Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 806 - 804

Chapter 806: Chapter 804

But when on his territory, things are different. As long as she does not betray him, he can always protect her and ensure her safety.

Xia Ningxing let out a soft sigh, weighed the pros and cons, and then nodded in agreement.

"I’ll listen to you."

Lu Tingli immediately smiled satisfiedly and then snapped his fingers towards the air: "Bring that reckless kid up to me."

Soon enough, Tuanzi was brought before Xia Ningxing.

"Where are you taking me?" Tuanzi, tied up securely, struggled angrily and glared fiercely at the black-clothed men holding him down; when he lifted his head and saw Xia Ningxing, immense joy instantly spread across his face: "Sister!"

He called out excitedly, his eyes filled with great joy, tinged with a hint of bitter emotion.

When he was captured last night after his assassination attempt failed, he thought he would never see his sister again in his lifetime.

He never expected to see her again, so even if he were to die now, he would have no regrets.

"Tuanzi!" Xia Ningxing quickly stepped forward towards him, looked him over from head to toe, and seeing that he was unharmed except for some mess in his hair and clothes, the anxiety in her throat finally settled: "Do you know how worried you’ve made me! Haven’t I told you that I have my ways to handle the arranged marriage, why did you have to take such a huge risk!"

Xia Ningxing’s voice choked as she hugged him, tears falling on his neck, crying uncontrollably.

In both her lives, he was her only relative; she absolutely couldn’t afford to lose him as well.

"Sister, don’t cry, look, I’m alright, aren’t I?" Xia Tuanzi, seeing her cry, became frantic, clumsily wiping her tears away with guilt-ridden apologies: "I’m sorry, sister, it was my impulsiveness that caused you trouble!"

Lu Tingli, seeing the siblings so close, narrowed his eyes displeased and forcibly separated the two with a strong hand, "As expected from the countryside, such a lack of propriety!"

He pinched Xia Ningxing’s slender wrist and pulled her into his arms.

In the Southern Country, even blood-related siblings cannot engage in actions such as hugging after reaching ten years of age.

Not to mention, the siblings, one nearly of marriageable age and the other almost an adult.

Such pulling and hugging is simply indecent!

Xia Ningxing was forced into the man’s chest.

The man’s chest was unlike Tuanzi’s childishness; it was hard yet warm, broad and robust, emanating a strong masculine scent mixed with the fresh aroma of grass and wood, carrying a cooling fragrance that refreshed the heart and spleen.

Xia Ningxing had never been so close to any strange man before, and her body stiffened in an instant.

Xia Tuanzi, watching his sister being pulled into the arms of that detestable man, immediately showed his anger through bared teeth: "What’s it to you what happens between us siblings!"

After roaring, Xia Tuanzi realized something was amiss, his naive clear eyes suddenly filled with wariness and a foreboding feeling: "Why did you summon my sister, what are you plotting? I’m telling you, the person who wanted to kill you last night was me, even though I targeted the wrong person, but no matter what, all this has nothing to do with my sister. If you have any grievances or hatred, take it out on me; picking on a defenseless woman, what kind of man are you!"

He clenched his fist, angry like a little beast, as if he would kill Lu Tingli outright if he dared harbor any improper thoughts about his sister.

Lu Tingli glanced at Xia Ningxing, a defenseless woman?

With decent Inner Strength, even against his shadow guards, it’s hard to tell who would win. And she is considered a defenseless woman?

Xia Ningxing pushed Lu Tingli away, stepping out from his embrace, and retorted sharply, "You say that we country folks lack manners, yet as an Emperor’s Prince, you cavalierly manhandle your betrothed, is that behaving with propriety?"

Lu Tingli sneered coldly at her fierce, protective demeanor, "Eloquent and articulate."

"Thank you for the compliment, Prince," Xia Ningxing deliberately twisted his words.

As expected, the man’s face darkened, as if he had nothing to say to her.

"Sister, what are you talking about, ’fiancée’? Aren’t you the fiancée of that disabled man?" Xia Tuandzi was shocked by her words and anxiously asked, "Sister, what exactly is going on? Did he force you to submit to him?"

So, was this the real reason he was unharmed?

Xia Tuandzi immediately thought of this possibility!

"That’s not it. It’s actually a deal," Xia Ningxing told him the gist of the situation.

After hearing this, Xia Tuandzi was both shocked and frightened, and his eyes instantly reddened: "It’s all my fault! It’s all my fault. If it weren’t for me mistakenly killing someone, I wouldn’t have brought such a catastrophe upon my sister!"

Usurping the throne is a monstrous act of treason, extremely dangerous!

One slip and it would be irreversible.

Xia Tuandzi couldn’t allow his sister to take such a risk and immediately knelt before Lu Tingli: "Prince Tingli, everything is my fault, I beg you to spare my sister, you can do with me as you will!"

Xia Tuandzi pleaded as desperately as he could, attempting to elicit even a shred of sympathy from him.

In the face of his pleas, Lu Tingli showed not the slightest sympathy, his expression cool as he reminded, "Your sister has already waded into these muddy waters, and unless I ascend the throne, I will not let you or your sister go."

He swept away with a swish of his sleeves, his retreating figure cold and aloof.

Xia Tuandzi’s face turned instantly pale, and without any strength, he collapsed to the ground.

"It’s all my fault for harming my sister, I’m to blame, it’s all me..." Every time Xia Tuandzi thought about how he had dragged his sister into this, his heart felt as if it was being sliced by knives, and he suddenly raised his hand to slap himself hard across the face.

He hit himself so forcefully that his face quickly swelled to a visibly red puffiness, with blood even starting to dribble down from the corner of his lips.

If it wasn’t for his mistake in identity, his capture, and the exposure of the firegun, his sister wouldn’t be threatened by Prince Tingli, this hypocritical man, and forced to stay by his side, complicit in his scheming for power and the throne.

"Xia Tuandzi! What the hell are you doing!" Xia Ningxing roared, her mind flooded with rising anger, and she rushed over to stop his self-harming behavior.

"This is not your fault! It’s all because of the Minister Mansion!"

Xia Ningxing held him tightly, a bloodthirsty hatred apparent in her eyes.

It was the Minister Mansion that had disrupted their tranquil and peaceful life!

"Sister, can’t we just let go of our revenge? What if we just flee far away, find an idyllic retreat to live in seclusion, would that be okay?" Xia Tuandzi suddenly looked up, his voice trembling and choking as he looked at her.

It’s true that he harbored hatred, but more than revenge, he preferred to live a peaceful and leisurely life with his sister.

He had already lost one sister and could not let this sister suffer harm as well.

Indeed, Xia Tuandzi had known for a long time that Xia Ningxing was not his real sister.

One day, while bathing in the stream, he had seen the real Xia Ningxing’s corpse.