Luo Zhiheng giggled and said, "Okay, I'm leaving. Don't miss me lately, because I don't have time to miss you. But we're husband and wife after all, so can I hug you one last time?"
She stepped forward, and the guards stepped back at Mu Qingya's prompting. Luo Zhiheng embraced Mu Yunhe, her hand on his chest. The two were intimately close, and she even lightly kissed his ear, so softly and so quickly.
Mu Yunhe stood frozen in place, watching her release him, then smile and say, "I'm leaving." He watched as she straightened her back and walked out of the hall with a firm and proud air amidst the various gazes of the people.
This farce seemed to have come to an end with Luo Zhiheng's voluntary withdrawal, a marriage ending so abruptly? The two who were just moments before inseparable became estranged in the blink of an eye. Did they truly let go of each other, or were they so desperate that they dared not have each other again?
"You think you can leave so easily? You're dreaming! How can you let Mu Yunhe suffer so much pain while you're safe and sound?" Mu Qingya's eyes turned sinister. With a wave of her hand, the guards with swords in the hall immediately rushed out.
As Luo Zhiheng stepped out of the high threshold of the main hall and stood in the sunlight, the sound of frantic footsteps chasing after her and Mu Yunhe's furious roar rang out at the same time: "Mu Qingya, what are you doing!"
"What am I doing? I simply can't leave behind a scumbag who has tarnished the reputation of the Mu Royal Palace! From now on, she has nothing to do with you. I'm just helping you get rid of a disgrace who has tainted your name." Mu Qingya's cold voice echoed throughout the hall.
Luo Zhiheng sneered outside the palace, "Who will eliminate whom is not necessarily true!"
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Chapter 248 A Bloodbath Unleashed! The Wet Nurse Returns! (Second Update)
Updated: 2013-08-11 12:51:10 Word Count: 3342
Standing at the highest point of the main hall, Luo Zhiheng looked out and saw that there were sentries every three steps on the high steps. The soldiers, armed with weapons, were in perfect unison, and their armor reflected a dazzling and cold light in the sunlight.
Even in the heavily guarded palace, with only this one path leading out of the palace fraught with danger, Luo Zhiheng would not cry again. She had gone to great lengths to leave, not to please her enemies; she would not do something that would cause pain to her loved ones and joy to her adversaries!
Although she felt humiliated and resentful, she left only so that she could return stronger and send all those who hurt her and Mu Yunhe to hell!
So come on, today she will not let anyone stop or block her way out of the palace. If this road is destined to be turbulent, then she will use the blood of everyone who tries to stop her to pave a bloody path for herself, leading all the way out of the palace! 17.
Luo Zhiheng's hand rested subtly on her side as she descended the steps with a breathtaking smile. The sound of her footsteps on each step was clear, her nonchalance contrasting sharply with the frantic footsteps behind her. When she finally reached the bottom of the dozen or so steps, the guards rushed up and surrounded her!
With a raised eyebrow, she stood still, her eyes full of mockery. Suddenly, a reassuring fragrance wafted through the air. She smiled faintly, her charm and confidence becoming even more captivating in the sunlight.
In the main hall, the Imperial Concubine, supported by Nalan Daibai, descended the steps. As she walked, she glanced at the Princess, her eyes filled with madness. She gave Mu Yunhe one last look, her gaze inscrutable, and as she walked past Mu Yunhe, she shouted sharply, "Kill her!"
kill!!
At Mu Qingya's command, the guards surrounding Luo Zhiheng immediately tightened their encirclement, their swords and knives striking Luo Zhiheng without mercy.
Luo Zhiheng moved with lightning speed. Her skirt suddenly billowed up, and a dazzling light appeared. The surrounding guards were momentarily stunned. It was in that brief moment of hesitation that they lost their lives!
A beam of light, almost visible to the naked eye, traced a deadly arc in mid-air, followed by a chorus of screams!
Puff puff puff—
A series of chilling liquid-like sounds rang out, and then, to the utter horror of the onlookers, bodies began to separate from each other at the waist, detaching and finally crashing onto the steps with a series of resounding thuds. The people watched as the bisected corpses rolled down the steps like balls, splattering their scalding blood across the cold floorboards.
The seven or eight people in front of Luo Zhiheng were cut in half at the waist by Luo Zhiheng's sword, their heads separated from their bodies! Blood stained the steps!
After a brief silence, gasps filled the air. Everyone's faces changed drastically, their scalps tingled, and they stood ready, as if they were the next ones to have their bodies torn apart!
"Heavens!" The ministers and their families who had already poured out exclaimed in shock and horror upon seeing this scene from the highest point.
For a young girl to act so ruthlessly and decisively, killing without blinking an eye, she must have been either pushed to the limit or completely enraged!
Luo Zhiheng killed several people, but not with her own hands. Today was the most humiliating day of her life. She was filled with anger, resentment, and injustice! She was not someone who could endure being wronged, especially not with such slander imposed upon her! Her decision to leave first, bearing the humiliation, was already the greatest concession she could make.
But now, she will not back down! Since her actions will no longer implicate Mu Yunhe, she will show these pushovers who thought she was easy to bully what it means to have blood stain the city and what it means to wreak havoc!
With a whoosh, her unique longsword fell, the air seeming to tremble as if cleaved. She slowly turned to the side, standing on the steps lower than those above, her gaze contemptuously and coldly looking down upon them. Even standing below them, her gaze and aura remained arrogantly unyielding! Her eyes seemed stained with blood, her profile breathtakingly beautiful, and she said ruthlessly, "Mu Qingya, since you've offered yourself up as a target for my anger, then I won't be polite! All these people are reserved for you to serve you in hell someday. Don't thank me, I'll be embarrassed!"
Mu Qingya had already come out, and seeing this scene, she was trembling with fear. She could no longer tolerate Luo Zhiheng's arrogance. She sneered, "What a bold and arrogant wretch! I'll have them send you on your way first! Get out of here!"
The guards rushed forward without hesitation. Luo Zhiheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and she drew her cane and longsword in a sudden attack. The unstoppable, chilling aura emanated from it, like the roar of an angry dragon, howling and howling, the thrill of drinking blood exciting the cane that resembled a battle blade. At that moment, Luo Zhiheng seemed to have become one with this cane and battle blade.
The guards were fast, but Luo Zhiheng was no less formidable. The guards had swords, but none could match the sharpness of Luo Zhiheng's unique battle blade. The blade barely needed to touch the body; its unparalleled sharpness alone was enough to inflict serious injuries and leave flesh mangled!
She was like a demon bathed in blood, her sharpness instantly revealed! The guards were like vegetables to her sword, slaughtered at will! Seeing this, the guards who had been watching rushed forward to join the battle, more and more guards running from above and below. Luo Zhiheng, however, was not afraid at all. She cut down several people beside her, and with a swift stroke, she beheaded the man who was coming at her, leaping onto his corpse as he fell.
The corpse, clad in sturdy armor, slid down the blood-soaked steps as if they were stepping stones beneath Luo Zhiheng's feet, moving at incredible speed! Soldiers pursued relentlessly, forcing those in front to retreat. With a single swing of her blade, Luo Zhiheng fell in droves of pursuing soldiers!
"A bunch of useless trash!" Mu Qingya hissed.
Mu Yunhe was helped out by Xiao Xizi. Seeing the scene of blood flowing like a river and corpses strewn everywhere, he was nearly driven mad with grief. He didn't know if Luo Zhiheng was injured, nor how much longer she could hold on. At that moment, Mu Yunhe felt an intense hatred for Mu Qingya, who had driven Luo Zhiheng to this desperate situation!
"Why are you doing this? What has she ever done to you? You've been targeting her ever since Aheng appeared in the Southern Dynasty. You keep saying I'm your younger brother and that you wouldn't harm me, but now all the harm you've done to her will be directed at me. If she gets hurt, it's like you've also cut me. If she dies, it's no different from you killing me yourself! Is this how you treat your own brother?" Mu Yunhe asked angrily and coldly.
Oh? That's wonderful! Dealing with Luo Zhiheng isn't the goal; the goal is to make you, Mu Yunhe, suffer a fate worse than death through Luo Zhiheng! She did a great job, didn't she? Luo Zhiheng tried every means to save you, which means you're going against her, making you her enemy! As an enemy, shouldn't you die?
Mu Qingya was overjoyed, but the next moment her joy vanished!
Luo Zhiheng fought her way down ninety-nine steps, stepping over corpses, but the moment her feet touched the ground, countless soldiers surged forth from all directions within the vast palace grounds. They were about to surround her again; this was a human wave strategy, what advantage could she possibly gain with just a sword and herself?
Luo Zhiheng remained calm and composed. Instead, she suddenly turned around and looked at the high platform, sneering, "You think you can keep me here with such a paltry trick? You must have cultivated for eight hundred years! Come out now!"
With a sharp shout, a strange rain of ice-like swords suddenly appeared in mid-air, tearing through the air and enveloping Luo Zhiheng in all directions before hurtling towards the surrounding soldiers. In an instant, soldiers fell in droves, and those behind froze, frantically raising their swords and looking up in alarm.
Above Luo Zhiheng's head, a graceful figure descended from the sky and landed right beside her, smiling: "Young master, did your battle today display the heroic spirit of your maternal ancestors? This servant is truly delighted and gratified to see it."
Luo Zhiheng said irritably, "So you haven't seen enough yet?"
Zhi Zui immediately stepped forward. "That's exactly what I was thinking!" Her tone was teasing, showing no concern whatsoever for the critical situation before her!
Who else could it be but her wet nurse? She had just stepped out when she caught a familiar scent in the air and knew her wet nurse had returned. However, after so many days, her wet nurse's flamboyant appearance made her look much younger and more beautiful, causing Luo Zhiheng to momentarily lose her senses, as if she were seeing a fairy. 16605851
The wet nurse grabbed Luo Zhiheng's waist, about to lead her away, when Mu Qingya shouted anxiously, "Who goes there? Leave her here! Let her go!"
The chief eunuch who had just returned to Mu Qingya's side immediately flew down from the height, and Luo Zhiheng immediately said, "Be careful of him!"
The wet nurse sneered, "He's just a cold-blooded bastard. Let him have a taste of this."
The wet nurse took out a dark, unsightly object and threw it at Duan Chang. She then flew away from the palace with Luo Zhiheng. A loud bang came from behind them. Luo Zhiheng couldn't help but look back. She saw thick yellow smoke filling the air, and she could no longer see the vampire eunuch.
A terrified scream echoed through the air: "Nalan!!"
Those two words sent a shiver down Luo Zhiheng's spine as she landed on the palace wall. Before she could think any further, her wet nurse had already led her away. Her voice rang out amidst Mu Qingya's screams: "Mu Qingya, Tong Shi, no one can take anything from me, not even people! Sooner or later I will take Mu Yunhe back!"
Behind him, the moment Luo Zhiheng was out of danger, Mu Yunhe's body collapsed into Xiao Xizi's arms, unable to hold on any longer! He touched his chest; the hard object inside was the dagger she had left behind when she embraced him. The soft words she whispered in his ear as she held him still echoed clearly in his mind: "Wait for me..."
For this one sentence alone, I will persevere to the end! So Ah Heng, never give up on me!
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249 Unraveling the mystery! (Bonus chapter for 34,000 recommendation votes)
Updated: 2013-08-11 16:04:56 Word Count: 3529
Two days later, in the unnamed inn
Luo Zhiheng sat in the guest room drinking with her wet nurse. As she looked at the documents in her hand, she felt extremely headache. Mu Yunhe was clearly such a clean person, and his past was also too clean. From these documents, she really couldn't see anything. In the end, the only thing that puzzled her was a few pieces of paper.
The document recorded Mu Yunhe's age, the time and cause of his illness, and prominently featured the words "frightened by falling into the water"! Mu Yunhe had fallen into the water as a child? But he was clearly poisoned! It also included the almost unknown past of the princess. Was it a struggle for favor? Who would have thought that the seemingly gentle and dignified princess had such a sordid and ugly past! Naturally, Mu Qingya's name was also prominently listed in the document during the period before Mu Yunhe's illness!
A woman who had been absent from Mu Yunhe's life for many years happened to appear before Mu Yunhe fell ill, which made Luo Zhiheng sensitive, especially since she had no good feelings towards Mu Qingya at all.
“Miss, there are people everywhere on the streets looking for us. I think it would be safest for us to go back to the Prince Shi’s Palace. What do you think?” The wet nurse poured Luo Zhiheng a cup of tea and said in a gloomy tone.
Tian Keming was quite clear-headed. "We can't go back to Prince Shi's place. The matter between Prince Shi and me has already become a hot topic. Although people are afraid of the power behind Prince Shi, he hasn't come out of seclusion yet, and I can't explain the situation between us clearly. If we continue to stay there, it will only cause more trouble. Moreover, Mu Qingya will definitely send people to cause trouble at Prince Shi's palace. We may not be safe there either. Don't forget, Prince Shi is known for his unpredictable temper. He may not help me. What if I end up stabbing myself in the back? Wouldn't that be a loss for us?" Luo Zhiheng said logically.
The nanny chuckled in surprise, "I'm so curious why you're so calm, Miss? Two days have passed since this incident, and you've been completely smeared by the outside world. All sorts of rumors are circulating everywhere. Aren't you afraid or nervous?"
"What's the use of being nervous? Besides, I'm innocent, so I'm not afraid of them. I have more important things to do now, which is to find a way to get Mu Yunhe out of that woman's hands. The reason I didn't take Mu Yunhe with me when I left the palace that day was because I was outnumbered. Although I later learned that you had returned, Mu Qingya still had a dead eunuch by her side, and after all, it was the palace, where there must be many hidden experts. Although I don't know why the Southern Dynasty emperor would tolerate Mu Qingya's outrageous behavior, if I acted rashly, who knows if the emperor would order me to be arrested?"
"But now, seeing these materials, I feel that Mu Qingya is too strange. Her targeting of me is completely inexplicable and ruthless. I can understand Zhuge Hualuan wanting to kill me, but what right does she have? She and Mu Yunhe haven't seen each other for years, and they immediately turned on each other upon meeting. And don't you think the Princess Consort is also strange? In that incident, the Princess Consort seemed to be at a disadvantage the whole time, and she seemed to have to watch Mu Qingya's face. Is this how a mother and daughter get along?" 17.
“Although the Princess’s accusations and targeting of me are obvious, I believe there must be some secret between the mother and daughter. And the information you brought back makes me think of a terrible possibility. If it is really as I think, then Mu Yunhe is definitely not safe staying by Mu Qingya’s side!”
After Luo Zhiheng finished speaking, seeing that the wet nurse's expression had become even more serious, she smiled easily and said, "As for those rumors, they are just the stupid actions of those few women. They want to completely destroy me, but they don't know that their low-class behavior is not even worth my attention. They are just watching a show."
"What a magnanimous young lady! This servant feels that you... are not yourself anymore." The wet nurse said with a half-smile, her eyes piercing.
Luo Zhiheng was startled, but she didn't show it on her face. She smiled leisurely at her and said, "Oh? What's different? Tell me. If the change is too big, I'll have to change it back quickly. Otherwise, if I snatch Xiao Hehe back and he doesn't want me anymore, wouldn't I be at a huge loss?"
The wet nurse's smile faded: "The person is still the same, but Kexin is different."
"So your wet nurse has learned mind-reading techniques too?" Luo Zhiheng subconsciously narrowed her eyes and smiled faintly. But for the first time, she felt wary of her wet nurse.
“Miss, don’t be nervous. I only pledge my loyalty to your wet nurse. As long as your body remains the same and the blood in your veins is the same blood I’m loyal to, I don’t care about anything else. On the contrary, I’m very happy that you’ve become like this! This way, you won’t bring shame to your maternal grandfather.” The wet nurse expressed her loyalty calmly, but every word she said made Luo Zhiheng’s pupils shrink.
She's not a person! She's a wandering ghost from the People's Republic of China, someone who somehow got here! The wet nurse couldn't possibly find out, could she? What if she did? Luo Zhiheng hesitated for a moment, then calmly smiled and said, "My name is Luo Zhiheng, and I am also Luo Zhiheng. That's true."
Since I don't know how to say it, I'll just tell the truth. Anyway, her name in her past life was Luo Zhiheng!
The nanny was taken aback, then secretly delighted. The young lady was indeed still the young lady! She really shouldn't have tested her earlier. Although some of the young lady's behavior had changed, she could sense that the young lady hadn't lied when she said she was Luo Zhiheng. So there was absolutely no mistake.
The wet nurse put away her previous imposing manner and knelt down respectfully and guiltily, saying, "Young master, please forgive me. I have overstepped my bounds. I believe you are still my young master."
Luo Zhiheng had no idea that her honest answer had unexpectedly passed the test. She smiled and told the wet nurse to get up, then casually asked, "Do you know about a family that used poisons more than ten years ago?"
"The Nalan family?" the mother asked immediately.
Luo Zhiheng's eyes lit up: "You know this Nalan family? Tell me about them quickly." 16605869
The wet nurse smiled and said, "The Nalan family is a great family that collects poisons. Their family has been passed down for hundreds of years, but for some reason, they seemed to fall into ruin overnight twenty years ago. It seems that their new head of the family encountered something and stopped managing the family. And about fifteen or sixteen years ago, the family completely disappeared, and no one knows where they are anymore. Does Miss suspect that the poison in the young prince's body came from them?"
Luo Zhiheng did not hear the wet nurse's question. She murmured about the two times, twenty years ago and fifteen or sixteen years ago. In one time, Mu Yunhe had not yet been born, and in the other time, Mu Yunhe was only three or four years old. So how could it have anything to do with Mu Yunhe?
Her fingers tapped the table unconsciously. Completely baffled, she suddenly remembered the name Mu Qingya had uttered on the day she left the palace: Nalan! Then, all sorts of associations unfolded in her mind like a spiderweb, densely packed and intricately complex, and a bold and unbelievable idea suddenly appeared.
Luo Zhiheng asked the wet nurse, "Wet nurse, do you remember the eunuch who served Mu Qingya? Mu Qingya called out 'Nalan' that day. Do you think she was referring to that eunuch? But if that eunuch was just someone who had served her for many years, someone as cold-blooded as her shouldn't have been so nervous and terrified, right?"
"This servant doesn't quite understand what Miss means." The wet nurse was confused by Luo Zhiheng's words.
"You don't need to understand. Go to the Shiwang Palace right now and ask Elder Tong something. Ask him if he knows whether Mu Qingya was on good terms with someone surnamed Nalan before she married the Southern Dynasty emperor." Luo Zhiheng's eyes lit up when she said this, as if she was about to get to the truth, just one last thing away.