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Chapter 550: The Outcome
Chapter 550: The Outcome
The long-dead Zhongli Yuan suddenly appeared before her, demanding retribution.
It was impossible not to be afraid.
Xiao Rong'er's face turned deathly pale.
Her hand, gripping the jade sword, began to tremble, and her eyes flashed with intense fear.
"No... no... it wasn't me who killed you... but you deserved it... you deserved it... all of you did! Your daughter deserved it even more! Her destiny was my daughter's... only by killing you could my daughter become the Phoenix Maiden!"
She seemed to be trying to suppress her fear with anger, roaring at Zhongli Yuan.
Zhongli Yuan asked, confused, "Your daughter? You mean the one you caused to die?"
Xiao Rong'er was struck as if by a blow, vehemently denying, "No... it wasn't me! I didn't kill Ziyu!"
Zhongli Yuan looked around, placing her index finger to her lips and softly shushing, "Listen, she's begging for mercy. She's so afraid, 'Mother, don't kill me... I'm Ziyu... Mother... Mother... Ziyu is in pain...'"
Xiao Rong'er covered her ears. "Stop it... stop it! Stop it!"
"Ziyu was never as good as her sister... Mother only loves her sister..."
Tears streamed down Xiao Rong'er's face. "No... that's not true... you and your sister are both dear to me... I didn't mean to..."
"Mother, it's so cold down here. Will you come and keep Ziyu company?"
"Keep Ziyu company..."
Xiao Rong'er was in a daze, walking unsteadily to the edge of the lotus pond.
Just as she was about to step into the pond, another voice called out from behind her, "Mother! You only care about your sister, don't you care about Liuying anymore? Liuying is suffering so much at Prince Jin's Manor—"
"Liuying!" She turned around, frantically searching for her elder daughter.
"Mother—come and keep Ziyu company—"
"Mother! Hurry to Prince Jin's Manor and save Liuying—"
"Mother! Why do you always favor your sister? You never listen to me... you never believe me... you killed me..."
"Mother, you've already killed your sister, are you going to kill me too? Do you truly not care if I live or die?"
The voices of her two daughters echoed in her ears.
Her mind felt like it had been split open by an ax, the pain making her unable to stand straight.
In a daze, she saw the mocking eyes of Zhongli Yuan.
"It's all your fault... all your fault... I'll kill you—"
Without hesitation, she thrust the sword forward!
Hot blood splattered her face.
She jolted back to her senses, looking at the person before her in disbelief.
But it wasn't Zhongli Yuan.
It was Elder Qiu of the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.
Elder Qiu had watched the Gongsun sisters grow up, doting on both of them. He had even nearly killed Tanzi over an argument with Gongsun Ziyu.
He was Xiao Rong'er's trusted ally.
Yet, she had just severed that alliance with her own hands.
"Ah..."
Xiao Rong'er stood frozen in disbelief.
"Lady..."
Elder Qiu, in agony, collapsed in a pool of blood.
"Elder Qiu was the most doting elder on Liuying. You've destroyed your daughter's support with your own hands..."
"Zhongli Yuan!"
Xiao Rong'er heard the voice demanding retribution again. She searched frantically with bloodshot eyes. "No... you're already dead... I must be dreaming... yes, it must be a dream... I didn't kill Elder Qiu... I didn't..."
She turned to leave.
But she slipped, falling backward and hitting her head on a hidden weapon that had rolled off Elder Qiu's body.
The sudden pain drained all her strength.
Suddenly, a shadow loomed over her.
She widened her eyes, staring in disbelief at the face above her.
Meng Qianqian smiled. "Don't worry, I won't kill you."
She took out the Thirteen Needles of the Netherworld. "Letting you die easily would be too merciful. I will repay you for what you did to my mother, and I will do it with interest. Rest assured, I won't kill Gongsun Liuying so quickly. You will have to watch your own daughter suffer, powerless to help her. That's only fair."
Xiao Rong'er's face contorted in terror. "Ah... ah... ah..."
Meng Qianqian asked, "Do you want to know who I am?"
Meng Qianqian leaned close to her ear. "I am Shang Jiu."
Xiao Rong'er's eyes widened in terror.
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After receiving his brother's order, Gongsun Yu immediately went to the dungeon, intending to cut off one of Yan Niangzi's fingers to threaten Meng Qianqian into exchanging prisoners.
When he entered the dungeon, he found that Yan Niangzi was already gone.
Not only that, but the other disciples who had been imprisoned were also released.
The dungeon was in a state of chaos, with the guards lying unconscious on the ground.
He murmured in shock, "What happened? Did someone break into the dungeon?"
"Master!"
At that moment, a patrolling disciple rushed into the dungeon, looking panicked.
He stared at the scene before him, equally shocked.
But he had no time to dwell on it. Swallowing hard, he reported, "Something terrible has happened! Lady injured many disciples... Elder Qiu went to stop her, and she... killed him!"
Gongsun Yu's face darkened. "What?"
The Thousand Mechanism Pavilion was in turmoil.
Meng Qianqian, carrying Yan Niangzi, quietly slipped out of the manor under Shangguan Ling's arrangements.
She rescued Shang Wuyou in the early part of the night and Yan Niangzi in the latter part.
Her husband and she took turns, while she was the only one who had to do all the hard work.
Shangguan Ling remarked that it was fortunate he stayed behind; otherwise, who would clean up this mess?
"Madam, should I prepare a carriage for you?"
"A carriage would be too noticeable. It's safer for me to go on foot."
Shangguan Ling opened his mouth to speak. "Well, that works."
The hawk led the way.
Its sharp eyes spotted the pursuing experts from the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion without missing a detail.
Yan Niangzi lay on Meng Qianqian's back.
Due to the Bone-Softening Powder, she couldn't muster much strength. "Why save me? If you want revenge, you shouldn't show mercy."
"Don't flatter yourself."
Meng Qianqian followed the hawk, turning into a narrow alley and losing the pursuers from the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.
"I brought you out because I have questions."
Yan Niangzi didn't seem surprised by this answer. "What exactly... did you do to the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion? To have even the elders involved..."
Given her knowledge of the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, it seemed like this girl must have dug up the Gongsun family's ancestral graves.
"Nothing much."
Those things were done by Xiao Rong'er, not her, Yan Xiaojiu.
Yan Niangzi lifted her head and glanced at the hawk flying through the night. "That hawk, it's gotten fat."
The hawk's body shuddered, nearly falling from the sky!
Meng Qianqian hummed in agreement. "It's almost a fat bird."
The hawk: "......!!"
Meng Qianqian said, "I have a question for you."
Yan Niangzi, lacking energy, replied, "Can't you wait until we're safe to ask?"
Meng Qianqian honestly responded, "There are too many people. If we can't break through, I plan to leave you behind."
Yan Niangzi: "......"
Meng Qianqian asked, "Who is the man imprisoned in the array?"
Yan Niangzi asked in confusion, "What man? Is someone else imprisoned in that courtyard?"
"Damn."
Meng Qianqian closed her eyes and murmured, "I have to bring him out."
With a grim expression, Meng Qianqian brought Yan Niangzi to Prince Jin's Manor and headed straight for Master Ziwu's courtyard.
The door suddenly burst open, and Master Ziwu woke up in a panic, pulling the blanket over himself. "Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing in the middle of the night?"
A young lady shouldn't barge into someone's room at this hour!
"Oh, wrong room."
Meng Qianqian silently backed out and went to the next room.
She laid Yan Niangzi down, pulled back the curtain, and pointed to the man sleeping on the bed. "Do you know him?"
(End of Chapter)
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