Watching the departing figures, leaving only dust in the air, Lian'er smiled.

The princess told her to ride slowly so that Ye Shaorong could make her move; otherwise, it wouldn't have taken her more than half an hour to get here, and the palace wasn't far from the regent's residence.

In the dungeon, Su Luo was tied to a wooden stake, and sitting opposite her was Ye Shaorong, the noble eldest princess of Northern Liang.

In front of Ye Shaorong were various pastries and fruits, while in front of Su Luo were a dazzling array of torture instruments from the dungeon.

"Your Highness is about to use torture on me! Aren't you afraid that Ye Beihan will feel sorry for me?"

Ye Shaorong already disliked Su Luo, but Su Luo's words made her even more disliked.

Ye Beihan is nothing but a bastard born of a lowly child. He is blind and could only fall for Su Luo, a promiscuous woman. He is not worthy of his daughter at all.

Moreover, capturing Su Luo was a task given to her by her elder brother, who was no longer able to speak. He only wrote the three words "kill Su Luo" and asked her to complete the task.

My brother's condition was all Su Luo's fault, and Qian Ning was also harmed by the people of Nanning. Everyone in Nanning deserves to die.

"Hmph, you're still being stubborn. I've consulted the imperial physicians, and they say that the meridians connect to all parts of the body. You've harmed His Majesty; even the extermination of your entire family wouldn't be an exaggeration."

Su Luo shook her head and chuckled: "My entire clan is in Nanning. You can't wipe them out. On the contrary, it was my husband who made you retreat one after another."

Ye Shaorong slammed her hand on the table and stood up angrily: "You...you're asking for it."

Su Luo was fearless; what she wanted was for Ye Shaorong to be furious.

"Princess, if you want to kill or beat someone, then do it. Why are you making excuses? Or do you want to explain to me before you dare to make a move?"

Enraged, Ye Shaorong rushed up to Su Luo and slapped her across the face.

The slap was very forceful, grinding Su Luo's teeth and tearing several large wounds inside her mouth. Blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, and her face was swollen.

Su Luo looked at Ye Shaorong's slightly trembling right hand, wondering if it was because she had hurt herself or was afraid of something.

"I'd rather not hit you than dirty my hands."

After Ye Shaorong finished speaking, the old man in the dungeon immediately stepped forward and chuckled ingratiatingly.

"Princess, please don't be angry. I've been wielding torture instruments my whole life and know exactly how to hit someone where it hurts. Please sit down, Princess. You take charge of the interrogation, and I'll do the work for you."

Ye Shaorong rolled her eyes at the jailer. She was not young anymore, and she was dressed very elegantly. She sat back down in her chair. No matter what, Su Luo's fate was to die today.

"Was a slap enough to vent your anger, Princess? You are so different from your daughter, Ye Qianning. She never hesitates when she wants to do something."

Not only was she beautiful, but she also danced beautifully. It's a pity that such a beauty didn't live long; she died a gruesome death.

"Shut up. It's none of your business to comment on Qian Ning's situation."

Su Luo calculated the time; Ye Beihan should be arriving soon. She had to provoke Ye Shaorong quickly, otherwise, how could she continue this self-inflicted injury scheme?

"I know, but I can't say it? I heard she was stabbed to death with a dagger. Such a beautiful body, completely ruined, and bleeding from all seven orifices. If she became a ghost, wouldn't that scare people to death..."

Ye Qianning is a source of pain for Ye Shaorong, and Su Luo keeps rubbing salt into her wounds, driving her to lose her mind.

"Shut up! Men, beat her until she can't speak."

"Yes, Your Highness."

The jailer grinned wickedly, picked up a whip with tiny barbs, and lashed out at Su Luo, striking her rhythmically with each lash.

This experienced jailer knew that intermittent beatings were more painful and frightening than continuous beatings, destroying not only the body but also the mind.

"etc……"

After a few lashes, Ye Shaorong calmed down considerably. She was determined to beat Su Luo to death rather than leave anyone with a reason to criticize her.

She came to kill Su Luo on behalf of her brother, not out of anger. Otherwise, how could she explain it to Ye Beihan afterwards?

Ye Shaorong stood up again and questioned Su Luo: "Su Luo, did you poison my brother's aphasia? Hand over the antidote so you can die a quick death."

Su Luo was in so much pain that she was covered in sweat, her hair sticking to her face. To make it easier to hit her, they even took off her outer clothes, but she couldn't escape any of this. She had to endure the whipping.

“Princess, I told you, I would never harm the Emperor of Beiliang, much less poison him. On the contrary, Ye Qianning’s death seems to have been caused by poisoning. Why don’t you suspect these things instead of pressing me for an answer?”

Ye Shaorong narrowed her eyes, momentarily lost in thought, but still sat down with a flick of her sleeve.

"Hmph, only you have ever touched my brother's body. You plotted to murder the Emperor of Beiliang and incite conflict between our two nations. Today, I will have you flogged to death."

"Keep hitting me, Princess!"

Su Luo gritted her teeth and endured it, looking at the hourglass in the cell that was calculating the time. It was almost time; Ye Beihan was almost here.

"Your Highness thinks too highly of me for stirring up trouble between the two countries. However, it is true that someone was instigating the conflict between Nanning and Beiliang. As for what was used to instigate it, does Your Highness not understand?"

Su Luo's words unsettled Ye Shaorong. Even if Su Luo could disturb her mind at this moment, it wouldn't change the fact that Su Luo was doomed to die.

Su Luo is really good at enduring. Even like this, she still has a stubborn look on her face. She leans back in her chair, wanting to watch Su Luo die in agony.

However, she didn't wait for Su Luo to die in front of her. Instead, a curved blade whistled past her ear and plunged straight into the back of the prisoner's neck.

The jailer, still holding the whip, hadn't even had a chance to strike when his eyes widened and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Ye Beihan used his light-footed skill to rush into the cell and cut the ropes binding Su Luo with his curved blade.

Covered in blood, Su Luo collapsed into his arms, her face barely breathing.

She seemed to be on the verge of death, weak and powerless. In fact, before she was tied to this wooden stake, she took out a small amount of anesthetic from her spatial storage and injected it into her body; otherwise, she would not have been able to endure such severe whipping.

"Su Luo, hold on, I'll take you to the imperial physician right away."

Seeing the panic in his eyes and his furious expression, Su Luo knew that she had made the right bet again.

"Ye Beihan, I'm in pain..."

Ye Beihan scooped her up in his arms and carried her past Ye Shaorong, his body radiating a chilling killing intent.

After he left, the entire dungeon was surrounded by the men brought by Shuang Shuo. Those men were there to capture Su Luo, and they were all brought before Ye Shaorong and killed on the spot.

The dungeon was filled with blood, the thick stench of blood masking the stench of decay.

Ye Shaorong was too frightened to move. She knew Ye Beihan was ruthless, but he would never kill anyone in front of her. Was he really going to arrest her, his aunt, for Su Luo's sake?

"Princess..."

Shuang Shuo did not lay a hand on Ye Shaorong, but his pockmarked face was full of anger. He was angry that the princess was disappointed in him and that she was not decisive enough in killing Su Luo.

Su Luo would have died with a single blow; why torture her? Now, Su Luo has been given a chance to live.

“Princess, there’s plenty of time. You still need to yield to your master. Next time, you need to be quick and ruthless.”