Chapter 28 Chapter 28 As he moved, a...
The window on the second floor of the pleasure boat was wide open, and a person stood by the window frame, with a tall and slender figure and slightly raised eyes.
He peered down through the colorful gauze hanging everywhere and saw two girls laughing and chatting.
One of them was wearing a light pink skirt with delicate peach blossoms embroidered on the hem. She had her hair in a bun with a white jade hairpin inserted in it. The girl had curved eyebrows and a beautiful smile, and a golden girl's arm was hanging on her arm.
The other one was wearing a lake blue long dress with delicate daffodils embroidered on the hem and a jade hairpin in her hair. She looked dignified and beautiful with a hint of playfulness.
The young man asked, "Who are those two?"
The personal eunuch bowed and said, "Your Highness, those two are Madam Zhang Miaoyin, the daughter of Zhangye, the Vice Minister of Justice."
"And the daughter of Duke Han, Madam Shen Qing."
The gentleman's daughter Li Zhibai naturally had some impression of the girl in the blue skirt. Obviously, the one in the pink skirt was Chen Qing.
He raised his eyebrows, a faint smile in his eyes, a bit of a look of watching the fun, "So it's the daughter of the Duke of Han. She's here too."
Among the princes of Emperor Jingren, except for the third prince who had a concubine, the crown prince and the fourth prince did not take wives or concubines.
Li Zhibai originally thought that he would marry before his fourth brother, but he never expected that his fourth brother would be married first by his father, and the person he married was not an ordinary person, but a female priest.
The two people on the deck talked about something and soon returned to the cabin.
Li Zhibai's gaze always followed the girl in the blue skirt, his eyelids slightly drooped, and it was unknown what he was thinking.
"Brother Prince, what are you looking at?" Li Yu's voice suddenly came to my ears.
Li Zhibai saw Li Yu, smiled, and said, "I am admiring the lotus in the pond."
Li Yu said "Oh", and then she tugged at the prince's sleeve, "Brother Prince, I'll go down first."
The prince nodded and said, "Go."
After getting Li Zhibai's nod, Li Yu immediately lifted her skirt and walked to the first floor. Soon she met Shen Qing and the others.
However, not long after they started chatting, Zhang Miaoyin was called away by Madam Zhang, so Chen Qing and Li Yu found a place to rest.
Facing Li Yu's fiery gaze, Chen Qing felt a burning sensation on his back, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Li Yu narrowed his eyes and leaned over to ask her, "Last time in Mount Li, you ran away without explaining everything to me. When exactly did you and Li A'man meet? And how come Aye arranged a marriage for you two without telling me?"
Li Yuke knew Li Daoxuan's character too well. No one could force him unless he was willing. If Li Daoxuan was unwilling, this marriage would never be possible.
She was very curious about when her sister and brother became related.
Chen Qing couldn't stand her burning gaze, so she put her fingertips on her forehead and pushed him away. She said with a vague look, "I don't know. I don't know him well. Who knows what the saint thinks?"
Li Yu was disappointed when he didn't get the answer he wanted. "That's it?"
Shen Qing nodded, “That’s it.”
Li Yu was reluctant to let her go and kept asking her questions for a long time. Seeing that she couldn't get anything out of her, she had to give up with regret.
At this moment, the pleasure boat reached the center of Huachun Pond. The green waves were dotted with pink, and the originally sunny sky quickly became cloudy. Soon, everyone felt a bump under their feet, and they all swayed to find a foothold.
Mrs. Zhang frowned and called someone to ask what was going on.
The man replied, "The servants were not careful enough to keep watch, and the anchor accidentally fell into the water, causing the boat to be stranded in the middle of the lake. Don't worry, madam, they are already working on it."
Upon hearing this, Madam Zhang spoke to calm the women present and told the servants to be more efficient.
Hearing the conversation between the two, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
I hope there's no problem with the boat.
Everyone else resumed their normal activities, but Chen Qing's brows were still furrowed, because she heard a gurgling "puff puff puff" sound, as if something was spitting water.
She immediately raised her hand to stop Li Yu from talking, but when the sound in her ears quieted down, the "puff" sound disappeared again, as if the sound she had just heard was an illusion.
Li Yu asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Chen Qing frowned and asked, "Did you hear any sound?"
Li Yu listened carefully for a while, then said, "No, what did you hear?"
Chen Qing only nodded slightly, but the doubts in his heart still remained.
At this moment, someone suddenly ran in hurriedly and said, "Oh no! Madam Zhang fell into the water!"
Madam Zhang raised her eyes quickly and asked sharply, "Which Madam Zhang are you talking about?"
The servant knelt down with a thud and said with a bitter face, "It's Madam Zhang Miaoyin!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Zhang cried out and covered her heart. Fortunately, the maidservant was quick to catch her and prevent her from falling. As soon as she regained her balance, she pointed tremblingly outside, "Quick, hurry up and get someone to save my Miaoyin! If anything happens, I'll hold you responsible!"
Chen Qing's heart skipped a beat. Li Yu also stood up and called the maidservant to ask, "Who among you is good at swimming? Come with us and rescue him!"
However, the maids all lowered their heads, looking terrified and uneasy, "Princess, we, we can't swim."
Li Yu was furious: "A bunch of rubbish!"
Chen Qing pulled the furious Li Yu back and said, "I can swim. I'll go and take a look!"
Before leaving, she handed the small belongings she had on her to Cui Ya and instructed, "Ask someone to prepare some clean clothes."
Cui Ya said, "It's dangerous in the water, why don't you let me go?"
Chen Qing knew this girl well. She was a landlubber once she got into the water. She could only flutter on her own, so how could she dare to save others? She said, "Be obedient."
After saying that, he hurried to the deck, where a group of people had already gathered, looking down with worried eyes.
Everyone present was born and raised in Chang'an. Chang'an is not by the sea, so how could the people there know how to swim?
She looked through the stern and saw Zhang Miaoyin struggling in the lake. She was about to jump in immediately, but she heard another loud splash and everyone saw someone jump in before Chen Qing.
It was vaguely visible that it was a man, and he quickly grabbed the struggling Zhang Miaoyin.
Zhang Miaoyin felt uncomfortable in her mouth and nose, and was almost unable to breathe. Suddenly, a clear voice came to her ears, instantly dispelling the chaos in her mind, "Madam Zhang, relax."
The man put his arm around her shoulders and lifted her head up. Soon her mouth and nose were above the water surface, and fresh air rushed in. However, her lungs still felt a burning pain because she had choked on too much water before.
In a daze, someone shouted, "Prince, Your Highness! What are you still standing there for? Find a rope! All men, get to the inner cabin!"
Everyone was like ants on a hot pan, and the scene was in chaos. Chen Qing also reacted quickly and gave the cloak sent by Cui Ya to Zhang Miaoyin's housekeeper and maid.
The prince was holding Zhang Miaoyin and was pulled up with a rope. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he tactfully put her into the hands of the Zhang family and said with an averted look, "Call the doctor."
The servant hurriedly carried Zhang Miaoyin to the inner cabin, and the matter was finally over. However, everyone thought that since Madam Zhang had physical contact with the prince, there would probably be a mistress in the Eastern Palace soon.
For a moment, several noble ladies who were interested in the prince felt a little sad and secretly sighed that Zhang Miaoyin was lucky. They just hoped that she would not be the crown princess.
Seeing that her daughter had fainted, Mrs. Zhang didn't care about anything else. She hurriedly thanked the prince and followed her daughter to the cabin.
However, the person who heard the whole story still frowned and slowly came down from the second floor. He was dressed in blue and solemn, with eyebrows and eyes as white as snow. It was Gu Ze.
He called over the maidservant beside Zhang Miaoyin and asked, "Why did your wife suddenly fall into the water? Where was she before the incident, and what did she do?"
Chen Qing originally had this doubt, and seeing that someone had asked it before her, she watched from the side. She also wanted to know, didn't Zhang Miaoyin go to look for her mother? Why did she suddenly appear on the deck and why did she suddenly fall into the water?
Unexpectedly, the maid burst into tears when she heard this. She pointed in the direction of Chen Qing and cried, "Gu Zhongcheng, it was Madam Chen who called our madam out!"
Before Shen Qing could get angry, Li Yu was the first to scold her, "Madam Shen was with me the whole time, how can you say she was framed? You are so bold and treacherous! How dare you speak nonsense and tell lies!"
The maid fell to her knees with a thud and kowtowed, saying, "Princess, please understand that what I said is true!"
Chen Qing knew that Li Yu had a bad temper, and she had been with him just now. At first glance, the girl's words sounded like slander against him, so Li Yu couldn't help but get angry.
But when he thought about it carefully, many people saw him next to Li Yu just now. If this girl was deliberately slandering him, the lie would be easily exposed.
After a careful sip, Chen Qing took Li Yu's hand and shook his head slightly at her.
Li Yu's anger subsided a bit, and after thinking about it, she realized something was wrong. She asked again, "Tell me, how did Madam Shen ask your wife to leave?"
At this moment, a calm and powerful male voice suddenly interrupted: "Don't be afraid. The princess has always been sensible and knows right from wrong. You only need to tell her everything you know."
Li Yu looked up when he heard the voice, only to see Gu Ze wearing a blue shirt, standing gracefully on the side.
After his eyes met hers for a brief moment, he slowly lowered his eyes again, looking neither humble nor arrogant and extremely calm and composed.
Li Yu suddenly felt a feather scratching his heart, making it itch slightly.
When the maid heard Gu Ze say this, her fear of Li Yu was somewhat reduced. She bowed deeply to Li Yu and told him everything that had happened: "Just now, my lady was accompanying the mistress when a little girl suddenly came and said that Madam Chen was looking for my lady, saying that she had something urgent to do."
"The girl told Madam not to bring anyone else, because Madam Shen had something important to say. Madam Shen then followed the girl to the deck. Later, someone reported that Madam Shen had fallen into the water."
Today is Zhang's mother's birthday party, and the prince and princess are visiting the pleasure boat in person. Logically, the pleasure boat is heavily guarded, and there would be no chance for bad guys to sneak in before. However, Chen Qing and Zhang Miaoyin have always been good friends, and the man asked Zhang Miaoyin out in the name of Chen Qing, which greatly lowered Zhang Miaoyin's guard, so the other party succeeded smoothly.
Gu Ze had obviously guessed it was almost right. He was silent for a moment, then asked again, "Madam Shen was in the same room with the princess before, so she definitely couldn't be the murderer. Tell me, what are the facial features of the man who asked your wife out?"
The maid was stunned for a moment, clearly having not expected this. Soon she said, "I remember now. That girl looked about thirteen or fourteen, with phoenix eyes, a flat nose, and thick lips." After a moment's thought, she added, "And there was a red birthmark above her left eyebrow, about the size of a thumbnail!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Ze immediately sent someone to look for this person.
In just a moment, a group of people quickly pressed over.
The leader said to the envoy, "This person was hiding under an empty deck just now. It's obvious that he has been planning this for a long time, just waiting for the incident to happen and quickly escape!"
That meant that before the birthday party began, this person had already pried open a deck and hidden under the boat, just waiting for the opportunity to strike. Otherwise, she would never have been able to get into the pleasure boat. This was all premeditated.
The girl's appearance was exactly the same as described by Zhang Miaoyin's maid. Above her left eyebrow, there was a birthmark about the size of a nail bed. Her appearance was so plain that it was hard to attract attention.
After being captured, she didn't show any sign of panic. Her features remained calm, as if she didn't care about her current situation at all. She didn't have the panic or uneasiness of being caught on the spot.
When Gu Ze asked her some questions, she remained silent.
Chen Qing suddenly heard the "puff puff puff" sound of water spitting out next to her ear becoming clearer and clearer. However, when she looked around, everyone looked normal, as if she was the only one who heard the sound.
Her intuition told her that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out what was wrong.
So Chen Qing patted Li Yu and whispered in her ear, "I suddenly remembered that I saw a lot of water ghosts in the lake just now. Zhang Miaoyin fell into the water. I'm afraid she might accidentally be exposed to the water ghosts' evil spirit and get hurt. Please quietly bring this thing to her for me."
Hearing the word "water ghost", Li Yu shuddered with fear and hurriedly took the evil-repelling beads from Chen Qing's hand. She didn't care why Chen Qing didn't ask someone beside her to help, but asked her to help deliver the things herself. She hurried to Zhang Miaoyin with the evil-repelling beads.
Before leaving, she said, "The matter of Madam Zhang falling into the water will be handed over to Gu Zhongcheng for a thorough investigation. I hope you will quickly identify the real culprit and severely punish the murderer."
Gu Ze saluted and said, "I will definitely fulfill my mission."
Seeing Li Yu leave with the protective items, Chen Qing finally took the time to glance around, but the strange sound of spitting water was gone again.
Gu Ze was asking questions when the girl who was captured by the messenger suddenly locked her eyes with Chen Qing. She was instantly excited, "You are the daughter of this bastard. This bastard and his whole family will not have a good death!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present changed their expressions and looked at Shen Qing with bated breath.
As the daughter of the Duke of Han and the general, and the future Princess Cang, Shen Qing is now in the ascendant. Who dares to openly bump into the lady of the Shen family and speak so arrogantly?
However, Shen Qing was not as angry as everyone imagined. Her expression was surprisingly calm. She even looked at the girl with a smile in her eyes and watched her scold calmly.
The girl only took a break when she was tired of scolding.
Only then did Chen Qing ask, "Have you scolded enough?"
The girl said "Pooh" again and looked like she wanted to curse again.
Chen Qing said, "My wife's father was a general of the cavalry. He guarded the border for many years, endured the wind and rain, fought bloody battles, and feared no life or death. He fought alongside many other soldiers and sacrificed his life to drive out foreign enemies. Only then can you live such a comfortable life today. His sincerity is evident to all, so how can you call him a thief?"
She added, "Why not tell me the truth about who's behind you and what your purpose is? Maybe I can give you a good beating."
The man snorted coldly, "The thief is about to die. I am happy and fearless in death!"
Unexpectedly, Chen Qing was quick to grab her jaw and snap it off. Then, Chen Qing took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped her mouth with her fingertips, as if she had touched something dirty. She suppressed her anger and said, "There's something in her mouth. Find it out."
When Shen Qing heard the words "this thief is going to die" from this person, alarm bells instantly rang in her heart. The miserable death of her mother in the previous life was vivid in her mind. If the person in front of her was related to the Shen family's massacre, he must not die!
He worked very quickly and found a piece of poison that had not been bitten between the girl's lips and teeth.
Seeing that the suicide poison had been found, her face turned extremely pale in an instant. Coupled with the severe pain in her jaw, she glared at Chen Qing with even more anger.
Gu Ze quietly examined the black poison pill. It was so dark that the head couldn't be seen. He handed it to Wu Hou who had arrived and said, "Arrest the man and take him to the Censorate later. Don't let him disturb Madam Zhang's birthday."
As soon as Wu Hou received the order, someone asked, "Who is it that has caused Zhongcheng Gu to mobilize such a large army, with sails, battleships, and horses, and even to use Wu Hou's command?"
A young man came down from the second floor, wearing a round-collared crimson robe with a leather sash underneath.
"In my opinion, this man should be handed over to our Dali Temple for interrogation. After all, the people in your Censorate have always only been responsible for impeachment and impeachment. If they were to interrogate a major criminal, I'm afraid they would be unable to do so."
The person who came was Shi Qinglan, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. The Shi family had been a prominent family for generations and was a century-old family. His father was the Minister of War, and even his grandfather who passed away ten years ago was the Jiedushi of Jiannan Road and the grandfather of the current crown prince. With the crown prince's support, the Shi family was very prosperous.
And now Shi Qinglan, who is now the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, also has a conflict with Gu Ze, who is the Chief Censor.
Five years ago, Shi Qinglan, who was also a disciple of Grand Tutor Zhang in the Hanlin Academy, disliked Gu Ze because Gu Ze always outperformed him in various aspects.
After the palace examination results were announced, Gu Ze won first place in the Jinshi exam, while Shi Qinglan was a step behind him, barely securing second place and having to start from the lowest rank, the ninth-rank proofreader. Since his victory, Gu Ze has been highly appreciated by the Sage, and his status has been continuously promoted.
I'm afraid that soon, when the elderly Imperial Censor Feng retires and returns to his hometown to enjoy his retirement, Gu Ze will be promoted to this position.
Shi Qinglan, who has just taken the position of Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, relies mostly on himself, but a small part is due to his father.
For this reason, his father often compared himself with Gu Ze, always sighing and complaining about himself for not being ambitious enough. In his father's words, Gu Ze was the good boy from other people's families.
How could he accept this? Therefore, his greatest hobby in the court was to make things difficult for Gu Ze.
Now that he heard that Gu Ze was going to take on this matter, he was happy to give him some trouble.
Gu Ze said calmly, "I won't bother you with this matter, Master Shaoqing. I have my own plans."
Shi Qinglan raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "After all, this matter concerns the teacher's daughter and involves the safety of the court officials. It must not be taken lightly."
Gu Ze: "Of course I know it. Besides, I am here at the princess's order to personally investigate the matter, so there is no need to trouble Master Shaoqing to intervene." He raised his hand lightly, and Wu Hou immediately removed the girl's arms, blocked her mouth, and tied her up and took her out.
Just as Shi Qinglan's face was getting gloomy, an eunuch came up to him quietly, whispered a few words in his ear, and handed the token in his hand to him.
Shi Qinglan's expression instantly softened, and even a hint of smugness appeared in his eyes. He raised the token in his hand and said with full vigor, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered that this matter concerns Grand Tutor Zhang and must not be neglected. He is now being detained at the Dali Temple for custody and will be interrogated later! No mistakes!"
He looked at Gu Ze with a smile, "Gu Zhongcheng, I'm sorry, I'm here on the orders of His Highness to personally arrest the wanted criminal."
However, Gu Ze's face was not as gloomy as he had imagined. Instead, he smiled faintly and said, "Then let the Dali Temple handle this person. Master Shaoqing, please do as you wish."
While waiting for Wu Hou to take the men away, Shi Qinglan was still wondering what Gu Ze's smile meant.
It was not until Shi Qinglan was summoned by the prince in a daze and saw the prince's slightly angry face that he understood.
The Crown Prince Li Zhibai was surrounded by an overwhelming pressure, like a mountain pressing down on him, making it almost impossible for him to breathe, and he was forced to lower his head again and again.
He said, "It's clearly Master's wife's birthday party, but today almost became Miss Zhang's death anniversary. How can we accept this?"
Shi Qinglan said softly, "Your Highness is right."
The prince said, "I give you one month to close the case. If you haven't found the real culprit after one month," he said, taking a sip of tea. "You can return home."
If the case cannot be closed within a month, it means that his official career will come to an end.
Shi Qinglan groaned inwardly. No wonder Gu Ze agreed so decisively. It turned out he was waiting for him here! What a cunning fellow!
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While waiting for the murderer to be apprehended, Chen Qing was thinking about how he could sneak into the Dali Temple Prison.
The girl first used herself as an excuse to push Zhang Miaoyin into the water, and then pointed at herself and called her a thief's daughter. It seemed as if her father had done something unforgivable to her, so she wanted to take revenge on her family.
If so, isn't this person related to the Shen family's massacre in the previous life? Then who is the master behind her?
As for Zhang Miaoyin, although she was the future Crown Princess chosen by the Saint in her previous life, she had never imagined what would happen today.
Zhang Miaoyin fell into the water and was rescued by the prince. It involves the matter of Qingwei. It is not surprising that Minister Zhang blocked today's news for the sake of his daughter. This can explain why Zhang Miaoyin suddenly became the future princess in the previous life.
"Puff puff puff", the familiar sound came again. Chen Qing immediately calmed down and tried to find the source of the sound, but the sound disappeared again.
The only difference from before was that Chen Qing always felt that the voice was getting closer and closer to her, as if something was slowly approaching her from far away.
This made Shen Qing, who was about to visit Zhang Miaoyin, stop in her tracks.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, and the anchor that had accidentally dropped earlier had not been retrieved yet. The pleasure boat was still parked in the center of Huachun Pond. People were coming and going, seemingly unfazed by the incident, and their faces were full of energy.
“Pah—”
At this moment, a hurricane suddenly blew past, and most of the lotus buds in the Huachun Pond were blown up. As the hurricane blew, the lotus flowers flew onto the deck and into the cabin, and the Huachun Pond lost some of its beauty.
These lotus flowers, as big as faces, are crystal clear, like delicate crystals, and are very attractive. However, after being blown onto the deck by the wind, they are all placed with the petals facing downwards without exception.
After the hurricane passed, the sea became calm and nothing unusual happened for a long time. Everyone gradually felt at ease.
A noble lady, seeing a delightful lotus, wondered, "Why are there only lotus petals falling, but no green leaves?"
Sure enough, everyone looked in the direction of the lotus flowers on the ground, but there was not a single lotus leaf to be seen.
Chen Qing frowned secretly, feeling that this scene was extremely familiar, but he couldn't remember it.
A noble lady, feeling sorry for the upside-down lotus, stretched out her slender white wrist, picked it up, and wanted to turn it over and throw it back into the water.
At this moment, Chen Qing finally realized that something was wrong. This lotus was wrong! And that hurricane was even more wrong!
"Put it down now! Don't touch this evil thing!"
As soon as the sound came, it was too late.
After the lotus was turned over, it seemed as if a switch was triggered. The lotus petals and the tails of fish in the water floated densely in the air. The lotus head also produced many dense suction cups. When they opened, a bloody mouth appeared in the lotus head. The "lotus" fluttered and emerged from the lady's hand, suddenly pounced on her face, and then sucked.
Once attached to the lady's face, the lotus petals closed one after another and completely parasitized on her face.
The lady fell straight to the ground with a loud bang, and there was no sign of life.
When the others saw this, their minds went blank at the same time. When they realized what had happened, they all screamed and ran around.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
Just as Chen Qing was about to make a move, he heard a series of continuous "Puff Puff Puff Puff——" sounds, as if they were coming right next to his ears.
But there was clearly nothing around. At this moment, Cui Ya suddenly turned pale and pointed at her head with a trembling hand, "Madam, Madam..."
Chen Qing suddenly realized something. She felt a chill on the back of her neck and when she looked up, she met a pair of strange white pupils.
A human-like thing was hanging limply from the beam, with the lower half of its body hanging in the air.
The swollen, pale ghost face was getting closer and closer to him, and there was a big hole in its abdomen. As its body continued to slide down, the hole in its abdomen was flapping like the lips, and dirty water was bubbling up.
At the critical moment, the ghost face quickly approached his face. Chen Qing dodged and stuffed an evil-repelling bead and a flare into Cui Ya's hand. "Don't turn the lotus over, and everything will be fine."
After saying that, she pushed Cui Ya away and used her flexible body to keep dodging the attacks of the Water Demon. The Water Demon was formed by the resentment of drowning people. Its body was like tofu that had been soaked in water for a long time. Its skin would break if squeezed. Its fangs were also poisonous. It would be very uncomfortable to be bitten by it.
The water evil kept attacking in the direction of Chen Qingdao. Its entire body was lying on the ground, wriggling like a snake, and its two legs dragged trails of water stains and shredded rotten flesh on the ground.
Chen Qing loathed this guy and was unwilling to even touch him.
At the critical moment, she took out the golden armlets hanging on her arms and silently chanted a spell. In a moment, the three golden armlets the size of her wrists turned into the size of a basin and smashed towards the water evil.
With one move, the water evil was quickly smashed into a skeleton by the golden spirit ring. Even so, it still persisted in pursuing Shen Qing, and rushed towards Shen Qing's face with a force of its feet.
At the same time, a golden five-petal flower exploded in the air above the pleasure boat, and the dazzling light cut through half the sky.
Cui Ya held up the flare with her tiny body, suppressed her fear as she stood on the lotus-covered deck, shouting, "Don't be afraid, support will be here soon! My wife said, as long as you don't turn the lotus over, you'll be fine! Ladies, please be at ease!"
The powerful voice pierced through everyone's hearts and forced them to take a concentration pill.
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At the same time, in Prince Cang’s Mansion, in a torture chamber.
Li Daoxuan, drenched in sweat, struggled to open his eyes. He lowered his head slightly, his dark hair swaying as he moved. A burning sensation spread across his waist; it was his Yu Chenqing signal flare that had been used.
Li Daoxuan turned his neck, which had not moved for a long time. As he moved, the iron chains rustled. After a long pause, he scoffed, "Trouble."
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