The voice came from afar and gradually drew closer, reaching her ears. It was a female voice. For some reason, Lu Yinxi always felt it sounded somewhat familiar.
The voice got nearer and nearer, and even the sound of footsteps became clearly audible. Lu Yinxi couldn't help but hold her breath. The next moment, she felt someone was undoing the sack.
In just a few breaths, she saw the long - awaited sunlight. At the same time, she noticed that she was in an old dilapidated temple. Along with that, there appeared a face that was both strange and familiar.
"Lu Jinran?"
It took Lu Yinxi quite a while to recognize that the person in front of her was actually her half - sister.
But it wasn't her fault. After Prime Minister Lu had confined Lu Jinran, the young girl had no longer kept her in mind. Later, so many things had happened that she had even less time to remember that she had a third elder sister.
To be honest, it was only during the days when she was recuperating at home and overheard some gossiping servants that she got a vague impression of the name Lu Jinran again.
It was said that Concubine Wang, who had been sent to Yangze, had fallen ill and passed away last month. Lu Jinran had cried in her room for a whole day and night because of this. Prime Minister Lu, out of father - daughter affection, had lifted her confinement, but Lu Jinran had become reluctant to go out.
So some little maids guessed that maybe she had lost so much weight due to excessive grief that she didn't dare to show herself in public. When Lu Yinxi saw her today, she deeply felt that the rumor was "truly reliable".
The Lu Jinran in front of her had sunken cheeks and eye sockets, with only a pair of prominent cheekbones on her face. There were dark circles under her eyes that no amount of powder could cover.
For some reason, Lu Yinxi actually felt a bit pity for the person in front of her.
Lu Jinran had no idea that the enemy she had been longing to get rid of was feeling sorry for her. Even if she did know, it would probably only add another layer of hatred for Lu Yinxi.
"Didn't expect this, Lu Yinxi? You would end up in my hands one day."
She squatted down, pinching the young girl's chin with her thumb and index finger, forcing her to meet her gaze. Lu Yinxi didn't struggle either, because her hands and feet were tied with hemp ropes, and struggling would be in vain.
"Tell me, how should I deal with you?"
The force of her two fingers tightened continuously. The increasing pain made Lu Yinxi couldn't help but frown slightly. Seeing this, Lu Jinran's face suddenly bloomed with a smile.
Lu Jinran was originally extremely beautiful, and her smile used to be very charming. But now, this smile only sent chills down one's spine. "I've only used a little bit of force, and you can't bear the pain? Do you know how much pain I've endured in my heart these days?!"
Although Lu Jinran didn't like going out, the news from the outside world would keep pouring into her small courtyard. So she knew that the crisis in the capital had been resolved, and her beloved was eager to marry another woman...
Now, that woman was right in front of her...
Desperately suppressing the impulse to kill her, Lu Jinran casually pushed Lu Yinxi to the ground. Then she stood up, looking down from above, and patted the palm of her hand.
Then, a man with a sharp - featured face walked in. He glanced at Lu Jinran and then at Lu Yinxi on the ground. His manner was full of lewdness.
"Her hands and feet are already tied. I don't need to say more. You should know what to do, right?"
The man immediately bowed and scraped, "Don't worry, Third Miss. I guarantee I'll satisfy you!"
......
The neighing of the horse pierced through the sky. Shang Luoshu rushed into the Prime Minister's Mansion with swift steps. He never thought that Xi'er would disappear even in her own home.
"Prime Minister Lu, how is it? Have you found any trace of Xi'er?"
Lu Wenhan shook his head. His worry for his daughter had turned into wrinkles on his face. It was all his fault that he hadn't protected Xi'er well! Just then, Lady Lu rushed in from outside with Liusu in a hurry. The anger in her eyes could hardly be hidden.
"It was Lu Jinran who took Xi'er away!"
After discovering her daughter's disappearance, Lady Lu had only panicked for a moment and then immediately calmed down. She immediately summoned all the servants in the mansion one by one for interrogation. Finally, she learned from a young servant that the Third Miss seemed to have had someone carry something out of the mansion this morning.
After Lady Lu knew this, she immediately led people into Lu Jinran's small courtyard, but found that she was already gone.
Lady Lu was very clear about the Third Daughter's feelings for Shang Luoshu. Now that she had abducted Xi'er, her intention was as obvious as the sun and the moon.
Lady Lu made a prompt decision and unhesitatingly gave all the servants in the Third Miss's courtyard a good beating, hoping to get the whereabouts of Lu Jinran from their mouths.
Unexpectedly, instead of getting the whereabouts, she heard something else extremely shocking.
"Yang Li?"
Shang Luoshu didn't expect to hear this name from Lady Lu. This man was a confidant of Shang Mozheng. Since Shang Mozheng had been captured alive, this man had disappeared.
Fang Qinhu had been searching for him all over the capital these days. He never thought that he had been hiding in the Prime Minister's Mansion?
In an instant, something flashed through his mind. Without even bothering to say goodbye, Shang Luoshu immediately turned around and left the Prime Minister's Mansion. Lady Lu was not to be outdone. She gathered the servants in the mansion and was determined to go out to search for her daughter in person. No matter how much Prime Minister Lu tried to persuade her, she was unwilling to change her mind.
"Little beauty..."
After Lu Jinran left, the sharp - featured man completely revealed his true nature. He walked towards Lu Yinxi with a lewd smile, muttering all kinds of obscene words.
"Little beauty, let me love you well..."
The dilapidated temple wasn't very big. In just a few words, he had already reached Lu Yinxi. A pungent odor rushed towards her, and the young girl almost fainted.
"Little beauty has such a fair face... The taste must be good too..."
As he spoke, he deliberately licked his lips and at the same time, his hand reached straight for Lu Yinxi's neck.
Naturally, Lu Yinxi wouldn't let him succeed. She leaned back slightly, barely avoiding his vulgar hand.
"Little beauty is quite wild?"
The man wasn't angry. Instead, he was even more excited. "I hope you'll be just as wild when you serve me later..."
"Then you're daydreaming!"
The man was stunned when his words were interrupted. When on earth had the ropes tied to the little beauty's hands and feet been untied?!
When Lu Yinxi had learned martial arts from Hongrui, she had specifically asked her how to untie the ropes if her hands and feet were tied. She didn't expect to use this skill so soon.
The joints of her fingers cracked. The young girl stood up, with the corner of her lips slightly raised. The upturned corners of her eyes were sharp and charming. "You want me to serve you, right?"
"Okay, I'll grant your wish!"
Before the words were even finished, Lu Yinxi kicked out, straight towards the man's crotch...
"Ah!!!!!!!!"
The scream that sounded as if he had lost half his life scared away the birds perched on the tiles of the dilapidated temple. Lu Yinxi stretched her wrist joints and glanced at the lewd man rolling on the ground like he was trash.
Those kicks of hers should have completely severed his reproductive ability! It was true that she had been sleepy these days, but it didn't mean that she could be bullied!
She patted the non - existent dust on her skirt and was about to go back home, but stopped in her tracks when she turned around.
Her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and a look of vigilance appeared in her eyes.
"Who are you?"