Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress-Chapter 199 - 197 Pingan_1
Chapter 199: Chapter 197: Pingan_1
Chapter 199 -197: Pingan_1
“Thank you, Miss Bai. I will make sure to deliver your message as quickly as possible.”
Bai Qingyan nodded. Xiao Rongyan’s people were all perceptive.
In her past life, Xiao Rongyan had been ruthless, never using such mild and gentle methods.
She had faced Xiao Rongyan several times and knew that no matter how refined and gentle he appeared, at his core, he believed in “submit to him and thrive, oppose him and perish.” He was intimidating, using threats and incentives, and even exterminating entire clans of those who hindered him without leaving a trace. He was deeply calculating, cold-hearted, courageous, and meticulous.
Such a clever and arrogant person was actually the one most unconstrained. He dismissed the mundane, feared neither gods nor the heavens, disregarded religious and moral codes, and was indifferent to public opinion. He cared only about achieving his own goals.
He had waged ruthless campaigns, using cunning strategies to annihilate the noble families and loyal officials of enemy countries. Although his aim was to unify the world and bring peace to the people, his later methods were too unscrupulous. Everything in the world seemed insignificant to him. The number of civilians who perished in his sieges… and the others who suffered, all for the sake of his provisions.
Now, thinking back to those days, Bai Qingyan felt a chill run down her spine.
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Thus, Bai Qingyan had a deep-seated fear of Xiao Rongyan. Even though today’s Xiao Rongyan had not yet become the same ruthless man of her past life, the shadow he cast over her remained.
There is a saying: those with nothing to lose fear nothing. With the Bai family behind her, Bai Qingyan was the one who had something to lose. As the Yan Empire’s territory crumbled, Xiao Rongyan seemed like the one with nothing to lose.
Today, she spoke to remind Xiao Rongyan, hoping that in a moment of kindness and compassion, he would choose a way to reduce the Yan Empire’s losses during their period of military shortage. She also wanted him to understand the precious value of winning the people’s hearts.
She hoped that in the future, he would remember the people’s support when he conquered Nanyan and show them mercy.
“Go!” she said to Xiao Rongyan’s guard.
The guard leaped onto his horse, bowed in Bai Qingyan’s direction, and raced off, clutching his rapidly beating heart. He needed to hurry back to relay Miss Bai’s message to his master.
Seeing Xiao Rongyan’s guard disappear into the darkness, Bai Qingyan said, “Ruo Jiang, let’s take the horse and head back.”
Xiao Ruojiang reached out to grab the reins of the white horse, but the horse shook its head and threw them off. If Xiao Ruojiang hadn’t been skilled in martial arts, he might have ended up falling into the river.
“Indeed, it is a wild horse!” Xiao Ruojiang wasn’t angry; instead, he looked delighted. “I remember when the Crown Prince first brought back Gale, it was just like this!”
Xiao Ruojiang couldn’t help but laugh.
Gale was indeed a fierce horse. It had taken her father great effort to bring Gale back to Dadu City. She was young at the time… her father had intended to have the horse tamed by a trainer before giving it to her. However, six experienced trainers failed. Two were even injured by Gale and almost lost their lives.
Bai Qingyan, hearing this, secretly went to the stables and tamed Gale in a single day. She returned, covered in mud, bruised all over, waving a whip and excitedly telling Bai Qishan that she had tamed the horse no one else could, naming it Gale.
“I’ll do it!” Bai Qingyan dismounted and approached the white horse.
Xiao Ruojiang held onto the reins. The horse couldn’t break free, its hooves clattering on the riverbank’s cobblestones, snorting heavy white mist.
She reached out and touched the horse’s mane. The horse neighed defiantly, raised its front hooves, but couldn’t escape the reins.
“You’re a fiery one!” Xiao Ruojiang tightened his grip on the reins.
Bai Qingyan became excited. She mounted the horse as it struggled more violently, almost throwing her off.
“Ruo Jiang! The reins!”
Seeing Bai Qingyan so excited after a long time, Xiao Ruojiang decided to stand guard, handing her the reins and holding a torch high.
Having experience from taming Gale, she gripped the reins tightly, her body moving with the horse as if glued to it, making it nearly impossible for the horse to throw her off.
The horse jumped and struggled for nearly half an hour, reaching exhaustion. Taking advantage of this, Bai Qingyan looped and yanked the reins hard. In pain, the horse let out a long wail and started jumping again.
An hour later, the fiery horse finally submitted, lowering its head dejectedly. When Bai Qingyan lightly shook the reins, it obediently took a few steps forward.
Xiao Ruojiang watched in awe. Bai Qingyan’s riding skills were remarkable; anyone else might have been thrown off long ago.
When Bai Qingyan dismounted, covered in a light sweat, the horse dejectedly walked a few steps toward her, turning its head away in reluctance.
She smiled, patted the horse’s mane, and said, “From now on, let’s call this horse Pingan. We’ll give it to the fourth sister. She’ll love it!”
There was nothing better in this world than peace and safety.
The light in Xiao Ruojiang’s eyes dimmed slightly. He remembered visiting Bai Qingyan, as a baby, at the Duke’s mansion with his mother. His mother had instructed him and his brother to always protect Miss Bai, as she was not just their foster sister, but also the treasured daughter of their benefactor.
Xiao Ruojiang, along with Xiao Ruohai, had believed that born into the prominent Zhen Duke House in Dadu City, Bai Qingyan was a proud daughter of heaven, someone who should be cherished and treated as a precious jewel.
However, Bai Qingyan, as the eldest legitimate daughter of the Bai family, endured more hardships than any other Bai family member. After being injured on the battlefield, she became more somber and lost her youthful vitality.
When the Bai family faced sudden calamities, she took on the responsibility to support the family and plan for her younger sisters.
In the dangerous southern regions, she gave skilled Hidden Guards to her third sister and the second sister in Dadu City, leaving none for herself.
This time, she obtained an exceptional horse but decided to give it to the fourth sister.
This was likely the responsibility and burden of being the eldest legitimate daughter: she always had to keep her younger sisters in mind, just as Bai Qishan used to always look out for his younger brothers at the Duke’s mansion.
