Phoenix Power Country, Sky Prison——
The cold wind whistled past the icy iron windows, and the biting cold split into sharp blades, scraping the person inside the window fiercely.
Qi Qingyun's cell was still covered with silver blankets, and the soft and comfortable mink fur tightly wrapped around his frail body. He was cold all over and shivered as he curled up in a corner.
His lips were frozen purple, his face was pale, and his skin was trembling.
And in front of him stood a heroic beauty.
Her sharp eyes locked onto him tightly, her elegant brows slightly furrowed, her voice stern, her breath scorching like fire—
"You still won't tell me?"
She looked down at him condescendingly, with her hands behind her back, but she slowly clenched her palms.
However, the person in the sight seemed not to hear, his eyes were weak and lifeless, his eyelids were half closed, and he was still whispering with a weak breath:
"Wife...Wife, I am cold...Qingyun is so cold...cold..."
Long Chujun felt both angry and helpless. After watching him quietly for a few seconds, he stretched out his right hand and placed it on his head, dispelling the cold and spreading warmth...
When his complexion improved, Long Chujun easily withdrew his hand, looked at his pitiful appearance, and said in a cold and hard voice:
"If you continue to be so stubborn, I can't protect you!"
Her breath was like a stove, making him feel warm; but her voice was like a knife, making him feel as if he was being cut alive.
"I don't know... My wife... Your Highness... What do you want me to say..."
"Don't know?" Long Chujun suddenly laughed, a cold laugh. "Grave robbing, treason, murdering loyal officials, secretly digging tunnels, hiding corpse puppets... all these things, each and every one of them, his ambition is obvious! And you still say you don't know?!"
"Qingyun doesn't know... Your Highness, Qingyun is innocent. Qingyun really doesn't know... really doesn't know..."
He shook his head bitterly, hoping to gain her mercy.
But all the evidence pointed to him, how could she dare to believe him? !
"Qi Qingyun, if you really won't cry until you see the coffin, I can't tolerate you anymore."
She sighed deeply, as if she was extremely tired.
"The auction is over. How long can I suppress the incriminating evidence? You've been reluctant to reveal the mastermind, but the world cannot remain without an explanation. I've considered this for a long time and have decided to write a letter dismissing you from your position as Young Master. However, I'm afraid this move won't be enough to convince the public. Then, the Qi family...will have to fend for themselves."
As soon as these words came out, the word "deposed" lingered in his mind for a long time, irritating his eardrums and making him panic.
"No, no, my wife, my wife, please believe me! Believe in Qingyun! Those things really have nothing to do with Qingyun! Qingyun didn't do it!"
He staggered forward, crawled up on his knees and hugged her legs tightly. His pale and stiff fingers were red from the cold, and when he exerted force, his joints turned horrifically white.
The thick, warm mink coat slipped off, and a sudden chill ran through his heart. His body went cold, and the next moment he started coughing violently, even choking and tears came to his eyes...
"Wife...cough cough!...Wife-cough! Believe me...it's not me-cough! It's really not me...it's not...cough cough!"
He was coughing violently. If it were before, Long Chujun would have held him in his arms and comforted him.
But the situation was different now. Long Chujun, who had always been aggressive towards him, now just looked at him coldly, his body straight as a pine tree, without any sign of wavering.
"If you don't want to, just stay here."
After saying that, she waved her sleeves, pushed him away mercilessly and left.
"My wife——!"
He called out hoarsely, his eyes full of attachment and humility.
"Please...for the sake of our many years of marriage...don't...ahem...don't divorce me, okay...? Qingyun was wrong...really wrong...Qingyun will be obedient from now on...Please...keep Qingyun...Qingyun wants to stay with my wife...I don't need a formal relationship...Qingyun doesn't want to leave my wife..."
"Don't want to? It only takes one word. If I tell you, you can return to Wutong Palace immediately. It's just that you don't want to."
She turned away, not wanting to look at his lingering and humble gaze.
The cold wind blew past, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly. Then she quickly regained her serious expression and said in a cold voice:
“Let go!”
He rushed over again and hugged her legs tightly.
It’s not that she couldn’t kick him away, but with her strength, he would be powerless to recover after one kick.
As the voice fell, she felt the person holding her calf tremble, but instead held her even tighter.
She was about to force it open, but suddenly she noticed some movement of the jade token in the storage ring, so she took it out without thinking and connected.
It’s a message from Long Aojun.
He said that he encountered a very powerful corpse puppet that could not be extinguished by the divine fire. It might be a former royal relative and he needed her help.
Hearing this, Long Chujun showed no expression. His half-closed eyelashes cast a dark shadow, covering his mysterious eyes, making them unclear...
Their words.
Qi Qingyun heard it.
But his emotions were obviously much more intense than Long Chujun's! His pale face suddenly lost the last trace of blood, and his eyes were pale with shock, hiding full of disbelief.
Then, when he saw her about to leave, he immediately became furious and said anxiously, "Wife! Wife, you can't go! You absolutely can't go!"
Long Chujun ignored him, pried open his fingers one by one, and then walked out without looking back.
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