Forced to be a third person: I turned around and left the palace to marry a villain

"Cao Ling, if I do as you ask, will you really let An Yun go?"

The moonlight was once again obscured by clouds. Jiang Xue stood in the shadows, faintly revealing a murderous aura.

Although her voice was calm and gentle, the threat contained in it was chilling.

The people who were originally surrounding her felt an invisible pressure and retreated one after another.

This woman is not to be trifled with!

Those people unconsciously showed expressions of fear.

"If you can satisfy me, I will consider releasing her."

Cao Ling, who thought he had the upper hand, seemed unaware of the change in Jiang Xue's aura and continued speaking arrogantly.

"Really? But your reputation is not trustworthy."

Jiang Xue slowly raised her head, her deep eyes flashing with cold determination.

Cao Ling quickly took out a bamboo flute from his arms and was about to blow it hard, but suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his wrist and couldn't help but let go of An Yun's hand.

"Don't even think about succeeding!" Jiang Xue realized that Cao Ling was approaching just to hold An Yun hostage, so he immediately increased the strength in his hands.

However, a black rope had been wrapped around his arm at some point.

This seemingly ordinary rope seemed to have life, tightly wrapping around Cao Ling's arms, making him unable to move.

Jiang Xue took the opportunity to pull An Yun under her protection, then put the bamboo flute to her lips, and the clear flute sound rang out in the yard.

"Snakes, snakes everywhere." As Jiang Xue played the flute, many snakes soon appeared in the yard, and they began to crawl towards the guys who had laughed at them before.

Those people who were brought by Cao Ling with the intention of humiliating Jiang Xue were frightened by this sudden scene and fled in panic.

"Take Cao Ling away and clean up the others." Surrounded by the swarm of snakes, the people brought by Cao Ling lost their ability to move due to the snake venom, and the beggars who were used by Cao Ling to humiliate Jiang Xue were no longer able to resist.

Cao Ling felt the fear of being entangled by snakes and his face turned pale. The two snakes were tightly wrapped around his neck, just like he had done to An Yun before, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

When Cao Ling saw the people around him dying painfully under the attack of the snakes, his fear reached its peak.

After confirming that there were no other living people except Cao Ling, Jiang Xue put down the bamboo flute, looked back at the frightened people, and left the yard with An Yun.

"Looks like I don't need to do it myself." Xiao Zhan was standing on a distant building. After seeing Jiang Xue leave safely, he smiled with relief.

"You called me here just to let me see her abilities?" Chu Jingming stood beside him and said, looking towards the yard.

"My princess is not an ordinary person. It's not easy for you to control her."

Xiao Zhan tilted his head and said, "I understand what you mean when you look at me like that. We have been together for many years, and I know exactly what you are thinking. When you showed interest in Xiaoxue before, I knew you wanted her to help you with ideas.

If it was anyone else, I could let you use it directly, but Xiaoxue is different, she is mine, and I don’t want her to get involved in the disputes in Xiyong and take risks.”

The court situation in Xiyong was more complicated than that in Beiling, and the ruler there was even more brutal than Xiao Yan.

Xiao Zhan was unwilling to let Xiaoxue go to such a place.

Chu Jingming looked at him silently. He had never failed to get what he wanted.

"Do you think you can get everything you want?" Xiao Zhan spoke his mind.

Xiao Zhan and Chu Jingming are essentially similar people, so he knows Chu Jingming's thoughts very well.

"If it were me who asked to borrow Yunyan from you, would you lend it to me?" Xiao Zhan asked.

"Absolutely not." Chu Jingming replied immediately, "She is my weapon, and only for my use."

He has a strong possessiveness towards Yunyan.

"Xiaoxue is as important to me as Yunyan is to you. If anyone dares to take her away, then forget about our friendship."

The smile on Xiao Zhan's face disappeared and he became serious.

Facing such a determined Xiao Zhan, Chu Jingming felt the arrogance and indifference beneath his gentle appearance, which was no different from his own.

"I understand." Chu Jingming said after a while.

What they have in common is that they become like Shura in order to protect the people they care about.

When they saw their rescued children, the two clan leaders knelt down excitedly and expressed their gratitude to Shangguan Jin.

"There's no need to do this, two clan leaders. It was my negligence that led to this." Shangguan Jin hurriedly helped them up and cast a grateful look at Jiang Xue.

"Your Highness, the people have returned safely, and the clan leaders no longer have to be threatened by the Fourth Prince. I hope you can allow me to deal with Cao Ling." Thanks to Jiang Xue's help, Shangguan Jin took the initiative again, so he readily agreed to her request.

After checking An Yun's physical condition and confirming that she was fine, Jiang Xue took Cao Ling back to the Young Master's Mansion. Looking at Cao Ling who was tortured by the snake venom, Jiang Xue's eyes became even colder.

"Mr. Cao, how do you feel?"

Jiang Xue sat on the bench, leaning slightly with one hand on the edge of the bench and tapping the tabletop with the other hand.

After being bitten by the snake, Cao Ling felt dizzy and the image of Jiang Xue in front of him became blurry.

He didn't want to appear weak in front of her, so he tried to open his eyes wide, looked at her with all his strength, and cursed, "Damn it, you actually used such a despicable method."

Jiang Xue smiled faintly: "Despicable? Compared to Master Cao, I am far worse. At least I didn't use others as hostages to threaten you."

"Stop talking nonsense. Now that I'm in your hands, you can do whatever you want with me, kill me or chop me up. Just do it quickly." Cao Ling shouted angrily.

Jiang Xue stood up, holding a bamboo flute, and walked to Cao Ling. She lifted his chin with the tip of the flute and looked down at him: "If I wanted to kill you, I would have let the snake bite me a few more times. Why would I bother to catch you? I need you to tell me about Cao Zhiqing."

When Jiang Xue heard Cao Ling mention Cao Zhiqing in the yard, she felt that things were not simple.

Neither the Young Master's Mansion nor the Crown Prince's Mansion would easily deal with an insignificant woman.

Therefore, what happened to Cao Zhiqing was most likely an elaborate trap designed to pit Cao Ling against the Young Master's Mansion.

"You know clearly what you have done." Thinking of everything Cao Zhiqing had gone through, Cao Ling felt a surge of rage in his heart. His strength seemed to be growing, and he almost broke free from his restraints.

Jiang Xue expressionlessly used the bamboo flute to press a certain acupuncture point on Cao Ling's body, further restricting his movements: "If you don't want to talk, I have plenty of ways to make you talk, but it may be a heavy price for you."

As she spoke, she took out a small bottle from her sleeve: "Here is a pill. If you take it, you will tell me everything, without hiding anything. After all, who doesn't have some little secrets in their heart that they don't want others to know?

Third Master Cao, I'm sure you don't want to reveal all your secrets in front of me, your enemy, right? But if you insist, I won't stop you."

"Dream on!" Cao Ling gritted his teeth and tried with all his might to break through the acupoints sealed by Feng Mingyi, but it was of no use.

"Master Cao, forcing it is not a good idea. I sealed not only your acupuncture points, but also your meridians. If you force it, it will only hurt your internal organs. Don't blame me for not warning you when the time comes."

After she finished speaking, she touched it lightly, and the red silk on the mouth of the medicine bottle slid down, and the fragrance of the red pills went straight into her nose.

"Mr. Cao, you make your own choice. Do you want to confess voluntarily, or do you want me to force you to tell it?"

Under Feng Mingyi's powerful aura, even if Cao Ling was a thousand times reluctant, he had no choice but to give in.

If Jiang Xue knew about his improper relationship with Cao Zhiqing, it would probably cause an uproar.

After a moment's silence, he told Jiang Xue exactly what Jun Li and Shangguan Xi had told him.