Chapter 65: Vermilion Scar on the Heart

At dusk, news spread through the Dragon Tribe that Lan Ling had broken out of prison.

It was said that he escaped with A Yun.

Everyone in the tribe became indignant, saying that the former Commander was utterly unable to distinguish right from wrong!

Lan Ling's subordinates were the most furious. They could hardly imagine that the Commander they had once sworn to follow to the death could be so obtuse.

For a female, they committed such a heinous betrayal.

They all silently swore that if they encountered that Commander, they would uphold righteousness even at the cost of kin.

When Lan Ling escaped with A Yun, A Yun was still somewhat incredulous.

It wasn't until she heard the man's heartfelt confession that she finally let down her guard.

She immediately burst into tears, repenting her past mistakes, and swore that she would never again do anything that wronged Lan Ling in this life.

If it had been the old Lan Ling, he would have trusted her wholeheartedly, but now his heart holds only disgust and impatience.

After leaving the cell, they encountered three pursuing forces in succession, and to make it more realistic, he even injured himself.

Before coming, he deliberately sought out the Military Advisor for a lesson; the advisor, without hesitation, stuffed two Script Books into him, telling him to study them.

Lan Ling studied the material all afternoon and actually gained some insight.

In fact it's not difficult; it's simply returning to her the same set of techniques she once used on him.

At this moment his left shoulder was bleeding profusely, and with the poisoning from two days ago still untreated, he looked extremely weak.

He grasped A Yun's hand and said, "If I die, you should escape on your own, and later… find someone who loves you and live well."

A Yun looked at his tear‑filled eyes and said, "Lan Ling, you must not get hurt! Let's escape, leave the Dragon Tribe and start anew, okay?"

Lan Ling forced a strand of blood from the corner of his mouth using his inner force.

"My vital energy is severely depleted; going out would only burden you! You, escape on your own, and I'll have died a fitting death…"

"No! You must not get hurt! I'll take you out together; when night falls, I'll find a way to get you out! Just hold out until nightfall!"

A Yun now fully believed that Lan Ling had broken out of prison because he loved her deeply.

Otherwise, given his temperament and his loyalty to the Major General, he could never have done such a thing.

She intended to use that last sliver of life!

Now Lan Ling has become a traitor to the entire tribe for her, and she never doubted his intentions at all.

Seeing his goal partially achieved, Lan Ling let out a slight sigh of relief, yet his expression did not dare show any emotion.

He asked weakly, "Are you sure? In my current state, are you still willing to take me away together?"

A Yun hugged him and nodded, "I will definitely take you out!"

There can be many Beast Husbands, but few are as easy to manipulate as Lan Ling and also possess outstanding combat strength.

A Yun had already thought it through; once they left this tribe, both Lan Ling and she would be traitors to the Dragon Clan, and then he would have no choice but to rely on her.

At that point they would be grasshoppers on the same rope.

Soon news about Lan Ling spread throughout the entire tribe.

Su Mo and the others also received the news.

Yue Ying and his group had already guessed the situation roughly, and also understood that Su Mo's statement about preparing to head back to the North Wing was not a joke.

If matters are resolved smoothly, perhaps they can set out tomorrow.

However, before that, Su Mo instructed them to take care of two matters.

Mo Xiao, as the "suspect", had not taken part, so he stayed by Su Mo's side, making it convenient to look after her safety.

Just after night fell, Yue Ying, Cang Lan, and Fei Yan set out.

Now the Dragon Tribe was in chaos, and few paid attention to their movements.

At this moment, the Old Military Advisor was in Long Yan's study, and the two of them wore solemn expressions regarding the upcoming events.

By now the sky was completely dark, and outside it had turned into a chaotic mess.

A Yun said to the weakened Lan Ling, "Wait here for me; I'll return and take you out of the tribe."

Lan Ling reached out, seized her wrist, and weakly advised, "Be careful about everything."

"Don't worry, once we leave the tribe we'll be completely free!"

Lan Ling looked at her and gave a heavy nod.

He looked at the person before him and suddenly felt that he had never truly understood her.

Both laughable and tragic.

A Yun quickly vanished into the night, and at the same time Lan Ling gave a signal to the Attendant who had been following not far behind.

Soon, news reached Long Yan.

He took the Military Advisor, went to summon Su Mo and Mo Xiao, and headed to the destination together.

When they arrived, A Yun and the person she had contacted had already been captured successfully.

The male Beastman, after undergoing a round of torture, confessed on the spot that he had poisoned the water area that day.

But he stammered, unable to explain who had ordered him.

Almost simultaneously, the Hei Yi Ren side learned that their informant had been exposed and also rushed to the scene.

However, this time he came not to rescue those two fools, but… just to watch the spectacle.

He wasn't afraid at all; very few people in the world have ever seen his true face, and catching these two would do him no harm.

A Yun watched Lan Ling emerge from the shadows, looking like a hellish demon; at that moment she realized his gaze toward her was no longer the scorching heat of before, but only a cold, bone‑chilling chill.

He deceived her.

She truly hadn't expected that the person she had always held in the palm of her hand would one day deceive her back!

A Yun's gaze at Lan Ling shifted from anger to indifference, and in the end a faint sense of regret sprouted in her heart.

She shouted at the unmoving figure in the night, "Kill me then! After all this, why haven't you acted! What are you waiting for? Waiting for me to beg? Don't delude yourself; even if I die, I'll become the vermilion scar in your heart!"

Lan Ling's hand hanging at his side clenched slightly.

Suddenly, a cold, mocking voice rang out in the night: "Cinnabar mole? That must be the purest blood condensed from the heart— you, a treacherous wretch, dare to have it?!"

A Yun looked at Su Mo not far away, and a sudden, inexplicable hatred welled up in her eyes.

It's all because of that female named Su Mo; if she hadn't come to the Dragon Tribe, how could so many things have happened?!

She gritted her teeth, glared at Su Mo, and shouted: "You deserve to die! You most deserve to die! Hahaha~ With your sick, dying look, you probably won't live long either; on the road to the Yellow Springs, I..."

Before she could finish, Yue Ying, with a grim expression, shot two silver needles out.

With a "thud," A Yun opposite fell to her knees.

She gazed resentfully toward Su Mo's direction, struggling to rise, but in vain.

Lan Ling suddenly drew the sword at his waist, pointed it at her, and said in an icy tone: "Speak, besides him, who else are your accomplices?"

A flicker of surprise flashed in A Yun's eyes, but she quickly went numb.

"My accomplices? Besides you, who could there be! I'm a traitor who betrayed the tribe— how pure do you think you are, Lan Ling?"

"Utterly unrepentant!" Lan Ling gripped his sword tighter and stepped a bit closer to her.

A Yun tilted her neck up, presenting a look of facing death as if returning home.

Today she will surely die, but dying at another's hand is worse than dying at his hand!

Lan Ling hesitated and said: "If you are honest, I will thereafter spare no effort to find your brother and ensure he wants for nothing."

A Yun opened her eyes and spoke slowly to him: "It's not that I don't want to tell you; I truly don't know who he is—I only know that he is..."

With a "swish," an arrow flew at extreme speed and struck A Yun's throat precisely.

She hadn't even had time to show a hint of pain before she collapsed with a sound.

The people on the spot immediately looked toward the direction the arrow came from.

Only a black shadow was seen, sinking into the night like a swift wind.

Lan Ling considered giving chase, and Cang Lan and Yue Ying beside Su Mo also hurried after.

Su Mo slightly narrowed her eyes; just now she had briefly exchanged a glance with that black-clad person.

She clearly saw that his pupils would change color!

She even saw, undisguised provocation in the depths of his eyes.