Chapter 98 You've Finally Arrived
Where is this place?
When Cui'er woke up, she felt dizzy and confused, and it took her a while to recover and understand her situation.
Her hands and feet were tightly bound, and her mouth was gagged. Cui'er was startled, recalling the scene before she fainted. She struggled to sit up, but found herself surrounded by darkness and unable to see anything.
Cui'er's heart sank immediately. What about her young mistress... and the Third Prince...? Cui'er felt as if her heart was being tightly gripped, and it hurt terribly. What was Ning Wanzhi doing all this for?
Dizziness... Thirst... So thirsty...
When Ye Wanning regained consciousness, she felt hot all over, weak and powerless. Where... was she...?
A soft sound came from not far away. Ye Wanning was startled and turned her head with some difficulty, only to find that it was dark all around and she could not see anything. Only a figure could be vaguely seen in the distance. Ye Wanning's heart tightened. "Who's there?"
No one responded to her. Ye Wanning felt her heart sink to the bottom. She figured her current state was all Ning Wanzhi's doing. If that was the case, then what did she really want? Ye Wanning felt her heart pounding wildly, as if it were about to jump out of her chest. She swallowed nervously and asked softly, "Ning Wanzhi, was it you?"
Still, no one answered. Ye Wanning took a deep breath; the soreness in her body hadn't subsided, and she felt completely immobile. After a pause, she said in a low voice, "Ning Wanzhi, I'll give you one more chance. If you release me now, I will absolutely not blame you!"
"Wan Ning, it's me."
Upon hearing that voice, Ye Wanning felt her heart sink, and her voice trembled, "Su...Su...Su Wenliang...how could you be here..."
A figure slowly approached from a distance. As it drew closer, Ye Wanning saw Su Wenliang's face, which looked extremely distressed. "I...I don't know either..."
Ye Wanning withdrew her fist, her whole body on guard. She looked at Su Wenliang warily, "Stay away from me! Ning Wanzhi is your person, how could you not know what's going on!"
“Wan Ning…” Su Wenliang chuckled twice, then stopped in his tracks as he looked at Ye Wan Ning. “Ning Wan Zhi isn’t one of my people. They all belong to the Crown Prince… I…” Su Wenliang bit his lip, “I’m just a decoy…”
Su Wenliang? Ye Wan's heart tightened, as if something was about to burst forth. She looked at Su Wenliang, and after a long while, she finally spoke in a trembling voice, "Su... Su Wenliang... go and see where we are. I... we need to get out of here..."
Su Wenliang remained silent, his eyes filled with unfathomable depth as he looked at Ye Wanning. "Wanning..."
Ye Wanning's heart was pounding wildly. Ever since Su Wenliang started calling her Wanning, she had felt something was off, and now, with that look in his eyes... Ye Wanning inwardly cried out in alarm!
Fortunately, she had regained some strength. She stepped back and turned to look at Su Wenliang, but there was no panic in her eyes. Her voice was unusually gentle. "What's wrong? Wenliang, listen to me. We need to get out of here now and capture Ning Wanzhi. As a prince of Chu, how can you be played with by a mere woman like this? Don't you feel ashamed?"
Unexpectedly, Su Wenliang chuckled softly. After a pause, he looked at Ye Wanning, his eyes shining. "Wanning..." he trailed off, gently leaning towards Ye Wanning. "I used to feel ashamed, but with you, I don't feel that way anymore."
Ye Wanning's face paled, and she moved back in a panic, "You... what do you mean..."
“That little bitch Ning Wanzhi…” Su Wenliang frowned helplessly, “It seems she drugged me.”
Ye Wanning's heart skipped a beat. Sure enough! No wonder Ning Wanzhi would go to such lengths without considering the consequences! She looked at Su Wenliang. If this succeeded, no one would survive. Even if the Emperor indulged Su Wenzhen, how could he tolerate someone damaging the royal family's reputation like this? She gritted her teeth. What a clever scheme! This Su Wenzhen is truly ruthless! He doesn't even spare his own people!
"Wan Ning." Seeing that Ye Wan Ning didn't speak, Su Wen Liang smiled, his expression unusually gentle. "Are you scared?"
Ye Wanning was indeed terrified. She clenched her hands tightly, swallowed hard, and said in a forcedly casual tone, "What am I afraid of? Su Wenliang, don't do anything reckless. Do you know what the consequences will be?"
"What are the consequences?" Su Wenliang leaned close to Ye Wanning's neck and took a deep breath. "Wanning, you smell so good."
Ye Wanning felt a chill run down her spine, goosebumps rising all over her body. She composed herself and said in a deep voice, "This is immoral! If we're found out, we'll both die!"
Su Wenliang suddenly stopped what he was doing. He looked at Ye Wanning and smiled. "Wanning, are you scared?" He raised an eyebrow. "But I'm not scared. To die under a peony is to die a romantic death."
Ye Wanning felt her whole body trembling. What kind of lunatic was this! Su Wenliang looked at her as if he wanted to devour her. She trembled, and after a long while, she managed to squeeze out two weak words, "Yes, I'm scared. Can you let me go?"
"Hehe." Su Wenliang chuckled, looking at Ye Wanning and shaking his head helplessly. "Wanning, your personality is really cute." He then frowned, "Although I really don't want to refuse your request, but..."
"Rip!" The sound of fabric tearing rang out.
"Ah!" Ye Wanning screamed in alarm, caught off guard, "Su Wenliang! What are you doing!"
"What do you think I should do?" As soon as she finished speaking, Su Wenliang's large hand covered her, and the delicate touch made Su Wenliang sigh inwardly, "Wan Ning, even if we die, we will be together."
"You're sick!" Ye Wanning yelled, struggling, but her left hand suddenly touched something that looked like wood. Ye Wanning picked up the stick and hit Su Wenliang on the back of the head with all her might. "If you miss, go die yourself! Don't drag me down with you!"
Su Wenliang grunted and subconsciously let go. Ye Wanning immediately struggled to her feet and ran towards the corner, yelling, "You!"
"What did I do!" Still recovering, Ye Wanning could only rely on her verbal skills to yell, "Let me tell you, Su Wenliang! Don't think I'm easy to bully! If you dare come any closer, it won't just be one hit, you believe me..."
Before she could finish speaking, Su Wenliang suddenly pounced on her, pinning Ye Wanning tightly beneath him. Su Wenliang frowned, "Wanning, can't you be a little more obedient?"
"Listen to your nonsense!" Ye Wanning felt a surge of anger. She spat at Su Wenliang and sneered, "Su Wenliang, if you dare to lay a finger on me today, I'll cripple you, you believe me!"
"Your mouth..." Su Wenliang grabbed Ye Wanning's chin and laughed, "It's so lovable yet infuriating!" As he spoke, Su Wenliang lowered his head, ready to kiss her, but Ye Wanning suddenly raised her right hand and slapped him hard across the face!
Ye Wanning narrowed her eyes, looking at Su Wenliang, whose expression was unreadable, and said with a sneer, "Su Wenliang, you even lay hands on your own sister-in-law, you are truly a despicable thing!"
"You lowly thing?" Su Wenliang suddenly laughed. He looked up at Ye Wanning, his eyes filled with ruthlessness. "Do you know? When I was sent to the Qiang Kingdom, this was the word I heard most often."
He chuckled self-deprecatingly. “They all say that my mother is a lowly thing, that she can’t do things well and that she’s dragging the Qiang Kingdom down with her.” He said in a deep voice, “They also say that I am a lowly thing, that I am said to be a Chu person but I have half Qiang blood, and that I am said to be a Qiang person but I can’t erase the mark of Chu.”
“They’re right!” Ye Wanning suddenly laughed, her eyes full of mockery as she looked at Su Wenliang. “If I were them, I would kill you with a single sword stroke. What’s the point of keeping a menace like you alive!”
"Do you know?" Su Wenliang didn't answer, but reached out and gently touched Ye Wanning's face. He said softly, "Those who called me despicable back then all died in the end."
"Then kill me." Ye Wanning looked at Su Wenliang and said with a mixture of humility and arrogance, "I feel disgusted being with you!"
"But I can't bear to!" Su Wenliang sighed, squinting at Ye Wanning, and kissed her neck fiercely. "I said, we'll die together!"
With a loud bang, the door was suddenly flung open. Startled, Ye Wanning turned around and saw Su Wenzhen standing in the doorway, his face filled with anger. Tears welled up in her eyes. Wenzhen, you've finally come...
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