si-mexico Chapter 111 Paying for Her Life
Chapter 111 Paying for Her Life
After an unknown amount of time, Liu Yunzhu, still groggy, opened his eyes. He propped himself up with his hands, picked up his sword, and prepared to go downstairs.
"Have you heard? The Chu Prince's residence was attacked by assassins yesterday, and the Chu Prince is currently searching everywhere for the assassins."
"This Prince Chu truly has no manners whatsoever; even Doctor Hua's daughter..."
"That's right. This Miss Hua is a virgin, yet she's fallen into a wolf's den and had someone beat her up, leaving her covered in injuries."
"Dr. Hua has practiced medicine for so many years, and now he has come to this end."
"Keep your voice down."
"I heard that the eldest daughter of the Zhou family next door was also taken to the Prince Chu's mansion and died tragically."
The gossiping voices downstairs grew quieter and quieter, but every word reached Liu Yunzhu's ears.
Liu Yunzhu's eyes reddened slightly, her gaze gradually turned cold, and then she left the inn without looking back.
"Your Highness," the beauty knelt on the ground, trembling, "this servant truly does not know where Yu'er has gone."
Prince Chu leaned back on the soft couch and took a sip of tea.
The teacup crashed to the ground with a 'clatter'.
"Ah." Prince Chu slowly reached out and approached the beauty's fair neck, startling her so much that she retreated repeatedly.
"Your Highness, this servant truly does not know."
Before she could finish speaking, a hand gripped her neck, making it hard for her to breathe. She struggled to break free and saw the man's gloomy face.
Prince Chu sneered, "How dare you break into my palace and take away my men? You're tired of living."
The beauty shook her head repeatedly, her face flushed red from being pinched, and begged for mercy, "Your Highness, please spare me..."
Prince Chu suddenly released his grip, and the beauty was slammed to the ground, kneeling there despite the pain.
She gasped for breath; she still didn't want to die, but being captured and brought to the Chu family mansion was no different from entering hell.
She was powerless and vulnerable; if she disobeyed, she would likely not live much longer. Yet, she still hoped that someone would kill this devil.
If possible, it would be best if someone killed him right now, in a bloodbath.
Prince Chu slowly lowered his head, looked at the beauty kneeling on the ground, and snorted.
"Help me change my clothes."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The beauty struggled to her feet and went forward to help Prince Chu change his clothes.
With all the lights extinguished, the Prince Chu's mansion returned to tranquility.
Meanwhile, a group of men in black, wielding long knives, sneaked into Prince Chu's residence without anyone noticing.
In the blink of an eye, all the guards in every part of Prince Chu's mansion were wiped out.
In no time, more and more shadowy figures appeared, and some guards even lost their heads before they could utter a sound.
Prince Chu had just lain down in bed, the blankets not yet warm, when he heard an inappropriate sound coming from not far away.
It sounded like a scream, but it was very soft. His right eyelid twitched, and he immediately stood up.
"Someone is coming."
The beauty shrank back in fright at his actions.
He quickly rolled over and went to light the candle.
"My lord, what's wrong?"
Prince Chu frowned, sensing that something was about to happen.
He hastily threw on some clothes and went to open the door, but unexpectedly, several dark figures flashed past the window in the darkness.
"Who?"
Before he could react, a gust of cold wind swept in and extinguished all the candles in the room.
The woman in front of him screamed in fright, hugged herself tightly, and trembled.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me."
“Your Highness, someone has come looking for you in the form of a vengeful ghost. It must be because Your Highness has committed many evil deeds and has come to seek revenge.”
Prince Chu turned around and glared at her, then angrily shouted, "What nonsense are you spouting? Shut up!"
"I am Prince Chu, who dares to kill me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to sense the presence of a third person in the room.
He immediately became alert, drew the sword beside him for self-defense, and felt a chill beside him. Suddenly, a sword grazed his body, leaving several pieces of his clothes behind.
He dodged a sword strike, but was kicked hard to the ground.
His eyes widened in shock, and he retreated in panic. Then, a man wielding a long sword appeared from the darkness.
He got up and was about to swing his knife when another hand suddenly appeared and grabbed his hand. He felt his hand being clamped and struggled but couldn't budge it.
Looking up, she met the man's gaze, which was devoid of any emotion, like a stagnant pool.
He fell to the ground with a thud, whether from pain or fright, it was hard to tell.
The instant the two clashed, a dazzling flash of light appeared, 'Ah—, my eyes!'
The man slashed horizontally at the man's neck with his knife.
"I will pay for Yan'er's life."
As he spoke, his sword technique changed, severing the man's hands. In the blink of an eye, the man was torn to pieces, and only then did he leave.
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Jiang Zhi looked at the script in his hand.
Today's script is quite excellent.
As I turned the page, a clap of thunder sounded not far outside.
Tonight, Beijing seems to be in turmoil as well.
The Imperial Guards quickly blocked the entire capital, Yanjing, and their commander led them to search for suspicious persons in every street and alley.
The quiet streets were broken by distant noises as the Imperial Guards quickly surrounded the entire Prince Chu's residence.
At noon, she gently pushed open the door and brought in a plate of jade strips.
Jiang Zhi was engrossed in watching the play when she saw Wu Shi arrive. She glanced at Wu Shi to make sure she had no injuries before speaking.
"Is everything done?"
He nodded at noon.
"Your Highness, the Imperial Guards are searching everywhere for Liu Yunzhu. He has already fled Yanjing and headed towards Lantiao City," Wu Shi said. "He probably won't be returning to Yanjing now."
"You disguised yourself as someone from Prince Chu's residence to inform the Imperial Guards, and you weren't discovered, were you?" she asked.
"No." Wu Shi shook his head and said, "The Chu Prince's mansion was massacred overnight. I seized the opportunity to find the Imperial Guards and told them about Liu Yunzhu's appearance. Then I pretended to be crazy and ran away."
"This is not the outcome I initially envisioned," Jiang Zhi said, putting down his script. "I didn't expect Hua Muyan to still die. The doctor was even beaten after suing the government, and the person behind it all was pushing things along. So I just went with the flow. Now, by using his hand to eliminate Prince Chu, I can consider it a service to the people."
“Although he is Gu Yuan’s right-hand man, I don’t want him dead, so I have to let him leave Yanjing,” Jiang Zhi continued.
At noon, place the jade strip on the table.
“Your Highness,” Wu Shi said, “actually, it was expected that Liu Yunzhu would kill Prince Chu. Killing a royal heir is a serious crime. Even if Prince Jing wanted to protect him, he couldn’t. He had no choice but to leave Yanjing.”
“Hmm,” Jiang Zhi’s eyes swept across, “The death of Prince Chu is just the beginning of this grand scheme.”
She was still speculating about the death of Prince Chu. Who else but her could be happier than her? The royal family members were all cunning and ruthless.
Jiang Zhi's gaze fell on the jade strips on the table, and he picked one up. "These jade strips are well made."
At noon, she smiled and said, "Your Highness, eat as much as you like."