Chapter 11
In the dim light of candlelight, Jian Xinyi yawned, and the ink from her pen suddenly splashed onto the sunny man's face.
The real chilling feeling never comes from making a big noise.
This has happened countless times.
Before, no matter what I used to draw, if the drawing was not good, I could just undo or paint it over, but now that’s no longer possible.
The traditional combination of brush and ink means there's no turning back. If you make a mistake, you have to start over.
That night, she produced more scraps than she had drawn.
Jian Xinyi was miserable and started to have wild thoughts. Since the people who bought the game were all scholars, why not just change it to a harem game?
It will definitely sell better than this.
But the problem is that she doesn't know how to do it. The audiences of otome games and harem games are different, not to mention the plot settings. Although this is ancient times, it is her own thing after all, so it should at least be acceptable.
Jian Xinyi understands that although game design is her profession, when she first entered the industry, she really wanted to build her own game.
This is a game that carries her dreams, not a tool for profit.
Escape from the tiring real world for a short while and fully play the role of the protagonist in the world of games.
She crumpled up the scraps and continued drawing.
At this time, the sunny boy happened to offend his gentle male boss and was thrown into prison, where he was extremely miserable. Jian Xinyi drew several pictures of the battle damage, but she couldn't pick out the best and most heartbreaking one.
She misses her little assistants so much, they will definitely give her some suggestions.
Now I can only fight alone.
I might as well ask Bai Yuanyuan when I go to see Shi Kui tomorrow, Jian Xinyi thought, then stopped writing and walked towards the wooden bed.
The rooster crowed three times, and Jian Xinyi was quite annoyed. She covered her head with the blanket and was about to sleep for a while, but then she remembered that she had not finished her work last night, so she took the draft and went out to look for Bai Yuanyuan.
Seeing her rushing out, Lao Lin quickly stopped her and said, "You don't take my words to heart at all. Who are you looking for so early?"
"I just said yesterday that I was going to meet Shi Kui." Jian Xinyi was quite helpless and explained to Lao Lin, "Don't worry, the main thing is that he just got released, it would be inappropriate not to meet him."
"Anyway, you can't have any more contact with that Jinwu Guard these days. We are a family, we can't compare to them, and I, your father, am not the kind of person who would sell our children."
Seeing that Lao Lin was about to start another long speech, Jian Xinyi quickly interrupted him, "Okay, breakfast will get cold if you don't eat now."
"Hmph, you know you're eating now." Lao Lin pulled Jian Xinyi to the table, and the two of them started eating with ulterior motives.
"Lao Lin, print something." A strange man's voice suddenly came from outside the door. Jian Xinyi subconsciously looked outside, but found that the man was hiding his face and could not see his face clearly.
She wanted to ask something, but Lao Lin suddenly stepped in and urged her, "Okay, okay, go quickly, don't delay my business."
When she left the house, she deliberately glanced at the man, but saw a cold look in his eyes. Jian Xinyi was confused, but she couldn't say anything. She thought about going to find Bai Yuanyuan quickly.
Arriving at the Bai family's rouge shop, the first person she saw was Bai's mother. Seeing Jian Xinyi coming, Bai's mother said with some regret, "Zhuiyu is here, but Yuanyuan just went out. She said she wanted to buy something for that kid Shi Kui."
"Oh, it's an inopportune time for me to come. I'll go out and look for her." Jian Xinyi scratched her head. What was going on? Why was this girl delivering things to Shi Kui without telling her?
Jian Xinyi shook her head helplessly. She didn't know when Bai Yuanyuan would show up if she stayed here, so she decided to go out to look for her and take a walk. When she walked out onto the street, she happened to see Bai Yuanyuan discussing something with a small vendor.
Just as Jian Xinyi was about to step forward, she found that Bai Yuanyuan was taken into the alley by the peddler. She felt something was wrong and followed him straight into the alley.
When she reached the alley, she found that the two men had disappeared. Just as she was about to call for help, she turned around and saw two more men suddenly appear behind her.
Sure enough, I fell into the trap.
She saw herself being knocked unconscious.
When she woke up again, she found herself in a dim place. Jian Xinyi didn't understand why the two men wanted to tie her and Bai Yuanyuan up, but no one came yet, so she had to wake Bai Yuanyuan up first.
Bai Yuanyuan was still a little confused. She looked at the panicked Jian Xinyi in front of her, then looked at the surrounding environment and asked in confusion, "Where are we?"
"We were kidnapped and brought to this place. I don't know where it is."
Bai Yuanyuan was shocked. "Kidnapped? What should I do?"
Just when the two were at a loss, there was a sudden noise outside the door. They found that the servant who stole the rouge walked in and pointed at the two of them, "Yes, it's them."
A man with a face full of flesh said, "The master said that they must be killed."
"Kill him?" Jian Xinyi didn't expect death to come so quickly. She tried to do something, "Wait, sir, is there some misunderstanding? We are both ordinary people. How could we have offended you?"
Jian Xinyi said this, but she gradually understood in her heart that Qian Yuan must have found out something and asked this third place winner about it. This third place winner knew that his secrets had been leaked, so he wanted to kill them to silence them.
It seems that Qian Rou was definitely killed by this Tanhua Lang.
But even if she knew this, what good would it do? She couldn't get out now.
Jian Xinyi didn't know how to escape the dilemma, so she could only continue to deal with the person in front of her. "Your master said he wanted to kill me, but he didn't know that I had already contacted the Jinwu Guards. If you kill me, the Jinwu Guards will know that your master is a murderer, and they will definitely come to trouble you."
The servant obviously didn't believe Jian Xinyi's nonsense. "After listening to all her nonsense, why not just kill them?"
After saying that, he was about to come over to scare them, but was stopped by the man with a face full of flesh, "No, I still need to ask the adults for permission."
Jian Xinyi watched them leave. It seemed that this trick was quite effective. She patted Bai Yuanyuan's shoulder and comforted her, "It's okay."
At this moment, Bai Yuanyuan finally understood what was happening. "This is Tanhua Mansion. Are the people from Tanhua Mansion going to kill us?"
"Well, he probably noticed something." Jian Xinyi looked outside the door. "I just don't know how we're going to get out. There seem to be a lot of people here, and we're not very skilled, so it's going to be hard for us to get out. We can only find someone to rescue us."
"But who can save us? No one knows we are trapped here now." Bai Yuanyuan pointed out their current situation. No one knows they are here, which means no one will save them.
Jian Xinyi gritted her teeth secretly and said, "I will choose to talk to Tanhua later. If he can give me this opportunity, I can save us."
"Are you telling the truth?"
"Maybe." Jian Xinyi didn't have much chance of winning. She didn't know who this third place winner was, but at least she couldn't let him get what he wanted.
"Are these two people the ones who ruined my plan?"
Before she finished speaking, Jian Xinyi saw a man appear outside the door. His eyes were full of murderous intent and resentment. "I heard that you threatened me. I hate it most when others threaten me. Take them both to the front hall."
Before the two could say anything, the servants carried them out. When they arrived at the front hall, they found Qian Yuan there. Seeing them, he was surprised and asked the scholar, "What's going on?"
"These are the two witnesses I found. They can prove my innocence." The third place winner spoke slowly, sat down next to Qian Yuan, and admired the good show he had designed.
Qian Yuan was completely bewildered. He had originally figured out their relationship based on her explanation, but he hadn't expected this man to just tie them up. His eyes glared, "Lin Zhuiyu, tell me what's going on?"
Although Jian Xinyi discovered that the Jinwu Guard was Qian Yuan, she was still at a loss as to how to start the conversation. Why was this third place winner so kind as to not kill them suddenly and even let them meet the Jinwu Guard?
Such an abnormality must have a follow-up plan.
Qian Yuan saw her hesitating and understood something, "If someone forces you to say something you shouldn't, don't be afraid, I'm here."
But then the third place winner suddenly said, "Huh? Really? I gave them five taels of silver. Can what they said really be used as evidence?"
Oh no, this person actually used such despicable means to frame me.
Regardless of whether the money is real or fake, nothing they said can be used as evidence.
Jian Xinyi really didn't expect this man to be so shameless. "Even without our testimony, he can't escape suspicion. He must have a close relationship with Qian Rou."
Qian Yuan nodded, "That's right, he and Qian Rou are actually siblings. That's what the person we sent to notify them said."
"So what if they are brother and sister? There are so many brothers and sisters in the world, are they all murderers?" The third place winner showed his vicious look, stared at Jian Xinyi viciously, and asked loudly.
Seeing that he was about to reveal his true colors, Jian Xinyi quickly sorted out the information in the case and retorted, "Yes, brother and sister are nothing, but what about the servant who stole rouge? What about the evil ghost who wanted your life? You just sent the servant to steal rouge every day, and then pretended to be a female ghost to scare your sister. When the time was right, you killed her and finally framed Shi Kui."
"Your line of thought is truly brilliant, but as you said, there's no evidence." The third-place winner walked towards Qian Yuan with a rather proud look on his face. "As for you, Lord Jinwuwei, I believe my role is far greater than these two young ladies'. You wouldn't let a single life ruin your career, would you? Especially at this stage, with your brothers watching anxiously."
There was something profound about what the scholar said, and Jian Xinyi was a little confused. Although she knew that officials in ancient times liked to say things with hidden meanings, what was the deeper meaning behind this?
Brother, is there any relationship between Qian Yuan’s brother and Qian Yuan’s official career?
"Cheng Baisang, do you think I'm afraid of you, just a mere third place scholar? Today, let alone a life, even if you've imprisoned two civilians, I'll still arrest you." Qian Yuan remained fearless and shouted at the third place scholar. "As for the evidence you requested, Liu Qin has already given it to me."
"Liuqin?"
"You never thought that Liu Qin was in love with you, right? So when you asked Qian Rou out alone that day, she secretly followed you to the woodshed, but was then suddenly called away. Then Qian Rou was killed." Qian Yuan recounted the details of how Liu Qin discovered the evidence. "She told us that the kitchen was near the woodshed, and she handed us the pieces of clothing she had. On the day she learned of Qian Rou's death, she guessed that you would use the kitchen to dispose of the bloodstained clothes. Those were your clothes, and they were still stained with blood. Do you still want to deny it?"
Cheng Baisang sneered, "She actually found out. Yes, I killed Qian Rou. I killed my own sister with my own hands, but I don't regret it at all. That kind of lowly, despicable person doesn't deserve to live!"
In a flash, he ran towards Jian Xinyi with a dagger in his hand, pointing the dagger at her neck: "Don't come over here, I'll kill anyone who comes over."
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