Chapter 100
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Three days later.
Every corner of the capital was abuzz with discussions. Fear and unease were written all over everyone's faces.
"Have you heard? Teng Tou Village in the eastern suburbs was ablaze three days ago. The fire burned for three days and three nights until it was extinguished this morning. The entire village was burned to the ground. Nothing was left. "
"Wasn't that village abandoned because of the plague? There was no one there. How did it catch fire? "
"It's the work of ghosts! It must be the work of ghosts! Hundreds of people died there in a single night. It's over, it's over. Empress Zhou's matter isn't over yet, and now a new resentful ghost has appeared. We can't stay in the capital anymore! "
"Have you heard of the other matter? Duke Ning's Lady Ning, who was appointed by the empress to investigate the case, has disappeared! Duke Ning sent people to search for her for three days, but they couldn't find her. Duke Ning's wife fainted on the street crying. I'm afraid that Lady Ning has met with misfortune … Everyone is guessing that she was dragged down by ghosts … and killed … "
"Where's the Golden Buddha? Why hasn't the Golden Buddha come to the capital yet? If we don't suppress these ghosts, our Great Yue will really be finished! "
…
In another dark corner of the capital.
Yun Ruohui's face was as white as paper. His tightly clenched fists trembled. "So many people have died. Stop. I beg you. You should stop!"
Standing in front of him, the well-dressed woman smiled faintly. Her smile was as warm as a spring breeze, but it was also terrifying. "Are you criticizing me? Don't forget that night on Phoenix Terrace, I stabbed Niinu's heart, but you were the one who set the corpse on fire. I'm a devil, but how good are you? "
In that instant, Yun Ruohui felt a sharp pain in his heart.
She raised her hand and gently caressed his pale but handsome face. "Only when they're dead will people not know that the Yun family's outstanding and talented Eldest Young Master Yun actually had such an unbearable past with a lowly courtesan of a brothel. Speaking of which, you should be thanking me. "
Her movements were so gentle, and her voice was so affectionate, as if it contained years of infatuation. But it made Yun Ruohui so scared that he felt as if he had seen a ghost. He retreated three steps in succession to avoid that soft barbarian.
The woman's hand froze for a moment, her tone suddenly became cold, and a strong hatred surged on her face. "Are you blaming me? But the one who caused all this tragedy is you. You let me down back then! "
Yun Ruohui's eyes reddened. "Yes, I'm a sinner, an evil person who should go to hell. So the one who deserved to die wasn't Niinu, not Lady Ning, and not anyone else. It was me! It's me! You should kill me and let everyone else go! "
The hatred on the woman's face receded as she looked at him who was on the verge of breaking down. A gentle smile appeared on her face again. "I won't kill you. After all, you're the person I love the most. Everything I have today is because of you. I used to lie in the mud. If you didn't let me down, how could I luckily obtain this opportunity to turn over a new leaf? I should return to the palace. If I don't go back now, I'm afraid someone will become suspicious. "
The woman turned around and prepared to enter the carriage to return to the palace. As she turned around, a token accidentally slipped and made a crisp sound.
"Aiya, I dropped my command medallion."
Her personal maidservant immediately bent down to pick it up and brought it to her. The front of the token was a special permission to leave the palace at any time, and the back was engraved with the name of the fifth princess — — Xiao Changyue!
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