In a flash, she went from hope to despair. At first, hope was like fireworks all over the sky, blooming brightly. In an instant, the fireworks burned out, and the colors faded, leaving only the silent night sky. Prosperity returned to desolation.
In her field of vision, there was nothing but the dust raised by the horse's hooves.
With tears burst, Gu Yunxi, at this moment, only felt that her heart was so wretched that all her hopes went up in smoke...
Master.
Why.
Her filled heart was weak and dried up, and it gradually became fragmented with time.
She lost all her strength to support her numb body and collapsed in the corner of the carriage.
"Hahaha..."
Next to the carriage, Ming Lan narrowed his sharp eyes with a baleful look inside.
His smile became more sinister.
"Do you give up now? Do you think he is rushing to Ming's Mansion to save you? You are wrong.
The fierce fighting between the two gangs of the martial arts circles lasted all night.After the battle, the whole Mount Ruyi was dyed red with blood, bloody and burning.In the dense forest, corpses piled up like mountains, and the night breeze flowed quietly, blowing away the strong metal smell which burst out from the mutual attack of weapons.Leng Qingtang hung his sword and moved forward slowly, his embroidered boots with curled-up dragon patterns stepping on the remaining bloodstains. His pale and thin face was hard to dispel the look of killing.Over the head, the crescent moon seemed to have eaten blood. The color was intensely red, and the light ink cloud floating on the moon hook was also soaked by the blood moon and was plated with a hazy red outline.Leng Qingtang raised his head and looked into the sky, frowning silently.He suddenly thought of the snowy night eleven years ago. Blood and fire
Supported by the guards, Ming Lan went out of the Eastern Depot with difficulty.A sharp, burning pain came from his injured tailbone as he stamped on the pedal, causing a violent convulsion in his whole body."Ouch! It's fucking painful. Be careful, son of a bitch!"Ming Lan blamed the pain on the guard who helped him. He couldn't help but lift his leg to kick him. Immediately, there was another pain from the fractured place, which made him distressed."Damn it! What bad luck these days!"Ming Lan cursed and took off the disguised wound bond from his neck angrily and threw it to the ground.Several guards piled on and lifted their Master into the wagon.Ming Lan was really ashamed of himself at this moment.The fracture was so unusual that he couldn't stand or sit for long, and he couldn't lie with his back up in the carriage.He was helpless but to grit his teeth ti
The moonlight was cold, and the inside and outside of the Western Depot were exceptionally quiet, as if the entire mansion and every inch of corners were sinking into a pool of stagnant water, without waves.In a wing-room of the courtyard, two young guards of the Western Depot were sitting around a little eunuch, drinking and chatting at the table.After a burst of laughter, a guard rubbed the tears from his eyes as he laughed and asked in amazement."Lord Deng, is what you said true? Is it true that the ugly maid framed Nian Zizhen?"Of course, how could I make up stories to confuse you?"The little eunuch looked fifteen or sixteen years old. He picked up two slender eyebrows and answered firmly.Then he raised his glass and sent a mouthful of wine to his mouth. He swallowed it into his stomach and opened his mouth to spit out the breath of wine. Then he showed a contented face.On one side
Gu Yunxi slowly opened her heavy eyes, and the veil of dark gold embroidered with cherry patterns filled her entire field of vision.Her fragile consciousness recovered a little sober, and she made out that she was lying flat on a broad shelf bed.The feeling of abnormality spread all over the face as if there was something tightly covering it, fatty burning and painful.Although being dizzy, Gu Yunxi rolled sore eyes and desperately wanted to see the surroundings.As soon as she turned her head slightly, the abnormal pain in her face was magnified.The pain through the bones was indescribable, like the countless sharp blades cutting indiscriminately into every inch of the delicate skin of her face.As Gu Yunxi moved her body slightly, the unspeakable pain spread from head to toes and instantly eroded and occupied all her body nerves.There was a low whimper in her throat. She couldn't help ho
The night was deep, and the moon threw a dappled, flickering light between the branches and leaves of the trees.In the Western Depot.The melodious cry gradually reduced.Bedside, the two men were both sweating and gasping. One lay while the other sat.Lu Qiange rested for a while, his cold eyes casting on Ming Lan.A small whip came down, and the skin of his thin exposed chest had already turned a piece of bluish red. Tiny beads of blood oozed from all the overlapping whip marks.However, while feeling the lacerating pain of the wound, the abnormal eunuch showed an expression of both pain and satisfaction on his pale and sweating face.That extremely contradictory expression was noticed by Lu Qiange. At once, he felt his scalp tingling. Several layers of gooseflesh crept all over his body.Ming Lan's red face was like being covered with the rouge. His beautiful, watery eyes look
The moonlight enveloped the entire Western Depot prison in silence, with a few thin clouds floating in the night sky.After relishing a jug of liquor, Warden Qiu was napping on the narrow bed in the guards' quarter.Xiaochun walked in and sat on the bench with a sullen face."Oh! It always gets busy when it's my shift. Damn it!"Chattering complaints, Xiaochun picked up the jug on the table and shook it.Realizing that nothing was left, he threw the empty jug away with a dissatisfied mouth curl and then picked some peanuts for a chew.Warden Qiu opened his sleepy eyes and looked at him on the other end of the table. Reeking of alcohol, he asked lazily."What's wrong?""Why! We've got four Western Depot guards coming to pick up the arsonists in a carriage before.Just now, four other people showed up outside the prison and insisted that they were sent by the Western De
The pain of the slap lingered on his cheek before it died away with elapsing time.Gu Yunyao's weep dawdled by his ears."You might hide what you had done from Yunxi, but it would not escape my eyes. You know Yunxi loves you, yet you abandoned her to wed the maid of the Kunning Palace for the Eastern Depot's sake. You were ambushed and to keep your own life, you schemed to sacrifice Yunxi for the antidote. Yunxi is so silly to not have seen earlier that she's not your love. Otherwise, how could use your dearest for yourself and the Eastern Depot?"Taking all her anger in his vision, Leng Qingtang turned his head at Gu Yunyao silently with a calm expression.Then, he muttered hoarsely."Has Your Grace released all your fury? If so, please take your servant back to the palace and worry me no more. Sneaking disguised out of the court in broad daylight does not suit one of high status like you!"Gu Yunyao's ey
Under the moon, Kunning Palace.Leng Qingtang looked down and glanced around leisurely, causing all the servants kneeling on the ground to feel their scalp tightened and a gush of chill in their hearts.Even Empress Qian, who stood arrogantly on the steps, went weak at the knees while facing the powerful gaze of Leng Qingtang. If it were not for the maid's help, she would be likely to sit on the ground awkwardly.However, she was the Empress, the Emperor's wife, who should always act as a mother of all the people.Thinking of this, Empress Qian tried her best to endure the anger in her chest. She tightly clenched her lips and gritted her teeth, and the facial features twitched on her graceful face.Then she thought, "I have never done anything to frame the Commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot. Even if I did, he would not have the ability to cover the sun with one hand and dare to do anything under the eyes of everyo