Chapter 93 Chapter 93 Who to escape to? Duan Wenpei?
"That's not the case."
Li Zhan shook his head, avoiding Nan Xu's gaze.
"I'm also concerned about your safety. Bringing you into the inn is too dangerous. Jingyi seems to have noticed something." He leaned forward, took Nan Xu's hand, and breathed on it. "Ah Xu, bear with it for a while. Once we reach Shu, I'll find a way to accommodate you. Just bear with it for a while."
Tolerate?
The person who started this actually told her to endure it! How ridiculous!
Feeling the heat blowing on the back of her hand from time to time, Nan Xu's heart was as calm as water.
The candlelight illuminated the narrow carriage and also cast the figures of the two people on the window paper. The winter night was dark and moonless, and standing on a high place, one could see everything at a glance.
Jingyi leaned contentedly on the windowsill of the guest room, looking at the candlelit carriage with interest.
"Do you think Li Zhan will marry his childhood sweetheart, whom he has been thinking about day and night, in the carriage tonight?"
Young Master Zhang gently took the cloak and draped it over her, saying nothing, "The Prince Consort is a gentleman."
A chill wind blew across her face. The further she got into Shu, the colder it got. It might even snow in a couple of days. Jingyi wrapped her cloak tighter around her and smiled, looking away. "If he were a gentleman, there would be no gentleman in this world. Have you ever seen a gentleman go to such lengths to kidnap someone's wife? It's truly hilarious. Miss Yuan, do you think I'm right?"
The woman in the brown felt hat standing in the middle of the room responded coquettishly, flatteringly, "Yao Niang thinks Your Highness is absolutely right."
Yuan Yaoniang, a famous courtesan in Kyoto, was also a secret agent planted by the Zhao family in Kyoto many years ago to be responsible for liaison.
Jingyi walked back to the couch and looked at this beauty who was famous in Kyoto. However, she was wrapped up like a dumpling. Not only was she beautiful, but apart from her eyes, her nose and mouth were invisible. As if remembering something funny, Jingyi covered her lips and laughed, "I wonder, who is more beautiful, Miss Yuan or Nanxu?"
Yuan Yaoniang had not expected that the princess would make such a joke. She had been hanging out in brothels for many years, and when she talked about "beauty", she couldn't help but show some coquettishness.
"Your Highness, you might as well ask the Prince Consort. He has stayed at my place for several nights and knows my benefits best."
She spoke so boldly and presumptuously that Master Zhang beside her looked at her sideways. Jingyi looked at him coldly, feeling somewhat contemptuous.
After all, he is from the same building and cannot be shown in public.
She took the hand warmer beside her, sat up straight, and put away the indifference in her eyes. "Miss Yuan, I didn't ask you to come here to see you flirting. I want to know, Nan Xu, what are your plans?"
The Zhao family helped Li Zhan kidnap Nan Xu. Jingyi was not angry. Now that Nan Xu was right under her nose, how could she let her go so easily?
Yuan Yao Niang maintained the same posture, but her attitude was more respectful. "My master said that as long as I am alive, it's fine. As for the rest, I leave it to the princess to decide."
Li Zhan is a silly, naive and pitiful person.
At first, he made a deal with them by rescuing the fourth young master Zhao Huaijue, helping the Zhao family and King Yi to accomplish great things, only asking for high positions and generous salaries for the Li family after the success; later Jingyi joined the game, and Li Zhan poisoned the fourth young master just to take away Wei Yangbo's wife Nan Xu.
He had a very clever plan, thinking that by trapping Nan Xu by his side, Nan Xu would truly be his alone. However, he didn't know that Nan Xu was very important to Wei Yangbo.
Now that the master has her in his hands, he naturally has the bargaining chip.
Wei Yangbo was very cautious, so many things became much easier to do...
"So," Jingyi raised her eyebrows meaningfully before Yuan Yaoniang finished her thoughts and extended her hand towards her. "I heard that people in your line of work always keep some aphrodisiacs on hand. I wonder if Miss Yuan could share some with me."
*
Nan Xu was woken up by the cold in the middle of the night. Just when she wanted to get up to see if there was any bedding nearby, she was shocked to find that someone was holding her tightly.
Li Zhan had fallen asleep on her side at some point and held her in his arms along with the quilt.
Nan Xu struggled but couldn't break free, so she had to lie back down resigned to her fate. As she lay down, her legs curled up and she felt relaxed as if something was missing.
When their legs touched each other, Nan Xu was surprised to find that the shackles on her feet were gone!
It was late at night, with everyone asleep. This was a good opportunity to escape...
But, what about the person on my body?
Nan Xu stared at the dark wall of the car in a daze. Just as he was thinking, the person on his body seemed to feel a little cold in his sleep. He subconsciously reached out to touch the clothes next to him and felt that the hand around his body had loosened a little. Nan Xu seized the opportunity, turned sideways, hunched his shoulders, and slid down.
Halfway through sliding, Nan Xu saw a hand picking up a thick piece of clothing and about to bring it back, so she quickly pulled out a thick bundle from the corner and put it under the quilt.
The bundle was a bit soft, so Li Zhan subconsciously held it tightly. Fortunately, there was no sign of waking up.
Don’t miss this opportunity!
Nan Xu exerted force with both hands, pushed backwards, and slid out with his whole body.
In the darkness, Li Zhan held the quilt without moving. Nan Xu slowly exhaled, her heart beating violently.
It’s good that he’s not awake. She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and quietly lifted the car curtain.
The night was pitch black and eerily quiet.
The cold wind blew in her face, making her shiver all over. Nan Xu was stunned for a while before she adapted to the environment outside. She no longer hesitated, tiptoed out of the car, looked around carefully, and then ran out of the inn with all her strength.
The cold wind whistled in my ears. I took a few gulps of liquid and a chill reached my lungs, but my eyes were burning.
Just a few more steps and you'll be out of the inn!
This wasn't Shu. She'd headed straight for the local government office after leaving the inn and revealed her identity. Li Zhan and Jingyi were acting on their own, their motives ulterior, and they wouldn't dare publicly demand their release. As long as the government sent someone to notify the Weiyang Marquis's Mansion or the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion, she'd be safe... Yes, as long as she ran away, escaped from this place, she'd still have a glimmer of hope...
After passing the inn's gate, she found a quiet alley outside. It was almost there. She just needed to find a place to hide first. Once Li Zhan and the others left, she could...
"Madam, why don't you rest in the carriage so late at night? Where are you going in such a hurry?"
The smile was still on his face, but the light in his eyes gradually dimmed because of the figure that suddenly appeared in front of him.
Nan Xu looked at the figure wrapped up like a dumpling, swallowed her saliva, and suddenly pointed behind her and shouted, "Princess!"
While the man was looking back, he turned and ran towards the alley next to him.
'Boom'
In the darkness, she bumped into a human-shaped wall.
Someone grasped her wrist precisely, squeezing tighter and tighter, as if to break that cold, fair wrist.
Surrounded by the refreshing aroma of frankincense, Nan Xu heard Li Zhan's gnashing voice echoing faintly in her ears, "Where do you want to escape to?"
"Who are you running to? Duan Wenpei? Ah Xu, I trusted and cared for you so much, and you treat me like this?!"
In the flickering candlelight under the shop at the corner of the alley, Nan Xu saw a flash of madness in those red eyes.
"Ah Xu, I'm too kind to you."
Nan Xu felt as if her heart had fallen into an ice cellar.
*
After traveling for several days, Duan Wenpei and Xie Jin successfully reunited when they approached the border of Shu.
But Duan Wenpei didn't expect that there was another woman coming with Xie Jin.
The youngest daughter of the Yin family, Yin Ruizhu.
Duan Wenpei took Xie Jin aside and asked him what was going on.
Naturally, the person was not brought out by Xie Jin. Thinking of Yin Ruizhu's identity, Duan Wenpei frowned and waited for Xie Jin to explain.
"I swear, I really found it on the road."
Duan Wenpei didn't believe it. "If you go by water, where will you pick up people? In the river?"
Xie Jin recounted the entire story. "She was anxious to reach Sichuan, and knowing the water route was shorter, she spent a fortune hiring a fast boat. As you know, these fast boats are shady methods. Seeing her generosity and the fact that she was a young woman, the men became malicious and wanted to kill her and rob her."
Duan Wenpei saw that he didn't seem to be lying and knew that it was probably true.
Because of Nan Xu, he also knew about Yin Ruizhu's promise. Speaking of which, Zhao Huaijue had caused this, so he wasn't without responsibility. So why was he running away at this time, going to Shu alone? Seeking revenge on Zhao Huaijue? ...Duan Wenpei glanced at the woman standing nearby, dressed as a man and still a little shaken, and frowned. He called over to whisper something in Liu Hui's ear.
Liu Hui nodded, turned around and arranged for someone to send Yin Ruizhu back.
Yin Ruizhu observed Duan Wenpei's expression and roughly knew what he was planning, so she quickly stood up and walked over.
Xiao Jing was resting with his secret guards when he saw a strange woman heading straight for Duan Wenpei, and hurriedly stood up to stop her.
"What are you doing?"
"What am I even trying to ask you? You're a girl, and instead of staying at home embroidering, you're dressed like this and throwing yourself in front of my husband. What's the matter with you?"
"Who rushed in front of your husband! I was looking for Wei Yangbo - you said... he is your husband?" Yin Ruizhu realized it belatedly, and pointed at Xiao Jing in astonishment, then at Duan Wenpei.
Xiao Jing was about to declare her sovereignty with her head held high and chest puffed out with a smug look on her face, but Yin Ruizhu grabbed her hair and started to wrestle with her.
"You shameless bastard! Don't you know this man is taken?" Yin Ruizhu's mediocre martial arts skills were no match for Xiao Jing, and she was quickly subdued by Xiao Jing, pulling her ear. Yin Ruizhu continued to roar unyieldingly, "Duan Wenpei, you are so ungrateful! Ah Xu has been abducted by Li Zhan, and his life or death is uncertain, and you actually have the mind to look for a woman... You bitch, let me go, and let's fight again if you dare!"
After leaving Kyoto and wearing men's clothes, Yin Ruizhu inevitably took on a bit of the vulgar air and spoke in a rough manner, but Duan Wenpei heard the key information.
He quickly freed Yin Ruizhu from Xiao Jing's grasp, grabbed her by the collar, and asked in a deep voice, "Say what you just said again. What happened to Ah Xu?"
Those dark eyes stared straight at her without a trace of emotion. It was Yin Ruizhu's first time to come into close contact with this killer. Her heart skipped a beat in fear. Thinking of her friend's experience, she mustered up the courage to repeat, stiffening her neck, "I'm telling you, I'm telling you, Ah Xu was abducted by Li Zhan, and his whereabouts are unknown."
The angular face in front of her completely sank after hearing her words. The sword-like eyebrows slanting into the temples seemed to be stained with the frost of the early morning, sharp enough to cut bones.
Duan Wenpei stood up and punched the tree next to him. The trunk, as thick as a man could hug, fell to the ground with a loud bang.
"Don't enter Shu yet."
"Send everyone out. I want to know Li Zhan's current location before tomorrow."
Liu Hui hesitated for a while, then swallowed his words as he looked at his master's determined back.
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