Su Jin squatted down slightly, grabbed a gap in the net, and steadied herself.
"Clap clap!" Applause rang out from behind. Su Jinxia turned around and saw Zhou Ji walking over from a distance. He looked at Su Jinxia with admiration and smiled, "As expected of the Lord of Liuli, you remain calm and composed in the face of danger. I admire you very much."
Su Jin felt the texture of the large net; it was specially made and ordinary swords couldn't cut through it, so there was no need for her to struggle.
Su Jin curled the corners of her lips slightly, "Your Highness, you flatter me. I greatly admire your methods as well."
Zhou Ji tilted his head, somewhat puzzled, "You don't seem surprised at all to see me."
Su Jinxia's smile deepened, and she became more and more relaxed in the net. She even sat down cross-legged and looked down at Zhou Ji from above. "I recognize Shen Qianxue's handwriting. That letter is not his handwriting. And the only person who has the ability to exchange letters from Qu Yi is Prince Ji."
Zhou Ji's expression immediately darkened, and a hint of wariness appeared in his eyes as he looked at Su Jin. "Since you guessed it, why did you still come?"
"If you don't enter the game, how can you break it?" Su Jin asked calmly, seemingly with a hint of confidence.
Zhou Ji laughed in anger, "Should I call you arrogant, or ignorant? The few people you brought can't save you!"
Su Jin chuckled softly, "Why did you save me? You're not going to kill me! You've gone to all this trouble just to get my blood. If I die, where will you get blood to cure your illness?"
Zhou Ji's eyes darkened. "Since you already know, I won't waste any more words with you. Obediently bleed out, and I can have Nie Qingyi be gentle with you and not hurt you too badly!"
Su Jin shook her head and sighed softly, "Sure enough, you used Mai Zizi to frame me, forced Shen Qianxue to turn against me, and sent Yang Jiaoruo to deal with my parents. It's all because you listened to Nie Qingyi and knew that my blood could save lives, so you tried every means to deal with me. What righteousness, what situation, compared to your illness, they are nothing but bullshit."
"Let me guess what you're planning to do next? Control me, then keep sucking my blood to prolong your life!"
"But how will you smooth things over and coax Shen Qianxue into continuing to fight for you on the battlefield? Will you... play the victim or act virtuous? Or will you righteously use the common people as an excuse? These are all your usual methods, and Shen Qianxue just falls for them."
Zhou Ji clenched his fist. Su Jinxia had guessed his thoughts perfectly, but he wasn't familiar with Su Jinxia. How could Su Jinxia know him so well?
How do you know so much?
Even Shen Qianxue was unsure, but Su Jinxia knew it perfectly well!
Su Jin raised an eyebrow. "I know more than you think. Are you scared?"
Zhou Ji was utterly enraged, his eyes flashing with a ruthless light. He shouted, "Further words are useless. Surrender now!"
Zhou Ji's lack of rebuttal implies that he indirectly admitted it.
Su Jin's smile widened slightly. "Where's Nie Qingyi? I kicked her out of the Liuli Society, and she hates me to the core. She shouldn't be absent at a time like this, right?"
Zhou Ji glanced back slightly.
Upon hearing this, Nie Qingyi also emerged from behind a large tree. Her appearance was as beautiful as ever, but her aura had changed a lot. Her former confidence and arrogance were gone, replaced by a gloomy feeling of being subservient to others.
In both her past and present lives, Nie Qingyi has sided with Zhou Ji, but their treatment has been completely different.
In this life, Su Jinxia was not captured as she wished, and Nie Qingyi did not perform any great service to Zhou Ji, so she was naturally not promoted.
However, things are different now.
Nie Qingyi's eyes gleamed with undisguised glee. Su Jin was finally in her hands; she no longer had to live in fear, constantly on the run. She could even now rely on Zhou Ji, this powerful figure. From now on, she would enjoy wealth, honor, and immense power—wasn't this better than guarding Liuli Mountain?
"You didn't expect this, did you? You'll end up in my hands. I'll use your blood to cure the Prince of Ji's illness, and even grant him immortality. Just you wait. For the rest of your life, I'll make sure you never forget this!" Nie Qingyi's eyes were as ruthless as a snake's.
Nie Qingyi successfully made Su Jinxia suppress her smile. Yes, I will never forget this hatred, not even in my next life!
"Guards, restrain her and take her back. I want to study her carefully!" Nie Qingyi proudly raised her head.
Suddenly, Su Jinxia was surrounded. They slowly lowered her down, first tying her hands with ropes, and then placing seven or eight swords around her.
The cautious actions of these people revealed their extreme fear of Su Jin.
In reality, Su Jinxia could no longer unleash the full power of the Gu Mother; relying solely on internal energy and swordsmanship, she couldn't defeat so many people.
Therefore, there is no need to mobilize so many people to deal with Su Jinxia.
Su Jinxia's composure was not due to her own abilities, but rather to her trust in Shen Qianxue!
A gust of wind suddenly rose, and dozens of figures flew over.
Zhou Ji was shocked because he recognized the people who came as secret guards from Phoenix Pavilion!
Zhou Ji suddenly realized something and hurriedly looked around, spotting a familiar figure in the distance.
It turns out that Shen Qianxue had been waiting here all along!
Passing through layers of trees, Shen Qianxue's gaze fell on Zhou Ji, her eyes filled with disappointment.
Qu Yi stood behind Shen Qianxue and clearly sensed the emotions emanating from her—not anger, but deep sorrow.
Zhou Ji was Shen Qianxue's sworn brother. Their years of friendship ended up being nothing but exploitation and deception.
Shen Qianxue's years of planning and battlefield battles now seem like a joke.
Shen Qianxue took a deep breath and strode over.
Zhou Ji was so frightened that he took several steps back, but his face showed a look of heartbreak and indignation. "Qianxue, you actually plotted against me?"
Zhou Ji quickly realized that this was a setup by Shen Qianxue; seeing Su Jin was a pretense, her real purpose was to investigate him!
Shen Qianxue's eyes were slightly red, but a sarcastic smile appeared on her lips. "I never thought this day would come. Even though I suspected you, I only investigated your power base. I never intended to play tricks on you. I held onto a one in ten thousand hope that I was mistaken! But you, you've placed spies right under my nose!"
When Zhou Ji mentioned the snow mountain, Shen Qianxue realized that one of his most trusted secret guards was one of Zhou Ji's men. So he sent Qu Yi to deliver a message and informed all the secret guards.
Sure enough, someone made a move that very night.
Even Qu Yi didn't expect that the person was his most trusted confidant, who had become a secret guard alongside him, but had unknowingly become Zhou Ji's eyes and ears.
However, neither Qu Yi nor Shen Qianxue acted rashly. Instead, they used a counter-strategy to make Zhou Ji reveal his true colors and investigate the past events.
Su Jin was truly clever; she guessed everything from just one letter. Every sentence was designed to entice Zhou Ji to reveal his evil deeds, and Zhou Ji's lack of rebuttal was tantamount to admitting everything!
Nie Qingyi's appearance further confirmed the two things about Mai Zizi and Yang Jiaoruo!
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