Then the subordinate made a slight slash. Before the man could even feel the pain, a tiny bloodstain appeared on his neck. If it weren't for the blood oozing out, the wound would have been almost invisible.
The man covered his neck and knelt on the ground shiveringly.
"Miss, I dare not do it again. I'll never dare to. From now on, I'll avoid Miss whenever I see her. I'll never appear in front of Miss again!"
Seeing this, the other three men pushed each other and ran out shouting.
"Murderer! The young miss is a murderer!"
Mo Qinghuan went over and untied the ropes on the two girls. Dan'er and Shuang'er hung their heads in silence.
Dan'er was still trembling all over, with tears welling up in her eyes. She looked up at Mo Qinghuan. For a moment, she couldn't even see Mo Qinghuan's face clearly.
"Scared?"
Mo Qinghuan sighed. After all, they were still just kids at such a young age.
"Don't worry. He won't die. It's not that easy for him to die."
She turned to look at the man, twirling a dark pill in her hand. "Take this and you can get out of here!"
The man nodded heavily, raised his blood - smeared hand, took the pill and put it into his mouth. After swallowing it, he covered his neck and ran out. He stumbled when going out and almost fell to the ground.
Mo Qinghuan looked at the man's fleeing back and admitted that she had been impulsive just now. Even if she wanted to kill someone, she shouldn't have done it in the General's Mansion.
"Alright, let's go back."
...
In the Regent's Mansion.
Mu Yanming and Lu Zixiu were playing chess when Bai Ke walked in.
He bowed to Mu Yanming, looking hesitant to speak.
"What's the matter? You look so gloomy." Lu Zixiu joked with Bai Ke with a smile.
Bai Ke sighed. "My lord, that person is really hard to deal with!"
Mu Yanming didn't even lift his eyelids and was concentrating on the chessboard.
Lu Zixiu didn't know who Bai Ke was talking about and got interested. "Bai Ke, who is that person?"
Bai Ke moved a stool and sat on Lu Zixiu's right.
"Isn't it the one who treated your injury?"
Mu Yanming's hand paused when he was about to place a chess piece, which was caught by the sharp - eyed Lu Zixiu.
"Oh, what happened to her?"
Bai Ke told the whole story, and Lu Zixiu clapped his hands generously.
"This woman is really amazing! My lord, don't you think so?" He deliberately asked Mu Yanming. Mu Yanming threw down the chess piece in his hand and walked out.
Bai Ke quickly followed.
...
The carriage stopped not far from the General's Mansion. Mu Yanming lifted the curtain and glanced at the main gate.
Just then, Mo Qinghuan came out of the courtyard with Dan'er.
She was wearing a light - blue waist - length cross - collared ruqun, and on her head was a bamboo hat with white gauze hanging down to her wrists. "Dan'er, give me the token. You go and wait at Jishitang."
She reached out to take it. Bai Ke saw clearly and said to Mu Yanming, "My lord, it's the access token of the Ling Mansion."
"Go and follow her."
Bai Ke frowned. Here we go again!
He took a deep breath and reluctantly followed.
Mo Qinghuan carried a small box in her hand. She asked for directions on the street and walked straight towards the Ling Mansion.
Bai Ke couldn't help wondering, "She has the Ling Mansion's access token in her hand, but she doesn't even know how to get there!"
After winding through several alleys, they arrived at a mansion. She looked up at the plaque.
The doorman of the Ling Mansion saw her and stepped forward to ask, "Miss, who are you looking for?"
Mo Qinghuan didn't say a word and took out the token.
"Please follow me."
The doorman led the way in front. The deeper they went, the stronger the smell she had smelled on that man last time became.
Before she reached the place, she heard the sound of women laughing and playing around.
When she walked in, she saw a dozen colorful girls running around like butterflies.
"Come on, young master, come and catch me!"
The man had a black veil over his eyes. The doorman went up to report, but the man grabbed his shoulder. "Hey, I caught you!" He took off the black cloth over his eyes. Seeing that it was the doorman, he pushed him away.
"Young master, there's a young lady looking for you."
Ling Yu threw the cloth in his hand on the stone table and walked towards Mo Qinghuan.
Mo Qinghuan raised her hand. "Young Master Ling, here's your thing."
The man reached out to take it with a smile. Mo Qinghuan withdrew her hand. "I wonder if you still remember my instructions, young master?"
The man reached out and snatched the box from Mo Qinghuan's hand. He waved his hand at the people behind him. After everyone had retreated, he said, "Don't worry. Can't you see that I'm just playing around and not touching them?"
"That's good. I've written down the method of taking the medicine on the paper. Take it according to the prescription for twenty - one days on time, and you'll be cured. I'll take my leave!" Just as she was about to leave, suddenly, she seemed to hear the sound of chains. So she followed the sound and her gaze fell on the window of the side room.
It seemed that someone was looking at her there. When she wanted to take a closer look, Ling Yu's fat body blocked her view.
She didn't think much of it at first, but seeing Ling Yu looking a bit unnatural, she tilted her head and took another look.
Sure enough, she saw a not - very - tall boy looking over from behind the window.
"Miss, please." Ling Yu reached out to shoo her away.
She touched her ear and walked out.
Seeing her leave, Ling Yu carried the medicine excitedly into the house.
She turned back and came to the window of the side room. She saw a boy about fifteen or sixteen years old with his hands and feet chained. He was wearing a snow - white long gown without a belt, showing the skin on his chest with faint blue and purple marks. "Are you locked up here by Young Master Ling?"
He shook his head.
Seeing that he didn't say a word, Mo Qinghuan knew that even if he did, she couldn't save him. So she prepared to leave first and ask Mu Yanming for help.
Just as she walked into the yard, the door behind her opened.
Ling Yu had a gloomy face. "Why did you come back, miss?"
"Oh, I dropped an earring, but I've already found it." She squatted down, picked up the earring and waved it at Ling Yu, then left.
After Mo Qinghuan left the yard, Bai Ke also jumped down from the wall of the Ling Mansion.
Mo Qinghuan pinched her chin with one hand and muttered to herself.
"A clean - looking boy locked up with chains, with a handsome face and fair skin... But Young Master Ling likes women. He likes women but imprisons a man and there are signs of abuse... " After thinking for a long time, she suddenly realized. "Oh! I know. He's bisexual and has special fetishes!"
Mo Qinghuan shrugged and clicked her tongue twice. Just as she was about to walk towards Jishitang.
Suddenly, there was a sharp pain in her neck. Then her vision went black and she couldn't see anything. Immediately afterwards, she smelled the smell of a sleeping drug. She cursed silently in her heart, "What a strong drug!" She struggled a few times with a muffled sound and gradually lost consciousness.
In a daze, she felt herself being tied up and thrown into a carriage.
She hit her forehead painfully.
Seeing this, Bai Ke wanted to step forward to stop them, but he also wanted to see who was kidnapping her. So he followed them first. Unexpectedly, the carriage wobbled into the palace...
"Ding - Detection of the intake of more than 65% of the sleeping - drug component. Please inject funimardin in time, otherwise there will be a risk of respiratory tract infection."
Ding - Ding - Ding
The mechanical reminder sounded in Mo Qinghuan's mind. She was awakened by the sound.
But her head was still very dizzy and her vision was blurred. She cut the ropes with a scalpel, then summoned Xiao Yi. The syringe landed in her hand. She rolled up her sleeve and injected the medicine into herself. After about a few more minutes, her mind finally became completely clear.
And seeing the carriage enter the palace, Bai Ke rushed back to inform Mu Yanming.