HCB Chapter 218: Injury from Nowhere
Chapter 218: Injury from Nowhere
Surrounded? Who else could it be?
Yue Pengyu knelt down in front of Xiao Zhengdu without hesitation and pleaded, "I have been studying in Yunsu City since I was a child, and I have no distractions. No matter what happened at home, he is the most innocent... Your Highness, please allow the doctor to come in and treat me!"
Xiao Zhengdu nodded in agreement and waved his hand, "Okay, you guys stay here while I look through the account book carefully...
Let's see if it's really as you said. It's all your fault."
Xiao Zhengdu glanced at Yue Zhanchi who was slumped over, "Keep him under guard. If anything happens, you can follow him."
He had to go back and sort out all the assets of Hengjian Villa outside.
How to connect with the Northern Desert and how to send ironware out of the country.
Among them, there must be an extraordinary person to be discovered.
Xiao Zhengdu first went to check on Lou Xiao to make sure she was okay.
Lou Xiao sat cross-legged on the couch with his eyes closed. The sword on the table was lying flat, shining with silver light in the darkening room.
When Xiao Zhengdu approached her, Lou Xiao opened her eyes.
"What happened to Yue Tianci?"
Why ask that person? Xiao Zhengdu pursed his lips and replied unhappily, "I don't know. His sister Yue Pengyu is worried about it. You are not needed."
Lou Xiao frowned and said, "When we broke the door of the secret room, we didn't know if we hurt him..."
At that time, Yue Zhanchi set the fire and Yue Tianci seemed to have lost his soul, so she carried him by force.
“Except for Yue Pengyu and him, I’m afraid no one in the Yue family is innocent.
You ordered people to surround Hengjian Villa, but you must also be careful to see if there are any unknown secret passages, lest they escape."
Xiao Zhengdu assured her, "Don't worry. What do you say to those who dare to attack you? Do you want me to catch them one by one?"
"No need." Lou Xiao shook her head, "I have already killed a lot of people, there is no need to pursue it further..."
Without any warning, Lou Xiao's blood surged and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Lou Xiao!" Xiao Zhengdu rushed forward and held her shoulders, saying anxiously, "Are you injured?! Imperial physician! Someone, call old Imperial Physician Bian over to me!"
Lou Xiao wiped the corner of her mouth with one hand. She was very unfamiliar with the blood on her fingertips. She hadn't been injured for a long time.
But no one caused any harm to her today. No matter swords, hidden weapons or poison, nothing could get close to her. How could she vomit blood?
I calmed down and examined myself, and indeed I was damaged... strange.
Xiao Zhengdu took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth. Lou Xiao looked at him blankly, his anxiety completely unconcealable.
Their eyes met. Her cheeks were soft and tender under Xiao Zhengdu's fingertips, and her bloody lips were particularly bright.
When a person who is considered strong by others shows confusion and vulnerability in front of you, it would be a fatal blow to anyone, right?
Xiao Zhengdu could no longer think of anything else.
His gaze slid from her eyes to the corner of her lips. If his fingertips moved just a little, he could touch that bright red.
Xiao Zhengdu's eyes dimmed, and while he was wiping her, he lightly touched her with his thumb, like a dragonfly touching the water.
Apparently it wasn't enough, he wanted more...
Lou Xiao woke up at this moment, and held down his fingertips that were trying to move with her bloody hand.
The corners of her ruddy lips moved as she spat out the words, "Xiao Zhengdu, that's enough."
"Not enough." He retorted instinctively, his heart pounding, until she grabbed his hand and moved it away, he suddenly woke up from a dream and took a few steps back.
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Hengjian Villa was silent at this moment.
The Yue family put out the fire in the study, not to mention whether their plan to make Yue Zhanchi bear all the sins would work.
But at least they cannot sit and wait for death, letting the sword hanging over their heads fall on their necks.
Hengjian Villa was under siege, and the news could not be delivered.
It seemed that the senior official in the court could not be relied upon, and when he met someone like the Duke of Zhenguo, he would probably die on the spot without even having the chance to be thrown into jail.
It was too late to save him.
In this case, should we give him up?
Or should we think of a way to make some people in the underworld stir up trouble, distract the attention of King Youshan and the Duke of Zhenguo, and then ask that gentleman for help?
How it will work needs further discussion.
Yue Mingxuan walked out of the house and looked back at his family members who were discussing something, then lowered his eyes and closed the door.
The light in the room was completely blocked by the door. Yue Mingxuan stood there in silence for a long time, and finally walked down the stone steps with heavy steps.
She still couldn't agree with them.
From the moment I discovered that my father had touched something he shouldn't have touched, the already shaky relationship between us disappeared completely.
Her father knew she was cowardly, so even if he knew about it, he didn't dare to tell anyone and acted recklessly.
But she, Yue Mingxuan, felt guilty about having to sit in Hengjian Villa and enjoy the benefits brought by her father's betrayal of the country.
When a person who grew up in the underworld and was educated for decades on propriety, righteousness, integrity, family, country and the world takes it as his responsibility to uphold justice,
After discovering that his father was actually a complete villain, his faith collapsed, but he was unable to correct it due to family ties.
She had no choice but to leave.
The night was quiet, but the kitchen of Hengjian Villa was still bustling with activity.
She, who had not been home for a long time, came to the kitchen. Without saying a word, an old man in an apron wiped his hands, put down his work and came to greet her.
"Miss." The old man seemed to be very familiar with her and led her to the utility room.
The old man wiped the dusty table with his sleeves and put a pot of wine on it.
He poured a cup for Yue Mingxuan and held one himself. "Miss, have you made up your mind?"
Yue Mingxuan tipped over the wine glass in his hand, spilling the liquid onto the ground. He smiled bitterly and said, "Do you look down on me? I have been avoiding it until today, and now that the end has come, I have made up my mind."
"It's never too late." The old man also poured out his glass, "Your mother will rest in peace in the grave."
"She will only laugh at me for being useless." Yue Mingxuan threw away the wine glass, closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Is the source of the item confirmed? Is it absolutely foolproof?"
"Confirmed. The things that Nanzi brought here are guaranteed to be incurable." The old man looked at Hengjian Villa in the dark night.
"They should also be buried with her."
What a pity for Yue Pengyu——
Before she could continue thinking, the old man reminded her, as if he had noticed her indecision.
"Even if you don't do it, they can't escape this disaster. How can the King of Youshan and the Duke of Zhenguo be fooled by them?"
"The people in the imperial court——" Yue Mingxuan said worriedly.
He was soon interrupted by the old man, "The court is busy. I heard that a young man in the capital is very fierce. He arrested many people and put them in jail. People are in a panic and dare not move."
Otherwise, why do you think Hengjian Villa didn't receive any news before King Youshan and his men arrived?
Those in Yunsu City who have a keen sense of smell have already shrunk back and become quiet.