The prince disliked her, and the legitimate daughter was reborn and married to the regent

Chapter 263 2 years ago

After getting the answer, Yun Nian looked at his brother. Yun Shuo stood quietly near the edge, frowning and thinking.

"Did you find anything, brother?"

When he heard her voice, Yun Shuo raised his head. He still answered Yun Nian's questions patiently like he did every time before, first with a doting smile, and then speaking slowly and gently.

"We came from the secret passage. People have been sent to seal off the hill near Jingshui Temple. Even if the people from Feiyu Tower want to force their way in, it won't be that easy."

He pointed to the soldiers behind him.

"These are the trusted men that His Highness has assigned to me. They are highly skilled in martial arts and can protect His Highness and us if there is any danger. Father is still waiting for us to return safely."

At this point, his heart suddenly ached. He recalled the scenes in his memory, his father questioning him, his mother crying and begging him to return her daughter, but all he brought back was a wounded corpse.

How could it go to such an extent, and how could it end in such a tragic way? It was as if, after losing the restraint of love, all that was left was endless and crazy possession.

Yun Shuo looked away, somewhat afraid to look Yun Nian in the eye, but when she turned her head away, he looked at her still lively figure madly and greedily.

"So Kel Luo is not the mastermind behind this. The real dangerous person is Xi Yuanen, the great elder of Feiyu Tower who treated you with respect at the beginning?"

The girl leaned back a bit and asked Wei Qingjue, but when he thought she was about to fall and tried to help her up, she stood up straight again.

"What exactly do they want to do? They provoked a war between the two countries, created terrible monsters, and even killed so many people. Do they want to turn this world into purgatory?"

"I'm afraid they just want to leave only people who are useful to them in this world."

Xiyu's cold voice sounded, and he raised his beautiful eyes. When he saw Yun Nian looking over, his eyes met hers like a dragonfly skimming the water, and then he looked at Lin Zhu.

"Aunt Lin knows something, so let her tell you."

After he finished speaking, he helped Lin Zhu sit down on the platform beside him. The woman, who was no longer young, reached out and touched Xiyu's head, looked around, and sighed.

"I didn't expect that he still didn't give up. He failed 20 years ago, but now, maybe he will really succeed."

The black fog continued to spread like a tangible fear. It was a very strange feeling. Although the place where they were was not expanding, everyone could feel that the black fog was extending.

It was as if they were about to merge into the black fog.

"That was a long, long time ago. Twenty years ago, I got pregnant with Xi Yuanen's child unexpectedly. Although he shouldn't have appeared at this time, I'm still very happy."

"It's fine for me to raise the child by myself. I have enough money for us to settle down in a peaceful town, but Xi Yuanen said he wanted me to stay."

When talking about the past, Lin Zhu's face clearly had a nostalgic look, but upon closer inspection, her eyes were clearly cold.

"I thought he still loved me a little, even if he just treated me as a substitute for his sister, but it didn't take long before I found that something was wrong with my body, and his irritable brother, Xi Yuansi, looked at me strangely."

"It's so strange. I have a vague sense of danger reminding me. This is the strength I gained from escaping death crises countless times. I trust my own judgment."

Thinking of what happened at that time, Lin Zhu slowly closed her eyes, as if she didn't want others to see the tears welling up in her eyes. She suppressed the trembling in her voice and continued to tell the story.

"My body became abnormal. I could only feel something evil entering my stomach. It was devouring my child and me. You have no idea what a horrible and terrifying situation that was."

During that period, Xi Yuanen was away. She didn't know who to tell her fears to. As for his brother, she was even more afraid. He didn't like her in the first place, and she didn't want to get along with such a barbaric person.

But her strange body made her unable to care about anything. Every night when she dreamed, she could hear the shrill wailing, which tortured her to the point of going crazy.

"He told me if I didn't abort the baby I would die."

He was referring to the second elder Xi Yuansi. Although the two of them did not get along, at that moment, for some reason, he still lent a helping hand.

"He gave me the medicine, and I didn't know whether I should trust him."

But Lin Zhu had no other choice. In her dream, the invisible monster turned her child into an unrecognizable monster. She absolutely did not want to bring such a thing into the world.

"I finally took the medicine. The blood that flowed out was all black. The intense pain almost made me faint. I heard the roar of unwillingness, but it was followed by a feeling of relief."

She felt happy, scared, and in pain, but she didn't regret it. That child was no longer hers.

Xi Yuansi refused to say anything. He neither said why he knew nor why he wanted to help her.

"He thought I would stay away from his brother after I knew all this, but he didn't expect that women's hearts are fickle. When I loved Xi Yuanen, I was willing to give birth to a child for him, but when I lost the child, I hated him."

Everything will leave traces. She thought of herself waking up drunk when she shouldn't have, thought of Xi Yuanen who made her give birth to a child, thought of the food he gave her to eat.

She decided to stay in Feiyu Tower as if she knew nothing. She had to find out what Xi Yuanen wanted to do.

"I investigated for a long time, but the clues were like elusive threads that I could not catch. Even if I caught them, they were still a mess until last winter."

The time she mentioned made Yun Nian's heart skip a beat.

"One day last winter, Xi Yuanen suddenly became extremely excited. He called Xi Yu back and treated him with great care. This was really strange. No one knew better than me what a cold and heartless person he was."

Disguise has become a daily routine for him. People only know that the first elder of Feiyu Tower is gentle and kind, and the second elder is irritable and rude, but who knows that the one who looks harmless is the most dangerous?

"He did call me back the day before the master's coming of age."

Xiyu frowned and recalled, and naturally her eyes fell on Yun Nian. It was probably from that day that her master became distant.

His mood suddenly became low, and he smiled helplessly, probably laughing at himself.

Yun Nian couldn't help but think about it at such a critical moment. Her hand unconsciously grabbed the clothes of the person next to her and pulled the corner of the clothes. With a slight force, the owner of the clothes lowered his head without her noticing.

Wei Qingjue looked at the top of her head. Her soft hair was emitting a bright luster, but looking down, the pair of tightly clenched hands seemed to be filled with anxiety.

Without hesitation, he covered her hand with his own, slowly and unquestioningly interlacing his knuckles with hers.

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Yun Nian's eyes rolled, looking at the hand that had been forcing its way in, and then she clenched her hands. She raised her head, her eyes wavering and suspicious, but when she saw Wei Qingjue's trusting and firm gaze, her heart gradually settled down.

She did not struggle, but pressed her fingers down like a child playing a trick, as if she was curious about the difference between her hand and Wei Qingjue's.

She played with her fingers while continuing to listen carefully to Lin Zhu's story.

"I sensed that something very important must have happened. At least it made Xi Yuanen nervous. But if I stayed in the building, I would have to accept the mission. This is the rule, and even Xi Yuanen cannot change it."

Therefore, she chose to let Xi Yuansi help her, otherwise she would tell his brother what happened twenty years ago.

Finally, he compromised. After Lin Zhu was freed, he searched for a long time and finally found this place.

"But I didn't expect that he would know my whereabouts."

When Lin Zhu saw Xi Yuanen in the town, she almost couldn't control the expression on her face.