Chapter 708: Imprisonment

Bai Xiaosheng really worried about what condition Yun Duo's body was in; if he beat her to death alive, he would never find peace in his heart for the rest of his life.

From childhood, his father was not affectionate and his mother did not dote on him; he lacked everything he wanted.

Later he fled Mang Shan and came to Jing Cheng to make a living; no one knows what hardships he endured to achieve today's success.

Actually, Bai Xiaosheng wanted everything, because he had nothing, so he wanted to obtain it all.

He wanted money, wanted status in the martial world, wanted the world's dynasties, and also included the young lady who first made his heart flutter.

Sure enough, Gu Jiu Ling's words took effect; not long after, Bai Xiaosheng personally brought people and sent Yun Duo to the neighboring courtyard.

Gu Jiu Ling hurried into the neighboring courtyard; her own courtyard had been burned down to the point of being uninhabitable, and she coldly told Bai Xiaosheng, "These days I have been living together with Yun Duo, making it convenient to help her adjust her body."

"Moreover, persuading someone, especially a woman who does not love you to marry you, is not a task that can be completed overnight; you need to give me some time."

Bai Xiaosheng frowned fiercely, and after all he looked at Gu Jiu Ling and said, "Don't play any tricks; you are not like Xiao Yin, your martial arts are weak."

"That is, only my medical skills can see; if you try to forcefully escape from here, I don't mind giving you a whole corpse."

"You overthink; I cherish my life greatly, how could I possibly gamble my own life against yours?"

Gu Jiu Ling gave a cold laugh, turned and walked into the Warm Pavilion.

She drove everyone else out of the room, carrying her medicine box to the bed platform and stared intently.

At a glance, Gu Jiu Ling's face instantly darkened and both hands clenched tightly.

Looking at Yun Duo's appearance, she instantly felt heartbroken.

Although Yun Duo had an introverted personality and did not like to speak, Gu Jiu Ling had never mistreated her.

Moreover, she specially hired a martial instructor to teach her to improve her martial arts; thus the days Yun Duo spent beside Gu Jiu Ling were indeed comfortable.

After only a short time without seeing her, Yun Duo had become extremely emaciated.

Her complexion was as pale as paper, and she even lacked the will to live, lying stiffly on the bed like a beautiful corpse, motionless.

Gu Jiu Ling hurriedly sat beside Yun Duo, raising her hand to place it on Yun Duo's pulse.

Behind her, Bai Xiaosheng anxiously asked, "How is she? Is she alright?"

At this moment, Gu Jiu Ling wished she could slap to death the little beast behind her with a big palm; how could one drive a person to such a state?

Gu Jiu Ling ignored him, took out a silver needle from her bag and inserted it into Yun Duo's vital acupoint, then slowly said, "The Crown Prince is truly ruthless, able to inflict such a vicious hand on his own beloved woman."

Bai Xiaosheng's brows furrowed tightly, his expression growing increasingly anxious as he coldly said, "Just tell me, what exactly is her condition?"

"It's not a serious problem, but if this continues, she will be close to death within a month."

Gu Jiu Ling's voice sounded with all kinds of chill: "She was used to being free, but now you have broken her wings and locked her in a cage; if it were you, you wouldn't die but you'd have to shed a layer of skin."

Bai Xiaosheng's face rarely showed a hint of guilt, yet he still argued, "I don't want her to die, but this woman is truly stubborn; she almost stabbed me to death with a knife… If I don't blunt her sharpness…"

Gu Jiu Ling cut off Bai Xiaosheng's words: "Bai Xiaosheng, I ask you, is this your love?"

"To love someone is to imprison them in your own world, even without hesitation driving them to death."

"When you drive her to death, what benefit do you get? A lifeless corpse—what use is it to you?"

Bai Xiaosheng was momentarily speechless; Gu Jiu Ling waved her hand at him: "So-called killing the heart, don't think that giving her good food and drink matters—she has lost the will to live, no matter what you give her to eat or use, she will ultimately die."

"Now the person she least wants to see is you; please step aside so I can talk with her alone."

Bai Xiaosheng was extremely unwilling to leave, but seeing Yun Duo's truly grim complexion, he steadied himself and still turned and walked out.

He then ordered people to lock the door of the Warm Pavilion, and soon after the courtyard gate was also locked; everywhere inside and outside were Bai Xiaosheng's henchmen.

The defenses of this compound were like an iron barrel— not even a bird could fly out, let alone two living people.

Moreover, outside the manor lies a vast lake, and the only dock for entering and leaving the manor is heavily guarded.

Thus, even if people of the martial world hated him to death, they could not find Bai Xiaosheng's old den.

Who would have thought that Bai Xiaosheng hid his den at the border between Bei Di and Southern Qi.

Here are all experts of the One Hundred Dawn Sect; even someone like Xiao Yin attempting to intrude alone would find it somewhat difficult.

Gu Jiu Ling looked at Yun Duo before her, carefully withdrew the silver needle, then helped her up and fed her a few pills.

Not long after, Yun Duo recovered, let out a sigh, slowly opened her eyes, and met Gu Jiu Ling's concerned gaze.

Yun Duo had met Gu Jiu Ling in her dreams countless times these days, yet each time she awoke she found herself in a gloomy, dark prison.

She could not escape at all, and she greatly wished to see her master again.

At this moment she saw Gu Jiu Ling again; that instant Yun Duo felt not joy but bewilderment, as if it were a dream that had not yet awakened.

"Yun Duo, do you feel better?" Gu Jiu Ling tightly grasped Yun Duo's hand.

The real sensation struck, Yun Duo shuddered at once, realizing she was not dreaming.

She had truly seen her master; she hurriedly sat up and threw her arms around Gu Jiu Ling, bursting into tears.

This startled Gu Jiu Ling; Yun Duo, this maiden, is usually strong-willed and rarely cries, this being the first time she has lost composure like this.

She softly soothed: "Don't be afraid, I am here."

"From now on you must never again starve yourself; being alive is the most important thing, for if you die you will have no chance to take revenge."

Yun Duo tightly gripped Gu Jiu Ling's arm, recalling something urgently: "Back in the palace, Bai Xiaosheng brought some strange people and hid them near the Grand Liquid Pond."

"I was worried these people would cause trouble, so I pursued them, but I never expected they would actually use poisonous smoke against me."

"Master, I also saw a fake Yun Duo, and I also saw someone impersonating me."

Gu Jiu Ling secretly bitterly smiled; it was too late, she too had been deceived into coming here.

"Right, master, how did you come here?"

Only then did Yun Duo recover from her weakness, suddenly realizing that Gu Jiu Ling's coming here must be due to some matter.

Just being able to see Gu Jiu Ling here makes this matter itself extremely terrifying to ponder.

Gu Jiu Ling bitterly smiled: "They captured my two children; I had no choice but to follow them here."

"But now so many days have passed, I still haven't seen the children's faces; I suspect something must have gone wrong among these people."

Gu Jiu Ling tightly grasped Yun Duo's hand: "Yun Duo, listen to me—we cannot stay here; we must leave."