Ninety-six people were swapped for people

  Bai Xin was deeply moved by her sincerity.

  "Xue Lian, aren't you planning to return to Cheng Wang Fu with me?" Not to mention whether this place is suitable for her to live in, what I'm afraid of is that she'll be recognized by acquaintances. If in the future they use the fact that she worked at Mei Ren Zhuang against her, it will ultimately have a bad influence on her. Moreover, if Lord Liu finds out that his daughter ran here to work, who knows whether he'll spit blood?"

  Liu Xuelan smiled and shook her head, although the rouge on her face was thickly applied, but the two dimples on her cheeks were still deep and especially lovely.

  "Thanks for everything these days. And also to Cheng Wang, I didn't expect him to help me so much, although he did it for you, but I'm still grateful to him. This period of time has caused a lot of trouble for you both, and even I myself feel a bit guilty. From now on, I'll just stay in Meiren Manor, helping Nüwa and the others with some chores, at least I can still feel like I'm not useless and can take care of myself. Actually, it's pretty good here, you really don't need to worry about me."

  The more lightly she spoke, the heavier Bai Xinzhi felt on her behalf.

  "Do you plan on staying here for the rest of your life? Don't you ever think about going back to see Lord Liu?" People all hope to live in the sunshine, she didn't believe she would like this kind of day without seeing the sky.

  Liu Xue's bright and shiny big eyes suddenly dimmed. "Actually, whether I see him or not, I feel like it doesn't matter anymore. He's not only my father, and all his other daughters are more excellent and sensible than me. Maybe if I'm not around, he'll feel more relaxed, without having to worry about this and that every day. He's getting old, maybe if I'm not around, he'll suffer less and who knows, maybe he'll even live to be a hundred years old."

  A white forehead with a black line running down from the corner of the eye. Is there still such a saying?

  Alright, this girl obviously still wants to continue hiding from someone. Perhaps after waiting for two more months until that person gets married, she will want to return home. And by then, that person should no longer have any excuses to disturb her life, right?

  Just as the two were hiding in the room talking, Blood Shadow suddenly walked in.

  "The princess, Nang said she has something to see you about, please go to the attic."

  "Oh, okay." Bai Xincheng nodded slightly and then said to Liu Xuelan, "Xuelan, wait for me for a moment, I'll go greet Wu Niang, and come down to find you later."

  "Hmm." Liu Xuelan smiled at her and nodded for her to go quickly.

  Attic

  There was a girl waiting in the room early, and she had already brewed a pot of fragrant tea. When she saw Bai Xinzhen coming up, she quickly poured her a cup and handed it to her.

  She welcomed him as warmly as she would a friend, and Bai Xinzhen didn't stand on ceremony either. He nodded and smiled, casually sitting down on a stool, taking the fragrant tea she had brewed and blowing on it gently before taking a small sip.

  "I didn't expect that Wu Niang's craftsmanship is so good, another day when I have time, I must learn a few tricks from Wu Niang." She praised with a smile.

  Her face suddenly floated with a hint of awkwardness. "Madam, you're overpraising me, someone like me doesn't have anything worth Madam learning." After a pause, she suddenly looked at Bai Xinchun's naturally rosy face and said with some ulterior motive, "However, if Madam really wants to learn something, I can still teach Madam some things, guaranteed to make Madam and Young Master's love deep. It's just that I think Madam seems to be nourished by Young Master quite well, shouldn't need those methods, right?"

  "Pfft!" A small mouthful of tea water, along with her own saliva, sprayed out from Bai Xiner's mouth. How could she not understand the profound meaning behind Wu Niang's words? Instantly, she couldn't help but glare at her, "I appreciate your kind intentions, Wu Niang. When our young master is old and grey, I think what you said will come in handy."

  Her husband is now familiar with doing things, like a fish in water, and doesn't know fatigue. He doesn't need her to use any method, he's just like a beast that's starving, if she really uses some method to provoke him on purpose, I'm afraid she'll be the one who suffers more.

  This is a rotten girl, in modern society that's what she is, her integrity and all that was lost who knows where.

  The maid covered her mouth and smiled. Last time, they had already seen the tension between the young master and his wife, this sincerity was not something ordinary people could compare to, let alone a man like the young master who only had one woman, presumably he didn't need her to worry about his wife either.

  After the joke was over, the feeling between them seemed to have become much closer, at least compared to the first two times, Bai Xintong felt that this kind of interaction was more natural and sincere.

  After finishing a cup of tea, she put down the teacup and said: "Wu Niang, you send someone to deliver a message to Cheng Wangfu that the envoy with the surname Sheng has only had dealings with Fong De Wang in the past two days, and has not had any dealings with others. This matter makes me feel like there's something fishy going on."

  Wu Nang sat opposite her, wiping the tea and saliva that had been sprayed onto the table with a handkerchief, while seriously replying: "Madam, what you said is not wrong. This matter indeed has some inexplicable aspects. The envoy from Xi Yun country and Sheng Zi Yang are of the same clan and family. Now that Sheng Zi Yang has gone missing, it's highly likely that the envoy has hidden him away. Recently, he has also been in close contact with Feng De Wang, frequently coming and going. If I'm not mistaken, it must be Feng De Wang secretly helping them, hiding Sheng Zi Yang away, which is why we can't find him."

  They had been in the capital of Shu Xia State for decades, and if they wanted to investigate someone, it would be easy, unless that person was powerful enough to prevent them from getting a chance.

  Undoubtedly, Wang Fengde was such a person.

  Upon hearing this, Bai Xin's brow furrowed in concern. She and her husband also suspected that Feng De Wang had intervened. In the capital city, there were only a few with power who remained undetected. If not him, then who else?

  It's just unknown what benefits Wang Sheng gave to Feng De Wang that made him so willing to help.

  "We can only secretly monitor for now, we must not startle the snake by hitting the grass. If King Fengde really hid Sheng Ziyang, he must have made sufficient preparations. We cannot act rashly, otherwise it will be us who suffer losses."

  "It's a fox, after all, and will eventually show its tail. No matter what kind of tricks King Fengde wants to play, if he harbors evil intentions, don't blame them for being ruthless and turning their backs."

  "Madam, rest assured, we will be discreet."

  Just then, someone suddenly reported from outside the door.

  "There's no one at home, but there are some guests downstairs causing trouble, could you go down and take a look?"

  Upon hearing this, Wu Niang furrowed her brow.

  "You go down first, I'll be right there." She raised her head and gave a faint order towards the outside of the door.

  After it was quiet outside the door, she turned her head and said to Bai Xincheng: "Madam, I'll go down and take a look first. You can rest here for a while."

  Bai Xinzhen stood up and shook his head at her: "Just right, I'm bored with nothing to do, accompany you down to take a look."

  She was dressed in men's attire, and without hesitation, she walked quickly towards the door.

  A cozy and elegant room in the corner of the first floor

  When Wu Nang walked in, Bai Xinzhu pretended to watch the excitement at the door, but when she saw the people inside, she was suddenly stunned. She just wanted to go in and help, but her wrist was caught by Xueying behind her.

  "Master, don't worry, Miss Liu won't come to any harm, especially with a man like that, he can't do anything to Miss Liu."

  Upon hearing this, Bai Xin furrowed his brow and gave a cold stare to a certain middle-aged man inside.

  "What's wrong, sir? What made you so angry?" Wu Niang walked over with a charming smile, her waist swaying seductively. One hand wrapped around the middle-aged man's arm, while the other hand touched his chest, gently and tenderly helping him calm down. Her beautiful eyes gazed at him with a multitude of emotions.

  Although Wu Niang has been a madam at the Beautiful Woman's Villa for over twenty years, she still looks young and beautiful due to her good self-care habits. Her natural beauty is not ordinary, and despite being nearly forty years old, she doesn't look old at all. Especially living in a place like the Beautiful Woman's Villa, her charm can be said to be effortlessly elegant, and the allure that shines from her eyebrows and eyes is absolutely irresistible to ordinary men.

  She tried her best to be friendly and welcoming to this middle-aged man, who was none other than Bai Xinzhi's object of attention for the past few days - Shi Yun Guo's envoy, with the surname Cheng and first name Mo.

  Seeing the old madam of Mei Ren Zhuang coming in person, Sheng Mo restrained his anger a bit, but stretched out his hand to point at Liu Xue Lan who was pouring wine on the side and scolded:

  "Is there no one else in this beautiful villa? How can such an ugly woman be here? Not only does she look ugly enough to scare people, but she's also clumsy and incompetent. Does she know that these fine wines were brought by me myself to entertain friends? Even if you paid for them, you couldn't buy them! What's the use of keeping such a useless, ugly, and clumsy thing around?"

  His voice was harsh, his attitude arrogant, and he looked like a dog that couldn't tolerate humans. Bai Xueyan almost rushed over, and even Liu Xueyan nearly flipped the table to smash him.

  She had never been insulted like this in her life!

  Feeling Liu Xue Lan's anger, Wu Niang quickly gave her a signal and then smiled warmly at the middle-aged man: "This gentleman, she is new here and doesn't understand things, please be magnanimous and forgive her, don't take it to heart. Today, your expenses here will be waived by me, Wu Niang. Later, I'll send two beautiful women over to keep you company, guaranteed to satisfy you."

  After finishing speaking, she glared at Liu Xue Lan: "What are you still standing here for? Haven't you seen that this noble gentleman is angry? Hurry up and go down, don't come out again to scare the guests!"

  Liu Xuelan's hand in her sleeve clenched and unclenched, her head lowered, and she left the room with a show of obedience.

  "Master, would you like me to keep you company tonight? Don't mind that ugly girl, it's not worth your attention. To be honest, I'm also at fault. Tonight is particularly busy for our Beauty Garden, and I saw a lazy maid in the backyard, so I thought of punishing her by making her do more chores. Who knew she'd be so clumsy? Master, don't worry, I'll have someone fire that maid immediately, and you won't see such an unsightly person again at our Beauty Garden."

  Upon hearing this, Sheng Mo pressed his lips together and didn't say another word.

  "Xiao Qing, hurry up and go to the wine cellar to bring us the best wine from Mei Ren Zhuang. Today we will treat this noble gentleman well." Wu Niang instructed a young and beautiful woman in the room, casting a sideways glance at her, where the men couldn't see, and gave her an inconspicuous look.

  "Yes." The woman twisted her small waist and walked away with a lively gait.

  Upon hearing Wu Nai's arrangement, Sheng Mo's angry mood seemed to have alleviated. With a seemingly upright and proper expression, while looking at Wu Nai's low neckline, a hint of evil intent suddenly flashed across the bottom of his narrow eyes. Because Wu Nai was sitting next to him, he stretched out his long arm, hugged Wu Nai's waist, and together they fell onto the soft couch behind them.

  "Thank you for your kind intentions, but I think I'll pass on the other girls. Why don't you, Nü Wa, keep this old man company tonight instead?" Sheng Mo said with a sly smile.

  "Ugh..." The young woman pouted and playfully punched him with her fist, then pretended to be shy and said, "Sir, I'm a performer, not a prostitute."

  "Haha......" The man suddenly burst out laughing, "I didn't expect Wu Niang to be such a humorous person!"

  While outside the house, Liu Xue Lan was pulled away by Bai Xin Ran. Some things and words were not convenient to say here. Bai Xin Ran was about to take Liu Xue Lan upstairs when they suddenly bumped into a tall figure at the corner. Liu Xue Lan, who was walking ahead, almost hit her nose on the person's shoulder.

  Before the two could even lift their heads, a refreshing scent of peppermint suddenly wafted into their nostrils.

  At this moment, the two women suddenly stiffened.

  Liu Xuelan didn't dare to move, her head hung low. Bai Xinzhi reacted quickly and pulled her stiff body behind him, while Xueying suddenly intervened and blocked Liu Xuelan's view by half.

  "King Feng De, what a coincidence, we meet again." Bai Xincheng forced out a fake smile towards the man.

  Looking at her fake smile, Xia Lixun narrowed his eyes, unexpectedly, there was no look of surprise on his face, instead, his eyes rolled with a mysterious coldness, and the corner of his mouth hooked up in mockery.

  "Is Princess Wang not suffering from a lingering illness, so she often goes to the brothel?"

  Bai Xin gritted his teeth. Damn it, wasn't it all because of your grandfather that I ended up here?! Did you think I wanted to come here?!

  She snorted coldly and raised her chin, imitating his haughty and indifferent look: "Can't women come to the brothel just because men can?"

  Xia Lixun was speechless for a moment, and his gaze at Bai Xinyan became complicated. This beautiful man had been unmatched in the brothels of the capital, and he had always been unable to find out why. Now he thought he should have guessed it.

  Such a large venue, without a strong backing, how could it stand upright? It must be related to the Cheng Wang Fu. Look at this woman, strolling through the brothel as if it were her own home, and that man isn't the one who dotes on her the most? He can rest assured and let her come and go freely, the reason behind this doesn't need much investigation.

  He should have thought of it long ago, shouldn't he? It's just that he had never seen the man come to Meiren Manor once, so he didn't dare confirm. Now, because of this woman, he can be sure that Meiren Manor and Chengwang Fu are closely related.

  His gaze swept past Bai Xinzhen, looking at the woman whose upper body was blocked by a blood shadow and who kept her head down so that her face couldn't be seen clearly. His eyes suddenly sank, and without thinking, he wanted to walk past Bai Xinzhen.

  "Feng De Wang, are you in a hurry to go? I just came from over there, and it seems like some discordant scene is being played out inside. Why don't you wait for a while before going?" Bai Xintian pretended to be kind and raised his hand to stop him, knowing that with this man's keen eyesight, if he walked past Xue Leng's side, he would definitely discover something.

  Xia Lixun withdrew his gaze, coldly glancing at the woman blocking his way in front of him. In that instant, when he turned his gaze back to Blood Shadow's rear, he suddenly felt a jolt, and his pupils constricted instantly. The woman who was just there had vanished!

  Raise your hand and push away Bai Xin Yan

  "Get out!" These few women, actually playing tricks in front of him! If he hadn't guessed wrong, the plump figure just now should be that damned woman disguising herself.

  This damn woman is really making things difficult for him!

  Does she think he won't recognize her just because she's changed her appearance?

  Even if she turned into ashes, he would still recognize her!

  Fortunately, Bai Xin reacted quickly and instantly retreated a step when he made his move, but he didn't let go and continued to block the way.

  "What is King Fengde going to do? Fight? Don't think that I, the queen, am afraid of you, so you dare to take action?" With narrowed eyes, Bai Xincheng's face was filled with cold intent, and he even provocatively said to him.

  "Hand over the princess, or else don't blame me for turning against you!" The man's face was dark and gloomy, his eyes flashing with anger, clearly enraged by Bai Xin.

  Bai Xin smiled coldly and greeted him: "With your character, when have you ever recognized anyone? As for me, I don't even consider us familiar."

  Xia Li Xuan clenched his fists, his half-closed eyes gleaming with a fierce and sinister light. Suddenly, he spoke up: "Doesn't the Crown Princess want to know what happened to Sheng Zi Yang?"

  Upon hearing this, Bai Xincheng was slightly stunned and had already confirmed everything. It turned out that Sheng Ziyang was indeed hidden by this person!

  I don't know what kind of method he used to make him actually do something that is against their Wangfu?!

  "If we can hand over the person to the princess, I can also hand over the person to you." The man suddenly said.

  But looking at that gloomy face, no one would be foolish enough to believe it, and Bai Xincheng even raised a cold smile.

  "Feng De Wang is indeed generous, I, the queen, admire him. However, this transaction is beneath me, and to trade her for someone in your hands, such a shameful thing to do to a friend, I, the queen, cannot bring myself to do."

  Upon hearing this, Xia Lixuan gritted her teeth, wishing she could take a step forward and strangle the other person to death. "What do you want then?"

  "Bai Xin sneered coldly: 'We don't care how you think, we will find the person we want ourselves. Since Prince Feng De has the intention to intervene, then I can represent our king to tell you that from now on, we won't consider you as a brother! From now on, everyone should mind their own business!'"

  As soon as she finished speaking, she wanted to turn around, but felt a strong evil spirit suddenly rushing over. She quickly flipped and dodged it with agility.

  "……？！” Xia Lixun's eyes, filled with violent coldness, suddenly flashed a hint of surprise. This woman was actually hiding her true nature?

  That's unreasonable!

  She was just a deaf and mute girl from Maoshan Village, when did she have such skills?

  It was just his dazed moment, a black figure suddenly rushed towards him, he changed color and retreated several steps in an instant.

  "Blood Shadow, stop." Bai Xincheng stood aside and called out to him. "Don't kill people in this place, give him some face, if you kill him here, others will say he died on a woman's bed. Who would dare come to Meiren Manor then?"

  Upon hearing this, Xia Lixun's mouth twitched violently, almost spitting out a mouthful of old blood.

  This woman is really shameless!

  How can a woman like her say something like this?

  He really wants to strangle this woman to death and then grab another damn woman and get her killed. These two women are simply hateful to the extreme.

  Looking at the cold eyes of Xue Ying, his whole body exuded an aura of chilliness and not a hint of warmth, he slowly released his hands, glared angrily for a moment before turning around and leaving.

  It's not that he's afraid of them, but rather because of Blood Shadow's different identity, and he doesn't want to let the Emperor know about his clandestine activities for now!

  Looking at his back filled with anger, Bai Xincheng let out a sigh. Was this considered a complete falling out?

  "Xue Ying, Xue Lan?" she suddenly asked, looking around. That girl moved too fast, even she didn't notice when she disappeared.

  Xue Ying looked towards the back garden of the Wang residence. "Your Highness, Miss Liu is probably leaving Meiren Manor."

  "What?!" Bai Xincheng was shocked, she didn't run towards the backyard, but instead ran towards the front door, "Blood Shadow, hurry up and go—"

  The place where they are is just a backyard when you turn around, and there's no other way out.

  No wonder the man was in a hurry to leave, he must be rushing to catch someone now!

  ……

  In the dimly lit alley, a figure leaned against the wall and moved quickly. It was already late at night, and the residents on both sides had long since turned off their lights and gone to sleep. If she hadn't had good eyesight, walking in such a dark and uneven place, she would have probably fallen many times already.

  Taking advantage of Xin Ran's distraction, now is her best chance to escape.

  The beauty village she definitely won't go again, that man if found her, will definitely find trouble for the beauty village. From now on, she can only leave quietly, no longer giving anyone trouble.

  It was just when she leaned against the wall and was about to turn around, a black shadow suddenly blocked her way. The person's kung fu was naturally good enough to hide their breath and not be discovered by her, but when she smelled that familiar minty scent, she immediately retreated several steps back.

  "Go! Why aren't you leaving?" The man's low, cold voice sounded in the dimness, his deep, magnetic tone was inexplicably charming, but it carried an inexplicable chill.

  Liu Xuelan clenched her fists and glared at that face which was like a ghost in the darkness.

  Her eyesight is very good, he can see his expression clearly.

  But what is he angry about, it should be her who gets angry instead.

  "Liu Xue Lan, I really underestimated you." He coldly spat out these words, and he himself didn't know whether he was praising her or scolding her. A woman who had been taken by a man shouldn't be clamoring for him to take responsibility? But she was fine, leaving cleanly and efficiently!

  She is indeed carefree, but what about him, who should be held responsible?

  Seeing the other party blocking the way, it's clear that they can't get away. Liu Xuelan also broke her silence and coldly said: "Excuse me, let me pass! I don't know you!"

  In the darkness, the man's eyes gleamed with a faint red light, and his hands clenched tightly at his sides. However, his voice suddenly became low and calm: "Follow me back."

  The overbearing words made Liu Xue Lan coldly laugh: "Go back? I'm a lone girl, without family or relatives, what are you? Why should I go back with you?"

  "Liu Xuelan!" the man suddenly growled, taking an involuntary step forward. "Don't try to provoke me, I don't have the patience to play hide-and-seek with you."

  Watching him subconsciously approach, Liu Xue Lan also subconsciously retreated.

  The road in this small alley was originally a bit bumpy and uneven, she was very careful when walking through it just now, but now that she's backing up, plus being shocked by the man's appearance, her mind didn't think that much, as a result of this one retreat, suddenly her heel stepped into empty space, a small pit on the ground made her fall backwards in an instant.

  Before she could react, a swift gust of wind shot over and instantly knocked her to the ground.

  Liu Xuelan didn't feel any pain, just because her back was leaning against a pair of arms.

  A familiar breath approached her, she furrowed her brow, knowing that resisting now was useless, besides, she didn't feel like fighting with him at all.

  Holding her deliberately disguised swollen body with fabric, Xia Lixun leaned over her, and suddenly, the anger that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time dissipated by more than half.

  "Why must you leave?" He looked down at her disfigured face, the moonlight on his head not being very bright, but still able to make him see her clearly. He raised his hand and stroked it unintentionally. This face seemed less plump than before. Didn't the people of Cheng Wang Fu feed her?

  Liu Xue Lan turned her head, silent. It was already over between them when she and Yu Hao got engaged. When he got engaged, it was even more irretrievable. What else was there to say?

  Since she was able to escape once, she could get away with it a second time. She wasn't afraid of him taking her back at all!

  "Speak!" Xia Lixun's face sank a few points, and he tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, patiently ordering her to open her mouth.

  Liu Xuelan bit her lip, pretending she hadn't heard.

  Suddenly, the man raised his hand and grasped her cheek, forcing her head back, before she could react, her lips were sealed by a cold, hard thin lip.

  "Bang——"

  A crisp sound echoed through the night sky.

  Liu Xuelan!

  Immediately followed by the man's furious low growl.

  The handsome face pressed against his own, with the moonlight behind him, couldn't see his expression clearly, but that pair of fiery black eyes was particularly striking.

  Xia Li Xun grasped her wrist, almost twisting off her paws.

  This woman actually dared to hit him!

  Great!

  If he doesn't get rid of her today, he'll end up taking her surname!

  Liu Xue Lan's face was stern, and she stared at him with the same unblinking anger, meeting his cannibalistic fury head-on.

  Serves you right!

  Suddenly, the man abruptly stood up and scooped her up from the ground in a horizontal hold ——

  "If you dare to make a move against me today, I will take care of you right here and now! Don't believe it? You can try if you want!"

  As soon as the threatening words came out, it seemed that he was certain she wouldn't dare to, and the man quickly left the alley with big strides.

  On the other side, Bai Xing was in a hurry to catch up, but was stopped by Xue Ying.

  "Your Highness, don't worry, nothing will happen to Miss Liu."

  Bai Xin glanced at her with a white face: "Everyone has been caught, won't anything happen?" Xue Shan had been hurt once before, if she was messed up by this man again, I'm afraid the psychological shadow would be hard to erase for a lifetime.

  "The princess, Miss Liu will come back for us." Blood Shadow's expression remained unchanged, but that cold voice was full of certainty.

  "How did you know?"

  "Miss Liu can shrink her bones."

  Pfft!

  No wonder!

  It seems that I have somewhat understood the White Heart Technique. No wonder when we were at Mei Ren Zhuang, that day Feng De Wang didn't see anyone, it turns out that this little girl was secretly hiding a clever move!

  No wonder she could easily enter the Wang Fu, it's not that their people were guarding carelessly, but rather they couldn't guard against her at all.

  But she is still worried, will Xueran be able to escape smoothly?

  "Blood Shadow, let's go and follow her to see what happens. If Xue Lian escapes, we can also provide backup for her."

  No matter what, she's now stuck with that dead peacock!

  ……

  Exquisite little courtyard

  The man kicked open the door and walked over to the bed, throwing the woman directly onto it.

  The room is not large, a moonstone placed on a tray in the corner of the wall illuminates the entire house as if it were daytime.

  Clearly seeing the makeup on the woman's face, Xia Lixun's mouth twitched uncontrollably and he fiercely sucked in his breath. Suddenly, the fire in his belly was gone.

  "Aren't you afraid that your appearance will scare people away?" A mocking smile escaped from his slightly raised thin lips.

  It seemed that he was disgusted by her dignified appearance, and he raised his hand to wipe off the thick makeup on her face. No wonder the smell on her body didn't feel right, it was pungent and choking, like a foul odor.

  But his approaching hand had yet to touch her when Liu Xue Lan turned away with a cold face, avoiding his hand and even retreating further into the bed.

  Xia Lixun's face turned black at the sight.

  Just as he was about to speak, Liu Xuelan beat him to it.

  "Get someone to fetch water for me, I want to take a bath."

  Upon hearing this, Xia Lixuan suddenly withdrew her hand. Her heavily made-up face looked like a demon's, and he couldn't bear to look at it anymore. As for her request, that was acceptable!

  He got up and walked straight out of the house door.

  Before long, he turned back and returned to his room, followed by two young servants.

  After everything for bathing was ready, Xia Lixuan gave a cold glance to the two young servants and signaled them to withdraw.

  "Get out!" Clutching her own collar, Liu Xue Lan frowned and commanded him, as if she was afraid he would invade her again.

  Xia Lixun's face turned even darker. Is this woman sick or what? He had seen her body more than once, what else was there to see?!

  With a calm face, he gritted his teeth and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him. But he didn't leave, instead standing still at the doorway.

  He had finally caught up with her and he wasn't going to let her get away again.

  I originally wanted to have a good talk with her, but her arrogant attitude really made me sick. Since she wants to play it that way, I'll let her play... After she's done playing, we can slowly 'talk'...

  The room quickly echoed with the sound of rushing water, and the man standing outside the door suddenly began to breathe more rapidly.

  Clutching his fists tightly, he finally endured it and didn't push open the door and rush in.

  No rush, as long as this woman is caught, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future...

  Listening to the occasional sound of running water inside, the man who was guarding the door for someone else for the first time didn't feel that his image had been damaged at all. On the contrary, he was passionately waiting for the woman inside to finish up, and at the same time, the scenes from not long ago kept replaying in his mind, causing his body to gradually tense up...

  One moment passed, the sound of water was still there. Two moments passed, the sound of water gradually became smaller. Three moments passed... He suddenly couldn't help but turn around and put his hands on the door.

  Are all women so troublesome?

  Just taking a bath, but it's been so long...

  It wasn't until he pushed the door open with both hands, peeking inside through the narrow gap, that his face suddenly turned iron-gray, his eyes tightly closed, and with a 'bang' sound, he kicked the door wide open.

  Liu Xuelan!

  The room was empty, without knowing when it happened.

  Not to mention a woman, even a single strand of women's hair is nowhere to be seen.

  He strode towards the bathtub, where the water was rippling with waves, clear to the bottom. As if he didn't believe she had disappeared, he raised his hand and put it into the wide bathtub, stirring it in a circle. In an instant, the wide sleeves were soaked wet.

  Turn around

  "Bang!" The table was kicked over, and there was no one under it.

  The quilt cover on the bed was lifted and heavily thrown onto the floor by him, still no one.

  The man's face turned iron-green, his teeth grinding with a loud screeching sound, and suddenly he lowered his proud head, but under the bed, there was still no one.

  Wooden cabinet, wooden box... Nobody!

  This room didn't have any windows, looking at the messy room he had made himself, he stomped his feet and spun around in circles several times, nearly grinding down a mouthful of white solid teeth, but still couldn't figure it out - where did that dead woman go?

  He raised his head and took a deep breath.

  Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes. A small hole had been dug on top of his head at some unknown time.

  He thought of something and immediately shook his head. It's impossible, that hole is probably only big enough for a cat to squeeze out, and although the dead woman wasn't fat, she was somewhat plump, how could it be possible!

  But apart from that small hole, there was no other way out of the room.

  "Liu Xuelan! You'd better not be found by me, otherwise I will strangle you to death!"

  ……

  In the dark of night, three black shadows swiftly swept across the rooftops, flying in the same direction and landing on a high wall at the same time.

  "Snowy, you're really something, to be able to slip away under his nose like that. Who did you learn your shrinking bone technique from? Teach me sometime, okay?" Bai Xindye couldn't help but tease with a smile after catching her breath.

  Liu Xuelan smiled complacently at her: "Forget it. This kung fu requires practice from a young age. You're already old, I reckon you'd be all creaky and couldn't even master it if you tried now. Not to mention that if you don't succeed in practicing the kung fu, you'll end up crippling yourself, and I'm afraid Master Wang will kill me."

  "Go, who's one year older?!" Although she was actually twenty-six years old, but her body age was only twenty good or not?!

  Xue Ying stood by, watching the two of them joking around with a wooden expression.

  After laughing, Liu Xue Lan suddenly said seriously to Bai Xin Ran: "Xin Ran, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in this capital city any longer. I want to leave and go somewhere else. Can you ask Cheng Wang to help me again and escort me out of the city?"

  That man seems to be getting more and more unreasonable, more and more despicable.

  It's all over between them, nothing more to say. Once they've said they won't look back, they absolutely won't look back.

  What's the point of turning back? He's about to get married and welcome his concubine, is she supposed to go be someone else's concubine and serve him and other women every day? Every time she thinks about that scene, she feels inexplicably heartbroken.

  Yes, she admitted, even if it was just before, her heart still skipped a beat.

  But even so, what's the point, can't forget, then force yourself to forget!

  If she continues to get involved with such a man, she will only end up on the same path as her mother, and in the end, her fate may be even more miserable than her mother's.

  For survival, she has always been very selfish, and this time is no exception.

  She wants to live selfishly, to live well for herself, because she wants to find the murderer who killed her mother and avenge her mother's deep blood feud!

  Bai Xinzhi strongly disapproved of what she said, and quickly grabbed her wrist: "Xue Lian, don't be impulsive for now, there's no hurdle that can't be crossed, you mustn't take extreme measures. You're a woman, if you leave the capital, where else can you go? No, I absolutely won't agree to your leaving."

  "Xue Lan lowered her head: 'Heart Dye, do you know? I'm really afraid to see him now. Every time I think of him, my heart feels uncomfortable. If I don't see him, my heart will feel a little better. Given time, I think I can definitely forget him. And he knows we're together, with his personality, he'll definitely come to cause trouble for the Cheng Wang Fu. This is clearly between him and me, but it's dragged you all in, I feel very guilty.'"

  Bai Xing shook her head and gave her a comforting smile: "What's there to be ashamed of? Can he still come and demolish the Wang Mansion? At most, he'll just make some noise in the mansion. With my family's master supporting us and the Emperor watching over us, he can't cause too much trouble. You can rest assured. I won't agree to you leaving Beijing alone no matter what." She thought about how she had suffered when living alone in Maoshan Village, and that taste was truly unbearable.

  Liu Xuelan raised her head and revealed a wry smile: "But..." She really didn't want to implicate others.

  "There's nothing you can do about it." Bai Xincheng cut her off, his eyes gleaming with a somewhat overbearing light, "Just focus on staying here and that's all, don't bother yourself with anything else."

  She didn't believe that man would come looking for trouble, on the contrary, they still had to go find him to talk things over. To actually help Sheng Ziyang hide and deliberately oppose them. Her family's Mo Yu would definitely go find that guy to demand an explanation.

  As for Xue Lian, she genuinely wanted to keep her in Cheng Wang Fu, with no other intention, and would not use Xue Lian as a condition to exchange for Sheng Zi Yang as said by Feng De Wang. In her heart, Xue Lian was one of the only two friends she had in this world, and she wanted to cherish this friendship!

  Looking at her domineering appearance, Liu Xue Lan suddenly burst out laughing. "Alright, alright, I'll stay, but don't give me that fierce look, it's scaring me to death!"

  When she heard this, Bai Xincheng touched her own face and also started laughing.

  Laughing and laughing, Bai Xinzhen suddenly cried out 'ah'.

  "What's wrong?" Liu Xuelan looked at her anxiously.

  "I've sent that scoundrel Yin Duo to the Beautiful Woman's Villa!"

  "Pfft!" Liu Xuelan couldn't help but burst out laughing, "It's nothing, I think he'll be very happy to stay at the Beautiful Woman Villa."

  By their side, the blood shadow's cold and hard face suddenly moved, for some reason, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

  That night, Bai Xinyan told Yan Moyu about Sheng Ziyang's whereabouts. As she had expected, the next day Yan Moyu was preparing to ask someone out for a 'heart-to-heart talk over tea'.

  Just as the couple were discussing how to get someone to hand over the person, the butler suddenly rushed into the study.

  "Your Highness, there is an anonymous letter that was delivered by a child, saying it's for Miss Liu."

  Hearing this, the couple looked at each other and were both somewhat perplexed.

  Wasn't it sent by that fellow's faction?

  But this is clearly not his style!

  Mo Yan closed his eyes for a moment, then instructed the housekeeper, "Go and invite Miss Liu over."

  It wasn't long before Liu Xuelan appeared in the study, and when she heard that someone had sent her a letter, she suspected it was some man. After all, she knew she was in Cheng Wangfu and only one man with the surname Xia had been pestering her.

  It's just been one night, I don't know what he wants to do again?!

  But as soon as she finished reading the letter, her face suddenly turned white.

  "Xue Lian, what's wrong? What did that guy say?" Seeing her obviously not feeling right, Bai Xinting walked up to her with concern.

  "No." Liu Xuelan furrowed her brow and shook her head, "It's not the King of Fengde, someone has kidnapped Yu Hao and wants me to go to Lake Mouth Mountain in the north of the city. If I don't go, they'll kill him!"