Chapter 48 Chapter 48 Jinjiang First Release
Chapter 48
Su Li was shaken by the cold and piercing voice.
She stood there frozen, sweating and trembling, unable to move for a long time.
That day, the oppressive feeling between the sheets came back to her. She was trapped in the thick, hot bed curtains. She could only feel Cui Jue pressing closer and closer, and could only feel his gloomy and ghostly aura chasing her.
She was forced to cover her eyes; she could not see anything.
Cui Jue was unwilling to even give him the power to face his fear.
Su Li escaped from the nightmare and her eyes became clear again.
Su Li opened her moist almond-shaped eyes and saw the thin wooden door in front of her.
She was shaking, her fingers curled up against the door.
She said to her grandmother and Qiu Gui who were anxiously calling out from inside the door, "Don't come out... Please, don't come out..."
Don't let Cui Jue see you.
Don't try to rescue her.
Don't see her in such a state of embarrassment and helplessness...
This was Su Li's remaining self-esteem at work.
She never reports bad news but good news, because she doesn't want anyone to worry about her.
The noise inside the door quieted down, and soon Su Li heard Qiu Gui's voice coaxing the old man. A moment later she heard the depressed and suppressed sobbing of relatives and friends.
Before Su Li could say anything else, a rough horsewhip pressed against the back of her exposed neck.
The cold leather whip handle, like a long sword with a sharp edge, slid down inch by inch along Su Li's snow-white skin and soft flesh, pressing on the rugged ridges that bulged as she lowered her head slightly.
His movements were firm, lingering on her snowy skin, trying to smooth out all the sharp edges that had grown on Su Li's body.
The movement of the horsewhip paused, and Cui Jue increased the force of the whip, suddenly thrusting it hard, almost crushing it into Su Li's flesh.
At this moment, a thought came to Su Li's mind - he must have felt that if the blood vessels in that spot were to vibrate, he could be killed with one blow.
He wants to kill her!
Su Li's heartbeat suddenly stopped, and even her breathing became tense. It felt as if a shaky guillotine was hanging above her head, and the sharp blade was swaying in front of her eyes, making her dizzy.
The fire behind her became even brighter. It was a group of soldiers approaching. Everyone was examining her as a prisoner, and everyone was waiting for Cui Jue to torture her to death.
Su Li couldn't escape even if she had wings.
"Su Li..." Cui Jue suddenly called her.
The man's tone was calm, but Su Li knew Cui Jue. She knew that he was secretly angry, and resentment was surging in his chest.
Su Li was suddenly startled: "Young Master..."
Cui Jue's voice turned cold, and the whip in his palm gently tapped Su Li's neck, again and again.
Ru Fanliang twisted his finger bones around her shoulder spine with a vicious and ferocious move, intending to break her long neck.
"I've been taking contraceptive medicine for a long time, so it's impossible for you to get pregnant." Cui Jue paused and said coldly, "Or maybe the baby in your belly is not my flesh and blood, but the result of someone else's affair?"
Su Li's scalp was numb and she almost wanted to scream. How could she have known that Cui Jue would be so despicable. He actually drank the contraceptive medicine so early. He actually set a trap for her so early.
If he didn't want to give birth to a child, why did he have sex with him?
In a flash, Su Li figured it out.
Cui Jue simply wanted to see her make love in a funny way.
He just wanted to see her being hypocritical and trying to please him...
How could there be such a treacherous and evil man!
How could there be such a ferocious Shura evil ghost!
But Su Li's friends and relatives were all in the courtyard, and she couldn't make things worse and anger Cui Jue. She still wanted to help her relatives find a way out.
"My Lord, I have not had any affair with anyone else. The pregnancy story is all fake. I just took some medicinal food, which is why I have a slippery pulse..."
Cui Jue sneered, "Really?"
Then, Su Li felt the cold whip handle moving down through her thin and soft summer shirt to her sagging waist, and then along her waistline, all the way to the girl's flat belly.
Cui Jue lingered on that spot of skin and flesh, the whip mercilessly caressing her lower abdomen, pressing down on her dress, slowly making circles...
Su Li didn't know what he was testing, but she was very afraid of Cui Jue's silent look.
Cold sweat was pouring down her face, and even her palms were covered with hot sweat. Her knuckles were bulging as she pressed against the door unwillingly, her fingertips flattened and turning pale.
Cui Jue didn't say anything. Su Li could only endure the pain in her legs and beg for mercy: "I was wrong to deceive the eldest master."
When Su Li saw the carrier pigeon, she knew that Cui Jue must have found out all the truth.
He was kept in the dark and had his body defiled by the peasant girl and lowly people he hated the most. Naturally, he was furious...
"I was determined to escape the shackles of the Su family and didn't want my grandmother to be controlled by others, so I resorted to this desperate measure."
"I know I am of humble origin, but a peasant girl from the countryside. I was wrong to defile the noble young master's body and offend the Lord."
Su Li suppressed her fear and tried hard to pronounce her words clearly, stating the words of plea for mercy one by one.
It’s her fault that she’s not capable enough to run farther.
It was her fault that she made one wrong move in chess and was captured alive by Cui Jue.
It’s her bad luck, not anyone else’s fault.
Su Li was waiting for Cui Jue's charity and waiting for a miraculous turn of events, but she obviously miscalculated.
The person behind her is Cui Jue.
It’s the eldest son who is cold-hearted and will never tolerate a traitor!
Sure enough, the next moment, Su Li's jaw was clamped tightly by someone, and he forced her to turn her face and look directly at Tianwei.
Su Li's dark eyes suddenly met a cold and handsome face. She was forced to turn around, raise her chin, and stare at him.
She saw his stern eyes, cold brows, his tense neck, and the dormant blue blood vessels in it, gradually swelling.
Cui Jue seemed to be extremely angry, and the air he exhaled was boiling, brushing against her eyebrows, burning her eyelashes and making them tremble.
Behind Cui Jue, the sky was gloomy and covered with dark clouds.
This was a sign of the coming heavy rain, and the sky was cracked into purple-blue lightning dragons.
Boom——!
In the distant mountains, twisted and ferocious lightning appeared, a purple dragon was baring its fangs and claws in the clouds, and thunder was roaring.
The loud noise frightened Su Li so much that she trembled and the tears in her eyes fell.
Su Li was afraid of Cui Jue, but she still wanted to say: "I deserve to die, but my grandmother, Qiu Gui and the others are innocent. I hope that Your Excellency will be magnanimous and spare their lives..."
After these words were spoken, Cui Jue finally laughed coldly.
The man turned his back to everyone and looked down at Su Li.
Cui Jue was immersed in the light of the fire held high by the generals. His handsome face was cast even colder by the dark shadows, and it was difficult to tell whether he was happy or angry.
He stared at Su Li with a fierce, sinister gaze, spoke slowly, and was filled with anger.
"Su Li, as you said, you are just a lowly thing."
Just a pariah who dared to tease him.
"In that case, what qualifications do you have to... bargain with me?"
Su Li's jaw was held by the man's long fingers, the veins on his wrist were bulging, he was suppressing his strength, ready to strike.
Su Li almost thought that her jaw was going to be crushed by Cui Jue, but although she felt pain, she also realized that Cui Jue did not want to kill her so easily. He endured it because he felt that there was more to come.
Su Li was breathing rapidly, and her lower lip was almost bleeding from being bitten by her.
What else?!
Thunder exploded again in the vast sky, and the light from the sky made Su Li's almond-shaped eyes shine brightly.
The next moment, she saw the soldiers bringing in a huge bamboo cage.
The bamboo strips are woven so densely that they are almost airtight.
As soon as it landed, the bamboo cage was filled with the sound of countless birds flapping their wings.
The strong fragrance of osmanthus filled the air, forming a sharp contrast with the cold armor.
Su Li stared at the scene in a daze, and realized in her heart that this was the carrier pigeon she had raised.
Cui Jue caught them all and imprisoned them in a bamboo cage.
The birds were frightened and struggled and flapped their wings, repeatedly crashing into the cage without hesitation. However, the exit had already been blocked by Cui Jue. They had no way to retreat and resistance was futile.
The torches held by the soldiers were getting closer and closer.
The wind pulled at the bright flames and tore apart the red flags.
Su Li realized what Cui Jue was going to do. She screamed and shouted, "Stop! Stop!"
Su Li's eyes widened. She tried desperately to drive away those tall and strong soldiers, but the moment she ran forward, she was trapped by Cui Jue and was hugged tightly without any explanation.
Then, several fire sticks were thrown towards the bamboo cage without hesitation.
Crash!
Flames shot up into the sky, and the ground was covered with smoke and ashes.
The intense crimson color burned into Su Li's eyes, melting her whole body into the sea of fire.
Su Li's back was stiff and she couldn't move for a long time.
She smelled the scorching smell of flesh and blood, and watched the flames rise into the sky, and the bird feathers were ejected from the bamboo cage under repeated impact.
She couldn't touch the birds that were trying to escape, she couldn't save them!
She listened to the flapping of wings of the little birds that wanted to fly freely, but were ultimately trapped and died in cages.
The wailing was incessant and deafening.
All of Su Li's thoughts of escape were ruthlessly cut off by Cui Jue tonight.
She knelt on the ground in a daze, but just as her slender body was about to sink, she was embraced by a strong and powerful arm.
Su Li couldn't even enjoy her breakdown...
Cui Jue seemed somewhat pleased, and his tone became much calmer.
He leaned over to Su Li's ear and whispered, "Since I've already allowed you to have a child, why are you running away?"
Su Li was so numb that she didn't even tremble. Her tears had dried up and her eyelashes were wet with salty tears and twisted into strands.
She murmured to herself, "I'm just afraid... of being torn into pieces by the eldest young master..."
Just like a bird, it will hit its head and bleed but there is no way out.
Cui Jue smiled inexplicably: "Oh, then you can get what you want today."
He raised his cold fingertips and gently stroked Su Li's cheek. The cold fingertips left red marks on her face, and the words he uttered were more vicious than a venomous snake.
"Come here, capture the old woman and the maid in the house!"
The secret guard received the order and was about to enter the hospital with a sharp long knife in hand.
When Su Li saw that group of ferocious guards, her confused thoughts immediately became clear.
She shouted, "Stop! Stop!!"
Cui Jue brought a group of soldiers and bullied her ferociously outside the door, which already frightened her grandmother and Qiu Gui. Now he wanted to go in with a knife and capture Su Li's relatives... This move almost caused a devastating blow to Su Li.
Her kindness, reserve, gentleness...all her good qualities were completely stripped away by Cui Jue at this moment.
She was almost naked, exposed in front of Cui Jue for his scrutiny and inspection.
Cui Jue can do anything, but he must not intimidate her relatives and friends!
Su Li grabbed Cui Jue's robe tightly, her eyes bloodshot as she shouted in frustration, "Cui Jue! You can't treat my family like this! If you hate me, why don't you kill me?! If you're disgusted with me, why not just give me a knife and let me die quickly!"
"Kill me! Kill me!"
She was so determined to die that she was no longer afraid of angering Cui Jue.
She only regretted that she had no blade in her hand and could not die together with Cui Jue.
It was a pity that she was too weak to kill Cui Jue!
Hearing this, Cui Jue pursed his lips slightly. He looked at the crazy woman, and his narrow and long phoenix eyes gradually turned colder.
"Do you think a commoner like you can call me by my name?"
Su Li was still looking up at Cui Jue with her neck stretched out. Although she was kneeling on the ground, her back was straight, like a white crane in the mountains, with an indomitable determination and resolve.
She is not afraid of death.
She wanted to die.
It seemed as if being with Cui Jue was something worse than death.
This scene caught Cui Jue's eyes and aroused his even more fierce anger.
But this scene also inexplicably reminded him of the night when Su Li jumped off the cliff.
That time, Su Li also stared at him with such determination, her eyes were red and her gaze was firm.
Her robes fluttered and rustled, like a fairy ascending to heaven.
Su Li smiled at him, her lips blooming.
She shouted his name, and with the determination to go through fire and water, she jumped into the bottomless abyss in front of him.
She is fearless and has no attachment to this world.
The flames burned behind Su Li, like a sea of blood covering the sky.
The stunning woman that day is just like she is now.
Su Li confronted him.
…
Because Cui Jue did not issue another killing order, the secret guards who wanted to capture people stopped and stood there in shock and confusion, not knowing why.
Boom!
There was lightning and thunder in the sky again, and heavy rain came pouring down.
Cui Jue hated rainy days the most, but now, he was willing to soak in the rain, letting the wet, sticky, and unreasonable rain water pour over him and soak through his dark robe.
The wet rain slid down Cui Jue's white arm bones, rolled down along the meridians on the thin back of his hand, and the crystal clear raindrops condensed on the man's slender fingers.
Behind the two of them, the blazing bamboo cage was finally extinguished by a rain.
The flames were completely extinguished by the rain.
In such a silent and eternal night, Su Li looked up at Cui Jue who was high above her.
She was shivering with cold and her breathing was disordered.
She knew that the secret guards had stopped at the gate of the courtyard, and she felt a little relieved.
Su Li waited for a long time until a finger gently landed on her forehead.
Su Li stopped trembling. She couldn't see Cui Jue's face clearly, nor did she know what was brewing in his dark eyes.
She only heard the man's cold voice and his bland words: "Su Li, I told you before, I hate being deceived... I should kill you, your grandmother, and your maid as well. I will not show you mercy."
He still had the intention to kill, and he still wanted to attack Su Li's grandmother and friends.
But Su Li vaguely sensed something, and she made a bold guess. She grabbed Cui Jue's fingers tightly as if she was grabbing a life-saving straw.
She showed weakness to Cui Jue and begged for his mercy.
She tried her best to soften the cruel and ruthless Cui Jue.
"Young Master! Please, please... don't scare my grandmother!"
"My Lord, I will never run away again..."
After a moment, Su Li was picked up by Cui Jue by the waist.
He threw her heavily into the rented carriage, almost hitting her shoulder bone.
Before Su Li could sit down, the carriage started moving.
Following the army, Su Li finally arrived at a villa where Governor Lin was housed.
Late at night, the car curtain was lifted again.
This time, Cui Jue personally pulled the man off the carriage and into a luxuriously decorated bedroom.
Su Li was soaked by the rain and she fell down on the edge of the bed, wet.
The sound of a red candle flickering on the side and emitting sparks woke Su Li, who was still in a daze.
She was battered by the rain, and her hairpin fell to the ground with a tinkling sound. Her black hair half fell down, draping over her shoulders and covering half of her face covered with pink acne scars.
When Cui Jue thought that Su Li looked like such a monster just to avoid him, he felt a chill in his heart. He bent his knees and climbed onto the bed, resting his hands between Su Li's legs.
The man's black clothes were dripping with water, wetting the entire bed. His black hair was soaked by the rain until it turned dark black, like a long-tailed black snake, hanging down to Su Li's snow-white neck.
As if to strangle her.
Raindrops flowed from Cui Jue's cold and hard jaw into Su Li's slightly open skirt, condensed on her cold body, and rolled into the ravines.
Su Li clenched her fingers, closed her almond-shaped eyes, and hid the fear in them.
Cui Jue watched coldly for a while, then he reached out and touched Su Li's shoulder and arm. The moment he touched her, Su Li shuddered reflexively.
Su Li was frightened and stepped back subconsciously. Such resistance made Cui Jue's face even gloomier.
"Su Li, I have given your grandmother a way out."
He was warning her not to be ungrateful.
Su Li knew that her grandmother was still in Cui Jue's hands. She took two deep breaths, and coaxed herself to drop her shoulders and relax her body.
Su Li stopped struggling.
The next moment, her summer clothes were torn open by the man's bare hands, and the sound of tearing silk was like thunder in her ears.
Su Li was naked. She was forced to lean against the head of the bed, with her plump body lying in front of Cui Jue.
Su Li couldn't use her arms to protect her chest, and she couldn't even close her knees.
She was forced to open her arms and let Cui Jue look around and scrutinize her.
The cold touch of the fingertips came again, like ants on the tarsal bones, sticking to her neck, jaw, and collarbone, following her like a shadow, with a ghostly and cold aura.
Su Li trembled tremblingly, like a dead leaf butterfly stuck in a spider web.
Cui Jue's long fingers finally stopped at her wrist, pressed against the skin, and took her pulse.
Su Li was indeed not pregnant. Her pulse was stable, and at most she had a cold uterus and a weak body...
Su Li's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she argued softly: "I'm not pregnant."
Cui Jue said nothing.
Su Li knew very well what Cui Jue was suspicious of. He suspected that she was having an affair with another man, and he didn't believe her.
Su Li looked at the murderous Cui Jue with fear in her heart. She didn't want to suffer tonight, so she could only say again: "I have never had sex with anyone else. I have only served the eldest master..."
Cui Jue narrowed his eyes slightly and pursed his lips. He took off his robe and spoke frankly to her.
"Su Li, since you said you are not pregnant, I will personally verify it."
Cui Jue's tall figure came over like a mountain, and Su Li had almost no chance of escape.
Before she could step back, her ankle was grabbed by strong fingers.
Su Li was pulled back to Cui Jue and wrapped around his narrow waist.
Su Li was covered by the man's hot palm, and he held her on his body.
The girl was caught off guard and trapped in his arms. All her frightened and pleading sounds were drowned out by a quick scream.
“Young Master…!!”
Cui Jue acted in a tough manner and left no room for negotiation.
He came up aggressively.
The girl's toes curled up, her calves felt sore, her waist felt numb, and tremors were coming out of the cracks in her bones.
She didn't dare move.
But Cui Jue had already held her slender legs in his strong arms, and Su Li had no way to resist.
The man's fingers threaded into Su Li's wet long hair and pressed heavily on the back of her head.
Su Li was forced to press on Cui Jue's broad shoulders and could only rely on him and obey him.
Su Li had been alone for too long and was a little clumsy. She felt pain and couldn't help but smear her tears on the man's hard and distinct arm muscles. She wanted to show weakness, but she felt that her face had not yet fully healed and she didn't even have the beauty to move people.
Su Li could only sob softly, almost unconsciously pleading: "My Lord, my Master..."
"Please, please, I can't bear it..."
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