Cui Yulu didn't speak, but instead retorted in her heart: It's never too late as long as you start.
"I don't want to hear from you. How much longer until we get to the dungeon?"
Seeing that she seemed listless and not very interested in what he was saying, Fu Xiaohan stopped talking.
The carriage quickly fell into a deathly silence, so quiet that you could hear each other breathing and the rumbling of the wheels on the ground outside.
"Do you really not care about this coral hairpin, nor about Fu Xiaoyu's true feelings for you?"
Cui Yulu was surprised that this person was so gossipy, and kept asking questions.
"Then can you tell me about the origin of this coral hairpin?"
Hearing her words, Fu Xiaohan was clearly stunned. It seemed that she didn't believe what he had just said at all, and her face darkened again.
"You don't believe what I'm saying?"
"I believe you, but not entirely. What you said isn't entirely true, is it? It would be a bit far-fetched to hate Fu Xiaoyu just because of a hairpin."
Fu Xiaohan stared coldly at Cui Yulu, who was blindfolded. This woman was truly shrewd; she knew that he wasn't telling the truth.
"What kind of story would move you and make you believe that this coral hairpin has a unique meaning?"
Cui Yulu felt a pang of heartache: "Does this coral hairpin have to have some special meaning?"
Fu Xiaohan looked at the woman in front of him, who was not easily deceived, and a helpless smile appeared on her lips.
"There are some things you don't know yet, but you must remember one thing: the fact that Fu Xiaoyu gave you this coral hairpin proves that he has already decided that you are his choice for queen. So no matter what, I must bring you here to be with him. This is the last thing I, as his older brother, will do for him."
Cui Yulu fell silent. This man was really confident. How did he know he would have the last laugh?
"Then I still have to thank you, you're such a good brother."
The carriage stopped, and Cui Yulu was roughly dragged off the carriage and escorted through a winding path into the dungeon.
The stench of blood mixed with a musty smell hit her face, and Cui Yulu couldn't help but frown. People could easily get sick in such an environment, and Cui Yulu couldn't help but worry about Fu Xiaoyu's health.
Based on her understanding of him, she knew he would have done everything in his power to protect the emperor from harm, disregarding his own health.
Fortunately, I came, so I can secretly treat him to prevent his injuries from being too serious and causing long-term effects after he leaves.
Fu Xiaoyu had been tortured to the point of near death, and when she heard the noise at the door, she knew that Fu Xiaohan must have come to humiliate her again.
"You, we won't give you what you want. If you want to kill or torture me, just do it quickly."
Fu Xiaoyu spoke in a low voice, and it was clear that he was very weak. At this moment, the black cloth covering Cui Yulu's eyes was removed.
However, the dungeon was very dark, and it took some time for the eyes to adjust before they could barely see the scene in front of them.
"Sixth Brother, what are you saying? I came to deliver a beauty to you, and you still say such things? I really have no conscience."
Before Cui Yulu's eyes could adjust, he pushed her forward, and Cui Yulu lost her footing and fell to the ground.
The rats on the other side, beckoned by the straw on the ground and smelling the blood, began to go berserk.
It squeaked and ran towards her, looking like it was about to bite her hand.
Cui Yulu quickly got up, finding it hard to imagine how Fu Xiaoyu had managed these past few days.
At this moment, Fu Xiaoyu's eyes were blurred with blood, and he couldn't see clearly who came in. He only knew that someone seemed to have fallen at his feet, but he didn't know whether it was a man or a woman.
However, when Fu Xiaoyu heard Cui Yulu scream in fright at the sight of the rat, he knew that the person who had come was Cui Yulu.
His emotions surged instantly.
“Fu Xiaohan, you hate me, so why did you bring an innocent person in here? Let her go, and I will tell you the secret.”
Fu Xiaohan looked at Fu Xiaoyu in front of her without showing any emotion, a smug smile always on her face.
It seems I made the right bet; Fu Xiaoyu's weakness is indeed Cui Yulu.
At this moment, Cui Yulu also saw the scene in front of her clearly. When she saw Fu Xiaoyu covered in blood, she was really frightened.
"You're inhuman! You can be so cruel to your own brother. What else are you incapable of doing?"
Cui Yulu quickly went forward to check his body. His entire body was covered in broken skin, and some of his wounds had begun to fester and grow pustules.
His face was covered in blood, and even his eyes were swollen.
Cui Yulu couldn't hold back her tears any longer. The man in front of her was completely different from his previous high spirits; he looked as if he might die at any moment.
"You, you're not even human."
"Hahaha, I'm not human. They brought this on themselves. They owe me what they owe me, and it's not even a fraction of the suffering I've endured."
Fu Xiaohan walked up to Cui Yulu, reached out and caught her tears, then placed them near Fu Xiaoyu's lips.
"Taste these tears she shed for you. Are they sweet or bitter? She's heartbroken for you. Aren't you happy?"
At this moment, Fu Xiaohan was in a frenzy, her eyes wide open, and her fingers were still poking at Fu Xiaoyu's wounds.
The wound that had just healed was now bleeding fresh blood again.
Cui Yulu took out a hidden weapon and struck his pressure points, but he easily dodged it and the weapon landed on a pillar in the dungeon.
Fu Xiaohan twirled the jade ring on her finger, giving Cui Yulu a wicked look.
"Little girl, you know how to use hidden weapons? I really underestimated you. But here, even if you had three heads and six arms, you wouldn't be able to use them effectively. In terms of martial arts, you're definitely not as good as this guy in front of you, right? He's in my hands now, at my mercy."
"You, you mustn't hurt her. She has nothing to do with me. Let her go, and I'll tell you everything."
"Hahaha, weren't you so stubborn before? Why are you in such a hurry to tell me now? But I don't want to know anymore. This fun game has only just begun, and I'm not willing to end it. To tell you the truth, it's all thanks to her bringing the foreign army that I was able to solidify your charge of treason. Now you have no chance to turn things around. This country will be mine sooner or later."
Fu Xiaofan, who had been huddled in the corner, suddenly screamed in fear: "Don't hit Sixth Brother! I'll give you the Imperial Seal of the State, please don't kill Sixth Brother, okay?"
Cui Yulu then noticed him. He didn't have any injuries, but his expression was somewhat deranged, indicating that he had been quite frightened these past few days.
Fu Xiaohan, who was about to leave, suddenly turned back and came to his side, leaning down to pinch his face: "Why aren't you as tough as before? Didn't you refuse to give it to me? Why did you realize it too late? Just wait for me to ascend the throne, and then I'll wipe you all out in one fell swoop. Wouldn't that be great?"
Fu Xiaohan's laughter echoed throughout the dungeon. At this moment, the anger that had been pent up in his heart for many years was finally released.
I feel more relaxed and happy than ever before.
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