As Jiang Liechen listened to her narration, it was as if he could see through her and see a faraway place. In the past, Chu Menglin was also a chatty and lively girl. Every time they went on a mission, whether it was the three of them or just the two of them, Menglin would always be exceptionally happy.
She had been bored in the dark headquarters of the Sacrifice Shadow Sect for a long time. There was no one by her side who was willing to talk to her or play with her. Even if she went out to kill people and steal treasures, she still had more opportunities to see the world. Every time she passed by a stall selling small trinkets on the street, she would often stop and look at this and touch that. She would often wait until the two of them had walked far away before she had no choice but to take off the bracelet on her wrist and run after them.
An Yesun was even more considerate towards her. He would often stay behind to accompany her. No matter what kind of jewelry she put on her hand or head, he would smile and nod, saying that it looked good. He was unlike himself, who would always walk quickly in front of her, leaving her with only a back view that was gradually getting farther and farther away. He would also respond to her naughty hobby with sarcastic remarks.
Because both of them were afraid, Menglin no longer dared to openly express her love for small trinkets. She could only hide her envy deep in her heart. She continued to follow behind the two of them, but her heart remained at the stall, fantasizing about how beautiful she would be after wearing those exquisite pearls and jade.
Just as An Yesun said in private, her world was pure and untainted. She was like a little princess who had yet to experience the world. Even though she had killed countless people and her hands were stained with blood, it could not hide the purity in her nature. She was a girl who loved to dream. She did not receive the love and care of her parents and friends. She could only create colorful illusions in her own world. Unfortunately, it was like a rainbow after the rain. It would be beautiful for a moment in the sky, but then it would disappear forever into nothingness.
The two of them naturally cared about Chu Menglin. They used their own unique methods to treat this little sister who grew up together with them. This unruly and willful little girl. The innocent friendship between the three of them when they were young gradually changed as they grew into teenagers.
Perhaps Jiang Liechen and An Yesun would linger alone at a small stall in the middle of the night, thinking, "Menglin will definitely look good wearing this hairpin." However, no one dared to take a step forward. They were afraid of being ridiculed by their companions and even more afraid of losing their status in front of the Hierarch. As a result, Chu Menglin had never received a single gift since she was young. She had never secretly bought anything either. At most, she would only dream about it in her dreams.
Now that he thought about it, he felt deeply regretful. Jiang Liechen's gaze turned from gentle to cold. "What? Are you trying to show off your love in front of me? Bring it over. " Nangong Xue forgot herself for a moment; she never thought that she would lose her composure in front of him. "No!" she said anxiously. She crossed her arms in front of her chest. She knew that men and women should not touch each other when giving or receiving things. Since he wanted to maintain his dignity, he did not dare to carelessly touch her body. Humans were often like this. Many times, they knew that resistance was futile, but they would never resign themselves to death.
Unfortunately, Jiang Liechen was not that kind of gentleman. Seeing her refuse, he didn't say anything else. He suddenly raised his hand and searched her body from top to bottom. He didn't even try to avoid a few of her secret places as he heavily pinched them. However, there wasn't the slightest bit of lust in his actions. Nangong Xue screamed. She used the last bit of strength in her body to dodge and slap him. "What are you doing?" she cried. "Let … let go of me. Don't touch me!"
Jiang Liechen said, "In my eyes, the people of the secular world are as lowly as a speck of dust. Why should I care about the difference between men and women? Besides, I have no interest in a woman like you who doesn't have much flesh on her body. I just don't know why Li Yijie would like you. "After being ravaged by him, Nangong Xue felt sore and painful. She felt so wronged that she wanted to cry out loud. In the past, no matter how much pain she had gone through, it would never have made her so heartbroken. In the end, he still managed to find the ring.
Nangong Xue cried, "You … You … Give it back to me! I'd rather die than let you use my name to blackmail Shixiong! "
This time, Jiang Liechen was very obedient. He directly put the ring on her index finger. His movements were gentle, as if he was caressing her. Nangong Xue's body trembled. Before she could recover from the numbness, she suddenly felt a chill at the base of her finger. Then, she felt an overwhelming pain. It was as if her chest had been emptied. She almost fainted.
She watched as her index finger fell from her palm like a stiff wooden stick. It fell to the ground and rolled around. Immediately, it was stained with a few specks of yellow soil. When she turned her head to look again, she saw that her finger had been cut off from the base. Large patches of unusually bright red blood were gushing out. A few drops of blood even dripped onto the severed finger, forming a colorful pattern. There was an old ring on the tip of her finger. The whole scene looked like an antique that had been buried deep underground for many years and had finally seen the light of day. However, it still showed signs of age.
Nangong Xue seemed to have only just reacted. She sucked in a few cold breaths of air from the pain. Jiang Liechen let her severed finger fall to the ground. He casually cut a piece of wood from a tree and threw it to the side. He stood it in front of him like a memorial tablet. At first, it was slightly unstable. It could still be faintly seen swaying in the breeze. Nangong Xue's vision went dark, but she could still see his movements clearly. She knew that he had set up this trap in advance to prevent Li Yijie from seeing him immediately when he arrived. His evil intentions towards him were truly terrifying.
Jiang Liechen sneered, "When Li Yijie sees it with his own eyes, he will know what regret is." Before Nangong Xue could rebuke him, he flicked his sleeves and pulled her far away.
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Lu Qian brought Cheng Jiaxuan along the bumpy road to Snow Song Palace. Before they entered, he suddenly pulled her and hid her behind a row of bushes nearby. Cheng Jiaxuan was very puzzled. She wanted to ask more questions, but Lu Qian gestured for her to keep quiet, indicating that she should just watch with her eyes wide open.
Not long after, she saw a servant carrying a porcelain bowl sneakily walk out of the palace hall. He looked around and confirmed that there were no threats nearby. Then, he lowered his head and walked away quickly. When he was far away, Lu Qian poked his head out from behind the bushes and whispered, "Hey, what did that person do? His back looks very unfamiliar. "
Cheng Jiaxuan's interest was immediately piqued. She craned her neck and said, "I don't know. Haven't you seen him before? Should we follow him? " Lu Qian angrily flicked her forehead and said, "I haven't seen him before. That's a matter of course. You are Noble Consort Yun's personal maid. Shouldn't you be the one who knows best about her attendants? "
Cheng Jiaxuan gently rubbed her forehead and said, "Me? I haven't paid attention to him. Maybe he's a spy that Her Highness placed somewhere. She doesn't want to expose his identity, so she meets him secretly every time. I don't even have the chance to see him. "
Lu Qian sneered, "Your adoptive father sent you to investigate the situation in the palace. How come you don't know anything? I don't know where your thoughts are. " Cheng Jiaxuan blushed slightly and said, "That's enough. Aren't we going to investigate the whereabouts of Lord Baylor Ling right now? Why are you dragging me into this? That's right, do you think that person just now was going to deliver food to Xuan Shuang? If we follow him, we might be able to find a secret prison cell … "
Lu Qian continued, "Hmm, and then we'll defeat a few useless Imperial Bodyguards and escape with the criminals in the prison. Isn't that right? I'm afraid you've heard too much storytelling in the marketplace. " Cheng Jiaxuan's eyes lit up. She was just about to respond when she heard the latter half of his words. Her expression immediately darkened a bit. She said softly, "That's whether to follow or not. You decide."
Lu Qian looked at the direction he was heading in from a distance. It looked like he was heading toward Consort Dong 'e's palace. Recently, Consort Dong 'e was rather favored by the Emperor. Shen Shiyun was secretly jealous and had secretly sent him to investigate. He was very familiar with those small paths and had already memorized them by heart. Thinking about Cheng Jiaxuan's brain, it was useless to look at. In the face of such a big matter, he still had to rely on himself to make the decision.
Thinking about it, she secretly said, "If these two sides don't have anything to do with each other, if we keep an eye on one side, we'll drag down the other. If we split up with Xiao Xuan, that girl is really too stupid. She can't accomplish anything, but she's good at spoiling things. I don't feel at ease. " Worried that she would go back on her word, she quickly made a decision and said, "Don't worry about it. Let's go visit Noble Consort Yun first."
Cheng Jiaxuan made a sound of surprise. He seemed to be more interested in following them and couldn't bear to part with it for the time being. But then she thought, what does that person have to do with me? Isn't the most important thing to do first is to inform Jiang Liechen and gain some merit? The matter of the Xuan Shuang's imprisonment was completely handled by Shen Shiyun. She was indeed the best person to find out the truth. She couldn't help but feel a bit uneasy. She said, "But … will Niangniang really tell us the truth?"
Lu Qian said, "That won't be a problem. If she doesn't want to talk, I'll coax her and force her to talk. As long as when the time comes, you can save yourself a bit of trouble and don't speak carelessly, I'll be able to deal with her. "Cheng Jiaxuan nodded as if he didn't fully understand. He replied," That's right. You're the best! Then I'll leave it all to you. "
Lu Qian had a card up his sleeve. He followed Cheng Jiaxuan into the palace hall. First, he acted according to etiquette and respectfully paid his respects. Then he said, "Niangniang, this lowly officer has come specially to inform you …" Shen Shiyun didn't wait for him to finish speaking. She cut him off, "If it's about Lord Li's wedding, then you don't need to waste your breath. This consort has already known about it. "
Lu Qian sneered in his heart. He secretly said, "Your information is really amazingly fast. Something just happened on our side, and I immediately rushed over to tell you. Unexpectedly you're one step ahead of me? I'm afraid there's also one of your spies among the guests who just arrived, right? " He nodded and said with a smile, "Niangniang is really 'able to know about the world's affairs without leaving your room'. This lowly officer really admires you. It's just that when the incident happened, I was at the scene. Regarding the inside story, I really do know a lot … "
Cheng Jiaxuan was secretly anxious, "He's eager to take credit for himself. In front of Noble Consort Yun, he's saying all kinds of nice things, but when will he get to the main topic?"
Fortunately, Lu Qian didn't let her wait too long. He immediately answered his own question. Then he continued, "Just like today's servants, in order to stabilize their own positions, they often report only good news to their masters and not bad news. There's one thing that you definitely don't know. It's said that although the kidnapping of the bride, Nangong Xue, was done by the Seven Demons, the mastermind behind it was actually Lord Baylor Ling! In name, the two of them are master and disciple, but there's already a rumor outside that their relationship is a bit … unusual. "
Shen Shiyun blurted out, "Nonsense! Xuan Shu is clearly locked up … locked up … in the place where he made a mistake and received punishment. How could he possibly escape and plan? " Cheng Jiaxuan heard that she almost said it out loud, but in the end, she tried her best to hold it back. He really didn't know whether he should rejoice that he saw hope or sigh that she was so tight-lipped that everything would go to waste.
Lu Qian didn't panic at all. He said, "I just don't know where Xuan Shuang is locked up? Maybe he and the Seven Demons have another way to contact each other. We have to find this new way first before we can cut it off. Niangniang, please don't hesitate to tell us, and let this lowly officer solve all these problems for you … "
Shen Shiyun suddenly sneered and said, "There's no need to say more. The two of you are beating around the bush. If we're talking about your real purpose, is it still to inquire about Xuan Shuang's whereabouts?" Cheng Jiaxuan hastily said, "No, no, we sincerely want to help you solve this problem …" Lu Qian cursed inwardly. He knew that Shen Shiyun's words were well-founded. Carelessly quibbling would only make her more suspicious. Moreover, this was Cheng Jiaxuan, a person who had no talent in acting. Even if she repeated the truth, there would be some falsehood. Unfortunately, it was too late to stop her.
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