Chapter 288 A Suicide for Love? Luo'er Becomes the Sect Master of the Night-Slaying Sect!

Upon seeing this, Zaina cried out in pain, "Pei Lang—"

However, Duke Pei did not leave her a single word.

"Pei Lang, why are you treating me like this? Why... Waaaaah..."

"Do you resent me too? Resent me for saving you back then, only to have you end up like this..."

"Pei Lang, I was wrong, I was really wrong."

"It's just because I love you too much... You didn't leave me a message, actually because you wanted me to resent you, didn't you?"

"You want me to live..."

"But Pei Lang, you're dead, what's the point of my life?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Zaina also spat out a mouthful of black blood.

Li Qingluo immediately stepped forward: "Zayina!?"

Zaina smiled bitterly: "Three days ago, when I learned that Pei Lang only had three days to live... I poisoned myself too..."

Li Qingluo: "Why...why do you have to do this?"

Zaina, with tears streaming down her face, nestled against the old Duke's chest.

“I know the world will not tolerate us… We have committed unforgivable sins against his wife, his children, and the women who died because of us…”

"We dare not ask for forgiveness from others..."

"At least, I can die beside him... and I know I'm content..."

Li Qingluo: "But you haven't seen Butterfly yet. Don't you want to see her? Actually, she's already on her way here."

Li Qingluo never expected that she would commit suicide for love.

Otherwise, the butterflies wouldn't have been delayed until now.

Upon hearing the name, Zaina suddenly struggled a few times before getting up.

She turned around and knelt on the ground.

"What right do I have to see her?"

"To never see you again is the last dignified thing in this life..."

"Miss Li... I beg you... please take good care of Butterfly for me... Although I am guilty, Butterfly is innocent!"

"My older sister said that butterflies are naturally poisonous, and I'm afraid that as long as she lives, she won't have a peaceful life..."

"If the people of Miao territory find out about her existence..."

"Her life will be worse than death!"

"Luo'er, I left all my things over there for you."

Zaina pointed to a box in front of the window.

Consider this my way of repaying you... If it's not enough, I'll repay you in the next life.

Li Qinglu readily agreed: "Okay."

Even without Zaina, she wouldn't have discarded the butterfly.

Now that she had been rescued from the Pei family, it was his responsibility.

Moreover, it was thanks to her that Zaina's senior sister was able to capture this time.

Zaina then showed a slight smile.

"It is our blessing, mother and daughter, to have met you in this life..."

After saying that, Zaina forced herself to get up despite the pain, and then stumbled and fell down beside the old Duke.

"Pei Lang, I've come..."

After Zaina finished speaking, her eyes glazed over. She suddenly reached out and grabbed at something in the air.

Gradually, her arm also fell down.

Then she closed her eyes.

Li Qingluo came out and shook her head at Old Madam Pei outside the door.

"Grandmother, shall we bury them together?"

With tears welling in her eyes, Old Madam Pei said, "Bury him!"

"Anyway, my sister-in-law doesn't want them to bother her anymore."

"Since they're destined to be a pair of star-crossed lovers, let them never be separated, even in death! Just find a spot on this mountain to bury them!"

"Send someone to inform the Pei family of the death, and just make a cenotaph."

Li Qingluo nodded and turned to look at Pei Sanlang, who had been helped out.

My condolences.

After she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered something and took out a jade pendant from her bosom.

"Do you...recognize this?"

Upon seeing this, Pei Sanlang's expression changed drastically.

"It was... given to you by your great-grandfather?"

Li Qingluo: "How did you know? Last night, my maternal great-uncle called my grandmother and me here, and then took it out and gave it to me personally, saying it was a gift for us to meet."

"Is this thing important?"

Li Qingluo did recognize the value of the jade pendant at the time, but hesitated to accept it.

She accepted it with both hands only after her grandmother nodded in approval.

Pei Sanlang's expression had returned to calm.

"This token is the symbol of the sect leader of the Night Slayer Sect."

Li Qingluo immediately turned to look at Old Madam Pei, her face filled with disbelief: "What do you mean by this? And what is the Night Slayer Sect?"

Pei Sanlang explained, "My great-grandfather secretly cultivated a force called the Xiaoyao Sect. Over the years, they have done many things for my great-grandfather, including the deposition of the crown prince."

"The Free and Unfettered Sect is divided into four branches, among which the Night Slayer Branch is the assassin branch. The branch leader commands everything, and they only obey the branch leader's orders."

"Moreover, within the entire Free and Unfettered Sect, only the Night Slayer Sect Master's forces operate independently, and all Night Slayer Sect members only listen to the person holding this token."

“I remember… cough. My grandfather even sent assassins from the Night Slayer Sect to assassinate His Highness Prince Su, but… they failed.”

Li Qingluo was startled and immediately felt that the jade pendant in her hand was like a hot potato.

"Grandmother, this..."

Madam Pei remained calm and even told Li Qingluo to put it away.

"He must feel guilty towards Butterfly, and he wants you to take the Night Slayer Gate so that he can protect the child he owes the most in the future."

"Also, this is to give you confidence. What are you afraid of? Just take it."

"Anyway, you won't do anything bad."

Li Qingluo: Grandmother, that's not necessarily true!

With a flutter in her heart, Li Qingluo first helped Old Madam Pei leave.

Pei Sanlang kept watching Li Qingluo's retreating figure until they were completely gone, at which point Prince Su emerged from the side.

Zhuiyu and the others hurriedly went to deal with the bodies of Duke Pei and Zaina.

Pei Sanlang looked at the pills in his hand: "Your Highness, I wonder if that witch has handed over the antidote?"

Prince Su: "I can give you the opportunity to interrogate him personally."

Pei Sanlang looked up at Prince Su with a surprised expression.

He didn't understand.

Why did Prince Su suddenly become so magnanimous?

Duan Rongshi: "Your great-grandfather wrote a true military treatise during his last three days. As for the one he gave to Zuliya, it contained flaws and weaknesses that he had painstakingly designed over the years."

"Therefore, the Pei family's military treatise that I currently possess is the genuine one."

"Before he died, he sincerely offered you his military strategy to save your life."

"Use the power he cultivated during his lifetime to pledge allegiance to me in exchange for the future peace of your entire Pei clan."

When Pei Sanlang heard that his great-grandfather had done these things, his knees buckled and he knelt on the ground.

"Great-grandfather... Great-grandfather! Waaah..."

So, did my great-grandfather completely deny all the wrong things he had done in the past?

But what is my own life, really?

He finally broke down in tears.

Prince Su looked down at him coldly: "Pei Qinghong, what is your attitude now? Why don't you tell me?"

"If you want to die, I can give you a quick death."

Pei San: "I know, I have committed many wrongdoings, my sins are heinous and unforgivable! Even my life is not enough to atone for these killings."

“But if Your Highness is willing to give the sinners a chance… the sinners are willing to do many times the good deeds and spend the rest of their lives repaying for those sins of killing…”

“The sinner is willing, willing to live in seclusion for the rest of his life… From now on, he will live in anonymity, no longer be the third son of the Pei family, but only be a nameless shadow!”

Prince Su: "Will you pledge allegiance to me?"

Pei San knelt down: "Yes! Your Highness, please give this sinner a chance to forgive my sins!"

Prince Su: "How can I trust you?"

“I used to think of you as the deposed crown prince, and I can see your actions everywhere.”

"So it turns out, your Pei family was hiding such a filthy and sinister plot!"

"I know you want to keep an eye on me while you're alive, to see if I'll give your Pei family a chance."

"I have stated this clearly, it will not happen."

"The Pei family is now focused on deposing the crown prince, and there must be some other deal between Father Emperor and the Pei family..."

Pei San quickly explained, "Your Highness, I suspect that His Majesty... also desires this military treatise."

After a moment of contemplation, Duan Rongshi let out a cold laugh.

"That's right. My father is cruel and ungrateful by nature, so how could he really protect the Pei family?"

It turns out that it all came down to this one book of Pei's military strategy.

He knew that without the Pei family, known for their military prowess, it might be difficult to achieve repeated victories in the future.

Duan Rongshi looked at Pei San, who was lying on the ground, and said, "I can give you a chance."

"But before that, I need to train you to become a qualified shadow. Are you willing?"

Pei San immediately kowtowed heavily to the ground: "Thank you for your great kindness, Your Highness! This sinner is willing!"

Li Qingluo did not wait for the butterfly.

Despite her injuries, Que'er climbed up to Qingyun Temple and collapsed into Ling Yunzi's arms.

“Tell the girl…quick, we’ve been ambushed…Butterfly, Butterfly and my grandmother…we’ve all been captured…”

After saying that, Que'er fainted.

Li Qingluo rushed over to see Que'er, and when she saw that Que'er was covered in blood, she was so frightened that her voice trembled.

"Sparrow, sparrow?"

Que'er's injuries were quite serious, and Doctor Luo quickly administered acupuncture.

When Que'er finally managed to wake up, she saw Li Qingluo and her eyes immediately filled with tears.

"Girl, it was Sparrow who failed to protect the butterfly... She, she was captured!"

"They said that if the young lady wants someone, she should go to a teahouse by the official road twenty miles away tomorrow."

"Moreover... only the young lady can go alone."

"If...if they find out that you brought men with you, they will kill Butterfly and Grandma immediately!"

A teahouse twenty miles away?

Granny Zheng immediately said, "This old servant will go and report this matter to His Highness Prince Su!"

Li Qinglu stopped Zheng Mama: "No! If Prince Su finds out, he will definitely not allow me to go alone."

"Neither Butterfly nor Granny Deng can die."

"Granny, you must quickly have Uncle De investigate who these people are today!"

Li Qingluo took out the token of the Night Slayer Sect Master from his bosom, his face gradually darkening.

Besides that, Zaina left her with many other things.

It looks like just a box, but actually half of it contains poison formulas that she has been developing over the years.

Then there was another piece of her jewelry, a very unique glass hairpin.

Zaina used to wear it on her head, as it was an important symbol of her identity.

She told Li Qingluo that after she returned to Jinling, she could use this hairpin to find someone and retrieve her savings and even the deeds to her land and houses.

It was said that they were all given to Li Qingluo, but Li Qingluo knew all too well that these were gifts given in exchange for taking care of the butterfly for a lifetime.

But by evening, Prince Su already knew that General Xiuli's carriage had been hijacked.

As Prince Su stepped into Madam Pei's courtyard, Uncle De, who had arrived before him, rushed over to report: "Miss, the people who captured Granny Deng and Butterfly today... This old servant suspects them based on some clues... It should be the Lotus Sect...!"