat," Xue Xing said in a voice filled with bitterness and helplessness.

If possible, he truly didn't want to provoke Qin Xiao anymore.

In contrast, after hearing Prince Xue Xing's words, Avalanche was dumbstruck. "Uncle Wang, what should we do now?"

"Let me think it over."