Chapter 79 Blood Ring
Luoshuichunfang.
There was a series of rapid knocks on Hongluan's window.
The maid Yi Yi hurried over to open the window.
The leader of the men in black had a cold expression on his face and came in quickly carrying a bloody cloth bag.
He slammed the bag down on the table with a loud thump.
"Miss Hongluan, I brought the things."
Hongluan frowned, covered her nose with a handkerchief, and said, "Open it quickly!"
The leader of the men in black was impatient, but still opened the bag as he was told.
Inside, a severed hand with a jade ring on it appeared, with blood still not coagulated.
Hongluan walked forward, took off the jade ring on the severed hand, and put it on herself without hesitation.
The corner of his mouth curled up into a strange smile, and he said: "My things are not worthy of everyone. If you take something from me, you must pay with your life."
Yiyi stood aside, her face pale with fright, but she dared not make a sound.
Hongluan's eyes widened as she murmured to herself, "Jiang Lingyin, you can't pay me back even if you have ten lives!"
Yiyi couldn't help but say, "Miss, is this too cruel?"
Hongluan turned her head abruptly and glared at Yiyi fiercely: "Cruel? Jiang Lingyin caused me to lose so much, this is nothing! I will make her live a life worse than death!"
Yiyi trembled, lowered her head and said nothing more.
Hongluan continued to talk to herself: "I must make her pay double for the pain I've endured!"
There was a crazy and distorted expression on her face, which looked particularly hideous and terrifying under the candlelight.
The leader of the men in black stood aside, his eyes full of disdain.
He said coldly: "I really don't understand why Wang Ji would let me, the best ninja, work for a stupid Longyuan woman like you."
When Hongluan heard this, her face darkened and she shouted angrily, "What did you say? How dare you look down on me?"
The leader of the men in black snorted coldly: "Humph, what great things can you accomplish with your brainless behavior?"
Hongluan was so angry that she was shaking all over. She pointed at the leader of the men in black and said, "You are just a slave who follows orders. What qualifications do you have to judge me?"
The leader of the men in black crossed his arms and said sarcastically, "If it weren't for Wang Ji's order, I would never cooperate with a fool like you."
Hong Luan gritted her teeth and said, "Just wait for me. I will settle the score with you after I have dealt with Jiang Lingyin!"
The leader of the men in black smiled contemptuously: "I'm just afraid you don't have the ability."
Hongluan's eyes widened with anger and she yelled, "Get lost!"
The leader of the men in black said no more, turned around and left, leaving Hongluan stamping her feet in anger.
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royal palace.
Jiaofang Hall.
Empress Zong Zheng Fu Yue was lazily soaking in a bathtub filled with the aroma of herbs. The steaming heat made her face look even more beautiful.
At this time, Nanny Lin Su walked in quietly and said respectfully, "Empress, Zhao Guangwen is back."
Zongzheng Fuyue slightly opened her eyes, and her voice was gentle but with a hint of majesty: "Oh? Did he bring back the news that I wanted?"
Lin Su bowed his head and replied, "This old servant has not yet learned about it. He is waiting outside, waiting for the Queen to summon him."
Zong Zheng Fu Yue gently moved the petals on the water surface, thought for a moment and said, "Let him in."
Lin Su responded, "Yes, Your Majesty." Then she turned around and went out to summon Zhao Guangwen.
After a while, Zhao Guangwen came in and bowed, saying, "Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen."
Zongzheng Fuyue said: "No need to be polite, tell me, how is the matter going?"
Zhao Guangwen looked up at the queen soaking in the bathtub, then lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, there has been some progress, but..."
Zongzheng Fuyue frowned: "Just what? Stop hesitating, just say it!"
Zhao Guangwen took a deep breath and said, "It was just that we encountered some minor setbacks along the way, but they have been properly resolved."
The small setback that Zhao Guangwen mentioned was that he had someone capture a servant's family member and cut off an ear of the five-year-old son in front of him.
Zong Zheng Fu Yue gently leaned on the edge of the bathtub and said, "Tell me about it in detail."
Zhao Guangwen then reported the entire incident to the Queen.
Empress Zong Zheng Fu Yue slowly stood up from the bathtub and stared at Zhao Guangwen with a serious expression.
Said: "Zhao Guangwen, stop talking nonsense. I asked you to find out why Ye Wenjing recovered so quickly. Did you find out?
Wasn't it said that he was blind, deaf, and had crippled legs? How come he showed up at the palace banquet on the birthday celebration? And his eyes and ears were healed. Who treated him?"
Zhao Guangwen hurriedly bowed his head and replied respectfully: "Empress, after much investigation, we found that Ye Wenjing's eyes and ears were healed before he returned to Beijing. We have not yet found out who treated him. However..."
Zongzheng Fuyue urged impatiently, "But what? Tell me now!"
Zhao Guangwen swallowed his saliva and continued, "However, Ye Wenjing's poison relapsed once after he returned to the capital. He was cured by Bai Yin, the divine doctor, Jiang Yuanchan's daughter Jiang Lingyin. This news was only known by bribing a servant in the general's mansion."
Zongzheng Fuyue frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Jiang Yuanchan's daughter? The Jiang family is becoming more and more unpredictable. Have you continued to investigate Jiang Lingyin's background?"
Zhao Guangwen looked embarrassed and said, "My lady, Jiang Lingyin was a mediocre person in the past, but she suddenly became a sensation during the Wanshou Festival.
Because she made... our Eighth Prince kneel down, she was sent to a farm outside Beijing by Prime Minister Jiang to reflect on her mistakes. It was difficult to find out what happened to her at the farm for a while.
The farms outside Beijing are heavily guarded and outsiders cannot get in at all.
But I will continue to work hard and have someone investigate it carefully, and I will definitely live up to your expectations."
Zongzheng Fuyue snorted coldly: "It's better to do this. If you can't find out the reason, you know the consequences!"
Zhao Guangwen's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he quickly said, "Don't worry, Madam, I will do my best."
at the same time.
*** Mansion.
At night, everything is silent.
Nanny Gan Yuanshuang was pacing in the yard.
Suddenly, a carrier pigeon flapped its wings and landed, and she took the pigeon to deliver the letter.
After just one look, his face suddenly changed and he hurried straight to Li Huan's room.
Before she even entered the door, Gan Yuanshuang shouted, "Princess, something bad is happening!"
Li Huan was dozing on the couch when she was startled by the sudden shout and sat up.
He frowned and asked, "Why are you so panicked?"
Gan Yuanshuang walked into the house quickly, panting and saying, "Princess, the Blood Shadow Sect failed. Jiang Lingyin is not dead. He even led people to break into the Blood Shadow Sect headquarters and captured the sect leader Luo Wuhen alive. He destroyed the entire Blood Shadow Sect!"
When Li Huan heard this, her eyes widened and she shouted in disbelief: "What? How is this possible!"
Before she finished her words, she felt her blood rushing up, and with a "puff" sound, she spat out a mouthful of blood.
Gan Yuanshuang hurried forward to support Li Huan and said anxiously: "Princess, you must take care of yourself!"
Li Huan pushed Gan Yuanshuang away and shouted angrily: "Jiang Lingyin, I cannot coexist with you!"