Chapter 142 Follow Me!
The masked man, carrying Xiyan and Manluo, left Luoying Valley and rushed all the way. He did not enter Yandu City, but went straight to a secluded house on the outskirts of the city.
After passing through the moon-shaped door covered with dead vines and entering the central hall, the man swung his long arm and threw the two men against the opposite wall.
Manluo and Xiyan flipped in the air like a startled wild goose, but when they landed, their legs gave way and they both knelt on the ground, calling out in unison:
"Your Majesty!"
The warm afternoon light shone into the room through the window lattice. The masked man slowly raised his hand, and the moment the Ghost King mask fell off, a face as cold, clear and lonely as jade gradually appeared.
Xiao Nanyue casually threw the mask onto the table. When he turned around and sat down, the hem of his clothes swept across the chair, bringing with it a burst of oppressive airflow.
The whole room seemed to be covered by an invisible giant net. Xiyan and Manluo's throats tightened, and even their breathing became cautious. Their backs were already soaked with cold sweat.
After a while, a voice as cold as ice suddenly sounded:
"Do you two remember the rules I set when I was teaching in the underground palace?"
In the silence, the only sound that could be heard clearly was the sound of water dripping from the copper leak on the wall.
Seeing the two of them were silent, Xiao Nanyan sneered:
"Hmm, you forgot? Manluo, you're so bold, so you can tell me about it?"
After a suffocating silence, Manluo spoke in a trembling voice:
"Your Highness... There are three iron laws in the Underground Palace. First, those who disobey orders will be given a Heart-Scorching Pill. Second, those who act without authorization will have their eyes gouged out and their tendons severed. Third, those who reveal their identities will be thrown into a snake den..."
Before she finished speaking, she was already shaking with nervousness.
Xiao Nanyan snorted, and suddenly jumped out of the shadows. His iron-like hands pinched Manluo's throat and lifted her up into the air.
"First, you saved Xie Zhan, and then revealed your true identity to Chu Jin and Helian Feng. If you fall into their hands and are tortured, will you not reveal your true identity?"
Manluo kicked in vain, her face turned from red to purple, and a broken whimper came from her throat.
"Your Majesty! Please, don't kill her!"
Xiyan fell to her knees and hugged Xiao Nanyan's legs tightly:
"Although Manluo acted rashly, she has also rendered you many services over the past few years. Although this incident was dangerous, fortunately you arrived in time, so no serious consequences have occurred..."
"You still have the nerve to plead for her?"
Xiao Nanyan shook Xiyan off, his eyes like knives:
"You're even more despicable, committing the crime of harboring someone! Manluo has many faces, and they might not recognize them all! But this face of yours has been exposed to everyone. What, do you want to undermine me too?"
Xiyan was still kneeling on the ground, pleading:
"It is I who deserves death! You can punish me. But right now, we are in great need of someone. Please, Your Highness, give her a chance to redeem herself and make meritorious contributions!"
There was a slight cracking sound from Xiao Nanyue's knuckles, and he finally threw Manluo to the ground.
Manluo collapsed on the bluestone ground, coughing violently, her face purple and blue.
Xiao Nanyan looked down from above, his voice so cold it could freeze ice:
"Manluo, I don't care what personal relationship you have with Xie Zhan, nor will I ask about the secrets between you and Chu Jin. You are too self-indulgent and self-willed. If you weren't infected with the Chizhong Gu, you would not be so loyal to me!"
Manluo supported herself on a green brick and struggled to sit up. The marks on her neck were bruised and purple.
She suddenly stopped feeling scared. Coughing up blood foam, she raised her face and ran straight into Xiao Nanyan's cold gaze, a hoarse laugh coming from her throat:
"Your Highness, do you remember the moment you rescued me? I swore to be your foot-washing maid for the rest of my life to repay your kindness. But back then, I was young and didn't understand the meaning of a murderous knife. Even now, these hands are stained with poison and blood. The number of people I've killed, if piled up, would be taller than the walls of your palace..."
She suddenly coughed violently, and blood seeped from between her fingers and dripped onto the blue bricks:
"I've almost forgotten who I am. I even wonder if I'm a human or a killing machine. Your Majesty wants dead men, not living ones. You've used the Red Loyalty Gu to hold our lives hostage. Even if you succeed one day, will you let us live?"
Xiao Nanyan sneered:
"Regret it? Unfortunately, there is no elixir of regret in this world. If I can't use it for my king, what good is it?"
He suddenly stepped on her wrist, the crack of her joints mixed with her muffled groan, echoing in the room:
"If you let it go, you can still be forgiven! But if you dare to betray, or even fall in love with the enemy, you will be nothing more than a discarded pawn that can be crushed at any time!"
As he turned to leave, he ordered in a cold voice:
"Don't return home anytime soon, just stay here! I'll give you a more important mission, and let you redeem yourself for your crimes! If you mess up again, I'll kill you without mercy!"
He paused, his eyes swept over Xiyan who was kneeling beside him, and suddenly stretched out his hand, clasped her wrist with his knuckles, and pulled it hard.
Xiyan's body, like a falling leaf, stumbled and fell into his arms, her nose hitting his chest:
"As for how to deal with you..."
The breath he exhaled brushed past her ear as he leaned over:
"Follow me!"
Before she finished speaking, an iron-like arm had already wrapped around her waist. The dark hem of his robe swept past Manluo's curled up figure and walked straight into the inner room...
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