For the sake of Shen Yuaner, Li Han had no other choice. After all, she had already sent people to investigate Shen Lingli, hoping to find out where Shen Yuaner was imprisoned from her, but in the end she found nothing. It seemed as if there was a huge force behind her that was covering her up and preventing her from getting deeper. This made Li Han feel a little uneasy.
Lu Li stepped forward and said, "Han'er, are you sure you want to let her go? What if..."
Li Han placed his hand on Lu Li's and said helplessly, "Yuan'er's safety is the most important thing now. If anything happens to her, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life."
Seeing how determined Li Han was, Lu Li did not insist any longer. After all, he would always stand by Li Han and protect her forever.
"Let her go. I will talk to my father and you won't be implicated!" Li Han said to the escorting soldiers.
The soldiers looked at each other, seeming a little conflicted, but Li Han was the eldest princess of the Li Kingdom after all. Since she said so, they didn't say anything more. They left Shen Lingli alone and took the others away.
Li Han said coldly to Shen Lingli, "I have done what you asked me to do. Take me to find Shen Yuaner, now. If you dare to play tricks on me, don't blame me for being ruthless. I think you should know Lu Li's methods. If you don't want to suffer, just be honest!"
Shen Lingli patted the dust off the hem of her skirt, her face expressionless, as if she didn't take Li Han's words to heart, then she turned around and limped away, and Li Han and Lu Li followed indifferently behind her.
After a while, they were led by Shen Lingli to the place where Shen Yuaner was imprisoned. It was a dungeon that looked like a cave, guarded by only two guards. Lu Li took down the guards in two moves, and the three of them walked in.
Li Han saw at a glance the man behind the iron gate, curled up on the ground with his back to her, his hair disheveled, his clothes torn and covered in blood. From a distance, one could tell that he must have suffered inhuman abuse before. Li Han felt a pang of pain in her heart when she saw him like this, making it hard for her to breathe.
Li Han's eyes were sharp. He turned around and slapped Shen Lingli in the face. He clenched his fists and roared angrily, "Shen Lingli, you did all this? How dare you do this to Yuan'er? Believe it or not, I will kill you now and let you taste the feeling of being tortured!"
Shen Lingli stumbled and fell to the ground because of Li Han's slap. She covered her face with her hands and looked at Li Han with resentment. "Li Han, don't forget, you said that you would let me go as long as I agreed to take you to find Shen Yuaner. I have done what you asked me to do. I hope you can also fulfill your promise."
Shen Lingli was actually gambling. She knew that Li Han would never let her go after knowing what she had done to Shen Yuaner, but she also knew that Li Han was a man of his word and would not go back on his word, so Shen Lingli brought her here. After all, she didn't want to die now. As long as she was alive, there would be hope.
Li Han was angry, but words were like spilled water. He turned around unwillingly, then kicked the iron door, as if to vent his anger. He walked in quickly, squatted down, hugged Shen Yuaner in his arms, and gently stroked the whip marks and bruises on her face. Li Han's eyes were filled with tears, his hands trembled, and his voice choked, "Yuaner, I'm here, I'm here to find you!"
The unconscious Shen Yuaner seemed to have heard Li Han's call. Her body trembled involuntarily. Then her eyes slowly opened. Seeing Li Han with tears in her eyes, Shen Yuaner breathed weakly, "Li Han, it's so good to see you again, so good..."
Shen Yuaner wanted to raise her hand to wipe away the tears from Li Han's eyes, but her body was too weak. She was exhausted and fainted again before she could touch Li Han's face. Li Han grabbed Shen Yuaner's hand and gently placed it on his face, "Yes, that's great!"
Shen Lingli watched Li Han and Shen Yuaner perform this scene of sisterly love, feeling very disdainful. After getting up from the ground, she wanted to leave secretly. At this time, Lu Li suddenly appeared in front of her and said coldly: "Where do you want to go?"
"I have done what I said. You have found the person. You should let me go now. Li Han promised me!" Shen Lingli was a little nervous when she said this, as if she was afraid that they would really go back on their word.
Lu Li had a blank expression on his face. "Li Han agreed, but I didn't!" As soon as Lu Li finished speaking, Qi Yunhong stabbed Shen Yuan'er in the back with a knife, knocking Shen Lingli unconscious. Qi Yunhong gently held Shen Lingli in his arms. Lu Li glanced at her and walked silently towards Li Han. He squatted down and comforted Li Han, "It's okay, let's go back!"
Lu Li took Shen Yuan'er from Li Han's hands, picked her up, and then asked Qi Yunhong to take Shen Lingli back to the Li Kingdom Palace. He handed Shen Yuan'er to the imperial physician for treatment, while Shen Lingli was taken to the emperor.
When Shen Lingli woke up, she found herself lying in the hall. The emperor and the empress sat on the high seats, and around them were Li Han, Lu Li, members of the Shen family, and many attendants and guards. She looked at the scrutiny of the people around her in confusion, and shed tears helplessly.
Seeing his daughter like this, Shen's father was furious. He walked up and slapped Shen Lingli in the face. "Look at you, what have you done? Do you know that what you did is a big deal that will cost you your life? Are you treating me like this? Are you worthy of the Shen family's training of you?"
"Father, you hit me?" Shen Lingli looked at her father in disbelief. As far as she could remember, this was the first time she was beaten by her father.
Father Shen didn't say anything. Seeing Shen Lingli making a big mistake, Father Shen felt guilty and blamed himself for being too doting and indulgent towards Shen Lingli. But it was too late to regret now. Everything was too late and there was no going back.
After knowing what Shen Lingli had done, Shen's father went to the emperor to plead for Shen Lingli, and even used the Shen family as a guarantee for Shen Lingli. However, what Shen Lingli did this time was too much, and the emperor did not agree. So in the end, Shen Lingli was not saved. After being interrogated by the emperor, Shen Lingli was finally escorted to prison.
The matter of Shen Yuaner has come to an end. All the people who should be dealt with have been dealt with. Qi Yunhong took the initiative to offer to take care of Shen Yuaner. Seeing that he was sentimental, Li Han did not refuse and let him stay to guard Shen Yuaner.
Li Han also had to follow Tuoba Jun and Lu Li to the border. Since he was not in Li Country, he could feel more at ease with Qi Yunhong taking care of Shen Yuaner. Seeing the people around him getting hurt one after another, the bitterness in Li Han's heart was indescribable.
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