As the elegant young man spoke, he stood up and walked to Hanxiang opposite him. He lifted Hanxiang's chin and said, "Look at this face, this little mouth. No wonder he cares about you so much. What would he do if he saw someone else kissing your little mouth?"
His hand gently traced Hanxiang's lips, and just as he was about to kiss her, he suddenly stood up. "Look at her, her little face has turned pale with fright. That won't look good!"
Mardan had already fainted. Seeing the blood flowing from Mardan's body, Hanxiang's tears streamed down her face. "Mardan, Mardan..."
The elegant young man leaned close to Hanxiang. "So? Still hesitating? Do you really want to see him die? Can you bear to see your child grow up without a father?"
Upon hearing this, Hanxiang couldn't hold back any longer, "Do you know who I am?"
The handsome young man laughed heartily, "Of course I know!"
"You need to think this through carefully. Who do you really care about more?"
“If you care about yourself, then kill him now and let him fill the tiger’s belly, and I will let you go back.”
"If you care about him and your child, you should know what choice you should make?"
Hanxiang retorted angrily, "Since you know our identities, how dare you treat us like this? If my father and the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty find out, you will surely die a horrible death!"
The elegant young man's hand touched Hanxiang's waist. "To die beneath the peony is to be romantic even as a ghost. To be able to sleep with a princess before I die is worth it!"
"You'd better hurry, the longer you hesitate, the faster he'll die!"
Hanxiang's defenses were gradually breached, and she finally looked up at the man in front of her. "You have to tell me, who are you?"
“My surname is Leng, and my given name is Ling. I am an orphan, and Leng Ling is a name I chose myself.”
"Now that you know my name, what is your choice?"
Hanxiang hesitated for a long time before saying, "I need you to save him immediately!"
Leng Ling smiled and said, "I can send my men to rescue him, and you can stay by my side..."
"Don't try to stall for time any longer. My patience is limited. I'm only willing to negotiate with you now because I'm in a good mood. If you hesitate any longer, I'll kill him, take you away, arrange for two corpses, and it will be easy to fool your father and the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. After that, you'll be mine alone!"
"Okay, I'll do as you say." Hanxiang remained silent for a long time before nodding in agreement.
"Very good." Leng Ling smiled, then had someone come in and carry Mardan away. "Hurry up and get a doctor to treat him. Don't let him die."
Seeing Mardan being taken away, Hanxiang felt a pang of despair.
As Leng Ling untied Han Xiang's ropes, he said, "Don't worry, I, Leng Ling, keep my word. As long as you cooperate with me, he definitely won't die!"
"Don't even think that you can resist me. You have no strength left, but you have other things to do..."
"You..." Hanxiang then realized something was wrong with her body, "You're despicable!"
Leng Ling forcefully grabbed Han Xiang's waist and pressed her against the wall. "You'd better make me happy, or I'll have them kill that man anytime. He'll die because of your lack of cooperation!"
Hanxiang never expected that this man would be so despicable and shameless!
She was almost losing control. "My little beauty, come here quickly, I'll take good care of you!"
However, Leng Ling's wishful thinking was thwarted.
Because at the critical moment, Yongqi and Xiaojian's men arrived, and Mardan was taken back for treatment.
Xiao Yanzi and Xia Ziwei also rushed into the cave, just in time to see Leng Ling trying to undress Hanxiang. Xiao Yanzi was furious and shouted, "You bastard, I'll kill you!"
"Hanxiang..." Xia Ziwei saw that Hanxiang's condition was not right and knew that she had been drugged with a nasty drug. She quickly gave her medicine to relieve the symptoms.
After regaining consciousness, Hanxiang saw that Xiaoyanzi and Xia Ziwei were all there. Her first reaction was to ask about Mardan's whereabouts, "Where is Mardan?"
Xia Ziwei comforted him, "Don't worry, Mardan is fine. The imperial physician is already treating him!"
It was another close call. Both Hanxiang and Mardan were frightened and have been resting ever since.
When Emperor Qianlong and Ali Khoja learned of this incident, they were both filled with lingering fear.
"Just who is this Leng Ling?" Qianlong asked Yongqi. "Why did he target Hanxiang?"
Yongqi replied, "His identity has been found out. He's an orphan. He learned all his skills and abilities on his own while wandering the martial arts world. He set his sights on Hanxiang a year ago..."
Hearing this, Ali and Zhuo looked at Yongqi in disbelief. "What? A year ago?"
Yongqi nodded, "A year ago, when Hanxiang and Mardan were traveling, he happened to spot them. Ever since then, he's been wanting to be with Hanxiang..."
"I never expected this to happen..."
"Father, it's all my fault. I failed in my duty of defense and ended up harming Hanxiang..."
Ali Hezhuo shook his head, "This is not the Fifth Prince's fault. That Leng Ling took advantage of the chaos when the assassins attacked you to take Hanxiang and Mardan away. You couldn't have prevented it!"
Emperor Qianlong then asked, "Yongqi, who sent those assassins?"
"Your Majesty, it was Leng Ling who orchestrated this whole thing. He sent men to block our way, pretended to rescue Hanxiang and Mardan, and then made demands of Hanxiang. Hanxiang cares so much about Mardan, she certainly doesn't want him to die..."
Ali and Zhuo sighed, "That Leng Ling must know Han Xiang's personality well, and know that she would compromise on anything for Mardan's life..."
"Fortunately, it was a close call, and thankfully, Fifth Prince and Little Swallow, you rescued them in time!"
Emperor Qianlong then looked at Ali Khoja, "I am truly ashamed that your princess suffered such harm in our Great Qing..."
"You can deal with Leng Ling and his men."
Ali and Zhuo smiled and said, "Let's leave this matter to Hanxiang and Mardan to handle after they recover!"
Emperor Qianlong nodded. "Very well."
Finally, Qianlong looked at Yongqi and said, "Yongqi, have Physician Hu and the others send all kinds of good medicinal herbs to Hanxiang and Mardan, and make sure they recover as soon as possible!"
Yongqi replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, I obey!"
When Yongqi arrived at Hanxiang and Mardan's residence, Xiaoyanzi, Xia Ziwei, and the others were already inside.
As soon as I stepped inside, I heard Saiya's angry words, "How awful! How can there be such a person? What kind of 'love' is this? It's terrifying!"
"Hanxiang, you can't let someone like this get away with it! Someone like him deserves to be torn to pieces!"
Hanxiang smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, although I am kind-hearted, I will not let anyone who bullies me get away with it!"
Especially when she saw the knife wounds on Mardan's body, she wished she could stab him a few times too!
If he still dares to covet her, she'll make sure he's childless and can never be a man again!
Mardan thought the same thing: "Don't worry, I will work with Hanxiang to repay his 'life-saving grace'!"
Little Swallow added, "If you need anything, I have lots of good things here that can help you vent your anger!"
Mardan smiled. "If he can withstand my and Hanxiang's attacks, then he can use yours!"
Leng Ling's fate was that after enduring various tortures, he witnessed his manhood being eaten by a dog. Unable to bear it, he committed suicide, and Yong Qi arranged for someone to burn him to ashes!
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