Chapter 192 Withering
However, not long after, a woman who called herself Yan Qiuer found her.
Yan Qiu'er told Ling Xue, "Don't think that no one knows what you've done. There are gods above us, and our gods are omniscient. Do you know what the punishment for betrayal is?"
Ling Xue was hoping for a lucky break and wanted to launch a sneak attack on Yan Qiuer, but she slapped him to the ground with a backhand.
Yan Qiu'er stepped on Ling Xue's head and said contemptuously, "Those who betray the gods will have their tendons torn out and their skin peeled off. After death, their souls will enter the endless cycle of reincarnation and be boiled and fried in blazing fire!"
She suddenly exerted force with her feet, and Ling Xue felt that her head was about to split open.
When her life was hanging by a thread, Ling Xue hurriedly said, "I'm still useful, don't kill me! I'm the princess of Feng State, and I can find a way to continue to strengthen the Guiyuan Sect! The Guiyuan Celestial God will definitely need me, right? I... I have a close relationship with the Crown Prince of Qi. If one day I can become the Queen of Qi, I can also bring the Guiyuan Sect to Qi and promote its prosperity!"
In the end, her words moved Yan Qiuer.
Yan Qiuer stayed by her side as a maid.
Ling Xue treated Yan Qiuer with courtesy on the surface, but in fact she hated the feeling of being monitored.
So, she said to Yan Qiuer, "Feng State is in a tight spot right now, so it's not suitable for developing a branch sect. Qi State officials haven't taken any action against our Guiyuan Sect yet. Why don't we find a way to conquer Qi State first so that the people of Qi State can also receive the gospel of Guiyuan Sect!"
Yan Qiuer was moved and arrived in Qi first. She used the identity of Feng Ying's concubine as a disguise and began to make plans in advance.
The dream ends here.
Ling Xue was still murmuring in her dream: "No one can control me, no one!"
She suddenly woke up and met Ling Zhen's eyes that were filled with both pity and hatred.
Ling Zhen smiled bitterly, "So all the care and love I've shown you over the years has been seen by you as mere exploitation. Ah Xue, do you really think there's no kinship left between us siblings?"
At this point, Ling Xue had nothing to hide, and smiled foolishly:
"Family love? Where does the royal family feel this love? Do you have it, my royal brother? If you hadn't seen the value in me back then, would you still have considered me your sister?"
Ling Zhen was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.
The royal family was accustomed to intrigue and conflicts of interest. His feelings for his sister Ling Xue were indeed not pure.
Ling Xue's tragic childhood experience did indeed make him feel pity for her.
Later, he also thought that if this sister could become the future queen of Qi, she would be able to help him. So he paid more attention to her and doted on her.
But after so many years of dependence and companionship, it seems wrong to say that there is no love at all.
How pure can human heart be?
How many relationships are entangled in the web of interests, making it difficult to distinguish between true and false?
It is not clear who is right and who is wrong.
As they left the Honglu Temple, Xie Shouzheng asked Dongfang Qi, "Your Highness, are you just letting Ling Xue, the murderer behind the scenes, go free? Isn't that like letting a tiger return to the mountains?"
Dongfang Qi said, "Ling Xue is the princess of Feng State. Both morally and legally, we can only hand her over to them for punishment. It's not like we're letting a tiger go back into the mountains. After all, Ling Xue made a serious mistake and nearly caused a dispute between the two countries. This matter will be conveyed to the king of Feng State along with the letter from the empire. Ling Zhen can't hide it for her. Even if Feng State doesn't execute her, her fate will not be good."
Lin Qingyue said, "I guess she can't return to Feng Country."
Xie Shouzheng scratched his head and asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
Lin Qingyue just sneered and rode away.
Dongfang Qidao said, "Wait for me!"
Xie Shouzheng shouted from behind, "Why did you leave? Hey, hey, finish what you're saying before you leave! You're going to drive me crazy by stopping mid-sentence?"
Hong Yao chuckled. "Thank you, sir. Actually, if you think about it, you can figure out why. Princess Ling Xue has been beaten to a pulp by Deputy Envoy Lin. You can imagine how miserable her fate will be after she returns to her country. If you were her, would you be willing to go back and suffer like this?"
Xie Shouzheng suddenly realized: "So... What a pity, such a good princess has gone astray."
As dusk deepens, the evening breeze enters the room, the pink and white bed curtains fluttering gently, their direction uncertain. Just like one's fate, no matter how hard one struggles, it is ultimately difficult to rewrite.
Ling Xue lay on the bed, staring blankly at the bed curtains.
"Axue, it's time to eat."
All the servants in the room left, and Ling Zhen personally held the bowl of porridge and sat beside Ling Xue's bed.
Ling Xue raised her eyes and looked at him: "After all this, are you still willing to take care of me?"
Ling Zhen gently stirred the porridge in the bowl, his voice tinged with a hint of melancholy: "Perhaps the royal family only cares about profit, but how can there be no true love between you and me, brother and sister?"
"When I discovered your identity as a Guiyuan believer, Yan Qiu'er would have killed me if you hadn't intervened. You had no choice but to make me a puppet, right?"
Ling Xue sneered, "Royal brother, you are truly delusional. I simply feel that turning you into a puppet would be more useful to me than a dead person."
Her smile faded, and she looked at Ling Zhen and spoke slowly, "There's no kinship in the royal family. I've only used you. So, my royal brother, you can hate and resent me as much as you want, but it would be best if you could just kill me right now."
Ling Zhen pursed his lips and said, "I won't kill you. After returning to Feng Country, I will also do my best to plead for you with my father."
"That's not necessary," she said coldly. "I know only too well what a cold-blooded man our father is. As a useless pawn, my only fate is to be abandoned."
"I still feel so sorry! Over the years, I've been trying so hard to escape, to change, to overturn! But... I haven't achieved anything. I'm really useless."
"Axue, why are you still so stubborn and unrepentant even now?"
"Royal brother," Ling Xue suddenly smiled, "I suddenly miss the peony garden you planted for me in Feng Country. I wonder if those peonies are in bloom now?"
"It should be open." Ling Zhen lowered his eyes, lost in thought as he thought about the past.
"Brother, I saw a few peonies in the backyard of the Honglu Temple this morning. Can you pick a few for me?"
"If you finish your meal obediently, I will pick it for you."
"No, I want it now, pick it right now! Royal brother, can you please pamper Axue just once more?"
Her coquettish tone and bright eyes make her seem like the innocent and domineering little princess she used to be, making it hard to refuse her.
Ling Zhen put the bowl aside and stood up: "Okay, my royal brother will go pick some peonies for you. Once the flowers are picked, you should eat well."
Ling Xue watched his departing figure, a smile gradually forming on her lips: "Actually, my loss wasn't that tragic. At least I gained some sincerity. Royal brother, take care."
When Ling Zhen came back after picking the flowers, he saw Ling Xue lying quietly on the bed.
A golden hairpin pierced her neck, and bright red blood spread out from the wound, flowing on her plain white dress.
"Axue!"
The pink and white flower fell from Ling Zhen's hand and withered in a pool of blood.
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