The grease dripped onto the charcoal fire, making an enticing sizzling sound.
Just then, Purple Pearl led a familiar figure across the sand.
The person who arrived was none other than Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Xue Qinghe, the eldest prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Nan Feng flipped the shrimp in his hand without even looking up, but he was speechless inside.
He really didn't understand, wasn't this young lady giving him the cold shoulder just yesterday?
How come she actually came to my door again after only half a day?
This ability to recover emotionally is just too strong.
After bringing the person there, Purple Pearl stopped in her tracks.
She didn't ask a single question, but simply bowed respectfully to Nan Feng and turned to leave.
Since Nan Feng didn't ask her to stay, it meant that she didn't need to listen to the following conversation, or even be allowed to listen to it.
Who knows what kind of trouble this "Heavenly Prince" will cause next? She can't afford to provoke such a battle of the gods.
After watching the purple pearl disappear off the coastline, Xue Qinghe walked over and sat down on the chair next to Nan Feng.
A faint golden light flowed across her face, and an invisible layer of disguise receded like ripples on water, revealing Qian Renxue's stunningly beautiful yet somewhat haggard and stubborn true face.
Nan Feng ignored her and continued sprinkling cumin on the shrimp.
silence.
The sound of the waves lingered between the two for a long time.
In the end, Qian Renxue could no longer suppress her inner torment and took the initiative to break the deadlock.
She stared intently at Nan Feng's calm profile, her voice hoarse with suppressed emotion:
"What exactly is going on between you and those two guys from Poseidon Island?"
"His-"
Nan Feng removed the grilled prawns from the charcoal fire and gently blew on the steam. "This is my private matter. It has nothing to do with you."
"Why?!"
Qian Renxue clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms. She bit her lower lip hard, her eyes instantly reddening.
"Why?! Why can you maintain such a close relationship with those outsiders on Seagod Island, even pirates like Purple Pearl, as if nothing happened?! Why is it that you always push me away from me?!"
Nan Feng finally stopped what he was doing.
He turned his head and glanced at her, his eyes filled with no pity, only deep weariness.
"You've asked this question many times."
"From childhood to adulthood, from Spirit City to Heaven Dou City, and now to this Purple Pearl Island, you've always asked me this question. And I've given you the answer many times already."
"You keep asking me the same question, but I'm getting annoyed."
Nan Feng withdrew his gaze. "Is it meaningful to ask a question you already know the answer to?"
"I told you I can't!!"
Qian Renxue's emotions collapsed instantly, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
"I've answered you and promised you time and time again! I would never treat you like they did! I will never betray you! I never will!"
Regarding the issue of 'guarantee'...
Nan Feng sighed. "I remember, I already gave you my answer. I don't need to repeat myself, do I?"
"Words are not enough to prove anything."
Nan Feng took a bite of the shrimp in his hand, his gaze lingering on the dark sea in the distance.
"Any guarantee that does not have a substantial binding force as a premise is meaningless in itself."
"You are free to make any promises to me, any oaths you may swear. That is your freedom."
Nan Feng turned his head. "But I won't believe it."
Qian Renxue looked at him with teary eyes, the sea breeze making her long golden hair messy.
She bit her pale lower lip hard, and asked again, unwilling to give up, "Then what do I have to do... what do I have to do for you to believe me?!"
Nan Feng calmly shook his head.
"do not know."
"I really don't know what I need to do to dare to trust someone without any defenses."
"Then why do you trust the people from Seagod Island?!" Qian Renxue demanded loudly. "Why can the sea maidens and Xiaobai approach you without any scruples? Why can you let them stay by your side?!"
"Because the Ama and Shiro are very weak to me, so weak that they don't pose any real threat at all."
Nan Feng said calmly, "As for that High Priestess Poseidon... I can't do anything about her. That's not called trust, that's called a stalemate that we have to maintain for survival."
Qian Renxue shuddered, and asked sadly, "Am I... a threat to you?!"
"Not now. But in the future...maybe not."
Nan Feng put down the iron skewer in his hand and turned his head.
"Unless you abandon your talents now, give up your pride, your talents and your ambitions."
"From today onwards, you can be a good little boy who can't even lift a chicken."
"If you're willing to do this, I assure you, I will never be wary of you again. I can give you anything you want. Because to me, you'll be nothing more than a harmless canary."
"But it's obvious that you can't accept these conditions."
"And I never expected you to agree."
Nan Feng picked up the grilled shrimp again. "So, the issue of trust between us has been unsolvable from the very beginning."
Chapter 250 Nan Feng: I love you, my ass! Qian Renxue: ... (Thinking to herself: You really love my mom?)
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Qian Renxue trembled all over, staring intently at him, "Since you're so afraid that I'll hurt you in the future... since I'm an unsolvable threat in your eyes, why don't you just kill me?!"
Nan Feng met her crazed gaze and asked in return:
"Do you think I haven't thought about it?"
"If it weren't for your grandfather, if it weren't for the difficulty in explaining things to Bibi Dong..."
"Do you think I would let such a huge potential threat like you stay alive and kicking until now?"
Qian Renxue looked at the chillingly cold man before her and suddenly gave a bitter laugh, "And now?"
She suddenly stood up, spread her arms, and roared sharply:
"This is Purple Pearl Island! It's located on a vast ocean, isolated from the mainland!"
"You could just kill me right now and then seamlessly cover it up as if Poseidon Island did it! That way, my grandfather would go crazy and fight Poseidon Island to the death! And you could hide behind the scenes and reap the benefits, completely eliminating the biggest threat to both sides!"
Qian Renxue stared intently at him, "Such a good opportunity, why didn't you make a move?! Kill me!"
Looking at the young lady in front of him who had fallen into hysteria, Nan Feng sighed speechlessly.
"You are really... too naive."
Nan Feng grabbed a tissue and slowly wiped the grease off his hands, his eyes filled with a mocking and weary look, as if he were looking at an ignorant child.
"Do you think political maneuvering and the overall situation are child's play? Do you really think that old fox Qian Daoliu, who has lived for over a hundred years, would believe such a low-quality and pointless frame-up..."
Nan Feng casually tossed the tissue into the stove, watching the flames rise. "Would your scheming mother, Bibi Dong, really believe that?"
Qian Renxue stared intently at him, tears still welling in her eyes, yet she relentlessly pressed on with her question:
"You really can't do this right? Where's your talent for manipulating people and controlling the overall situation? You really can't make this reasonable?!"
"I left Spirit City and have been lurking in Heaven Dou City for so many years, with loopholes everywhere around me... If you really want to kill me, do you really have no chance at all?!"
Nan Feng sighed, closed his eyes, and had no intention of answering this pointless question.
He asked himself honestly, "Do I have a chance?"
Yes, there are.
Can't he do it?
Clearly, with his methods, he could easily create a perfect accident to get rid of Qian Renxue, and even cover up the blame perfectly.
However, as long as he personally takes action, it becomes a hidden danger that can never be eliminated.
Perhaps Bibi Dong could never have imagined this now, but what about in the future?
What mortals cannot see, gods can see.
What if, during the later stages of Bibi Dong's trial by the Rakshasa God, the gods directly revealed the truth of the matter?
Given Bibi Dong's crazy personality, if she knew that he was the one who killed Qian Renxue, she would definitely go insane and drag him down with her!
He didn't want to take such a pointless risk.
Because this is an inevitable deadlock, just like the deadlock between him and Qian Renxue, which was destined to exist because of Qian Xunji's death.
However, Nan Feng's silence, based on absolute rationality, was seen by Qian Renxue as an undeniable acquiescence.
He could kill her, but he hesitated; he didn't actually want to kill her!
Thinking of this, the despair in Qian Renxue's eyes instantly transformed into a stubborn obsession.
She suddenly stood up, approached Nan Feng again, and threw herself into his arms without hesitation. Her slender arms clung to him tightly like vines.
Nan Feng was utterly speechless, his brows furrowed into a tight knot, and he tried to push her away:
"What's wrong with you now? What's going on?!"
"If you can't take it, then kill me!" Qian Renxue gritted her teeth, burying her face in his chest, her voice filled with an almost desperate resolve, "Anyway, I will never let go!"
"Do you think this is funny?!" Nan Feng coldly rebuked, "How old are you? Qian Renxue, you're already fourteen! You're not a four or five-year-old child still begging for candy!"
"You've been infiltrating the Heavenly Dou royal family for so many years, haven't you seen enough of those disgusting scenes of brothers turning against each other and becoming enemies for power? Why are you putting on such a childish act with me here?!"
Qian Renxue's body stiffened, but she tightened her grip on him even more.
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