Chapter 1019 The Unfortunate Person (I)

Under the dim moonlight, Xunzhen left Sixi Inn alone and walked quickly on the empty streets.

After about a cup of tea, Xunzhen turned into a dark alley and went straight to a house at the deepest part.

It is worth mentioning that this place is only one street away from the Xianwang Mansion. Standing in the alley and looking up, you can clearly see the glazed archway with the inscription "Purple Air Coming from the East" standing in front of the gate of the Xianwang Mansion.

The close distance between the two is enough to give you a glimpse of the situation.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

Accompanied by a low and rhythmic knock on the door, there was a rustling sound of footsteps in the silent courtyard. Then, a sneaky young man carefully opened the door a crack.

When he recognized Xunzhen's identity, his eyes changed quietly, and he quickly opened the gate and respectfully let Xunzhen into the courtyard.

"Greetings, Miss!"

In the dim courtyard, seven or eight men in black holding knives and swords bowed and saluted towards Xunzhen.

"How are you these days?"

"Reporting to the young lady, everything is peaceful and fine."

"That's good!"

Xunzhen looked around nonchalantly, then walked towards the north room where the yellow candlelight was dim.

"squeak!"

Pushing the door open, a small and shabby bedroom came into view. A tiny light cast two figures, one sitting and one standing, on the mottled wall.

Among them, the one standing by the bed with a bowl of rice porridge and a worried look in her eyes is Pan Yuyin. The one sitting in the corner of the bed with her knees hugged, looking dull and ashen... is Luo Ningyu who has been "missing for many days".

The tangled hair, the empty and dull eyes, the pale face, the tear-stained makeup, the skinny figure, the wrinkled and messy dress... all show how sad, desolate, miserable, and desperate Luo Ningyu is today.

One worry has not been resolved yet, and new sorrow is added.

With Luo Tianjin's life and death as the boundary, it seems that all the beauty in the world is given to Luo Ningyu at that time. Her parents are harmonious, her brothers and sisters are friendly, she is both talented and beautiful, her family is prominent, she is rich and prosperous, and everything she wants comes true... She is undoubtedly the object of envy of all women in the world.

However, in the past two years, she has experienced all the sorrows of the world: her brother was bedridden, her parents fell out with each other, her family fell into poverty, her lover left her, she was worried and worried, and endured humiliation... She truly experienced the fact that life and death are determined by fate, and that length of life is determined by nature.

It was as if I fell from heaven to hell overnight.

It is hard for ordinary people to imagine how a weak woman could stand firm in the ups and downs? How could she survive the great joys and sorrows to this day?

"Miss Xunzhen, you are here..."

Upon seeing Xunzhen, Pan Yuyin was startled at first, then showed a bitter expression. She cast her eyes on the food on the table that had already cooled down, and sighed, "For half a month, almost... every day. I have tried my best, but it is still useless. I can only feed her a few mouthfuls of porridge and rice when she is exhausted and faints from hunger."

"Has she been crying these days?"

"No." Pan Yuyin shook her head slowly. "She cried a lot in the first few days after she came, but she has become quieter these days. She has been lying on the bed like this, motionless and silent for two or three days. Miss Luo is still very weak, and she is depressed and overly worried... If she continues to hold on, I'm worried that she will be seriously injured and develop a chronic disease." "It won't be like this forever. After the 'Extermination of Traitors' is over tomorrow... dust to dust, dust to earth, it's time for Miss Luo to go home."

"That's right!" After being reminded by Xunzhen, Pan Yuyin suddenly realized, "Unconsciously, today is the fourth day of May, and tomorrow is the day to kill traitors...it's the Dragon Boat Festival." Realizing that he had said something wrong, Pan Yuyin quickly changed his words.

Hearing this, Luo Ningyu, who had been as still as a clay sculpture, moved her eyes slightly, and raised her head stiffly and slowly to look at Xunzhen, who was serious.

I don't know why? Xunzhen felt that Luo Ningyu's eyes today were a little...unusually deep. So much so that when she looked back at Luo Ningyu's eyes, her calm state of mind suddenly rippled for no reason.

Xunzhen seemed a little uncomfortable being "scrutinized". He forced a smile and said guiltily: "I had no choice but to let Miss Luo suffer here for so long. I hope you can forgive me. However, you will be able to go home soon..."

"Go home?" Luo Ningyu finally broke the silence, but her tone sounded a little playful, a little sarcastic, a little contemptuous, and a little disdainful. "Oh! After the 'Eradication of Traitors Conference' is over, will I... still have a home to return to?"

Although Luo Ningyu had a stubborn demeanor and spoke in a contemptuous manner, as soon as she spoke, her crystal clear tears still rolled down like a string of beads that had broken off the string.

Looking at the cowardly Luo Ningyu who asked Xunzhen an almost hoarse question, and thinking of her tragic experience, the kind-hearted Pan Yuyin could no longer hold back her inner pity. She suddenly felt her nose sore and tears welled up in her eyes.

In order to avoid attracting Luo Ningyu's attention, Pan Yuyin slightly turned sideways without leaving a trace, biting her lower lip with her pearly teeth, trying hard to restrain her tears from flowing.

"Those who left me, yesterday's day cannot be kept. Those who disturbed my heart, today's day is full of worries..." Luo Ningyu silently recited with tears in her eyes, seeming to cry and laugh, "Miss Xunzhen, after all this, you still want to send me home, you can be regarded as the greatest 'good man' in the world. It's just that..."

Having said this, the smile in Luo Ningyu's eyes gradually dissipated like smoke, and a trace of sinister murderous intent slowly emerged from between her brows. She said word by word: "It's just that your 'kindness' is 'hypocrisy'. You are the biggest 'hypocrite' in the world."

"Miss Luo, you..."

Before Pan Yuyin could come out to smooth things over, Xunzhen had already waved her hand to interrupt her defense. Silently watching Luo Ningyu glaring at him, Xunzhen's thoughts became more and more complicated, and his expression became more and more entangled.

She wanted to say something several times but stopped herself, but in the end she couldn't resist the tightening of her throat and the slight trembling of her lips and teeth. After a long silence, Xunzhen finally mustered up the courage and apologized sincerely in the calmest voice possible: "Miss Luo, I'm sorry..."

“If I kill your mother and grandfather, the only relatives you have left in the world… and then use a casual ‘I’m sorry’ to brush it off, will you forgive me?” As if deeply hurt by Xunzhen’s “nonchalant” attitude, or perhaps through her apology, she had confirmed the horrible thoughts in her heart that she was most unwilling to admit, Luo Ningyu could no longer suppress her inner excitement. She completely ignored her physical weakness and the numbness of her limbs, staggered to her feet, staggered to Xunzhen, and sneered, “Thanks to you for keeping me under house arrest for half a month, I had enough time to sort out all the clues and solve all the doubts…”

"What clues? What doubts?" Xunzhen didn't seem to understand what Luo Ningyu meant. "It's wrong for me to put you under house arrest, but Palace Master Xie has an appointment with you..."

"It has nothing to do with Second Uncle Xie! Because you were the one who planned the whole thing. It was you who tricked Liu Xunyi into returning to the Xianwang Mansion. It was you who instigated Second Uncle Xie to take revenge on Mother and Grandpa. It was you who carefully designed one trap after another and played everyone in the palm of your hand... Xunzhen, you and I met by chance and have no grudges against each other. Why did you destroy my family? Why? Why..."

Luo Ningyu became more and more excited as she spoke. She grabbed Xunzhen's collar with both hands and shook him violently, but Xunzhen did not resist at all from beginning to end, nor did he even make a single statement in defense.

"Miss Luo, calm down. Things are not what you think..."

"Get out of here!" An enraged Luo Ningyu pushed Pan Yuyin, who had stepped forward to dissuade her, aside fiercely, and angrily rebuked her, "My father had deep feelings for the Pan family when he was alive. In order to help you resolve the crisis, he did not hesitate to drag Shaolin into the water and become an enemy of the Qin family... As the granddaughter of Mr. Pan, instead of being grateful, you repay kindness with enmity and help them bully the 'orphans and widows' of the Xianwang Mansion. You gloat over other people's misfortunes and add insult to injury... Pan Yuyin, your 'false compassion' is even worse than Xunzhen's. I know you like Liu Xunyi, but you can't forget about propriety and honor just because you like him. What is your intention in doing this? Where is your conscience?"

“No…” Pan Yuyin was caught off guard by Luo Ningyu’s scolding. She was immediately confused and shook her head in panic, “It’s not like that! It’s not like that! It’s true that I wanted to save Brother Liu, but I never thought of hurting you, let alone adding insult to injury… Miss Luo, you misunderstood us…”

"Misunderstanding? You are clearly ready to fight, why do you still have to find so many excuses to justify yourself?" Luo Ningyu, who had been unable to sleep or eat for half a month, could no longer resist the weakness of her body after the "torture" just now. She was exhausted and gradually loosened Xunzhen's robe. She collapsed to the ground like a deflated ball, and lamented weakly, "You colluded with each other to deal with mother and grandfather. Not only did you not admit that your actions were despicable, but you shamelessly said something like 'misunderstanding'... Let me ask, is there anyone in the world more shameless than you?"

"Excuse me for being blunt, but in terms of being mean and shameless... we are not even one tenth as mean as Qingfeng and Ling Xiaoxiao. Miss Luo, you know very well that we are not acting unreasonably against Qingfeng and Ling Xiaoxiao, nor are we simply trying to clear Liu Xunyi of the charges. The more important reason is to avenge the deceased Alliance Leader Luo... your biological father. As for the real cause of Alliance Leader Luo's death, who killed him... I think Palace Master Xie has already told you everything clearly." Xunzhen leaned over to support the shaky Luo Ningyu, and said righteously, "I know you are in great pain being caught in the middle, and I understand how much you care about them. The feelings between Ling Xiaoxiao and Qingfeng are far beyond the comprehension of outsiders like us. But kindness is kindness, hatred is hatred, and the truth is the truth, and it will not change in the slightest because of anyone's wishes. You only see that we are in collusion today, but have you ever seen how Qingfeng and Ling Xiaoxiao hid the truth in the past? You accuse me of being the mastermind behind the scenes... I can't refute it, because I was indeed involved in it, and secretly helped Liu Xunyi and Master Xie solve many problems. If it weren't for me... Liu Xunyi might not be alive today, and Master Xie might not have found a chance to avenge your father..."

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　There have been a lot of things going on these past two days, and life has been quite hectic, so the updates may be a little unstable, sorry~
　　
　
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