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Qi Mo searched throughout the entire city of Chang'an but could not find Su Peijiu. Standing on the city tower, filled with frustration, he looked down at the pedestrians below, none of whom were the person he wanted to find.
"…Where are you…" His hands clenched tightly, blood dripping from the lines in his palms.
"Desolate King..." A voice suddenly appeared beside him. Qi Mo immediately suppressed his emotions and turned to look, coldly asking, "Who are you?"
The speaker was completely wrapped in black cloth, revealing only a pale chin.
"Does Desolate King want to know where Nan Xie Tower Master of the Building is?"
Upon hearing anything related to Su Peijiu, Qi Mo's eyes turned Azure: "Where?"
"If Desolate King wants to know, then follow me..." The person floated down from the city tower and then soared into the air like a swallow, gliding away. Without hesitation, Qi Mo followed closely behind.
After flying at high speed for a while, Qi Mo began to regard the person ahead with newfound respect. Aside from Mu Chu and Ji Yu, no one had been able to maintain distance while he was pursuing at full speed.
However, the person in front was already sweating profusely, thinking that his master's man was indeed extraordinary. Even after taking a pill, he could only maintain a distance of about five meters; now that distance was decreasing.
Indeed, this person was the long-missing Ugly One, who had just tricked Flower Mother at Nan Xie Tower as "Black Crow".
Ugly One increased his internal energy again, and Qi Mo furrowed his brows and followed suit. Where did this person intend to take him?
The surroundings began to grow desolate, gradually revealing graves. Suddenly, a flash of light appeared in Qi Mo's mind. He withdrew his internal energy and stopped atop a tree. Ugly One, constantly watching Qi Mo behind him, also halted on a tree ten meters away, both men locking eyes without wanting to yield.
"Where exactly do you want to lead This King?" Qi Mo said in a deep voice; he did not want to waste any time searching for Su Peijiu.
Seeing this, Ugly One pulled down his hat, revealing a face covered by a mask with a white center marked by a "one." "I am Ugly One, a Shadow Guard of Nan Xie Tower Master of the Building."
Qi Mo remained silent. Knowing that mere words would not convince the Desolate King, Ugly One continued: "I am one of the seven specially trained Shadow Guards for Master of the Building, used as secret weapons. Before going up the mountain, my master sent me to handle something, but after going up the mountain, it seemed he forgot about it. Later, I learned through various inquiries that it was due to taking the Forgetfulness Pill..." As he spoke, Ugly One secretly observed Qi Mo's expression and found him still utterly expressionless. He sighed inwardly; truly worthy of being called Smiling Face Yama, so calm and composed.
"Where is your master now?" He didn't care about anything else; he just wanted to know where Su Peijiu was and if she was in any danger.
"I have searched many places, and there is one most likely remaining..."
"Which one?"
"This Deep Forest used to have a Tomb, and it was reported to the court due to issues with Grave Robbers..." Before Ugly One could finish speaking, the person in front of him had already vanished into thin air. He could only catch a glimpse of the other's back, feeling shocked inside... This is the power of Smiling Face Yama!
Su Peijiu lay in the Ice Coffin, drifting in and out of consciousness, waking and sleeping repeatedly. Fortunately, her metabolism was slow; otherwise, she wouldn't know how to deal with her physiological needs inside the Ice Coffin.
During this time, Jun Ye Su had come twice more. The first time, he dragged out a kneeling corpse from behind the Ice Coffin. At first, she thought it was an illusion but was surprised to find a real corpse kneeling. When he dragged the body away, Su Peijiu pounded on the Ice Coffin fiercely but only received a mocking reply: "No matter how much you pound, I won't let you out. Save your energy; don't tear your wounds open again."
"Jun Ye Su, may you die a miserable death! If you have the guts, face me one-on-one..." She withdrew her aching right hand and switched to her left hand to continue pounding. She saw him leisurely carrying the corpse away; the corpse stared wide-eyed at her, which genuinely startled her.
The second time, Jun Ye Su came while she was sleeping. Due to his intense gaze, she woke up from her dreams and saw Jun Ye Su's face almost pressed against the Ice Coffin. Anger surged within her as she threw a punch: "What are you staring at? Are you crazy?"
Jun Ye Su arrogantly turned his face away and rolled his eyes disdainfully: "It’s pointless for you to hit; you can’t get out anyway."
"What do you want?" Su Peijiu shifted into a more comfortable position, stretched out her hand to rub her eyes, and picked her nose.
Jun Ye Su immediately expressed disgust: "Aren't you a woman? How can you act so disgracefully in front of a man?"
Su Peijiu sneered: "In my eyes, you're not even human! Try being locked in this hellhole; not being insane is already good enough!"
"Alright, alright! You won't have to endure much longer; you'll be let out in another day." Jun Ye Su seemed to be in a good mood today; even when Su Peijiu mocked him, he didn't get angry.
"When I get out, I really need to thank you properly!" she gritted her teeth.
Jun Ye Su shrugged, "You really should thank me for keeping you alive until now." After finishing this sentence, he turned and left.
After waking up again, she clearly felt that she was no longer in that maddening Ice Coffin, but her body was exhausted, lying there without any strength to move, unable to even lift her wrist. Her eyelids were heavy, but she still forced herself to open them.
After blinking a couple of times, she saw Jun Ye Su, the dead man, sitting in front of her. He looked surprised and was holding a dagger over a white candle, burning it.
"Awake? Earlier than expected by an hour... It seems the medicine needs improvement."
Su Peijiu opened her lips and managed to say, "What do you want?" After saying this, she felt as if she had used up all her strength, feeling somewhat weak.
Jun Ye Su looked at the dagger in his hand with the gaze of a lover, carefully running the blade through the strongest part of the flame, his cheeks showing a light stubble.
"To do what we've always dreamed of doing." He placed the dagger on the white cloth on the nearby table and turned to look at Su Peijiu: "Haven't you always wanted to know what our Jun Family has been plotting? At this final moment, I can tell you everything."
Su Peijiu remained silent, staring at him with wide eyes, waiting for him to continue.
"What you heard from Resolute Stone is correct. Since the first time the Legitimate Daughter of the Su Family attended the Flower Festival, the Jun Family has already begun plotting against you. From afar in Yuan Cang and Crimson Kingdom, it's hard for you to imagine, right? We know your every move clearly."
"And... who else is involved?" she weakly asked.
Jun Ye Su raised an eyebrow: "You'll find out soon enough. Actually, this was supposed to be delayed for another year, but our spies discovered that you seemed like a different person and even plotted against Su Chi attending the Flower Festival... I didn't expect that. But after going through life and death for so many years in that situation, people change; this explanation is somewhat relieving. So we moved our plans forward; it didn't cost us anything... And then there’s your ambiguous relationship with the Desolate King, even secretly getting pregnant..."
At the mention of the child, a murderous intent instantly filled Su Peijiu's eyes. If he dared to do anything to Jin Sheng, she would make sure he would regret ever coming into this world! Absolutely!
Noticing the change in Su Peijiu's expression, Jun Ye Su clicked his tongue twice: "Don't be nervous." He reached over and gently patted her left cheek: "I won't do anything to your child; you've already sent Mu Chu over there. Even if we wanted to do something, we couldn't."
They actually knew where Jin Sheng was! Su Peijiu's heart sank.
"You just need to obediently cooperate with our upcoming ritual." Jun Ye Su leaned forward, changing the hand that was patting her cheek to one that stroked her hair. "If you behave, you won't get hurt..."
Su Peijiu was about to respond when she heard a voice, "How is it? What's the situation?" The voice was sultry and familiar, but since the person was standing behind her, she couldn't tell who it was.
Jun Ye Su slowly withdrew his hand and stood up. "We're ready; we just need the final step."
"Very good, with just this last step, our princess will be back!" The voice drew closer. Su Peijiu strained to roll her eyes upward and finally saw a face—Jun Liuji, or something that wore Jun Liuji's face but looked neither human nor ghost.
"My dear girl, do you miss your mother? In just a stick of incense's time, you will see your living mother standing right in front of you." 'Jun Liuji' walked over, looking down at Su Peijiu with an extremely eerie smile. His gaze slowly wandered from the veins on her neck down to her wrist, and he lunged forward to grab it, grinning savagely. "Let's cut this."
Su Peijiu felt too weak to move; in her current state, she was like a fish on a chopping block. She noticed the blood-red characters drawn around her; they were too obscure for her to recognize. Beneath the stone slab she lay on were densely packed various totems, their bloody designs making her feel nauseous.
Two feet away from her, across a stone table, she realized there was another person lying there—her mother, who had a tragic fate yet refused to accept it. The Eldest Princess of the Crimson Kingdom—Jun Liuji.
Jun Ye Su approached with a cold dagger that shimmered with a ghostly blue light, moving closer to her pale wrist...
Qi Mo rushed all the way to the entrance of the Tomb. As soon as he stepped inside, a long spear thrust toward him. He dodged it and became even more certain that Su Peijiu was inside.
"I will never let anything happen to you! Absolutely not!" His azure eyes were filled with bloodlust; he was brimming with murderous intent and rage. He severed the second spear that came at him with one hand and spun past the trap, swiftly crossing the chamber and reaching the jade-stone path ahead.
"I won't let you pass..." Hong Hairen stood coldly at the entrance, extending his right hand to block the way.
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