"Sir, we have searched the main room, but Gongsun Zhu is not there."

"Sir, we have checked everyone in the banquet hall, but Gongsun Zhu is not there."

"Sir, we have searched several side courtyards, but no one is there."

...

Subordinates came to report one after another, but there was no good news. Wei Meng gritted his teeth and punched the tree next to him: "Damn it, where did this old man go!"

He took a look at the fire. There were many Yulin guards in the mansion, plus 200 palace guards. Although the fire was urgent, it was about to be controlled. They didn't have much time left.

Wei Meng suddenly had an idea and thought of a place that had been neglected: "There is a plum tree forest in the southwest corner of the backyard. Have you looked for it? Go there and have a look!"

...

Baoning was afraid of being discovered by the two men, so he squatted on the ground with his hands covering his lips, his heart pounding.

Lu Yun. Baoning heard this name from Pei Yuan. According to Pei Yuan's speculation, Lu Yun was Pei Xiao's concubine, and was later given to Zhou Jiangcheng as a camp prostitute in order to trick him into giving her the tiger talisman. Lu Yun loved Pei Xiao in her heart and hoped to have a place in the mansion after returning from the mission. But Pei Xiao turned around and married Ji Jiaying. She felt that it was unfair in her heart, so she wrote hundreds of hate words in blood and buried them under the locust tree as a curse.

Pei Yuan said that Lu Yun would probably attack Ji Jiaying when she came back this time.

Looking at the current situation and thinking about the conversation she just heard, Bao Ning confirmed her guess.

Lu Yun hooked up with Gong Sunzhu, and asked Gong Sunzhu for a way to kill Ji Jiaying in exchange for her body.

She caught them having an affair!

Bao Ning turned around and wanted to run. Before she got up, Bao Ning suddenly remembered that Pei Yuan was looking for this person, and Gong Sunzhu might have the antidote to the red poison in Pei Yuan's body. Bao Ning looked back

and saw that the two were still leaning against the tree and cuddling. Bao Ning turned her eyes away, her cheeks burning, and she was reluctant to leave. Pei Yuan and the others haven't found Gong Sunzhu yet. If she doesn't keep an eye on him, what if this person gets away? Wouldn't all her efforts over the past few days be in vain?

Bao Ning picked up a handful of leaves in her palm and decided to wait here until Pei Yuan found her.

Bao Ning waited anxiously, thinking about something in her mind, and did not notice that a small green snake swam out from behind her. The little snake spit out its tongue, which was two fingers wide and as long as her forearm. It slowly climbed onto her feet. Bao Ning felt itchy, but she didn't care at first. As the itching became more and more severe, she lowered her head and met the little snake's bright eyes.

"Ah!" Bao Ning screamed, jumped up suddenly, and threw the little green snake away.

"Who!" Gong Sunzhu looked over immediately, with a vicious light in his old eyes. He was naked, but fortunately he knew shame, and when he saw someone coming, he pulled his coat and tied it around his waist.

Lu Yun was also shocked. He quickly put on his clothes, glanced at Baoning's position, shouted and wanted to catch up.

Gongsun Zhu was one step faster than Lu Yun, jumped over the tree wall, and stretched out his arms to grab Baoning's arm. Baoning wanted to throw the bag of lime out, but in his nervousness, he mistook his hand and threw out a handful of leaves. Gongsun Zhu had expected it, and he turned away and said in a sinister voice: "Little girl, who asked you to come, what did you hear..."

Before he could finish speaking, Baoning stood still. This time, he saw his face accurately, twisted the paper bag with his fingers, and threw the quicklime towards Gongsun Zhu's eyes.

Gongsun Zhu didn't expect to have a backup plan. He couldn't dodge and was hit hard. He had just finished that thing, and his face and body were covered in sweat. When he encountered this thing that became hot when it came into contact with water, he was immediately burned. His eyes seemed to explode, and the skin on his face was also burning.

He screamed, took two steps back, and slapped his head and face desperately, shouting: "I can't see, I'm blind!"

Lu Yun was stunned by this scene. She reacted quickly, holding the front of her clothes tightly, and squinting at Bao Ning.

Fearing that Bao Ning still had something in his hand, Lu Yun did not dare to step forward immediately. She walked slowly barefoot, holding a long sword in her hand.

Bao Ning faced her and stepped back. Seeing that there was no way behind him, her palms were sweating. One step further back was the wall. Lvyun saw the opportunity, glared with her eyes wide open, and was about to stab with her sword. Baoning dodged the first sword by leaning to the side, and the tip of the sword cut her sleeve, revealing her snow-white skin.

Lvyun was about to stab with the second sword, and the cold light on the silver sword flashed Baoning's eyes. Baoning's pupils shrank suddenly. Just when there was no way to avoid it, a stone flew from a distance and hit Lvyun's wrist.

She screamed, her hand trembled and the sword fell. She looked up angrily and saw Pei Xiao standing with his hands behind his back, standing two feet away from her.

Lvyun was shocked. She was panicked at first, looked at Baoning, and then looked at Gongsun Zhu who was still rolling on the ground, staggered back two steps, and felt that her death was approaching.

"Prince... I didn't..." Lu Yun stammered. She didn't know how to explain her arrogance and turned around to run.

Pei Xiao picked up the sword on the ground, raised his hand and threw it out, piercing her back with the sword!

Bao Ning watched all this happen in front of her eyes. Lu Yun fell forward to the ground, and blood splashed on her skirt and face. Lu Yun didn't even scream. Her fingers dug the ground tightly, leaving two deep marks. There was a loud sound in her throat, and she died in an instant.

Someone died in front of her.

Bao Ning's heart shrank, her hands and feet became weak, and she couldn't even stand up.

Pei Xiao pursed his thin lips and almost squeezed out two words from between his teeth: "Bitch!" He pulled the sword out from behind Luyun, turned around and wanted to kill Gongsun Zhu, but he couldn't bear it. His face was ferocious for a moment, and he threw the sword to the ground.

With a clang, Baoning's heart sank. She watched Pei Xiao turn around and look at her.

Pei Xiao walked towards her. He was really angry, and his coughing came back. He put his fist against his lips and coughed twice. Under the moonlight, his face was cold and pale.

Baoning sat on the ground, breathing rapidly, her makeup was messy, she grabbed her torn sleeve, and her lips had lost their color.

Pei Xiao looked at her, his expression softened a little, he stretched out his hand in front of her eyes, and said softly: "Don't be afraid."

Bao Ning backed away, her lips trembling. She had the courage just now to save her life, but when that courage wore off, huge panic came over her instantly.

She remembered how ruthless Pei Xiao was when he killed Lvyun just now, and there was still blood on his fingers. Bao Ning suddenly remembered that there was blood on her body too, from Shaolan and Lvyun, with a strong fishy smell, and she felt sick and uncomfortable. Bao Ning covered her lips and gulped.

Pei Xiao paused.

After a moment of hesitation, a gust of wind came from behind, accompanied by a sharp whistle. Pei Xiao turned his head in horror, only to feel a black shadow flashing before his eyes. He turned back to look at Bao Ning, who had been picked up, with her arms softly resting on the man's neck and her face pressed against his chest. Pei Xiao felt as if his eyes were stabbed.

"Si Er, why did you break into your brother's house at night?" Pei Xiao raised his head and looked into Pei Yuan's eyes.

He had a black mask on his face, revealing only a pair of eyes, which showed a little contempt: "Take care of your own woman first."

Pei Xiao was furious. He picked up the sword on the ground, shouted to attract the Yulin Guards, and walked away, raising his sword to stab Pei Yuan.

Pei Yuan dodged twice, but did not want to fight, and wanted to take Bao Ning away. Pei Xiao was about to chase him, but heard a commotion behind him. Wei Meng had already brought people over. He held Gongsun Zhu's collar in his hand and threw him on his back. The rest of his subordinates had already set up their positions and surrounded Pei Xiao in the middle. The two sides were on the verge of a fight.

The Imperial Guards also rushed over, stomping their feet. Pei Yuan shouted, "Retreat!"

Wei Meng took the order and waved his hand. The dozen or so black-clothed men who were originally pressing down on him scattered. He also quickly left with Gongsun Zhu, who had fainted, on his back. Pei Xiao stood alone, holding a bloody sword in his hand and Lu Yun's body at his feet. He was so angry that he propped the sword on the ground, gasped for a few breaths, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The eunuch Chang Xi, who was close to him, ran over and hurriedly supported him: "Your Highness, Your Highness..." The

Imperial Guards who rushed over after hearing the noise looked at the mess and looked at each other in bewilderment.

...

Pei Yuan carried Bao Ning and went straight back to his residence. Bao Ning cried all the way on his shoulder. Pei Yuan was so distressed that he kicked the door open and gently put Bao Ning on the bed.

He half-knelt, leaned over and rubbed Bao Ning's face with his hand, and whispered to her: "Don't be afraid, we are home, I am here with you."

"I want to vomit." Bao Ning curled up on the bed. She saw the blood on her skirt, vomited again, propped up her arms and sat up, pulled off her skirt and threw it on the ground. After a moment of silence, she threw herself into Pei Yuan's arms again, crying and saying, "It's so disgusting, I feel so bad."

"Yeah, I know, I know everything." Pei Yuan hugged her shoulders and kissed her cheek, "Ningning was very good today, very, very good."

Pei Yuan covered her eyes: "Don't think about those things, it's all in the past, you won't see them again in the future, I swear to you, I will never let you be exposed to these things again in the future."

Baoning looked at him with tears in her eyes.

Pei Yuan grabbed her hand and gently bit her fingertips: "Are you hungry?"

"No..."

"Take a shower and take a nap, okay?" Pei Yuan leaned against her cheek, "I'll watch you sleep, and you'll forget everything when you fall asleep. I'll be with you."

Bao Ning said, "I want to eat something again, pork and cabbage dumplings."

Pei Yuan smiled, "I'll get it for you, let's eat something, take a shower, and then go to bed, is that okay?"

His tone was very soft, and the remaining panic in Bao Ning's heart slowly dissipated. She sat cross-legged on the bed, Pei Yuan wrapped the quilt around her, and leaned forward to make her laugh.

"Kiss me."

Bao Ning hesitated, but still leaned forward and pressed her face against his lips.

A familiar breath rushed into Baoning's nose, and her mind, which had been floating in the sky for a long time, was finally pulled back to the ground. She felt at ease and had a sense of solid ground.

Pei Yuan held her face, bit her lower lip lightly, and whispered: "I'll take off your hair first, okay? You just stay calm, Ah Huang will play with you, and I'll make dumplings for you."

Baoning agreed in a low voice. Pei Yuan took action and took off all the hairpins on her hair.

Her black hair flowed down like a waterfall, and Pei Yuan rubbed her hair. Baoning looked at him and smiled with a slightly curved lip.

Pei Yuan found that there was something wrong with this hairpin.

The wooden hairpin was as thick as a little finger, with delicate patterns on it. It felt weightless in the hand, as if there was nothing wrong, but the problem was that this hairpin was too light.

Pei Yuan subconsciously flicked the hairpin with his fingers, and it made a hollow sound. It was not made of solid wood, but was hollow inside.

Baoning was frugal, but generous when it came to jewelry and clothes. When did he buy such a cheap thing?

Pei Yuan found it strange, but didn't take it to heart.

Baoning lowered his head, his face still pale, and he was really scared. Ah Huang was on the edge of the bed, leaning up to look.

Pei Yuan casually placed the hairpin on the small table beside the bed and coaxed Baoning, "Be good, the lights are on, I'll be back soon, okay?"

Baoning responded. Pei Yuan felt relieved, picked up Ah Huang by the back of the neck and placed it next to Baoning's pillow, and hurried to the kitchen to get something back.