Chapter 278 Pei San Wants to End His Own Life? The Old Duke is on His Deathbed!

Upon hearing this, the jade envoys were all excited and stepped forward.

"Master, leave this matter to your subordinates!"

"We will definitely bind this woman and hand her over to our master personally."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yu said sternly, "We must not be careless. Although this girl grew up in the countryside, she is, after all, of the bloodline of the General's Mansion. Although her grandmother is old, she was once a female general who dominated the battlefield."

"I heard that she has only been back in Jinling for a little over half a year, and now she has completely regained her status."

"I have heard about the current state of Dongyin Lane, the fate of that fake heiress, and even the misdeeds of her brother. I have a feeling that these things may all be related to this woman!"

The jade envoys were all surprised.

"That's amazing?"

"But how did she do that?"

Qin Yu snorted coldly: "This woman should not be underestimated."

"But there's no need to be too nervous."

"Remember, proceed with caution. Taking her down is not difficult."

After Qin Yu finished speaking, she looked up at the raging firelight filling the sky, and her heart finally calmed down.

She's taken a nasty hit today; she'll definitely get it all back tomorrow.

She naturally didn't take Li Qingluo, a mere nobody, to heart.

But was that Fifth Master of that month actually Prince Su, Duan Rongshi?

Pei Qinghong and the old Duke Pei have disappeared again, and it is impossible to determine whether they are in his hands.

If the Blood Gu Worm and Zaina fall into his hands, the truth about the Blood Frenzied Disease will be hard to hide any longer.

but……

"I am the chosen one, and I will never lose."

"drive--"

In the pitch-black night, the sound of horses' hooves, carrying an unwavering confidence, galloped southward into the distance...

When Li Qing woke up from her nap, she received a reply from her grandmother.

"Luo'er, remember to be careful when you're out there. Don't worry about anything at home."

Li Qingluo looked at it several times until she heard Zhuiyu knocking on the door: "Miss, His Highness said that the person you wanted to see yesterday can be taken to see you today."

Li Qingluo immediately stood up: "Zayna?"

Unexpectedly, this small courtyard behind the pine-covered hill is more than just a small courtyard.

Behind the courtyard, on the cliff face, there is an extremely narrow bird path, and at the end of this bird path, there is a stone cell.

When Li Qingluo followed Duan Rongshi, she was protected by Zheng Mama, Leng Dian, and Zhui Yu from the front and back.

However, when Granny Zheng saw the bird path, her legs went weak and she turned back after taking a few steps.

"Young lady, this old servant will be waiting for you here!"

She gave up decisively, and entrusted the person to someone just as decisively.

"Your Highness, I'm entrusting my daughter to you! Oh dear, my old arms and legs are too weak..."

Li Qingluo dared not be distracted, for a moment's lapse in concentration could send her plummeting into an abyss.

Therefore, she walked extremely slowly.

Prince Su was not in a hurry today, and occasionally he would look down at another pair of feet behind him.

In particularly narrow places, they might even stop, leaving Zhuiyu completely exasperated.

Your Highness, please let the young lady take your sleeve!

If all else fails, I'd even be happy to lend you my sleeve!

Leng Dian remained calm, seemingly already accustomed to His Highness's sudden and unusual behavior.

Fortunately, Li Qingluo was not a dawdling person. After walking for a while and getting used to the path, she quickened her pace.

Before long, the group arrived at the cliffside stone cell.

Li Qingluo saw Zaina, and also saw her master Nangong Di.

"Master? Were you here all night?"

She was referring to the fact that she had seen Granny Zheng, but her master was nowhere to be seen.

Li Qingluo hurried over and saw that Nangong Di looked somewhat haggard, so she couldn't help but feel worried.

Nangong Di waved his hand: "I'm fine, I'm just doing a small favor for Your Highness."

Prince Su then explained, "I have entrusted Mr. Nangong to guard Zaina for one night. Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Nangong."

His polite demeanor made Li Qinglu feel somewhat unfamiliar.

Nangong Di retreated repeatedly, cupping his hands towards Duan Rongshi: "Your Highness, you are too kind. However, this witch was indeed awake last night, just as Your Highness expected. Fortunately, I took precautions in advance, which prevented her from escaping."

Was Zaina ever lucid?

Li Qingluo stepped forward and looked at Zaina, whose face was as youthful as a young girl's, yet who remained motionless, her heart filled with doubts.

She recalled what Princess Qinyu, disguised as a servant, had said to Zaina at the Lisboa Casino the day before.

Although it was impossible to tell whether those words were true or false, she did say one thing: "It's a pity that she has suffered a backlash. The person she used the Gu on is now unable to move or speak, and is probably on the verge of death."

If this statement is true...

Li Qingluo: "The person she used the curse on is the old Duke? Now the old Duke is unable to move or speak, so she also suffered a backlash and is unable to move or speak?"

"If he was sober last night, could it be that the old Duke was sober?"

"The two of them are now one, sharing life and death!?"

Nangong Di wholeheartedly agreed with Li Qingluo's guess.

"Luo'er's guess might be correct."

Prince Su did not speak, but gave Li Qinglu a deep look.

Then he turned around and led Li Qingluo inside.

This stone cell is very deep.

The further you go in, the more you lose track of where you'll end...

When it was pitch black, the cold electricity finally ignited a torch.

There was a wooden gate in front of me; after pushing it open, there was another iron gate.

There was a dripping sound of water coming from inside the door, and as the firelight illuminated the scene, everything gradually became clear and bright.

Li Qingluo saw Pei Qinghong, the third son of the Pei family.

His hands were hoisted high up, his toes could touch the ground, but his whole feet could not touch the ground.

The bloodstains all over his body had long since dried and turned black. His face was still relatively intact, but his hands were a bloody mess and looked like they were almost ruined...

It seems he was tortured terribly.

Li Qingluo wasn't particularly surprised to see him there.

She had long suspected that the old Duke might have fallen into the hands of Prince Su, otherwise Princess Qinyu wouldn't have made such a big fuss by auctioning off the Blood Gu Worm, let alone pushing Zaina to the forefront.

It seems that Princess Qinyu really did intend to set a trap for Prince Su yesterday!

There must be something in the hands of the old Duke or Pei Qinghong that she absolutely needs, otherwise she wouldn't have risked the entire Lisboa Casino to do what she did yesterday.

Unfortunately, the devil is always one step ahead of the saint. Not only did Prince Su not fall into her trap, but he also managed to get his hands on Zaina and the Blood Gu Worm.

Li Qingluo looked at Pei Qinghong in front of her, but felt nothing.

Although she had saved his life at the mortuary and stayed at his Siyuan Garden for a few days.

She even thought he would be a very nice distant cousin.

However, after being captured by him and nearly losing her life at the Pei family last time, she had completely severed ties with him.

"It's you..."

Pei Qinghong looked up and saw Li Qingluo, then gave a bitter smile.

“I never imagined that one day you would see me like this… I, Pei… am utterly ashamed.”

He lowered his eyes slightly, his gaze filled with shattered desolation.

Upon seeing this, Zhuiyu and Lengdian quickly exchanged a glance.

This is……?

Even at the risk of losing their heads, the two couldn't help but look at their master.

It seems even the master didn't expect that Miss Li and this Pei San seemed to have a past relationship!

Sure enough, his prince looked calm, but he was actually gritting his teeth and struggling!

Ouch--

Even the cold electricity couldn't help but feel a sour taste.

His prince has never suffered like this in his life.

Duan Rongshi: "It seems that you two are indeed old acquaintances?"

As he spoke, Prince Su walked to the side and sat down in a grand chair.

Li Qingluo: "Your Highness has forgotten? My grandmother was a daughter of the Pei family. I am indeed a distant cousin of Pei Sanlangjun."

"Moreover, last time, Pei Sanlang tied me and Miss Pan together to the Pei family dungeon. If we hadn't managed to escape, we would probably have become my great-uncle's blood slaves long ago."

Pei Sanlang quickly looked up at her, his pupils contracting sharply: "It really is you!"

"I...I didn't know that was...you."

"Fine, what harm is there in knowing?"

A deep, unyielding bitterness tugged at the corner of his mouth: "At this point, there's really nothing more to say."

“But Cousin Li, you have always been kind and benevolent, why do you associate with this tyrannical person?”

Duan Rongshi raised an eyebrow.

With a slight twitch of his fingertips, he had already unleashed his murderous intent.

However, Li Qinglu stepped forward and shouted in a low voice, "Shut up!"

"If Your Highness is tyrannical, then what are you?"

"They kill without hesitation and toy with human lives."

"The prince killed those who deserved to die!"

"Those women you killed, those innocent lives, even Twelve Maidens... were they also people who deserved to die?"

"You were right there watching when Twelfth Sister died, weren't you?"

"You are her third brother."

"She is also her closest sibling in this world, how have you treated her?"

"Even blood relatives behave this way, and now you say His Highness Prince Su is tyrannical?!"

"Pei San, there are millions of people in this world who can say that, but you, this cold-blooded and cruel beast, are not worthy of such praise!"

Prince Su's lips curled slightly.

Pei San, however, burst into laughter.

As he laughed, tears streamed down his face.

"Do you think I wanted to live like this, committing these atrocities?"

"How could I not want to be just the third son of the Pei family!?"

"I--"

He suddenly coughed up blood in a fit of anger, then closed his eyes and forcibly circulated his internal energy. Upon seeing this, Zhuiyu immediately stepped forward and handed Pei Sanlang a pill.

"Want to end your own life? Don't be in such a hurry, Third Young Master Pei."

"You haven't finished saying what you were supposed to say."

Zhuiyu clapped his hands, and seeing that Pei San had tried to exert force again but was clearly unable to circulate his internal energy, he retreated with satisfaction.

Li Qingluo didn't want to say anything more.

Upon seeing this, Duan Rongshi simply raised his hand in a gesture, and Leng Dian immediately turned and walked into the darker area inside.

A short while later, Leng Dian and his men carried out an old man covered in dirt and grime.

This man was none other than the old Duke, who was in a coma.

Judging from his appearance, he hasn't been tortured.

But he was clearly delirious, emaciated, and on the verge of death.

Li Qingluo stepped forward, and the old Duke's eyelids twitched instantly. Upon seeing this, Duan Rongshi immediately got up and pulled her behind him.

Then he ordered Leng Dian: "Go, bring them all up."

Li Qingluo found it strange; it seemed as if the old Duke was about to wake up the moment she leaned closer.

She couldn't help but look up at Prince Su in front of her, and Duan Rongshi nodded slightly to her.

“You are related to him by blood, and you are your grandmother’s granddaughter, so your blood may be even more sweet and delicious to him.”

Upon hearing this, Li Qingluo instantly got goosebumps all over her body!

Sweet and delicious?

Is this describing human blood?

However, she soon recalled the words Nan Jia had heard before she died, as well as what Doctor Luo had said about the village with the madness.

Patients with mad blood disorder have an abnormal craving for the blood of their blood relatives!