Chapter 460: Going Home  [V5C167 – A Distance Within Reach]

Song Zining laughed and said calmly, “Don’t be nervous. I don’t have any more intention to bring you away from Qianye. But since the Nangong family has been temporarily pushed back, I felt it was time to have a good talk with you—about why Nangong Yuanbo is so interested in you.”

Nangong Xiaoniao’s face turned beet red as she replied furiously, “Isn’t it clear enough? M-My childhood incident… you all know about it already. Why are you asking me again?”

“No, not that reason,” Song Zining shook his head and continued, “with Nangong Yuanbo’s identity and status, what kind of woman can’t he have? As a clan lord, he didn’t hesitate to offend the Zhao clan, the expeditionary army, and Red Scorpion at the same time. Do you really think he’ll do that just for your body? If Nangong Yuanbo were such a person, he would have never become the clan lord in the first place.”

A barely noticeable wisp of anxiety flashed through Nangong Xiaoniao’s eyes. Song Zining leant forward while staring into her eyes and asked word by word, “Nangong Xiaoniao, just how much are you hiding from us?”

“No, none!” Nangong Xiaoniao was frantic. She couldn’t help but lower her head under Song Zining’s sharp gaze and couldn’t look at at all.

Song Zining said in a serious tone, “I don’t want to help you, but I have to help Qianye. He’s already in deep trouble because of you, and it might bring him even greater danger if you keep hiding these things from us. You don’t think the Iron Curtain will be here forever, do you? What will he do once the Iron Curtain disappears...