Chapter 249: Prince Su's attentiveness to Luo'er is exquisite?

Shi'er Niang was consciously being loved to death.

When she died, she saw Pei Sanlang push open the stone door and walk in.

"Stop tormenting her, give her a quick death."

That was the brother who doted on her most in the family.

But he was also the only person in that family who killed her.

Pan Li finished saying these, showing no emotion, but Li Qingluo turned and hugged her tightly.

"Just treat it as a dream; if you really can't forget, then remember this feeling—one day Shi'er Niang will make the enemy feel her same pain in an even more painful way."

"If heaven can give another chance, that is mercy and opportunity for Shi'er Niang; we must not waste time."

Pan Li lifted her head, tears slowly welling up in her eyes.

Until they could no longer be held back and poured down.

"You... you understand me?"

"Luo'er, why? Why do you understand my feelings so well, even seeming to know exactly what I've been through..."

Li Qingluo raised her hand to wipe away her tears, gently shushing her.

"Wait until we get out, then we'll talk slowly."

Suddenly, Prince Su came back from ahead, saw this scene, instantly frowned tightly: "What are you two doing?"

Pan Li immediately, tears wiping and cheeks flushed, gently pushed Li Qingluo away.

"Your Highness Prince Su, don't misunderstand; it's that I and Luo'er were talking about some sad matters, so I suddenly lost emotional control, and Luo'er was merely comforting me."

Li Qingluo wondered: what's there to explain?

Prince Su let out a cold snort: "Miss Li, you've become a skilled doctor now, even able to cure heart ailments."

Li Qingluo:?

She felt that this wasn't exactly praise.

And it sounded a bit sarcastic.

Prince Su's temperament is truly eccentric; no wonder he has hardly any friends.

Seeing her simple-minded expression, Duan Rongshi felt his chest grow ever more stifled.

At once he didn't want to say another word, turned and strode off again.

Li Qingluo: "Why is he angry again?"

Pan Li let out a "puchi" laugh: "You silly goose. Come on, let's hurry and catch up—I feel this passage is kinda creepy."

Li Qingluo: "Go!"

But just after taking a few steps, Prince Su suddenly stopped dead in his tracks and quickly turned back.

Li Qingluo jumped, thinking he was about to punish her.

But instead, Prince Su walked up to her and suddenly took off his pair of shoes, leaving them on the ground.

"Put them on."

Li Qingluo:?

Earlier, she and Pan Li had each taken off a shoe and tossed it into the underground river to distract the Pei family's thugs.

When it was temporarily safe, Li Qingluo took off her other shoe and gave it to Pan Li so she could have a pair.

Although she still had socks on her feet, the passage was wet and slippery, and everything was already thoroughly soaked.

Moreover, to walk without slipping, she had to be very careful.

Just that after she took off her shoes, her skirt was long enough that others wouldn't easily notice her predicament.

Who would have thought, he actually saw?

Moreover, he took off a pair of shoes and gave them to her, making Li Qingluo feel incredibly honored and surprised.

"Your Highness, how can this be? You are of noble stature, while a commoner's feet are rough and thick—you should wear them yourself..."

Duan Rongshi's voice was flat: "Enough. I, the prince, don't want to wait for you to crawl along like a snail, unable to keep up even after a while."

Having said that, he turned and strode off again; Li Qingluo watched his retreating back, then looked at the large shoes on the ground.

Pan Li shook Li Qingluo: "Hurry up and put them on. In this world, you're absolutely the only one who could wear Prince Su's shoes—hurry up!"

Although they're smelly shoes, this is incredibly remarkable.

Moreover, Prince Su's such thoughtful attention to Luo'er made Pan Li involuntarily clench her fists, her eyes shining brightly.

Indeed, there's nothing more exciting than seeing the most feared prince outside actually be so meticulously thoughtful toward a young lady!

Li Qingluo, however, felt uneasy inside.

"He's such a cleanliness freak who loves being spotless, yet he'd rather go barefoot... it really seems he despises us two for dragging him down."

"Let's go, we need to hurry and catch up."

Having said that, she didn't hesitate, simply dragged on the large shoes, then pulled Pan Li and chased after him quickly.

Pan Li, being pulled forward to run:?

Could it be that Li Qingluo offended the matchmaker in a past life, causing her to be so lacking in romantic fate in this life?!

Poor Prince Su...

Although her feet hurt, Li Qingluo and Pan Li never stopped chasing Prince Su on the way back, and before an hour had passed they reached the mouth of the dungeon again.

Outside, fighting sounds already filled the air.

Li Qingluo and Pan Li hid at the opening, looking inside.

The Pei family's thugs had already been slaughtered by the Dali Temple, leaving hardly any survivors; only Pei Sanlang was still making a last stand, but his condition showed he was utterly exhausted.

Li Qingluo: "We must capture Pei Sanlang alive to learn what conspiracy the Pei family hides and who stands behind him!"

Although Li Qingluo had already guessed that Shi'er Niang heard the title "Your Highness" from the killer at her death, what exactly they were plotting against the old duke remains unknown.

Besides, does this matter actually have anything to do with Princess Qinyu?

These truths can only be learned from Pei San.

Pan Li looked at Pei Sanlang's appearance, feeling both hatred and pain in her heart, and at this moment she also nodded in agreement with Li Qingluo's words.

Yes, only he knows who exactly harmed Twelve Niang that day. But, Luò'er, we can't save him, can we?

To dare to save someone in front of Prince Su is practically asking for death.

Li Qingluo: "Prince Su, Your Highness will capture him alive."

After saying that, Li Qingluo had Pan Li stay here, while she herself rushed out and picked up a sword from the ground.

Treating it as practice, Li Qingluo grabbed a person and brandished a sword, performing a few moves.

I didn't expect that she wasn't a match for Pei Sanlang, but dealing with a Pei family lackey was still doable.

The more she fought, the more confident she became, yet she frightened Zhui Yu standing nearby badly.

"My goodness, miss, you're so fierce—turns out you're a master; my apologies, my apologies!"

Li Qingluo suspected he was mocking her.

She thrust her sword through the lackey's chest, then pulled it out, turned, and grabbed Zhui Yu.

"Take me to Your Highness's side; I have something to say to him! Quick!"

Prince Su had already raised his long sword and cornered Pei San; Pei San turned and slipped into the stone gate, while Li Qingluo was brought after him by Zhui Yu.

Your Highness, Pei San knows who the true culprit behind Twelve Niang's murder is! Moreover, the Marquis of Pei is likely just a puppet in their hands; he possesses what they seek, which is why they have prolonged his life with medicine made from women's blood, so this Pei San cannot die yet!

Capture him alive!

In her anxiety, Li Qingluo didn't realize she had grabbed Prince Su's robe again.

Zhui Yu, standing nearby, saw this scene and unconsciously smiled.

Seeing her rush out with a sword just to tell him these things, Prince Su couldn't help but wonder: "How do you know all this?"

Li Qingluo: "There's no time to explain, Your Highness. Pei San must have another way to escape this dungeon……"

As Li Qingluo's words fell, the ground shook again violently.

Duan Rongshi grabbed Li Qingluo's arm with a backhand and pulled her close to him again.

"Follow me, come over!"

After saying that, he brought Li Qingluo to the stone gate; she immediately understood and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the wall sconce!"

Prince Su had just seen Pei San place the lamp and then take another lamp, and immediately understood.

After Zhui Yu fetched the lamp, the three of them, following the method, reopened the stone gate, but by then Pei San's figure had already vanished from the secret chamber.

As it turned out, even if Li Qingluo hadn't caught up just then, Pei San had already prepared an escape route for himself.

Moreover, the dungeon also has a mechanism exit, which happens to be in this very empty secret chamber!

However, the moment the mechanism is activated is also when the entire dungeon self-destructs.

They clearly saw that the innermost wall of the secret chamber had already collapsed!

Now Pei San has escaped on his own and sealed the mechanism exit again, obviously intending to trap them all in the dungeon.

Duan Rongshi immediately turned to Zhui Yu and ordered: "Quickly bring people to break open the iron gate at the exit!"

The iron gate is indeed the dungeon's true exit.

Earlier, Li Qingluo and Pan Li had already fled to the iron gate, but lacking a key, they could not activate the mechanism to leave.

Zhui Yu, having received the order, turned and led people sprinting toward the exit, while the officials of the Ministry of Justice outside, under Sha Lei's leadership, had already cleared out the remaining lackeys of the Pei manor and had captured two alive, now tossed in a corner.

At this moment the ground began to shake, and everyone's faces were filled with terror.

Zhui Yu shouted: "Break the iron gate——"

Outside, everyone exerted themselves to break through the exit, while Duan Rongshi brought Li Qingluo quickly back to the secret passage beside the water prison.

Pan Li saw her return and quickly reached out to grab her: "Luò'er, come hide quickly!"

Prince Su then slipped into the secret passage, saw that it was shaking as well, and then turned back, saying: "Now only the iron gate is an entrance/exit; you stay here, do not run about randomly, understand?"

Although he said "you all," his eyes were fixed solely on Li Qingluo, and he spoke only to her.

Li Qingluo's heart inexplicably skipped a beat: "Your Highness, I know."

But after Prince Su left, Li Qingluo suddenly recalled that in the secret chamber where she had been imprisoned, there was still a living woman.

"Could she have any secrets of the Pei family on her?"

Li Qingluo looked at the stones continually falling from above, ordered Pan Li to stay put and not move, then disregarded Pan Li's protests and got up to rush out again.

"Luò'er——"

Pan Li shouted loudly, really unable to rest easy, and immediately followed her out.

Li Qingluo ran while dodging falling dirt and stones, and soon rushed back to the very secret chamber she had stayed in.

After quickly opening the door, she held up the lamp and shouted: "Hey! Where are you? Come out quickly! This place is about to collapse—come out, I'll take you out——"

But there was no response in the darkness.

Pan Li lunged forward and grabbed Li Qingluo's arm: "Luò'er, let's leave quickly!"

Li Qingluo: "How did you come too? I told you to stay put and not move!"

Pan Li, eyes red: "If we die, we die together; if we live, we live together—don't think you can abandon me. Besides, since you dare to rush out, I can't be a coward!"

Li Qingluo: "You……"

Having risked her life to run out, she had no right to scold Pan Li, so she could only let it go for now.

Li Qingluo had intended to simply go into the room to search again, when suddenly a huge stone fell from the ceiling; hearing a startled cry, a black shadow leapt out and grabbed her leg.

"Ah——ah!!"

That black shadow was exactly the woman Li Qingluo had been looking for!

I never expected that a falling stone would scare her out.

Li Qingluo was overjoyed, taking the woman and Pan Li hurrying back: "Withdraw!"