Chapter 2578: Chapter 2578: What Is the Secret
Ruan Tianling finally let her go alone with peace of mind.
...
Jian Yufei walked upstairs, and the bodyguard pushed open the study door for her—
She entered and saw Nangong Xu standing by the window with his hands behind his back.
The study room had walls on all sides, with windows on two of them.
At the moment, Nangong Xu was standing in front of the right window, staring at the distant mountains.
"Have a seat."
He spoke calmly without turning his head.
Jian Yufei didn’t sit. "What do you want with me?"
Nangong Xu turned around, looking at her with eyes devoid of warmth: "Do you know the secret of the Double Dragon Ring?"
He called her here, and indeed it was about this matter.
Jian Yufei smiled and said, "That’s right, I do know."
He hadn’t expected her to admit so straightforwardly, which made Nangong Xu value the secret less.
"What is the secret?" he asked.
"Just because you ask, must I tell you? Set us free, and then I’ll tell you!"
Nangong Xu sneered, "You need to understand, if you don’t speak, I have a thousand ways to make you talk."
Jian Yufei replied calmly, "Would I stupidly let you torture me? I’m not afraid of death; if I don’t even fear death, what else could I possibly fear?!"
Nangong Xu squinted: "Then let me ask differently, the secret you know, what is it related to? Do not attempt to refuse to answer this question, don’t forget you and your husband are both in my hands."
Jian Yufei gritted her teeth, feeling rather unwilling.
After a moment of silence, she said coldly, "It’s related to the family inheritance."
"That’s not a secret!"
Jian Yufei scoffed: "You only know that to inherit the Family Head position requires the Double Dragon Ring, but do you know how to use it, how to receive the legacy? Only during the handover ceremony will the next Family Head find out!"
A trace of contemplation flashed in Nangong Xu’s eyes.
"Are you saying that the Double Dragon Ring is only related to the Family Head?"
"Isn’t that obvious! If not related to the Family Head, then who else?"
Nangong Xu stared at her sharply, while Jian Yufei met his gaze unyieldingly!
A few seconds later, Nangong Xu softened his gaze and smiled.
"For now, I’ll believe you’re not lying to me."
"I wasn’t lying to you in the first place!"
Nangong Xu suddenly darkened his expression: "If I find out you’ve been hiding something from me, I’ll kill Ruan Tianling immediately, the man you love most!"
Jian Yufei sneered, "We’re already in your hands. You can do whatever you wish to us; threats are unnecessary."
"Good that you understand this!"
"Is there anything else? If not, I’ll be going." Jian Yufei no longer wanted to face him.
Nangong Xu turned away again, "You may go."
Jian Yufei left immediately—
She had been upstairs for only a few minutes.
When Ruan Tianling saw her return safely, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Did Nangong Xu trouble you?" Ruan Tianling stepped forward, took her hand, and asked.
Jian Yufei shook her head: "No. Let’s go back."
"Alright."
They left the castle, and on the way back, Jian Yufei briefly recounted her conversation with Nangong Xu.
Ruan Tianling said deeply, "You did well."
If Jian Yufei had denied knowing the Double Dragon Ring’s secret, Nangong Xu would have surely suspected she knew it.
To force her to speak, he’d stop at nothing.
But Jian Yufei directly admitted she knew, leading Nangong Xu to believe the Double Dragon Ring wasn’t related to the treasure.
After all, the treasure on the island was left by pirates hundreds of years ago.
The history of the Double Dragon Ring is only 150 years old; the two could hardly be connected.
