Instantly, cries erupted one after another. The people inside couldn't get out; the cries were deafening, and screams of agony continued.
Lan Linxue coldly looked at everything in front of her, a cruel sneer appearing on her lips.
Lan Xiuyuan, this is what happens when you offend me! But this is just the beginning; I haven't even given you the real treat yet!
Soon, Feng Zhouyuan and his men rushed out, covering their mouths.
Frostflower has sharp eyes and spotted it immediately.
He raised his hand and gestured to the guards who were looking at him. The Crown Prince had given instructions to take special care of this Mr. Feng.
Immediately, countless sticks struck Feng Zhouyuan's body, eliciting another round of screams.
And so, Feng Zhouyuan and his men came out without saying a word, only to be brutally beaten.
Shuanghua felt a little pity for others who had been wronged, and she showed some leniency when instructing her subordinates. However, she showed no mercy to the cunning and ruthless Master Feng, and her soldiers dealt him the harshest blows.
Finally, Lan Xiuyuan was escorted out of the house by a group of people.
The smoke inside must have been very thick. When Lan Xiuyuan was carried out, he covered his mouth with his hand and coughed for a long time, unable to even lift his head.
Lan Linxue saw Lan Xiuyuan being carried out and immediately waved his hand, signaling his men to stop for the time being. He himself lazily stood up from his chair, strode over, and half-squatted down, seemingly showing particular concern as he pointed at Lan Xiuyuan with his fan.
"Oh dear, Fifth Brother, why are you coughing so badly? Did you injure your heart and lungs when you jumped into the river yesterday? Should I have my imperial physician come and take a look at you?"
At this point, Lan Linxue lowered her voice and whispered in Lan Linxue's ear, "I'll prescribe some arsenic and snake venom for you. It'll cure you right away and get rid of you completely!"
Lan Xiuyuan looked up at Lan Linxue, coughed twice, and was about to speak when Lan Linxue suddenly straightened up and hurriedly said to the guard beside her, "Quick! Quick! Bring me the Artemisia!"
The subordinate quickly brought over a large handful of burning wormwood.
Lan Linxue showed a look of disgust even before she got close.
Holding her nose, Lan Linxue grabbed the wormwood and circled around Lan Xiuyuan, chanting incantations: "Exorcise demons! Little ghost, retreat quickly!"
As he spoke, ignoring Lan Xiuyuan's coughing so badly he felt like he was going to cough up his lungs, he threw thick plumes of black smoke directly at Lan Xiuyuan's face.
That was bad; Lan Xiuyuan almost fainted.
Jiang Ming was coughing so badly he felt like he was going to die, but at least no one was waving cigarettes in front of him. Seeing that Lan Linxue had completely enveloped Lan Xiuyuan in black smoke, and Lan Xiuyuan was about to stop coughing, he didn't care about getting beaten up. He scrambled over, grabbed Lan Linxue's leg, and cried between coughs, "Your Highness, please have mercy! If this continues, the Fifth Prince will be suffocated! We can't bear this!"
After saying that, he knelt on the ground and began to kowtow forcefully.
When the officials saw Jiang Ming kowtowing on the ground, they didn't care about anything else. A group of people knelt on the ground and cried loudly. While crying, they also coughed with difficulty. The older ones were almost coughing up blood. The scene was just like mourning Lan Xiuyuan. It was unbelievably spectacular!
Lan Linxue completely ignored Jiang Ming, who was tugging at her trouser leg. Only after she had smothered Lan Xiuyuan with the fumes and he was no longer making any noise did Lan Linxue throw away the wormwood in her hand.
At this moment, Lan Xiuyuan had already been knocked unconscious by Lan Linxue's fumes.
His pale face was shrouded in a smoky haze, his eyes were tightly shut, and it looked like he was about to lose half his life.
Lan Linxue sneered, kicked Jiang Ming off her leg, and walked over. Looking at Lan Xiuyuan's tightly closed eyes, she suddenly exclaimed, "Heavens! That Goddess of Fertility is too powerful! She actually tried to take your Fifth Master away! Fifth Brother, you can't do anything rash! Open your eyes and look at your brother!"
As he spoke, he bent down and shook Lan Xiuyuan's leg forcefully with his palm.
Then, taking advantage of everyone's inattention, he used a little force and accidentally broke Lan Xiuyuan's leg bone that had just been set, with a crack.
"ah--"
With a scream, Lan Xiuyuan reflexively arched his body in pain, his eyes snapping open.
When Lan Linxue saw that Lan Xiuyuan had opened his eyes, her face was full of joy. She excitedly smiled and said to the people behind her, "Alright! Alright! Fifth Master won't die this time!"
Seeing Lan Xiuyuan being tortured to the point of near death, and thinking about what would happen if Hu Tianyong found out that he was also there, Jiang Ming couldn't help but burst into tears. There was really no way out for him!
Seeing Jiang Ming crying like this, the officials below cried even harder, almost rolling on the ground in despair.
Lan Linxue's brows furrowed, and she suddenly roared, "Shut up, all of you! Are you mourning your Fifth Master's death?"
Instantly, all the crying ceased.
Lan Xiuyuan was truly exhausted. He wanted to cough, feeling as if countless tiny insects were crawling in his lungs, but the excruciating pain in his legs made him want to cry. Exhausted, he could only stare helplessly and angrily at Lan Linxue, who was giving him a smug, cold smile.
Lan Linxue looked at Lan Xiuyuan, her eyes growing even colder.
He slowly leaned down, his body hunched over, and whispered in Lan Xiuyuan's ear, "This is what happens when you take Qin Kou'er away! Lan Xiuyuan, I'll let you experience what it's like to be unable to live or die!"
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