The Killer's Cleansing Manual

Chapter 214 The Confession of the Nanman King

She used the word "hide", which made Ye Xi feel uncomfortable. She wanted to say, "You can stay with me openly", but she felt that this matter seemed to be hindered everywhere.

She lowered her head and the white snow on the ground came into view. She suddenly remembered the day when it snowed and she helped Liu He put on his clothes, and the words Liu He said hidden behind his plain praise.

Perhaps she had something similar to say to herself that day? It was a pity that she hadn't pressed the issue then, and now that she was suddenly bringing it up, it felt rather awkward.

Liu He felt very distressed when she saw Ye Xi's dejected look. She stepped forward, took Ye Xi's wrist, and comforted her in a soft voice.

"Xi'er, can you please not rush this matter? Let me talk to my father first. If we can find a solution that satisfies both of us, I'll tell your parents later. How about that?"

Ye Xi was silent for a long time, and finally agreed.

She knew that this was the safest and most reasonable way. Rather than rushing in front of her father and mother and suddenly telling them about this matter, it would certainly be better to take it step by step.

But she didn't know what was wrong with her. Maybe she simply wanted to gain a status for herself, or maybe she was eager to find a way to keep Liu He by her side, or maybe it was both.

She lost her composure and was no longer as calm as usual.

Sure enough, love can make people dizzy, especially when you first start to experience love and then meet someone who is extremely passionate.

On the other side, although Ye Xiurong strode into the yard where the King of the Southern Barbarians was resting, he didn't know how to start the conversation, so half an incense stick of time passed and he was still walking around outside with his hands behind his back.

Liu Tao saw her father-in-law in a state of anxiety through the crack in the window and could hardly hold back her laughter.

"Yesterday, I tricked someone into writing a marriage certificate, and now they're here with it. Father, do you have any plans?"

The Nanman King sighed helplessly with a smile, "You're such a sarcastic girl. Alas, what can I do? Brother Ye treats me like an elder brother, so how can I fool him about the matter that matters most to him: his daughter's marriage?"

After he finished speaking, he stood up, straightened his robe, and went straight to open the door to greet him.

"Good brother!"

Ye Xiurong turned around suddenly, a look of shame on his face: "...Brother, did you rest well last night?"

"Very good, very good! Come in and tell me why you're freezing outside."

Ye Xiurong was pulled into the house. He rubbed his hands, not knowing how to start the conversation. The Nanman King poured him a cup of tea and took the initiative to start the conversation.

"I know why you came today, my dear brother." The Nanman King handed the hot tea to Ye Xiurong and took a cup for himself. "Last night, I tricked you into signing the marriage agreement. I was not thoughtful enough. I will give you a cup of tea instead of wine as a punishment."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiurong quickly grabbed his wrist and said, "Brother, what are you talking about? After all, I wrote the marriage agreement myself, how can I blame you alone?"

Seeing his attitude, the King of the Southern Barbarians felt relieved and simply spoke frankly.

"To be honest, the 'Liu He' written on the marriage certificate is indeed my eldest daughter."

Ye Xiurong was surprised: "Eldest daughter? Brother only has Qing'er as his daughter, how come..."

The Nanman King shook his head and signaled with his eyes to Liu Tao who was standing beside him. She took off her veil and looked exactly like Liu He!

Seeing that Ye Xiurong was very surprised, the King of Nanman lowered his voice and told him his secret.

"My first wife gave birth to twins, sisters. Not long after they were born, they were assassinated. We in the Nanman Kingdom don't have the centralized government of Jingguo. Although I am the King of the Nanman Kingdom, not all tribes obey my orders."

"Naruhan and I are half-brothers. My father made me king and heir to the throne, and gave Naruhan a large piece of land and tribe. That's how we ended up in this stalemate."

"Narūhan fell from his horse when he was young and never had children. I happened to have many children, so he was jealous and wanted to prevent me from inheriting the throne. So he hired many assassins to kill my children."

Recounting these past events, the Nanman King wept. "My four children, pitiful, met with murder almost simultaneously! I waged an army and waged a relentless war against him. If it weren't for the news that my late wife was pregnant, I'm afraid it would have taken years to end."

"I was worried he would attack my unborn child again, so I stayed close to him and increased security inside and outside the palace. Only then was I able to safely wait until the child was born."

"I was watching closely the entire time. Seeing they were twins, I simply hid one of the babies and announced to the public that it was a princess, named Princess Yaoyue. My late wife said she had dreamed many times of a weeping willow and a peach tree by the river, hence the names Liuhe and Liutao."

After saying so much, Ye Xiurong also understood a little: "That means... the one who is in the mansion now is Liu He, not Liu Tao?"

The Nanman King nodded helplessly. "Liu He is a thoughtful and meticulous person, skilled in martial arts, and extremely intelligent. Twenty-five years have passed since her birth, and she has never had a name of her own. She spends her days studying in dark rooms or on remote islands, never relaxing for even a moment."

"I felt deeply for her, but when she was little, I was too busy with government affairs to leave, and her mother...so when I wanted to see my daughter later, it was no longer possible to get close to her."

Although Ye Xiurong found it strange, after all, the man had explained his family affairs so clearly, so there was no reason to continue to doubt him.

Liu He exists among military books and martial arts. Most of the time he is alone, accompanied by the sun and the moon. He only occasionally comes to play the role of Liu Tao, getting a moment of respite. After completing the node he needs to play, he returns to his most normal state.

Liu Tao is the sitting duck for all the hidden arrows. If anyone wants to attack the royal descendants and get rid of the prince, she will be the first to be targeted.

These two sisters, one is growing wildly in the dark, and the other is flaunting herself in the light, attracting the attention of all the evil claws.

It sounds really not easy. But why write a marriage certificate, why marry Xier?

When Ye Xiurong asked this question, the Nanman King felt helpless. "Before our two families became married, Liu He disguised himself as Liu Tao several times to fight your Xi'er. He developed a deep admiration for her. A while ago, Tao'er said she missed me and her brother terribly, and that she had suffered a lot of injustice. Out of desperation, we swapped identities, hoping to get Tao'er back for a few days."

"But who would have thought that Liu He and Xi'er had been getting along so well these past few months? When he learned of the impending crisis, he refused to flee back to Nanman alone. He wanted to stay by Xi'er's side, share the hardship with her, and not leave until he saw that she was safe."

"My dear brother, perhaps you can't understand my feelings, but you don't need to. It's simply because I feel I owe Liu He so much that I want to at least fulfill her feelings and help her. I didn't tell you about this and thus implicated you, and I also tricked you into signing the marriage certificate. There are many inappropriate things. It's better that this marriage certificate can't be considered real."