The Princess of Northern Land

Chapter 136 - 136 136 Doubts and Exchange (5)_1

?Chapter 136: Chapter 136: Doubts and Exchange (5)_1 Chapter 136: Chapter 136: Doubts and Exchange (5)_1 Suddenly, Chu Suifeng stood up abruptly. With one stretch of his hand, Lin Ziyin’s slender neck was grasped by his big hand, just like Si Jinhan did before him, completely holding her life in his hand.

“Speak, who are you? Don’t think you can smooth things over.” Chu Suifeng’s tone was as merciless as Asura from hell, and his grip on her tightened.

Immediately, Lin Ziyin’s vision darkened, her chest hurt, and breathing became extremely hard.

“Those who dare to play tricks on the Prince and me have long been dead. Little girl, I really don’t want to see you die.” Si Jinhan sneered from the side.

Am I really going to die this time? Lin Ziyin felt a wave of despair in her heart. Indeed, the lure of power was utterly detestable.

“I greatly regret meeting you guys.” She forced out a few words from her mouth.

Chu Suifeng squinted his eyes and seemed to tighten his grip further.

“Let go of the young lady.” Just when Lin Ziyin thought she was going to die, Yu Qiaoqiao, who had been guarding the door, rushed in with a stick and swung it at Chu Suifeng’s head.

Behind her was a trembling maid, who had rushed over to Chu Suifeng, trying her hardest to pry his hand off.

The whooshing wind from the swinging stick made Lin Ziyin, who was already struggling to breathe, feel her face tighten.

“A practitioner, indeed.” Si Jinhan sneered, reaching out to intercept the stick unarmed.

To everyone’s surprise, Yu Qiaoqiao held her own and exchanged several moves with him.

Lin Ziyin could hardly pay attention to all this, her face wan and pale, feeling like she couldn’t hold on any longer.

Seeing Lin Ziyin’s face turn purple and her near fainting state, Yu Qiaoqiao felt anxious. Distracted for a moment, she was knocked aside by Si Jinhan.

At that moment, Chu Suifeng also let go of Lin Ziyin.

“Cough, cough, cough.” Lin Ziyin couldn’t stop coughing.

“Young Lady.” Yu Qiaoqiao got up, brushed off the blood at the corner of her mouth and went over to gently pat Lin Ziyin’s back to help her breathe.

“Young Lady.” Cui Duoduo was scared half to death, but she had no other choice but to wipe her tears away and went over to take care of Lin Ziyin.

“Still not telling the truth?” Chu Suifeng sneered at her from his dominant position.

“What do you want me to say?” Lin Ziyin sneered back at him, “In the prince’s eyes, my life is worthless. Because you have suspicions, no matter what I say, you will not believe me.”

“Go ahead, let’s hear it.” Si Jinhan moved closer to her and smirked.

“I guess no one ever told you, Third Prince, that your smile is rather unpleasant.” Finally at her wit’s end, Lin Ziyin no longer felt fear. “You two, go out. Without my command, you are not allowed to enter, nor is anyone else from the household.”

Yu Qiaoqiao and Cui Duoduo hesitated after hearing her words.

Lin Ziyin cast them a cold look and the two left reluctantly. However, they didn’t go far and stood vigilantly at the door, their ears pricked for any sounds from the room.

“Not bad, still in the mood to joke with me.” Si Jinhan’s laughter halted for a moment before resuming, making him seem exceedingly bizarre.

“What answer does the prince seek?” Lin Ziyin didn’t want to deal with this madman, she needed to muster up her strength to answer Chu Suifeng’s inquiries. Compared to Si Jinhan, she definitely thought Chu Suifeng was much harder to convince. “Just because I can make a few trinkets, does the prince doubt me? Has the prince never heard that there are talents everywhere? I’m just a commoner, fond of and good at handicrafts. But in the prince’s eyes, have I become a treacherous traitor? Or a spy? I believe, according to the prince’s abilities, my family background should’ve been thoroughly investigated.”

Lin Ziyin watched Chu Suifeng with a hint of anger. What kind of people were these? Toying with people’s lives so casually, she must have been born under an unlucky star to meet these two men. But unfortunately, she couldn’t afford to lose her temper because she knew that one slip up could cost her, and potentially her whole family their lives.

Chu Suifeng silently stood there, staring at Lin Ziyin for a long while. As Lin Ziyin said, he didn’t pay her much attention at first. The last time when Consort Gao had beaten Lin Ziyin, he had all but dealt with Consort Gao, showing no interest in Lin Ziyin.

But when Si Jinhan repeatedly brought back design drafts from Lin Ziyin, he started to doubt her.

A mere peasant girl, yet she could design such ingenious things, things that even the skilled craftsmen in Tianji Building hadn’t thought of.

But no matter how hard he tried, he could not find anything improper about Lin Ziyin’s family.

The fact that Lin Ziyin has transformed from a simple rural girl into a woman of ingenuity is undisputed, and that was the problem.

If there is the slightest hint of a problem, neither Si Jinhan nor Chu Suifeng would let it go.

However, just a moment ago, they saw anger and injustice in Lin Ziyin’s eyes, but nothing else. And they had also ascertained Lin Ziyin indeed had no inner strength.

When one’s life is threatened, a martial artist’s strength would instinctively burst forth, and Lin Ziyin had been on the brink of death just now.

“How about I make a deal with the Prince?” Under Chu Suifeng’s brooding gaze, Lin Ziyin had no choice but to play her trump card. She knew that if she didn’t handle this situation well today, there would definitely be more losses than gains.

“This little one is impressive, daring to do business with the Prince.” Si Jinhan burst into laughter, his mirth mocking Lin Ziyin’s self-overestimation.

“I am a native of the Northern Land. I don’t want the Northern Land to fall into enemy hands because the ones who will suffer most won’t be the prince or third prince, but common people like us. The Lin family has lived in the Northern Land for generations, so I am willing to give the prince a type of weapon for use in war, which may be of little help to the prince.” Lin Ziyin ignored him, speaking directly to Chu Suifeng.

Chu Suifeng remained silent, seemingly considering her words.

“I just want to live my life. I hope after giving the prince this blueprint, the prince can sell Heihe to me and ensure the safety of the Lin family.” After laying out the bait, Lin Ziyin began to list her terms.

“What do you have to threaten me with?” No one had ever dared to threaten Chu Suifeng directly. He was very displeased with Lin Ziyin’s audacity.