“…” What did he just say? Ling Zhou stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what Yun Yi Hen had just said. What had happened to him? How could he change so quickly in just a few days?
“Can’t you do this?”
“Is that one thing she wished for?” She stood up abruptly, certain she must have misheard.
“Even if I wanted to complete it, would you agree?” His calm voice rose against Leng Zhou’s slightly angry tone. “Isn’t your beloved about to come and propose soon?”
“I…” Leng Zhou was speechless. He was absolutely right. She still had a beloved coming to propose, and once Yu Ling arrived, she would completely break ties with Yun Yihen.
“Leng Zhou, in the past, giving you up would have been difficult,” he suddenly grabbed Leng Zhou’s hand, looking at her seriously. “But now, I can’t provide you with wealth and glory, and our future life and death are uncertain.”
“I don’t care about wealth and glory at all. Being with someone I love is enough.” Would she really care about so-called wealth and glory?
“Someone I love…” Saying this, he let go of Leng Zhou’s hand.
Realizing she’d said something wrong, Leng Zhou quickly escaped the pavilion, standing in the moonlight. She hadn’t expected so much to happen in just a few days after returning. Was this fate’s trick?
“Leng Zhou.” Yun Yihen looked at her back, silently calling her name. He wanted to rush over and embrace her, but reason told him Li Bihan’s body was not yet cold, and he couldn’t act so quickly.
They remained quietly facing each other all night until the sky began to turn golden, and Leng Zhou silently climbed onto the roof and left. The atmosphere was too oppressive; she didn’t know what to say.
“You’d better surrender obediently. The three of us against you alone means you’ll suffer.” Tianwu, taking advantage of the black-clothed person’s attention being on Lingzhou, appeared like a ghost behind that person.
“Hmph, just you?” She coldly laughed, looking around. “Xia Lingzhou, I advise you to come out and die obediently. Otherwise, these bodyguards of yours will perish in the underworld.”
“We have no grudge between
“Us, so why have you repeatedly tried to strike me down?” Her hatred rose above her reason, wondering why this person despised her so much and was determined to eliminate her.
“Enough nonsense. Today, either you die or I perish.” Saying this, she pulled out several fine, dense needles from her chest.
The black-clothed person’s pupils contracted, aiming at Lingzhou’s position, ready to shoot. Unexpectedly, they were kicked away by a wind-like figure, and with a collision sound, the black-clothed person fell heavily from the rooftop.
This sudden turn of events left Lingzhou in shock, not yet understanding what had happened when a pair of arms gently lifted her and steadily landed her on the ground.
“You…” Lingzhou had no time to exclaim.
“Don’t move!” As the black-clothed person attempted to stand, a bright sword was already at her neck.
With a swish, Boifeng tore off the black-clothed person’s veil, revealing a pair of eyes filled with hatred and pain that fell into Lingzhou’s line of sight.
“It’s you!”
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Today is Christmas Eve… everyone ate apples, right? Hehe, Merry Christmas! ~
You Don’t Deserve Love (3)
“It’s you?!” Lingzhou looked in shock at the person who had been attempting to assassinate her – she was actually Li Bihan’s personal maid, Suwan. “Why have you been trying to assassinate me repeatedly?”
“It’s all because of you that my mistress committed suicide!” Suwan shrieked, flames flickering with her emotion.
“What? Li Bihan committed suicide because of me? What nonsense are you talking about?” Lingzhou shot Suwan a contemptuous look.
“What right do you have to compete with my mistress for the general?” The red light of the torch illuminated Suwan’s eyes, which were filled with grief and indignation.
Lingzhou suddenly found it amusing, turning her head and surprisingly noticing Yu Ling standing nearby. She was about to ask something but was held back by Suwan’s hateful gaze.
“What did you say? Competing for Yun Yichen?” Lingzhou was glad she wasn’t drinking.
Water, or she would have sprayed it all over this self-righteous girl’s face.
“Hmph!” Suwan turned her head, not wanting to see Lingzhou’s ridiculous expression.
“I told Li Bihan long ago that I would never compete with her for a husband! Didn’t she tell you?” She couldn’t understand why this little maid was trying to assassinate her over Yun Yichen.
“Stop your sweet talk. If that’s true, why did my mistress say those words before dying?”
Lingzhou snorted with a laugh, feigning indifference. “If I really had such intentions, I would have married into the general’s house, not your mistress. I’m not as foolish as your mistress, using my life as a bet. So, I’m not interested in competing.”
Even if she wanted to listen to Li Bihan’s words, Yun Yichen had made things so clear. She wouldn’t force anything, and she couldn’t give anything.
“Someone like you doesn’t deserve love at all!” Suwan roared.
“…” Doesn’t deserve love? Lingzhou was momentarily stunned, then looked at Yu Ling, who had been silently watching her. Perhaps she really was like that; even she didn’t know what to do now. Li Bihan was still thinking of Yun Yichen before her death. Such love was something she couldn’t give or bear. “Whether I deserve it or not is not for you to say,” Lingzhou said expressionlessly.
Even now, appearing nonchalant, she still felt guilty. Li Bihan was dead, and a young life had disappeared before her eyes. I didn’t kill Boren, but Boren died because of me. This feeling was truly helpless. But she really didn’t know how to fulfill what Li Bihan had always hoped for. Perhaps her death would become the greatest obstacle between her and Yun Yichen.
It all made sense now. Who could be blamed? Suwan was just trying to protect her mistress…
“You seductress, still twisting words and logic. If heaven doesn’t destroy you, someone will punish you. Now that I’ve fallen into your hands, kill me or cut me as you wish!”
You Don’t Deserve Love (4)
Yu Ling had been quietly watching…
Lingzhou. When did this girl learn to pretend to be calm? Seeing her momentary distraction, he knew she was still feeling guilty.
“I don’t want to trouble you,” Lingzhou glanced at her coldly, a fleeting ruthlessness passing over her previously calm face. “But if you continue to hate me and do foolish things, I can’t guarantee that I won’t make you die without a burial place next time.”
“I don’t need your mercy!”
“Lingzhou, that’s enough,” Yun Yichen’s voice came from the darkness.
Lingzhou turned back in surprise.
“Yun Yichen? Why are you here at this time?” She was somewhat incredulous, glancing in the direction where Yu Ling had been, not realizing he had already disappeared.
“Who are you looking for?” Yun Yichen quickly noted that Lingzhou was looking around.
“No, nothing,” Lingzhou said guiltily as she looked at Yun Yichen. “What did you mean by ‘that’s enough’?”
Could it be that even now, he was still protecting this assassin?
“I promised Bi Han that I would let Su Wan go no matter what mistakes she made. This was her last request before her death.”
Lingzhou sneered coldly. Was it really acceptable to disregard her life just because this was Li Bi Han’s final request? The original intention to spare her vanished in an instant. “Yun Yichen, what about me? Where do you place my safety? Just because you promised her, this little girl has attempted to assassinate me multiple times, and I should just let it go?!”
“Lingzhou, that’s not what I meant. You know that. Su Wan was just overly loyal to her master, which led her to do such absurd things…”
