Chapter 130: Fallen into the trap
"Acheng, go in and wait for me."
Xie Ming gently put her down, his eyes filled with doting, and said in a gentle tone, "I'll finish it and come back."
Su Cheng tightly grasped his collar, cold sweat soaking his back, "Be careful..."
Xie Ming watched her enter the yard, then shifted his gaze to the stone mountain not far away. He stepped forward and slowly drew out the long sword that Yan Ci had given him before leaving.
The sword shone with a cold light, projected onto the stone mountain.
The woman hid behind a rocky mountain, covering her mouth tightly. She watched the tall figure getting closer and closer to her. Her body couldn't stop shaking. She suppressed the urge to scream and dared only move slightly, keeping her body pressed against the rock behind her.
With a "crack", the dead branch under her feet was accidentally broken by her.
The night was quiet, and although the sound was light, it still made the woman's scalp tingle for an instant.
She tried her best to steady her breathing and bravely looked back. There was no one behind the rocky mountain, not even a shadow.
"It's okay...it's okay..." The woman gently stroked her chest, and cold sweat began to appear on her temples.
"Found it."
A man's cold voice sounded from above her head, and her head buzzed with a loud bang, and a sharp scream pierced the sky.
Xie Ming jumped down from the rocky mountain and landed steadily on the ground. He lifted the woman's chin with the tip of his sword and fixed his gaze on her pale face. There was no warmth in his eyes. "I know you, Zhao Sheng'er."
Hearing this, Zhao Sheng'er trembled even more violently, obviously extremely scared, "You...how do you know me..."
"Is it important?" Xie Ming curled his lips and stared at her with a half-smile. "What do you want to do by following Ah Cheng?"
"I didn't... I didn't follow her." Zhao Sheng'er shook her head repeatedly, tears streaming down her face. "The Zhao family is so big, why can't I follow the path she can follow..."
Xie Ming twitched his lower lip, losing his patience. "It just so happens that I'm good at curing stubborn people."
As soon as he finished speaking, he swung his sword and cut off most of her hair. The hairpin fell to the ground with a light sound.
"Ah!" Zhao Sheng'er was young and seldom went out. She had never seen such a scene before. She was immediately frightened and tried to cover her mouth, but screams still came out through her fingers.
Xie Ming's long hair was scattered messily on the ground. He still looked calm and composed, his expression unchanged. "I'll ask you again, what do you want to do by following Ah Cheng?"
"I'll tell you...I'll tell you!" Zhao Sheng'er knelt down before him spinelessly, tears streaming down her face. "I didn't want to do anything else. I just wanted to find out whether Cousin Jue's death was related to Li Xiangyuan..."
After saying that, as if he was afraid of Xie Ming, he hurriedly said, "Please be kind and spare my life. I won't hurt Su Cheng. I don't dare..."
Xie Ming looked at him coldly, his face gloomy. He retracted his sword and whispered, "If I see you following Ah Cheng again, I will not want to live anymore."
Zhao Sheng'er nodded hurriedly, not caring about her hair scattered on the ground, she stood up in a panic and ran desperately towards the yard of the main house.
In his haste, he didn't notice that a small porcelain bottle fell out of his sleeve.
The porcelain vase is completely white, without any patterns or inscriptions.
Xie Ming bent down to pick up the bottle and looked at it carefully.
"Just let her go like that?"
Du Heng's smiling voice came from behind him. Xie Ming slowly turned around and met the old man's eyes.
"You, after all, are young and cannot compare to your third brother." Du Heng sighed and shook his head slowly.
Xie Ming frowned, feeling somewhat dissatisfied.
Third brother is only one year older than him, how can he be inferior to him?
"You don't agree with me?" Du Heng seemed to see through him. He smiled and stroked his beard like a hermit. "Believe it or not, if it were your third brother, he would definitely kill himself to eliminate this hidden danger for Ah Cheng, and then go to Ah Cheng to ask for the credit and reward afterwards."
"You're still too kindhearted. Even though she was just a girl, women's minds are hard to guess. She might be even harder to deal with than Zhao Jue." Du Heng looked at him with a smile and said earnestly, "Young man, if you want to win the heart of a beautiful woman, you should learn more from your third brother. Love is won through fighting for it."
Xie Ming was silent for a long time, then walked away. It was unknown whether he took Du Heng's words to heart.
It was not until he entered Lixiang Garden that Du Heng looked up at the crescent moon in the sky and said in a deep voice, "Suzhou, please come back soon."
The girl beside him looked up at him speechlessly, "Grandpa, who are you biased towards? Yesterday you were educating your second uncle, today you're praising your third uncle, and tomorrow you're encouraging your fourth uncle. Grandpa's heart is broken into eighteen pieces!"
"You little girl, you don't understand your grandfather's heart." Du Heng patted her head and smiled mysteriously.
He was grateful that Su Cheng took him in, and he also knew that the Xie brothers respected and were filial to him.
The palms and backs of the hands are all made of flesh, how can they be deflected?
Suzhou is reserved and introverted, with outstanding talent and appearance, a beautiful appearance, and gentle and polite. Although Xie Ming is younger, he is handsome, steady and reliable.
Who stipulated that his family's Ah Cheng can only have one?
Of course, the more lively the better!
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Inside, flames danced on the candlesticks, and the room was eerily quiet.
Su Cheng had already pulled back the quilt and wrapped himself up tightly, leaving only his eyes exposed. "Are you done yet?"
"There's no such thing as a ghost. It's Zhao Sheng'er who's following you, trying to find out the cause of Zhao Jue's death." Xie Ming sat on the edge of the bed, a helpless smile on his lips. "Zhao Jue died at my hands. Even if he came back to seek revenge, he should have come to me."
Hearing that it was Zhao Sheng'er, Su Cheng's expression finally relaxed a little, and he said softly, "You and I are one. Revenge on you is revenge on me. How can we be clear?"
Hearing this, Xie Ming pursed his lips slightly, suppressing the corners of his mouth that wanted to rise. He took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and handed it to the person in front of him, "I cut off most of her hair. She was so scared that she accidentally dropped this when she ran away. Take a look."
"What is this?" Su Cheng reached out to take it, his eyes fell on the bottle, and seeing that there was nothing useful in it, he simply pulled out the cork with force.
In an instant, a strange fragrance instantly entered her nose, and even Xie Ming who was standing beside her could smell it.
"Oh no!" Su Cheng subconsciously covered his mouth and nose, but it was too late.
Almost in the blink of an eye, my body began to feel hot and even my throat became hoarse.
Xie Jinyu had been poisoned by the Hehuan Powder given by the system before, and it had this strange effect. How could she not tell it apart?
"I've fallen into a trap." Su Cheng struggled to push the cork back in, raised his panicked eyes, and looked at the man in front of him angrily, "There's probably some aphrodisiac spices in here. Leave now while I'm still conscious!"
After saying this, Xie Ming did not move.
He also smelled some of the smell just now. He wanted to leave and not do anything to hurt his loved one, but Mr. Du's words were like a curse, echoing in his ears over and over again.
Fight... grab...
Xie Ming was extremely conflicted, his hands hanging on both sides of his body were clenched into fists, and veins bulged.
He has the intention to steal, but not the courage to do it.
If he did that, Ah Cheng might even kick him out of the house...
Just as he was hesitating, a soft and hot body suddenly came close to him, and a woman's voice sounded in his ears.
"Xie Ming, hold me."
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