Upon hearing that familiar voice, Zhu Ying's eyes suddenly darkened.

He quickly stuffed the scroll into his clothes and ran towards the city gate.

A gust of wind howled past, and the dark figure flew behind Zhu Ying, its sharp, eagle-claw-like iron claws clamping tightly onto the flesh of his back.

Zhu Ying's eyebrows twitched slightly, and she looked back with a trembling body, coldly laughing.

"Senior sister? Hahaha! She just wants to use me to do her dirty work."

Upon hearing this, the man in black's eyes darkened, and he said coldly,

"Zhuying, I know you hate your senior sister. But she only resorted to this tactic to survive."

"Come with me. My senior sister said she has a way to save your life."

"Lie Jiu, you are so naive! When she made this decision, she was no longer the Lin Shijie of the past."

Look at the wanted posters outside. Who else but her would go to such lengths to do this?

Wake up! My today might be your tomorrow.

"Bamboo Shadow, no matter what, you must come with me today."

"If I refuse, what can you do about it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the bamboo shadow lightly touched the ground, floated up into the air, and suddenly stepped into mid-air.

Lie Jiu's lightness skill was slightly inferior, but he excelled at swift attacks and tried his best to keep up with Zhu Ying's shadow.

To evade Lie Jiu's pursuit, Zhu Ying circled several times over the entire capital city. Gradually, her strength was exhausted, and she landed on a rooftop to rest.

Lie Jiu was no pushover either. When he couldn't run anymore, he found a fast horse and caught him red-handed while Zhu Ying was resting.

With a wave of his hand, Lie Jiu sent out an iron chain that bound Zhu Ying tightly in an instant.

Before the sun set, they trapped the people on the back of the horses and rode together into a deep forest.

When the horse came to a courtyard called "Jingfeng Pavilion", Lie Jiu pulled on the reins and the horse obediently stopped.

Lie Jiu untied the chains binding Zhu Ying, kicked him off the horse, and said coldly,

"Your senior sister is inside. Go in by yourself."

Looking at the scene before her, Zhu Ying couldn't help but recall her youth. Just as she hesitated whether to step into the main hall, a gentle voice drifted over.

"Bamboo Shadow, come in!"

"Senior Sister Lin, what brings you here today?"

"Bamboo Shadow, you must hate me very much, right?"

A cold sneer flashed in Zhu Ying's eyes, "Hate? How could I? Senior Sister Lin avenged the murder of my father and mother, I'm more than grateful to her!"

"If that's the case, why did you show mercy back then?"

Senior Sister Lin's eyes were icy cold, like those of a demon.

“I didn’t hold back; she was cunning, and I failed.”

Originally, I thought she would die in Mo Gui Valley.

"Zhuying, the matter between Gu Qianluo and you has now come to an end. I have also helped you complete what you hadn't finished."

Although you failed in this mission, you secretly eliminated the hatred in my heart for me.

From now on, you no longer need to dress as a man.

"What?!" Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying's head exploded with a buzzing sound.

She had fantasized countless times about what it would be like to be a woman.

She also wanted to stay by Chen Jinheng's side as a young woman, just like her senior sister Lin.

But it was all just her delusion.

"Zhuying! I'm sorry, I shouldn't have made you Chen Jinheng's bodyguard."

He shouldn't have let you stay by his side as a man.

But now, the Marquis's mansion has issued a blacklist order against you.

To survive, Bamboo Shadow, you must abandon your current self.

No! This wasn't you to begin with.

I had forgotten that you were once a girl.

Senior Sister Lin's voice was melodious and pleasant, a heavenly sound that should have been refreshing and delightful.

But when she spoke these words calmly, word by word, Zhu Ying's heart was filled with boundless fear.

She felt an unusual pain in her head, and suddenly squatted down, covering her ears with her hands, not wanting to hear anything more from her.

A long, long time ago, because Senior Sister Lin had been kind to her, she agreed to try her best to get close to Chen Jinheng.

Chen Jinheng has always been indifferent to romantic relationships, so Senior Sister Lin suggested that she play the role of a man who is abused.

At that moment, Zhu Ying hesitated. Only ten years old, she asked innocently, "Senior Sister Lin, what if they kill me?"

She said, "No, Chen Jinheng will definitely stand up for you. He can't stand bullying the weak and taking advantage of the small."

Sure enough, just as Zhu Ying was being beaten and kicked by a group of burly men brought by Senior Sister Lin and was on the verge of death, Senior Sister Lin suddenly appeared.

With tears welling in her eyes, she grabbed Chen Jinheng's hand and begged him to help Zhuying, and he agreed.

From then on, Zhu Ying became one of Chen Jinheng's subordinates.

The identity of Zhuying was given to her by Senior Sister Lin.

Because Senior Sister Lin is in love with Chen Jinheng, but Chen Jinheng doesn't like her.

She then sent Zhuying as her spy to follow Chen Jinheng. Even when they went to war, Zhuying accompanied him as a military doctor.

Besides her public identity, Zhu Ying also had to obey Senior Sister Lin's orders to eliminate the women around Chen Jinheng who wanted to rise in rank, one by one.

At that time, Zhu Ying's family was destroyed and she only wanted to live well, so she agreed to Lin Shijie's request to become her informant.

Long, long afterward, Zhu Ying forgot that she was a girl.

But now, Senior Sister Lin wants her to give up the identity she has been accustomed to for nearly ten years.

Recalling Senior Sister Lin's words, it was like a poisoned knife, piercing Zhu Ying's heart.

Her heart suddenly lost its melody.

Zhu Ying felt as if her whole body was poisoned, or as if she were being gnawed by ants. The pain was so intense that she wanted to end her life.

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