Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Helping him get dressed is... not polite...
When she regained consciousness, what came into view was no longer the snowy mountains, but a secret room surrounded by iron walls.
She stretched out her hands, but found that her limbs were locked with heavy iron chains. The bruises on her wrists hurt slightly when she moved even slightly.
At first she didn't know where she was or why she was locked in this dark secret room?
But after she woke up, she soon saw the man who looked exactly like A Jiang again.
The man had already taken off his silver helmet and armor, and now changed into a stone-blue python robe. Around his waist was a dark golden belt embroidered with moon-white auspicious clouds. His jet-black hair was tied in a brick-red golden crown. His clothes brushed the ground, and he walked slowly towards her wearing a pair of hu-shaped shoes.
"You are not A Jiang, who are you? What have you done to my people?"
Hanyu was so exhausted that she even spoke with a thread of strength. The chains made it impossible for her to move. If her back had not been lifted up by the iron hook, she would not even have the strength to stand up.
At that time, Yin Jinglong did not intend to continue pretending. A hint of pride flashed under his dark eyes, like the joy and pride of a hunter after returning with a full load.
"You finally understand. I'm not that weak, incompetent, and womanizing loser. I'm the regent of the Great Yin Dynasty, controlling the most powerful nation in the Central Plains. Slaughtering your tiny tribe is as easy as crushing an ant."
Hanyu learned from Yin Jinglong that Ajiang was not an ordinary foreigner. He was Yin Jinglong's brother from the same mother, a senior official of the Emperor of the Great Yin Dynasty, and the general Yin Jingheng. Because of his outstanding military exploits, he was named "General Guarding the Country".
The reason why he appeared in Yulong Snow Mountain was because he wanted to find the legendary statue of a goddess who could control people's minds for the emperor of the Great Yin Dynasty.
As for how he was injured in the snowy mountains and why he lost his memory, no one else knew.
General Yin Jingheng sneaked into the depths of the snow-capped mountains alone, but disappeared in the mountains for several months. The emperor was afraid that he would become disloyal after obtaining the statue and that he would rebel, so he ordered his brother Yin Jinglong to lead troops to find him, and make sure that he brought back the statue and the general together.
This is what happened next.
Hanyu knew very well that her people were probably in great danger. She remembered that her elderly adoptive father was still waiting for her to return home, but now not only could she not go back, she was also separated from her relatives. The seeds of hatred for her father's murder and the slaughter of her clan had already taken root in her heart.
"Since you kidnapped my husband and slaughtered my entire family, why did you spare my life? You brought me here and humiliated me? Why didn't you just kill me?"
"Because I can't bear to kill you! Not only will I not kill you, I will also treat you well!"
Yin Jinglong's dark laughter echoed in her ears, like the howling of a devil from hell, making her shudder.
"My brother was disloyal to the emperor and deserved death, but now his limbs are broken and his martial arts skills are gone, leaving him a cripple. If it weren't for my pleading for him before the emperor out of respect for our past brotherly love, his life would have been spared. Since you are my brother's beloved, I should respect you as my sister-in-law. The responsibility of caring for you naturally falls on my shoulders."
As the words fell, his pair of seductive long fingers landed on Hanyu's face, and gradually slid down like the light silk on his body, landing on the thin collarbone on her neck. The skin that was originally as white as snow was now stained with blood by the iron shackles.
He frowned slightly, and a trace of pity flashed in his eyes.
"Take off all the chains from her!"
When the guard heard this order, his face was filled with disbelief. "Your Highness, are you going to let her go? Aren't you afraid she'll take the opportunity to hurt you?"
"She's just a weak woman. Not to mention assassinating someone, she doesn't even have the strength to stand up. Why should I be afraid of her?"
The guard nodded and stepped forward to untie the shackles that bound Hanyu. Her body lost its support and collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud.
The damp air from the underground seeped onto the bluestone slabs in the secret room, penetrating the bones and muscles beneath her clothes, making her shiver with cold.
The man with the two hu hats walked in front of her. He took off his guard's shawl and covered her with it, then gently lifted the messy hair from her forehead.
"Don't touch me!"
Hanyu pushed his big hand away and struggled to get up, but her muscles and bones seemed to be broken and could not support herself, and she soon fell to the hard stone floor again.
A pair of strong arms fell on her shoulders and lifted her up.
"Sister-in-law, why are you being so formal? We are all family, isn't it normal for us to help each other?"
"Don't call me 'sister-in-law', it sounds disgusting!"
He hugged Hanyu's shivering shoulders, not knowing whether she was cold or scared.
Although she was powerless to push him away, her unyielding eyes emanated endless hatred, as if she could dig out his heart if she were given a sharp blade.
"Don't misunderstand me, and don't look at me like that. I said I won't kill you, so just stay in the palace and recuperate!"
"I don't need your care, can you let me go?"
"Let you go?"
Yin Jinglong looked at her helplessly.
"The tomb-guarding clan of the Snow Mountain has been completely slaughtered. You are homeless. If I release you, where can you go?"
Hanyu was disheartened. Yes! Thanks to this man, she had lost her loved ones. Now she was alone, just a wandering soul in the world. Where else could she go?
"Let me see Ajiang!"
"You want to see him? Yes, I can take you to see him, but please be mentally prepared and don't be scared by his horrible appearance."
Han Yu dragged his exhausted body and followed him to another secret room. The secret room was like an ice cellar. The biting cold invaded from all directions, and an ice coffin was placed in the center of the secret room.
Inside the transparent ice coffin was a male corpse in white clothes. When we got closer, we saw that it was none other than the great general Yin Jingheng, dressed in the moon-white Qilin robe.
"Ajiang!"
Hanyu couldn't believe it and cried out his name heartbreakingly, but no matter how she called, he could no longer hear her voice, nor would he wake up to respond to her.
Thinking of this, Hanyu began to have thoughts of committing suicide. She pushed Yin Jinglong away with all her strength and slammed her head against the stone wall.
Blood spurted out from her brow. Before she passed out, she saw a face that was extremely similar to her husband's. The regret in her heart was magnified at this moment.
If she had not saved the injured and amnesiac foreigner; if she had not brought him back to the tribe; if she had not fallen in love with him and married him, would none of this have happened?
"Why are you so stupid? You actually want to follow a useless person?"
"Someone, come and save her! I will not allow her to die!"
Yin Jinglong's cry for help echoed in her ears, but at that time Hanyu only wanted to commit suicide. She felt that she was the eternal sinner who caused the murder of her tribe members. She could not save her tribe members and killed her husband.
Now she has no one to worry about and she has no face to live in this world.
But things went against her wishes. She tried to commit suicide many times, but was rescued by him again and again.
Yin Jinglong imprisoned her in this small, dark secret room all day long, and sent people to keep a close eye on her, neither allowing her to go out nor to commit suicide. No matter what method she used to hurt herself, he would send the best doctor in the palace to treat her.
He wanted to torture her in this way, making her unable to live or die.
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Recalling this, Hanyu felt that the events of her past life were as vivid as yesterday's, and her hatred for Yin Jinglong only grew. In this life, he had even fallen into her hands and had to beg for mercy. She couldn't help but sigh that the heavens still have eyes, and evildoers will always be punished. Even if they didn't get their comeuppance in the previous life, they won't be able to escape in the next!
"I wonder why you, Your Highness, think I have the ability to get you out of this black hole? Even if I could escape myself, I would never want to save you. I'm not a fool. I just wanted to assassinate you. If I rescued you, would those guards outside let me go?"
"Then I promise you, as long as you rescue me and help me take the statue, not only will I not kill you, I will also let you see your husband. This deal is a win-win for you. How about it?"
Hanyu looked at the seriously injured man in front of her who no longer posed any threat to her. If she hadn't remembered what he had done in his previous life, she might have believed his so-called promise.
Seeing her hesitation, Yin Jinglong suddenly reached out and untied the belt around his waist, letting his clothes spread open, revealing his vaguely visible chest.
"What are you doing?"
Hanyu quickly turned her back, not daring to look at him.
Yin Jinglong pulled out a white jade seal from his inner lapel and handed it to her. "This is the symbol of the Regent's power. Seeing the seal is like seeing the person. With it, you can command those outside at will. If you are worried that I will break my promise, I will temporarily hand over this jade seal to you. With the jade seal in hand, no one will dare to harm you."
"Are you really going to hand it over to me?"
Hanyu was shocked. Since he had said that the white jade seal was a symbol of the Regent's power, he actually handed over such a valuable item without hesitation. It seemed that he was really afraid of dying in this ghost place.
She sighed and hissed. Since her husband was still in his hands, she might as well go to the Central Plains Palace again this time, but she would not be a lamb to be slaughtered like last time.
Hanyu took the seal and hid it in her inner sleeve, ready to use when necessary to escape. However, she was now trapped here herself and had not yet figured out a way to escape.
The place was eerie and cold, situated beneath the Goddess Temple. It was night, and the wind and snow outside the temple grew stronger as darkness fell. The cold wind poured in through holes in the ground, blasting down upon the people, freezing them to the bone. The meager clothing they wore was hardly enough to keep them warm.
Besides, Yin Jinglong was injured and was trembling all over. He had just untied the belt of his clothes to take out the jade seal, but because his arms were weak, he was unable to put on his clothes by himself.
He waved to Hanyu, signaling her to come closer. "You injured my hand, so I can't get dressed. Please help me tie the belt around my clothes."
Hanyu hesitated and stood there, not daring to approach him. It was already against etiquette for a man and a woman to be alone in the same room, and he wanted her to help him get dressed? Impossible, absolutely impossible!
She found a hidden rock and hid in the corner, breathing out air and rubbing her hands to keep warm. She didn't care whether she would freeze to death or not. When the wind and snow outside were a little lighter, she would find a rope and climb up. Anyway, the seal was in her hand, so she didn't have to be afraid of the guards with swords after she got out.
"I never thought you were so cruel! I've given you the jade seal that protects me, and you treat me like this? I never thought my brother would fall in love with such a selfish and cruel woman. If he knew you left his only brother to die without saving him, do you think he would still want to see you?"
"You call him brother right away. Do you really treat him like your own brother? You're just using him, and me, to seize the statue!"
Hanyu wouldn't believe this man's lies. He could spin black into white to achieve his goals. She knew full well that the two brothers had been at odds with each other since their last life, and that they were bullying her in this life because she didn't understand, and began to deceive her under the guise of brotherly love.
If I hadn't lived through this life, I would probably have been deceived by this villain again.
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