Chapter 18 Chapter 18 In desperate situations, she is the knife...
Prince Rong gently stroked the coffin, which was colder and more transparent than frost and snow. Soon, the natural barrier between them would be melted by the endless flow of life and hope.
He can wait.
Prince Rong straightened up, his tone still calm: "Tell Chunxu not to treat the guests of the princess and me with disrespect."
The visitor nodded his head and Prince Rong straightened his slightly wrinkled robe. The double flying swallow pattern densely embroidered with dark gold thread on the robe was illuminated by the candlelight and reflected on the crystal clear ice coffin. The woman's peaceful sleeping face had a bit of desolate joy.
"Which young man is so ignorant of the rules?" Prince Rong shook his head. "Why tonight, why tonight...you disturbed my reunion with the princess. Are you deliberately trying to bully a good-tempered and honest person like me?"
The people guarding in the room didn't dare to speak. They just watched the fat and bulky figure of Prince Rong disappear around the corner of the corridor. Then they stood up silently, not even daring to glance at the ice coffin behind the screen where the cold air was rising.
It was April, the hottest month of the year, but the room was very cold. Wu Jingxun and his group were led by Chun Xu to a bathing pool. The pool was quite large and paved with white jade on all sides. Bronze animal heads stood on the four corners, with water constantly gushing out. However, the whole bathroom was not filled with warm fragrance, but instead made people feel cold.
No matter how gorgeous the flower petals floating in the pool were, they could not soothe the cold and damp feeling brought by the faint cool air rising from the bottom of the bathtub, which was like a winding water snake slowly crawling past them.
It is a cold pond.
A cold light flashed, and Chun Xu raised the sword in his hand with an expressionless face. His voice was as gentle as before: "Guests, please undress and go to the pool to bathe."
They have to bathe in a pool where the wind makes people feel cold in their bones?
Cen Fangying had been huddled beside Wu Jingxun in fear. Seeing this, she whispered, "It's already much colder in here than outside, and we still have to bathe in this pool. I'm afraid tonight..." They can't stand it.
"Guests, please come in." Chun Xu urged again with a smile, the slender cold sword still stained with blood.
"Wait." Just as everyone was looking at each other, trying to give in, Wu Jingxun took a step forward, his face calm, "I need to go to the bathroom."
Without waiting for Chunxu to speak, Wu Jingxun continued, "I guess you don't want me to pollute this bathhouse, do you?"
Chun Xu frowned, and pointed the thin sword blade directly at Wu Jingxun. She was the most beautiful one among this group of blood slaves. Prince Rong had obviously noticed her before. If anything happened to her, he would have to take the responsibility.
"I'll go with you. Tongmei, Tongju, watch them go down one by one." Chun Xu wanted to keep an eye on Wu Jingxun and would not let the rest of the people go.
Cen Fangying couldn't help but hold Wu Jingxun's hand tightly.
Wu Jingxun winked at her gently, and the hand he shook in return was warm and delicate, which made the originally anxious Cen Fangying barely calm down.
"We, we want to go to the toilet too!"
Facing Chun Xu's completely frozen gaze, Wu Jingxun remained calm and composed: "Yeah, it's still the big one."
Such a beautiful girl who I feel pity for, but she is so vulgar, talking about shit and urine so openly!
Chun Xu laughed and pointed his sword forward: "Everyone, please."
She still has to guard it all the way.
Leading them around several screens, Chunxu pointed at the toilets and said, "Go ahead."
The remaining five girls looked at each other, hesitantly grasping their collars. Just as they were about to take a step forward, they heard a scream: "She's trying to escape!"
Chun Xu subconsciously turned his head, and the sword in his hand stretched forward like a ghostly sea snake.
But her enemy is behind her.
'Puff.'
The gorgeous golden hairpin sank into the woman's soft neck. Soon, blood flowed out, forming a stream that was still happily rushing, flowing through Chun Xu's neck and body. When it was about to touch the pair of embroidered shoes with green peach blossoms, its owner gently stepped back.
Except for Wu Jingxun, the other four girls were all very excited: "She's dead—is she dead? You, you're so amazing!"
Wu Jingxun looked at Chun Xu lying motionless on the ground. She memorized the acupoint diagram in the medical book, and when she stabbed him hard with the golden hairpin handed to her by Cen Fangying, the blood that gushed out instantly almost painted her vision red.
Fortunately, fortunately, she did not remember wrongly.
Perhaps she should also thank her mother for her strict requirements over the past ten years, which made her accustomed to walking silently. When she approached Chun Xu in an instant, the warriors who were always vigilant were blinded by the news that someone was trying to escape and did not notice her movements.
Wu Jingxun gently touched her lips with her fingers, and the excited girls suddenly quieted down, looking at her with sparkling eyes.
They had been locked up for too long and were already mentally fragile. Then a girl who was braver than them came, and they unconsciously regarded her as a life-saving straw.
Cen Fangying stepped forward and picked up Chun Xu's sword that had fallen to the ground amid their whispers. She stabbed him several times with an expressionless face. Seeing that the man on the ground had not moved, she put down her hand exhaustedly, but did not let go of the sword.
"We have to hurry and find a way to escape."
Chun may have underestimated the enemy, thinking that they were a group of weak women who were powerless, so they fell. However, there were so many people outside, so they didn't dare to take the risk.
The girls gathered together and talked in low voices for a while, and they all saw determination on each other's pale and haggard faces.
Either life or death, they have no other choice.
If they don't hear any movement for a long time, the two maids will come over, and then they will be really finished.
The house was beautifully and exquisitely built, but it only had one tall dark window, which was fortunately still covered with gauze.
Wu Jingxun and Cen Fangying's eyes fell tacitly on the bloodstained golden hairpin.
“Woo…”
Several haggard and thin girls stacked up one after another, letting Wu Jingxun step on their shoulders and use the golden hairpin to pierce the gauze. A crisp sound of tearing silk was heard. Wu Jingxun held her breath and stretched out her hand to tear the hole bigger.
The people below were also paying close attention to her movements. When they saw her slip out as lightly as a young swallow, tears of excitement flashed in their eyes as they looked at each other.
"Banpan, panpan--" Cen Fangying called her nickname, feeling a little anxious. The window was so high, she could flip out, but she might not be able to land on the ground on the other side of the wall unscathed.
The anxious and suppressed calls fell on the other side of the wall and also fell into the ears of the young man lying on the ground, whose appearance was more beautiful and charming than the crescent moon in the sky.
He looked at the girl who seemed to be frightened. She sat on him, her skirt embroidered with green leaves and orchids blooming timidly like a flower, her face blank, as if she was at a loss for what to do in her current situation.
"Banban?" Pei Huaiguang calmly adjusted his breathing. "Have you sat long enough?"
Before Wu Jingxun could recover from her ruthless act of jumping, she jumped into a man's arms. Then they both fell down, and he happened to protect her. She fell on him and reacted to the reality. When she heard his words, she nodded apologetically: "I'm sorry, I-"
The boy under her looked no better than her. He had been in some cave or secret passage, and his face was covered in mud and dust. However, the look in his eyes when he looked at her was still as lazy and absent-minded.
Wu Jingxun stood up hurriedly and straightened her skirt, then remembered Cen Fangying's call just now. She went to the wall and knocked gently, three long and one short knocks, which meant that she was fine now.
Cen Fangying was relieved that they finally got a response.
Wu Jingxun didn't dare to slack off. Although she had found her way out and barely met someone she could consider an acquaintance, there were still four people waiting for her inside, and she couldn't just focus on herself.
"You, how did you get in?" He was not wearing the golden marrow armor today, which meant that he did not come in as a guard.
Somehow, Wu Jingxun was unwilling to believe that he was the kind of person who would be willing to be King Rong's running dog.
Pei Huaiguang turned his head away and did not answer her question. He only raised his eyebrows: "How did you get in? I got in the same way."
He sneaked into the small courtyard, but there was no one inside. There was a mess of footprints on the ground. Pei Huaiguang held the dagger, knowing that if he continued like this and encountered someone, his chances of winning would not be high.
But he still jumped into the long, quiet and deep dark passage.
His life is worthless, so it doesn't matter what happens to him.
But some people are different, different from him.
Wu Jingxun seemed dissatisfied with his answer. He frowned and said to him seriously, "I'm not kidding. There are several other girls who were abducted like me. I have to rescue them and escape together."
The night breeze was soft, mixed with the fragrance of evening camellia and spring azalea. Pei Huaiguang watched her lips opening and closing, and her appearance was more lively than any other time they met before.
"Can you help us?" Wu Jingxun knew that her request was a bit unreasonable, so she hurriedly said, "I will thank you very much after I get out." She had a lot of silver given to her by her uncle, but she saved it and didn't use it.
Facing her bright eyes, Pei Huaiguang sneered softly, but his hand subconsciously touched his heart: "Pearl, you should keep those feminine things for yourself."
Wu Jingxun was a little confused and wanted to ask him if this counted as an agreement, but someone grabbed his waist and he jumped up the tree in a few leaps.
Hiding in the tree again?
Pei Huaiguang noticed that her eyes were always on him, and subconsciously wanted to avoid this force that made his heartbeat and breathing faster.
He jumped down and gestured to her in the tree.
Stay well.
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Prince Rong walked leisurely into the hall. He saw the cold gleam of weapons behind the tall guards lining the courtyard. His smile remained unchanged. He looked at the handsome young man who turned around and said with a smile, "My dear nephew, what brings you to my Prince Rong's Mansion?"
Pei Jinguang nodded calmly at Prince Rong and said, "I heard that a thief had sneaked into Prince Rong's mansion at night, disturbing His Majesty's peace. I happened to be passing by and came uninvited to help His Majesty catch that daring thief."
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Today's Diary Mini-Theatre——
Wu Panpan: Opportunities are reserved for the brave (turned around and bought ten medical books
Pei Da: She must be very scared. I hate myself for being useless.
Pei Er: Did I know her nickname earlier than my brother?
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Thanks to my dear wives (urging for updates) for the nutrients they have given me. Xiaowan will continue to work hard!
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