Chapter 517: Heaven's Net is Immaculate
She doesn't consider herself a good person, and her hands have been stained with blood over the years, but ten years ago, she couldn't kill people without blinking an eye like she does now.
So she remembered Huo Xun.
Ji Changlin is very optimistic about this young general, who has a bright future.
It's a pity that he died.
She didn't say anything else.
Huo Chong hurried back from Mobei after receiving the letter from Zhao Shen. In the letter, Zhao Shen said that Concubine Qi might be related to his brother's death, but he was not sure.
So Huo Chong came back with the mentality of trying his luck.
He had been investigating this matter for a full ten years and did not expect Zhao Shen to have results within just a few days.
But now, the woman's sudden silence made him realize that he had made the right choice.
He suppressed the violent beating of his heart, slowed his breathing, and said, "Catch him."
He came in a hurry, but he still brought a wolf he raised. As long as it smelled the woman's things, it would be able to find her.
He was lucky because the yard was not far from the Qi family's house, and the woman had placed a lot of her personal belongings there, so the wolf came here first by smelling the scent.
But this was an empty yard. He asked people to search the yard carefully and found a secret passage leading out of the city.
Just when he thought the woman had escaped, she showed up at his doorstep.
Huo Chong really wanted to sigh: Heaven's net is vast and nothing can escape it.
In this way, Concubine Qi was locked up by Huo Cong in the dungeon in the courtyard where she was planning to escape.
Safe and secretive enough that no one can find out.
This made her despair.
If Huo Chong captured her to get something out of her, she still had room for bargaining.
But it was obvious that the other party was just seeking revenge.
So she said nothing, but silently endured the endless punishments.
Huo Chong never thought that this woman could be so patient. The punishment that most men could not bear seemed to be of no use to her.
Huo Cong stopped his men and looked at the man who was limp on the ground like mud, covered in blood and looking like he would die in the next second. In his eyes there was not only hatred but also curiosity: "Why would you give up being a good general's wife and endure such suffering?"
Madam Qi was shaking with pain, but she still gritted her teeth and said nothing.
Huo Cong chuckled. "It seems you've already made up your mind to die. After doing something like this, you should have already thought about your fate. But you killed my brother's family, and I only killed you. It seems a bit unfair."
Madam Qi's eyelids twitched slightly.
Huo Cong continued, "Qi Yongcheng is basically ruined after what you did. You gave him a son and a daughter. Well, with the three of them, you can barely save my brother's family."
Madam Qi was not an ordinary woman. She didn't intend to say anything until she was sure of Huo Cong's true intentions.
Unexpectedly, Huo Cong didn't even wait for her to speak. He called his men in and ordered, "I heard that General Qi has been drinking to drown his sorrows these past two days and has gotten quite drunk. It's only natural that he set fire to the mansion in a fit of rage. Go and help him. Make sure every member of the Qi clan dies in the fire."
As he spoke, he looked at Madam Qi and said, "My brother and his family all died in the fire. It's the law of nature and retribution. This is fair, don't you think?"
Seeing that the subordinate was about to leave, Madam Qi hurriedly shouted, "Don't, don't hurt them."
Huo Cong asked the subordinate to leave first, then sat back in his chair and asked calmly, "Then tell me, why did you kill my brother?"
Madam Qi stared at him and asked, "I told you that you would let my husband and child go?"
Huo Cong said with amusement, "You actually really regarded Qi Yongcheng, that idiot you played around with, as your husband?"
Madam Qi gritted her teeth and said, "He's not stupid."
He just loved her too much, so he never doubted her over the years.
Huo Cong remained silent about her words, his expression grim as he spoke, "Every wrong has its perpetrator. I know you're just a pawn, and I want to know the whole truth. If what you say doesn't satisfy me, don't blame me for dragging the entire Qi family down with me."
Madam Qi did not doubt his words. Although she did not know what Huo Cong had been doing all these years, Qi Yongcheng was a general and she was familiar with the murderous aura in them.
And she did everything her master asked her to do. Although the assassination of Ji Changlin failed in the end, she had tried her best.
The master promised her but did not do it.
Looking back now, it seems that the only person who has been truly good to her over the years is Qi Yongcheng.
Pamper her unconditionally and fulfill all her wishes as much as possible.
But she hurt him.
It may even kill their children.
At this moment, Madam Qi began to doubt whether everything she had done over the years was really meaningful.
She felt a little bewildered and spoke slowly, "I'm from Jiangnan. My family is poor but I'm beautiful, as if I were born guilty. My parents couldn't protect me, nor did they want to. I was their only commodity, so they decisively sold me for a good price."
She paused before continuing, "I entered a brothel at the age of six. Every day, I was forced to learn how to serve men. I endured four years of torture. When I was only ten, I was redeemed. I thought I had finally escaped from suffering, but I didn't expect to enter another hell."
She spoke slowly and calmly as if she was telling someone else's story, and there was not a single tear in her eyes. From the time she was tortured until now, she had not shed a single tear.
Huo Cong listened quietly with no expression.
Madam Qi's hoarse voice wasn't loud, but it echoed throughout the dungeon. "I lived like that for two whole years. Two years later, my rescuer showed up. He gave me poison, which I put in the food and wine of those people. After they were all dead, I set fire to the mansion. That was my first time setting fire to someone, and it was the happiest day of my life."
Huo Chong looked at the madness in her eyes and said nothing.
Madam Qi smiled and said, "You should be able to guess what happened next. No one would save others for no reason. He saved me, so my life belongs to him."
"who is he?"
Huo Chong asked.
Madam Qi shook her head: "You are right. Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. Your enemy is me. If I die, everything will be over..."
Her voice became softer and softer, until it was almost inaudible.
Only then did Huo Cong notice that there was brown blood at the corner of her mouth.
Madam Qi committed suicide by taking poison.
Huo Cong sat there in a daze until the prison door was opened and Zhao Shen walked in from outside.
He then asked stiffly, "Why are you here?"
Zhao Shen glanced at the corpse on the ground: "I wanted to ask something before the other party reacted, but it seems I am still too late."
Huo Chong felt a little guilty that he had let a woman commit suicide right under his nose.
"I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of her."
Zhao Shen shook his head and said in a heavy tone, "I heard everything she said. It's not your fault. She probably thought about this day a long time ago and would never betray the person behind it no matter what."
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