Musician (10)
After Xiao Lin and Mu You left, they unknowingly walked to the lobby of Liuxiangju.
"That's great, that's great! Fortunately, it succeeded, and we also achieved the hidden ending of 'lovers finally get married'! Alas!" Mu You said as he waved his arms and celebrated on his own.
Xiao Lin also changed his usual behavior and did not ask him to shut up. He quietly clenched his fists and imitated his dance twice.
While enjoying himself, Xiao Lin locked the door and was about to return to his room when a fierce knock on the door came from behind him.
Xiao Lin was frightened by the sound and retreated repeatedly.
"Open the door! Royal search!" Guliang Thrush shouted loudly in poor Central Plains dialect.
But Xiao Lin still understood what he meant, and hid behind Mu You in panic.
At this moment, Mu You didn't know what to do, but this time, Chu Mo hid in the backyard and didn't want to get involved.
Seeing that the sound of the Guliang thrush banging on the door was getting louder and louder, Mu You had no choice but to protect Xiao Lin while walking towards the backyard, hoping to make Li Chiyin and Jiang Yu hide quickly before they broke in.
But who would have thought that just after he took two steps, Guliang Que's big knife split the door of Liuxiangju in half without hesitation.
In an instant, Gu Liangthie and her guards rushed in, showing no mercy to Xiao Lin and Mu You.
Seeing this, Mu You hurried forward and tried to stop Gu Liang Que, but he really couldn't speak Fujue language, and his explanation in Central Plains dialect fell on deaf ears and was ignored by him.
Unable to stop him, Gu Liangthie strode straight to the door of the wing room where Li Chiyin and Jiang Yu were.
The clanging sound of armor stopped instantly, and the extremely tall body of the Guliang Thrush stopped in front of the door of the wing.
"Search! Search thoroughly!" he shouted.
Immediately, Guliang Thrush's guards kicked the door hard, and the door, which was not closed tightly, was suddenly kicked open by them, and wood chips flew everywhere.
Mu You took the opportunity to peek into the room through the gap.
Jiang Yu stepped forward, and Li Chiyin disappeared.
I thought Guliang Thrush would give up, but he recognized Jiang Yu's face. He knew that Jiang Yu did not understand Fujue language, so he once again spoke in his poor Central Plains dialect: "My Lady, where are you?"
Jiang Yu bowed and replied with forced composure, "I don't know."
Then, Gu Liangqu waved his hand, and the guards behind him immediately stepped forward, grabbed Jiang Yu's arm tightly, and took him away.
"What are you doing! Let me go! Let me go!"
Even though Jiang Yu struggled desperately, the guards were all very strong, and they had no idea what he was shouting, so they used even more force to lock him.
Mu You stood beside a group of guards, wanting to go forward to save Jiang Yu, but he didn't know what to do.
However, capturing Jiang Yu did not make Gu Liang Que give up, so after Jiang Yu was taken away, he raised his strong right leg and moved closer to the bottom of the bed.
The tip of his knife was only an inch away from the ground, and the cold light was dazzling. Li Chiyin, who was lying under the bed, covered his trembling mouth for a moment.
But Guliang Thrush had no intention of stopping. Suddenly, he stopped a few steps away from the bed.
Li Chiyin saw his boots stopped in place. Just when she was about to take a breath and relax for a moment, suddenly, a pair of upward eyes like sharp swords met hers.
"Your Majesty, I have been looking for you for so long..." Guliang Thrush shrugged and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth.
Li Chiyin's heartbeat suddenly stopped. The next moment, she could only watch him crawl on the ground, put his strong arm under the bed, grab her thin arm, and pull her out.
Mu You, who was standing at the door and saw everything, also felt boundless despair when Li Chiyin was caught by Guliang Thrush.
It’s over, it’s over, this time it’s really over.
Everything could have gone according to plan, but at this moment, they were captured alive by Guliang Thrush.
Unfortunately, while Mu You felt sorry for Li Chiyin, Gu Liang Que's men also fought back against him.
"What are you doing! Let me go!" Mu You struggled hard, and fear immediately turned the whites of his eyes red.
As an accomplice in harboring Li Chiyin, he should be brought back to the palace for interrogation.
But Li Chiyin was unwilling to drag him into this, so while Gu Lianghu was still not paying attention, he picked up a knife from the table and placed it across his neck. Then he negotiated with him in Fujue dialect, "Let him go, otherwise, Hu Yanjun will only see my corpse!"
Li Chiyin knew clearly that Gu Liangque must have been ordered to bring her back to the palace alive. Now, she could only threaten with her own life in order to save Mu You and Xiao Lin.
Gu Liangxu stared at Li Chiyin's neck which was covered with faint bloodstains, sneered, and waved his hand. The guard immediately released Mu You's hand.
"Your Majesty, please return to the palace. The King is still waiting for you."
Gu Liang Que's respectful appearance was really disgusting. He was just being falsely polite. If Li Chiyin returned to the palace, who knows what tricks that madman Hu Yanjun would use to retaliate against her.
After finally stepping into the human world, she had to return to the devil's lair.
Before leaving, she brushed past Mu You and whispered softly, "Thank you."
Afterwards, Guliang Que and his men quickly tied up Li Chiyin and Jiang Yu and put them on the carriage back to the palace.
Xiao Lin was so frightened that his legs went limp and he sat on the ground, unable to get up.
She could only sit in the lobby of Liuxiangju and watch the group of people drive away from the door and head straight for the palace that was glowing with the red light of purgatory.
However, Gu Liangchui and his entourage did not escort Li Chiyin and Jiang Yu to the main hall, but instead went straight to the prison in a corner of the palace.
The prison is locked up like an ancient tomb.
As they walked through the corridor, Li Chiyin was just being watched, and no one tied her hands and feet. However, Jiang Yu was different. Since he came out of Liu Xiangju, his arms had been handcuffed behind his back, and they were now very sore.
The prison walls were made of rough stones, with a hint of cold air seeping through the cracks.
Outside the iron bars, dim torches flickered with a faint light, illuminating the mottled moss and rust on the wall.
The deeper they went, the more damp the prison became. The accumulated water on the ground reflected the firelight, creating dark ripples.
Li Chiyin glanced upwards out of the corner of his eye and saw a spider web swaying in the wind in the corner. Occasionally, a few insects that were not afraid of the cold would fly between the iron bars, making faint noises.
After a while, the two were escorted by Guliang Thrush to the most spacious space in the dungeon of Fujue Palace.
At this moment, in this cell, various torture instruments stained with blood were neatly hung on the mossy brick wall.
After walking a few steps further, a tall figure came into her sight.
Under the mottled firelight, Li Chiyin recognized Hu Yanjun who was leaning lazily on a wooden chair.
He was seen with one foot proudly placed on the cold wooden chair, one hand casually supporting his forehead, the other hand resting on his knee, his knuckles gently tapping out a delicate rhythm.
Li Chiyin felt something was wrong and couldn't help swallowing.
"Your Majesty, the Queen and the criminals who abducted her have all been brought here." Guliang Que bowed to Huyan Jun and knelt on one knee in front of him.
Hu Yanjun remained dignified and moved his fingers casually: "Understood, you can leave."
After receiving the order, Guliang Que was about to retreat, but was stopped by Huyan Jun again.
He tilted his head back and said coldly, "Tied him to the rack."
Following Hu Yanjun's finger, the "he" he was referring to was Jiang Yu.
Li Chiyin understood what Fu Jue said, and she knew what Hu Yanjun was going to do next.
But Jiang Yu didn't know. He could only watch the Guliang Thrush, which had already flown away, turn back and then walk straight towards him.
"Don't touch him! Stay away from him!" Li Chiyin yelled at Guliangthulu in Fujue dialect.
But in response to this, Guliang Thrush only glanced towards Huyan Jun, and after receiving an impatient look from him, he continued his mission.
Jiang Yu was suddenly panicked and swung his arms hard, trying to break free from their control, but Fu Jue was too strong and he was unable to get rid of him.
Amidst Li Chiyin's continued roaring, Jiang Yu was still tied to the rack by Guliang Que.
At this point, Huyan Jun put his legs down from the wooden chair, then stood up and moved behind Li Chiyin.
"What on earth do you want to do, you..."
Before Li Chiyin finished her words, Huyan Jun stretched out his big hands, pinched her cheeks, and controlled her head, making her eyes only focus on Jiang Yu.
Then, Hu Yanjun put his face close to Li Chiyin's temple and whispered in her ear: "Does he mean a lot to you?"
Li Chiyin didn't dare to answer, his eyes were already filled with tears.
Hu Yanjun didn't give up even though she didn't answer him. Instead, he started talking to himself: "Do you know what the consequences are for kidnapping the Queen Consort?"
"Let him go, and I'll go back to the palace with you."
"Return to the palace?" Hu Yanjun raised his sword-like eyebrows and said jokingly, "Your Highness, you are really asking for trouble. I allowed you to go to the sacrifice and even arranged for you to have capable attendants. But you refused to return to the palace. Now, you want me to start a war and kidnap you back?"
"How... did you know where I was..."
After that, Huyan Jun got closer to Li Chiyin, which made Jiang Yu, who was tied to the rack in the distance, furious, but he could not break free from the hemp ropes that tied him up.
Hu Yanjun gripped his hand even tighter, pinching Li Chiyin's cheeks until they ached slightly. "Your little trick is full of flaws. The hairpin wouldn't have fallen off unless you pulled it off yourself. You were so clever as to fake your own death in the suburbs. Did you think I would send troops to search for you? Did I get this position for nothing?"
Li Chiyin's eyes could no longer hold her tears, and teardrops as big as beans fell instantly, dripping onto Huyan Jun's fingertips and then infecting his fingertips.
However, his fingertips were still pressed against Li Chiyin's cheek, and he whispered, "I told you, don't try to play tricks on me. When it comes to capital punishment, I'm more familiar with it than any of you..."
"What on earth are you going to do!" Li Chiyin's voice was trembling even as he questioned.
Hu Yanjun: "I heard that he is a zither player?"
Li Chiyin: “…”
Hu Yanjun: "I think the most precious thing to a zither player is their fingers, right?"
"Hu Yanjun..." Li Chiyin finally called him by his full name, his eyes filled with unspeakable fear, "Don't mess around..."
In the face of Li Chiyin's warning, Hu Yanjun's ruthlessness still outweighed it by a bit.
He just winked at the guard, and the guard who was originally standing next to Jiang Yu immediately understood, then picked up a pair of pliers from his hand and clamped Jiang Yu's nails.
"He kidnapped my concubine. If he kidnaps you for a few hours, I will pull out a few of his nails..."
Huyan Jun raised his lips with a smile and uttered inhumane words, which scared Li Chiyin so much that he kept shouting "Stop".
Obviously, those guards only obeyed Hu Yanjun's orders.
No matter how Jiang Yu struggled, their pliers still clamped onto his nails.
One, two, three...
Jiang Yu's scream fell to the ground along with his scales, and the spurting blood flowed all over the pliers when the first scales were pulled out.
"What on earth are you going to do! I agree! I agree to everything! Let him go! I beg you to let him go!" Li Chiyin roared, his crying voice echoing throughout the prison.
Only after she said this did Huyan Jun stop Jiang Yu's torture.
He then stood up, moved the big hand that was pinching Li Chiyin's cheeks down her neck, turned it in another direction, and gently grasped her throat.
He was still fierce and sinister, and said coldly, "You feel so sorry for him? Listen carefully, I want you to stay here and obey all my arrangements, whether it's making you my concubine or passing on your skills. From the day you left the Central Plains, you are not allowed to set foot outside of Fujue's territory."
Li Chiyin's eyes were already extremely red and swollen from crying, and her tears had already covered her entire face, wetting Huyan Jun's palms.
"I will show mercy and let this brat go, but I also want you to know that you are mine only. If you continue to have any entanglement with him, I will do more than just pull out his nails."
Li Chiyin looked straight into Huyan Jun's eyes, tears bursting out and unable to be stopped.
She didn't understand why Huyan Jun was unwilling to let her go.
When Huyan Nu was alive, he despised her and treated her like a worn-out shoe. Why did he want to hold her tightly in his hands when she came into Huyan Jun's hands?
She was just the Central Plains person whom the Fujue people looked down upon the most, the Central Plains captive who would taint their bloodline. Could it be that they really had to trap her to death in this cold palace just to follow that absurd fairy legend?
Trapping her also means trapping the one she loves.
Li Chiyin felt hatred and despair at the same time, floating in her eyes as she looked at Huyan Jun, filled with her grievances.
But the next moment, she cried so hard that she became weak, her legs went limp, and she fell to her knees.
Afterwards, she felt her stomach churning, and the feeling of despair, along with the remaining tea in her stomach, rushed out along with it down her throat.
The tea soup from Liu Xiangju brings happiness to those who drink it for the rest of their lives. Now that the tea soup has been spilled on the wetlands, does it mean that her happiness is also leaving her?
Li Chiyin felt a sudden burning sensation in her stomach, and the pain was so severe that she couldn't stand up. She could only kneel on the ground with her body hunched, spitting out acid from her mouth.
She caught a glimpse of Jiang Yu's sleeve, the bloodstained sleeve, and suddenly, she felt so sad that she vomited again.
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry..." Li Chiyin murmured humbly, but Jiang Yu had fainted from the pain at this time and there was no way he could hear her apology.
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry…”
She kept talking, and Huyan Jun just stood beside her, looking down at her coldly.
Is it possible that she really can't escape?
In Fujue, no, when she was on the carriage heading to Fujue, she was already a caged bird, and from the beginning to the end, she could not escape from her cage.
At the same time, Xiao Lin and Mu You, under the "mercy" of Gu Liang Que and his group, stumbled and crawled to Chu Mo's bedroom.
They kept knocking on Chu Mo's door, crying and begging: "Boss Chu... Boss Chu, we beg you... Please do us a favor... Boss Chu..."
Mu You, who rarely cried in the past, burst into tears at this moment, punching the door frame of Chu Mo's bedroom again and again, until his hands were red.
After a long time, the wooden door creaked open.
"Boss Chu! Boss Chu, please have mercy on them and save them! Please save them!" Mu You knelt down and grabbed Chu Mo's clothes and refused to let go.
However, Chu Mo just closed his eyes lightly, without any intention of lending a helping hand.
Then, he spoke calmly, "I warned you before. This isn't as straightforward as you two thought. Have you seen too many plays and really thought the ruler of a country could be so easily fooled? You think you're clever, but you don't know that this tyrant, who murdered his father to ascend to power, is even more cunning than you two! What's going on? You've only made the situation worse."
"We know we were wrong... We know we were wrong... We beg you, please save them, please..." Xiao Lin sobbed and knelt in front of Chu Mo.
Chu Mo was by no means a heartless person. He couldn't bear it, so he revealed another piece of news to the two of them: "Hu Yanjun will not let the princess die. You two still have a chance to save her."
At this point, Xiao Lin and Mu You were stunned, tears rolling down their arched cheeks.
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