Chapter 108 I only argued with her once, and she didn't want me anymore.
All of Gu Nanxiao's rooms are extremely private; no servant is allowed to enter or leave without his permission. Even tidying up a room requires his permission.
Therefore, the bedroom remains exactly as it was when Yunxi left. Gu Nanxiao walked into the room and silently picked up the torn pieces of the wedding dress, holding them in his arms.
The fragments of their clothes were piled together, indistinguishable from each other. The vibrant red reminded Gu Nanxiao of how many times he had looked at these two wedding gowns, imagining himself and Yunxi wearing them together.
Everything was fine, so why did it suddenly turn out like this? Yunxi had already agreed to marry him, and the two were only one wedding away from spending the rest of their lives together.
Looking back on the past six months, he realized how much effort he had put into getting Yunxi to respond to him. He never imagined that all that beauty could be destroyed with just a few words.
He cut up all the pieces of the wedding dress, held them in his arms, and sat on the bed. His eyes inadvertently caught sight of a trace of blood on the brocade quilt.
The memory of Yunxi begging him to be gentle, saying she was in pain, flooded his mind again. He had been so angry at the time that he hadn't considered Yunxi's feelings at all, only wanting to prove that she was his through possession.
Given Yunxi's resolute personality, she will probably never appear before him, so he must find her as soon as possible in order to coax her back.
Gu Nanxiao then thought of Shi Qingchen, feeling that since they had known each other for three years, he should know Yunxi better than he did. Why not ask him if he had any clues?
From the depths of the Jinwu Guard's dungeon came heart-wrenching pleas for mercy and the cracking sounds of whips striking flesh.
This time, Gu Nanxiao used a barbed iron whip. With each strike, the barbs would embed themselves deeply into the flesh, tearing open a gash, just like peeling away a person's skin inch by inch.
Shi Qingchen had never suffered like this before. At this moment, his eyes were already unfocused and he had lost control of his bladder and bowels.
Gu Nanxiao and his subordinates did not feel uncomfortable about this. After all, prisoners often lose control of their bladders during torture. This is a natural reaction when prisoners are in extreme panic or pain.
Gu Nanxiao did want to ask Shi Qingchen some questions, but when he thought about how his separation from Yunxi was all because of this incredibly inflammatory person, he hesitated.
He decided to vent his anger first, and then ask about Yunxi's whereabouts.
Seeing that his master was still whipping the person mercilessly, showing no sign of stopping, and knowing the person on the rack was clearly nearing the end, Mo Yu immediately stepped forward to stop him, saying, "Master, please don't continue..."
Mo Yu only said one sentence, and Gu Nanxiao understood what Mo Yu meant. He stopped what he was doing, looked at Shi Qingchen who was on the verge of death, and ordered someone to splash salt water on him to wake him up.
A moment later, heart-wrenching screams echoed from the cell again. Salt water was poured on Shi Qingchen, turning his torn skin white.
Shi Qingchen was in so much pain that he couldn't even lose consciousness. His whole body was trembling uncontrollably, and he was filled with remorse.
He felt that the two biggest mistakes he had ever made in his life were offending Yunxi and offending the devil in front of him.
These two people, one made him fall from the clouds into the mud, and the other made him wish he were dead.
Shi Qingchen was jolted back to his senses by the shock, and before he could lose consciousness again, Gu Nanxiao quickly asked, "Yunxi has disappeared. Do you know where she might have gone?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Qingchen gave a wry smile, but Gu Nanxiao was very displeased with his cryptic behavior. Gu Nanxiao stood up again, tightened the leather whip in his hand, and walked towards the rack.
When Shi Qingchen saw Gu Nanxiao pick up the iron whip again, he was so frightened that his heart trembled and he hurriedly shouted, "My lord, please calm down. I will tell you everything I know."
Gu Nanxiao did not sit back down in his chair because of his words, but stood at the spot where the whipping was to be carried out, staring coldly at Shi Qingchen.
He looked like he would immediately crack a whip if he was even slightly dissatisfied with him.
Shi Qingchen dared not delay any longer, swallowed hard, and said urgently, "Yunxi is not from our world."
She said she came from a distant other world, and she also knew how to return. She was just waiting, because it was said that when the sun eclipsed the heavens, the passage connecting the two worlds would open.
She only needs to go through the passage to return to her original world.
When I married Liu, I did do many hurtful things to Yunxi. But my purpose was simply to keep her.
I know that heartless girl; once she decides to leave, I'll never find her again. I admit my methods were despicable, but I was genuinely afraid—afraid of losing her forever.
Shi Qingchen's words caused Gu Nanxiao's face to turn deathly pale.
He had speculated that Yunxi might not be from the Great Yan Kingdom, but perhaps from some unknown country overseas. He never imagined she was from a completely different world.
Moreover, once she leaves, he will never be able to find her again. Gu Nanxiao recalled what he did and said to Yunxi on their last day, as well as the sad and disappointed look in Yunxi's eyes.
He felt a tightness in his chest, making it hard to breathe. Then, a surge of blood rushed through his body, and he vomited a mouthful of blood. His vision went black, and he completely lost consciousness.
When Gu Nanxiao woke up again, he had already been carried back to the Yong Prince's Mansion. He opened his sore eyes groggily and saw his mother sitting anxiously by the bed, and his father pacing back and forth in the bedroom with his hands behind his back.
The princess noticed his awakening immediately and asked worriedly, "Xiao'er, how are you feeling? Don't frighten your mother!"
Gu Nanxiao was always in good health and rarely got sick, so when the princess saw that he had been unconscious for a day and a night and only kept murmuring Yunxi's name, she was surprised.
And no matter what acupuncture or medication they used, he didn't wake up. The princess was terrified by her son's condition.
After his initial confusion subsided, Gu Nanxiao gradually regained his composure. He then buried his face in the princess's arms, his shoulders shaking, and pleaded in a choked voice, "Mother, I want Yunxi back. Can you help me find Yunxi?"
Gu Nanxiao's childlike behavior surprised the princess and the prince. They hadn't seen their son for a very long time, and he showed them such a vulnerable expression.
At this moment, I wish I could present my son with everything he wanted.
The princess also shed tears. Even if she disliked Yunxi, she could feel her son's deep love for that woman.
The princess touched the back of her son's head and asked, sobbing, "What happened? Why did that girl suddenly leave?"
Upon hearing his mother's question, Gu Nanxiao slowly withdrew from the princess's embrace, sat up straight, and, ignoring the tear stains on his face, said blankly:
“My son had a fight with Yunxi and said some things he shouldn’t have.”
Then, as if trying to make excuses for herself, she said excitedly, "What couple doesn't argue? And that day, my son only said one thing to her, really just one thing, and Yunxi didn't want me anymore..."
Then, Gu Nanxiao turned his gaze to Prince Yong, pleading with utmost hope in his eyes, "Father, please help your son find Yunxi, I beg you."
"As long as Father can bring Yunxi back, I will obey you obediently from now on and promise never to make you angry again, okay?"
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