Chapter 244 Pei Sanlang, you really are the murderer!

Li Qingluo tried asking a question.

The woman tilted her head, looking at her with a puzzled expression, as if she hadn't quite understood what she meant.

Li Qingluo: "What exactly is the Pei family doing?"

She frowned deeply, but the woman on the ground suddenly screamed, as if she had seen something extremely terrifying, and leaped away, running towards the corner again—

"Ah! Ah—!! Ah—"

She screamed repeatedly, and Li Qingluo realized something was wrong. She turned around and fired a hidden arrow behind her!

However, the hidden arrow was caught tightly by someone.

The visitor was none other than Pei Qinghong, the third young master of the Pei family.

Li Qingluo raised her hand and fired another hidden arrow, which Pei Qinghong dodged and reached out to grab.

Li Qingluo immediately raised her dagger and stabbed!

Pei Qinghong seemed to know she knew some martial arts, and dealt with her casually. Clearly, in his eyes, Li Qingluo's tricks were no match for him.

Pan Li, her face pale, retreated repeatedly, muttering, "No... stop hitting me... stop hitting me..."

She seemed to remember something, her whole body trembled, her throat choked with sobs, and she could no longer make a sound.

Until Li Qingluo was grabbed and then turned around, she was held tightly in Pei Qinghong's arms.

Pei Qinghong grabbed Li Qingluo's wrist and slowly stabbed her throat with the dagger in her hand.

Li Qingluo realized that her strength was no match for Pei Sanlang; it was like throwing an egg against a rock. Her martial arts skills over the past few months were simply not enough to truly shake him!

"Pei Sanlang, you really are the murderer! Did you kill your own cousin, Pei Shierniang?!"

"You actually want to kill me today? But even if I die, I should at least know why I'm dying!"

Li Qinglu roared furiously, panting heavily.

She must stall for time.

Grandmother must have already discovered that she is missing.

With her grandmother around, she would always have a safety net to rely on, and she had to stall for time to have a chance to survive.

"Shut up!"

Pei Sanlang viciously pointed the tip of his dagger at Li Qingluo's neck.

If he had used just a little more force, the knife would have pierced Li Qingluo's neck, causing her to bleed profusely and die from blood loss.

Her words just now seemed to have angered him.

Li Qingluo only heard Pei Sanlang coldly say in her ear: "Enough with the nonsense. To die in my Pei State Duke's mansion is the greatest honor of your life."

Li Qingluo let out a soft "heh".

Pei Sanlang: "You're still not convinced? My Pei State Duke's family fought to the death for our country, protecting our home and country. Our entire family is loyal and valiant. From my great-grandfather's generation, no fewer than ten sons sacrificed their lives for the country!"

"Now that you are willing to die for the sake of my Duke Pei's mansion, isn't that an honor for you?"

Li Qingluo: "Your Pei State Duke's family has been loyal ministers for generations, and your contributions to defending the country have never been denied by the world! All the sons of your family who sacrificed their lives for the country were also great and deserve to be mourned and remembered by all the people of Daliang."

"Is this your Pei family's excuse for killing innocent people so indiscriminately?"

"Don't you descendants enjoy the wealth, glory, power, and fame bestowed upon you by your ancestors?"

"But what are you doing now?"

"They trampled upon the bones of the people they protected, and even the very foundation of the nation..."

"Shut up!" Pei Sanlang laughed angrily. "What a silver-tongued woman. I really underestimated you."

"But no matter how much you say, you will surely die today."

As Pei Qinghong spoke, he prepared to slit Li Qingluo's throat first, but Pan Li, who had been cowering and hiding to the side, suddenly shouted, "No—"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Qingluo suddenly swung her elbow, quickly flicking away the scabbard to reveal the sharp point of her dagger, and then thrust it fiercely at Pei Sanlang—

"You—! How did you get this dagger!?"

Pei Sanlang's expression changed drastically!

He couldn't dodge in time, and although he quickly let go, Li Qing still managed to leave a long gash on his face.

Li Qingluo finally realized that because she was wearing a veil, he probably didn't even know who she was!

However, if it weren't for today's events, she really wouldn't know the true face of Pei Sanlang.

Li Qingluo found it utterly ridiculous. Taking advantage of the opportunity, she broke free, quickly ran over, grabbed Pan Li, and ran away.

Pan Li trembled all over, but she still mustered all her strength and rushed forward with Li Qingluo. However, her physique was too weak, and she was out of breath and could not run after only a few steps.

"No, no... I... I might die... here again today..."

"Luo'er... don't... don't worry about me... go quickly yourself—"

Li Qingluo: "What nonsense are you spouting?! I won't let you die, do you hear me?!"

"Today, none of us will die!"

But Pei Sanlang had already chased after them.

He seemed completely unhurried, following behind them at a leisurely pace, like a cat catching mice, calmly watching their fleeing figures, as if he knew they wouldn't escape today.

Sure enough, at the end of the road was a stone staircase, and above the staircase was a large iron gate that was locked tightly.

This is the exit of the dungeon, but it's also a locked dead end.

Li Qingluo turned around with Pan Li and stuffed the dagger into Pan Li's hand.

He then drew a hidden arrow from his sleeve and aimed it at Pei Sanlang, who was walking towards him.

"At worst, we'll fight to the death."

Moreover, she might not necessarily die.

Li Qingluo noticed a water dungeon next to the stone steps and was plotting how to lock Pei Sanlang inside when she saw Pan Li, looking rather strange, suddenly fall to the ground.

As if remembering something, her face turned terrified and deathly still: "It's no use... We can't escape, we can't escape at all..."

"That day I stumbled upon their secret... He knew it was me... yet he still stood by and watched me being tortured to death..."

What is kinship and blood ties?

What are siblings?

"What is meant by 'flesh and blood'?"

"This house is disgusting...it's so disgusting, ugh!!"

Pan Li covered her ears and screamed in surprise.

Li Qinglu hugged her: "Pan Li, it's okay, it's okay now. Just think of it as a nightmare. If it hurts too much, then give those who hurt you an even more painful revenge. That way, you'll feel better and be able to let go of those things..."

"Believe me, everything will be alright..."

As Li Qingluo kept wiping away Pan Li's tears and comforting her, Pei Jinghong had already walked up to them.

Seeing the two of them embracing each other tightly, Pei Jinghong assumed they had resigned themselves to their fate and were simply afraid.

He turned his gaze to Pan Li and said coldly, "If you had stayed put, I would have only needed to hand you over to that person, and you, Miss Pan, might not have died today."

"But you just won't listen."

"If that's the case, then you will all become my great-grandfather's blood slaves."

Grandpa! ?

Li Qingluo was shocked; it seemed she had glimpsed a deeper secret of the Pei family...

"Pei Sanlang, so you killed Pei Nanjia and then gave his blood to the old Duke?"

"Pei Sanlang, answer me!"

"Are you even human?!"

"She's your sister! And the brother she considers closest in this family. You're blood relatives, how can you let her great-grandfather drink her blood!?"

“You killed Nan Jia, but you also dismembered her body and threw her head into the snow.”

"I never imagined you were such a shameful and cruel beast!"

Li Qing cursed loudly as he fell down the slope, and a look of sorrow flashed across Pei Qinghong's face.

"It wasn't me!"

"I didn't kill Jia'er—"

However, Li Qingluo no longer believed his words.

She raised her arm again, aiming it at Pei Qinghong.

She still had two hidden arrows.

If we can't kill him, we'll be in trouble.

Just then, Pan Li suddenly jumped up and charged out, brandishing the dagger in her hand—

"Luo'er, don't worry about me, run!"

Pei Qinghong was shocked upon hearing this: "Luo'er?"

He grabbed Pan Li, who was lunging at him, and stared at Li Qingluo with a complicated expression in his eyes.

She had been wearing a veil, so he had not yet seen her true face!

That day in the courtyard of Pei's great-grandfather, this woman followed Prince Su closely, but she had only entered the great-grandfather's room once when the great-grandfather began to remark that the woman's body was unusually fragrant, and he kept mentioning it for many days.

Even the blood-clotting pills didn't taste very good.

Unfortunately, Pei Qinghong searched the entire city of Jinling but could not find any trace of the woman again.

Even the Prince of Su was never seen with any woman again.

Only today did he catch a glimpse of her in the west of the city.

Even from a distance, Pei Qinghong recognized her eyes at a glance.

He must have used some tricks to kidnap her!

But he never imagined that she might be her!

Who exactly are you?

Pei Qinghong gave a low shout and grabbed Pan Li, choking her neck.

"Take off your veil. Otherwise, I'll strangle her first."

How could Li Qingluo possibly abandon Pan Li?

She stood up and slowly touched her ear.

However, before she could remove her veil, a strange noise suddenly came from the water prison.

"Who's there!?"

Pei Qinghong gave a low shout, and taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Qingluo fired another hidden arrow, which accurately struck Pei Qinghong's left shoulder.

Just as Pei Qinghong was in pain, Li Qingluo called out, "Pan Li!"

Pan Li swung his knife with all his might at Pei Qinghong, but Pei Qinghong raised his hand to block it, and the knife instantly pierced through his entire palm.

Pan Li was slapped to the ground hard by Pei Qinghong's other hand.

However, at that moment, a thick plume of white smoke suddenly rose from the ground, instantly obscuring Pei Jinghong's vision.

When he pulled the dagger from his hand, waved away the white smoke, and looked in front of him again, there was no sign of Li Qingluo and Pan Li.

Li Qingluo was unaware that there was a secret passage next to the water prison.

She helped Pan Li up and looked at the man walking in front of them.

This person is very tall.

He was about the same height as Prince Su.

But he seemed very thin and weak.

Even though he was wearing a very large and heavy fur coat, and even though he was completely covered in black, Li Qingluo still saw that he seemed to be shivering from the cold.

Li Qingluo looked at Pan Li.

Pan Li was in a terrible state and had no interest in who this person who had suddenly appeared and saved them was.

Li Qingluo then said, "He looks a lot like that guest who lives in Pei Jiasi Garden."

Pan Li looked up in surprise and then took a closer look at the person in front of her.

However, she turned her head even faster, looking at Li Qingluo with shock in her eyes: "Luo'er, you...you knew?"