"Brother Yao, I'm sorry..." Shangguan Wanning lowered her head to avoid Sun Jinyao's tender gaze.
Sun Jinyao smiled faintly and looked up at the night sky again.
A dark cloud passed by, blocking the white moonlight.
"Why do you have to say sorry? It's not wrong to dislike someone."
"But..." Shangguan Wanning just felt a little sorry for Sun Jinyao.
After all, he accompanied her through many difficult times.
"It's late, go to bed."
Sun Jinyao's voice was very gentle. Shangguan Wanning mustered up the courage to look up at him, but saw him turn and leave.
She stood there in a daze.
She felt that Sun Jinyao was playing the flute in the yard just to call her out. She thought he had something to say to her.
The next morning, Shangguan Wanning went to pay her respects to Lu Xiangzi and saw Lu Xiangzi sitting alone in a chair in a daze with a letter beside him.
"Master?"
Lu Xiangzi looked at Shangguan Wanning and sighed deeply.
"That brat is gone." Lu Xiangzi was angry and worried, and slammed the table heavily, "It's outrageous that the little thing would throw a tantrum and run away from home."
Shangguan Wanning felt a surge of sadness in her heart.
She felt that Sun Jinyao was avoiding her, so he left without saying goodbye.
Last night…did he want to say goodbye to her?
"Master, Brother Yao..."
"Forget it, forget it. The child is grown up and no longer under the control of his mother. He is a young man in his twenties. Will he starve to death if he goes out? Just let him go."
Lu Xiangzi said this, but Shangguan Wanning could see that he was very worried about Sun Jinyao.
A few days later, Lu Xiangzi said goodbye to Shangguan Yue.
"My purpose of coming out of the mountain is to treat Madam Shangguan. Now that Madam is in good health, Ning'er can also handle some emergencies. I think it's time for me to return to Medicine King Valley."
"Master, Ning'er can't bear to leave you." Shangguan Wanning held Lu Xiangzi's arm, reluctant to leave.
For the first time, Lu Xiangzi patted Shangguan Wanning's head kindly.
In fact, after spending some time together, he began to truly like this female apprentice.
"When you have time, come to Medicine King Valley to see me."
Shangguan Yue and his wife tried hard to keep Lu Xiangzi, but Lu Xiangzi insisted on leaving.
Helplessly, Shangguan Yue packed Lu Xiangzi's luggage, and Shangguan Wanning accompanied him for more than fifty miles before saying goodbye to Lu Xiangzi.
Before leaving, Lu Xiangzi left many precious medical books to Shangguan Wanning, asking her to study them slowly.
In the evening, the sky began to darken, with gusts of cool breeze blowing. The gloomy feeling of dark clouds pressing down on the sky made people feel inexplicably uncomfortable.
Jiang Yi had just returned to the branch office, and as soon as he entered the door, it started to rain heavily.
The gloomy sky and the depressed mood made him look listless when he opened the door.
His mind was filled with the image of the hideous old witch who had just served the real ruler of the Soul-Catching Hall.
Jiang Yi felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.
He poured himself a glass of water and drank it angrily.
Um?
As soon as Jiang Yi took a sip of the tea, he noticed something strange.
He hurriedly stood up and tried to run outside, but a figure flashed by and a pair of slender hands tightly grasped his neck.
Jiang Yi calmed himself down and saw Chu Xiaolian staring at him with cold eyes.
A flash of lightning flashed across her face, making her face look even more terrifying.
"What do you want...?" Jiang Yi asked with difficulty.
"It's simple. Hand over the key to the dungeon."
"Chu Xiaolian, you want to betray the old hall master? Believe it or not... I'll tell her..."
Chu Xiaolian snorted coldly.
"I believe it! You are a dog kept by her side. You have to report everything to her, including eating, drinking, defecating and urinating?" Chu Xiaolian forced Jiang Yi to step back step by step, mocking him, "To call you a dog is an exaggeration. You are just a plaything of the master."
Chu Xiaolian's words hurt Jiang Yi's heart.
There was a gleam of resentment in Jiang Yi's eyes.
"If I hand over the key...will you...let me go?"
"No." Chu Xiaolian said directly, "I will still kill you. But I will let you die more comfortably. You won't have the chance to see my master and complain."
"Haha." Jiang Yi made his final struggle, "Since we are all going to die, I want your sweetheart to be buried with me."
"You don't deserve it."
Chu Xiaolian hit Jiang Yi on the chest with a palm, knocking Jiang Yi away.
She walked up to Jiang Yi step by step, pulled out the dagger she carried with her, put the blade against Jiang Yi's face, moved it down little by little, and finally stopped on Jiang Yi's legs.
"If you don't hand it over, I'll cut off your thing first. Even if you can survive, you won't be blessed by the master anymore."
Instead of being afraid, Jiang Yi showed an arrogant smile.
There was a sly gleam in his eyes.
"I'm afraid... you won't be willing to..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he grabbed Chu Xiaolian's pulse with his backhand.
Chu Xiaolian was horrified. Before she could react, Jiang Yi pressed acupoints on her.
"Impossible, you just clearly..."
Jiang Yi changed his posture, half lying leisurely, and hooked Chu Xiaolian's chin with his fingers.
"I was indeed poisoned by the drug you put in my tea. But don't forget, this is the unique secret recipe of the Soul-Snatching Hall. I have been with your master for so many years, how could I not have the antidote?"
Chu Xiaolian never imagined that Jiang Yi had reached the level where he could access the secrets of the Soul Capture Hall.
Jiang Yi sat up, hugged Chu Xiaolian from behind, pushed her hair to her chest, and kissed her gently on the ear.
Chu Xiaolian got goose bumps all over her body.
"Asshole! If you touch me again, I will make you die miserably."
"Hehe, I didn't get you last time, this time... I don't think anyone can help you. Let me tell you, if I want a woman, I must get her. No exceptions."
Jiang Yi walked up to Chu Xiaolian, took out the key to the water dungeon from his waist and threw it on the ground.
"Don't you want it? If you serve me well, maybe... I will give it to you."
As Jiang Yi spoke, he began to take off his clothes.
A trace of despair surged in Chu Xiaolian's heart.
She wanted to bite her tongue and end her absurd life.
However, the image of Mu Jingrui trapped in the water dungeon and dying emerged in her mind.
If she died, no one would be able to save him.
Chu Xiaolian secretly worked hard to open the acupuncture points.
Jiang Yi picked her up and put her on the bed. He stroked her neck lightly with his fingers and took off her clothes skillfully.
His eyes gradually became greedy, and he muttered to himself: "Sure enough, she is different from that old witch."
After saying that, he pounced on Chu Xiaolian and lay on her.
At that moment, Chu Xiaolian felt that the whole world had become dark.
She clenched her fists tightly, closed her eyes and endured the humiliation.
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