Chapter 88: Were Both of Them Tied Up?

The doors are all broken; how can we block them?

Li Qingluo and the other two looked at each other; does she intend for the three of them to use their bodies and lives to block the doors?

It really is the living, unadulterated story of Mr. Dongguo and the wolf!

Li Qingluo: "Ah, forget it! Men die for wealth, birds die for food. Deng Mama, let's go!"

Deng Mama: "…"

Miss, you really got her involved?

When the three reached the doorway, they saw that outside the door the two sides had already been almost completely killed and maimed.

However, those bandits were more skilled than they had imagined, and they staggered up from the pool of blood.

Six of Prince Yun's guards hadn't even killed five bandits.

The guards all fell to the ground, and the three bandits still standing were each delivering finishing blows.

After stabbing people, the three turned their heads back this way; Deng Mama pulled Li Qingluo back to dodge, whispering: "Miss, I could indeed give those three—"

Deng Mama made a hand‑slicing motion.

Those three, already gravely wounded, were at the end of their strength even if still alive; any martial artist could easily take them down.

Since Deng Mama said that, she must be confident.

But Li Qingluo grabbed her and silently shook her head.

"Deng Mama, follow my orders and adapt on the fly."

She had already devised another plan when things turned sudden.

Li Qingzhu thought of going along with the scheme; why not as well?

Li Qingluo let out a sudden scream: "Ah—!"

She, terrified, covered her face and retreated step by step with Deng Mama and Que'er; when she reached Li Qingzhu and that woman, she panicked and shouted: "Your guards… seem all dead! Wh‑what do we do?"

"We are just ordinary women, flesh and blood! Even if we charge now, it's a dead end. Miss, when will your Prince Su actually come to rescue you?"

Li Qingluo, pale, reached out and grabbed Li Qingzhu, as if to use her as a lifeline.

"Had I known, I wouldn't have let you into this room. Miss, you must save us—!!"

Li Qingzhu: "?"

She frantically tried to push Li Qingluo away, but Li Qingluo's grip was so strong that even the woman beside her couldn't push her hand aside!

"Let go, let go! Quickly let go of me! Didn't I give you silver? Go, go hold me—!! Even if it's death, you should hurry and roll me over—"

Li Qingluo sneered: "Why? If we're going to hell, why not together?"

Li Qingzhu thought she had misheard.

What did she say…?

Li Qingzhu finally turned her head and gave Li Qingluo a careful look; this woman, born so beautiful, now had eyes cold and mad, startling Li Qingzhu completely!

Who, exactly, is she?

"Zhu'er, let's go quickly!"

The woman, seeing that Li Qingluo and the three of them weren't so easily fooled, grabbed Li Qingzhu and intended to jump out the window.

At least going down might still leave a chance to live!

But Li Qingluo wouldn't let go; Que'er also lunged forward to block, and at that moment, the three bandits returned brandishing knives—

"Where are you going, esteemed person of the king, lord, family…?"

The three, drenched in blood, stood at the doorway like demons crawling out of hell, glaring viciously at the most pristine person inside—Li Qingzhu.

Li Qingzhu let out a scream and was completely frightened into faintness.

The scene, even Li Qingluo saw, sent a chill through her whole body.

She retreated, huddling tightly with Deng Mama and Que'er.

The outcome was that Li Qingzhu and that woman were both bound, and the maids who had fainted on the ground had their throats slit one by one.

And Li Qingluo's three also could not escape the preparation for their mouths to be silenced.

Just as several people approached them, Li Qingluo grabbed Deng Mama's hand and shouted: "Three brave men, have mercy! In my household we have some influence and wealth; why not bind me together with you?"

Beg for binding, bind.

Under Li Qingluo's coaxing, even Que'er and Deng Mama were captured and bound.

The five were tossed into a carriage, the three bandits quickly donned clean robes, and in an instant the carriage vanished near the teahouse.

Deng Mama and Que'er propped themselves behind Li Qingluo; the five now had their mouths gagged, and aside from the unconscious Li Qingzhu, the other four could not speak, only you look at me, I look at you.

When that woman wasn't looking, Li Qingluo finally looked at Deng Mama with a questioning gaze; Deng Mama gave a slight nod, indicating she had left a mark.

Li Qingluo then let out a sigh of relief.

She may be reckless, but she also feared truly losing a life, so she let Deng Mama keep a way out.

That teahouse might be Grandmother's property.

Even if Deng Mama hadn't said so, Li Qingluo would have guessed.

Thus, as long as they leave a mark before departing, Grandmother will know what happened to them.

Even in a dire moment, Grandmother would surely come to rescue them!

This move is risky, but it's Li Qingluo's chance to take a gamble!

Their front foot left, and their rear foot—officials from the Dali Temple and Duan Rongshi's party—arrived at the scene.

Seeing the room full of blood and corpses everywhere, Duan Rongshi merely began a routine investigation of the scene.

However, in a refined room filled with female corpses, the shopkeeper suddenly lost composure and shouted: "Quick, look for any sign of the maid and the miss!"

Po Feng stepped forward and asked: "Which household's maid and miss?"

The shopkeeper slapped his leg, shouting and crying as if in despair: "Of course it's our Old Lady's maid and miss!!"

Po Feng frowned, but didn't take it to heart.

Sha Lei came up to Duan Rongshi and said, "Your Highness, those five remnants of the Lotus Sect! Two are dead, and three have fled."

"According to the traces at the scene, five people were taken away."

The shopkeeper seemed to notice something, lunged under the windowsill, saw a symbol drawn in blood on the wall, and shouted, "It's! It's! It's our young lady and Grandma were taken! I must hurry to report this to the Old Lady. Someone, someone—"

"Hitch a carriage, go to Dongyin Alley, Jiangjun Fu!"

Duan Rongshi whirled his head, his eyes instantly turning sharp and icy.

The carriage rocked for an unknown length of time before finally stopping in a remote, desolate spot.

Li Qingluo and the five others were blindfolded again and boarded a boat.

The boat swayed, but the three had their own way, guiding them smoothly along the river out of the city.

At last, they stopped at a ruined mansion and locked the five of them together in the same dilapidated house.

The three then turned, and in an instant vanished.

Li Qingzhu had already woken up.

At this moment she was a mess.

Her hair was all askew, her hairpin already half gone, and her face was a patchwork of bruises.

How had she suffered such hardships and grievances in her life?

She suddenly began to whimper with a soft sob.

The woman beside her tried to comfort her, but her mouth was still blocked, and she could not utter a word.

Deng Mama let out a 'pfft' and, with great effort, finally spat out the gag cloth from her mouth.

She turned her head, first biting the gag cloth out of Que'er's mouth, then having Que'er bite Li Qingluo's.

The three of them moved their mouths a bit, then found their voices.

"Young lady, is there anywhere that feels uncomfortable?"

Que'er leaned over and examined Li Qingluo closely.

Li Qingluo went out today wearing only a single white jade hairpin, and her bun was tied simply.

So, even though her hair looked a bit disheveled now, she did not appear overly messy.

Most importantly, as long as she is not injured anywhere.

Li Qingluo shook her head, her gaze indicating to the stunned Li Qingzhu and the woman standing beside them.

"Mmm, mmm! Mmm mmm!"

Upon seeing them exchange the gag cloth, Li Qingluo and Li Qingzhu looked at them excitedly, hoping Li Qingluo could lend them a hand.