Losing interest in shopping, Luo Zhiheng parted ways with Yu'er and the others. This time, she and Sun Yunyun still went together, but Luo Zhiheng didn't ride horses. The two of them strolled along the street, leading their horses. She really didn't want to be carried by Sun Yunyun again; that feeling was just too disgusting.
"Could you take me home?" Sun Yunyun asked hesitantly, her gaze boldly and expectantly fixed on Luo Zhiheng. Murong Qianxue had said that Luo Zhiheng had feelings for her, but Luo Zhiheng had been too shy to express them, so she decided to take the initiative herself.
Luo Zhiheng couldn't refuse and nodded with a smile. The two chatted casually, and Luo Zhiheng thought to herself that she hadn't even arrived home yet; the road was too far. Sun Yunyun, however, thought that the road was too short; how could they be home so soon? She hadn't had enough time with him yet.
With the Sun family's house in sight, Luo Zhiheng breathed a sigh of relief. This time, her smile was much more genuine: "We've arrived at your house. Go inside quickly. I need to get back soon too."
Sun Yunyun was reluctant to see Luo Zhiheng leave. After hesitating for a while, she said somewhat awkwardly, "Can I still go out with you in the future?"
“Of course. As long as you’re willing.” Luo Zhiheng smiled.
But as soon as she finished speaking, she felt a dark shadow flash in front of her, and Sun Yunyun suddenly pounced on her, embracing her tightly. Luo Zhiheng was shocked. What was going on? She instinctively tried to push Sun Yunyun away, but he hugged her too tightly, and before she could push him away, she heard Sun Yunyun's rapid, trembling voice in her ear: "Young Master Luo, I like you. The more I'm with you, the more I like you. I can't control myself. I think I really can't get married in this life. My heart has you, and there's no room for anyone else. I... I don't ask to be by your side all the time, but please let me see you often, and go out with you. That would be enough for me. So please don't keep me at arm's length, okay?"
Luo Zhiheng was completely stunned, her mind buzzing and blank.
What is this? Was she confessed to? Or was she confessed to by a woman? This is a bit unacceptable, too unbelievable and shocking!
She stammered, "Uh, Miss Sun, please let me go. It wouldn't be good if someone saw this, would it? Look, this is right in front of your house. If they see this, your reputation will be ruined..."
Before Luo Zhiheng could finish speaking, Sun Yunyun giggled and said, "Have you forgotten that you are a girl now? Even if two girls hugging each other seems strange to them, they won't think much of it. This is the only thing that makes me happy. Under the current circumstances, being able to hold your hand, go out, and hug you openly is truly my only blessing."
"Won't you blame me for not being reserved? I had no choice. I like you and I'm so afraid of losing you, so this is the only way I can get close to you. Anyway, I've made up my mind. I will marry no one but you in this life. Even if you can never leave the Mu Prince's Mansion, I will always wait for you, even if it's just silently missing you. Please don't dislike me, okay?"
Luo Zhiheng was shocked, feeling as if she had been blown to pieces. What had she done to make Sun Yunyun so devoted to her? Sun Yunyun's affection was sincere and fervent, which she admired, but it couldn't be directed at her. She felt helpless and worried, and the words she had been agonizing over for so long could no longer be left unsaid today. 14.
"Miss Sun, there's something I've been wanting to tell you. Could you please let me go? Although this place is some distance from your front door, it's still broad daylight outside, so let's be careful, okay?"
Sun Yunyun gave a soft "hmm," released Luo Zhiheng, but lowered her head, her face flushed.
Luo Zhiheng clenched her fists and said slowly and softly, "Actually, I've always wanted to be honest with you. I used to be a bit unreliable, a bit frivolous, a bit outspoken, and I was even a bit ruthless in achieving my goals. Strictly speaking, I'm not a good person, and I've lied..."
Sun Yunyun chuckled and surprisingly said, "I know all of that."
"You know?" Luo Zhiheng was shocked.
Sun Yunyun nodded, somewhat amused, and said, "I know all of that. Miss Murong told me yesterday."
Luo Zhiheng had a bad feeling and subconsciously asked, "What did she say to you?"
Sun Yunyun tilted her head, carefully examining Luo Zhiheng's appearance. Her eyes softened, and she said with a smile, "She said you are the most unreliable person. You would do anything to achieve your goals. But you are still a decent person and very loyal. I knew that from what you did for Mu Yunhe. She also said that you... actually fell in love with me at first sight."
Luo Zhiheng practically jumped up, her voice blazing with shock: "She said I fell in love with you at first sight?!"
Murong Qianxue, what the hell are you spouting?! What nonsense are you talking about?
Sun Yunyun lowered her head shyly, then mustered her courage and said, "Actually, at first I wasn't sure if you really liked me, but yesterday I learned from Miss Murong about your feelings for me, and I was so touched. I realized that I had been too selfish and thoughtless before, causing you trouble. I was only concerned with my own unhappiness and didn't think about your current situation or understand your difficulties. Don't worry, Young Master Luo, I promise I will never make things difficult for you again. As long as I know that you have feelings for me, I'll be content."
Her voice was so soft that Luo Zhiheng wondered if she was hallucinating. Her face turned pale and then green, clearly furious. She had been wondering why Sun Yunyun had been acting so strangely towards her today; it turned out that bastard Murong Qianxue was behind it all! Wasn't this setting her up for trouble?
"Did Murong Qianxue say all these things to you? What else did she say?" Luo Zhiheng asked through gritted teeth.
Sun Yunyun was taken aback, and asked nervously, "Are you angry? You don't want her to tell me everything about you?"
"No!" Her face was ashen, as if she wanted to kill someone. She was just furious; what that bastard Murong Qianxue said wasn't true.
"But you're unhappy. Actually, she didn't say anything else, she just told me that I should take the initiative with you. She said you're a bit slow on the uptake when it comes to relationships. If I don't take the initiative, you might never dare to take the initiative because you're worried about hurting me. You'll just stay in a corner and watch me silently, wishing me well and protecting me."
Sun Yunyun spoke with some emotion, almost as if moved, taking Luo Zhiheng's hand and saying with tears in her eyes, "Do you know how heartbroken and moved I was when I heard her say those things about you? I don't want you like this, I don't want you to bear so much pain all by yourself. I want to face and bear it with you. Young Master Luo, believe me, I, Sun Yunyun, am not a coward. You can go to great lengths for your friends and endure humiliation for me, and I am also someone who is willing to endure all the pain for you. I want to be with you."
If you said that to a man, he would be moved to tears, regardless of whether he loves you or not. But Luo Zhiheng isn't a man, she doesn't want to care about you forever, and she hasn't suffered any pain for you. Can you please stop being so narcissistic and presumptuous?
Luo Zhiheng was about to burst with hatred for Murong Qianxue, that bastard who blatantly lied. She suppressed her anger and wished she could rush to Murong Qianxue's house and kill her immediately.
She could no longer tolerate it. Luo Zhiheng finally made up her mind. She couldn't let Sun Yunyun sink any deeper. Looking into Sun Yunyun's eyes, she said, "Miss Sun, everything Murong Qianxue told you is not true. I, Luo Zhiheng, can never be with you, because I am just like you..."
"Yun Jun!" A majestic voice, as if from beyond the heavens, interrupted Luo Zhiheng's most crucial words.
She was so enraged that she had an urge to kill someone!
"Father! Why did you come out?" Sun Yunyun cried out, her face pale. She then said to Luo Zhiheng in a panic, "Please stop talking. I won't give up no matter what you say. You should go home now. I'm going back too."
She ran away as soon as she finished speaking, not giving Luo Zhiheng a chance to say anything more. Luo Zhiheng's words that it was impossible for them to be together had really scared her.
Luo Zhiheng was filled with rage, her anger about to explode. She mounted her horse and spurred it on, charging towards the Murong family. But as she rounded a corner in the alley leading to the Sun family's residence, a sack suddenly flew down and covered her head. Startled, Luo Zhiheng instinctively reached for her waist, but her walking stick was gone. She was swiftly stuffed into the sack, and before she could scream, she felt a sharp pain in her neck and fainted.
When Luo Zhiheng woke up, she was in a thatched hut. She was lying on the ground, which smelled strongly of dampness, and rats were scurrying around chattering. The room was simple and dilapidated, and her hands and feet were bound with ropes. There was no one else in the room.
She's been kidnapped?!
Without anger or fear, she calmly observed everything before her, not daring to make a move. Checking her physical condition, she found that apart from a slight pain in her neck, everything else was fine. It seemed her kidnappers didn't want her to die anytime soon.
"You're awake. Tsk, you didn't even scream. You're quite different from others." A sinister voice echoed eerily in the thatched hut, sounding both surprised and bloodthirsty.
Luo Zhiheng was startled by the voice, which gave her goosebumps. The room wasn't well-lit, and she couldn't look around. She could only rely on the sound to sense that the person was behind her. Her voice was a little hoarse, but it was unusually calm and cold: "I won't ask who you are, or why you kidnapped me. Just tell me your conditions. How can you let me go?"
The man was silent for a moment, then suddenly chuckled sinisterly, "I'm curious what kind of woman you are. You're so delicate, how come you're so bold? A strange man kidnapped you, shouldn't you be crying and screaming? Or begging me? If you begged me, maybe I'd be in a good mood and let you go?"
"If I really beg you, will you really let me go?" Luo Zhiheng asked mockingly.
"Of course not," the man said matter-of-factly.
"That settles it. You went to great lengths to perfectly capture me, so I'm afraid it wasn't just a spur-of-the-moment decision. You must have a purpose in capturing me. Tell me your conditions for releasing me, and I won't ask who you are or what your purpose is. Just let me leave, and I won't investigate you in the future. This way, you can get what you want, I can keep my life, and you can live a carefree life. Isn't this a great deal?" Luo Zhiheng was calm enough to quickly analyze the pros and cons, showing no panic or sense of disadvantage that one might feel when kidnapped.
She was the matriarch of the bandit stronghold, and kidnapping was nothing new to her. Of the hostages she had, there were at least eighty or a hundred who had been torn apart or released. She had done it so many times that she didn't care anymore. But she never expected that today she would actually live up to the saying, "He who walks by the river often will eventually get his shoes wet."
Luo Zhiheng was too calm and too smart. Her words were enough to sway any kidnapper. But the kidnappers who had just kidnapped her were no ordinary people. They would not be interested in ordinary conditions.
Footsteps sounded behind her, approaching step by step. Luo Zhiheng instantly became alert, her hair standing on end. The closer the person got, the more terrified she felt. This chilling feeling went straight to her bones, as if she were being targeted by some terrible venomous snake, a feeling that being targeted meant certain death.
The man's footsteps stopped just short of touching Luo Zhiheng's hair. He stepped on Luo Zhiheng's long hair, grinding it forcefully and dragging it backward. Luo Zhiheng frowned; her scalp ached from the pulling of her hair, but she didn't cry out.
"You're very clever. I met the Divination Priestess today, and your composure and intelligence are indeed worthy of the Divination Priestess. However, I really dislike that the Divination Priestess's women are all smarter than my own. Luo Zhiheng? I like you very much. Didn't you ask me about my conditions? You leave the Divination Priestess and come to my side, and I won't harm you. What do you think?" The cruel voice had a hint of evil charm and arrogance, a combination of coldness and darkness. The man spoke with extreme confidence, and the rising tone at the end of his voice showed an unquestionable certainty about his words.
He was absolutely certain that Luo Zhiheng would obediently leave Mu Yunhe?!
Luo Zhiheng racked her brains trying to figure out who this person was, who they were related to, or whose people they worked for. But she couldn't come up with anything. Her current predicament prevented her from acting recklessly. This person kept mentioning a diviner, not the young prince or Mu Yunhe's name; it seemed he only recognized the identity of the diviner Mu Yunhe.
Are they Mu Yunhe's enemies? Or are they people with mysterious identities similar to the priest Mu Yunhe?
"Why aren't you saying anything? Do you look down on me? Or do you think I'm inferior to Mu Yunhe?" The man's voice was colder and more ruthless. Luo Zhiheng had no doubt that if she didn't speak up quickly, this man would crush her head without hesitation.
"My lord," I said, "although I don't know who you are or what's going on between you and Mu Yunhe, don't you find it absurd that you're so blatantly trying to take advantage of me like this? Who am I, Luo Zhiheng? Although I'm not entirely satisfied with my relationship with Mu Yunhe, at least he's considered top-notch among all men. As the saying goes, people strive for higher positions, and water flows downhill. Who doesn't want to climb higher?"
"I'm only human, and I'm not immune to worldly desires either. But I need to know that there's someone better than Mu Yunhe in every way before I'll willingly leave Mu Yunhe and go to his side. As the saying goes, beauties love heroes. If you want me to go to your side, I need to know that you're a hero better than Mu Yunhe." Luo Zhiheng's voice sounded much softer, with a touch of allure added to it. In an instant, the dimly lit room was tinged with an ambiguous sweetness by her soft and charming voice.
The person behind her chuckled softly, their voice both teasing and seductive. Suddenly, Luo Zhiheng felt the weight on her head disappear, and the foot left her hair. Then, darkness descended, blinding her. Her senses were extremely sensitive, and almost instantly every pore on her body seemed to explode as she strained her eyes to see the bizarre scene before her.
"What a clever woman, I just want to devour her alive. Although you're obviously lying, what can I do? I just love seeing you lie through your teeth. It seems rather interesting to steal the woman of the divination priest." The wicked voice rang out again, and Luo Zhiheng felt herself being pulled into an embrace by a cold body that made her tremble instantly. The person's large hand covered her eyes, and in an instant, something cool landed on her neck.
Luo Zhiheng was instantly terrified and instinctively struggled: "Let me go! Ah!"
A scream escaped Luo Zhiheng's throat uncontrollably. Her pupils contracted, her vision blurred in the darkness, and the sharp pain in her neck made her break out in a cold sweat.
That man actually bit her! He bit her neck! He sucked hard, as if drawing blood, licking that spot.
Luo Zhiheng felt as if her blood had instantly congealed and then shattered, rushing frantically towards the wound. She felt dizzy for a moment, and vaguely heard the sound of gulping liquid as she swallowed.
Bloodsucking! This man is actually sucking her blood!!!
Luo Zhiheng was unable to resist; her body felt frozen, and her face was deathly pale. Just when she thought she was about to die, she heard that sinister, cruel, and chilling voice, and a faint smell of blood wafted past her nose: "It tastes good. It would be even better if it didn't have his smell."
Luo Zhiheng's teeth chattered, and she replied almost unconsciously, "Should I thank you for your compliment?"
"Heh!" The man chuckled, his exquisitely beautiful voice as delicate and clear as plucking strings in my ear: "No need to thank me, because if it weren't for the need to destroy Mu Yunhe, you would be my meal right now. Say thank you to a beast, for you are a unique food in the world."
Luo Zhiheng froze, instinctively shouting angrily, "You dare touch him!"
"Do you care about him?" Her slender waist was suddenly gripped tightly, as if she were about to be crushed. The man's breath was icy cold, and in an instant, it landed on her lips. There was distance, yet it was very close. He said seductively, "Since you care about him so much, then I will give you another chance. Be my woman. Even if Mu Yunhe dies, I will not eat you."
Luo Zhiheng knew that competing against Mu Yunhe at this moment was an extremely unwise choice. She should first back down and then think of a way to escape. However, she couldn't stand that someone dared to try to kill Mu Yunhe. In her anger, she arrogantly blurted out: "Even if you die, he won't die!"
"Then I'll show you who dies first. You two are indeed equally detestable, getting in people's way, you deserve to die." As soon as the man finished speaking, his cold hand landed on Luo Zhiheng's neck, and he did so without hesitation.
In an instant, Luo Zhiheng felt suffocation and death looming close. Her hands and feet were bound, her body was ice-cold, and she was powerless to resist. She had never imagined that she would die in this way; it was too absurd and too ridiculous. But she had no doubt that at this moment, death was so close to her.
With a bang, the door was kicked open, and a burst of light seemed to flow in for a moment. Luo Zhiheng felt the hand on her neck loosen for a split second, and then a stern voice rang out: "Let her go!"
"Mind your own business, you're asking for it!" The person holding Luo Zhiheng slapped her across the face. A burning pain shot through her, but she was freed.
The person started fighting with the people who rushed in. Her vision blurred, and she couldn't see who was holding her hostage. She could only see a pair of very distinctive black boots, a very gorgeous black cloak, and a pair of black gloves embroidered with gold thread.
The person who rushed in was very strong and managed to subdue the intruder. However, the intruder suddenly pulled out something that looked like a bamboo tube and threw it at the intruder. The intruder screamed and staggered backward. The intruder then reached her side, picked her up, and slammed her out the window.
They had just rolled around on the table a few times when there was a loud bang, and when they turned around, the thatched hut was already engulfed in flames.
Luo Zhiheng shook her head groggily, only to see a blurry black shadow fly out of the firelight and roar at them, "The Third Prince of the Mu Dynasty? Very well! How dare you ruin my plans! Even if you are a prince of the Mu Dynasty, I will not let you go. We'll see!"
Luo Zhiheng's eyes flashed as she looked to her side. The man beside her stared intently in the direction the man in black had left. When she looked at him, his expression changed instantly, replaced by a carefree, roguish grin. He pinched Luo Zhiheng's swollen cheek and pulled it high, saying arrogantly, "Going crazy again? I don't like your pig-faced look. You don't need to be grateful and offer yourself in return."
Luo Zhiheng forcefully shoved aside the Third Prince Mu Yunsheng, showing neither gratitude nor surprise, and asked bluntly, "What are you doing here?"
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440 What a coincidence! (Bonus chapter for 69,000 recommendation votes)
Updated: 2013-11-14 17:21:14 Word Count: 3553
She was kidnapped and encountered bizarre kidnappers in the desolate wilderness. She thought she was going to die, but suddenly things took a turn for the better. The person who saved her was someone she could never have imagined.
Mu Yunsheng, the most philandering and incompetent third prince of the Mu Dynasty!
This bizarre event and the strange savior made Luo Zhiheng suspicious. She felt as if a thread in her heart was taut, and a clue was quietly emerging, yet she couldn't grasp it. Before she could be sure it was really a coincidence, she had the right to doubt everything.
Seeing Luo Zhiheng's tense face and fierce expression, Mu Yunsheng was startled and took a few steps back. Then he roared angrily, "Luo Zhiheng, what do you mean? I saved you, and you still dare to shout like that! Are you out of your mind? You're so ungrateful, you're really brain-dead."
Luo Zhiheng still looked coldly at Mu Yunsheng. Sometimes, the more guilty a person is, the louder they shout.
Annoyed by Luo Zhiheng's distrustful and questioning gaze, Mu Yunsheng grabbed his hair a few times, then, as if defeated, slammed down in front of Luo Zhiheng. His beautiful fingers almost poked the tip of her nose as he gritted his teeth and said, "You brat, tell me what's wrong with you? You've completely changed since you got married! Before, every time you saw me, you rushed over to me! Every time you clung to me and wouldn't let go, taking advantage of me! When have I ever really punished you? You heartless little thing, you value lust over friendship, don't you? I've let you have your way with me all these years, and I've never seen you show me any respect!"
Luo Zhiheng remained cold: "Why are you here?" 14.
"Damn it!" the Third Prince roared in fury.
Luo Zhiheng raised a beautiful hand and roared back even louder, "You son of a bitch!"
A flash of ferocity crossed Mu Yunsheng's eyes, but it quickly disappeared into his snarling expression. He yelled helplessly, "Alright, alright, I'll tell you, it was just a coincidence."