Chapter 215: Brother and Sister Acknowledge One Another (Please Subscribe and Leave a Tip)

Chilian lightly brushed the corner of her mouth. Looking at Gai Nie, she smiled seductively and said, “The moment you channel your internal energy, you’ll feel thousands upon thousands of teeth biting into your flesh, tearing at your tendons and veins. It will feel as if you are trapped in an ice cellar, trembling all over, yet at the same time, as if you are being scorched by flames in a furnace. What’s worse is that this poison will continuously spread throughout your body, relentlessly consuming your flesh and bones until all your life force is completely drained.”

“You despicable woman! It’s all because of you that Yue’er would do such a thing!” Tian Ming shouted angrily, pointing at Chilian’s smug face.

Duanmu Rong glanced at Gai Nie and suddenly recalled a possible reason why Gai Nie might have been poisoned. Back at the medical villa, she had been applying medicine to his wounds and had asked Yue’er to help fetch the medicine. On the table were two bottles: one for healing, the other—she had hesitated—was meant for poisoning Gai Nie.

It seemed that Yue’er had applied the poison to Gai Nie at that time. Thinking of this, Duanmu Rong looked at Yue’er in her arms with a pang of guilt. Although Yue’er had administered the poison, it was Duanmu Rong herself who had prepared it.

“You are truly very different from the Red Lotus Princess I remember from before, Red Lotus sister,” Xiao Xie sighed. In this lifetime, he was the seventeenth son of King Han, so in his memories, Chilian was also his elder sister.

Chilian’s enchanting figure stiffened slightly. She turned her head and revealed a gentle smile. “So you recognized me after all, little seventeen.”

“Red Lotus sister, I’ve missed you so much!” Xiao Xie’s form flickered, and he threw himself into Chilian’s embrace. In his memories, he had always been like a child clinging to his elder sister Red Lotus, who was seven years his senior.

Chilian was momentarily stunned, then affectionately patted his head and gently said, “You’re still the same as before! Like a child who never grows up. Three years ago, when Han was destroyed, you were only fourteen. I was always worried about you. Now seeing you healthy and whole, sister is truly happy.”

“Red Lotus sister, I’ve grown up now. From now on, I will protect you! Leave Liusha and come with me!” Xiao Xie lifted his head from Chilian’s bosom and spoke earnestly. Chilian was an expert in poisons and a beauty; if he could lure her away from Weizhuang, it would be a great blessing.

“No!” Chilian lightly flicked Xiao Xie on the forehead, then placed her hands on her hips and wagged her finger. “Liusha was founded by Brother Han Fei. Now that he’s gone, I must keep Liusha going.”

“Is that so? Are you staying in Liusha really for Brother Han Fei, or is it just to be close to that white-haired freak?” Xiao Xie curled his lips. In the seventeenth prince’s memories, he despised Weizhuang deeply, as Weizhuang had taken the Red Lotus Princess away. That was why he chose to live in seclusion rather than join Liusha—because Weizhuang was part of Liusha.

“Hmph?!” Chilian’s pretty face hardened. She grabbed Xiao Xie’s ear, regaining her youthful spirit, and said angrily, “How dare you speak to me like that? Seems you’ve forgotten how much sister loves you! Ah!”

“Red Lotus sister, if you pull any harder, my ear’s going to fall off!” Xiao Xie quickly begged for mercy. When he was naughty, Chilian would always pull his ears to teach him a lesson.

Xiao Xie couldn’t really use internal energy to hurt her hand, so he had no choice but to plead just as he remembered.

“This time I’ll let you off, but next time I won’t be so merciful!” Chilian released his ear and rubbed it gently, then smiled coyly.

“Brother Xiao, call that bad woman ‘sister’!” Tian Ming stared in disbelief at the scene before him.

Not only Tian Ming, but Duanmu Rong and Gai Nie were also shocked. Xiao Xie called Chilian Red Lotus sister, which meant Chilian was the Red Lotus Princess of the former Han kingdom. And Chilian calling Xiao Xie the seventeenth brother meant he was the seventeenth prince of Han.

Murong Feng and Murong Huang exchanged surprised glances. They had only thought Xiao Xie was once a wealthy noble’s son, but now it turned out he had been a prince. That meant the Qin kingdom now held a grudge against Xiao Xie’s homeland. Could it be that Xiao Xie’s establishment of the Ascending Heaven Tower was part of a plan to overthrow Ying Zheng’s rule?

“Red Lotus sister, this is for you!” Xiao Xie took out a delicate round wooden box and placed it in Chilian’s hand.

“What is this?” Chilian asked curiously, looking at the box.

“It’s a makeup mirror. Open it and you’ll see,” Xiao Xie smiled.

Chilian opened the box to find a glass inset inside. Looking into the glass, she saw herself more clearly than ever before. Compared to this glass mirror, even the smoothest bronze mirrors were not a fraction as clear. Every pore on her face was visible.

“So this is the unique glass mirror from the Ascending Heaven Tower? What a fine gift. Sister really likes it!” Chilian said, pleasantly surprised.

“Red Lotus sister, until next time! Feng, Huang, retreat!” Xiao Xie suddenly said, lightly stepping back and retreating swiftly.

“What?” Chilian looked at Xiao Xie in astonishment, only then noticing that beside the cliff, Master Ban was already piloting a huge mechanical bird, waiting nearby. Murong Feng, Murong Huang, and Duanmu Rong had already boarded it, and Xiao Xie quickly followed.

“Bad woman, bye-bye!” Tian Ming stood proudly on the mechanical bird, making faces at Chilian.

“You little brat, you tricked me!” Chilian stamped her jade foot as the mechanical bird flew away. But she wasn’t truly angry. Reuniting with Xiao Xie and finding their relationship as close as three years ago made her very happy. Compared to that, whether they succeeded in chasing Gai Nie was insignificant.

Dressed in moon-white robes with a handsome face, Bai Feng stared oddly at the gentle smile on Chilian’s face. Since joining Liusha, he had never seen her like this—such a genuine smile. Was this truly Chilian?

“What are you staring at? The person’s already flown off. Aren’t you going after them?” Chilian put away her smile, scolding Bai Feng with a stern face.

Bai Feng ignored her, lightly stepping up to mount the back of a giant white bird, chasing after Master Ban’s mechanical bird! Although Chilian’s tone was harsh, it made him feel she was more like her usual self.

Master Ban piloted the mechanical bird through the clouds, heading toward the sacred place in the hearts of the Mohist disciples—the Mohist Mechanism City.

Suddenly, Master Ban noticed a dark speck flying toward them ahead. Faint bird calls could be heard. Suddenly, an eagle sped past Master Ban, leaving three bloody scratches across his chest.

“Ah!” The powerful impact of the black eagle almost knocked Master Ban down.

Watching the black eagle fly away, Master Ban cursed, “Damn it! Blind mad bird flying recklessly, seeing ghosts! So annoying!” Then he saw a feather from the black eagle slowly drift down before his eyes, and his body began to tremble.

“Eh, Master Ban, what’s wrong?” Tian Ming asked, noticing Master Ban’s abnormal state.

Everyone looked toward Master Ban, who was shaking more violently before collapsing to the ground with a thud.

Duanmu Rong rushed over, asking, “Master Ban, what’s wrong?”

“Master Ban, are you alright?” Xiao Xie called out.

“Ah, what’s going on? My arm won’t move!” Master Ban stammered.

Duanmu Rong noticed his face darkening and his eyes weakening. From her medical experience, these were clear symptoms of poisoning.

“You’ve been poisoned!” She immediately drew several silver needles and inserted them at key blood points on his body to block the poison’s spread.

“Poisoned?” Gai Nie’s face tensed as he asked.

“How can the poison act so fast?” Murong Feng questioned.

“I’ve temporarily controlled the poison’s spread with the needles,” Duanmu Rong explained.

Meanwhile, the black eagle circled in the sky and returned, this time targeting Tian Ming as it flew directly toward him.

“The eagle’s claws are heavily poisoned! Tian Ming, dodge quickly!” Gai Nie warned urgently.

Hearing Gai Nie’s words and seeing the poisonous bird’s claws coming, Tian Ming hurriedly stepped back and leaned backward. The eagle’s poisoned talons barely grazed his cheek. But having retreated to the edge and leaning back hastily, his body now uncontrollably tipped outward.