"What are you laughing at, you lunatic!"
Wei Qingge cautiously gripped her saber, a flash of disgust in her eyes.
"I'm telling you, Li Qiongyu won't come to save me. Threatening him with me is useless."
She hated these people from the capital the most. They were always plotting behind people's backs and harming them.
"How do you know he won't come to save you?"
Suddenly, that person's frivolous voice sounded.
As Wei Qingge was about to retort, she paused. If Li Qiongyu knew she was really in trouble, he definitely wouldn't stand by and do nothing.
Although he was sharp-tongued, he was still a good person.
"He definitely won't care whether I live or die anyway. You're a grown man, can't you have some shame? Go find him to take revenge openly, what kind of thing is it to use a woman?!"
Li Qiongyu chuckled, "I want to see how important you are to him."
"Less important than his dog."
Wei Qingge rolled her eyes unhappily.
Li Qiongyu owned a giant dog, brought from some corner of the Western Regions. It was fierce, even more terrifying than the war wolves kept by the prince.
In the past, whenever she argued with him, that dog would try to bite her.
Li Qiongyu, that flamboyant scoundrel, would just watch her being chased and bitten by the dog, laughing brazenly with his hands on his hips.
She detested that dog.
"But he's already here."
"Ah—"
Wei Qingge gasped in surprise and looked up. She saw the masked man slowly descending the jade stairs.
"He's here?!"
Li Qiongyu's thin lips curved upward as he walked to a chair and sat down.
"Yes, as soon as he heard you were being held here by me, he came. Do you want to see how he's being tortured?"
Wei Qingge pursed her lips, her almond-shaped eyes concealing a deep anger that she tried her best to suppress.
"Who are you!"
Who had Li Qiongyu offended?
He wouldn't be so foolish as to come alone, would he? This person clearly intended to kill him.
A hint of worry crept into her heart.
"Are you worried about him?"
Li Qiongyu asked, not answering directly. His deliberately disfigured eyes fixed intently on her face.
Wei Qingge cursed him inwardly, but her expression remained cold.
"Why would I worry about him? We're not close."
"Oh."
Li Qiongyu gave a light scoff, and the aura around him instantly turned a few degrees colder.
Wei Qingge didn't know what was wrong with him, her hand gripping the saber tightly.
"I'm telling you, if you dare to do anything to us, Prime Minister Liu won't let you off."
"Is that so?"
Li Qiongyu suddenly stood up and slowly walked towards her.
He reached out his cold, pale hand, grabbed Wei Qingge's arm, and smiled faintly.
"But I informed Prime Minister Liu, and he hasn't come yet."
Being pulled by him, Wei Qingge felt so nauseated she thought she might vomit the meal she had just eaten.
She struggled and roared, "Let go of me."
Brother Liu was with Ah Wu now and probably couldn't attend to them.
What should she do?
Li Qiongyu didn't let go. Instead, he yanked her fiercely into his embrace and leaned down towards her.
"Little girl, the one you hold dear in your heart doesn't love you."
Her heart was suddenly pierced with pain.
Wei Qingge, furious, was about to curse him.
But looking at the person so close to her, staring at his mask, she remained silent.
Suddenly, she made a move.
With astonishing speed, she grabbed his collar and his hand, pulling the mask downwards.
Li Qiongyu's eyes narrowed, a cold smile playing on his lips. He made no move to dodge, deliberately going with the momentum and allowing her to pull it off.
Wei Qingge immediately looked over triumphantly. With just one glance, she was stunned into stillness.
"Prince Nan!"
It was him!
"Are you sick? Li Jingren, if you dare kidnap me, your father will beat you to death!"
Wei Qingge roared in fury, kicking his body as she struggled, feeling utterly disgusted.
"Let go of me, you're disgusting!"
Li Qiongyu, wearing a human-skin mask, deliberately mimicking Li Jingren's voice, said flippantly, "We're about to get married. What's wrong with me hugging you?"
As he spoke, he deliberately touched her.
Wei Qingge immediately jumped, dodging him angrily and glaring at him.
Shameless bastard.
If her father wanted to marry her off to someone like this, she might as well smash her head against a wall.
Although she had reached the age of marriage, she had always remained unmarried due to her life on the border. Her father had set his sights on the Nanliang Prince's Estate and intended to marry her to Li Jingren.
She had protested several times, refusing vehemently.
But that person had even sought her out at the restaurant.
However, she had been too busy at the time and had not paid him any mind. She didn't know how he left later. She never expected that this Prince Nan would be such a scoundrel in private.
What bad luck.
She would tell her father his true nature as soon as she returned and insist on breaking off this engagement. It was utterly disgusting.
"Dream on. I'd rather remain unmarried for the rest of my life than marry a dirty, unlucky wretch like you."
Hearing her words, an almost imperceptible triumphant smile flashed in Li Qiongyu's eyes. He remained silent for a moment.
"Your elder brother is nothing but a straw-bag heir, bullying the weak and preying on the innocent. His death is well-deserved. I think Li Qiongyu has actually rid the people of a scourge."
Wei Qingge was not afraid of Li Jingren, knowing he wouldn't dare to kill her.
She deliberately raised her chin and stomped her foot hard on his boots.
"Why don't you tell me how Li Jingxiao was killed to make me happy?"
Li Qiongyu looked at her triumphant smile and slightly curved his lips, but deliberately feigned anger and cursed a few times.
Jing Yu watched his master's performance and quickly lowered his eyes.
The heir had indeed been killed by his master, who overheard him speaking ill of Miss Wei behind her back.
However, it was also his first time learning that the Nanliang Prince's Estate was so disgusting in private, with its chaotic inner chambers. That heir had even wanted to claim his future sister-in-law.
Li Jingren was also a useless piece of trash.
The last time he went to the restaurant to trick Miss Wei into a private meeting to satisfy his brother's lust, Master had encountered him and sent him to his death.
Now, the Li Jingren of the Nanliang Prince's Estate had already been replaced by their people. The real Li Jingren and Li Jingxiao were long dead.
"For you, he dared to kill my brother. Today, if I don't cripple him, I won't be surnamed Li."
Wei Qingge was stunned by his words.
In her memory, Li Qiongyu always bullied her. She never expected he would have feelings for her!
Was what this person said true?
Did Li Qiongyu really kill Li Jingxiao because he wanted to defile her? Read novels at KanDian.
"Do you want to know what he would do for you?!"
Hearing his words, Wei Qingge snapped back to reality and roared, "Li Jingren, he's the young marquis of the Xuanping Marquisate. If you dare to touch him, you'll face dire consequences."
"He's willing to die for you. No one will ever know."
Despicable! Shameless!
How could Father possibly fancy such a wretch? He was truly short-sighted.
Before Wei Qingge could say another word, he dragged her forward. After ascending the jade steps, she entered a dark chamber filled with torture instruments.
A "Li Qiongyu" dressed in a red robe was suspended on a wooden plank, his hands and feet bound by iron chains.
It was evident he had been tortured.
Wei Qingge's eyes widened in shock. She rushed forward, but Li Qiongyu grabbed her and pushed her into a chair.
He leaned down slightly, holding her firmly, and his smiling voice slowly echoed.
"He willingly endured the torture for you, begging me to let you go."