Chapter 1: Double Rebirth, Each with Their Own Thoughts!
The dimly lit dungeon, the moldy walls, and the nauseating stench of blood hit you in the face!
"Please, give me back my child!"
Shen Ruoli, who had just given birth, was tightly chained up!
The forcibly detached placenta fell to the ground, and blood spread and flowed beneath her.
Shen Ruoli had long lost the arrogance and pride of a noblewoman from the Duke's mansion.
Covered in wounds and utterly disheveled, she knelt on the ground, pleading desperately, "Tomorrow is the ceremony to confer the title of Crown Prince, and I have done everything you asked me to do! Please, spare my child!"
The man gave a sinister smile. "Do you think I'm a fool who would raise a tiger to cause trouble?"
He gripped the baby's neck in his arms, applying gentle pressure. After a few weak cries, the child stopped breathing.
"Moreover, I just told your good husband Xie Xuanyin that he has fallen to this state entirely because of you, and his child will recognize the enemy as his father! Who knew he couldn't bear it and died spitting blood! How fragile he was!"
Shen Ruoli trembled as she rushed towards him frantically, shouting, "Xie Xuansong! Xie Xuanyin is your brother! You promised me you wouldn't hurt him! You beast!"
She had loved this man deeply since she could remember, and even went so far as to get close to Xie Xuanyin and help him steal Xie Xuanyin's position as crown prince!
On the very day that Crown Prince Xie Xuanyin was deposed, Shen Ruoli was imprisoned in the dungeon by Xie Xuansong, and members of the Shen family were also imprisoned one after another.
She was pregnant and suffered torture every day. Her unborn child was already premature, but he killed the child right after it was born!
Shen Ruoli's eyes were bloodshot, and she was in so much pain that she couldn't breathe!
"Kill me if you dare! Kill me! Otherwise, I'll make you pay a hundredfold!"
"Kill you? I can't bear to do that."
Xie Xuansong, holding the child, leaned down slightly, his tone gentle yet chilling, "Since you've fallen for Xie Xuanyin... I will send you the corpse of one of your blood relatives every day! After I've killed everyone you care about, I'll send you to reunite with them!"
Seeing him turn to leave, Shen Ruoli knew that if she couldn't get revenge today, she would never be able to in the future!
She struggled with all her might to break free of the chains, and even though the chains tore the skin off both her hands, she seemed oblivious to the pain as she chased after them!
But Xie Xuansong seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He turned around and the sharp blade in his hand pierced Shen Ruoli's heart without hesitation!
"I originally intended to let you live a few more days, but since you're courting death, don't blame me for being impolite! Shen Ruoli, you're too clever; that's precisely why I can't let you live!"
He pulled out a dagger, blood splattering on his face, a sinister and terrifying sight.
Shen Ruoli looked at the lifeless child in his arms, and with her last bit of strength, she slammed the shackles on her wrists into Xie Xuansong's right eye!
After a scream, Shen Ruoli and the child were both thrown back by the force of the blow!
"Don't be afraid, my darling, Mommy will protect you, Mommy will stay with you!"
Shen Ruoli held the child tightly, and didn't feel any pain when her body hit the ground.
At this moment, she had only one thought: even if she became a vengeful ghost, she would definitely make Xie Xuansong pay with his life!
...
"Shen Ruoli, have you thought it through?"
Her chin was gripped tightly, and a chilling voice startled Shen Ruoli awake.
That familiar, noble, and handsome face was right in front of me!
Shen Ruoli was stunned for a moment—it was Xie Xuanyin!
Wasn't he already killed by Xie Xuansong?
Didn't she and her child also die at Xie Xuansong's hands?!
Before Shen Ruoli could even rejoice at her rebirth, she saw the cold and clear hatred in Xie Xuanyin's eyes!
She immediately regained consciousness!
Logically, Xie Xuanyin should not know that she entered the Crown Prince's residence for Xie Xuansong's sake, so why does he hate her so much?
“Xuan Yin…”
As soon as Shen Ruoli spoke, Xie Xuanyin withdrew his hand in disgust.
"How dare you address me by my name?"
Only then did Shen Ruoli realize that there was nothing beneath her feet!
She was actually hoisted high up and suspended from the edge of the city wall!
She has always been afraid of heights.
At this moment, I lowered my head slightly and estimated that I was standing seven or eight zhang tall!
If it falls, it will surely be smashed to pieces!
The wind howled past, whipping her long hair and skirt high into the air, a chill pervading the surroundings.
Before Shen Ruoli could react to her sudden and inexplicable rebirth, Xie Xuanyin's sword had already severed the rope on her left wrist!
His body suddenly plummeted downwards, and Shen Ruoli's right arm nearly dislocated!
Having finally been given a second chance at life, and still unable to avenge her great grudge, she couldn't just die without knowing why!
"Your Highness!"
She hurriedly looked at Xie Xuanyin, "Didn't you just ask me if I was willing to do anything for Xie Xuansong, even give my life?"
Xie Xuanyin pointed his sword at the rope binding Shen Ruoli's right wrist, a dark undercurrent surging in his eyes. "So, your answer?"
"I won't!"
Shen Ruoli replied in a trembling voice, "I entered the Crown Prince's residence not for Xie Xuansong, but for Your Highness!"
A crack appeared on Xie Xuanyin's cold expression.
He didn't believe her.
From as far back as she could remember, Shen Ruoli had been chasing Xie Xuansong all over the capital.
She even threatened to kill herself for him!
Xie Xuanyin knew she was afraid of heights, so he assumed she was just lying to him to save her life!
He gritted his teeth, "Ha. Shen Ruoli, is there a single word of truth in your mouth?"
"I swear to God! If I utter even the slightest lie, may I fall from this place and be shattered to pieces!"
Shen Ruoli struggled to raise three fingers.
She was a person who had been reborn, and even though she had so much to tell Xie Xuanyin, this man was always cold and suspicious.
If I say something I shouldn't, it will only make him more suspicious!
She approached him for personal gain, yet they were once the closest of friends!
Suppressing her heartache, Shen Ruoli spoke from the bottom of her heart, "Your Highness, I was blind before! Xie Xuansong betrayed my true feelings, which is why I hate him so much! I wish he were dead!"
Only by resolving the current crisis will she have a chance to seek revenge!
She was cold and scared, all the blood in her body seemed to rush to one spot, and tears were blown down by the wind, making her look especially pitiful.
Xie Xuanyin's heart trembled, and a piercing pain welled up inside him.
He couldn't bear to see her cry.
He had once doubted her, but she stopped doubting him after she swore to God that she would never doubt him again. However, this led to his tragic end!
Seeing him look away, Shen Ruoli thought her words had moved him, but the next second the sword in the man's hand was aimed directly at her heart. "Eloquent words! Shen Ruoli, do you think I'll believe your nonsense?"
Shen Ruoli suddenly looked up, a bold guess surfacing in her mind—could Xie Xuanyin have also been reborn?!
If that's the case, then she's definitely going to die today!
"Your Highness!"
At this critical moment, Shen Ruoli's voice overlapped with that of the guard who appeared just in time, "Your Highness! The King of Chu has arrived!"
As Shen Ruoli stared at the sword less than an inch from his heart, his heart pounded wildly!
Xie Xuanyin sheathed his sword and gently tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear.
His eyes were incredibly gentle, but his tone was cold and terrifying: "Let him come up."
Shen Ruoli escaped death, her face pale and her whole body trembling.
Cold sweat clung to my body, and when the wind blew, it felt as if countless vengeful spirits had possessed me, chilling me to the bone.
Xie Xuanyin was unpredictable and no one could fathom his true nature.
If she hadn't risked her life to gain his trust in her past life, she wouldn't have been able to open the door to his heart!
It was still unknown whether Xie Xuanyin believed what she had just said, but Xie Xuansong's sudden arrival made Shen Ruoli's heart clench again!
Revenge wasn't urgent; she was just afraid he might say something he shouldn't have, angering Xie Xuan Yin and dragging her down with him!
"Your Highness! Can you put me down?"
Shen Ruoli quickly came up with a solution: "By the way, I'll borrow your sword."
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