Gu Qiang's hand already showed a deep mark left by tight ropes tied around.
She moved her hands slightly while frowning and then said, "I should be happy, but I feel very upset now. If you could appear a little bit earlier, I wouldn't need to come here."
She was here to meet Shen Qianshan because of Gusu Liang's disappearance. But then Liang showed up immediately after she came here, making what she did look pretty stupid.
"My lady, are you here for me?" Gusu Liang was confused for a second and then understood the situation immediately. If she could go back earlier, Gu Qiang wouldn't be so worried.
But a wish was just a wish. Gusu Liang had no chance to run away earlier, and Gu Qiang had no idea what she had been through these few days. The torture was like a nightmare for her. If she weren't good at martial arts, she would still be suffering right now.
Everything in the last few days felt like a bad dream. Afte
Shen Qianshan pressed his lips into a straight line, staying quiet. Meanwhile, Jin Ye and Su Ge walked up and knelt in front of him immediately."Master, please forgive me," Su Ge still wanted to say something else, but he ended up apologizing. If he didn't misread that woman, Gu Qiang would be in danger.He knew his master was very into Gu Qiang but didn't protect her well, which was apparently a big mistake. However, Shen Qianshan didn't move an inch as if he didn't hear what Su Ge said. Then he walked up to Su Ge and raised his hand in rage, but the slap eventually didn't fall in Su Ge's face.Jin Ye looked up at Shen Qianshan."Master, the priority right now is to rescue Infanta Luoping. If we are late, I don't think any of us can afford the consequence," Jin Ye said sincerely after moving two steps forward on his knees.Shen Qianshan seemed to think about the same thing, but the rage was still burning in hi
As the night fell, the temperature in the water dungeon started to drop dramatically.Another round of torture began. Gu Qiang thought she was already used to it during the daytime, but it almost drove her crazy now.Gusu Liang pulled out a sharp knife from her sleeve, which only had a finger-length. She clamped it with her two fingers and started to cut the rope around her wrists slowly.After all the years on the Xiaoyao Mountain, those children had finally grown up.Year after year, they had been doing the seemingly useless training. They didn't know why the master asked them to do so, nor did they know when they could use those skills they learned.But right now, every time Gusu Liang had a narrow escape, running away from places that seemed impossible to get out of, her respect for her master's foresight grew.The rope was firm, and Gusu Liang didn't have too much strength left. It took her a w
Shen Qianshan was standing in front of Su Shuangning’s yard, many soldiers behind him. His white coat looked very conspicuous in the night.Seeing the way blocked, Su Shuangning stood aggressively on the high stage behind the gate, with a condescending look in her eyes.“Why are you taking so many people here instead of preparing for the wedding? Are you mad?” It seemed Su Shuangning had given up sustaining her phony innocent image in public. If Shen Qianshan had known her true colors, there was no point in keeping the disguise.Shen Qianshan gave her a cold glance and waved his hand. Without any hesitation, Su Ge and Jin Ye rushed to the gate which seemed to be very strong, dozens of men followed them.Su Shuangning had never expected that Shen Qianshan would go as far as this.Standing highly there, she felt so cold all over her body in the wind, watching the gate finally fall after being struck so many times.
Chains were clanking weirdly clear in this cavernous cave.Gu Qiang sat on the rock aside, her legs were still in great pain. But the woman opposite her was like being out of her mind, pacing around in great unease and staring at her as though she wanted to kill her.In fact, she was fully capable to kill Sun Linhua if she wanted to. But sadly, killing a woman who was already like a trapped beast was never her way of doing things. She didn’t want to take advantage of the woman’s perilous situation. She would have thought this way in the old times. But now, for her unborn child, she found there was nothing she couldn’t do.How strange. A teenage girl as she was, she had gotten ready to be a mother.Life was never an easy journey. If there was a chance to help her future self, it must be a blessing bestowed by heaven.Gusu Liang wanted to comfort Sun Linhua, but she changed her mind before the words
After a few quick footsteps, Shen Zhongbai walked up to Gu Qiang. He sized her up and then put her into his arms.The familiar smell made Gu Qiang absent-minded for a second. It seemed that she knew this hug. But how could that be possible? This mighty guy before her was actually her sister Gu Zhihua’s husband, and he was a dangerous figure according to the note left by Shen Qianshan.“What are you doing here?” asked Gu Qiang coldly after she got out of Shen Zhongbai’s arms.If Shen Zhongbai were here to look for her at someone’s request, it meant Su Shuangning’s case must have been well settled.“Looking for you, of course. They say you were abducted by Su Shuangning. Considering it a great insult upon the royal family, Empress Dowager and His Majesty confiscated the entire Su Family. I am here to look for you.” Shen Zhongbai wanted to hold Gu Qiang back into his arms, but she cast her eyesight away as if he was infected wi
Gu Zhihua shrank up herself behind Ye, popping up her head now and then as if she had no nerve to confront Gu Qiang face to face.Ye’s face remained grim, she knew that Gu Qiang would not play nice with her anymore. If none of them wanted to keep the disguise, they’d better place all their cards on the table. Besides, Gu Qing no longer remembered the most important thing anymore.It was about the identity of Gu Zhihua, a secret that Ye had been concealing for so long.She had been worrying all the time that this secret would be exposed one day. Now that the last person knowing it had gone, and Gu Qiang had lost her memory, Ye thought she could find a way to put up with her.“Qiang, as our family is no longer what it used to be, we need to be very careful in court. If you keep ignoring the rules and don’t care about your reputation, I am afraid the family will have to kick you out one day. So second thought, please,” said Ye
On her way to the side hall, she saw a man in the pavilion in front of it. Wearing in black, he was gazing into the distance quietly, as if he was thinking something.His face looked very handsome from the side. Although Empress never considered herself as a provincial woman, she had to admit that his face was too pretty for a man.A woman with a face like that would be a bane to the county and the people.“Who are you?” asked the Empress coldly, she moved forward.The man turned his head, seeming to have been surprised by her question.“What’s wrong with you, Qiang? Though I’ve got used to your weird doings, you can’t always play the same game,” replied the man. He stood up and wanted to help her onto the chair, but the Empress shook him off.“Take me to see Shen Qianshan,” she said.The man paused, his hand hung in the air, and his eyes were full of surprise. After a long silence, he
The Empress was sitting in a pavilion in the imperial palace, her eyes glancing around; everything here looked very interesting. It seemed she had forgotten how long it had been since she came here last time.That dream-like life made her feel she was totally in a mess, but she still found a way to get it through.When she turned her head, she noticed a palace glittering not far away. Her eyes turned grim; she knew what that place was, the Weiyang Palace.The place she used to live in looked cold and deserted like no one was living in there. She felt some part of her heart was now breaking into pieces; she could almost hear the noises of this place in old times.Shen Zhongbai hadn’t seen Gu Qiang for years. When he rushed to the gate, he found her sitting in there, the whole person covered in sadness.He had been in love with Gu Qiang for ages, but he only considered the feelings for her as being possessive.