How to settle things was already decided long ago. She originally belonged to Yi Qinghan. It was his selfishness in not being able to let go that led Yi Qinghan to try every means to kill him, which resulted in the current situation. Yi Qinghan treated her sincerely, at least she wouldn't suffer.
After a long silence, Jin turned to her and said, "Treat her well."
The light went out completely, and Qiu Lingling's face turned ashen.
“Of course,” the young master smiled, taking her small hand in his. “I’ve heard that Master Jin and Miss Qing Si have a very good relationship and will be getting married someday. We two will definitely come to celebrate with them.”
"Remember what you said." After saying each word, Jin turned stiffly and left.
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The black bat darted through the forest. Whether due to its recent injuries or some other reason, its chest was churning with blood, as if it were about to explode. Reason was slowly disappearing from its mind, leaving only a blank.
Upon landing at the entrance of Jinyuan, I stumbled a little.
Protector Qian (Yin Fei) and Protector Yu (Hua Yunfeng) were already waiting there. Upon seeing him, they hurriedly came forward to report the matter: "Master..."
"Get out!" He could only utter this word, gritting his teeth as he swallowed the liquid that was about to spit out.
"Master..." Before he could say anything more, Yin Fei was sent flying, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Hua Yunfeng was shocked and rushed over to help him up, both of them showing expressions of doubt.
Jin ignored the two men and walked straight into the garden.
"liquor."
Jin Yuan had no wine, and the mute servant dared not object, so he hurriedly went out to instruct someone to go down the mountain to buy some.
By the pond, the willows were withered and fallen, and the lotus leaves on the pond were tattered. Jin Huanlai sat on a large rock, remembering when the little girl was poisoned by "Half-Moon Dew," he held her and sat here, performing a scene of life and death.
Everything seems like it happened yesterday. It turns out that the pain of separation in life and separation in death is just as unbearable.
My arms are empty, and my heart is empty too.
As if waking from a dream, Jin touched the big stone again. It wasn't a dream. The little girl had really left. He had chosen the past. He had pushed her away with his own hands. He shouldn't be sad anymore. He shouldn't. However, his heart seemed to be gone. Only an empty chest remained, with waves of pain and spasms coming from his chest cavity.
Dozens of jars of wine were poured into the pool, but Jin Huanlai got drunk and collapsed by the pool.
A light rain was falling.
Blood seeped out, and he lay motionless on the stone, like a giant, dead bat.
There are no dreams, yet some people refuse to wake up.
At dusk, Jin was finally awakened by the wind.
The aroma of the wine lingered, and my mind was still hazy, with a splitting headache like that of someone with a hangover.
Everything is in the past, in the past. Since he has chosen this path, he must continue on it. However, Jin doesn't know what else is worth thinking about. The only thing he was concerned about has been resolved satisfactorily. He doesn't know what he should be thinking about. When he tries to recall it, his mind is blank.
Where should we go?
After a long while, he remembered that he should go to another place.
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Before it even got dark, the Yi family villa was already lit up.
Liu Bai approached and said, "The carriages and horses are ready, and we can set off tomorrow morning."
“Go back early, so you can make it in time for New Year’s Eve,” the young master nodded to him and dismissed him, then turned to the person beside him, “No one is allowed to steal anything on the road other than mine.”
Qiu Lingling blinked at him: "You're so good, I can't steal it."
"Didn't you steal something just now?"
"You deliberately let me steal it."
The kitten wasn't stupid. The young master smiled and lowered his head, whispering in her ear, "Then you can steal Liu Bai's."
Qiu Lingling laughed: "You're the best."
"Of course," the young master smiled and hugged her, whispering, "You know that Brother Yi is the best. From now on, you mustn't think of anyone else, little girl?"
She replied earnestly, "Yes."
It's alright to think about it, because that person will soon become history. The young master released her: "Liu Bai and I are going out to meet a distinguished guest. You go to sleep first, and don't wander off."
She nodded: "Okay."
After giving a few more instructions, the young master took Liu Bai out.
The original departure date was brought forward, and tomorrow she would leave Jiangnan for a strange place she had never been before, where she might live for the rest of her life. Qiu Lingling couldn't help but feel nervous. But it was okay, Yi Qinghan was very good to her and would protect her.
After standing on the veranda for a while, she turned to go into her bedroom to rest.
"Your cousin really is protecting you." A cold laugh.
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Qiu Lingling was surprised. Turning around and seeing Cheng Xiaolin, she immediately became wary: "What are you doing here?"
With no hope of taking over the Yi family, Cheng Xiaolin originally brought gifts to see them off as her parents had instructed. However, she was stopped by the guards outside. Knowing that the young master was wary of her, she couldn't help but feel even more jealous and resentful. Taking advantage of the fact that the guards wouldn't dare to hurt her, she simply barged in.
"I'm just here to congratulate you; you've finally gotten what you wanted." (sarcasm)
Qiu Lingling ignored her: "He went out to meet guests. I'm going to sleep. You wait here by yourself."
Cheng Xiaolin sneered: "To have an affair with a man before even getting married, how shameless!"
Qiu Lingling naturally understood the meaning behind those words, and her face flushed red.
Actually, the matter was not so simple. It was because when Yi Qinghan wrote a letter to his father to discuss the marriage, he also wrote another letter to his mother, mentioning that he had inadvertently done something inappropriate to the sister of the Thousand Hands Sect leader. Madam Yi was at a loss. No matter how good the sisters' relationship was, she still loved her son and could only blame him for being disappointing. Although the Yi family had ambitions in the imperial court, the Thousand Hands Sect was not to be trifled with. Madam Yi had two sons, and this one was highly valued. She was afraid that he would be captured and killed by the Thousand Hands Sect. Moreover, her son had forced the girl and had done something wrong. She felt guilty. Fortunately, the Yi family had a deep connection with the Thousand Hands Sect, and the girl was the leader's sister, so they were considered a good match. Therefore, she strongly supported the marriage. Her other sons had already married and had children, but this precious son had been making excuses. Master Yi was anxious, and with his concubine helping to persuade him, he went along with it and took the initiative to write a letter to arrange the engagement between the two.
Madam Yi had already promised her sister, but since she broke her promise, she should have written to explain. In the letter, she would inevitably mention a little bit of the matter. So Cheng Xiaolin knew this, and now that she saw Qiu Lingling's shame, she believed it even more: "Do you think he really likes you? He has already gone to see that Qing Si several times."
Qiu Lingling said, "He's not going to see Qing Si." She turned to go into the room.
Still not satisfied, Cheng Xiaolin didn't care about anything else and blurted out, "Do you know who Qing Si is?"
Qiu Lingling stopped in her tracks: "Who is it?"
Lan Xinluo was just saying it casually at the time, and Cheng Xiaolin had no idea about the connection. But when she saw Lan Xinluo ask, she just sneered twice, walked to her side, and whispered a few words.
Qiu Lingling was stunned for a moment, her expression changed drastically, and she flew away.
Once the fragrance is gone, it can never be retained.
The familiar room, the soft candlelight, the slanting shadows of plum blossoms by the window, and the cool fragrance seeping into the curtains.
Jin woke up from his coma and found himself half-lying on the bed, unable to move his hands and feet, clearly having had his acupoints sealed. But he was too lazy to think about it and simply closed his eyes.
"Awake?" A gentle voice asked.
Jin did not answer.
She slowly walked to the bedside: "Aren't you surprised that I did this?"
Jin shook his head.
She said bitterly, "You're only thinking about your junior sister?"
Jin opened his eyes in surprise. He couldn't believe that such a gentle woman would utter such a vicious laugh.
Qingsi looked at him: "Do you know who I am?"
Jin looked away and said, "Baili Ying's daughter, Baili Qing."
Qingsi took two steps back, startled: "You...know?"
"There's nothing the Thousand Hands Sect can't find out."
“Then you…” She bit her lip, her gaze gradually softening.
Jin said calmly, "You don't need to be soft-hearted. I won't touch you because you look like someone else."
Her gentle eyes turned sharp again, and Qing Si said in a trembling voice, "You kept me because I look like her."
Jin did not answer.
Qingsi looked at him for a moment, then suddenly sneered: "You don't like her either."
Jin's face paled, but he managed to remain calm: "Who?"
“That person, that woman who looks just like me,” Qing Si shook her head, “Aren’t you sorry to her? You’re just feeling guilty. What you’re really thinking about is your past. You don’t like her at all.”
A sharp pain shot through his chest again, and Jin let out a muffled groan, looking at her coldly.
"Still don't understand? You like your junior sister," Qing Si smiled, walked to the table, picked up a wine glass, "You don't drink much, it's rare that you're in the mood today. There's something colorless and odorless in this wine, it's not poisonous." She then waved her sleeve: "Don't you think the aroma is strange?"
Jin returned and said, "It's a water to dispel sorrow."
The substance in the wine has a strange name: "Sorrow." The perfume is called "Sorrow-Relieving Water." Sorrow in the wine is harmless in itself, but once mixed with "Sorrow-Relieving Fragrance," the "sorrow" in the wine becomes a powerful drug. Trying to drown one's sorrows in wine only makes them worse. What an elegant name! It was with this that we were able to successfully obtain the Fire Toad from Baili Ying and help the little girl complete her mission.
Qing Si said, "Under normal circumstances, you would be very vigilant and it wouldn't be difficult to notice, but you won't pay any attention today because your junior sister is leaving with Yi Qinghan."
Jin bowed his head and finally spat out a mouthful of black blood.
Qing Si looked at him coldly: "My father was drugged with this medicine and lost his Fire Toad. Luckily, he remembered the mark on that person's arm. You were the one who was disguised as a woman!" She took two steps forward involuntarily, gritting her teeth: "You caused him to commit suicide out of shame and anger, and you made us suffer from bullying, almost leaving us with no means of livelihood. For the past two years, I have been thinking about finding you and taking revenge every single moment!"
Jin remained silent.
Qing Si said bitterly, "You actually gave the fire toad to her!"
With a flash of cold light, a short knife appeared in her slender hand, its blade gleaming a ghastly green.
He was most skilled at using poison, and Jin Huanlai certainly knew that it was the most potent of all poisons, dissolving upon contact with blood and attacking the heart directly, beyond the reach of even a deity.
He smiled slightly.
Qingsi looked at him: "You didn't say anything?"
Jin shook his head and closed his eyes.
This passionate yet heartless man wouldn't even lie to survive. Without further hesitation, Qing Si raised her knife.
"don't want!"
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Amid the gasps of surprise, the hand holding the knife paused slightly, but her eyes revealed even more hatred. Qing Si raised her left hand slightly, deflecting the hidden weapons with a flick of her sleeve, and then several bone-piercing nails were sent out with a whoosh.
At the same time, Jin Huanlai suddenly opened his eyes, his face filled with terror: "No!"