allonlinenovel Chapter 317: Uncle Nangong Heng
Chapter 317: Uncle Nangong Heng
After an unknown amount of time, Nangong Qi was the first to come back to his senses. He said to Shen Li with a sincere look and an exceptionally gentle tone, "Li'er, I do understand and agree with the national affairs you just mentioned, but this does not conflict with my desire to marry you as the Crown Princess."
When Su Ran heard this, the gentle and refined demeanor she usually put on vanished instantly. She roared with anger, "Hmph, you think A-Li will agree to your request just because you want it! If you want to marry A-Li, you have to get past me first!"
Nangong Qi was immediately furious and retorted, "Ali doesn't belong to you, who do you think you are?"
Without saying a word, Su Ran clenched his fist and punched Nangong Qi's eyes hard.
Nangong Qi was not willing to show weakness, and he also raised his fist and hit Su Ran in the eyes.
In the blink of an eye, dark circles appeared around the eyes of both of them, but they had no intention of stopping. They continued to tear each other apart without using any internal force. They just pulled and pushed each other and wrestled into a ball.
Seeing this, Shen Li felt a headache. She held her forehead with her hand and couldn't help but shouted, "Stop fighting!"
However, the two men seemed not to have heard anything and continued to fight fiercely.
Shen Li was angry and helpless. She stomped her feet and simply ignored these two extremely childish guys. She turned around and left quickly.
Shen Li walked forward angrily, blaming the two enemies in her heart. How could they be like children who could not grow up and fight like this for such a small thing?
As she walked, she thought to herself that she had to find a way to make the two of them stop fighting with each other, but she really couldn't think of any good ideas for the moment.
Nangong Qi and Su Ran were still fighting fiercely, and the dust around them was raised by them.
The two of them were also busy, cursing while fighting.
"I think you are just a toad wanting to eat swan meat, and you don't even look at your own character!" Nangong Qi roared while panting.
"Hmph, you conceited guy, A'li won't be interested in you!" Su Ran cursed back without giving in.
At this moment, an old man passed by and saw this scene. He frowned and slammed the crutch in his hand to the ground. There was a "dong" sound, accompanied by a burst of internal force, which actually shook Nangong Qi and Su Ran away who were fighting with each other.
The two men were shocked by the sudden force and took several steps back. Only then did they come to their senses and look at the old man in astonishment.
Nangong Qi looked at the old man in shock. How could his master come to Xiqi? However, he did not say this on the spot.
Nangong Heng spoke slowly, his voice carrying a certain authority: "Look at you all, how disrespectful! You're disregarding your status for a woman. If this gets out, you'll become a laughing stock."
After hearing this, a hint of embarrassment flashed across Nangong Qi and Su Ran's faces, but they still stiffened their necks, looking unconvinced.
Although they were still thinking about Shen Li, they didn't want to continue making trouble in front of the old man. They just stared at each other, their eyes seemed to say that they would settle this account later.
Nangong Heng didn't want to recognize Nangong Qi, and said to Su Ran: "Get out of the way, I have something to say to him."
Although Su Ran had a bruised face, he could tell that this man was no ordinary person, so he returned to his usual gentle and elegant demeanor and bowed respectfully, saying, "Yes, old sir, I'll take my leave."
After saying that, he straightened his slightly messy clothes, covered his still painful cheek, and slowly retreated.
After Su Ran's figure completely disappeared from his sight, the old man slowly turned around and looked at Nangong Qi.
Seeing Su Ran walking away, Nangong Qi hurried forward a few steps and bowed respectfully to the old man, with a hint of surprise and joy in his voice: "Master, why did you suddenly come to Xiqi?"
Nangong Heng looked at Nangong Qi with deep eyes, a hint of imperceptible disappointment flashed in his eyes. He sighed heavily and said, "Qi'er, if your master hadn't come, how long would you have continued to act like this? Shen Li is from Beichen, and she has that immortal master behind her. Do you think you can get what you want by forcing her? You are now the Crown Prince of Xiqi. Your every move concerns the safety of the country. How can you act so impulsively!"
When Nangong Qi heard his master mention Shen Li, a hint of stubbornness appeared on his face. However, under the master's majesty, he did not dare to be too presumptuous. He could only whisper back: "Master, Qi'er knows that Shen Li's identity is not ordinary, but matters of the heart, how can they be easily controlled? Qi'er really can't let her go."
Nangong Heng frowned, his eyes filled with worry. He took a step forward, his gaze fixed on Nangong Qi: "Qi'er, how could you be so confused! What stands between you and her is not just the border, but also countless pairs of secretly watching eyes.
The forces behind her mysterious master are far more powerful than you could possibly imagine. If you insist on pursuing her, regardless of whether you succeed, the turmoil it will unleash could plunge Xiqi into irreparable ruin. You shoulder the responsibility of Xiqi's future; how can you let your own selfish desires disregard the greater good?
Nangong Qi's heart tightened, and a trace of struggle appeared on his face. He knew very well that what his master said was true, but his feelings for Shen Li were surging like a tide and difficult to calm down.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Master, Qi'er understands the interests involved, but I'm really unwilling to let Qi'er give up just like that."
Nangong Heng sighed again upon seeing this, thinking of the increasingly bright Greedy Wolf Star. He thought to himself: "This astrological sign suggests that Qi'er is destined to experience hardships in love and cannot escape this heartbreak. But this child is now deeply trapped in it, completely unaware of the difficulties ahead."
Just as he was about to continue counseling, his expression suddenly froze. His eyes, which had originally been a little weathered, suddenly became as sharp as an eagle, and he looked vigilantly at the reef not far away.
Behind the reef, there was a faint, barely perceptible black shadow swaying. Although it was fleeting, the old man, who had been in the world for a long time, keenly sensed that a potential dangerous atmosphere was quietly spreading.
Nangong Qi, seeing his master's expression, immediately became alert. He followed the old man's gaze and asked softly, "Master, is there anything unusual?"
Nangong Heng did not answer, but raised his hand to signal Nangong Qi to be silent, and at the same time secretly mobilized the true energy in his body in case of emergency.
At this moment, the surroundings were eerily quiet, the sea breeze seemed to have stopped blowing, and the originally noisy sound of the waves became faint, as if the whole world was holding its breath at this moment, waiting for the unknown danger to come.
Seeing that there was no unusual movement over there, Nangong Heng no longer paid attention to it.
He turned around, his eyes filled with worry and helplessness, and sighed deeply again, "Qi'er, you finally escaped from that catastrophe last time. I thought you could learn from your mistakes and act more calmly and cautiously.
But now this emotional calamity is looming before me, and I feel that it is more difficult to resolve than any previous calamity.
The word "love" can be very destructive. If you are not careful, you will be doomed! I am not exaggerating. You have always been stubborn. Once you make up your mind, no one can change it. I am really worried about you."
Nangong Qi stood aside, listening quietly to his master's teachings, but he didn't agree with them in his heart.
He raised his head slightly, looking in the direction where Shen Li left in the distance, thinking to himself: Isn't it just marrying Shen Li? At worst, I can ask my father to send a letter to Beichen, under the pretext of reconciliation between the two countries, to marry Shen Li back to Xiqi in a formal way. What danger could there be?
In his opinion, as long as he is determined, coupled with the power and majesty of the royal family, nothing is impossible.
He had never anticipated that the affairs of this world, especially when emotions and matters of family and country were intertwined, were far more complicated than he had imagined. And his seemingly simple and straightforward idea was about to set off a storm in the future, dragging himself and everyone around him into an unknown vortex...
The two talked for a while, and Nangong Qi finally woke up as if from a dream and realized that his master was actually his uncle.
Back then, in order to avoid the complicated and treacherous struggles within the Xiqi royal family, and because he was not interested in political intrigues, the emperor's uncle simply left his hometown and hid in Nanyue, taking over his master's duties and silently guarding the mysterious observatory.
The emperor's uncle has always been concerned about his family. Relying on his ability to observe the stars at night from the observatory, he calculated that Nangong Qi was about to encounter a disaster. Fearing that his life was in danger, he hurriedly sent people to rescue him.
However, he did not expect that Nangong Qi's wet nurse would sense the danger in advance and take action first, using her own child as a substitute. This allowed Nangong Qi to escape, and made the emperor's uncle's rescue attempt seem to be in vain.
But somewhere in the dark, the thread of fate seemed to still tightly entangle Nangong Qi, and now this love disaster lay before him again. The emperor's uncle saw it and was anxious in his heart. He only hoped that he could use his experience and wisdom to help Nangong Qi avoid this disaster. But whether Nangong Qi could listen to the advice was still an unknown.