Half-dead paulownia

(in the secret room)

"Little prince, where do you think Princess Zining will be hidden?" Liu Meng, who was at the entrance of one of the caves, asked Anling Yuhao in a low voice, observing the surroundings with alert eyes.

"I didn't expect that this ghost king's lair is so big, even if you sneak in, it's like being in a maze." Anling Yuhao said with frowning.

"Yeah, it's like an underground palace, and it's so luxurious."

"It seems that the two of us can only act separately, which may be faster."

"Little prince, it's not allowed. It's too dangerous to do so. I must be by your side to protect you."

"I'm such an old man, yet you talk about protecting me every day."

"No matter how old the little prince is, Liu Meng must always protect the little prince's safety. This is my mission."

"There is an exception, and protection is also prioritized. The most important thing now is to rescue Zining. The two of us have a bigger and more dangerous goal together. Why don't we go find it separately."

"The little prince..."

"What? Could it be that you want to reveal your identity? This will delay the matter even more, or it will harm me. Could it be that you want me to die here..."

"I don't dare! This subordinate just obeys orders." Liu Meng hurriedly interrupted Anling Yuhao's words, turned around and walked towards another cave entrance, for fear that he would accuse him of another crime. Anling Yuhao couldn't hold back Liu Meng every time. When the time comes, he will use his crooked brain, making Liu Meng unable to parry.

(in the Chamber of Secrets)

"Report! Ghost King, there is a masked woman who asked to see her, saying..." The guard stumbled to a halt.

"Say what?" came a majestic, ghostly voice.

"Say... say you want to see the ghost king, and say..." The guard trembled and dared not continue.

"What else?" he asked sharply.

"Subordinates should die, subordinates should die. She said that only incompetent rats would use such indecent methods." The guard knelt on the ground with a plop, stammering.

"Haha... She really came." The ghost king suddenly laughed arrogantly, but the eyes under this smile were full of murderous intentions.

"Bring her in." He said unhurriedly, but his eagle-like sharp eyes flashed a trace of strangeness.

"Obey." The guards, who seemed to have received an amnesty, hurried away when they heard the order.

"Let go of me, you slaves!" Several tall and strong guards escorted a masked woman who was strongly resisting to the ghost king's room.

"Huh? Why is the back of the masked woman who was escorted just now so familiar?" Anling Yuhao, who was looking for Zining, separated from Liu Meng, was looking alone, and suddenly saw a few guards escorting a masked woman Walking towards a room, he couldn't help but feel suspicious, and followed secretly. After seeing them enter the room, he chose a hidden corner to listen to the movement in the room.

"An Ruo, stay safe and sound!" An evil voice came faintly through the cold mask.

"Let go of me, you bastards, who are you?" An Ruo stared angrily at the man in front of him who was wearing a mask and exuding a chill all over his body.

"Let go, how can you treat our honorable queen like this? You really didn't take good care of me! It's because I didn't teach my subordinates well, it's really rude, it looks like a bunch of trash!" As he spoke, he saw a dazzling cold light The impact came in an instant, and the cold air seemed to stab the muscles and bones. Before he could open his eyes to see clearly, several guards who escorted An Ruo fell to their feet. There was no trace of blood seeping out, but they had already died of breath.

An Ruo froze there, did not expect the ghost king to have such profound internal strength, and a vicious heart covered by that mask, without the slightest hesitation, he ended the life of others in a few words, it seems that the person in front of him is completely gone Bloody, also human and demon.

"An Ruo, how are you? Are you satisfied with the discipline of the guards?" He asked An Ruo evilly.

"You? You actually killed them?" An Ruo asked angrily.

"It's you who said they are useless. Since they are useless, why stay here? It's you who decided their fate, why blame me instead?"

"You...you are a devil." An Ruo clenched his fists tightly and said viciously.

"I'm a devil? Do you think that by doing a few good deeds, you can wash yourself clean, and you've really become a living Bodhisattva who saves suffering? Devils are always devils. How can you wash off those bloodthirsty hands? "Without a trace of anger, the ghost king directly stabbed An Ruo's pain, like a sharp sword, hitting the vital point directly and impartially.

"You are... Ji Zhan!" An Ruo said affirmatively, but his eyes were full of doubts, and his clenched fists did not relax for a moment.

"The devil really can smell the smell of the devil, and the blood in our bodies is still connected!" It was still pressing every sentence, without the slightest hint of letting go of An Ruo.

"Yes... the queen mother? The queen mother is actually a ghost, how is it possible?" Anling Yuhao who was hiding in the corner seemed unwilling to accept this fact, his handsome face was full of doubts, and he was about to rush in, but was abruptly stopped by a person stop.Anling Yuhao, who was about to fight back, took a closer look, and it turned out that it was Liu Meng who was by his side at some time.

"Little prince, don't be impulsive. The current situation is very unfavorable to us. Let's wait and see what happens." Liu Meng responded in a low voice.

Anling Yuhao didn't answer, but he didn't continue to act either. He was acquiescing to Liu Meng's statement, but there was a little sentimentality in those deep eyes.

The conversation between An Ruo and the ghost king not only shocked Anling Yuhao, but the room separated by a curtain also had an expression of surprise, but they couldn't make any sound. In this room, she stared at Lie Sha resentfully, but what she got in return was his calmness as if he knew everything.It turned out that the ghost king had arranged this on purpose. Since he intended for her to hear this, the conversation would not stop there. It seems that the game set by the ghost king this time continued as he expected.

"It turns out that you are the ghost king now. What do you want? Where is Zi Ning?" An Ruo asked eagerly.

"An Ruo, fortunately we are also brothers and sisters of the same school, why don't we care about the situation of our seniors these years?" The ghost king ignored her question.

"I'm just here to take Zining away."

"Your temper doesn't seem to have changed at all. Anling Mingcheng's taste is really strange."

"Is Zining here?"

"An Ruo, you want to save Zining so much? Do you know whose child she is?"

"Of course Huanzhao's princess, Linghan's daughter."

"And what about her mother?"

"Zhenyi!"

"I thought you didn't know, it seems that you know everything, so now you are risking your life to save Zi Ning, is it for the redemption in your heart?"

"Atonement?"

"Don't you think Zhenyi's death has nothing to do with you?"

"Jizhan, you are not qualified to say that."

"I'm not qualified? When Ling Han betrayed Zhenyi and Mengli, he abandoned his pregnant wife just for Anling Xuantian. What reason do you have for Zhenyi to live? Ling Han is the heinous devil. "The ghost king couldn't suppress his anger, and his eyes seemed to shoot through everything.

"Ling Han didn't fail Zhenyi, the one who really failed Zhenyi was..." An Ruo responded excitedly.

"Who is it? Do you dare to say that Ling Han loves her?" He asked tightly.

"Ling Han... really doesn't love her." An Ruo said painfully.

"Facing a man who doesn't love her all day long, how can Zhenyi be happy? It was you who ordered Anling Xuantian to come to the capital of Huanzhao, seduced Ling Han, disturbed Chao Gang, and finally forced Zhenyi to commit suicide. You created it with your own hands." The ghost king's angry eyes were filled with endless hatred, like a huge whirlpool, wanting to destroy everything.

"My father betrayed my mother? Did they cause this tragedy? Since I was young, I didn't have my mother's love, and I was bullied in the deep palace. Could it be that they caused everything? Impossible , this is not true, my father loves me so much, my mother died in an accident, these are not true..." Zi Ning in another room opened her eyes wide, and the crystal tears under the thick eyelashes instantly It slipped down and hit the white clothes like jade drop by drop, smudging the traces one by one but revealing the loneliness and sadness like dead branches and leaves, and then connected into pieces, unable to distinguish between white and gray, and merged together Struggling and entangled in this chaos, they will still be unable to escape the fate of being swallowed.Lie Sha on the side didn't say much, and even the evil that always appeared on his face was a little more tender. Zi Ning still quietly listened to the conversation next door, still silently crying like rain.

And who knows that under this kind of grievance, those lives like a chess game are so tightly controlled that there is no room for doubt, so they are firmly pressed on the chessboard, and those youths that should belong to themselves have to bear Other people's shackles, right or wrong?Is it true?After all, the fate that deviated from the track still refused to let her go.

"Jizhan, don't you really understand anything?" An Ruo said regretfully.

"I don't understand, I don't understand anything, I just know that I love Zhenyi, I can bring her happiness, you ruined everything, you ruined her, you made Zining an orphan without motherly love, It was you who made Zhen Yi a puppet without love." The ghost king almost roared, the power from his body seemed to be gushing out, sending out bursts of cold air.

"Hmph, do you love her? How dare you say you love her?" An Ruo said disdainfully.

"My love for Zhenyi will never change until death. Since you have ruined her, then I want you to pay back everything, but not now. I want you to experience the pain of losing your beloved and slowly torture you." Ghost King Said strangely.

"If Zhenyi could have heard this earlier, hey..." An Ruo hesitated to speak, as if she was preoccupied.

"Today I can let you take Zining away. The accounts between us will be settled slowly. Don't be too impatient, otherwise there will be no fun. Go to the door to meet him. I have sent someone to the entrance of the cave, too. Going out late, I'm afraid that if there is any mistake, it will not be my responsibility." Ghost King said to himself.

"Zhan, blind hatred will only make you fall into the abyss that will never be redeemed." After saying that, An Ruo walked away.