Chapter 73: Draw Sword, Slit Throat, Say Kill and Kill!

Duan Rongshi boasted of never forgetting what he saw, so he clearly remembered that the Li mansion's second young lady should be a dark, thin, frail look; although she had a fairly good pair of eyes, compared to the person currently being held hostage before him, they were utterly different in appearance.

But upon closer look, he indeed saw some resemblance to her.

Unexpectedly, in just a few months she had already changed her appearance, her looks becoming lovely.

Duan Rongshi tapped his sword hilt, thinking: if this young lady were to die inadvertently today, would he feel regret?

After all, her cooking skill was still not bad.

However, Deng Mama on this side was anxious like ants on a pot, shouting without cease to intimidate: "You madman, why don't you quickly release our young lady? You dare to threaten with the Jiangjun Fu's legitimate daughter; even if you escape today, where could you flee to?"

"If our young lady suffers even a slight injury today, our Jiangjun Fu will certainly not let it go!"

"You had better quickly release our young lady, otherwise our Jiangjun Fu..."

Li Qingluo heard the person behind her snort softly.

It seemed he was not afraid of the Jiangjun Fu.

"What does it matter that she's the legitimate daughter? Everyone knows she isn't favored in the Jiangjun Fu; if I killed her today, the Li family probably wouldn't care, would they?"

Li Qingluo: "And do you know, sir, whether my grandmother Pei Lao Furen is aware of this?"

The person behind her then stiffened all over.

Yes, it is indeed rumored outside that this unfavored second young lady of the Jiangjun Fu, Li Qingluo, is deeply cherished by Pei Lao Furen, and moreover Pei Lao Furen came down the mountain precisely for her!

That was the female general who once intimidated the entire Daliang Chao court!

Even after retiring for many years, her prestige has not diminished from back then.

He finally felt a hint of apprehension.

On Duan Rongshi's side, his attendant, seeing the moment, was about to act, but Duan Rongshi stopped him.

Duan Rongshi narrowed his eyes and said: "No rush, let's see."

Seeing that side temporarily hold back, Li Qingluo also let out a relieved breath.

She calmed down completely.

And she slightly tilted her head, lowering her voice to say again: "Sir, I have a tunnel behind me; if you release me, you can immediately turn and jump down to escape, perhaps there is still a chance of survival!"

But the man pressed his short dagger harder against her neck, heedless that the sharp blade had already cut Li Qingluo's tender skin, a bead of blood rolling down.

"Cut the nonsense! I know you came from that tunnel; I don't know where below leads. If you want to go down, you'll go down with me!"

Li Qingluo furrowed her brow: "Sir, I've already given you a chance. Otherwise, your other accomplice is probably hiding here right now; if I make a noise, neither of you will escape."

"You! How could you..."

How could she know?

Li Qingluo merely recalled the two shadows she had glimpsed when she first entered the charity house.

Therefore, she guessed that what the Prince Su wanted to capture were precisely those two.

Killing her was out of the question, and abducting her for escape could no longer continue.

The person behind her also finally realized the truth, he clenched his teeth and suddenly said in a low voice: "You are the Li family's second young lady, so you must absolutely not shout about this. He is the third son of the Pei family, you'd better weigh things——"

Having said that, he shoved Li Qingluo aside, then turned and leapt backward.

Li Qingluo quickly rolled onto the ground; a volley of arrows like a rainstorm swooped past in front of her, the "shush-shush-shush" sound all shooting into that earth hole.

Li Qingluo lay on the ground, not daring to move; when those officials had drawn their knives and lunged at the cave mouth, she then hurriedly seized the chance to get up and hide behind a coffin.

Deng Mama and Que'er also struggled through the crowd to find her.

"Young lady, are you all right?"

Que'er anxiously checked Li Qingluo's neck, quickly using a cloth to cover it.

Fortunately, although it looked horrifying, it was merely a superficial skin break.

Li Qingluo shook her head to indicate she was fine; the three then hurriedly sought an opportunity to leave the chaos.

However, the group had not yet left the charity house when they were again blocked on their way.

"Our prince has not yet permitted you to leave; please wait, young lady!"

Deng Mama looked at Li Qingluo: "Young lady, this..."

Li Qingluo: "Just wait."

But at this moment her heart was like a tangled skein.

That man said, his other accomplice was the third son of the Pei family!

Which Pei family?

Could it be, indeed, the Pei family of the Dukedom of Pei?

And which one is the third son of the Pei family?

Li Qingluo dared not gamble; if it truly were her grandmother's natal family, she would certainly not reveal it.

The Pei family is her grandmother's knot of worry; she wants to help her grandmother resolve this knot, so she must necessarily get close to the Pei family.

Perhaps this is also an opportunity.

As she was thinking this, the man who had just jumped into the tunnel was actually captured right away.

That man was already covered in blood and filth, having been hit by five or six arrows and four or five blades!

Looking at him, he probably could not survive.

The maidservants and grannies immediately wanted to block Li Qingluo's view, to prevent her from seeing such a bloody scene.

Li Qingluo, however, said: "No problem."

Blocking was utterly useless; the man lay on the ground, already spitting blood froth, yet still speaking vehemently: "Duan Rongshi, you lack human feeling, are stingy and narrow-minded, devoid of emotion and righteousness, born to be a lonely, widowed person!"

"How much kindness did the former crown prince show you? If you hadn't received his care as a child, could you have achieved today?"

"He is your own brother! We, the loyal and righteous sect, merely wanted to rescue him; what does it matter if we kill a few deserving people?"

"You stubbornly refuse to turn a blind eye, pursuing us to this desperate end! I, after all, am also the second son of the Duke of Cang's manor; do you really think you could actually kill me?"

Duan Rongshi walked up to him, without saying a single unnecessary word.

He drew his sword and slit his throat.

Blood spattered all over the ground, dyeing Duan Rongshi's hem red.

But he still showed no expression, merely wiping the blood from his sword back and forth on the corpse until it was clean.

Then, he sheathed his sword.

Turning around, Duan Rongshi then asked: "Have you clearly recorded the testimony he just gave?"

The subordinate holding the paper hurried forward: "Your Lordship, not a single word missed, I have written it all down."

Duan Rongshi: "Press a handprint, make another copy to send to Duke Ducang's manor so they can see what their second son has done."

"Yes!"

However, Duan Rongshi did not rush to leave.

Instead, he waved his hand, letting Po Feng lead the people to continue the search.

"Perhaps there are still his accomplices here. Go, search thoroughly!"

Officials searched all around the courtyard, Li Qingluo nervously clenched her fists.

A son of a duke's manor, he says kill and kills!

This Prince Su truly lives up to his reputation.

She stared at Prince Su, thinking: I hope that Pei Sanlang has already left this place; otherwise, she can only watch helplessly……

Suddenly, her gaze stalled, she was being stared at by Prince Su.