Chapter 843 Jealousy
Outside the window, the sounds of fighting and shouting continued. Lin Yuesha was wide awake. She finally understood why the servants of Helian City's mansion were not flustered at all when the group of men in black came last time. They remained calm and composed. Being attacked for revenge every now and then, they probably had long been used to it.
No wonder the mansion has so many interconnected tunnels; if you can win, you can fight; if you can't, you can always run away.
Helian Cheng had made too many enemies, so he had to have some foresight to survive.
"I didn't sleep well, I'll catch up on sleep after dawn."
Lin Yuesha negotiated with Yuwen Kun because she wanted to go out for a stroll, but she had too many things on her mind. Xu Da was still locked up in the dungeon, and she couldn't be that carefree.
"Dealing with the body at your residence will likely take a while. Are you sure you want to stay here?"
Yuwen Kun stood up, stomped his foot on the ground, and said in a deep voice, "Under this house, I don't know how many dead people's bones are buried."
"That can't be right. Who would bury dead people's bones in their own house? Aren't there mass graves?"
Lin Yuesha shivered and rubbed her shoulders, suddenly feeling a cold wind blowing from all around.
Given Helian Cheng's behavior of sleeping in a coffin that had once contained dead people, and his complete lack of taboos regarding life and death, it is not surprising that he would do such a thing.
“Every few days, a group of men in black come to Helian’s mansion. They can get in, but they can’t get out.”
There was a mortuary in the backyard of the mansion, which was used to hold the dead. When there was no more room, the skeletons would be dug out and thrown into a specially built room in the tunnel.
Yuwen Kun spoke calmly, as he was already used to it. In the north, Prince Xiao Su of Zhenbei liked to play with young girls who had not yet reached marriageable age. After playing them to death, he would find one with a pleasing appearance, bury her in the garden, and plant a clump of hydrangeas on her.
The hydrangeas, which absorb human blood year-round, turn a deep pink color, becoming a scenic feature of the residence.
Lin Yuesha remained silent. The powerful figures she had come into contact with were ruthless and almost all had very perverse fetishes. For example, Yuwen Kun himself was a ruthless killer, but he didn't like to dispose of the corpses and chose to feed them to dogs.
"There are tunnels underground?"
Lin Yuesha grasped the key words, which suggested that Blue Eyes was familiar with Helian Cheng's residence, and perhaps there was a spy among Helian Cheng's men.
"Why are you asking about this? Do you think you can escape on your own, or that Qi Heng will come to your rescue?"
Back in Sishui City, Yuwen Kun deliberately let Lin Yuesha go.
There was turmoil among the barbarian cities, and that old codger had designs on Sishui City. He didn't want to keep a weakness by his side, and since Lin Yuesha was not yet of marriageable age, he chose to send her back.
The little girl ran through the tunnel once and assumed that all tunnels were escape routes leading to the outside of Jinyu Pass.
"No, Lord City Lord, you know I'm always pragmatic. Xu Da is imprisoned in the dungeon and no one is coming to his rescue. If the Great Qi had the manpower and resources, they wouldn't be rescuing me first."
As for saving herself, Lin Yuesha didn't want to. Being in an unfamiliar place, she dared not have any other thoughts.
"I read in a storybook that there are secret rooms in the tunnels used to hide treasures."
Real gold and silver displayed in the open attract covetous eyes, while those hidden in secret rooms are untraceable to ordinary people.
Lin Yuesha probed Yuwen Kun indirectly.
"Helian Cheng is no ordinary person. He keeps all his treasures in his coffin and sleeps with them every day."
The rest, which weren't too valuable, were kept in a small room that had been set up inside the tunnel.
"Isn't that for storing bones?"
Lin Yuesha shuddered. No wonder the tunnel always felt eerie, with a chilling wind blowing around it.
"Treasures are hidden in the morgue where bones are kept, and they are not easy to be discovered. Only Helian Cheng has the mind to do so."
After Yuwen Kun finished speaking, he suddenly thought of an interesting game and took Lin Yuesha on a treasure hunt.
"No, thank you."
Lin Yuesha resolutely refused. Although she wanted to agree verbally, she had to show fear and resistance to fall into Blue Eyes' trap.
"I have to go."
As expected, the more Lin Yuesha struggled, the more interested Yuwen Kun became, and he made the final decision to kill her.
Searching for treasure among piles of bones must be quite exhilarating.
"Lord of the City, I'm scared."
Lin Yuesha wasn't pretending; she was genuinely terrified. Those people had died horribly enough, and digging for treasure in piles of bones was disturbing the peace of the dead.
As for the treasure, Qi Heng's men took it away; Lin Yuesha was unwilling to take on such a difficult task.
"You won't be afraid when you see the treasure."
Yuwen Kun stood up and walked to the door. Looking into the distance, before Lin Yuesha thought he was about to leave, he said, "The New Year is coming soon, so consider this a New Year's gift from this city lord to you."
As the night wore on, Helian Cheng's residence gradually quieted down. Lin Yuesha lay in bed, only able to hear the rustling of the wind.
Despite her inner fear, her insomnia over the past few days helped her fall asleep quickly.
When she woke up, Li Ruoshuang had already brought in warm water.
"Lin Yuesha, what kind of bewitching potion did you give the city lord? He actually wants to take you out of the manor to stroll through the market."
Inside the room, Li Ruoshuang had long since lost the restraint and submissiveness she displayed in front of Yuwen Kun. Sitting in a chair, her tone was full of questioning.
Now that Lin Yuesha is married to Qi Heng, she should uphold the virtues of a wife and not cling to a man who is not her husband.
"The city lord's word is law. How could a mere woman like me possibly influence him?"
Lin Yuesha brushed her teeth with toothpaste and glanced at Li Ruoshuang out of the corner of her eye. Helian Cheng and his male concubine Han Lu were plotting to kill someone with a borrowed knife, but Li Ruoshuang was unaware of this and instead came to cause trouble for her.
There was one thing Lin Yuesha could never understand.
Whether in the Great Qi or among the barbarians, men clearly dominate everything and hold many decision-making powers. Someone like her, living under someone else's roof and struggling to survive, has no choice but to obey Yuwen Kun's call to protect her. Once Yuwen Kun makes his decision, Li Ruoshuang is the first to confront her.
The decision isn't hers; if she's so capable, she should go find Yuwen Kun!
"Lin Yuesha, stop pretending. You're eating what's in your bowl while eyeing what's in the pot. On the surface, you want to escape the city lord, but in reality, you're enjoying the city lord's kindness to you."
Li Ruoshuang spat. She hated hypocritical and two-faced women the most. Flies don't land on eggs without cracks. If Lin Yuesha hadn't shown affection for Yuwen Kun, why would the city lord have gone to such lengths to please Lin Yuesha?
How could someone like him care about a woman's feelings?
Lin Yuesha was utterly wronged by Li Ruoshuang's accusations.
Yes, she approached Yuwen Kun for personal gain, but she had absolutely no intention of getting close to him, nor did she wrong Qi Heng.
Women are often blinded by jealousy, and instead of focusing on men, they go to great lengths to undermine their rivals.
Furthermore, Li Ruoshuang truly thinks highly of her. If Yuwen Kun were so easily controlled, he wouldn't be all alone now.
"I agree to your terms."
Li Ruoshuang was blinded by jealousy, which is why she lashed out at Lin Yuesha. After she calmed down, she realized that what Lin Yuesha said made a lot of sense.
But what exactly does the city lord like about Lin Yuesha? Apart from her excellent cooking skills, in Li Ruoshuang's eyes, Lin Yuesha is truly worthless.
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