Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 208: Red Threaded Jade Plate and Gold Opening Cup (2)
"How's it going? Have you thought about it? Waiting until the poison is gone and then taking the antidote will not help!" Lu Ning peeled off another peanut and threw it into his mouth, with a look of sarcasm on his face.
Elder Yun finally made up his mind and looked up at her: "Okay! As long as you give me the antidote, I will tell you whatever you ask!"
"You are such a cunning old girl, I don't believe you can tell the truth!" Lu Ning suddenly showed a suspicious look and curled his lips.
"Then what will it take for you to believe it?" Elder Yun seemed to be unable to wait any longer, his voice was a bit sharp and his expression was ferocious.
Lu Ning smiled indifferently and asked: "Let's talk about it first, what is your relationship with Ma Huilan?"
Elder Yun seemed to have expected that she would ask this question, so he answered without hesitation: "When she married Ye Guming, I cheated her with a bowl of Baimeichun. From then on, she followed me
We’re getting along!」
Lu Ning nodded slightly, seemingly satisfied with the answer, and continued to ask: "Who is the mastermind behind the frame-up of Hu Qi and the killing of many lives?"
"I really don't know, I didn't do this!" Elder Yun showed obvious discomfort, immediately turned his face away, and whispered.
"It seems that the person behind this is very powerful! Even Elder Yun, who is not afraid of anything, would rather die than reveal anything about it!" Lu Ning stared at him with scrutinizing eyes and spoke sarcastically.
Elder Yun lowered his eyes and bit his lips silently, seeming to be struggling in his heart.
Lu Ning took out the dagger from his boot, stood up and walked to him.
"You...what are you going to do!" Elder Yun knelt on the ground, unable to move and could only shrink his neck.
"Look at your face getting darker and darker. The poison must have flowed through your veins all over your body." Lu Ning looked at him with a very sincere look in his eyes, which made Elder Yun afraid.
Although he felt that all his strength was gone, he still bit his cheek and continued to remain silent.
"This medicine is extremely painful when it is poisonous!" Lu Ning frowned, with a look of unbearable expression on his face: "Many people cannot bear it when it is poisonous, and often commit suicide. Unfortunately, their whole bodies are stiff and unable to move, and they can only be tortured to death by the pain!"
Hearing this, Elder Yun shivered, and he seemed to feel that his body was stiffening inch by inch.
"Let's do this!" Lu Ning held the dagger against his neck and said seriously: "I want to give you a happy life for the sake of Mr. Ye! It will also save you from a life worse than death in a while!"
With that said, Lu Ning picked up the wine on the table and took a sip of it in his mouth, then spit it on the sharp edge of the dagger and rubbed it carefully on his sleeve.
The whole process seemed like a ritual that the executioner must perform before execution.
Elder Yun's eyes widened and his whole face began to distort.
"Don't, don't kill me! I didn't lie! I really don't know who is behind the scenes!" I don't know if it was because of nervousness or poisonous hair, but half of his face and mouth were crooked.
Hearing this, Lu Ning was slightly startled, then covered his mouth and laughed in a low voice, which looked creepy.
"Elder Yun, although I am young, I am not stupid." She immediately returned to her indifferent expression: "All the men related to Ma Huilan were attacked! First, Manager Ye, then Xiao Yulou, and then Hu Qi! Why are you so good?
? If you say you are not the mastermind behind the scenes, will I believe it?"
This was just a temporary trick she came up with to deceive Elder Yun, but her expression was very determined.
As if he had made great determination, Elder Yun finally raised his head.
"To be honest, I'm actually looking for the mastermind behind this too!"
"Stop lying, what are you doing with this person?" Lu Ning asked in a sharp tone.
"Because I knew that Ma Huilan fell in love with Hu Qi, but Hu Qi offended her by refusing several times, which led to her death. Therefore, I suspected that this person was related to Ma Huilan, so I wanted to find evidence so that I could continue to threaten her into surrendering to me.
!" Elder Yun's face was twisted in displeasure, looking a little embarrassed.
"Then what?" Lu Ning continued to ask calmly: "What did you find out?"
Elder Yun's cheeks were twitching slightly and his eyes were wandering. It could be seen that he was hesitating. He must be thinking about whether to lie or not.
Yes, tell the truth.
But his increasingly pale face and increasingly shortness of breath forced him to make a quick decision.
"Ma Huilan seems to have raised a killer. This person is mysterious and elusive. No one has ever seen him! Almost all those who have offended Ma Huilan have been assassinated. It should be at the hands of this person!"
"How do you know this person exists since you haven't seen him before?" Lu Ning immediately found a breakthrough point.
"I have been with her for so many years! I know her quite well!" Elder Yun said a little stiffly: "Ma Huilan has such a backer, so she can run rampant in Lingzhou and no one takes her seriously!"
"Isn't Ma Huilan's backer the government?" Lu Ning was too lazy to beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
Elder Yun's eyes widened, obviously he did not expect that Lu Ning would find out to this extent.
He sneered, which was his last bluff: "Since you know everything, why bother showing off here!"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Lu Ning held the dagger close to his neck, his voice cold and sharp: "If you keep trying to talk to me, I won't be polite!"
Elder Yun took a deep breath and lowered his eyes, seeming to be worried.
Shaoqing, he looked directly into Lu Ning's eyes and said clearly in a low voice: "I and Magistrate Cai are distant relatives. The reason why Ma Huilan is willing to commit herself to me is precisely because she wants to use Magistrate Cai as her backer.
She can run rampant and do evil in Lingzhou!"
Elder Yun paused and continued: "After all, the magistrate is a member of the official family. There are many things that are inconvenient to deal with. That's why Ma Huilan would raise a killer to protect herself!"
"What do you know about the mines in Lingzhou?" Lu Ning suddenly changed the subject.
Elder Yun suddenly raised his head and looked at her, with a smile on her face that was determined to win. Even though he knew that she was probably deceiving him, the injured Elder Yun still couldn't keep calm, and his armpits were wet with sweat.
"No, I didn't expect that you even found the mine..." Elder Yun was completely defeated.
Lu Ning smiled faintly, with an expression on his face that said, "I know everything, it just depends on whether you tell the truth or not."
Elder Yun sighed, looked at Lu Ning's pretty face and said, "This matter... involves Ye Qingfeng's life experience, are you sure you want to hear it?"
"Just keep talking." Lu Ning tried to keep his face calm, but his mind was anxious.
She was worried that once this matter involved Ye Qingfeng, her adoptive father would be implicated, and the entire caravan would suffer!
"It seems that you also know." Elder Yun took a deep breath and turned his eyes aside: "But this is no secret. Ye Qingfeng is not Ye Guming's son. He was conceived by Ma Huilan before they got married.
The child should be the illegitimate son of the old gang leader..."
Although Lu Ning had heard about it for a long time, the moment it was confirmed, he was still severely hit on his guard.
But she never expected that what Elder Yun said next would be a bolt from the blue.
"I heard that Ma Huilan has a secret that has been hidden for twenty years, and it seems to involve the royal family... That mine is related to this matter!"
"What?" Lu Ning was shocked.
The royal family? Twenty years of secrets? King Yi’s mine?
These words added together seemed like a heavy punch to Lu Ning's head, and she suddenly felt dizzy.
"What is the secret?" Lu Ning couldn't keep calm anymore and asked urgently.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew past her ears, cutting off several strands of her black hair.
When she came to her senses, she saw that a dart had been inserted deeply into Elder Yun's throat. His eyes were straight, foaming at the mouth, and he could no longer say a word.
Lu Ning was shocked and turned around quickly, only to see that the window had been opened at some point.
She ran over and leaned out, looking around, but there was no sign of him. She hurried back to Elder Yun, checked his breathing, and found that he had expired.
"What a shame, that person took the lead again!"
Just when she was filled with anger and at a loss, a fire dragon suddenly appeared outside the window.
In the bustling and bustling place
In the sound, I heard a loud voice shouting: "Someone came to report that there was a murder here! Surround this house and follow me in to apprehend the criminal!"
Lu Ning ran to the window and looked outside, only to see a group of government officials wearing official uniforms outside.
Not good! Someone just died here, and they came to arrest someone over there. Obviously, he was tricked, and now he can't escape the suspicion of murder!
The noise outside the window was getting louder and louder. Lu Ning groped for Elder Yun, but didn't find anything of value. He was just thinking about how to escape.
The window was suddenly pushed open, and a huge black shadow rolled in.
A familiar voice sounded: "Little deer!"
After finishing speaking, a dark shadow walked over quickly, revealing a face with upturned nostrils, ears waving in the wind, and thick lips.
"Toto!" Lu Ning ran over happily.
Toto glanced at Elder Yun who was motionless on the ground: "Dead?"
Lu Ning nodded and took out the dart to show him. He was so confused that he didn't know where to start.
Toto put away the darts and urged: "Quickly! We are surrounded by officers and soldiers outside! They claim to be under the orders of Magistrate Cai!"
"Oops! We can't run away now!" Lu said simply: "Zhifu Cai and Elder Yun are distant relatives, they must be coming straight to us!"
Toto took her hand without thinking and ran to the door, opened the door and pushed her out.
"Little deer, let's go! No one will recognize you dressed like this!"
Lu Ning hurriedly turned around and blocked the door: "How is this possible? They are coming for me!"
Toto was so anxious that he scratched his head and scratched his head: "Little deer! You are thoughtful and you will find a way to rescue me! If you are caught, I will only rob the prison!"
Lu Ning was startled and couldn't help but let go of his hand. The two doors were immediately closed tightly, isolating his brother's tall and mighty figure from his eyes.
The footsteps of officers and soldiers outside the house were gradually approaching, and Lu Ning could not afford to stay any longer. Even though she was reluctant to give up, she had to admit: Toto was right. If she was caught, there was no telling what he would do.
!
Her nose felt sour, she turned around and ran outside.
She walked faster and faster, and the government servants she passed by all glanced at the bride in her wedding dress with red eyes, but no one thought that this was the person they wanted to arrest!
Lu Ning ran out of the gate without stopping, untied the reins of the velvet horse and the little black horse, jumped up, but refused to leave.
She reluctantly glanced behind her: outside the gate, she saw government officials holding torches high and standing on both sides. But after hearing a burst of curses, the tied up Toto was escorted out of the gate.
As soon as he went out, he saw Lu Ning standing pretty in the darkness not far away.
Toto seemed to take a deep look at her, and then let the officials push and push him away.
With tears welling up in his eyes, Lu Ning took a deep breath, then turned the horse's head and whipped it to encourage it.
The velvet horse let go of its hooves and ran forward, with the little black horse following closely behind.
One person and two riders disappeared into the dark night in the blink of an eye, never to be traced again.