Wei Qingge looked at the beaten and bruised "Li Qiongyu" and her eyes couldn't help but well up with tears.
He had always been so spirited, never so disheveled.
"Li Qiongyu, Li Qiongyu---"
She was pinned to a stool, shouting his name a few times.
But the man who had been severely tortured couldn't hear her, there was no response.
Recalling what Li Jingren had just said, her eyes stung with sadness. It was her fault!
If it weren't for him trying to defend her honor, he wouldn't have been retaliated against by Li Jingren. If she hadn't been captured and brought here, he wouldn't have come alone, falling into a trap and being beaten like this.
Why did he do this? He clearly didn't like her.
"Li Jingren, let him go, or I'll go back and tell my father. He will kill you."
Li Qiongyu glanced at her reddened eyes, and a slight pang of pain struck his heart.
He smirked, "He killed my brother, how could I let him go?"
"Don't disgust me. You know very well that Li Jingxiao was the one plotting treason, and you were an accomplice. How dare you so righteously seek revenge--"
How could Father be so blind to be enamored with the Southern Liang Prince's Estate.
If this hadn't happened, she wouldn't have been abducted here, and Li Qiongyu wouldn't have been beaten like this.
It was all her fault.
The more Wei Qingge thought about it, the angrier she became, and she couldn't help but wipe away a tear.
Jingyu, watching this scene unfold, quickly lowered his gaze.
The young master's move was truly brilliant, killing three birds with one stone. Not only did it completely sever Miss Wei's obsession with Prime Minister Liu, but it also destroyed any thought of Miss Wei marrying into the Southern Liang Prince's Estate, and it revealed everything he had done for her because he liked her.
This dramatic display of suffering was...
"What are you crying about? Are you worried about him?"
Hearing his voice, Wei Qingge felt like vomiting.
"What does it have to do with you? Hurry up and let him go. If the Xuanping Marquis's Estate makes a fuss about this in court, the Southern Liang Prince's Estate will surely face severe consequences."
"Filthy, vulgar, insane---"
Li Qiongyu saw her spirited scolding and smiled inwardly.
He leaned in slightly, encircling her from behind, his cold hand gripping her neck, a faint curve at the corner of his lips.
"You like Prime Minister Liu, don't you? Why are you so worried about him?"
Held by him, Wei Qingge gagged in disgust, desperately trying to break free, but she was firmly trapped in the chair and couldn't move.
"Li Jingren, I will kill you! Let go, get out of here---"
Li Qiongyu tilted his head, looking at her extreme aversion, and lazily loosened his grip, straightening up.
The moment she was released, Wei Qingge immediately kicked out.
Li Qiongyu curled his lips and very quickly caught her ankle, pulling her forward forcefully.
"Ah---"
Wei Qingge cried out loudly, the sound echoing in the silent, dark room.
"Let go!"
Her posture was extremely contorted. She was propped up by one leg, her right leg raised high, held firmly by him.
If her body weren't so flexible, this move would have broken her bones.
Her apricot-colored skirt flared open, and from Li Qiongyu's angle, he could even glimpse what was underneath.
He raised an eyebrow slightly and released her leg.
Wei Qingge was pulled so hard that she almost fell.
Li Qiongyu flashed forward and hugged her waist.
'Get lost--'
Wei Qingge's leg hurt too much to stand, but she hated being held by him even more.
She fiercely pushed him away, rising on her tiptoes towards the torture equipment.
As she approached, she called out.
"Li Qiongyu, Li Qiongyu, wake up---"
His body was covered in wounds, his limbs securely chained, a bloody mess.
Her hands didn't know where to start, there was blood everywhere.
Wei Qingge couldn't hear his response, only felt a cramping pain in her heart.
Her hands and feet were as cold as ice shards.
Tears streamed down her face, the more she wiped them, the more they flowed, blurring her vision.
She frantically went to unlock the chains.
As her limbs were freed, "Li Qiongyu" collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Wei Qingge quickly knelt down, picked him up, and looking at his numerous injuries, cried uncontrollably.
"Why did you come? Why didn't you leave? To be beaten here, when did you become so stupid-- "
His martial arts were so advanced; if he wanted to, he could have left. Why was he willing to endure torture here?
Li Qiongyu, watching her tearful, heartbroken expression, felt a deep madness churning in the depths of his ink-black eyes, as if it were trying to burrow into her bones, eroding her flesh inch by inch.
Was she feeling sorry for him?
"Let's go, I'll take you away--"
Wei Qingge bit her lip, forcefully wiping away her tears, and lifted him.
"A'Luan's medical skills are very good, she won't leave any scars--"
He was so flamboyant, he hated having scars on his body the most.
Wei Qingge spoke as she pulled his arm onto her shoulder, straining to lift his waist and drag him out.
But the people here wouldn't let them leave. Just a few steps later, she was stopped.
"Li Jingren!"
Wei Qingge's eyes were red with anger, and she turned back, roaring.
"Let us go, or I will kill you even if I have to die."
Li Qiongyu raised an eyebrow slightly and asked in a deep voice, "What will you do if I kill him?"
'You dare?!'
"Heh, you're so angry, do you like him?"
Wei Qingge was so furious she was about to lose her mind. "Are you crazy? If something really happens to him, not only the Xuanping Marquis's Estate but the Prince of Dingbei will exterminate your entire clan, your nine generations--"
Although Li Qiongyu often bullied her, he treated her very well, and now he was so badly injured for her. She didn't know what she was feeling, but she was truly going mad with anger.
If she could kill Li Jingren right now, she would do so without hesitation.
Li Qiongyu had never seen her so angry before, and he narrowed his eyes slightly.
"He killed my brother, and today, he must die."
"Li Jingren!"
Wei Qingge roared in fury, but seeing Li Jingren determined to see them dead, she suppressed her anger and asked,
"What will it take for you to let us go?!"
Li Qiongyu raised an eyebrow, "I won't let him go. He must die."
"You--" Wei Qingge gritted her teeth, "If you have any grievances, take them out on me. He acted against Li Jingxiao because of me. Kill me instead."
As her words fell, the dark room fell silent.
Li Qiongyu hooked his lips, lowered his eyelids, obscuring his eyes.
Wei Qingge, not knowing why he suddenly stopped talking, turned to leave.
Li Qiongyu contained the surging emotions in his heart, raised his gaze, and gave Jingyu a look. The latter immediately understood.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps approached, and over a dozen dark guards rushed in.
Wei Qingge's face turned pale with shock. Just as she was about to retreat, she saw that the person leading them was none other than Ye Yu. Her face lit up with joy, and she immediately shouted.
"Ye Yu, we're here--"
Ye Yu was a guard by Li Qiongyu's side, whom she had seen before and recognized.
She knew it; Li Qiongyu couldn't have come without a plan.
"Quickly, hurry, he's injured--"