They're just kids!
None survived.
Ning Xiucai was lying on the ground, his back clearly pierced by countless swords and knives, his fingernails broken off. Beside him lay a little girl, the youngest of whom was only five years old.
One can imagine that Ning Xiu clung tightly to the little girl's leg, refusing to let go, all to protect her.
Xie Lingqin exuded a murderous aura, and her pupils seemed to be stained red with blood.
"Miss Ling..."
Xie Lingqin looked around and suddenly heard a weak voice. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a woman in a corner of the courtyard. She was covered in blood, had lost an arm, but was still breathing.
"Orchid fragrance".
Xie Lingqin rushed over and gently lifted her head, asking, "What happened?"
She herself was unaware that her usually calm demeanor had turned into a sorrowful sob.
"I...I..."
As soon as Lanxiang opened her mouth, a lot of blood poured out, flowing onto Xie Lingqin's clothes and hands, icy cold and bloody.
Xie Lingqin looked at Zihe.
Zihe immediately raised his hand and tapped Lanxiang a few times.
A loud cough was heard, and Lanxiang's complexion seemed to improve considerably.
However, everyone knows that this is a pressure point technique used during a final burst of energy before death.
"Wait a little longer, Liu Yunzhou will be here soon, very soon..."
Xie Lingqin, in a calm voice, almost roared as she called out to the shadows, "Tinghai, bring Liu Yunzhou here as quickly as possible."
"Yes." The sound of Tinghai's reply faded into the distance, indicating that he immediately left as soon as he received the reply.
Xie Lingqin took out a silk handkerchief from her bosom and pulled out a cloth from her sleeve, carefully trying to reattach Lanxiang's severed arm, though she knew it was a futile and hopeless endeavor.
"They say..."
Lanxiang suddenly grabbed Xie Faqin tightly with her other hand, looking helplessly at the sky. "I... can't wait any longer, Miss Lingqin. You don't need to... tie her up anymore, cough cough... Tell him, tell him, everyone says that courtesans don't know the sorrow of a fallen nation, they are heartless, emotionless, and ungrateful, they can't have true love in their hearts, but..." Lanxiang gripped Xie Lingqin's hand tightly, tears of blood streaming from the corners of her eyes, desperate yet full of affection, "You, you tell him, I... from the first moment I saw him, I was happy. It was him who made me decide to leave the profession. It was him who made me unafraid of gossip and slander, unafraid of cold stares and ridicule, I just wanted to... be able to... see... him every day. I wanted... to be... with... him."
The last word was uttered.
Lanxiang's eyes closed tightly, and the hand that was holding Xie Lingqin loosened little by little. Finally, it fell limply onto the bright red blood, like a boulder hitting someone's heart.
"Orchid fragrance—"
Suddenly, a strong force pushed Xie Lingqin away and pulled Lanxiang into a tight embrace.
Liu Yunzhou was as swift as a whirlwind, then suddenly fell silent.
He held Lanxiang tightly.
She said she loves you.
Xie Lingqin turned her head away, and spoke those few words with extra force.
Because this is all of Lanxiang's strength.
Liu Yunzhou didn't answer, but carefully held Lanxiang in his arms. At that moment, the moonlight was beautiful and poignant, and she saw tears in the corners of Liu Yunzhou's eyes.
"Miss, there wasn't a single survivor, but Ning Yi is missing..."
Zihe searched around and then came forward to report.
Xie Lingqin tightened her grip and nodded. "The methods were clean and efficient. Except for Lanxiang and Ning Xiucai, they were all killed with a single sword strike. It's clear that the other party wanted to get something out of them, but they didn't get anything."
"What if Ning Yi gets captured by them?"
Xie Lingqin looked around, her face cold and expressionless, and remained silent.
Xie Lingqin remained silent, and for a moment, neither Zihe nor Tinghai spoke or dared to make any move.
Thus, apart from the sound of the wind dispersing the stench of blood, the only sound in the courtyard was the suppressed, agonizing sobs of Liu Yunzhou as he held Lanxiang's corpse.
After an unknown amount of time, Xie Lingqin finally moved. The hem of her skirt swept across the blood-stained ground. She stepped forward, raised her hand, and silently placed it on Liu Yunzhou's shoulder. "Are you done?"
She asked, "Very light, very heavy?"
But these three words, at this moment, are quite cruel.
A glint flashed in Liu Yunzhou's almost stunned eyes. Suddenly, he turned his head and his gaze slowly fell on Xie Lingqin. The man's eyes were bloodshot and his face was deathly pale. "I'm taking Lanxiang away. I can't let anyone else touch her body."
"good."
Xie Lingqin nodded without saying a word.
Zihe and Tinghai, who were standing to the side, suddenly realized why the young lady hadn't made any moves earlier. It turned out that she was giving Lord Liu time to accept the fact that Ai Lanxiang had died and to make the decision he wanted before dealing with the aftermath.
Liu Yunzhou gently picked up Lanxiang and led her out of the courtyard.
Just as he was about to turn around, he stopped again, looked at Xie Lingqin, and said, "You already know who killed them, right?"
“Perhaps, maybe, probably…” Xie Lingqin said with a hint of sarcasm and bitterness, “Eight or nine out of ten.”
"Would you avenge these people?"
Xie Lingqin's eyes flashed like blades, her teeth clenched, "This enmity is irreconcilable."
Liu Yunzhou paused, his gaze passing through Xie Lingqin and looking at Ning Xiucai's unseeing face in the courtyard. Then he looked at Xie Lingqin again and said, "Xie Lingqin, tell me, if we hadn't called Lanxiang, would this have happened?"
"Probably, my mistake."
In the chilly wind, the girl's voice was clear and cold, like frost covering the sky. Her starry eyes reflected the heavens with an unprecedented coldness. "Liu Yunzhou," she said, "you see, it seems that no one who gets close to me will have a good ending. I not only killed Ning Xiucai, but also your Lanxiang, and these innocent and naive children who don't even understand the meaning of some things in this world. So, if you want to live a long and healthy life, stay away from me from now on."
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