In the dimly lit palace dungeon, the faint light from flickering candles made the airtight space feel even more eerie.
With her back against the cross-shaped torture device, Su Ruan's hands and feet were firmly locked in iron shackles. She wanted to move, but she could not break free of her restraints.
The day before, when Yu Qianqian left the palace, Mu Beichen was furious and immediately found Su Ruan, imprisoning her without any mercy.
Su Ruan was trapped in the prison for a whole day and night, feeling desolation and darkness every moment, and never closed her eyes for a single moment.
Her face was now covered in specks of dirt, making her look extremely tired, but there was never a trace of fear in her expression, because she always believed that as long as she held Yu Qianqian's life in her hands, Mu Beichen would not dare to do anything to her, no matter how dissatisfied he was.
Outside the prison gate, two eerie lights flickered at the end of the narrow passage, gradually illuminating the darkness ahead.
Two guards, each carrying a lantern, led the way for Mu Beichen. As they approached the prison, the flickering light gradually froze his cold face. With an unintentional flick of his hand, his black robe danced gracefully without wind.
"Open the door!" Mu Beichen said coldly, his icy voice echoing through the vast dungeon like a chilling wind.
"Clang!"
The heavy prison door was immediately opened from the outside, and an unusually strong smell of blood mixed with a chilling aura rushed out.
Mu Beichen waved to the side, signaling everyone else to step back. His gaze locked onto the woman on the cross-shaped torture instrument in front of him, his sharp eyes like unsheathed blades, shooting a cold light wherever they went.
Hearing the voice, Su Ruan was jolted awake from her daze. She quickly composed herself and, upon seeing Mu Beichen, immediately gave him a cunning look. Her face twisted in a sinister grin, and she asked, "Brother Chen, how does it feel to be betrayed? Isn't it great? You're very happy?"
"Hmph! When you and that bitch Yu Qianqian deceived me, you should have known that you would end up like this one day. The world has a cycle of cause and effect, and this is the retribution for the betrayal you suffered!" She stared at Mu Beichen, and before she knew it, she was getting angrier and angrier. Her impassioned voice, like the savage roar of a wild beast, burst out in an instant.
"Slap!" Without saying a word, Mu Beichen slapped Su Ruan hard across the face with all his might. As the loud sound rang out, a red and swollen handprint appeared on her face, about five finger joints long, as if pus could be squeezed out with the slightest touch.
Su Ruan felt a tingling, booming sound in her ears. She stared at him in disbelief, her surprised eyes slowly turning into sadness and desolation.
Since they met in Jianglan Kingdom many years ago, this was the first time Mu Beichen had ever hit him. The once gentle and kind gentleman was now completely unrecognizable.
In her turmoil, she looked up in terror and suddenly heard a thunderous roar.
"Shameless wretch!" Mu Beichen strode forward, closing in on Su Ruan, and brutally grabbed her throat with his other hand, angrily shouting without any mercy, "If I had known you would harm Qianqian so heartlessly, I would never have let you live. Now that you're in my hands, I guarantee you'll soon learn that even going to hell is a pipe dream!"
"Brother Chen, you can't kill me, and you don't dare to kill me!" Su Ruan shouted almost hoarsely, and her eyes, which were fixed on Mu Beichen, finally began to change dramatically.
Then came a sudden, violent shout: "I find the name 'Brother Chen' disgusting. Every time you call me that, I'll beat you!"
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