NFBE Chapter 365 What happened to Sun Haining?
Chapter 365 What happened to Sun Haining?
Sun Huanzhi was surprised by her keen insight.
However, what worries him more right now is what tomorrow will bring.
"If you insist on going, Xuan Ying will go with you."
As soon as Sun Huanzhi finished speaking, Yuan Wanru rejected the idea.
"No, the Second Prince may have experts around him who can counter tracking. If we can't rescue Haining by tomorrow, who knows what kind of trouble they'll cause."
"I have already sent a letter to the Second Prince's residence. The letter says that Liang Zhong will be exchanged for Hai Ning."
Let's wait and see.
Sun Huanzhi understood that with Liang Zhong in hand, Haining should be safe for the time being.
He lost his composure.
"I'm actually inferior to you."
He gave a dejected smile: "I'll go find out more information first. If you're going, please take care of yourself, otherwise, I..."
Sun Huanzhi's voice tightened, "Otherwise, I'll never have the face to see Lu Jiangnian again in my entire life."
He had a thousand words in his heart, but in the end, he only uttered a polite expression of concern.
Xuan Ying glanced at the oblivious Lady Sun and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the young master was a gentleman.
Yuan Wanru smiled and said, "I've made all the necessary preparations. I'll act according to the circumstances."
A sharp glint flashed in her eyes, then, as if remembering something, her voice suddenly softened, "Before Jiang Nian left, I promised him I would wait for him at home."
Sun Huanzhi felt a pang of sadness.
However, he had no right to be jealous; all of this was originally out of his reach.
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"Useless! All of you are useless!"
The Second Prince, Murong Xiao, had a livid face, with veins bulging on his forehead, and the letter in his hand was crumpled beyond recognition.
"The prestigious Liang family can't even keep an eye on a single living person!" He kicked over the low table in front of him, scattering writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones all over the floor. "My uncle has truly raised a bunch of useless good-for-nothings!"
The head of the guards, kneeling at the front, pressed his forehead to the ground: "Your Highness, please calm your anger. It was my dereliction of duty, but the Lu family members are elusive, and the eldest young master has suddenly disappeared."
This man is a guard from the Liang family.
"Shut up!" Murong Xiao kicked the guard in the shoulder. "Useless thing, still daring to argue here. Drag him away and chop him up to feed the dogs."
"Your Highness, spare me... Your Highness, spare me..."
"Send the order to replace all the guards at the Liang residence!" A sinister glint flashed in his eyes. "Also, go and summon 'Night Owl.'"
Before long, a small, thin man dressed in black appeared silently inside the hall.
This man was fair-skinned and beardless, but his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. He was none other than Murong Xiao's most capable spy, Night Owl.
"Deliver this to Willow Village near Ziyun Temple."
Murong Xiao handed him a secret letter, his voice low and menacing, "Remember, you must never let anyone find out."
Night Owl took the letter and vanished outside the palace in a flash.
His lightness skill was superb; he leaped silently like a ghost, and in a few bounds he scaled the high walls of the Prince's mansion and disappeared into the night.
Willow Village is located near Ziyun Temple and consists of only a dozen or so households.
The large, high-walled courtyard at the east end of the village was particularly conspicuous; it was a hidden property of the Liang family in the suburbs of Beijing.
An owl drifted into the courtyard like a falling leaf and tapped lightly three times on the window.
A moment later, Green Calyx pushed open the window.
"What are your instructions, Your Highness?" she asked in a low voice.
The owl didn't say a word, but handed over the secret letter, then vanished into the darkness in a flash.
Liang Yusong unfolded the letter by candlelight, her face instantly turning deathly pale.
Her slender fingers trembled incessantly, and the letter paper made a soft rustling sound.
"Big brother... he's been arrested?" she murmured, her eyes filled with disbelief. "Are all the people in the family dead? Big brother was perfectly fine at home, and Yuan Wanru managed to catch him!"
"They're all a bunch of good-for-nothings!"
She suddenly stood up and paced back and forth in the room.
Her embroidered shoes made a rapid sound as she stepped on the floor, and the gold hairpin in her hair swayed violently with her movements.
"Green Calyx!" she suddenly shouted, "Quickly go to the cellar and see how Sun Haining is!"
Previously, in order to vent his anger, Liang Yusong threw two strong men into the cellar. He had no idea what the situation was like inside the cellar now.
Although her relationship with her eldest brother was not as deep as her relationship with her second brother, she was genuinely worried that her eldest brother had become a eunuch.
Yuan Wanru is ruthless and always keeps her word.
Sun Haining must be alright, otherwise, his older brother might really be castrated!
Mother will definitely hate her to death.
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In the dark and damp cellar, Sun Haining leaned against the cold stone wall, the hemp rope leaving deep bloody marks on her slender wrists.
Although Sun Haining and Qing Shuang remained conscious, they were clearly under the influence of drugs and had no strength at all.
Sun Haining thought of the headdresses the two of them had thrown out along the way, and wondered if her brother could find them by following those traces.
Since being thrown here, she has been surrounded by darkness and has lost track of how much time has passed.
Qing Shuang's heart pounded like thunder. If she didn't have Chinese medicine, she wouldn't be afraid of anything.
But now, she has no strength left in her body. If anything happens, how can she protect the girl?
In the darkness, Sun Haining's hands groped around, and Qing Shuang's hands were also searching everywhere.
Suddenly, Qing Shuang's hand touched something sharp—a stone shard.
She used all her strength to hold the stone in her palm.
“Miss, I just remembered that once, Madam Lu said that stimulating Zusanli can help relieve fatigue.”
"I don't know if it will work, but let's give it a try."
Sun Haining's eyes lit up.
"It's good that you remember; I don't even remember Wanru saying that."
Qing Shuang held a stone in her hand and gestured for Sun Haining's foot to come closer to her hand. The two of them used the wall behind them as a barrier to massage their acupoints. Sun Haining gritted his teeth and tried to rub his way closer.
The two of them worked up a sweat, but the results were minimal.
"Girl, will it work?"
"Maybe a little. You try it, maybe it will work better for you than for me."
Qing Shuang had only been trying for a short while when she heard footsteps. Then the cellar door opened, and two burly men with ferocious faces walked in, carrying torches.
"She's pretty good-looking. We two brothers are in for a treat today."
They had lewd smiles on their faces, and it was obvious what they were up to.
Sun Haining's eyes burned with an indomitable flame, "If you dare touch us, I will surely tear you to pieces!"
"This young lady's got quite the spirit," the scarred man grinned maliciously as he loosened his belt. "Let's see if you're still so tough later!"
Qing Shuang shouted fiercely, "You beasts! If you dare touch my young lady, you will all die a horrible death! My young master will devour you alive!"
The two men laughed heartily: "To die beneath the peony is to die a romantic death. To be able to sleep with such a fair-skinned and tender beauty before I die, it would be worth it even if I die."
"Little girl, are you afraid of being lonely?"
"Don't worry, my brother and I will each take one, so neither of you will be lonely. Don't rush!"
As they spoke, the two of them walked step by step toward Sun Haining and his servant.