AUBTN -Chapter 314 If He Dies, I’ll Take the Blame

Su Hewan took a deep breath and slammed the ancient book in her hand heavily onto the desk.

【These two childish fools—what kind of madness are they up to now?!】

She gritted her teeth. No matter how angry she was, she couldn’t just stand by and watch them actually stab each other to death.

“Go check next door and see if the Princess of Jingwang Manor has woken up. If she hasn’t, don’t disturb her,” she instructed.

Lifting her skirt, Su Hewan strode toward the front courtyard with a cold expression.

The moment she stepped through the arched entrance to the front yard—

The courtyard was already in complete disarray. Lu Yan and Shen Jue were locked in a fierce, life-or-death battle.

Su Hewan’s gaze sharpened instantly, her expression sinking to the bottom.

She saw Shen Jue’s soft sword darting viciously toward Lu Yan’s heart.

And Lu Yan showed no intention of retreating either—his Embroidered Spring Saber surged forward with thunderous fury, aimed straight at Shen Jue’s throat!

Both of them had completely lost control, their eyes red with killing intent. At this point, it was impossible for either to stop—it had become a fight that would end in mutual destruction.

“Stop!”

At that critical moment—

Su Hewan rushed forward without hesitation.

At the same time, another figure burst out from the corridor on the other side.

It was Yu Qing, who had also heard the commotion and ran out with red eyes!

The two girls didn’t even exchange a glance, yet with uncanny tacit understanding, they both threw themselves into the center of the storm of blades and sword energy.

Su Hewan stood facing Shen Jue’s sword, while Yu Qing stood facing Lu Yan’s blade.

Their slender backs pressed tightly together as they, without any protection, blocked the attacks aimed at each other.

“Wanwan!”

“Qingqing!”

Two terrified, panicked roars rang out simultaneously.

The moment the two men in midair saw those figures, their hearts nearly stopped.

To avoid injuring them, Shen Jue and Lu Yan both forcibly reversed their internal energy at the same time.

Shen Jue’s sword tip stopped a mere half inch from Su Hewan’s forehead, its sword qi cutting off a strand of hair at her temple.

Lu Yan’s saber, meanwhile, brushed past Yu Qing’s shoulder and slammed heavily into the stone ground.

Lu Yan almost reflexively threw away his Embroidered Spring Saber, his face pale with fear as he reached out toward Yu Qing.

“Qingqing… are you hurt…?”

His voice trembled. The fear from that split second had frozen his blood.

But before his hand could even touch the edge of her clothing—

Yu Qing suddenly stepped back.

She didn’t even look at Lu Yan. Turning around, she walked straight toward Wutong Courtyard without saying a single word.

“Qingqing!” Lu Yan’s heart sank violently, and he instinctively tried to chase after her.

“Stop right there.”

A cold, icy voice nailed him in place.

Su Hewan stood in front of Lu Yan, arms outstretched to block him.

“What are you going to do? Go humiliate her again?”

Lu Yan’s eyes were red, his tall frame trembling slightly.

“I didn’t… I just want to explain. I was blinded by anger at the time. That wasn’t what I truly meant…”

“Whether it was your true feelings or not doesn’t matter anymore.”

Su Hewan looked at him coldly, as if looking at a stranger.

“Lord Lu, put away your so-called explanations. You’d better prepare yourself mentally!”

“Qingqing wants a divorce from you!”

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

He stared in disbelief, his eyes widening for a long moment before he finally squeezed out two words: “What?”

On the side, Shen Jue saw Su Hewan. The hostility in his eyes instantly turned into grievance.

He was just about to step forward and speak: “Wanwan, listen to me…”

“We’ll talk about this later!”

Su Hewan cut him off.

Her voice was so cold it carried no trace of warmth.

She looked around at the courtyard that had been reduced to ruins.

“If you two have so much energy to waste, if you’re still intent on going mad, then get out of Yuyuan and fight somewhere else!”

“If you kill each other, it’s on me. I’ll personally buy you the best coffins and give you a grand burial!”

With that, Su Hewan swept her sleeve sharply and turned to leave without hesitation.

The night wind blew through, lifting the broken branches and fallen leaves on the ground.

The vast front courtyard fell into a deathly silence.

Shen Jue stared in the direction Su Hewan disappeared, his eyes full of frustration. He let out a helpless sigh and lowered the hand that had been gripping his sword.

As for Lu Yan, it took him a long moment to finally come back to his senses.

He suddenly turned around like a cornered beast, grabbing Shen Jue by the collar.

“What the hell is wrong with you? What is going on here!”

Shen Jue’s expression changed instantly. Fury resurfaced in his eyes as he violently shook off Lu Yan’s hand.

“You’re asking me? You caused this mess yourself—what right do you have to ask me?!”

Shen Jue pointed at Lu Yan’s nose and cursed outright.

“You think I wanted to fight you? Do you even realize that because of your reckless mouth, Wanwan is now cold-shouldering me and refusing to even look at me?!”

The more Shen Jue spoke, the angrier he became, grinding his teeth.

“I’m warning you, Lu Yan—if you can’t even coax back your Yuqing and end up dragging me and Wanwan into this, I will never let you off!”

Only then did Lu Yan finally realize the seriousness of the situation, as if waking from a dream.

He staggered back a step, shaking his head desperately, as if trying to convince himself.

“No way… Yuqing cares so much about me, how could she possibly leave me over just a few words… She wouldn’t treat me like that…”

“She wouldn’t?”

Shen Jue let out a mocking laugh. The corner of his lips curved upward in sarcasm, but his eyes were filled with bitterness.

“That’s just your assumption. Lu Yan, you always judge them by your own arrogant standards.”

“You were the one who spoke those cruel words first and trampled on her sincerity! If it were me, after hearing what you said, I would divorce you too!”

Lu Yan’s voice turned hoarse in pain.

“I really just lost my temper for a moment. The second those words left my mouth, I regretted it!”

“What good is telling me that?”

Shen Jue interrupted coldly.

He walked to the only intact stone table in the courtyard and sat down, exhausted.

“Lu Yan…”

Shen Jue tilted his head back and looked at the dark night sky, letting out a long sigh filled with regret.

“In truth, we both already know. They are not the kind of submissive women from the Great Wei noble households. They have a backbone and dignity we cannot understand.”

“But we…” Shen Jue gave a bitter laugh.

“We’ve been in positions of power too long. We’re used to controlling everything, used to looking down on everyone. Deep down, we still treated them like people we could scold and manipulate at will.”

“Today… we’re just reaping what we sowed.”

The last trace of light in Lu Yan’s eyes faded.

He seemed drained of all strength and sat down opposite Shen Jue on the stone stool.

“So now… what do we do?”

The wind howled softly.

Across a cold stone table, the two powerful men looked at each other—utterly helpless.