Forget about other matters ā she hadnāt even taken Jun Mo Xieās temperament into consideration. [He is very different from other people. This man never brings himself out in the open for anyone. No is an exception to that rule!]
[He always does things his own way!] She had only intended to help Princess Ling Meng and give her hope. However, that had angered Jun Mo Xie. This had shattered any hope of saving Ye Gu Hanās life.
The Princess and Ye Gu Hanās political position was very sensitive. Moreover, the Jun Family circumstances werenāt very good either. This was driving Jun Mo Xie to forego the task of saving the manās life.
āWhy? What else do you want me to do? What in the world do you want from me? You just say it! I give you my word; Iāll give you anything you ask!ā Princess Ling Meng was still kneeling on the ground in despair. She had a vacant expression on her face. However, she still clung to her last hope as she asked Jun Mo Xie.
āNothing you offer will make any difference; I donāt trust you,ā Jun Mo Xie raised his head and looked up at the sky. He let out a deep sigh. He then spoke in a resolute manner, āPrincess, I really wish to save him but you must be aware of our Jun Familyās situation. ā¦to say that it is precariousā¦ would be an understatement. And if I could cure conditions that even the three foremost doctors of the city werenāt able to. What would it meanā¦ ā
Jun Mo Xie took a deep breath, āRight nowā¦ people can only suspectā¦ and be suspicious of me. However, it will become a reality if I manage to save Ye Gu Hanās life! Princess, Ye Gu Han is one of the most āTaboo Namesā to his Majesty the Emperor. Reviving him would tantamount to offending the Emperor! This single matter concerns the lives of thousands of Jun Family membersā¦ and tens-of-thousands of our Factionās followers. In such circumstancesā¦ ahā¦ Princessā¦ donāt you think that sacrificing Ye Gu Hanās life is a good idea? Would the Princess do it differently if she were in my place?
āHow can you expect me to trust you?! The Tian Family has never been loyal to anyone. Doesnāt the Princess know that?ā Jun Mo Xie said heavily.
āI can pledge to guard your secretā¦ youā¦ you just asked how you can believe meā¦ how can Iā¦? ā¦ā Princess Ling Meng hung her head dispiritedly. She knew that no pledge she would make would be binding-enough. She didnāt know how to explain that her promises would be different from her Familyās. So, she kept quiet for a while.
Dugu Xiao Yi bit her lip. It seemed that she wanted to say something. However, she eventually decided to remain silent.
Sun Xiao Mei sighed inside her heart. The Young Master Junās words were reasonable. She knew that she wouldāve ignored any pleas for assistance in this situation as well. She had realized just how childish and unwise her actions had been .
[The current Emperor is very wise. But one his few undeniable faults is that heās too suspiciousā¦]
Sun Xiao Mei was lost in her thoughts. Then, she saw the princess suddenly rise to her feet. Her delicate body changed directions, and then she knelt down again. Princess Ling Meng then bit her lips very hard, and a wisp of blood started to flow down from the corner of her mouth. The blood streamed down her face and started to drip on the ground.
She hesitated for a moment. Then, she eventually placed her left hand upon her chest. She then spoke in a soft yet resolute tone, āThe heavens above and the earth below ā the Gods of this world and the successive generations of my ancestors ā listen to my oath! I, Ling Meng, hear-by swearā¦ā
She paused for a moment, and her face suddenly twisted. She then continued, āā¦If Jun Mo Xie is able to save my Uncle Yeās lifeā¦ then I Ling Meng vow that Iāll return to the Palace and spare no efforts to demand from my fatherā¦ that I be married to Jun Mo Xie. Weather a wife or a concubineā¦ Iāll comply to his wishes; Iāll never complain. Iāll spend this life being the most loyal woman to Jun Mo Xie. I will keep my mouth sealed regarding all his secrets, and I will not divulge a single thing to anyone else. If it seems that I have reneged on this oathā¦ may my whole family die! And may my ancestors never find any peace! Ling Meng herself shall be punished by being hacked into pieces. Then being thunderstruck five timesā¦ none of my descendants shall be allowed to continue in this world! I take this blood oath before the heaven and earth and the Gods of this world!ā
The Princess turned her hand after she finished speaking. She held a delicate throwing knife in it. The knife flashed like lightning as she moved it towards her arm, and slashed it. She didnāt even flinch as she did thisā¦ The blood gushed out like a fountain. The Princess then drew a circle in front of her with her own blood. Then, she knelt and tapped her head right at the center of that bloody circle. Her luxuriant and water-like hair scattered onto the ground. She didnāt raise her head for a long timeā¦
With heaven and earth as witness, and in the name of the Gods and ancestorsā¦ her soul, and her blood, had gone into this oath!
This was the most sacred and also the most malicious oath in the Xuan Xuan Continent. No one would ever dare to abandon this oath. And, Princess Ling Meng had already knocked her head in the very center of the bloody circle.
The oath had been sealed.
It was in-commutable in that life.
Dugu Xiao Yi cried out in alarm. She glared as her small hand covered her mouth, while her eyes quickly filled with tears.
Princess Ling Meng got up. Her face was covered with tears but she didnāt weep. She then faced Jun Mo Xie and then spoke, āMaybe Iāve convinced you nowā¦ Jun Mo Xie?ā
Jun Mo Xie was stunned-speechless.
The Young Master Jun had never thought that the Princess would take such an oath ā not even in his dreams.
[What are you saying?]
Jun Mo Xie had previously decided to save Ye Gu Han. However, he wasnāt able to start the procedure due to some difficult problems. Then, the sudden arrival of Princess Ling Meng coupled with her special identity had escalated the situation further.
Otherwise, he wouldāve saved Ye Gu Han in secret, and fronted the non-existent āmysterious expertā. A few people may have doubted it, but it wouldnāt have been a huge hindrance. However, he had never taken into account that the Princess would immediately make her way to his residence after being returned to the Imperial Palace by that man. Moreover, she had brought three Imperial Physicians with her. And those three were the top medical experts in Tian Xiang City.
This mix of so many people had killed Jun Mo Xieās plan. He wouldnāt be able to save the man even if he capable of doing it since the Emperor may find out about his talents if the Princess were to leak any of his secrets to His Majestyās ears. The Young Master Junās skills couldāve easily brought upon his doomā¦
First his Grandfather had taken undue advantage of the Jun Familyās influence to commit a purge. Then, his Uncleās injuries had mysteriously healed. This was then followed the mysterious emergence of the Aristocratic Hall. Any logical interpretation of these facts would point in the Jun Familyās direction, and heads would start to rollā¦
Therefore, Jun Mo Xie had resolutely refused to treat Ye Gu Han.
However, Princess Ling Meng had made that Blood Oath to gain Jun Mo Xieās trustā¦
She had made this Oath to mediate the circumstances between herself and Jun Mo Xieā¦
The Princessās body trembled. There was a fierce expression on her face as she looked at Jun Mo Xie.
She was aware that Jun Mo Xie had endlessly nagged his grandfather to take an offer for his marriage to the Imperial Princess a few years ago. However, she had then rejected him and her father had also lost interest in the Jun Family. The whole matter had fizzled out sometime later.
Princess Ling Mengās judgement had been clouded by the present circumstances. She hadnāt paid careful attention to Jun Mo Xieās words. She had heard him speak āI donāt trust you,ā and had interpreted it to be a demand for her loyalty by marriage. [This has obscurely revealed this debaucheeās real aim! However, I fear that he wonāt save my Uncle Yeās life if I donāt agree to his conditionā¦]
[Am I only to look on helplessly as Uncle Ye leaves the mortal realm?]
Princess Ling Meng had reached an impossible conclusion after she had searched her soul.
Therefore, she had decided to make this Blood Oath after some hesitation.
[I will sacrifice the rest of my life as long as Uncle Ye survives. Itās not much of a sacrifice; is it? Anyway, who is to say that my father wonāt just use my marriage as a means to rope-in a minister in the future? Thereās no guarantee that Iāll ever be allowed to marry by my own choice. In fact, he may just send me to Jun Mo Xie since heās quite influentialā¦]
[Uncle Ye could do that much to save my life. Canāt I even do this much for him?]
Therefore, Princess Ling Meng had eventually made this resolute decision.
The throwing knife covered with her own blood was still in her hand.
However, the Princessās mind was ice-cold.
[What else do you want now? Tell me what you wantā¦]
However, she was merely in a tranceā¦
Princess Ling Meng looked at Jun Mo Xie. And Jun Mo Xie looked at the Princess. Their thoughts were a mess. Sun Xiao Mei could understand their thoughts. And her eyes were wide-open in shockā¦
Suddenly, Dugu Xiao Yi let-out a loud sob in the midst of this silenceā¦ Then, she started to weepā¦ She was completely heartbroken.
[Boo hooā¦ brother Mo Xieā¦ I liked him firstā¦ and yet you suddenly took that oath without speaking to me first! You stole him! No Way! Sister didnāt even discuss this with me! Youāre a cheat!]
Dugu Xiao Yi felt wronged; she felt very sad. And when she looked at those two silently starting at each otherā¦ she thought they were looking at each other ālovinglyā. Hence, she couldnāt help but cry.
Dugu Xiao Yi was dazzled in reality. She was just imagining things like Princess Ling Meng. There was nothing more to it. What she felt as ālovingā gaze between two peopleā¦ was actually Jun Mo Xie feeling stunned and panicky. There was a hint of embarrassment in his body language, and he was having a tough time in restraining his anger. And the Princess was tragic over the āSacrificeā she had just made.
This gaze they shared, and that of two lovers, are two completely different things.
āFine! I promise you! I will save him!ā Jun Mo Xie took a deep breath, āHowever, I donāt accept your oath! You and I arenāt a fit match! Therefore, even speaking of marriage between us is absurd!ā
āYe Gu Han will have to stay here for a long time. I can only restore his health very slowly. And I canāt guarantee the extent of his recovery. Youā¦ understand what I mean?ā
[I can save him or I can kill him.]
Read Latest Chapters at wuxiaworld.eu
[You took that lousy oath. Even if you had to take an oathā¦ it shouldāve been about ānot opening your mouthā. I couldāve stuck to my original idea by fronting the story about the mysterious master saving Ye Gu Hanās life, and you wouldāve been the perfect tool to make the world believe it. Just that much wouldāve been enough! But you had to go and add that part about āmarrying meā¦ or become my concubine, and then abiding by my desiresā! What a shitty oath!]
[Bah! Even if you wish to marry meā¦ I donāt wish to marry you! I have no intention to do so! You arenāt that beautiful. Can you even compare to that little girl?! And can you even compare to that little girl from the Silver Blizzard City? ā¦No matter what sort of a woman she isā¦ she has the upper hand in this regard. Your beauty is worth a āfartā to me!]
However, Jun Mo Xie had been stunned by the severity of the Oath the Princess had taken. He was shocked by the sacrifice she was willing to make for Ye Gu Han. In fact, he was certain that he wouldāve never taken such a tough decision if he were to be in her shoes!
āOnce a blood oath is takenā¦ it cannot be changed even if you donāt accept it! This is a well-known fact!ā Princess Ling Mengās heart was filled with joy when she heard that he had agreed to save Ye Gu Han. But she continued calmly, āI just hope that the truth of this matter is never known to my Uncle Ye.ā
āI can only guarantee my utmost effort in this matter.ā Jun Mo Xie sighed with numbness. [What is this? Why does it feel like Iāve forced an honest girl into selling her bodyā¦?]