The door of Fusang Hall opened to the outside, and the gloomy cold air rushed out from inside the door. It was even colder and biting than the snowy days in the twelfth lunar month.
A disheveled man staggered out. He had not felt the sunshine for a long time, and a layer of innocent joy appeared on his tired and tormented handsome face. He stretched out his hands and groped around, and accidentally came to Li Zhi's eyes.
Only then did Li Zhi realize that this man was blind. His beautiful eyes were empty and dull, motionless and frozen in the eye sockets, covered with a layer of turbid bluish white.
He helped Guangyao step forward and stroked his cheek sympathetically, seemingly to comfort him, but in fact there was no warmth in his eyes.
The moment the man was touched by her, the smile on his face froze, and then he showed an extremely frightened look.
Fu Guangyao slapped him with an expressionless face, knocking him down easily to the ground as he was exhausted. His posture was like swatting away annoying mosquitoes.
She didn't even need to wink at the servant. A group of alert servants quickly stepped forward and roughly dragged the blind man to the lower hall, without even giving him a chance to call for help.
Fu Guangyao made a "please" gesture to Li Zhi as if nothing had happened.
Li Zhi stood still. Although he didn't know the background of this woman, nor did he know the hidden story behind her. Judging from her attitude and behavior towards others, she was definitely not a good man or woman. I'm afraid that once he entered, it would be difficult to get out.
Fu Guangyao guessed that the farce just now frightened the lamb in front of her. But she was not in a hurry to appease his panic. Instead, she told him the whole story straightforwardly.
"Qingyu's eyes are famous in Yucheng. I spent a lot of money on his eyes, but he was arrogant and refused to look at me properly. So I blinded his eyes and deprived him of his
The sight makes him miserable, so he can only stay with me willingly." The frightening words she said lightly made her beautiful face cruel and cruel. It was not difficult to hear that it was also full of warnings.
Disgust flashed in Li Zhi's eyes. As a Li who has been bullied and abused for many years, he can relate to the pain of being stepped on without dignity better than anyone else.
"You don't have to be afraid. As long as you are obedient, I will ensure that you and your friends are safe." Fu Guangyao reached out to take Li Zhi's hand, but Li Zhi waved it away.
"Do not touch me!"
Fu Guangyao's calm smile was like a flower, withered for a moment and then bloomed again. She patiently reached out her hand to invite him in again, with eagerness in her eyes. Apparently she had had enough of the servile submission. Her eyes were full of love.
It taught her new pleasures, and her intuition told her that the man in front of her must bring her far more pleasure than others.
Li Zhi looked with stern eyes at the cold and dark prison-like palace behind the open door in front of him. He hesitated for a moment and then walked slowly into the palace.
Fu Guangyao flicked his fingers, and an attendant responded quickly and came forward to listen. She leaned into the attendant's ear and whispered: "Send that little girl back quietly, don't let his two companions see it. Especially
It's that country girl. We must make her think that Li Zhi left me willingly. After all, once he enters my door, he will never leave." She raised her eyebrows confidently.
"I understand, little one."
Fu Guangyao held the hairpin on his temples, with a passionate smile on his face, and followed his footsteps gracefully through the door. After a pair of figures completely melted into the darkness, the heavy door was slowly closed.
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With a "bang", all the hustle and bustle was isolated outside the Golden Gate. The luxurious and magnificent Fusang Hall stood coldly in the ice and snow like a lifeless cage, as quiet as if no one had ever been there.
It wasn't until the sunset that the two brothers and sisters returned dejectedly. After running around all day, they encountered obstacles everywhere. Although they were exhausted both physically and mentally, they didn't get any clues. It was really frustrating.
Jinyunlan went up to the second floor of the inn in a hurry. However, only Xiuxiu was asleep in the room, and Li Zhi was nowhere to be seen. She immediately opened the heart seal and tried to call Li Zhi in her mind. However, she tried several times and could not see him.
There was a slight response.
She had an ominous premonition and had to wake up her sister who was sleeping deeply and ask about the situation. When Xiu Xiu woke up hazy, she felt that the scent was still lingering on the tip of her nose. She had a splitting headache and tears suddenly came out in front of her eyes.
The dizzying feeling made her stomach churn and make her want to vomit.
After a while, she got better and said that before she was knocked unconscious by a masked man, she vaguely saw a slim woman wearing bright clothes.
Bai Tan immediately thought of the noble woman he saw in the middle of the street yesterday. He raised his nose and sniffed the faint fragrance remaining in the room.
Could it be that Princess Fusang arrived and kidnapped Li Zhi. But Li Zhi was very skilled in martial arts, and even the hundred students from Jinyun Academy could not defeat him even if they worked together. How could Princess Fusang, a weak woman, subdue him?
He wandered around the room thoughtfully and found no trace of a fight. The diners and busboys downstairs were as usual, and nothing seemed to have happened.
Jin Yunlan saw his eyes rolling around, as if he knew the inside story, and quickly asked him, "Senior brother, do you know something?"
Bai Tan was startled by this sudden inquiry. She shook her body guiltily and turned back with a smile, "Lan Lan, don't worry. Maybe this matter is not as serious as we thought."
Jin Yunlan looked at him with a livid face, and her stern and sharp gaze forced Bai Tan to reveal the full truth.
She listened restlessly to his retelling of the farce that happened in the middle of the street yesterday, her fair face looking extremely gloomy.
"Actually, the two of them met in the middle of the street yesterday. Li Zhi was indeed favored by Princess Fusang. But he dismissed it and tore up the rope on the spot without being kidnapped by her. But today for some unknown reason, he just let her go. Is it possible?
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Could it be that what he said last night made him give up on himself and willingly go to Princess Fuso?
"Is it possible?" Jin Yunlan asked sharply.
Bai Tan had no choice but to tell the truth. Seeing that her face was getting darker and darker, he was afraid that she would be angry. He was upset that he had said those words to Li Zhi last night under the influence of wine. Now his heart was beating like a drum, like a big dog that had done something wrong.
Waiting for the punishment to come with innocent eyes.
"How did I know that vixen... ah no, his mind is so fragile that he can't bear the slightest blow. If anyone shows kindness to him, he will wag his tail and run away with them."
These words made Jin Yunlan's face become even more ugly, "Li Zhi will not trust others easily. Princess Fusang must have used some means to force him to go with her."
Bai Tan lowered his head and retorted in a low voice: "However, they only met once. They met for the first time yesterday, so how could there be any clue that could fall into the hands of the princess. There was no trace of a fight in the room, and Xiu Xiu didn't.
Safe and sound..."
"Xiao Er!" Jin Yunlan interrupted his harsh words sternly and shouted towards the door.
"Hey, here you are, sir." The waiter's cheerful response came up from downstairs, and he heard a gust of footsteps on the stairs getting closer and closer. The waiter smiled happily, nodded and walked in, "Objective,
What are your orders?"
Jin Yunlan squeezed out a forced smile, trying not to let outsiders see the clues. She asked calmly: "Xiao Er, let me ask you, have you seen the man who is traveling with us today?"
The waiter scratched the hot sweat on his forehead, rolled his eyes, and quickly reviewed what he saw and heard today in his mind. Suddenly his brows relaxed, his eyes shined and he said "Ah", "Yes! Before noon today,
Princess Fusang came suddenly and took away the good-looking young master before she left."
"Did he leave voluntarily?" Bai Tan asked quickly.
The waiter blinked his eyes and nodded his head as if he was self-affirming, "Yes! When I came down from upstairs, I saw him talking and laughing with the princess. They were chatting and laughing. It must have been voluntary."
Bai Tan glanced at Jin Yunlan's extremely ugly expression, and gave the waiter a wink. The waiter understood, jumped out of the door in three steps and two steps, ran all the way downstairs, came to the hiding place in the corner, and looked at the hiding place.
The person in the corner said: "It's all done, it's all according to the princess's request."
"Very good." The man took out a heavy piece of gold from his arms and put it in front of his eyes. "Well, this is the reward from the princess."
The waiter immediately grinned and smiled so hard that he couldn't hold back. He stared at the yellow brilliance of the gold with salivation, and accepted it with eagerness and respect. In his excitement, he did not forget to test its hardness with his back molars.
But he was so immersed in the joy of getting this windfall that he didn't notice the thugs coming quickly behind him.
The waiter was caught off guard and received a slap on the neck. He fainted on the spot and was dragged down silently.
There was an unbearable calm in the guest room again.
Bai Tan saw the disappointment on Jin Yunlan's face, and somehow he felt disappointed too.
"Lan Lan, look, you have to believe what the waiter says. You don't have to be disappointed, we can still complete the mission without Li Zhi."
Jin Yunlan shook his head: "The waiter must be lying. I have never seen Li Zhi smile a few times. Can you imagine that such a scene, talking and laughing, would happen to Li Zhi?
"
Bai Tan crossed his arms, grinding the flat ground with the toes of his shoes, and shrugged disapprovingly: "That's not necessarily true, the other party is the most beautiful woman in Jade City, Princess Fuso."
Jin Yunlan glared at him sharply: "What do you mean?"
Bai Tan realized that he had made a mistake and quickly apologized: "I didn't mean that Princess Fusang is prettier than you. Lan Lan, you will always be the most beautiful in my heart."
Jinyunlan rolled her eyes at him: "As the leader of a clan, there is no way that Li Zhi and his people would willingly stay in Fusang Hall and be driven by Fu Guangyao. He is definitely not the kind of person who abandons his friends. I believe
he."
The cool and gorgeous orange light of the sunset fell on Jin Yunlan's tired face through the gap in the window, illuminating the fine hairs on her skin and cooling her voice to ice.
She came to Bai Tan's side, and with a "dang" sound, she took out his sword without permission. The green and white sword light could not compare with the brightness in her eyes.
"I'm going to rescue him right now."
Bai Tan stretched out his hand to stop her and persuaded her earnestly: "There are many agencies and dangers outside Fusang Palace. Is he worth taking such a risk for you? What if he really has a crush on Princess Fusang and goes there voluntarily?"
Jin Yunlan was startled, and after a moment of silence, she pressed down on his blocking arm.
"Then I have to go. You have to fight for the man you love by yourself. It's not my style to keep silent and give up to others." A smile finally appeared on her face, which was a confidence that envied others.
She raised her hands and chanted the incantation, then disappeared inside the house.