She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 208: Ji Yuntai Gets Beaten, Yan Wanqing Kicks the Door

Chapter 208: Chapter 208: Ji Yuntai Gets Beaten, Yan Wanqing Kicks the Door

City Lord Residence of Xiliang City.

Yan Wanqing had returned to the City Lord Residence intending to bid farewell, as she planned to reside directly in the military camp. That way she could facilitate troop training and more conveniently rally the soldiers’ spirits.

On her way back, she had been pondering how to continue enticing Gesang, the Holy Maiden of the Radiant Church, with Ji Yuntai. Yet the moment she stepped through the door, the residence’s steward stopped her.

"Marshall Yan, you must come quickly and save our City Lord, he has just been summoned by the Seventh Prince."

Yan Wanqing was taken aback. She rubbed her wrists, half-believing she had misheard, "What?"

The steward was frantic, "The Seventh Prince’s men dragged our City Lord away in his wheelchair."

The word "dragged" was used deliberately, indicating that Ji Yuntai had likely been very reluctant to go.

However, given Ji Yuntai’s smooth diplomatic manner, it probably wasn’t anything serious.

So Yan Wanqing waved her hand, "Steward, don’t worry, your City Lord will be fine."

The weather was dry and hot in the west, and all she wanted now was to wash her face.

She quickly walked towards her own courtyard.

Seeing her stride away rapidly, the steward, with no other choice, turned and headed in a different direction.

After Yan Wanqing had washed her face and packed her luggage, intending to say goodbye to Ji Yuntai, she inquired of the maid and discovered that two hours had passed and Ji Yuntai was still with Xiao Hongshen.

Remembering the concern in the steward’s eyes earlier, Yan Wanqing began to feel uneasy.

She had just taught Xiao Hongshen a lesson a few days ago; surely he hadn’t become reckless so soon.

She slowly wrapped the bandage around her wrist and walked towards that location.

Upon arrival, she found the steward and a bunch of maids standing outside Xiao Hongshen’s courtyard.

Upon seeing Yan Wanqing, they looked at her as though they had seen a savior.

They made way for her, letting Yan Wanqing enter.

"What’s going on? Where is your City Lord?" Yan Wanqing’s hair was still damp on her forehead, which she pushed to one side with her hand.

The steward pointed inside.

"It’s been two and a half hours and the City Lord has yet to come out; he hasn’t even had his evening meal..."

The courtyard was silent.

Yan Wanqing nodded, her hands clasped behind her back, striding confidently towards the doorway.

The two armed soldiers at the door, upon seeing Yan Wanqing, averted their gaze and did not dare to stop her.

Yan Wanqing made her way unhindered to the doorway, from where she could faintly hear voices speaking but not loudly. Occasionally, there were soft groans of extreme discomfort, like the minor irritation of a small cat’s scratch, which sounded abnormal.

When something is out of the ordinary, there must be a demon at play.

Lifting her foot, she aimed at the door and kicked it in.

The door collapsed with a bang, startling Xiao Hongshen inside so much that he was splashed all over with hot tea.

Pointing at Yan Wanqing, he cursed furiously, "Impertinence! Yan Wanqing, you are becoming increasingly lawless!"

Yan Wanqing surveyed the scene inside the room, arching an eyebrow. She sneered.

"To speak some treasonous words, the Emperor is far away and the sky is high, do you really deserve my respect in your current state?"

Inside the room, Ji Yuntai’s wheelchair was overturned on the ground, and his entire body had been tied up and hung from the ceiling beam by his wrists.

Bloodstains were visible on his once-pristine clothes, concentrated on the lower part of his legs.

Xiao Hongshen really wasn’t a good thing.

Those few soft groans must have been Ji Yuntai suppressing his pain.

"Although you are a Prince of Dawei, you have no right to privately punish the City Lord of Xiliang City. Whose authority did you borrow this time?!" Yan Wanqing’s sleeve flicked out a dagger, swiftly cutting through the ropes, and she quickly caught Ji Yuntai in her arms.

Ji Yuntai weakly lifted the corners of his lips at her, "Commandery Princess, this humble official is unhurt."

"Shut up," Yan Wanqing said coldly.

Ji Yuntai: "..."

At the side, Xiao Hongshen furiously smashed the cup in his hand onto the ground, his face shadowed, "Yan Wanqing, do you intend to oppose this Prince? Do not forget that you too are a Commandery Princess of Dawei, and your status was bestowed upon you by our father the Emperor!"

"So what?" Yan Wanqing fearlessly met his gaze.

"You should know better."

"According to the Seventh Prince’s wishes, should I pretend this never happened and just walk away?" Yan Wanqing sneered, "To compromise to power and satisfy your heart as you please, is this what a Dawei Commandery Princess, what a Commander-in-chief should do?"

Xiao Hongshen knew he could not out-argue the woman before him.

Once she left the Capital City, she was like a wild horse that had broken free.

The previous constraints could no longer bind her.

But she should still respect our father the Emperor, shouldn’t she?

Xiao Hongshen, with a cold face, said, "You have no idea what happened, and you just kicked in the door. This is not fair to my palace, but I will not hold this against you. However, today you absolutely cannot take Ji Yuntai away with you."

"Do you know he actually allowed his servants to attempt to harm Princess Yaochi?"

"It’s preposterous! Right now, she is carrying the child of my palace, and if anything were to go wrong, ten lives of Ji Yuntai wouldn’t be enough to compensate!"

In just a few words, Yan Wanqing finally understood why Xiao Hongshen went mad today.

It turned out the maids and servants from the City Lord Residence took it upon themselves to teach Li Chengyuan a lesson, which angered her and made her take it out on Xiao Hongshen.

Therefore, today Ji Yuntai was dragged here to be tortured by Xiao Hongshen.

"What does taking Ji Yuntai away with me have to do with this?" Yan Wanqing raised an eyebrow, revealing a bloodthirsty smile, "If we’re talking about wanting to kill Li Chengyuan, count me in."

"You—!" Xiao Hongshen could not understand why Yan Wanqing, who had been all right before, suddenly wanted to kill Li Chengyuan upon her arrival in Xiliang City.

How much hatred could there be between women?

Xiao Hongshen was utterly baffled.

"Seventh Prince, you have the time to lecture Ji Yuntai, but perhaps you should better manage your Princess Yaochi. Make sure she does not leave that Formation-guarded yard, stops causing trouble, and peacefully focuses on her pregnancy," Yan Wanqing picked up Ji Yuntai by the waist, who exclaimed in shock before she placed him back in the wheelchair.

A glint of disappointment flashed in Ji Yuntai’s eyes.

At this moment, Yan Wanqing faced Xiao Hongshen who still wanted to stop them, "Think carefully before you act. My temper hasn’t been too good lately, so unless you want to send all your Hidden Guards for me to warm up with, get lost."

Xiao Hongshen’s face turned from pale to purple with rage.

In the end, he suppressed all his anger.

Watching their departing figures.

He clenched his fists tightly.

Let that Yan Wanqing be arrogant for a few more days.

When the barbarian invasion comes and the war breaks out, he wanted to see how Yan Wanqing could stay arrogant against him!

Even with all her schemes and restored martial strength, she was still a woman, a single person!

He refused to believe that she alone could stand against ten thousand soldiers—

"Yan Wanqing, Yan Wanqing, you had the chance to be a pampered Lady living well in the Capital City, to support your husband and teach your children, but you refused, choosing instead to lead armies into battle like your father and brothers. Since ancient times, the battlefield has been the domain of men, and sooner or later you will suffer the consequences of your actions."

Xiao Hongshen thought of the day when Yan Wanqing would be defeated, and the gloom in his heart finally dissipated somewhat.

At that moment, Li Chengyuan came in with a tray in her hands.

"Your Highness, why is the door knocked down?!" Li Chengyuan froze, looking around the empty room, "Where is that scoundrel Ji Yuntai?"