Ruan Chuqing touched her face with trembling hands, and blood could be found on any spot she touched. Her angry roar was deafening. She glared fiercely at the culprit not far away: "It's Shen Lixue, she ruined my face!"
"Shen Lixue!" Su Yuting's sharp, cold gaze instantly swept over, as if she wanted to slowly torture her to death.
"Su Yuting, you actually escaped from the prison!" Shen Lixue silently put away her dagger and gripped her cyan whip tightly. To be able to escape unscathed from death row is truly remarkable. This mother and daughter are incredibly resourceful.
Su Yuting stared coldly at Shen Lixue, her deep eyes set against her small face marked with whip marks, making her look particularly unsettling. The anger flashing in her eyes burned fiercely: "It was my father who saved me, Shen Lixue. Today, we will settle all our old and new grudges!"
Uh, Shen Lixue almost forgot that Duke Wen is infertile, and Su Yuting is his only descendant. Of course, Su Lie will do everything he can to rescue her from prison and protect her life.
"Mother, let's work together to kill this slut and get back what she owes us!" Su Yuting shouted angrily, and with a leap of her feet, her sharp longsword stabbed fiercely towards Shen Lixue.
Ruan Chuqing's heart was filled with rage, her hatred for Shen Lixue overshadowed everything, and she didn't care about the wounds on her face. She lightly lifted her small foot, instantly grabbed the long sword that had fallen to the ground, and with a flick of her wrist, she launched a fierce attack towards Shen Lixue.
Shen Lixue smiled coldly, lightly touched her feet, and rose into the air. Her cyan whip met Ruan Chuqing and Su Yuting's longswords. The mother and daughter sandwiched Shen Lixue between them, and their moves were perfectly coordinated, as if they had practiced hundreds of times.
Shen Lixue raised her lips in a cold smile. Ruan Chuqing and Su Yuting's moves were exactly the same. It seemed that after Ruan Chuqing secretly learned martial arts, she also secretly taught her martial arts to Su Yuting. They were truly a pair of mother and daughter who kept their skills hidden. However, it wouldn't be so easy for them to kill her.
Shen Lixue turned around and escaped the encirclement of the two. Her long whip swept across their swords. In an instant, purple, white and scarlet figures intertwined back and forth. In mid-air, the blue whip shadows and silver sword lights collided with each other, dazzling the eyes and making it difficult to see clearly.
Shen Minghui, enduring the pain, slowly sat up and stared at the fight in mid-air. He didn't know who had the upper hand, but he could clearly feel the intense killing intent emanating from the three of them. Yes, killing intent. Even he, a weak scholar with no strength to even kill a chicken, could feel the killing intent, which showed how angry the three people in mid-air were and how fierce the fight was.
Suddenly, a purple figure plummeted from mid-air. Upon landing, it staggered back a few steps, its face pale and a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of its mouth.
"Shen Lixue, prepare to die!" In mid-air, a sharp longsword flashed with a chilling light and stabbed down fiercely at Shen Lixue. Ruan Chuqing had a cruel smile on her lips. She had finally waited for this day. Shen Lixue and Lin Qingzhu and her daughter would eventually be destroyed by her hands.
Shen Lixue coughed a few times. This vicious mother and daughter were indeed formidable when they joined forces. She had no chance of winning. However, it wouldn't be so easy for them to kill her.
She glanced to the side and saw Shen Minghui sitting there. A mocking smile appeared on her lips. Other people's fathers love their wives and children. Only her father schemed against her mother, killed her grandfather, and now wanted to kill her. Ha, what a weirdo.
The chilling light was almost within reach, about to pierce Shen Lixue, but she stood still, a faint smile playing on her lips, as the dagger in her sleeve silently slashed out.
She was waiting, waiting for the perfect moment. When the long sword pierced her, that would be the moment the swordsman would die. Neither Su Yuting nor Ruan Chuqing would be able to leave this place alive.
"Mother, wait!" Just as Ruan Chuqing's sword strike was about to land and Shen Lixue was poised to deliver a fatal blow, Su Yuting leaped out and blocked her killing move.
"What are you doing?" Ruan Chuqing was furious that Shen Lixue hadn't died after her killing move was blocked. She glared angrily at Su Yuting.
Su Yuting glanced at the heavily injured Shen Lixue and smiled strangely: "Father secretly rescued me from prison. To prevent others from finding out that I escaped, my cell needs to have another person move in..."
Ruan Chuqing's eyes lit up: "You mean?"
"Cripple Shen Lixue's martial arts, cut off her tongue, sever her tendons, rendering her unable to speak or write. Then disfigure her face with a whip, making her look like me, and send her to prison to be executed in the autumn in my place. As for me..."
Su Yuting's greedy gaze swept over Shen Lixue's beautiful face, and she said in a sinister tone, "Disguise yourself as her, go to the Zhanwang Mansion as a princess, and then marry Dongfang Heng!"
---Aside---
(*^__^*) Hehe... Dear friends, please don't hit me! You know I'm a loving mother, I won't mistreat the female lead. In the next chapter, I'll make Su Zha and Ruan Zha completely finished.
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"That's a good idea!" Ruan Chuqing looked at Shen Lixue's pale face and smiled coldly and bloodthirstyly.
She loves to torture people. Killing Shen Lixue with a single sword was too lenient on her. It would be better to disfigure her, poison her voice, cripple her martial arts, lock her in a dark and sunless dungeon, and send some strong male prisoners to "take care" of her every day, ensuring that she would suffer a fate worse than death.
Sixteen years ago, Lin Qingzhu was ruined by her. Sixteen years later, Shen Lixue was ruined by Su Yuting. Those two vile mother and daughter will forever only be their defeated opponents.
"Shen Lixue, don't blame me, blame yourself! Who told you to steal Dongfang Heng away!" Su Yuting laughed provocatively, extending her long sword and holding it against Shen Lixue's beautiful face. In this life and the next, Dongfang Heng is hers, and no one can take him away.
"Su Yuting, don't be so smug. War King and Dongfang Heng are not fools and will not fall for your tricks easily!" The blade was pressed against Shen Lixue's small face. She could clearly feel the coldness and sharpness of the longsword. If she dared to move, the thin blade would carry a bone-chilling coldness, cut through her skin, and ruin her appearance.
"Shen Lixue, you underestimate me. After being in contact with you for so long, I know your words, actions, and habits very well. I can become the second you. Neither the War King nor Dongfang Heng will see through my disguise!"
Su Yuting laughed triumphantly, her laughter chilling and shocking those around her. Ruan Chuqing held a long sword, standing guard nearby, not worried that Shen Lixue would play any tricks.
"Really?" Shen Lixue's lips curled slightly, a half-smile playing on her lips, her cool eyes calm and composed.
"If you don't believe me, when Dongfang Heng and I get married, I'll send you a wedding invitation so you can share in the joy. Maybe before you're executed, you'll suddenly do something good and be spared the death penalty, instead serving your life in prison. Although you won't have much freedom, at least you'll have your life saved and be able to live a comfortable life, right..."
Su Yuting laughed arrogantly, her words filled with sarcasm and mockery. Shen Lixue cared most about her status as Princess Qingyan and her fiancé Dongfang Heng, and Su Yuting was going to take them all away to infuriate Shen Lixue.
"How confident you are!" Shen Lixue looked coldly at Su Yuting and uttered a sarcastic remark.
"Of course!" Su Yuting replied without any modesty. She was the number one beauty in Qingyan, and her noble status, position, and handsome fiancé should all rightfully belong to her. As for Shen Lixue, she was a country bumpkin with a lowly status, and was most suitable to spend her life in prison.
Looking at the whip in Shen Lixue's hand, she raised her eyebrows and sighed with feigned helplessness: "I'm not very good with a whip. Later, I'll practice on your face to get used to the whip technique..."
Shen Lixue curled her lips, a cold glint flashing in her clear eyes. Using her face to practice whip techniques? Wishful thinking!
“Crystal Swallow.” Su Yuting’s gaze moved upward and she saw the crystal swallow on Shen Lixue’s chest. Her eyes lit up. It was the poison-avoiding jade of the Holy King’s Mansion, a symbol of the Princess Consort of Anjun. She had wanted it for a long time, and now it was finally going to belong to her. Her heart pounded.
Suppressing her excitement, Su Yuting reached out to snatch the crystal swallow. After today, she would no longer be Su Yuting, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Wen, whom everyone hated, but the adopted daughter of the Prince of War and the fiancée of the Prince of An. She would return to the noble family with a new and noble status and become the focus of everyone's attention.
It was at this moment that Su Yuting was at her most relaxed!
Shen Lixue's lips curled slightly. The moment Su Yuting's fingers touched the Crystal Swallow, her eyes turned cold. With a flick of her wrist, she knocked the longsword away from Su Yuting's cheek. At the same time, she swiftly swung out a sharp dagger with her right hand and pressed it tightly against Su Yuting's slender neck: "If you dare to move again, I'll slit your throat!"
Su Yuting, who had just been smug and about to ruin Shen Lixue's appearance, was instantly subdued by her.
Su Yuting was suddenly startled, clearly feeling the sharp edge of the blade against her throat, its edge gleaming with a chilling aura. In an instant, Shen Lixue's other hand gripped her vital point. If she moved even slightly, she would die. She was both angry and shocked. This bitch had actually hidden a backup plan! "Mother, help!"
"Shen Lixue!" Ruan Chuqing's eyes darkened as she shouted, her long sword flashing with cold light as she swiftly thrust it towards Shen Lixue.
Shen Lixue raised an eyebrow, leaned back, a cold smile playing on her lips, and casually pushed Su Yuting forward to meet Ruan Chuqing's longsword.