Chapter 3: Li Tianzhuo, Commander of the Silver Dragon Guard
The picture was mottled, and Deng Youning seemed to have returned to her previous life, the day when she was beaten to death with sticks.
Not long after her death, before her soul dissipated, she saw a man, a man as handsome as a banished immortal.
The man was dressed in black clothes and had a murderous aura, like a Rakshasa from hell.
But he was particularly gentle when he picked up his own body that had turned into mud.
He seemed to be very sad about his own death. He roared and his hair turned white in an instant.
Deng Youning didn't know him.
It was not until he took out half of a jade pendant similar to the one he had that he recognized his identity.
Unfortunately, it was too late and she no longer had the ability to recognize him.
During the time when the soul was wandering around the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, she also heard that the man had conspired with the ninth prince of the time to rebel.
Unfortunately, he was no match for the prince and was stabbed to death.
The death was horrible.
For some reason, although she was not sure, she always felt that his rebellion was because of her, and he wanted to avenge her...
"Li Tianzhuo——"
This time, she was awakened by pain again, but it was heartache.
My heart was beating very fast, and it felt like a huge stone was pressing on my chest.
"Jade pendant, where is my jade pendant?"
Deng Youning searched on her body and on the bed.
Her blood-soaked clothes had long been replaced by Han Qiongyue's maids, and her belongings were naturally placed elsewhere.
Unable to find the jade pendant nearby, she ignored the wounds on her body and got out of bed.
I just stood up and suddenly felt dizzy and fell to the ground.
The loud noise startled the people outside the door.
The wooden door creaked open and Ying Shi walked in holding a bowl of medicine.
Seeing Deng Youning slumped on the ground, he quickly put down the medicine bowl and helped her up.
"Miss, you have wounds all over your body, new wounds plus old wounds, major wounds plus minor wounds. The doctor said that you can't get out of bed within three days."
She helped Deng Youning sit on the bed, and looked at her snow-white face, feeling extremely anxious.
"Yingshi, where is my jade pendant?"
"It's that half piece of jade."
For fear that Ying Shi might not recognize it, Deng Youning described it in detail.
Upon hearing this, Ying Shi immediately took it and handed it to Deng Youning.
After getting the jade pendant, Deng Youning felt much more relieved.
"By the way, how is grandma?" Deng Youning asked worriedly.
"The old lady is not injured, she is just a little tired and is still resting." Sakura answered truthfully.
After hearing the news, Deng Youning finally let go of the worry in her heart.
"So...the people who saved us...?"
She continued to ask tentatively.
"Those people are from the Silver Dragon Guard. I heard that they came to Nanxin Country to investigate a case. When they were returning from the investigation, they met us and we rescued them."
Deng Youning nodded.
But she didn't believe that there were such coincidences in the world!
However, being able to escape from the hands of the Ten Thousand Snake Valley, the robbers and the prince's men can be considered a great escape.
"They are also staying in this inn now. They said they are waiting for us for a few days and will escort us back to Beijing."
Sakura added another sentence.
Deng Youning frowned. There weren't so many chases in his previous life, and he had never met any Silver Dragon Guards here.
It seems that even though I have been reborn, there are still many situations that I cannot predict.
After feeling that he was fine, Deng Youning returned to Wanshe Valley again.
With the death of the valley master, the group was leaderless. Deng Youning told everyone the antidote formula and asked them to go down the mountain and go home.
Some people who really have nowhere to go want to follow her.
Deng Youning thought about it carefully.
She returned to Beijing to seek revenge. It was better to have these people helping her in secret than for her to face the jackals and tigers in the capital alone.
However, it is their own destiny. If they don't want to do it anymore, they can leave at any time.
She left the remaining group of people in Wanshe Valley to guard the library for her.
*
Three days later.
Under the protection of the Silver Dragon Guards, the Deng family's grandparents and grandchildren finally set out on the journey back to the capital of Dongji.
The trees and rocks still have the bleakness of winter, but the sun is warm and spring is in the air.
In the capital city of Dongji, the residence of a certain noble.
A camellia tree is in bloom, filling the yard with white fragrance. A breeze blows by, and the spring air is as soft as water.
A slender, clean, but pale hand with distinct joints stretched out from the brocade fur coat and caught a petal of the camellia flower that was about to fall to the ground.
"Isn't it time for her to come back?"
The boy murmured in a low voice.
"My lord, the carriage is ready."
Not far away, a little Si reported.
Hearing this, the young man strode away, walked up to Xiao Si, took off his fur coat and handed it to him.
Xiao Si frowned, a little worried about his health.
The boy shook his head.
It's spring now, and he doesn't want to make a fool of himself by wearing so many clothes.
The Duke Zhenguo's Mansion.
The mountains are soft and the waters are beautiful, and the city is full of beautiful flowers.
Today, the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion is crowded with people chatting and laughing, but they are just here to celebrate the birthday of a sixteen-year-old girl.
Deng Xuelian was picked up by the Duke of Zhenguo and his wife on this day, so they also set her birthday on this day.
The bright and peaceful spring is compared to the snowy winter when Deng Youning was born.
It seemed as if she was born to be so noble and brilliant, and deserved to enjoy all the good things.
"Little birthday boy, haven't you cleaned up yet?"
Gu was particularly happy when she saw the fair-skinned and beautiful Deng Xuelian in the mirror.
As long as her baby daughter is happy, she will be the happiest.
"My mother, grandmother and sister will be home soon, and I have no mood to play."
Deng Xuelian's face was full of sorrow.
These days, for some reason, I always dream about some strange things.
I don’t know whether the people I sent in advance to rob and kill Deng Youning succeeded?
"What if they come back?"
Gu asked back in disapproval.
"Lian'er, although you are a concubine's daughter, you have been raised by my side since childhood. You are my biological daughter."
Sixteen years ago, Dongji and Nanxin were at war. The Duke of Zhenguo was on the front line defending the enemy, but he did not expect that the people of Nanxin were treacherous and cunning, and sent people to attack their military camp.
After the "tragic death" of their own daughter, the Duke of Zhenguo and his wife were heartbroken, and they found Deng Xuelian, who was already half a year old, on the battlefield.
They firmly believed that this child was God's compensation to them, replacing their daughter.
In order to make her more legitimate, it was even announced to the public that she was the daughter of a concubine, her biological mother died on the battlefield while shielding an arrow for the Duke of Zhenguo, and she was adopted by her stepmother, Gu, and enjoyed the highest honor.
"Don't worry, that wild girl will not do anything to you when she comes back. If your grandmother is partial to her, I will never let her have an easy life."
"Besides, no one knows whether she is the daughter of our Duke's Mansion or not."
With these two sentences from Gu, Deng Xuelian no longer had anything to worry about.
However, her words really reminded her.
"Mother, why don't we wait for my sister to come back and let her test her blood relationship with father?"
"Grandma is old, so she's bound to make mistakes."
"The bloodline of the Duke's Mansion must not be mixed up in the slightest."
Deng Xuelian frowned slightly, very worried.
As long as the blood test was done, she could tamper with the matter and drive Deng Youning out.
Upon hearing this, Gu thought it was a good idea, and the mother and daughter went out together arm in arm.
It really proves the saying: Not a biological child but better than a biological one.
In the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion today, Deng Xuelian is the center of attention.
After three rounds of drinks, there was laughter and joy.
Suddenly, a servant came to report nervously.
"My Lord, something bad has happened. Li Tianzhuo, the commander of the Silver Dragon Guard, is here."
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