His face showed fear, but his heart was filled with joy and excitement.
"Consort Mo has fainted!" Juan'er's anxious voice rang out from outside.
A fleeting look of heartache and anxiety crossed Ye Liming's eyes, and the veins on his hands, clenched tightly in his wide sleeves, bulged from the effort he was putting on.
He said coldly, "Have a few eunuchs carry her back, so she won't be an eyesore here!"
Su Wan'er's sinister smile was as alluring as a spider lily.
Prince Yu bribed Wang Wei to lock Ye Lisheng in a cell. With his addition, the other two prisoners in the same cell huddled to one side, trembling with fear, not daring to look him in the eye.
On the other hand, although the other prisoner was also huddled in a corner, Ye Lisheng could clearly feel him glancing up at her from time to time.
The night was uneventful; the sounds of slumber rose and fell in the cell. Ye Lisheng closed his eyes, feigning sleep.
In an inconspicuous corner, someone opened their bright eyes and observed their surroundings. Seeing nothing amiss, they parted a clump of grass beneath their bottom, letting in a faint light.
The prisoner had vanished without a trace.
The wind in the woods was strong, each gust sounding like a raging flood.
A dark figure moved through the woods. Upon closer inspection, wasn't that the prisoner?
Suddenly, a purple figure descended from the sky and landed in front of him, blocking his way.
A look of surprise flashed in the man's eyes: "The Prince of Anyang?"
Ye Lisheng smiled wickedly: "You don't seem too welcoming of my arrival! How have you been, Hero Fan Feng!"
The man called Fan Feng had a glint in his eyes, and a meaningful smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
With a flick of his hand, the human skin mask on his face was removed, revealing a handsome face. The only flaw was the two grotesque scars on his face, resembling centipedes.
He cursed, "You lingering ghost!"
He then added, "I heard that the Prince of Anyang drew his Purple Flame Sword for a woman!" His words were full of sarcasm.
Fan Feng felt a cold wind blow against him, and a dark shadow flashed in front of him.
Suddenly, he was kicked in the stomach and sent flying several meters away, leaving a long gash in the snow.
“Speaking comes at a price!” Ye Lisheng said coldly.
Fan Feng got up from the ground and couldn't help but smile, saying, "Since we last met, I didn't expect His Highness Prince Anyang's martial arts skills to have become even more superb!"
Ye Lisheng also said bluntly, "But Master Fan also enjoys doing underhanded betrayals!"
The two were locked in a fierce battle, neither willing to give an inch, when suddenly their eyes became extremely alert, scanning their surroundings for any unusual movements.
Fan Feng sneered: "Meeting you never ends well!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than dozens of arrows shot from the forest toward them.
If it weren't for someone with exceptional agility, they would probably have been riddled with bullets by now.
With just over ten days until Lunar New Year's Eve, I'm still at a loss when it comes to Ye Lisheng's case.
Yu Shaoqing was so dizzy from my glare that he pulled me to a stool and comforted me, saying, "There's nothing you can do if you're anxious!"
I said, "When we were at Prince Yu's residence, Princess Yu must have known about our presence and deliberately let us go!"
"That doesn't prove anything!"
"At the very least, we can conclude that this matter is inextricably linked to Prince Yu!"
"Words are meaningless. He's the victim now, no one will suspect him!" Yu Shaoqing poured cold water on my hopes, extinguishing my last shred of illusion!
Lingran rushed over through the wind and snow, and I went up to her and asked, "How are you?"
Their eyes gleamed with anticipation, hoping to hear good news.
"That maid has already packed her things and returned to her hometown; she has already left Lingqi in a hurry!"
"Then why don't you bring her back?"
"My subordinates discovered that many people are secretly following that maid; they're probably here to silence her!"
He avoided my gaze, his lips parted and closed as if he wanted to say something.
I looked at him coldly and asked, "Is there something you haven't finished saying?"
"No...no..." He lowered his head involuntarily, and I felt more and more that something was wrong.
"But what happened to Ye Lisheng?"
He nodded.
My heart skipped a beat, as if I had fallen into a valley: "What happened?"
"This morning, the prison guards discovered that the prince was missing. Everyone is saying that he fled to escape punishment!"
His expression was somewhat serious, but I smiled with relief.
Yu Shaoqing asked, somewhat puzzled, "Are you out of your mind with anger?"
I shook my head and said, "Whether he's in the prison or not, we can be sure he's safe outside. What we need to do is clear his name as soon as possible!"
Yu Shaoqing gave a bitter smile, his heart aching more than if it were being gnawed by snakes and insects.
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