At that moment, a cacophony of voices erupted in the middle of the street, like a swarm of bees breaking free of their nest.
As Yu Qianqian looked back, more people quickly gathered around to watch the spectacle. Everyone pointed at the woman on the ground and talked about her. Because there were so many people gathered there, she couldn't see the person lying on the ground at all.
She quickly changed her mind, locked onto her target, and stepped forward, squeezing desperately through the narrow gap in the crowd. It took her a lot of effort to reach the front.
But... when she gradually saw clearly the woman lying on the ground, covered in wounds, she was immediately stunned, because she realized that the person was Lingzhi, who had disappeared from the Prince Jing's mansion long ago.
Seeing Lingzhi covered in blood and barely breathing, she rushed over and held her in her arms, crying out in alarm, "Lingzhi... tell me quickly, who did this to you?"
At that moment, tears welled up in her eyes, and her voice trembled uncontrollably: "Lingzhi, bear with it for a moment, I'll take you back to see a doctor right away."
In Yu Qianqian's vision, so close yet so blurry, Lingzhi looked up at her, her eyes streaked with tears, and called out to her haltingly, "Young Miss, you must leave quickly... The Regent already knows your secret..."
Before she could finish speaking, Lingzhi suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest, and blood gushed from her mouth. She then collapsed limply into Yu Qianqian's arms, her breath fading away instantly.
From the moment Su Ruan took her away, Ling Zhi knew that this day would come. She had grown up with the young lady since childhood, and she knew better than anyone what kind of personality Feng Jin should have. The reason she didn't want to expose this fake young lady was simply because she felt that Yu Qianqian, who looked exactly like her young lady, was just like Feng Jin, with that kind of innate kindness in her bones.
Mu Feiyu learned from Su Ruan that Yu Qianqian had impersonated the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's mansion. She immediately wanted to use Lingzhi to uncover Yu Qianqian's background. However, even though Lingzhi had to endure all kinds of cruel tortures and was left on the street on the verge of death, she stubbornly refused to utter a word.
Even now, Lingzhi's intermittent voice still echoes in her ears, but Yu Qianqian still hasn't understood the hidden meaning behind those words.
She felt the person in her arms suddenly become unresponsive, and that body grew colder and colder. Her expression changed drastically, and she cried out to the crowd for help, almost hoarsely: "Please... please save my Lingzhi!"
She clung tightly to Lingzhi, crying and screaming again and again, but the crowd watching the spectacle remained unmoved. Everyone stared at her coldly, and sarcastic voices echoed from the crowd: "Is this woman out of her mind? I really don't understand why she keeps hugging a dead person?"
"Hehe, in my opinion, she's probably gone mad, hasn't she?"
"Forget it, let's not worry about it anymore..."
The moment the voices faded, a thunderclap echoed across the sky, stirring up winds and clouds. The once bright and clear sky suddenly darkened.
As a light drizzle began to fall, the crowd dispersed in no time.
Before my eyes, a heavy curtain of rain covered the sky and earth like a thin veil, and everything in the distance was shrouded in a hazy mist.
Even now, Yu Qianqian still clings to Lingzhi's cold body, refusing to let go, and she is almost on the verge of a breakdown from crying.
At that moment, a piercing cry, louder than the thunder, with earth-shattering force, suddenly rang out on this long, quiet street.
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