Chapter 178 Outside the door was Xie Huaian, who was graceful and cheerful.

Tears fell like beads from a broken string.

Zhang was also in tears. She quickly wiped her tears and smiled as she dressed her. "Today is a good day. Don't cry."

"Last time, mother personally sent you into the abyss of the Qi Mansion. This time, mother will never do that again. She will definitely support you."

"Mianmian, if Lord Xie treats you badly, or if you suffer even the slightest injustice, you must tell Mom and Dad. Our family will seek justice for you no matter what and will definitely protect you!!"

Ruan Mian wiped away her tears and nodded heavily: "Mother has already said that if I want to go back to my parents' home, you..."

"What's the point of coming back? This is your lifelong home. Even if you get married, this will still be your forever home!"

Looking at the wedding character pasted on the wall of the dilapidated earthen house, Ruan Mian's heart seemed to be enveloped by its bright sunshine.

As the lively sound of firecrackers rang out, she was surrounded by the crowd, wearing new clothes and a veil, and slowly walked out of the house.

Outside the door was Xie Huaian, who was graceful and cheerful.

Amidst everyone's congratulations, his eyes fell on the red figure in front of him.

In a trance, he remembered that when his sister got married, she also walked towards her husband in the same way.

He watched from afar in the crowd, and thought he had sent her to a place where she could be protected, but he didn't expect that he had sent her to the abyss.

But this time, he would never let the woman walking towards him walk into a dark abyss.

He would risk his life to provide her with a smooth path and let her do whatever she wanted under his protection.

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The wedding was kept simple. After entering the bridal chamber, the noisy voices outside had already reached Ruan Mian's ears.

A faint smile appeared on her lips. She never thought that she would get married here one day, and she was happy from the bottom of her heart.

Little did she know that at this moment, outside her house, there was a figure squatting in a dark corner.

His face was gloomy, his nails dug into the flesh of his palms, his eyes were filled with hatred, and he was just waiting for the right opportunity.

This time, even if it meant risking his own life, he wouldn't let Ruan Mian get what he wanted!!

However, when he was waiting for an opportunity to move, a strong hand suddenly rested on his shoulder!

When Qi Nanfeng turned around, the man swung his fist and knocked him to the ground.

When he woke up again, he was tied to a tree in the woods, far away from the house and surrounded by darkness.

“Who?! Who’s causing this?!”

Qi Nanfeng shouted in fear, his eyes wandering when he suddenly saw a red figure in the darkness.

His back tightened, and he saw the figure gradually walking towards him.

Only when I got closer could I see the person in front of me clearly in the moonlight - Xie Huaian.

He stood in front of Qi Nanfeng with an expressionless face, his eyes as cold as the cold wind in the coldest days of winter, sweeping across his face.

"What are you doing?! Let me go!"

Qi Nanfeng avoided his gaze and roared angrily.

Seeing Xie Huaian didn't say anything, Qi Nanfeng said angrily: "Xie Huaian, you were once a prime minister, a high-ranking official. Why did you marry Ruan Mian, a whore who was divorced from someone else?"

"Do you really understand what kind of person she is? Do you know how vindictive and ruthless she is? Do you know how many lives she took during her exile?!"

"I'm kindly reminding you, considering you're an adult, not to be seduced by that woman! Don't wait for the day you end up like me!"

"What happened to you?"

Xie Huaian suddenly laughed out loud, his sinister eyes flashing like a cold blade.

"It's not her fault that you became a useless person. It's your own fault."

Qi Nanfeng's face suddenly changed. Before he could say anything, Xie Huaian suddenly grabbed his hand and slashed it with a delicate dagger!

Before Qi Nanfeng felt any pain, he saw one of his fingers being cut off neatly and flew out!

Blood splattered all over his face! He turned pale with fear and opened his eyes wide in disbelief.

A moment later, severe pain hit him, causing his expression to twist and he couldn't help but shout, "You...what are you going to do!"

Xie Huaian didn't say much and only asked him one question.

"Did the Fifth Princess contact you privately?"

Qi Nanfeng was covered in cold sweat and was in so much pain that he couldn't speak. Seeing that he didn't say anything, Xie Huaian cut his second one with an expressionless face.

"You still have eight chances." After saying that, he took out a stick of incense and lit it in front of him.

"Eight chances in the time it takes to stick an incense stick is enough for you to say it."

The green smoke rose, and it seemed that what was burning was not incense, but Qi Nanfeng's life.

When he picked up the dagger again, Qi Nanfeng finally cried out in pain: "Stop! Yes, the princess did come to me!"

"The charcoal in the post station at Zhangzhou Shanguan is yours and the princess's men are colluding with you."

"Yes, yes, yes! But thank you, sir, I was forced to do this!"

"It was the princess who threatened me. She said that you would definitely go to find Ruan Mian when you reached the Zhangzhou Mountain Pass, so she used me to completely eliminate you and Minister Dong."

"She also said that you were so elusive on the road that her people had no chance to attack you. Only if you and Ruan Mian met would there be a chance. She also said that if that failed, and you became the stationmaster of Longchang Post Station, I would have the chance to poison you."

"If I don't listen to her, my mother and I will all die!"

He confessed everything with a pale face, but Xie Huaian's expression remained unchanged.

It let Qi Nanfeng cry and beg for mercy until he was almost unconscious due to the pain in his finger, then it stepped forward, lifted his clothes and spoke slowly.

"You saved the King of Yan and worked hard for the princess. You are indeed a useful person."

He actually knows so many things?!

“What…what do you want to do?”

Qi Nanfeng only felt that Xie Huaian at this moment was like the King of Hell in the underworld, killing decisively, as if he could take his life in an instant.

However, Xie Huaian pushed him away, clasped his hand again, cut his fingers bit by bit, and said slowly.

"Before I ask you to do something, let me vent my anger on my wife's behalf."

"Sir, please spare my life! Sir...ah..."

The screams echoed throughout the mountains and forests.

It was not until the second half of the night that Qi Nanfeng stumbled back to the house, sweating profusely, with his hand wrapped in rags.

His face was pale and he was enduring great pain, his mind still recalling the words Xie Huaian said in his ear.

Thinking of what he asked him to do, Qi Nanfeng trembled all over and was almost frightened to death with foaming at the mouth.

But he was unwilling to die like this, he was unwilling!!

Of course, he never expected that Xie Huaian would be such a formidable person...