"Alliance Leader." The voice of a guard came from the door.
Su Xiaoliu widened her almond - shaped eyes and stood still...
A figure was about to push the door open. Su Xiaoliu looked around and suddenly saw the big bed. She quickly climbed onto it and lay down on her stomach.
With a "creak", the door was pushed open. Immediately afterwards, it was closed again.
A steady footsteps approached. Su Xiaoliu nervously covered her ears...
A corner of the red cloth embroidered with peonies exposed beside the bed trembled slightly. Zuo Jinzhi frowned slightly and looked over curiously.
He walked closer slowly and found a woman huddled tightly on the bed. He was stunned for a moment and then reached out his hand...
Su Xiaoliu was nervously covering her ears when suddenly she felt someone grab her ankle. She suddenly let go of her hands covering her ears, her eyes widened instantly. Like being touched by a hot iron, she jerked her leg and shouted loudly, "Don't touch me! Don't touch me! I don't want to be forced!" As she said that, she also waved her hands and closed her eyes tightly in fear.
Zuo Jinzhi was stunned by her. He reached out his hand trying to help her calm down, but unexpectedly, he got hit by a palm...
A clear "slap" sound rang out along with a sob.
"I... I don't want to..." Su Xiaoliu was so anxious that tears were about to fall. She retracted her hand and covered her face.
Zuo Jinzhi sat down on one side. Ignoring the pain on his face, he looked at Su Xiaoliu huddled in a ball and suddenly felt both angry and amused.
"Who said I'd do anything to you? You're such a vigilant girl!"
Su Xiaoliu was stunned for a moment. She peeked at the alliance leader in front of her through the gap...
The man in front of her was wearing a vigorous - looking long robe. His black hair was tied up with a jade hairpin. His majestic eyebrows shot straight into his temples. The faint stubble on his chin revealed an air of pride. Although he was over forty, he was still extremely handsome.
Did she misunderstand him?
Su Xiaoliu slowly lowered the hand covering her face. At the same time, Zuo Jinzhi was stunned.
"Yun Ruo?"
Yun Ruo?
Su Xiaoliu was stunned again.
Why did both Gu Rongxue before and the alliance leader now call her Yun Ruo? Who was Yun Ruo?
"I'm not Yun Ruo..." Su Xiaoliu explained in a low voice.
The alliance leader came back to his senses. He looked at Su Xiaoliu thoughtfully and suddenly changed to a solemn tone and said, "From today on, you are Yun Ruo. To anyone outside, you should act as if you are Yun Ruo."
Su Xiaoliu frowned and was about to retort when suddenly she remembered what the black - clothed man had said, "Do whatever the alliance leader tells you to do." She paused and didn't say a word.
"Also, from today on, you'll be my concubine." The alliance leader added.
Su Xiaoliu was stunned and asked, "Not a maid - concubine?"
The alliance leader gave her a sidelong glance and smiled, "Do you like to be a maid - concubine?"
Su Xiaoliu blushed and murmured, "Who wants to be a maid - concubine..." Especially a maid - concubine of an old man.
"That's right then." The alliance leader laughed heartily, showing his white teeth.
Su Xiaoliu looked away and didn't say a word.
After a while, Su Xiaoliu suddenly remembered something. She quickly looked at the alliance leader and asked, "Where will I live?"
The alliance leader looked suddenly enlightened after being reminded by her. But when he looked at her, he suddenly said, "You'll live with me, of course."
Su Xiaoliu pounded the bed angrily and shouted,
"No!"
The night was dark and windy, but the lights were brightly lit.
Chang He, wearing a royal - blue long robe, walked on the stone steps with his hands behind his back.
A black - clothed servant hurried over and stopped not far away. He clasped his fists and bowed his head, saying, "Report to Protector Chang. There's movement in the secret prison."
Chang He turned around, looked at the black - clothed servant, narrowed his eagle - like eyes and then slowly opened them. He waved his hand and said, "Take me there."
The black - clothed servant straightened up and walked in front to lead the way.
The secret prison?
Chang He frowned. A cold glint flashed across his eagle - like eyes.
"Wang Chengyang." He murmured to himself in a low voice.
In the dungeon.
The ground was damp, and there was a sweet and greasy smell of rust in the air. This smell was not unfamiliar. When the black - clothed servant in front suddenly lifted the torch, they could finally see everything clearly. The sticky stuff all over the ground was mottled blood, and on the opposite side, there were all kinds of rusty chains and knives.
"Tick..."
The sound of water droplets falling to the ground could be heard. Chang He followed the black - clothed servant and stopped in front of an iron gate of the dungeon.
"You can step back." Chang He said, turning his head to the black - clothed servant.
"Yes." The black - clothed servant bent down, took two steps back and soon disappeared into the darkness.
After walking a long way, the black - clothed servant suddenly looked back. His silver - gray eyes glistened in the darkness. He heaved a sigh of relief with a look of relief on his face.
"Click." A soft sound, like the sound of iron rings colliding with each other.
Chang He looked in that direction and saw a mess.
A woman in a purple - flowered robe had her hands tied high up by iron rings and was kneeling on the ground. Her long, disheveled hair covered her lowered face. The blood on the ground was mixed with sewage, and the exposed shoulders were covered with red whip marks.
"Who are you?" Chang He frowned and asked.
The woman slowly raised her head. A disheveled but beautiful face emerged from behind her long hair.
The beautiful woman slowly closed her eyes and then slowly opened them. She said weakly, "Duanmu You."
A look of shock flashed across Chang He's eagle - like eyes. He said, "It's you?"
Duanmu You gave a soft laugh but didn't say a word.
Chang He took two steps forward, squatted in front of her and looked into her eyes, asking, "Why are you locked up here?"
Duanmu You was the Eastern Star Lord of the Tianci Cult, one of the four star lords.
Besides Duanmu You, he also knew the Northern Star Lord named Jiang Li, a romantic disciple. The other two star lords, the Southern Star Lord and the Western Star Lord, were very mysterious. Few people in the Jianghu could recognize their true identities.
Duanmu You was weak. Her beautiful eyes looked at Chang He. Her bloodless lips moved slightly and she only said one word.
"Wang..."
Chang He stood up. A look of ferocity flashed across his eagle - like eyes.
"Wang Chengyang. I knew it would be you."
Duanmu You gave a soft laugh, and her consciousness was gradually fading.
Chang He looked down at her and suddenly remembered something. He asked, "Was that black - clothed servant just now your man?"
Duanmu You couldn't hear what he was saying anymore. She lowered her head, and her long eyelashes drooped.
Chang He frowned. His eagle - like eyes looked at the sewage - covered ground, and he had a plan in mind.
It rained heavily all night.
The sun was shining brightly, the birds were singing, and the peach blossoms were in full bloom.
Su Xiaoliu had just turned over when suddenly the door was knocked on vigorously.
"Bang, bang, bang."
Su Xiaoliu frowned and ignored it.
The knocking on the door outside not only didn't stop but became even more intense.
"Little Madam, get up quickly. It's already Chenshi! Little Madam..."
Little Madam? Who?
Su Xiaoliu moved further inside the bed and suddenly opened her eyes.
"Little Madam?" Su Xiaoliu widened her eyes, quickly turned over and got out of bed. After putting on her shoes, she hurriedly grabbed the robe she had prepared before and put it on. Then she ran to the door and opened it.
Wasn't the little madam herself?
Su Xiaoliu remembered what the alliance leader had said the night before, "From today on, you'll be my concubine." Concubine? That meant the alliance leader's little wife?
Su Xiaoliu didn't react for a moment. Her mind was still muddled even after opening the door.
As soon as the door opened, a maid in a peach - colored dress walked in with a basin of water.
While putting the water on the flower - cage stool beside, the maid turned to Su Xiaoliu and said, "Little Madam, the alliance leader is going to receive the Island Lord Tang later. You'll go with the alliance leader after you wash up."
Su Xiaoliu walked to the copper basin, picked up the white towel beside and dipped it into the water. She looked up and asked, "I'm going with him? Where's the main madam?"
She was just pretending to be the alliance leader's maid - concubine. Why didn't things go as originally planned and she suddenly became a concubine? Also, the alliance leader asked her to act as Yun Ruo. Who was Yun Ruo? Why did the handsome young master Gu Rongxue also mistake her for Yun Ruo yesterday?
The maid walked to one side, moved the bronze mirror onto the table and replied, "The nine madams all have their own arrangements, and the maids - concubines are not qualified to go with the alliance leader, so it's the little madam's turn. It's also an honor for the little madam."
Nine madams?
Su Xiaoliu stopped what she was doing and looked at the water surface in surprise. The water reflected a face that was not extremely beautiful but very delicate.
This alliance leader was so philandering!