Chapter 420 Luo'er stabbed Zheng Lingzhou!
"Master Zheng."
"Greetings, Master of Incense!"
"Greetings, lady-in-waiting."
When the Lotus Cult members who were passing by saw Li Qingluo and Zheng Lingzhou, they all knelt down and paid their respects.
Since the massacre at Jingyun Manor and the downfall of the four protectors, the Lotus Sect has fallen into disarray.
Although the leader is the one who unites all the followers, Qinyu cannot appear at any time.
Moreover, the incident at Jingyun Manor paved the way for the Crown Prince's return to the Eastern Palace, leaving Qinyu with no choice but to swallow the bitter pill of the Lotus Sect's half-empire being destroyed.
But later, all eight maids died.
Qinling and others were also captured.
After the Spring Banquet Pavilion and the Lisboa Casino were destroyed, the Lotus Sect ceased to exist.
The attempt to rescue Zheng Lingzhou at the West Gate failed again, and instead, Prince Su wiped out the last remaining Lotus Cult members in Jinling City.
At this point, there were no more Lotus followers in Jinling City who could accomplish anything.
Upon learning the result, Zongzheng Yu'er coughed up a mouthful of blood.
From then on, he completely lost his spirit and never recovered.
However, Qin Yu had no idea that Zheng Lingzhou and Zheng Wanxiu, the siblings, had already been won over by Duan Rongshi.
Imprisoned in the stone cell, she was completely unaware that Li Qingluo and Duan Rongshi were using her identity as a goddess of the Lotus Sect to play another grand scheme.
Since the appearance of the Lotus Goddess "Chasing Rain" in Qishan, the last remaining Lotus believers scattered throughout the martial world have flocked to her.
Soon, the last group of Lotus Sect believers gathered on Mount Qi.
Although the Lotus Goddess rarely speaks, whenever she appears, her followers rush towards her in a frenzied and mindless frenzy.
Even just reaching out to touch a corner of the goddess's skirt was enough for them to risk their lives.
Fortunately, the brother and sister Zheng Lingzhou and Zheng Wanxiu were there to protect the situation and manage to discipline the believers into formal believers who understood the 'rules' in the shortest possible time.
As the Lotus Sect's influence in Qishan grew, it was about to catch all the remaining Lotus Sect followers scattered among the people.
Li Qingluo knew that the time was finally almost ripe.
“Our goddess has come to heal the people of the world. From now on, men and women will be equal. Even talented women like my elder sister can take the imperial examinations and enter officialdom. There will be no more fourteen-year-old girls dying in childbirth at their husband’s house. Don’t you think that’s wonderful?”
"Yes. My mother and I can go out and do business, then my father and sister won't starve to death..."
"Shouldn't the two brothers in our village who were beaten to death by the bully finally get justice?"
Li Qinglu listened carefully for a while before walking away completely with Zheng Lingzhou.
When she reached the edge of the cliff, she turned to look at the person behind her.
"So, you and Aunt Zheng followed the Lotus Sect back then just to avenge your Zheng family?"
Zheng Lingzhou no longer hid it from her: "Yes. We want to overthrow the Duan Dynasty and kill that tyrannical emperor!"
"However, my sister and I also strongly agree with the original beliefs of the Lotus Sect."
"If she had truly wanted to promote the Lotus Sect, it would not be in this state today."
Unfortunately, the Lotus Sect, which Zongzheng Yu'er had painstakingly built over many years, was ultimately only used as a sacrifice for Crown Prince Duan Rongyin.
If she hadn't later used the Lotus Sect merely as a force to exploit, committing numerous atrocities such as arson, murder, and looting, the Lotus Sect wouldn't have strayed so far down the path of an evil cult.
Li Qingluo: "Aren't you the executioner who aided and abetted the wicked?"
"Zheng Lingzhou, don't think that you can erase what you did in the past just because you've changed your appearance."
Hearing her contemptuous tone, Zheng Lingzhou was somewhat annoyed: "What unforgivable mistake have I made?"
"Even Prince Su could forgive and forget my sister and me for our past, so why can't you?"
Li Qingluo: "If it weren't for you, Sui'er wouldn't have died!"
Li Qinglu stared at him fiercely.
"And me too."
"If I hadn't always distrusted you, I would have been dead long ago, wouldn't I?"
Zheng Lingzhou took a few steps back, his face deathly pale.
He knew that she already knew the truth!
I heard that Zuliya is completely dead.
When Zheng Lingzhou first heard the news, besides being somewhat shocked, he actually felt a sense of relief.
He opened his mouth, speechless, trying to explain.
However, he didn't know what he could say.
He and his sister definitely wanted her dead.
They wanted her to suffer endless grievances in the Li family, to die in the most tragic way, and to become a vengeful ghost filled with rage.
In this way, his closest bloodline with his elder sister can continue to live on in this world.
"But...but nothing happened, right?"
"Luo'er, Uncle..."
Li Qingluo: "Shut up!"
"You are Li Jingchuan's uncle, not mine!"
"I no longer expect any more family affection; having my grandmother in this world is enough."
"And who are you to compare yourself to?"
"Do you really think I'm some ignorant girl who's never experienced anything, that I'll readily offer my heart to you with the slightest bit of kindness, and then let you take whatever you want from me?"
She is someone who has already died once.
If it weren't for her grandmother, family ties would be the thing she valued least.
Only her grandmother would make her disregard everything again.
"Furthermore, things that haven't happened aren't because they couldn't have happened."
"Instead, I prevented the tragedy that would have happened to me."
"If it weren't for that, I probably would have died on some snowy night last winter, right?"
"Zheng Lingzhou, I will never forgive you!"
Faced with her icy gaze, Zheng Lingzhou looked utterly defeated.
However, he is never one to give up easily.
The angrier Li Qingluo got, the more he wanted to talk to her and make things clear.
He strode forward, his voice trembling with emotion, and asked, "Luo'er, I'll do anything for you, as long as you're willing to put this aside and accept Xiao Chuan..."
Li Qingluo raised her arm, and the dagger she had been holding stabbed fiercely into his shoulder.
Her white clothes were stained with drops of blood that had spurted from his wound.
Despite the pain, Zheng Lingzhou did not push her away.
Instead, he grabbed her hand and plunged the dagger even deeper: "If this makes you feel better, why not stab me even deeper?"
Li Qinglu broke free.
I think he's crazy.
He's even crazier than me.
She couldn't help but sneer: "You know perfectly well that I won't take your life."
“Since His Highness Prince Su wants to spare your life, then you still have a reason to live.”
"As for Zheng Lingzhou, from now on, we will neither know each other nor have any connection when we meet."
Let's just be strangers and not interfere with each other!
She was about to leave after she finished speaking.
Zheng Lingzhou reached out his bloodied hand and grabbed her tightly.
"Luo'er!"
"I know that you are about to become the Princess Consort of Su."
"But I only have one question..."
Is he good to you?
Li Qinglu looked at Zheng Lingzhou with a puzzled expression.
I don't understand why he would ask such a question.
But just then, a deep, angry voice rang out behind them: "What are you doing?"
Li Qingluo turned her head and saw Duan Rongshi dressed in all black, with a very simple appearance.
Before she could react, Zheng Lingzhou had already quickly shaken her off.
"Please do not misunderstand, Your Highness."
"It was your subordinate and Luo... who talked to Princess Yaoguang about some trivial past events."
"Your subordinate has offended the county princess, and I beg Your Highness to punish me."
Duan Rongshi narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw the dagger on Zheng Lingzhou's shoulder and the bloodstains that had soaked his body.
"Get down!"
Zheng Lingzhou got up and left quickly.
Only after walking a distance did he turn back and glance at what was behind him.
Seeing the two of them standing together, an overwhelming sense of loss finally surfaced in his eyes...
Before Zheng Lingzhou had gone far, Duan Rongshi had already walked over.
With a stern face, he picked up a handkerchief and vigorously wiped the bloodstains off her hands.
But no matter how much you wipe, you can't really wipe it completely clean.
He almost scraped the skin off Li Qingluo's palms.
She couldn't help but whisper, "Your Highness?"
"Are you angry that Zheng Lingzhou grabbed my wrist?"
Duan Rongshi: "No. Am I such a petty and narrow-minded gentleman?"
However, he glared fiercely at her.
Which woman is as straightforward as her, speaking of relationships between men and women without the slightest bit of shyness?
She was caught red-handed by her future husband having an affair with another man, but she didn't blush or feel flustered at all.
Such uprightness left Duan Rongshi with nowhere to vent his anger.
Li Qinglu stared at him with a half-smile.
It was as if she had already seen through him completely.
Duan Rongshi: ...
Okay, let's just say that's him.
"If this happens again, you'll be sorry!"
Li Qingluo, instead of being amused, asked, "How does Your Highness want me to look good?"
Duan Rongshi narrowed his eyes, grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms, his tone already carrying a strong threat: "What, do you really think there will be a next time?"
"Then it won't just be his hand; I'll cripple your wrist as well!"
He spoke fiercely, and the force in his hand increased.
He was never a particularly tender person to begin with.
Her uniqueness is already a rare find in this world.
The darkness and bloodlust in his heart have never diminished in the slightest.
If Li Qingluo were to truly betray him, he would show no mercy.
Even if he cripples her, he will keep her by his side.
Li Qingluo was somewhat frightened by him.
Seeing her pale face, Duan Rongshi's tone softened again: "Have you calmed down?"
He suddenly asked her a question.
Li Qingluo looked up at him.
Did he already know what Zheng Lingzhou and her brother had intended for her?
But he still spared the lives of the siblings.
Because, compared to the grievances she had suffered, the injustices suffered by the Zheng family were more important.
He had weighed the pros and cons, so this time he decided to let go of her entanglement with the Zheng siblings.
Some things were left unsaid, but both of them understood them in their hearts.
Some things are better left unexplained.
"No."
After she finished speaking, she hugged herself and strode away, while Duan Rongshi quickly hugged her tightly.
"Luo'er, do you blame me?"
"I'll make it up to you later..."
Li Qingluo sighed deeply.
"How can Your Highness blame you?"
"Besides, for Li Jingchuan's sake, I really wouldn't kill them."
Even if he were to use ruthless methods, at least Zheng Wanxiu would be spared.
However, it is understandable that he recruited the Zheng siblings out of loyalty and old friendship.
In this world, love is not the most important thing.
There are many things that require a conscience.
Thinking of this, Li Qingluo turned around and hugged Duan Rongshi.
"Your Highness, I'm really alright."
"If you feel indebted to the Zheng family, then doing this is perfectly reasonable, and they are indeed still of great use."
“After we get married, we will be one.”
"Compared to these, Luo'er's personal grievances are nothing but trivial matters."
Her sense of righteousness made Duan Rongshi feel even more ashamed.
He lifted her chin, looked into her eyes, and asked gently, "How can I make it up to you?"
“Tell me, I’m willing to give you anything.”
Li Qingluo smiled and said, "Then how about Your Highness's eternal sincerity?"
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