The moment their eyes met, the air seemed to suddenly freeze.
After a while, Gu Yanran was the first to lose her composure, unable to maintain her composure. She stared at Chu Qingluan in front of her and screamed:
"Chu Qingluan? Why is it you?"
Wasn’t it said that she was the third prince’s mistress?
Is she a vixen?
How did he become Chu Qingluan?
The princess of Da Chu?
In a flash, Gu Yanran felt as if thunder was rumbling and her brain was not enough.
At the same time, Chu Qingluan was shocked when she saw her.
But she did not act as exaggerated as Gu Yanran. Instead, her eyes turned cold and her tone became distant.
"I was wondering who it was. It turned out to be Miss Gu who came back from the dead. Oh, no, look at my poor memory."
Chu Qingluan deliberately dragged out the last syllable, and then said: "You forgot that you are not of the Gu family's bloodline, but just the daughter of a family slave. Why don't you tell me what I should call you? Miss Ge? Or..."
Before she finished her words, Gu Yanran's face had turned pale, and her nails painted with red nails dug deeply into her palms.
It was like a mask that had been carefully disguised for many years, but was ripped off by someone, revealing the rottenness and ugliness inside.
After being in Youzhou for so long, she had already adapted to her identity as a saint, and had also accepted that everyone would respectfully address her as "saint" when they saw her.
I'm used to being the center of attention and being high above everyone else.
But now, seeing Chu Qingluan again, all those memories that she had deliberately hidden and forgotten came flooding back like a tide.
In the blink of an eye, she seemed to have turned back into the notorious Gu Yanran who had lost all her reputation in the capital...
“Ahhhhh…”
Gu Yanran was furious, the hatred in her eyes almost turned into substance, "Chu Qingluan! Do you think it's the same as before?"
She took a sudden step forward, but was stopped by Xiaotao with her arm crossed.
She screamed regardless, "You are just a prisoner now! And I am the Saint of the White Lotus Sect, the person the Third Prince trusts the most!"
At this moment, Gu Yanran was like a child who was eager to be recognized by his parents and was eager to defeat the other party to show his ability.
Childish and ridiculous.
"Really?" Chu Qingluan stood up slowly, elegantly and calmly: "Then why did you only know about my visit to Youzhou City now?"
The expression on Gu Yanran's face suddenly froze.
Chu Qingluan's words were like a dagger, piercing precisely into the most vulnerable part of her heart.
On the surface, she is indeed the Saint of the White Lotus Sect, respected and loved by the people.
But in fact, only she herself knew that the reason why Chu Hong kept her and promoted her to the position of saint was actually a transaction that was mutually agreed upon!
During the day, she is a saint who is high above and extremely holy.
At night, she was a tool for Chu Hong to win over powerful officials and soldiers.
Let's not talk about anything else, just look at the dignitaries and powerful people in Youzhou City and its vicinity, who hasn't had an affair with her?
Her body was already riddled with holes and broken into pieces.
But this is her only value and bargaining chip.
No matter how much she repulsed and disgusted she felt in her heart, she had to cater to those greedy men for Chu Hong!
Gu Yanran's heart seemed to be bleeding!
She hates it so much!
It is obvious that Chu Qingluan is already a prisoner now, but why can she still be so high and mighty?
Also, what's with that look in her eyes that's like she's looking down at an ant?
"Chu Qingluan!"
Gu Yanran screamed: "Don't forget, you are in my hands now!"
She was so angry that she had lost her mind. She waved her hand fiercely and ordered behind her: "You guys, entertain the princess well!"
Two burly women stepped forward immediately with ferocious smiles on their faces. One of them pulled out a whip and swung it in the air with a crisp "snap" sound.
Gu Yanran came prepared today, so the guards and servants she brought with her all had some skills.
She slowly sat down on a chair beside her. "Your Highness, you have never tasted the whip in your life, right? I will open your eyes today——"
She picked up the teacup and a vicious smile appeared on her red lips.
Chu Qingluan still sat upright in the first seat, without even raising her eyelids, as if the farce before her had nothing to do with her.
"What are you still standing there for? Get started!"
Gu Yanran shouted sternly.
However, just as the woman raised her whip, a dark shadow flashed by.
"ah!"
With a scream, the old woman's wrist was hit by a copper coin and the whip fell to the ground with a "snap".
It’s Xiaotao.
She hadn't known when she had flashed in front of Chu Qingluan, the short sword in her hand shining coldly.
"Saintess." Xiao Tao said expressionlessly, "The Third Prince has ordered that no one is allowed to harm the Third Prince in the slightest."
Gu Yanran's face turned pale and was distorted with anger.
"But she offended this Saint Lady and was disrespectful to the Third Prince!"
Gu Yanran's voice was sharp, with a vicious light flashing in her eyes.
"As the Saint of the White Lotus Sect, I have the responsibility to educate the world and punish those who are disrespectful. If I don't teach her a lesson today, won't it ruin the Third Prince's plan in the future?"
After saying this, she glanced at her trusted maid, who immediately pulled out two slender silver needles from her sleeves, the needle tips glowing with a faint orchid glow.
"Your Highness is so precious that he cannot bear the pain of the flesh. This 'bone-eroding needle' will only paralyze the whole body for three days. Just take it as a reminder to Your Highness—"
"How dare you!" Xiao Tao shouted, holding the dagger across her body, "How dare you!"
"Why wouldn't this Saint dare?"
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