Chapter 31: A Deadly Shot; Blood Flows Uncontrollably from the Brother's Neck
At the critical moment.
Li Kechuan sensed the danger and quickly pushed Li Qingluo's hand away, but the sharp iron pestle still cut a deep gash on his neck!
Unfortunately, it didn't go all the way in.
Otherwise, even if he were a divine being, he would be unable to save his life today.
"You bitch!"
Li Kechuan cursed and reached out to strangle Li Qingluo, but Li Qingluo twirled the dagger in her hand and thrust it at Li Kechuan again—
Forced to dodge, Li Kechuan leaned back and released his grip on Li Qingluo's other hand.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Qingluo, now free, got up and ran away.
Li Kechuan, clutching his bleeding neck, roared furiously, "Grab her—!!"
"Sever her tendons in her hands and feet, and bring her back to me!"
Li Qingluo did not continue running forward, but turned around and jumped down the hillside.
The slope is very steep. Although it is not a cliff, it is impossible to walk steadily if you go down too fast.
Li Qingluo simply started rolling around, but the servants who caught up behind her didn't dare to be as reckless as she was. They just sat on the ground and slid down, constantly reaching out to grab her.
Li Qingluo could only grit her teeth, hold her head, and roll even faster. Although she tried her best to avoid branches and rocks, she still couldn't avoid being cut and scraped along the way.
"Stop—stop—"
Seeing that she showed no sign of stopping, the servants shouted anxiously.
Li Qingluo knew what was at the foot of the mountain, but she still plunged headlong into the raging Qinhuai River without hesitation.
She would not allow herself to fall into Li Kechuan's hands again.
It's better to fight to the death than to live a life worse than death.
Li Qing fell into the water.
This was a life-saving method she devised herself when she was a child, after being pushed into a lake by the Liu siblings while gathering firewood and wild vegetables in the mountains.
The Liu family never treated her as one of them.
Li Qingzhu was the apple of the Li family's eye, and even after her death, she remained their beloved.
Li Qing, however, was treated like a beast of burden and a servant by the Liu family, never experiencing a single day as a human being.
That's why, in her previous life, after returning to the Li family, she so desperately longed for even the slightest warmth from her true blood relatives.
However, all the wishes he made in his previous life were not fulfilled.
In this life, she is determined to turn the tide and find a way out even in a hopeless situation!
The rushing river, the sharp, protruding rocks and branches.
Several of Li's servants jumped into the water, and soon swam back to shore.
As for Li Qingluo, he had long since been completely submerged and disappeared without a trace.
The servants scrambled back, their faces pale and disheveled, and knelt before Li Kechuan, saying, "Young Master, the Second Miss is... is probably dead!"
Li Kechuan had already seen everything, and he also saw Li Qingluo resolutely jump into the river.
At this moment, his face was ashen, and his eyes were filled with shock and astonishment.
Her personality was so fierce that she refused to admit defeat or bow down.
Even if she feigns remorse and kowtows at Zhu'er's grave to confess her sins, she will only suffer a little. He certainly won't really take her life today.
But at this moment, she chose to jump into the river rather than bow down to him.
good!
That damned Li Qingluo!
Li Kechuan clutched his neck, one hand already completely stained with blood.
He glared hatefully at the turbulent river and ordered, "Go find him! I need to see him alive or dead."
So what if she really is dead?
If you're dead, you're dead.
However, he was someone who shouldn't have come back in the first place, so it was enough to make up for Pearl's life.
Even if his grandmother holds him accountable, does she expect him, the only legitimate son of the Li family, to pay with his life?
He only needs to say that she accidentally fell into the river and drowned. At worst, he can kneel in the ancestral hall for a few days, and the matter will surely pass.
Grandmother is old, and she has never been in charge of the household, so her mother and father naturally won't let her punish them.
Li Kechuan felt relieved, but as he stared at the river, he felt a surge of barely suppressed agitation and panic...
Night falls.
The most prosperous area in Nanjing, day and night, is the area along both banks of the Qinhuai River.
Singing and dancing, drinking and merrymaking.
Opera performances, acrobatics, storytelling, and gambling dens.
There are also brothels in the south that are popular with both men and women. They have always been the most lively and magnificent places at night, as noisy and bright as during the day.
However, at this moment, in the shadows by the river below the South Pavilion, a woman holding a piece of driftwood quietly and gently rose to the surface of the water.
This woman was none other than Li Qingluo, who had resolutely jumped into the Qinhuai River earlier.
At this moment, Li Qingluo's face was deathly pale, and her skin was swollen from being soaked in the river for too long.
She looked around, and upon hearing footsteps on the bank, she immediately pressed herself against the riverbank and remained motionless.
"If it's not here, let's look over there!"
"Make the torches brighter!"
Have you seen that place before?
Li Kechuan's men have already followed the river and searched for her all the way to Jinling City.
Li Qingluo was naturally not so foolish as to want to fall into his hands again.
She barely managed to stay afloat in the water and now she must get out completely as soon as possible.
Not far away, a questioning voice came from the bank: "Hey guys, whose servants are you? What are you looking for in the river so late at night?"
The servants of the Li family, perhaps knowing they had caused quite a commotion tonight, replied in a seemingly ordinary tone, "We are from the Li family in the south of the city. A lowly servant who committed a crime has escaped from our household these past two days. We heard she was seen by this river, and we are afraid she may have fallen into it, so we are looking for her."
The passerby even praised, "Tsk, you guys really have a conscience, afraid she'll drown. What's the point of hiring a slave like her? She'll be caught sooner or later and sent to the authorities to await punishment."
Li family servants: "Yes, yes, yes. It's still a human life, isn't it? Our master is kind-hearted..."
Kind-hearted?
This was truly the biggest joke Li Qingluo had heard recently.
If it were broad daylight, it would be difficult for Li Qing to hide if he fell into this river.
Once the others had gone far away, she groped her way across the water in the dark and successfully climbed onto a small boat.
By the time Li Qingluo hooked onto the ship's side, he was completely exhausted.
However, before she could even board the boat, she was discovered.
"who?"
A sword suddenly landed between her brows. Li Qingluo felt a sudden darkness before her eyes. When she saw the frost on the sword, she realized that she had stumbled into a dangerous place.
There's someone on the boat; judging from the voice, it's a young man.
In the pitch black of the night, with not a single lantern lit, she assumed it was an unmanned boat, which is why she dared to venture out.
But she now has nowhere to retreat.
Any further commotion would surely attract the attention of the Li family's servants on the shore.
The firelight on the shore grew brighter and brighter, but after a whole day of struggling, she had no strength left and was barely clinging to life by gritting her teeth.
In order to save her life, Li Qingluo could only plead in a low voice with trembling teeth: "Please forgive me, my lord. I had no intention of disturbing your peace. I am truly desperate and beg you to save my life."
The other party did not speak, and remained silent for a long time.
Li Qingluo's hand slipped several times, and if she hadn't struggled a couple of times to grab the gunwale again, she would have completely fallen into the water.
She started shivering all over, and suddenly felt so cold that she couldn't control her body.
If this continues, she might really die.
Li Qingluo couldn't help but feel a sense of resentment and sorrow. Was she going to die at the hands of her own brother, Li Kechuan, again in this life?
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