He had initially thought Xuanyuan Ziyao was a kind and beautiful girl.
However, he hadn't expected that this woman would resort to such cruel measures against her own sisters for the sake of the one she loved.
"No! I'm not going!" Xuanyuan Ziyan let out a sharp cry upon hearing the guard's words.
"Guards, take her away!" The guard frowned at Xuanyuan Ziyan's screams and waved his hand.
Immediately, several guards stepped forward, preparing to forcibly escort Xuanyuan Ziyan away.
Seeing that her fate was sealed, Xuanyuan Ziyao no longer struggled, allowing them to drag her out of the manor.
Xuanyuan Ziyao followed the guard to a desolate place.
The scenery here was extremely bleak, overgrown with weeds, and a gust of wind would stir up flying sand.
"Let go of me! I don't want to go!" Xuanyuan Ziyan cried out as she was shoved forward.
Seeing this place, Xuanyuan Ziyan was filled with fear. She knew this was a wilderness, and she didn't recognize the path.
She had truly messed up this time!
"Shut up!" A guard, hearing Xuanyuan Ziyan's voice, turned and glared at her, shouting sternly.
Xuanyuan Ziyan trembled at the guard's roar and was immediately too terrified to speak.
Before long, Xuanyuan Ziyao was escorted to a mass grave.
Xuanyuan Ziyan looked at the desolate surroundings, a hint of fear appearing on her face, her body trembling uncontrollably.
"Quick, tie her up!"
"Yes!"
Upon hearing this, a group of guards stepped forward, bound Xuanyuan Ziyan tightly, and threw her into a pit in the mass grave.
Xuanyuan Ziyan was thrown into the pit.
The pit was very deep, filled with all sorts of poisonous insects and fierce beasts. The stench from below nearly made Xuanyuan Ziyao vomit.
Xuanyuan Ziyan was bound and thrown into the pit.
Seeing Xuanyuan Ziyan's state, the guards let out a cold snort and turned to leave.
Xuanyuan Ziyao, hearing the commotion around her, felt a surge of fear.
Her hands were tightly bound by ropes, and her body tumbled within the massive pit.
Xuanyuan Ziyan's face was etched with pain, and the ground beneath her was uneven.
The temperature in the pit was not high, yet Xuanyuan Ziyao's clothes were soaked with sweat, and cold sweat beaded on her forehead.
Xuanyuan Ziyan's face was filled with despair, the pain from below pushing her to the brink of collapse.
Suddenly, Xuanyuan Ziyao heard the sound of hurried footsteps.
"Who, who is it?" Hearing the footsteps, Xuanyuan Ziyan cried out sharply, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Haha, I knew it. How could you, a good-for-nothing, escape? So you were hiding in the mass graves!" A familiar voice suddenly rang out.
"Xuanyuan Ziyao, you're really lucky. The terrain here is so complex, we searched for so long without finding you. I didn't expect you to hide in this godforsaken place!" Another voice chimed in, laced with heavy mockery.
Hearing those two voices, Xuanyuan Ziyao began to tremble violently.
Her tears fell like broken strings of pearls.
Who were these people?
What did they want?
She was filled with hatred, so much hatred!
Xuanyuan Ziyan, bound deep within the pit, couldn't move at all. Her body shivered uncontrollably, and her tears flowed more and more torrentially.
She wanted to break free from the ropes, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't. Her heart was filled with despair; she truly didn't want to die.
"Wuwuwu..."
"Wuwuwu..."
Xuanyuan Ziyao's cries gradually weakened.
Her heart was filled with unwillingness.
Why did she have to die in such a place?
Was this where she was destined to die?
She was unwilling!
Xuanyuan Ziyao screamed in her heart.
She didn't want to die, didn't want to die. She hadn't become the Crown Princess yet, and she hadn't seen Xuanyuan Ziyao die.
She didn't want to die!
She was only twenty years old, still so young!
She didn't want to die, didn't want to die.
Xuanyuan Ziyan cried out in her heart.
Just then, footsteps sounded from outside the pit, and then two guards appeared, escorting a man towards them.
Xuanyuan Ziyao's gaze immediately lifted from the mound of earth.
She saw a man being brought in and a flicker of confusion crossed her eyes, because the man being brought in was none other than Xuanyuan Ziyao's elder brother, Yun Lang.
Xuanyuan Ziyao's heart sank. She saw Yun Lang bruised and battered, barely alive, looking utterly wretched.
Seeing this scene, Xuanyuan Ziyao was filled with shock and anger.
Why would those guards treat him so brutally?
Were they really going to kill her elder brother?
Xuanyuan Ziyao asked herself.
"Quick, look, this is Xuanyuan Ziyao." One of the guards threw Yun Lang's body to the ground.
When Xuanyuan Ziyao was released, she immediately rushed to Yun Lang's side, hugged him, and cried, "Elder Brother, Elder Brother!"
Yun Lang, pinned to the ground by Xuanyuan Ziyao, opened his hazy eyes and, upon seeing Xuanyuan Ziyao, tears welled up in his eyes.
"Yao'er, Yao'er, are you alright?" Yun Lang's voice was hoarse, his eyes red-rimmed, his voice incredibly rough.
"Elder Brother, how did you end up like this?" Xuanyuan Ziyao looked at Yun Lang's blood-stained face, a look of dread appearing in her eyes.
"It's nothing, I just fell and got hurt," Yun Lang said with a smile, trying to comfort her.
"What should we do now?" Xuanyuan Ziyao asked tearfully.
Hearing Xuanyuan Ziyao's question, a flicker of hesitation crossed Yun Lang's eyes.
Xuanyuan Ziyan's words had touched him.
He was also a direct descendant young master of the Xuanyuan family, and the future family head.
If he could inherit the position of the Xuanyuan family, he would become a sought-after young master in the entire capital.
Yun Lang's heart began to stir.
"Yao'er, don't worry, I will find a way to escape," Yun Lang's voice was firm.
"Mm!" Hearing Yun Lang's words, Xuanyuan Ziyao nodded heavily. Then, she looked up at the two guards standing at the entrance of the pit, gritted her teeth, and said, "You'd better release my elder brother now, or don't blame me for being impolite!"
"Hmph!" One of the guards sneered dismissively. "What can you do to be impolite? You can't even protect yourself right now!"
The guard's tone was filled with contempt.
Hearing the guard's words, a fierce glint immediately shot into Xuanyuan Ziyao's eyes.
At this moment, the pain in her body ignited a strong sense of hatred within her.
Xuanyuan Ziyao stood up from the ground, her eyes chillingly sweeping over the guards, and let out a cold snort, "Since you enjoy tormenting people so much, I will fulfill your wishes today!"
Xuanyuan Ziyao's figure swiftly moved towards the guard.
The guard sensed the approaching danger and quickly fought back.