"What did you say?" Shangguan Yun was enraged. He grabbed the throat of Prefect Nie and squeezed so hard that the latter rolled his eyes and could hardly utter a word.
Upon hearing that Wei Dongling had been buried at the bottom of Tianhu Lake, Shangguan Yun trembled all over, shocked and terrified. He roared angrily, "Is what you said true? It was indeed Zhao Chuanyi who killed the Fifth Princess!"
Prefect Nie's face was flushed. He was on the verge of foaming at the mouth and fainting. He struggled desperately, and only then did Shangguan Yun reluctantly loosen his grip. Gasping for breath, Prefect Nie said with difficulty, "I don't know if it's true or not. But I think it's probably right... Not long after the accident of the Fifth Princess, the Ninth Prince of the Celestial Dynasty offered a huge reward of 100,000 taels of silver for Zhao Chuanyi's head."
Hearing this, Shangguan Yun's eyes were bloodshot, and his blood almost froze. His hands holding Wu Luoluo trembled constantly, and he was on the verge of collapsing. With tears in his eyes, he murmured to himself, "You Xiliang people chased her to the end... You never wanted to let her go..."
Wei Dongling had actually ended up like this!
Shangguan Yun's heart was dead. Holding Wu Luoluo, he walked forward like a walking corpse. He wanted to howl at the sky, "Yu Zixi! Where are you? Aren't you extremely skilled in martial arts? Why couldn't you even protect her!"
Prefect Nie and his minions stared at the handsome man in disbelief. He was crying and laughing, almost going crazy. Holding the unconscious woman in his arms, he didn't even look at them again. He walked away slowly, staggering through the pool of blood.
Only then did everyone heave a sigh of relief. They scattered like birds and beasts, afraid that the bloodthirsty young master would come to settle accounts with them once he regained his senses.
Prefect Nie was lying on the ground, unable to move. There was also a sharp pain in his crotch. He reached out his hand, hoping to call his subordinates to help him up. However, his usually obedient subordinates obviously had no time to take care of him. They were all in a hurry to save themselves, afraid that if they ran a step slower, the young master would turn back and kill them on the spot. They ran even faster than rabbits!
Prefect Nie waited for a long time, but no one came to help him. Just as he was angrily scolding these ungrateful beasts, a strange guard slowly walked up to him. Only then did Prefect Nie's expression look a little better. He ordered the guard, "Help me back, and I'll reward you handsomely!"
The guard glanced at him. Suddenly, he turned around, picked up the long spear on the ground, and stabbed it into Prefect Nie's heart.
Prefect Nie felt a sharp pain in his chest. He looked at the guard in disbelief, his face ashen. Spitting out fresh blood, he coughed and said, "Why...?" Clearly, this was his own dog. Why did it bite him back in times of trouble?
With tears in his eyes, the guard said hatefully, "Maybe you've forgotten, Prefect Nie! My younger brother was only twelve years old. He was raped and killed by you because of his good looks! You're heartless and cruel! You deserve to be cut into a thousand pieces! The young master didn't kill you just now, but I will!"
This man had been biding his time, lurking among Prefect Nie's guards to avenge his family. He finally waited for this opportunity to strike while the iron was hot and kill him!
Watching the guard's back as he walked away, Prefect Nie felt a pang of regret. In his dirty mind, there were countless twelve - year - old boys with good looks. There were also countless who had committed suicide due to torture. How could he remember them all?
Prefect Nie spat out a mouthful of blood. His vision went black, and he tilted to one side. He never stood up again.
At this moment, Shangguan Yun had a splitting headache and was almost crazy. He shivered with cold again and could hardly hold Wu Luoluo in his arms. He bit his tongue hard and walked back, afraid that he would fall down.
Suddenly, a murderous intent struck. He felt a sharp pain in his back. His hand trembled, and Wu Luoluo in his arms almost slipped out. He quickly retracted his hand and pulled her into his arms. He turned around to look and saw Wang Jiu standing behind him, holding the blood - stained silver spear in his hand. He had just stabbed it into Shangguan Yun's back.
Seeing that Shangguan Yun wasn't killed, Wang Jiu was so frightened that his face turned pale. He dropped the silver spear and tried to run away, but was grabbed by the neck.
Shangguan Yun grabbed Wang Jiu's neck with one hand and gently placed Wu Luoluo on the ground with the other trembling hand. He was gradually losing the strength to hold her.
Wang Jiu's face was flushed, and he was having difficulty breathing. He was so scared that he almost wet his pants. Just now, he saw that Shangguan Yun was almost crazy and seemed to be unable to even hold the woman in his arms steadily. So he wanted to take revenge. For the broken scapula on New Year's Eve and for the pierced ankle just now.
Who would have thought that even though Shangguan Yun was in a fit of rage and his qi and blood were surging, he could still kill him with one blow and almost choke him to death on the spot.
With hot tears in his eyes, Wang Jiu sobbed, "Please spare me! I won't dare to do it again!"
Shangguan Yun gritted his teeth and asked with difficulty, "Are you worthy of your master?"
Wang Jiu struggled desperately and said, "It was my mistress who seduced me first!"
Shangguan Yun slapped him across the face, instantly making Wang Jiu's nose and face swollen. Shangguan Yun roared angrily, "And what about Wu Luoluo? What did she do wrong for you to treat her like this? You're heartless. Who are you worthy of?"
At the brink of death, Wang Jiu gritted his teeth and said angrily, "She's just a woman. What does she matter!" Moreover, I didn't even succeed!
What does she matter?
At this moment, Shangguan Yun suddenly felt extremely disgusted with everything in front of him. On this cold land of Xiliang, most people were extremely barbaric! Prince Mingyang had intended to deceive in marriage, causing Wei Dongling to come from afar and meet her death! Zhao Chuanyi had chased relentlessly and killed Wei Dongling! Prefect Nie had persecuted the common people and had no regard for propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame! Even Wang Jiu could say, "She's just a woman. What does she matter!"
This land of Xiliang really made him feel extremely disgusted!
Shangguan Yun roared at Wang Jiu with gritted teeth, "I'll tell you what she matters! All of you people in Xiliang combined are not worth a single Wu Luoluo in my heart! Wang Jiu, people like you who ignore women are not worthy of living!"
Shangguan Yun tightened his hand. Wang Jiu instantly felt suffocated, and his legs involuntarily kicked wildly. With a crisp sound, Wang Jiu's neck went limp, and his body slowly fell to the ground.
Shangguan Yun's vision went black. Stumbling, he squatted down and reached out to pick up Wu Luoluo who was lying on the ground. Suddenly, he slipped, and his whole body could no longer support itself. He fell to the side of Wu Luoluo.
In the distance, he faintly heard someone calling out. Shangguan Yun tried hard to open his eyes to see who it was, but he couldn't see clearly. His vision gradually blurred.
"Sir! Wake up!" Ouyang Yuqing, who had rushed here non - stop, was still wearing the tattered soft armor of his ancestors and the funny smiling mask. He rushed through the pool of blood to Shangguan Yun's side and shook him hard.
What should he do! This good - looking man's back was all covered in blood! His body was extremely cold, and no matter how he called, he couldn't wake him up! Ouyang Yuqing gritted his teeth, picked up Shangguan Yun on his back, and staggered towards the carriage.