Chapter 221: Luo'er planned everything, only to be discovered by her brother and the fake young lady?

The Li family's young lady still cannot be killed today.

I keep her; I naturally have my own intention.

As for the Sect Leader, I also have my own explanation.

Today I only want to take Miss Li away; whoever wants to kill her first must first kill me!

After saying that, Zheng Lingzhou pointed his blade at those who dared to defy his will.

Li Qiongluo and her attendants watched as the opposite side began fighting each other, their faces full of disbelief.

However, they also soon suffered misfortune; many from that side rushed into the melee and attacked them, making it impossible for Li Qiongluo and her group to leave quickly.

Thus they could only swing their swords and kill each attacker that came at them.

Miss Li, do you want to return to the Green Pine Temple?

Now the road ahead is blocked; the only option is to return to the Green Pine Temple, where we might still have a chance to escape this predicament.

The Lotus Sect forces here are simply too many; even the battle-hardened Zhang Mama, despite her injuries, does not want to prolong the fight today.

Moreover, she and Deng Mama are already old.

Ying'er and Que'er are still mere fledglings; they simply cannot withstand such a major affair.

Therefore, for the young lady's safety, they indeed want to retreat.

Li Qiongluo thought the same.

Go!

But before they could get away, Zheng Lingzhou spotted them first.

Luo'er! Don't you dare run!

He and his companions leapt forward and gave chase.

Zhang Mama stepped forward to meet them, but while she could handle ordinary servants and soldiers, against a true martial master like Zheng Lingzhou she was overwhelmed in just a few moves.

Seeing this, Deng Mama immediately joined the fray.

Que'er and Ying'er nervously guarded Li Qiongluo, not daring to leave her side even half a step, as Li Qiongluo climbed out of the carriage.

Seeing Zhang Mama kicked to the ground, Deng Mama unable to block the descending blade, Li Qiongluo shouted loudly: 'Stop! Zheng Lingzhou, if you dare hurt them, I will surely kill you in this lifetime!'

Only then did Zheng Lingzhou withdraw his killing move, but he grabbed Deng Mama from the ground and held his blade horizontally across her neck.

If you behave and come over, otherwise my master's hand might just shake.

He stared at Li Qiongluo, curled his lips into a smile, as if certain she would make a choice that pleased him.

Que'er fearfully bit her lip: 'Miss Li, don't go……'

She blocked Li Qiongluo, though tears were already brimming in her eyes, ready to spill.

Deng Mama also shouted: 'Miss Li! Don't worry about this old servant; I've lived long enough! You must not come over, lest you become a raft in this villain's hands!'

Li Qiongluo's eyes turned red.

'You treat me like family; how could I abandon you?'

'Zheng Lingzhou, I'll take her place! You must not harm her in the slightest!'

Saying this, Li Qiongluo stepped down from the carriage.

Seeing this, Deng Mama closed her eyes and lunged toward the blade——

She wanted to end herself swiftly, so that the young lady would not have to suffer for her freedom.

However, Zheng Lingzhou had anticipated this; he twisted Deng Mama's blade and then shoved her hard, sending her back to the ground.

Li Qiongluo and Que'er shouted at the same time: 'Deng Mama——'

Granny!!

At this critical moment, Li Qiongluo shot her sleeve arrow; she had intended to stop Deng Mama's suicide, but because of Zheng Lingzhou's move that turned the blade, the sleeve arrow whistled and struck Zheng Lingzhou's chest.

He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

Zhang Mama seized the opportunity to rise, intending to kill Zheng Lingzhou together with Deng Mama.

But they had underestimated Zheng Lingzhou; he clutched his chest, turned, and immediately became entangled in combat with the two mamas.

This time, Zheng Lingzhou was utterly enraged.

He slashed Deng Mama with a blade, nearly severing her head.

Deng Mama rolled on the ground, half of her ear sliced off.

Zhang Mama shouted: 'Old Deng!'

Seeing this, Li Qiongluo could no longer hold back; she joined Que'er and Ying'er in rushing forward.

Seeing Li Qiongluo approach, Zheng Lingzhou seemed still excited.

'Luo'er, your techniques are all taught by your master. Today, let your master properly examine how your swordsmanship has progressed during this time!'

Que'er and Ying'er were entangled by the subordinates Zheng Lingzhou had sent after them.

Li Qiongluo faced Zheng Lingzhou alone.

Seeing Zheng Lingzhou's chest clearly bleeding yet still fervently exchanging blows with her, she couldn't help but curse: 'You madman!!'

Zheng Lingzhou laughed 'hahaha': 'Luo'er, you don't know what I have done for you…… What does it matter if I'm a madman? As long as I can protect you, I am willing.'

Having said that, he suddenly changed his move, striking Li Qiongluo's wrist heavily with his blade.

Half of Li Qiongluo's arm instantly went numb, losing all sensation!

The sword in her hand fell to the ground.

She couldn't even raise her hand to fire her sleeve arrow or silk threads.

Zheng Lingzhou grabbed her and pulled her forcefully into his embrace.

'I have said before: as long as you obey, I will protect you for this lifetime.'

'Don't harbor such great malice toward me, Luo'er.'

Last time you followed Prince Su and got into trouble, do you know I was almost driven mad?

If it weren't for your Jiangjun Fu tightening defenses, I would have gone to see you long ago.

But how have you treated me? You didn't reply to my letters, and you even imprisoned my crow—Luoluo, you're truly disobedient.

Beside them, Deng Mama and Zhang Mama, seeing this scene, all shouted angrily: 'Bold thief, release our young lady!'

However, they themselves were hard-pressed at the moment; each of these Lotus Sect people was tough to deal with, and a moment's carelessness could cost them their lives.

Li Qingluo gave a cold smile: 'Zheng Lingzhou, you speak so nicely. Do you really think I'm easy to fool?'

'From the moment you appeared at the Jiangjun Fu, you've had ulterior motives.'

'Perhaps before, you were just pretending to be a ghost to scare my birth parents and vent anger for your older sister; later, seeing the Jiangjun Fu bring back a neglected daughter, you then continued to pretend to be a ghost, mystifying things, and even cross-dressed to approach me as my teacher—actually, you just wanted to control me and make me join your Lotus Sect, right?'

'If one day the Jiangjun Fu's own daughter also became part of the Lotus Sect, it would be convenient for you to act, which would surely be greatly beneficial to your Lotus Sect.'

'Now that your sect leader sees he can't win me over, and I've had dealings with Prince Su, you want to kill me? Is my life so cheap that you can scheme against me as you please?'

'Zheng Lingzhou, don't say you're my teacher, and don't say you're this young lady's uncle.'

'How laughable— a concubine's brother dares to call himself the uncle of a legitimate daughter! A person who pretends to be a different gender and mingles in the women's quarters also has the nerve to call himself a teacher!'

Li Qingluo's words completely enraged Zheng Lingzhou.

'You—! Do you really think I dare not kill you?'

Zheng Lingzhou leaned close to Li Qingluo's face: 'Luoluo, if it weren't for my Zheng family being exterminated, would my older sister have been forced to become a concubine in your beastly father's harem?'

'My older sister is a noble lady unworthy of him, a woman with lofty aspirations.'

'Do you know how much we cherish you because of your brother?'

'Yet you insist on hurting my heart like this…… Luoluo, you're disobedient, I really want to give you a lesson—'

As he spoke, his large hand truly closed around Li Qingluo's neck.

However, at that very moment, Li Qingluo's still-conscious hand had already slipped down to the dagger in her sleeve and fiercely stabbed it into Zheng Lingzhou's leg.

Zheng Lingzhou let out a 'humph'.

But then another sabre came lunging from ahead; he immediately shoved Li Qingluo aside, raised his hand and lifted the blade to block it.

'Lotus Sect evil cult, still not surrendering and binding your hands?'

Po Feng, Zhui Yu, and Sha Lei suddenly leapt out together from the woods.

Li Qingluo lifted her gaze to look behind them, and indeed saw a familiar figure riding a horse at full gallop.

Li Qingluo saw that sabre and knew it was Prince Su arriving!

The night her grandmother was killed, outside the Prince Su's manor gate, that very sabre had saved her life.

Behind him followed countless attendants...

She smiled; Duan Rongshi also saw her, saw she was safe and sound, and his stern face seemed to relax.

Just as he rode his horse toward her, Li Qingluo unintentionally glanced at the side of the carriage and saw Liu Sui'er being dragged off with her mouth covered.

'Sui'er!'

Li Qingluo immediately flipped up, grabbed her sword, and rushed over.

Liu Qiongzhu and Li Kechuan were both hiding behind the carriage.

It was precisely because Li Qingluo and they were blocked by the Lotus Sect on the road that Li Kechuan and Liu Qiongzhu, coming down the mountain, happened to encounter this battle.

Li Kechuan saw Li Qingluo being seized by a black-clad person, and he originally still felt a bit worried.

But Liu Qiongzhu said beside him: 'Older brother, quickly look—that's Liu Sui'er!'

'How could she be in Li Qingluo's carriage?'

'Turns out, turns out they're actually in cahoots!'

'Older brother, is it… could it be that all along, Li Qingluo has been scheming against you? And me—everything I have has been ruined by her!!'

Li Kechuan stiffened all over as if struck by lightning.

'No…… impossible!'

Li Kechuan denied Liu Qiongzhu's guess without even thinking.

'When she first returned to the manor, she was merely a rustic village girl; aside from grandmother, neither parents nor I gave her any regard, and I blamed your death on her, making her suffer all my bullying……'

'If she had such scheming, how could she have endured it all this time?'

But has she never truly suffered any serious harm?

Every time she turned danger into safety and retaliated against him in equal measure!

Even when he fabricated his mother's eye ailment, coincidentally she just happened to be poisoned by oleander……

Each time, she managed to escape his schemes against her.

Li Kechuan, the more he thought, the colder his whole body felt.

Liu Qiongzhu: 'Older brother, you're clueless!! Where has she ever suffered any real bullying? She always gets away—on the contrary, it's you, older brother, look at what you've become!'

'She and Liu Sui'er have gotten along for over ten years, and they're even closer than I am with Liu Sui'er—they're truly sisters!'

'Now the facts and evidence are right before our eyes, aren't they?'

'Older brother, the matter between Liu Sui'er and you is entirely plotted by Li Qingluo herself!!!'

Li Kechuan could not believe it.

But Liu Sui'er is right here—how could we explain this?

His whole body trembled uncontrollably.

He finally pointed and had people bring Liu Sui'er over, tying her up.

He wanted to get a clear answer.

He must get a clear answer!!

Li Kechuan was both angry and anxious, feeling as if half his body were about to lunge forward.

But Liu Sui'er had just been gagged and dragged over, Li Qingluo also raised her sword and rushed over.

Seeing her rush over with a fierce aura, Li Kechuan grabbed Liu Sui'er and choked her neck.

"Li Qingluo! Is all this really your doing!? Liu Sui'er approached me, and even my broken leg—everything is your doing, isn't it!!?"