Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 97

Chapter 97 -96: Spy from the Enemy Country_1

This response seemed to disregard Xiao Rongyan’s true identity.

Xiao Rongyan couldn’t figure out if this Miss Bai wanted to form a good relationship with him or… wanted to please everyone.

He deeply understood this Miss Bai’s abilities and was aware of her methods. Even though Bai Qingyan with a fierce cape and horse in the Shu Imperial Palace left a lasting impression on him, and even though he once regarded Bai Qingyan as his mother’s confidante at the Jin Kingdom palace banquet, it inevitably made him more cautious.

What he bore on his shoulders was not just his own achievements; if he failed in his pursuits, he could simply bide his time and try again.

What he shouldered was the responsibility of the revival of Yan. In the contest for dominance among the heroes, failure meant the fall of the country.

If he failed, he couldn’t bear it!

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“Chivalrous heart, chivalrous person, Miss Bai, are you trying to tell me that the warning that day was just out of a chivalrous heart?” Xiao Rongyan’s well-defined fingers rubbed the teacup, looking down without meeting Bai Qingyan’s gaze, his eyes growing deeper, “Having a chivalrous heart for a spy of an enemy country… Are you just trying to gloss over this, or are you deliberately evading?”

Xiao Rongyan bit the words “spy of an enemy country” heavily.

Since they had run into each other today and brought everything into the open, Xiao Rongyan couldn’t allow the now enlightened Bai Qingyan to evade the topic.

Seeing a fierce intent manifest in Xiao Rongyan’s eyebrows, she steadied her mind and also decided to make things clearer with him.

“A minor act of chivalry is to draw the sword to help the weak. A major act of chivalry is to save the people.”

The woman’s clear and steady voice came through, and Xiao Rongyan’s grip on his wine glass tightened as he raised his eyes.

She stared straight at the handsome man opposite her without flinching, her eyebrows clear and her gaze solemn and respectful.

Seeing the smile in Xiao Rongyan’s eyes gradually deepen, she continued slowly: “Therefore… a chivalrous heart is precious. A major act of chivalry is even more precious, irrespective of one’s class or nation, whether Jin or Wei. In this chaotic world today, anyone who can bring peace to the world and has the ability to govern and lead troops is considered a chivalrous hero in the eyes of the Bai family.”

No matter who… this naturally included the Yan Prince Xiao Rongyan before her, that’s why she called him a chivalrous hero.

These words were said very boldly.

She was plainly telling Xiao Rongyan that now, in this turbulent world with the chaos of the warring states, any monarch who had the ambition to unify the world, who aimed to bring peace to the chaotic times and had the virtues and abilities to bring lasting peace, deserved the respect of Bai Qingyan or the Bai family. The Bai family even looked forward to their success.

Reaching this point, Xiao Rongyan no longer hid anything and asked, “The Bai family has guarded the Jin Kingdom for generations, their loyalty known to all. Are your words driven by the anger over the Bai family’s sons dying in the southern border?”

“The Bai family’s loyalty through generations is true, but we are loyal to the common people of the Jin Kingdom who sustain the Bai family with their taxes. ‘Protecting the land and securing the people’—those four words are the faith passed down through Bai generations!” Her voice was leisurely and tranquil, “As for anger…”

She lowered her eyes, hiding the sharpness within, the pain deeply buried in her heart, “Merit varies in depth, life’s quality in length, all are predetermined. Where is there room for anger?”

She did not finish her last words. The rise and fall of the world and the fortune of nations are also predestined.