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The ground above was in complete chaos, since the snowy surface had turned into utter wreckage after experiencing a terrifying collapse.

Zhang Hu had almost fallen down and would have been buried inside the collapsed area, but Long Yi rescued him just in time.

At this moment, the two of them stood twenty steps away from the collapse point, and behind them stood one hundred guards who were still maintaining the posture of facing away with their eyes closed.

Zhang Hu had not yet remembered to give them permission to open their eyes, because he was staring at the snow that had crumbled into powder, and his legs suddenly gave out as he knelt on the ground.

It was over, everything was completely ruined!

Marquis Xuanping and Princess Xinyang had both met their end right under his eyelids!

If this matter were to spread back to the capital, he would definitely be blamed for failing to protect his masters. Failing to protect ordinary people might still give him a slight chance to survive, but these two were different: one was Empress Xiao’s most trusted elder brother, and the other was the Emperor’s most cherished younger sister.

Even if the Emperor and Empress merely needed someone to vent their fury on, he and the hundred men behind him were far from enough to appease the imperial wrath!

His gaze suddenly and sharply shifted toward Long Yi standing nearby.

Although he knew it was inappropriate, he truly had a brief moment in which the thought of killing him to silence him flashed through his mind.

Of course, it remained only a thought, since even if he added up his own strength and the strength of the one hundred soldiers behind him, they probably still would not be able to do anything to Long Yi.

Heaven must want him dead… heaven must really want him dead!

Long Yi stared steadily at the collapsed snow for a moment, then turned and began walking forward.

“Lo… Lord Long Yi!” Zhang Hu gathered his courage and called out to him, “Are you… returning to the capital to report the incident?”

Could he at least wait two more days? He still needed time to explain his final wishes to his family.

“To find the exit and rescue them.” Long Yi said coolly.

When Zhang Hu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then overwhelming joy surged through his heart. Even though he had already guessed as much, he still needed to confirm it, “Lord Long Yi, do you mean that… Lord Marquis and Her Highness… are still alive?”

“Yes.” Long Yi nodded.

The cave entrance had been sealed, which indeed blocked sound transmission to a certain extent, but Princess Xinyang had cried so loudly that even a deaf man could have heard it.

Zhang Hu, who had heard absolutely nothing: …I felt personally offended.

Zhang Hu intended to help search with him, but Long Yi rejected him, “Do not come here, you will step through the ground.”

The one foot that Zhang Hu had just lifted froze in mid-air. He awkwardly drew it back and asked Long Yi, “Then is there anything I can do?”

Long Yi thought for a moment and answered honestly, “Disappear.”

Zhang Hu: “…”

……

Underground, the two people trapped inside the pitch-black cave knew nothing about what was being discussed above.

Princess Xinyang remained stiffly held in someone’s arms.

Darkness surrounded them on every side, and not even the outline of a hand could be seen, yet the absence of sight caused all her other senses to amplify endlessly.

His warm breath fell upon the top of her head, and the powerful, steady beat of his heart traveled into her ears and shook her entire chest.

His words, “I heard you, Qin Fengwen,” ignited like a blazing fire that suddenly burst to life in the depths of her heart, burning away all the embarrassment she had accumulated over more than thirty years, until even her cheeks were burning red.

She cared very much about her dignity.

She was an imperial princess.

She had only cried and shouted and uttered those unbearable words because she thought he had died.

If she had known he was still alive, she, she——

People were always like this: they came intending to say those words, yet once actually heard, they would refuse to admit it even if it killed them.

“I did not say anything.” She insisted stubbornly. “You heard wrong.”

Xiao Ji repeated every single word she had said without missing a syllable. His skin was thick, and doing such things brought him absolutely no discomfort.

Princess Xinyang could only wish she could dig a hole and stuff him into it!

When studying, why had she never seen him remember things so well!

Xiao Ji, with a pale face, gave a weak smile and said, “There was also the last sentence, ‘I like you’.”

Princess Xinyang blurted out, “There was no such sentence! You are making things up!”

Xiao Ji gave a small sound of acknowledgment and said, “So you admit there were indeed those earlier sentences.”

Princess Xinyang, who had been caught completely off guard: “…!!”

“Cough, cough, cough!” Xiao Ji began coughing violently. After all, he was seriously injured and should not speak too much, yet he had forced out so many teasing sentences in one breath that it was practically courting death.

“You…you are already like this, and you still do not know how to save your breath!” Princess Xinyang’s shame and anger instantly turned into distress. Afraid that she might press against one of his wounds, she reached out, intending to pull herself out of his embrace.

But he tightened his fractured left arm around her and held her closer, then said with a roguish expression, “If a man dies beneath the peony flower, he can still be a romantic soul in death.”

Princess Xinyang thought: I am convinced you are asking to be beaten again.

“Cough, cough, cough!”

The injured man managed to act cool for less than three seconds before coughing up a mouthful of blood.

Princess Xinyang immediately straightened up from his arms. She began feeling around his chest, and at last her fingers touched the flame stick.

During this process he made several sounds, as though wanting to speak, but every attempt was crushed under his coughing.

Princess Xinyang already guessed what he was trying to say, that ‘this Marquis is in such a state, yet you still dare to harbor wicked intentions toward this Marquis, Qin Fengwen, you beast.’

The thought of how he wanted to tease her but failed made her feel a little amused.

However, when she lit the flame stick and finally saw the extent of his injuries, she was instantly unable to laugh even a little.

He was gravely wounded, far more severely than she had imagined.

A moment ago, when he had quickly grabbed her hand and deliberately provoked her with words to drive her away, he had actually been preventing her from touching the wound on his waist.

The skin and flesh had completely split open, blood was pouring out, and the injury was so deep that the bone was visible.

But this was far from his only wound. Some were clearly visible, while others could not even be identified, because entire areas of his body were drenched in thick, sticky blood.

The sight before her eyes was not just shocking, it was horrifying.

“How did you… end up so seriously injured?” She forced herself to remain calm, but her voice still trembled uncontrollably.

Xiao Ji hesitated for a moment before answering honestly, “They captured Xiao En and Xiao Ze.”

The mechanism trap had originally been set for his two sons. He had risked his life to drag them both up to safety, and the price he paid was falling down himself.

Princess Xinyang had no way to blame him for risking his life in this matter, because Xiao En and Xiao Ze were his sons as well.

“How are Xiao En and Xiao Ze now?” She asked.

He leaned his head back against the wall and sighed. “They were taken away by the Dongyi people.”

Princess Xinyang analyzed calmly, “The Dongyi people captured them to threaten you. But since your whereabouts are currently unknown, and they have no way to understand your attitude, they probably will not take action against Xiao En and Xiao Ze for the time being.”

“Cough, cough!” Xiao Ji coughed up another mouthful of blood.

Princess Xinyang hurried to take out a handkerchief to wipe the blood, but upon touching her pouch, she unexpectedly discovered two bottles of medicine.

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In the suspenseful supernatural novel “Records of Mortals,” Jiang Baiyan, once a solitary and impoverished youth, finds refuge in the Shi family of Chang’an due to his extraordinary bloodline. With his clear and captivating peach blossom eyes, this seemingly innocent young man conceals a fanatical and malevolent lunatic within. Destined to succumb to darkness amidst hardship and degradation, he becomes a harbinger of chaos.

When Shi Dai suddenly transmigrates, she takes on the role of the Shi family’s young lady, the one who subjects him to countless trials, eventually leading to her demise.

The twist? She never got to finish reading the novel.

From what she knew of the plot, Jiang Baiyan was just a silent, timid, and often bullied pitiable character.

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Jiang Baiyan had never encountered someone like Shi Dai.

After he had slaughtered all the evil creatures in the garden, the blood-stained young man, exuding a murderous aura, approached her step by step, his lips curling into a malicious smile, "Scared?"

Shi Dai responded, “You’re really amazing! I applaud you until I spin like a spiral and fly around the moon three hundred times! And also——you have dimples when you smile!"

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

—

After seeing her at a lantern festival with another man, Jiang Baiyan lowered his eyes, his fingers twirling her hair. He said in a mocking and sinister tone, "The mansion in the western suburbs...if I hide you there, no one will find you, right?"

Shi Dai replied, "Does it come with meals and lodging? Can I sleep in everyday? Oh, and your cooking is the best!"

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

—

Jiang Baiyan was supposed to dislike her, even hate her, but as their separation drew near, his eyes turned red and he grabbed her sleeve, pleading, "Don't abandon me, alri—”

Shi Dai responded, "Alright, alright, I’ll only have you. Mwah."

Jiang Baiyan: ...?

He hasn't finished his lines yet though…

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