Consort of a Thousand Faces

everything.

Soon after, he heard the lock being opened, as well as the sound of someone calling Yun Ruofeng’s name.
Bracing himself mentally, he watched as the figure dressed in white entered and bowed in greeting.
“Paying my respects to Prince Yun.”

Yun Ruofeng looked at him and asked purposefully, “Qin Ling, do you know why this Prince is keeping you locked up?”

Qin Ling looked up at him and answered only after a while.
“Prince Yun, this subordinate would like to ask you a question in return.
Did you use Yinluo Grass Yinluo Grass on innocent commoners?”

The silence that followed was answer enough. If Prince Yun did that, the master I’ve been loyal to for all these years is now…

“So what if I say I did it? Would you betray me? Or have you already betrayed me?”

Qin Ling looked Yun Ruofeng in the eye, suddenly feeling as if the other man was a stranger.
“Prince Yun, you said that we can use any sort of method to destroy our enemies on the battlefield, but that we can never turn our blades on innocent people.
Why are you going against that now? As a commander…”

“This Prince thinks that you’ve become rather talkative after staying in Beimin.
Did Mei Jinxiu teach you all this?”

Qin Ling turned cautious upon hearing Mei Jinxiu’s name.
“Prince Yun, this subordinate is not familiar with Miss Mei.
We’re both from Nanzhao, so we’ve only met a few times.”

“What would you do if I ordered you to kill her?” Yun Ruofeng’s voice was emotionless, as if snuffing out another life was nothing.

“Prince Yun, Miss Mei is a respected physician among the people, and she has helped many commoners.
Please forgive this subordinate for not being able to obey such an order.
I’m willing to accept any punishment.”

Yun Ruofeng's voice grew colder.
“You’re willing to accept any punishment?!”