Chapter 19 Retaliation

　　"It does seem a bit of a shame to kill someone like you." He picked up Xiu Xiao's lower jaw and observed her face, his rough fingertips slightly moistening over the pink cheeks and stopping at the soft lips. 　　"I've changed my mind, instead of killing you, how about staying around as a slave girl." 　　She tried her best to hold back the desire to part her face. "I'm afraid that your highness can't afford it." 　　"That's true." He didn't get angry and nodded approvingly. "Even if I pull out the thorns it's still too dangerous, it might take my life at some point." 　　"It is ominous to kill. But you've gotten me this far, there has to be some punishment." He paced away a few steps, picking up the short sword he had tossed aside, the sword still glowing clear and chilling in the dark room. 　　Reaching out, he flicked his finger, and a light, bright keening sound echoed through the chamber for a long time. 　　"Use your sword to carve a mark on your face, shall we?" The cold aura forced its way to his brow, and the blade of the sword slowly compared itself to his forehead. 　　"What harm is there in carving at will if it can make Your Highness feel better." Ka Ye was as calm as usual, unconcerned about the threat within arm's reach. 　　"Is the snow ambassador really unmoved? I think it's a shame to see such a face ruined." It wasn't a joke, there was indeed regret in Akatsuki's eyes, but the sword came straight down. 　　The cold air on his cheeks flickered, and Jia Yu didn't even blink. 　　"Your Highness!" 　　Unable to hold back any longer, not caring about Kaya's injunction, the teenager bound to the corner raised his voice, stopping Akatsuki's hand. 　　"The secret letter was drafted by me, the handwriting was copied by me, and the seal was also imitated and engraved by me. If Your Highness wants to punish, I will bear the brunt of the punishment and willingly endure it, do not penalize a mere girl." 　　"Shujing!" Although he was shouting harshly, his strength was reduced due to his breath failing, and Jia Yu couldn't help but choke and cough. 　　Akatsuki stepped in front of him, the tip of his sword holding up his lower jaw and pointing straight at his throat. 　　"If you don't tell me I really forgot about yesterday's sword revenge." A cold smile spread across his lips as his foot stepped hard on his right wrist, almost hearing the bone crack. 　　Cold sweat instantly seeped out from his forehead, the teenager pale face did not say a word. 　　"So that secret letter was created by you, how should I reward you?" 　　Before the words left his mouth, the tip of the sword clanked, and the clear blade pierced deep into the ground through his palm, nailing his right hand to the ground. 　　After a bout of coughing and wheezing, Jia Yu was finally able to speak. 　　"Your Highness is ...... really out of place, he is my shadow guard, everything is at my command, just a puppet ...... not to blame his master but to blame his slave, is this your Highness s way of dealing with things?" 　　Chi Shu was slightly surprised, "You are quite protective of this slave, could it be that his life is more important than your face?" Seeing that the teenager endured pain and struggled to speak, he kicked on the two points of numbness and dumbness. 　　Shujing was unable to speak, she was slightly put down her heart. 　　"Gaya night ...... whole day knife head licking blood, life and death honor and disgrace early put aside, if you can calm your highness anger, district skin face what is enough to worry about." 　　"Snow ambassador words generous, and allow me to try whether it is really so." He smiled evilly, took the long whip from the attendant's hands, and casually displayed his hand, the whip shadow brushed past her, pulling down a strand of black hair. 　　Jia Yu's expression did not move. "I have long heard that the people of Guzi are good at horsemanship, Your Highness is really good at whipping." 　　"I also know how to whip enough to make people just beg for a quick death." Taking the black hair brought back from the tip of the whip, he played with it between his fingers, sniffing it lightly. "I could do without that method if you would sing." 　　A song had lost his mind, causing him to make one mistake after another, unintentionally letting go of the opportunity to change his fate. Despite his hatred, he involuntarily recalled the heavenly clear voice again and again, his dreams haunting him. 　　"Jia Night only kills people, so why force yourself on them." 　　"The song in the ruins that day, I want to hear it again." 　　"Your Highness is joking, that is the song of the dead, how can it be sung for the living." 　　"I want to hear it." He raised an eyebrow, one word at a time. 　　"Forgive me." She didn't even bother with a perfunctory answer, simply dropping her eyes. 　　Red Art was enraged, no longer holding back, lashing down whip after whip. 　　After more than ten lashes, the white clothes had been shattered by the whip, gradually soaking out blood. 　　Jia night did not say a word, whip whip more ferocious. 　　Everyone watched as the long whip whistled, and she couldn't control the light trembling, and cold sweat rolled down her sash from the pain. 　　"...... Your Highness ......," she uttered a soft call between the shadows of the whip. 　　Akatsuki stopped his hand, cold and merciless. "Want to beg for mercy?" 　　Kaya hung her head, drops of sweat and blood crashing to the ground. 　　"Just ...... want to ask ...... your highness to put me down before I fight." The raspy voice was breathless. "The iron cable is strangled too tightly ...... hang down again, I am afraid that before your highness relieves his anger, I have already died." 　　Quietly choked for a long time, the red art suddenly laughed, his eyes strange. 　　"Good, I as you wish." 　　"Your Highness!" Shawana was less than agreeable. "This woman is cunning and insidious, don't fall for the trick." 　　"Didn't you say that those who have been infected with Qing Jia San have lost all their martial arts and are not even as good as young children? What are you afraid of." 　　"Having said that, it is still prudent to hang ...... him in a stable manner," Red Art waved his hand, stopping his words. 　　"No need to say more, I have a measure, put her down." 　　The chains clanked and turned mechanically, and she was slowly lowered to the ground, her tiny body curling into a ball on the ground. Two guards came over and untied the iron cables tied around her waist and arms. 　　Although the pain was still there, her breathing slowly improved, she moved her almost frozen fingers, but fortunately they were still responsive. 　　"You are a beautiful woman, but you are a thief." Akatsuki's face was cloudy in the light of the fire, and he actually seemed to have some regrets. "If not too insidious and venomous means, for the tiger, with your talent to be a country's wife and how difficult." 　　"Sinister and vicious?" She couldn't help but laugh lowly and sizzled in pain again. "Others can still be so accused, your highness ......" 　　"And how about me." 　　"With Shule conspired to cheat Gumo nationals planted pomegranates all over the place, artificially create a disaster; condemnation of the horse team to loot outside, cut off its trade routes travel; to the beauty of the scheme to send into the dead room; by the hand of the devil's teachings to wipe out the pro-uncle; sole control of the military power, the attack on the Gumo and for the throne to pave the way to the throne ...... Your Highness's depth of tactics, Jiayu is ashamed of itself. " 　　"Extraordinary things use extraordinary means, don't compare your highness with you." Shavana angrily shouted, lifted the black hair and heavily slapped, half of the cheek instantly numb. 　　After the crunch, deep red fingerprints surfaced on the snow-white skin, the face was small and the fingerprints took up half of it. 　　Licking the traumatized corners of his mouth, Jia Yu's tone remained the same, his black pupils not hiding his sneer. 　　"I kill people, but for their own survival; Your Highness kills people because of ambition and power. Death in my hands can be said to be innocent, death in the hands of your highness deserved? Once the war is on, you have killed more than a hundred times more than me." 　　"Good ...... point." 　　Akatsuki leaned down and wiped the blood from between her lips, his gaze sullen. 　　"I have the intention to cherish each other, but how can I not have my own mind, if you can hold out from the hands of Shawana, I will then learn your sharp teeth." 　　With those words, he stood up and turned to the man at the side. 　　"I promised to put someone at your disposal, and now she is yours." After a slight hesitation, he added with a whisper in his ear. "Leave her alive, I still have use for her." 　　"Thank you, Your Highness." The man's eyes reddened for a split second, as if they were wild beasts. 　　Akatsuki swept a glance at the girl on the floor, swallowed his words, and turned to leave the room. 　　There was no pleasure of revenge, but some unspeakable regret. 　　Thinking about the current situation, his eyes went cold again, and the vague hint of intolerance was blown away by the cold wind.