Zhou Ji shook his head, trying to salvage the situation, "Qianxue, listen to me, things aren't what you think, I can explain!"
Shen Qianxue's eyes reddened as she angrily demanded, "Explain what? Explain why you went so far as to kill Zizi to frame Su Jinxia? Explain why you instigated Jiaoruo to capture Su Jinxia's family? Explain why you bribed my secret guards? Or explain why you colluded with Nie Qingyi!"
In the depths of winter, Zhou Ji's forehead was covered in a fine layer of cold sweat. He hurriedly explained, "No, no, Qianxue, we've known each other for nearly twenty years. You have to believe me! I have my reasons!"
Looking at the suddenly changed situation, Nie Qingyi felt utterly hopeless. If things continued to develop like this, she would be the first to die!
"Hmph!" Nie Qingyi suddenly snorted coldly, her eyes revealing a hint of madness. "Su Jinxia, you really have a good plan. Are you satisfied now? Back then, I lingered in Linnan for so long, and you cut off all my wings, but you spared my life. Did you want me to go to Prince Ji, and then use myself as bait to lure Prince Ji to deal with you, thereby using the relationship between you and Shen Qianxue to sow discord between Prince Ji and Shen Qianxue!"
Su Jin narrowed her eyes. She did have that thought at the time, but she didn't expect Nie Qingyi to guess it.
Seeing that she was losing power, Nie Qingyi was making a rash move to make things difficult for Su Jin.
Su Jinxia glanced at Shen Qianxue and clearly felt that his body temperature had dropped even colder. Although Su Jinxia had already confessed to Shen Qianxue, the mention of it still hurt Shen Qianxue!
The two people he cared about most in his life treated him this way!
It's not worth it, not worth it at all!
Su Jin lowered her eyes dejectedly, thinking to herself: This is for the best; it's what she wanted when she broke up with Shen Qianxue.
Zhou Ji stepped forward and grabbed Shen Qianxue's arm. "That's right, that's how it is. Su Jinxia knew that I had a serious illness, so she set up this scheme to lure me into making a mistake. Qianxue, you must believe me. I never thought of using you or hurting you."
Su Jinxia chuckled lightly, glancing at Zhou Ji with disgust. Zhou Ji was bound to struggle; after all, he was a king. Even if he admitted to what he had done to Su Jinxia, his life wouldn't be in danger. At most, he would just become completely estranged from Shen Qianxue.
Su Jin was too lazy to listen to Zhou Ji and Shen Qianxue's entanglement.
Su Jin raised her chin, looked at Shen Qianxue, and said coldly, "Phoenix Lord, you can take the matter of Ji Army back to deal with it. I have no interest in listening to it. But in consideration of my long journey to help you, hand over this traitor of the Liuli Society to me."
Seeing Su Jin's ruthless attitude, Shen Qianxue gritted her teeth and said, "Please do as you please, Master Liuli!"
Nie Qingyi was shocked. She hadn't expected that Shen Qianxue would not care about what she said at all. She thought that Shen Qianxue would definitely get entangled with Su Jinxia, and that she might be able to find a glimmer of hope when Su Jinxia couldn't take care of her.
These two have actually severed all ties and don't care about each other at all?
"Guards, take this traitor back to me!" Su Jin gritted her teeth and called for help.
The disciples of the Liuli Society rushed forward, restrained Nie Qingyi, and took her away.
As Su Jinxia left, she glanced at Shen Qianxue with a hint of smugness, as if to say, "See, I was right all along. I was the one who was right!"
Her raised eyebrows and her gloating smile were truly glaring.
Shen Qianxue clenched her fists tightly inside her sleeves.
After Su Jinxia left, she sent someone to prepare a carriage. She was already very tired from traveling for several days and it was not advisable for her to continue riding a horse.
She gave a self-deprecating laugh, lamenting that she was not even twenty years old yet, and her life was already on a countdown. She had begun to cherish her life early on, and she couldn't bear to suffer even the slightest bit of hard work, hoping to live one more day as long as possible.
If I had known this would happen, I should have been more careful with my actions back then...
Nie Qingyi looked at Su Jinxia standing by the river, feeling sorry for herself. Her eyes darted around quickly before fixing her gaze on the rolling river.
The Mingjiang River is a large, fast-flowing river, carrying pieces of ice, which is very dangerous. However, Nie Qingyi can swim, so if she jumps in and is swept downstream, she might be able to escape by chance.
As Nie Qingyi thought this, she kept an eye on the two disciples guarding her.
After a while, Nie Qingyi finally caught an opportunity. Both disciples were staring at Su Jinxia in a daze and did not pay attention to Nie Qingyi.
Nie Qingyi shoved the two away, took three steps in two, rushed to the riverbank, and then leaped into the river.
At the same time, a long whip flew out and wrapped around Nie Qingyi's neck, pulling her out before she could sink deeper into the river.
Su Jin pulled Nie Qingyi to the riverbank as if fishing. The riverbank was about one meter high. Nie Qingyi was hanging by her neck, her hands gripping the rope tightly wrapped around her neck, struggling desperately. Half of her body was still in the water, the river water was bone-chillingly cold, and ice blocks kept hitting her lower limbs.
"Hehe..." Su Jin chuckled twice, "How pathetic. You used to be so outstanding. Whenever someone met you, they would praise you to the skies. How did you end up like this?"
Su Jin's sarcasm was like a sharp blade, cutting into Nie Qingyi's heart again and again.
The two grew up together and knew each other very well. Nie Qingyi knew Su Jin's weaknesses and offered Zhou Ji advice time and time again.
Su Jinxia also knew what Nie Qingyi cared about, and could easily tear her apart.
But Nie Qingyi couldn't care less about hatred at this moment. Her neck was about to be broken, she couldn't breathe at all, and her whole face was swollen and red. She was about to die!
At the last moment, Su Jin pulled Nie Qingyi ashore and threw her to the ground.
Nie Qingyi rolled around several times before stopping, covered in filth, her hair and face smeared with mud and leaves.
At this moment, even beggars wanted to avoid her when they saw her.
Nie Qingyi didn't care at all. She covered her neck, gasped for breath, coughed violently, and her body shivered from the cold.
Su Jin walked down to her and squatted down, handing her the rope in her hand. "Come on, take a good look. Does it look familiar?"
Nie Qingyi clenched her fists tightly, her eyes flashing with intense hatred. Of course, she recognized it as the Red Flame Whip.
At the auction that day, Nie Qingyi took a liking to this whip at first sight because someone told her that a whip was the best way to punish a woman, and that the exhilarating feeling was wonderful!
Nie Qingyi couldn't wait to try it out, to capture Su Jinxia and take her back to teach her a lesson with this whip!
Unexpectedly, it was snatched away by Su Jinxia!
Absolutely outrageous!
But what's even more despicable is that the whip ultimately struck Nie Qingyi herself!
Su Jin tapped her head and thought for a moment. "Someone once told me that whipping someone is the most satisfying thing. Let me think, what did he say again?"
"He said that whipping people not only feels good to the whipper, but also hurts more, and the wounds are not too deep, so they won't kill you instantly. For example, a martial artist can be whipped a hundred or eighty times and still not die, so you can enjoy the pleasure for a longer time."
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