Outside the door, there was the sound of swords being unsheathed. Fu Hongyan was also shocked and quickly placed his sword in front of my neck."You!"
I glanced at him. He was anxious but didn't say anything. His angry, fearful, and helpless eyes told me that even if this would bring him guilt, he would never attack me for this concubine.
At this moment, Jing Yi walked over from behind. She didn't stop and walked to the door. Her voice was calm and dignified."Take him into custody alone. Without Zhen's permission, no one is allowed to approach him.”
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, causing everyone to be stunned. No matter if he was giving orders to Fu Hongyan or speaking to the guards outside, he did not mention a single word about Consort Hui whose life was in my hands. He did not even look in my direction, as if there was no such person at all. Perhaps everyone could not understand how heartless he was, but I knew that this woman's act of entering the Zheng Yuan Palace without permission had angered him. Even if I killed her now, she deserved it.
Looking at Hui Fei's pale face and trembling body, I gently curved the corners of my mouth and let go of her hand, letting her go limp on the ground.
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It was already late at night the next day when Shen Lin appeared in the Inner Guards Prison. His usually gentle face was gloomy and he didn't say anything. He grabbed a knife from somewhere and broke the chains of the prison door with a swoosh. I was startled.
He walked in and looked at me, who was sitting in the corner with my arms around my knees. He was a little surprised by my slow reaction."Are you alright?"
I paused for a moment before laughing,"Your Highness is back."”
He was obviously a little disgusted by my title. He frowned and glared at me. He squatted down and looked at my face carefully. His tone did not hide his concern."Swan Goose said that you have an injury on your back.”
He added in disbelief,""How did you get hurt by him?"
" What are you talking about?" I was indifferent as I avoided his hand that was about to take my pulse." Hongyan is also a top-notch expert. Why can't she hurt me?"”
My dodging caused his hand to pause. He narrowed his eyes and didn't say anything.
I knew that I couldn't hide it, so I told him the truth."I was just delayed by something else. It's a small injury.”
He did not ask what it was about. Instead, he was silent for a moment and sighed softly."Luoying, do you really have to compete with him?”
"Why am I competing with him?"”
"If Hongyan hadn't gone to Haijin to find me, how long would you have waited here?”He looked at me with a complicated expression." I don't believe that this door can lock you in.”
" So Hongyan went to look for you." I was relieved. I knew that what happened in the evening was out of his control." Was it his idea?"”
"So what if it's his intention?”Shen Lin suddenly felt a little anxious and annoyed." What kind of place is the Hall of Political Essence? The whole world's eyes are on that place. The news that the assassin was caught in the palace has already spread. Many people are waiting to see the result, but he has been ignoring it. I have never seen him try to win over anyone like this."”
"What is this place? The Inner Guards Prison is Fu Hongyan's territory. It has always been a place where one can only enter but not exit. Now, there are only two symbolic guards at the door. He clearly wants to let you go. Isn't this a compromise? If Hongyan had the guts to leave the capital without permission, how could he have become the commander of the inner guards? After all, he was the Emperor, so why force him to make more concessions?”
I looked at Shen Lin, who was slightly flustered and exasperated. After a moment of silence, I smiled sadly,""Shen Lin, do you always think that I'm being unreasonable and disregarding the big picture? Am I going beyond my status to ask for something that I can't reach?”
" That's right," I said without waiting for his reply." He would never do anything for anyone, not even for his empire. Why do you believe that he would give in for me? He doesn't have a heart or feelings. He doesn't care if I've looked at him for ten years. He just wants to chase me away from him. How can he compromise with me?”
" Shen Lin, you've regressed." I turned to look at a table outside the cell." Even if you didn't see it, you should have felt it, right?"”
He was stunned for a moment and followed my gaze. His expression suddenly changed.
There was a burnt incense stick on the table, surrounded by a pile of light green ashes.
The Soul Devourer can disperse one's martial arts and internal energy. The poison lasts for a day and night. No matter how strong an expert is, they will be at the mercy of others. The extremely special color of the ashes is easily recognizable. Shen Lin and I are even more familiar with it.
This was Gu Mianmian's favorite poison and also the signature business of Shuo Jin Hall. Even if one could calculate the price in the martial arts world, they might not be able to buy it.
When Shen Lin turned back to look at me, he was shocked.""How could it be-"
"How could that be? " I've thought about that as well." I was still smiling as I pointed at the bloodstained Dark Night." When this sword appeared here, I thought he was going to let me go. But in reality, all that compromise and no one guarding him, and even Hongyan looking for you, was just to teach me a lesson so that I wouldn't dare to appear in front of him again.”
If Shen Lin was only surprised when he saw the Soul Devouring Fragrance, then my right hand that I had hidden for a long time finally showed up completely touched him. He grabbed my hand and shouted,""What's going on?"
It was a hideous wound that ran through his palm. The blood had not completely dried up and was still sticky.
" You're right. Of course, that door can't lock me up." I took a breath and looked at Shen Lin." What locked me up was Qingcheng's Soul Devourer, my own Dark Night."”
Shen Lin's expression was solemn. He grabbed my hand and touched the bones of my hand carefully. However, I pulled my hand back forcefully. He said anxiously,""Stop moving around!"
"Do you have anything else to say for him?" I ignored his warning." If I'm not wrong, the news of me entering the palace to assassinate has already spread throughout the capital. Take me away tonight, and tomorrow Luo Ying's name will be on the wanted list. This way, not only will I not be able to get close to him, I won't even be able to come to the capital as I please.”
At this moment, I shifted my eyes to another direction and looked at Fu Hongyan, who was already standing in the shadows, panicking."Commander Fu, am I right?”
Shen Lin looked back in shock and anger. He quickly helped me up.""Come back with me first."
She got up and walked a few steps when there was movement outside. She did not know if Fu Hongyan had sent someone to call her, but the person who came was actually Jing Yi.
Shen Lin was the first to react. He dragged me to Jing Yi and questioned,""Why did you do that?!"
As she spoke, she pulled my right hand and showed it to him."It's your business whether you like it or not. I can't say anything, but we grew up together after all. Do you want to destroy her sword hand?!"
Jing Yi stared at my hand and frowned. Her lips were tightly pursed into a line. She turned to Fu Hongyan with a gloomy expression and was about to speak when I suddenly laughed."Emperor, why must you do this? It was indeed me who did not care about the big picture and took the wrong path, so I deserved to be taught a lesson.”
I broke free of Shen Lin's hand and knelt in front of Jing Yi again. I lowered my head and said,""Luoying will remember the lesson the emperor taught me.”
Without waiting for him to say anything, she bent down and picked up the Dark Night with her bloodstained hand, hiding it in her sleeve.
Seeing Jing Yi frozen in place, I looked up at him."Your Majesty, don't worry. Since I was able to escape from the inner guards 'prison today, I won't be caught by the imperial guards. From now on, there won't be another Luo Ying appearing in front of you.”
I closed my eyes and turned to Shen Lin. I grabbed his sleeve and said,""Shen Lin, take me with you."
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Just as I expected, the news of Luo Ying entering the palace to assassinate and being captured and escaping quickly spread. The capital was on guard against a great enemy and the Jianghu was in an uproar. Even though I knew that Qingcheng must have turned the world upside down, I still hid in the residence of Prince Rui for a few days before quietly returning.
It was rare for Tang Jie and Lan Shan to appear together. I casually told them that Jing Yi no longer wanted me by her side. Tang Jie was speechless for a moment. Lan Shan frowned at my bandaged hand."What's the matter?"
" A few days ago, I killed someone," I said casually." Rong Chengxiao, the one who wanted to be the Empress.”
Ignoring Lan Shan's sudden change in expression, I went to Tang Jie's side and removed the bandage on my right hand." Shen Lin said that it's not serious and asked me to look at it again."”
" Yes." Tang Jie looked down at my wound and touched it carefully." It's not a big problem."”
I asked,"Will it scar?"”
"You're actually concerned about this?" Tang Jie raised his eyebrows and looked at me. After a while, he smiled and said," Isn't it embarrassing to have a scar on your own hand?”
I knew he could tell, so I didn't hesitate. I nodded and smiled."That's right."# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:111420184: 12PM #Cancel Review All: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 54PM #
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