She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 280 - 279: Say another word, and I will nail you to the wall.

Chapter 280: Chapter 279: Say another word, and I will nail you to the wall.

"Do you want to die?" With a flick of his hand, Yan Wanqing created a gust of wind that grazed Lin Yanran’s neck, severing a few strands of her hair.

The strands of hair gently fell through the air, as if representing a life beyond one’s control.

Lin Yanran screamed, "My hair!"

This vile woman actually dared to cut her favorite hair!

Lin Yanran’s face twisted with rage, "What did I say wrong? People like you, parricides, selfish and self-serving, your Yan Family boasts intelligence, but in the end, it’s all for naught. Your father and brothers are gone, and you’ll soon follow suit!"

Yan Wanqing’s eyes turned bloodshot as she listened, and at that moment, a pair of large hands covered her ears.

The familiar fragrance filled her nostrils in an instant.

How did he come back...

While she was still surprised, Xiao Pingfeng had already turned his cold gaze towards Lin Yanran, "Say one more word, and I will nail you to the wall."

Before Lin Yanran could react, Wang Quan beside her covered her mouth tightly.

It was the Crown Prince!

He actually came back!

But why was he so close to Yan Wanqing?

Lin Yanran’s eyes brimmed with jealousy.

Why did everyone fawn over this despicable woman?

What’s so good about her!

"If you continue to speak recklessly, I will take your life right now," Wang Quan’s sinister warning by her ear made Lin Yanran shrink her neck.

Seeing one’s nemesis brings a special kind of animosity, she had just been too enraged by Yan Wanqing.

For a moment, she forgot her current status and where she was.

Wang Quan’s words drenched Lin Yanran with a cold realization from head to toe.

Her expression froze, but the fire inside her burned even fiercer.

Xiao Pingfeng gave a cold glance to the people below, and seeing that they had finally stopped talking, he released his hands.

"Why waste words on such a person? Shall I kill her for you?"

Yan Wanqing shook her head, "Killing her would be as easy as flipping my hand, but I no longer wish to commit more killings."

She wasn’t a good person, but she also didn’t want the heavy karma of her killings to affect her family.

Seeing the sorrow in her eyes, Xiao Pingfeng’s heart sank, and he placed his hand on her shoulder, "Leave everything to me."

Yan Wanqing smiled faintly, not looking at Lin Yanran or Wang Quan anymore, she unfolded the deed of sale in her hand, took out the one with Li Chengxiang’s fingerprint and signature, her eyes grew colder, folded it neatly, and put it inside her bosom.

The remaining deeds of sale, she handed to Hong Wu, "Take these to the people, whether they stay or leave, it’s up to them."

"You’re still too kind," Xiao Pingfeng said. If it were him, he wouldn’t bother with such trivial matters at all, but his beloved, knowing it’s a thankless job, was still willing to do it.

Yan Wanqing shook her head, "If it concerns others, naturally you hang it high and let it dry, but it’s a trust from an old friend, and I must do my best. These are... just a small effort."

"You rest now, I will ask for you," Xiao Pingfeng had actually arrived much earlier, but hadn’t shown himself because he found it quite enjoyable to watch his beloved working from afar.

If it weren’t for this damned woman spouting unsightly words, he reckoned he could have admired her for a while longer.

"You," the noble and indolent Crown Prince glanced sideways at Wang Quan, "Come here."

Wang Quan didn’t dare to delay, "What are your orders, Your Highness?"

"I know someone backs this little courtyard. Confess honestly," he lacked patience.

Wang Quan’s face turned from pale to ashen, "What is Your Highness talking about? This little courtyard is merely my doing, there isn’t any— Ah!"

A sudden roar burst from him, and the next second, he was sent flying and crashed into the stone table in the courtyard, which instantly shattered into pieces.

Wang Quan painfully spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

He simply couldn’t believe that the outwardly gentle and refined Crown Prince could strike with such ruthless ferocity.

"Won’t speak, will you?" Xiao Pingfeng descended the steps at a measured pace, calmly walking over to where Wang Quan lay and looked down upon him from a height.

Wang Quan felt as if he had just taken a trip through King Yama Hall for a brief moment.

"Finding out is just a matter of time for me. Whether you speak or not is the same. But if you choose not to speak, I will become displeased, and when I’m displeased, those people in your house will have no good days ahead," Xiao Pingfeng said with a chilling twist at the corner of his lips, "Shall we start with your wife?"

At the mention of his wife, Wang Quan couldn’t hold back any longer.

The reason he had just been contending with Yan Wanqing was that he thought he could evoke her sympathy by feigning distress.

But the Crown Prince before him was different.

He was like a god of death.

Remorseless and decisive, offering no quarter.

When he said he would start with his wife, he meant it!

So Wang Quan became desperate, "I’ll speak, I’ll tell you everything, please just don’t do anything to my wife."

"Didn’t expect you to be such a romantic," Xiao Pingfeng commented, surprised, and withdrew the foot he was about to set on Wang Quan.

He even reached out a hand to help Wang Quan stand, dusting him off.

"I like a romantic," the Crown Prince declared.

Wang Quan was at a loss, his face a picture of misery, "Actually, this little courtyard is no different from Fireworks Lane, it’s for gathering information about some of the imperial courtiers, all for the reason of being able to control these courtiers and make them more loyal to the Imperial Court... Actually, having said this much, with the intelligence and wisdom of the Crown Prince and Princess Anping, you should be able to guess who is behind this."

He wasn’t unwilling to speak; to speak meant certain death.

"Both of you have such clever minds, please don’t force me to lay everything out. Leave me and my wife and everyone in this compound a way to live," he pleaded. Speaking out meant no one would survive.

Yan Wanqing had her suspicions, and Wang Quan’s words only further confirmed that her guesses were accurate.

No wonder the Emperor had not been to court for so many years, yet the turbulent Imperial Court managed to maintain a semblance of moderation and balance. It turned out that this was the reason behind it all.

Yan Wanqing didn’t know how to feel at this moment.

She just found it extremely laughable.

"Wang Quan, after today, you’re certainly out of options," Yan Wanqing said as she looked at him, and seeing the fear in his eyes, she spoke with conviction, "But I can show you a clear path, it depends on whether you dare to take it."

"I dare!" Wang Quan, ready to risk everything, naturally wanted to give it a try.

He was very clear about that.

"I implore the Crown Prince and the Commandery Princess to help this lowly one!" Wang Quan cried out from where he knelt on the ground.

Xiao Pingfeng’s eyes showed disapproval. He turned to look at Yan Wanqing, "Wanwan."

Stubbornness filled Yan Wanqing’s eyes, and her hands clenched as she made a certain decision, "Piji, take Mr. and Mrs. Wang away."

"Wanwan!" Xiao Pingfeng called out again, shock written all over his face.

"I’ve been wrong from the beginning," Yan Wanqing stepped back twice, "Now, I understand that he will never repent, so why should I insist on those extrinsic items? No amount of pleading will bring back my father or brothers. They are forever gone, left at Governor’s Office Pass—"

"What about me?" Xiao Pingfeng looked at her, asking softly.

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