Minister Su's fingertips trembled. He never expected this. If it weren't for His Majesty's wisdom in allowing them to leave the capital, the entire Su family would have died tonight under the swords of the Executioner's Pavilion!
"But...but we...we're just leaving like this, what about my sister......"
Su Ruofan was still young. He trembled all over but was still unwilling to give up. After all, they were siblings who had grown up together, and he could not easily give up on his older sister.
"Fan'er!"
"Your older sister has always been more astute than you. Staying in the capital is truly harming her!"
The old woman suddenly grabbed her son's hand and scolded him sternly.
They were wrong to spoil their daughter, but Fan'er shouldn't have to bear the punishment for that mistake!
They didn't want to abandon Dan'er; they planned to send Fan'er back to her hometown in Qingzhou first, and then return to the capital to find a way to rescue Dan'er after everything was settled!
As dusk fell, the head of the village came nervously to report that the carriages and horses were ready.
“When your older sister came of age, I had a pair made. You should take this pair with you. If anything happens to us on this journey, you can recognize your older sister in the future!”
"His Majesty said he would spare Dan'er's life, let's go!"
Minister Su glanced one last time in the direction of the imperial city, then took out a jade hairpin from his robes and gave it to his son.
Upon hearing what was happening, Minister Su suddenly choked up and covered his face.
"Dan Ya always carries the other one with her. As long as she's alive, we'll meet again someday! Let's hurry!"
The old woman also started to cry.
Despite his deep concern for his sister's safety, Su Ruofan could not abandon his parents to rescue her alone.
At this moment, he truly regretted it. He shouldn't have joined the Emperor Slaying Pavilion with his sister, nor should he have listened to a few words and acted as if he were possessed by a ghost, recklessly attempting to assassinate the emperor!
He has committed such a heinous crime that he has forced his father to retire early.
Su Ruofan stood up blankly, her eyes filled with tears, and followed her father and mother out of the manor.
As Yin Jiuxiao had predicted, there were indeed still some who had slipped through the net in Zhanjun Pavilion that night.
When six masked men in black kicked open the vermilion gate, the Su residence was already empty.
"Damn it!!!"
The man in the lead ripped off his mask, revealing a hideous knife scar. If Su Ruodan were here, she would definitely recognize him.
He is Qin Zheng, the Right Protector who currently holds the highest position in the group, and a five-person team.
The Zhanjun Pavilion now only has these few people left. When they returned from their mission, they found that all of the Zhanjun Pavilion's strongholds had been destroyed by the imperial court's henchmen.
And all these tragic events were caused by a young brother and sister who had only recently joined the family!
"You run fast!"
He kicked over the incense table in the ancestral hall, scattering incense ash everywhere.
"Guardian, what do we do now?"
His subordinates behind him asked in a low voice.
"We originally planned to slaughter the entire family of that brother and sister to pay tribute to the spirits of the Pavilion Master and several elders and protectors... The Su family has escaped, but Su Ruodan is still in the dungeon! Let's go to the dungeon!"
"Even if we perish together today, we will kill the traitor Su Ruodan!"
Qin Zheng's eyes were sinister. He licked the blade and sneered.
*
In the dungeon, Su Ruodan huddled in a corner, her ankles bleeding from the chafing of the iron chains.
It's strange today; the guards at the gate aren't here, but so what? They still won't let her leave.
Su Ruodan gave a cold laugh.
Suddenly, the cell door was kicked open, and several dark figures rushed in.
"Su Ruodan? Long time no see! I was the one who introduced you to the Pavilion Master back then!"
"I never expected you to be so treacherous!"
Qin approached with a sinister grin, pressing the blade against her chin.
Su Ruodan's pupils constricted sharply, and her whole body stiffened and turned cold. How could they be from the Zhanjun Pavilion?!
This is right under the emperor's nose; the dungeon is heavily guarded. How did they get in?!
"Do you think that by betraying the Executioner's Pavilion, the Emperor will let your Su family off the hook?"
"You'll soon be able to meet the entire Su family in the underworld!!"
Qin Zheng suddenly grabbed her hair, forcing her to look up. He leaned down and deliberately said some painful things to her, his voice extremely cold.
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