Ye Shiqing, who was lying on the bed, heard the movement in front of the window and subconsciously knew what had happened.

He endured the pain, propped himself up, and saw blood flowing from Li Niang's arm.

The man in black was approaching with a shining knife in his hand. Li Niang recognized the cloudy eyes and found that he was the doctor who treated Ye Shiqing.

She was shaking all over and couldn't help but shrink back. She retreated to Ye Shiqing's bed, knelt down with a plop, and begged for mercy.

"Please... don't kill us."

"Please, don't kill Zhou Lang."

"You have swindled all the money away, haven't you? What else do you want?"

The man in black had blood on his hands and held a long knife in his hand. He sneered and said, "Li Niang, how can the lady be at ease if you don't die?"

"You and your lover must die today!"

'call out! ’

The long knife was swung down suddenly, and Li Niang was frightened and screamed.

In an instant, Ye Shiqing pounced forward fiercely and heard the sound of a sharp blade piercing into flesh. The sound exploded beside his ear like a string.

She thought she was going to hell, but she found a heavy body pressing on her.

You can also faintly smell a strong smell of blood mixed with a light fragrance. It belongs to Ye Shiqing.

Ye Shiqing vomited blood and looked at her with a weak breath.

"Li Niang..."

The white clothes on his back were stained blood red by the knife that the man in black had just chopped down.

Li Niang instantly realized that it was he who blocked the knife for her.

"Li Niang..."

Li Niang cried bitterly: "Mr. Zhou, you can't die, you can't die!"

"I'm sorry for holding you back!"

She held Ye Shiqing in her arms, her body stained with blood, and shouted at the man in black in front of her with all her might: "You took the money and gave it to Madam Shen."

"How much more are you going to push me into?"

"You killed my brother, and now you won't let me go. What did I do wrong?"

"What else do you want?"

The overwhelming cries echoed throughout the inn.

The man in black in front of him was a little flustered. He held a long knife in his hand and said coldly: "If you want to blame someone, blame your greed. As long as you are alive, Madam Shen will be uneasy."

The long sword swung down fiercely, and Ye Shiqing turned over again, protecting Li Niang under him.

"Mr. Zhou...Mr. Zhou!"

Li Niang's heart-wrenching cries instantly attracted the innkeeper, and then the sound of footsteps came from downstairs.

"What happened?" The innkeeper's voice sounded outside the door.

Seeing this, the man in black suddenly jumped out of the side window and disappeared into the night.

The room was filled with a strong smell of blood. Li Niang, with red eyes, held the bloody Ye Shiqing in her arms.

At this moment, Ye Shiqing's back was stained red with blood, his breath was weak, and he stretched out his slender fingers with blood on his hands.

His cold fingers fell on Li Niang's face. He smiled bitterly and said weakly, "Li Niang, I'm sorry. I promised you something, but I'm going to break my promise."

"If there is an afterlife, I will definitely meet you sooner, marry you, spend my life together, and never set foot in Yanjing City again."

"After I die, you don't need to send me back to Xiangyang. Just bury my body under a sweet-scented osmanthus tree you like in Huaiyang."

"I'll see you safe next year."

"Li Niang, avenge me..."

"Mrs. Shen...!"

After the tragic voice, Ye Shiqing was no longer able to breathe.

In the room, Li Niang hugged his "corpse" and cried breathlessly.

“Why, why do you all have to die?”

"Why, Master Zhou!"

"Mrs. Shen, why do you force me like this?"

"You killed my blood relatives and slaughtered my beloved ones, hahahaha."

There was a sudden loud thunder outside, and the rustling sound of the thunder and rain made the windows creak.

The shop owner sighed and said, "Madam, the person is already dead, report it to the police."

"What bad luck!"

At this moment, Li Niang was lying on the ground, hugging Ye Shiqing's body and crying bitterly, with a hint of hatred rising in her drooping eyes.

"Pingyang Marquis Shen family...hahahaha."

"Mrs. Shen, even if my Li Niang falls into the underworld, I will not let you go!"

"Boom!" Thunder exploded!

In the second half of the night, the thunder stopped and only a drizzling rain remained.

The room was filled with the smell of blood, but Li Niang still didn't dare to report to the authorities because she knew it was useless.

She looked at the person in her arms and her whole body was shaking.

She thought she could spend the rest of her life with Ye Shiqing, but he died to protect her.

In the middle of the night, Li Niang carried Ye Shiqing, covered in blood, to the dense forest on the outskirts of the city. She asked someone to find a coffin, put her favorite things in the coffin, and put Ye Shiqing's body inside, and buried it under a sweet-scented osmanthus tree.

She saw the osmanthus tree when she went out after she and Ye Shiqing came to Huaiyang.

She would fold one and place it next to Ye Shiqing’s pillow every day.

The drizzle fell softly as Li Niang knelt in front of the grave, feeling hopeless about life.

"Mr. Zhou, I will not betray you and will avenge you!"

After drinking a glass of cold wine, Li Niang ignored the blood on her arm, got on a carriage and headed straight for Yanjing City.

It's also strange to say.

After the death of her two lovers, they asked her to bury them under the osmanthus tree, and both of them died to protect her.

Ye Shiqing had been with her for almost a month, and her love for him was as deep as the ocean.

Once he was chased for her and lay dying on the bed, and once he sacrificed his life for her.

In the woods, a group of people hiding in the dark saw Li Niang get on the carriage and head towards Yanjing City, and then they came out of the night.

Several people quickly dug out Ye Shiqing who was buried under the osmanthus tree.

"Hurry up, don't suffocate Mr. Ye to death."

The men worked quickly and dug out the coffin in a short while.

The coffin was opened and Ye Shiqing was lying quietly in the coffin, breathing weakly.

Yun Lan helped the man up, patted his face, and turned to look at Shen Mi who was standing beside him.

"Miss, Master Shen is not breathing."

Shen Mi walked over, squatted down, and stuffed a pill into Ye Shiqing's mouth.

"Wait a minute, he took my medicine ahead of time."

Sure enough, within a moment, everyone heard Ye Shiqing's slight cough.

Yun Lan asked: "Mr. Ye, how do you feel?"

Ye Shiqing slowly opened his eyes and looked up to see a delicate and exquisite face.

He panted, slowly stood up, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and looked at Shen Mi: "Miss, you are really playing a big chess game."

“I almost suffocated.”

Shen Mi laughed and said, "If the play is not true, how can people be immersed in it?"

"Isn't it possible that Master Ye has also gotten into the role?"

Ye Shiqing quickly shook his head: "Miss, you misunderstood. I swear to heaven that I did not touch Li Niang at all."

"This Li Niang is also a lover, but she has taken a path of no return."

Shen Mi smiled and said, "It's okay for you to touch me. I rescued you from the slave market, but to me, you are free, not my slave."

"Now that the matter is done, the transaction between you and me is also over. I will return your slavery and your freedom."

"You can disguise yourself and go to Mingyang City to pick up your sister."

Ye Shiqing showed a look of gratitude on his face, his eyes fell on the slave contract in Shen Mi's hand, and his heart moved slightly.

He reached out and took the slave contract, raised his eyes to look at Shen Mi, then knelt down with a plop.

"Miss, you are so kind. I, Ye Shiqing, will definitely repay you in the future!"

Shen Mi lowered his eyes and looked at her, his gaze falling on his back which was stained red with blood.

Although they were all minor injuries, they were still heartbreaking.

She took out a bag of silver from her sleeve and handed it to Ye Shiqing.

"Now, my mother's dowry has been returned, thanks to you for accompanying me in the play for a month. You don't owe me anything. Take this money for your journey."

Ye Shiqing took the silver and said sincerely, "Thank you, Miss."

Shen Mi pursed her lips and said, "Mr. Ye, I am a little curious. The Fourth Master of Yanjing City seems to know you."

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