blueteamnovel Chapter 5: After killing someone, everything will change.
Chapter 5: After killing someone, everything will change.
The scene of blood splattering did not occur.
The sword tip was only half an inch away from Cheng Xiao's throat, but it could not advance any further.
He didn't even flinch; he was still holding the bowl of mutton soup, and even had the leisure to pick it up and savor it.
"You must have been lying on the roof beam for two hours. Your hands and feet must have been frozen stiff, right?" he said calmly.
Upon hearing Cheng Xiao's words, the assassin's expression changed drastically. He tried to use his movement skills to escape, but found that his body was completely out of his control.
Spiritual energy flashed on the ground beneath his feet, and a small array had been activated at some point, firmly fixing him in place.
Only then did Chu Ning finally understand what had happened.
Her first reaction was to stand up from her chair and stand in front of Cheng Xiao, between him and the assassin's dagger.
In the Great Chu now, anyone can die, including her.
But her teacher absolutely cannot!
The expected pain did not come, and Chu Ning then realized that he had done something unnecessary.
The teacher had already subdued the assassin the moment he appeared.
Cheng Xiao put down his bowl and walked to the assassin's side.
The Prime Minister and the Grand Marshal both died within a single day, and the Great Zhou dared not make any rash moves. In the shadows, countless people wanted his life.
The assassin could have been sent by anyone, but that doesn't matter.
The reason Cheng Xiao kept him around, waiting for him to find an opportunity to make a move, was actually to teach this still-growing princess the most important lesson.
He took the assassin's short sword and handed it to Chu Ning.
"Kill him." Three extremely simple words.
Chu Ning had just recovered from her shock when she looked at the short sword in Cheng Xiao's hand, still in shock.
Those three words were so clear, yet she seemed not to have understood them.
She grew up in the palace and studied the teachings of sages. She has never killed a chicken, let alone a human.
"I...I can't do it..." Chu Ning shook her head, her feet unconsciously taking a step back.
She could give her life for Cheng Xiao, but she couldn't bring herself to actually kill the assassin in front of her.
"If you don't even dare to kill an assassin bound by a formation, how can you possibly wipe out those ruthless powerful clans in the court? A true purge requires bloodshed."
Cheng Xiao did not force Chu Ning; he simply stood there and sternly instructed her.
Chu Ning was still hesitating.
That short knife felt like it weighed a ton; she didn't dare take it at all.
Cheng Xiao shook his head, feigning disappointment: "If you don't even have the courage to shed blood, you won't be able to sit securely on the throne of Great Chu. Put down the list, go back to your palace and wait to die, and become the princess of a fallen kingdom."
After saying that, he didn't even give Chu Ning a chance to react before throwing the dagger in his hand on the ground.
It seemed as if he was truly disappointed in her.
Clang.
The sound of metal hitting the ground and Cheng Xiao's words kept stimulating Chu Ning's nerves.
Many images flashed through her mind, but they were fleeting and she couldn't grasp them no matter what she did, leaving only a blank space in the end.
Chu Ning had only one thought left in his mind.
She had no way out.
Chu Ning gritted his teeth and bent down to pick up the short sword from the ground.
The sword hilt was cold, so cold it was almost icy to the touch, but she seemed oblivious to the cold, and her gaze gradually hardened.
She walked step by step towards the assassin, gripping the hilt of her sword tightly with both hands, and aimed it at his heart.
The moment she picked up the sword, she no longer hesitated.
The assassin frantically rolled his eyes, making muffled pleas for mercy.
The sound of the short sword piercing flesh was exceptionally clear in the wind and snow.
Fresh blood gushed out from the blood groove, splashing directly onto Chu Ning's pale cheeks, and her gorgeous palace dress was not spared either.
The warm blood, carrying a strong fishy smell, made Chu Ning's stomach churn.
Her legs gave way and she collapsed to the ground, the short sword falling to her feet, her hands trembling violently.
This was the first time she had killed a living being.
A life was lost because of her.
The blood on her hands seemed to stain her eyes red, and everything around her turned red.
Cheng Xiao looked at Chu Ning, who was slumped beside a pool of blood, his eyes still showing no emotion.
"Well done, but remember this when you kill someone in the future: no matter what happens, even if the other person is already dead, you must never throw the knife on the ground." He curled the corners of his mouth and smiled with satisfaction.
Chu Ning forcefully wiped the blood from her face with her sleeve, suppressing the churning in her stomach, and staggered to her feet.
After hearing the words "Well done," she found that her previously painful and struggling heart was now filled with excitement!
She thought that in her teacher's eyes, nothing in the world could stir up any emotion in him.
But now, her teacher actually praises her, saying "You did a great job!"
She did not disappoint her teacher!
"Now you're qualified to have that list. Take your men and go ransack the place." Cheng Xiao sat back down in his chair.
He waved his hand, and the palace servants in the distance quickly stepped forward to deal with the corpse and clean up the bloodstains on the ground.
This lesson was meant to help Chu Ning, who had been pampered since childhood, shed his inner weakness.
A qualified emperor should not retain human emotions in his heart.
These are all stumbling blocks on the road to becoming stronger.
The way of ruthlessness is like this, and so is the way of the emperor.
The only thing that surprised him was that... this little princess was more decisive than he had imagined, and her personality retained a touch of stubbornness that she herself had not even realized.
It's a bit of a waste of her talents for the system to assign her a love story on the runaway.
Chu Ning picked up the bamboo slips on the table. When she looked up at Cheng Xiao again, the fear and weakness in her eyes had completely disappeared.
She quickly composed herself and forced herself to suppress the churning in her stomach.
The teacher just said she "did a good job," so she absolutely cannot let the teacher down!
Chu Ning bowed slightly: "This student obeys."
......
The snow in the Great Chu Kingdom lasted for a long time.
It took three whole days for the sun to finally shine.
The snowstorm stopped, but the entire capital of the Great Chu was still filled with a strong smell of blood.
The bright red marks had just been covered by the wind and snow when fresh blood flowed onto the snow again, until finally, it froze into a thick layer of blood-red ice.
In three days, nearly half of the court officials were killed, and dozens of luxurious mansions inside and outside the capital were sealed off.
Slaughter, ransacking, and suppression.
Officials are all living in fear, afraid that they will be next.
The perpetrator of this massacre was the crown prince, who was only twelve years old. He had an adorable, delicate face, but his eyes were cold and devoid of any emotion.
During this period, someone made a suggestion to the King of Chu.
"Your Majesty! Chu Ning has ordered his troops to slaughter hundreds of officials, his hands stained with the blood of his colleagues. How can such a cold-blooded and tyrannical man be worthy of the position of Crown Prince of Great Chu! I implore Your Majesty to immediately strip him of his title and imprison him in the Heavenly Prison for severe interrogation!"
But the King of Chu seemed not to hear it at all.
He still looked sickly, lying on the dragon bed with his eyes closed, it was hard to tell whether he was awake or asleep.
With the Prime Minister and Grand Marshal dead, and the King of Chu gravely ill, no one could stop this mad princess.
Chu Ning followed the instructions on the list and killed everyone on it, not even sparing their families.
This is what the teacher taught us: nip it in the bud.
As the fight progressed, she felt her nerves go numb, but she still forced herself to keep going.
She had only one wish: to hear her teacher say one more word.
"Well done."