Ning Ziqing was awakened by a splash of freezing cold water. When he opened his eyes, he met a familiar face.

It turned out to be Ben'er, a maid from the Li residence, who was glaring at her viciously.

Ning Ziqing was slightly surprised.

Could it be that the place where I am now is Li’s Mansion?

How dare they kidnap her!

Ning Ziqing looked around warily and found that this should be a dark room.

She tried to calm herself down so she could deal with the dilemma that was about to happen.

Ben'er in front of her began to yell "ah" fiercely at her, as if he was scolding her or demonstrating against her.

Ning Ziqing was not afraid at all, but his hands were tied with thick hemp ropes, which hurt so much that he couldn't help but open his mouth to stop her and said, "I say, Ben'er, can you please stop cursing? You've been squeaking for a long time, and I can't understand what you're saying. Why don't you untie me first, call your master, and ask her why she wants to arrest me?"

Ben'er threw the basin of water in his hand and pointed at Ning Ziqing angrily, shouting wildly.

Ning Ziqing rolled his eyes helplessly: "Is there no one left in your Li Mansion? Do you have to let a mute like you come to negotiate with me!"

Before he finished speaking, several people came in one after another. The leading woman clapped her hands and praised, "The Third Miss is indeed extraordinary. Even though she has fallen to such a state, she is still so arrogant."

When Ning Ziqing saw that the person coming was Li Tingxuan, he raised his lips and sneered: "Do you want me to beg you to let me go?"

Miss Xu Er, who was behind Li Tingxuan, stood up and angrily scolded Ning Ziqing, "Don't be so delusional, Ning Ziqing, today is the day you die, we will never let you go!"

Ning Ziqing looked at him with sharp eyes, "Why, you Xu Mansion and Li Mansion want to join forces to kill me, aren't you afraid that your entire family will be executed!"

She shouted loudly, which frightened Miss Xu Er so much that she shrank back involuntarily.

Li Tingxuan glared at Miss Xu II, then stepped forward and slapped Ning Ziqing fiercely.

"Little bitch, stop acting like a tyrant here."

She pinched Ning Ziqing's jaw and cursed, "You framed us and caused our three families to be destroyed. Even if I let you die a hundred times today, it would not be enough to vent my anger!"

The corner of Ning Ziqing's mouth was cracked by her and blood was gushing out, but he looked at her with a sneer.

"Li Tingxuan, you must think it through. If I die, my brother will definitely avenge me. If that causes a war between the two countries, His Majesty will be so angry that he will kill all nine of your clans."

"If you kill me, not only will you not be able to vent your anger, but you will also be accused of bringing disaster to the country and the people, and be despised by the world and infamous forever!"

When Li Tingxuan heard this, there was a moment of hesitation in her eyes.

Ning Ziqing then changed the subject, "If you are willing to let me go, I am willing to go to His Majesty to plead for both of you and your family, to protect your women and young son from the suffering of exile!"

As soon as she said this, Li Tingxuan's grip loosened, and Miss Xu II was also a little shaken. She came up and said, "Sister Li, His Majesty has probably already made a decision on the crimes of our two families. By then, the men in our family will not be able to escape. If we can keep our women and younger brother in Kyoto, it will be better than lingering in that place of suffering."

Li Tingxuan's face changed. After thinking it over again and again, she asked Ning Ziqing, "Can you trust what you said?"

Before Ning Ziqing could answer, a shrill voice came in first.

"Ning Ziqing, you are still so eloquent. You almost convinced these two idiots."

Ning Ziqing seemed particularly calm when he saw Princess Jiarou walking in surrounded by men in black.

In fact, she had already guessed that the real mastermind who wanted to arrest her today was probably someone else.

What I said just now was just to test Li Tingxuan and lure out the real culprit.

As soon as Lady Jiarou stepped into the dark room, she scornfully dismissed Li Tingxuan and the others, then ordered someone to bring a chair and sat in front of Ning Ziqing in an arrogant manner.

"Ning Ziqing, if you want to escape from here today, forget it."

She made a cold and arrogant gesture, and then two people walked out from the group of people in black. They were Yuan Que and Ning Zilan.

Ning Ziqing stared at the two men in disbelief and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Ning Zilan's tone was murderous: "Of course it's because the things you did, sister, were too vicious, even God couldn't stand it, so he gave us the opportunity to come together to seek revenge on you!"

Ning Ziqing's lips curled up sarcastically: "Ning Zilan, don't use such high-sounding excuses. The crimes committed by the Song family have long been known to the world. Don't think that you can overturn her case by getting on Huo Yunhong's boat. I advise you to give up as soon as possible!"

Ning Zilan was instantly enraged by her words and slapped her hard in the face.

Ning Ziqing frowned in pain: "I've got this in mind. I will definitely return these two slaps to you!"

Ning Zilan's face was ferocious. She grabbed Ning Ziqing's neck and said angrily, "Ning Ziqing, let's see how long you can be so arrogant. Today, I will repay you double for the hatred of my mother and uncle's family."

Yuan Que pulled the frantic Ning Zilan back, stared at Ning Ziqing evilly and said, "Young Master... I should still call you Princess Azhao. You previously instigated Bai Yifeng to deliberately oppose the government, allowing the notorious Zhan Yuan Hall to re-establish itself in the martial arts world, and ordered all the major sects to secretly support the fourth prince in his bid for the throne."

"Tell me, if these things were exposed in front of His Majesty, how would he punish your master and the Fourth Prince?"

Yuan Que smiled sinisterly.

Ning Ziqing's eyes were dark and a cold light flashed in them.

It seems that all this is related to Huo Yunhong.

He saved these people because he wanted to use them to defeat Huo Yunjue.

Ning Ziqing narrowed his eyes and glanced at the group of people in the room, and an uncontrollable anger rose in his heart.

They cannot bear the new and old grudges!

Ning Ziqing thought for a moment and came up with an idea. He tilted his head and challenged Princess Jiarou, "Qi Ranxi, I didn't expect that you, Duke Qi's Mansion, really acted like Huo Yunhong's lackey. What's wrong with you serving him like this and helping him ascend to the throne of the Eastern Palace? With your stupid, pig-like, vicious and annoying appearance, the Seventh Young Master won't even look at you again. Why deceive yourself!"

"Ning Ziqing, shut up!"

After hearing this, Princess Jiarou stood up with her eyes wide open and grabbed Ning Ziqing's hair and pulled it wildly.

"Bitch, I don't know what kind of charm you used on Mr. Qi to make him so obsessed that he was willing to give up his official career."

Ning Ziqing held back the pain and said sarcastically.

"Seventh Young Master has no intention of becoming an official. Do you really want to force him to marry you and use the power of the Duke of Qi's Mansion to enter the government? This goes against his original intention, and he will not submit."

"You are now lower than me, how dare you bother him again!"

Princess Jiarou became even angrier and increased the strength of her hands, "How dare you use your status to belittle me! You are the one who caused me to be like this! To tell you the truth, when the Second Prince gets rid of Huo Yunjue and ascends the throne in the future, he will order Su Yanqi to marry me. Will he dare to disobey the order? I don't believe that he can gamble with the lives of the entire Su family and Concubine Wan!"

Ning Ziqing bared his teeth and continued to provoke her: "Qi Ranxi, what's wrong with you forcing Qi Langjun to marry you? The person he loves is always me. Look at this new dress I'm wearing. He used precious Shuang Ling brocade and hand-painted the pattern I like and asked a famous embroiderer in Kyoto to make it for me. He loves me deeply and there is no room for anyone else in his eyes."

The more Lady Jiarou listened, the more she collapsed. She lost control of her emotions and tried to strip Ning Ziqing's clothes off.

"Ning Ziqing, you don't deserve the love of Mr. Qi. You are clearly having an ambiguous relationship with Huo Yunjue, so why are you still holding on to him? If you don't love him, why are you mistreating him like this!"

Princess Jiarou was furious and her eyes were full of jealousy.

Ning Ziqing knew that Huo Yunhong would reveal her relationship with Huo Yunjue sooner or later. Since she couldn't hide it, she simply said arrogantly: "I am now the princess of Yebei. Of course, I have to choose the most suitable person to be my consort. Even several big countries treat me with courtesy, and everyone in Kyoto looks up to me. You filthy little bastards, if you dare to offend me today, you will die without a burial place!"

Ning Zilan spat with disdain: "Bah, Ning Ziqing, you are about to die, why are you still so stubborn?"

She approached Ning Ziqing with ill intentions, and asked County Lady Jiarou, "County Lady, let's stop nagging her. Isn't it time to take action?"

Yuan Que also cautiously reminded: "County Lady, this woman is very cunning. When my people arrested her, she let the female guard escape successfully to inform the police, and she also hid a dagger on her body. I think she is deliberately delaying time to wait for reinforcements to come and rescue her. We can't delay any longer."

Lady Jiarou quickly calmed down, withdrew her hand and ordered someone to bring a pair of scissors, and then told Ning Zilan and others to take off Ning Ziqing's clothes.

"Her clothes are really an eyesore. Take them off for me."

Ning Ziqing pretended to be afraid, "What are you going to do to me? Kill me if you want, but don't humiliate me."

She shrank back, panic and helplessness showing on her face.

Ning Zilan and Li Tingxuan stepped forward and held her down, Ben'er roughly tore off her wide-sleeved coat, and Miss Xu II took off all her head ornaments.

When Lady Jiarou saw the miserable Ning Ziqing, she felt very happy.

She asked Yuan Que to pick up the clothes on the ground and hand them to her, and angrily cut them into pieces with scissors.

Ning Ziqing was still struggling to resist, and County Lady Jiarou waved her hand in disgust and asked Ning Zilan and the others to move away.

She glared at the disheveled Ning Ziqing with a haughty look and laughed wildly, "Ning Ziqing, I see you have lost your innocence. Do Qi Langjun and Huo Yunjue still dare to want you? Hahaha..."

Ning Ziqing curled up in the corner, raised his bound hands to his chest, listened to their evil laughter in astonishment, and screamed in panic.

"You...can't do this to me!"

Princess Jiarou's eyes flashed with ferocity, and she gave a vicious order, "Do it now!"

Yuan Que immediately gave a wink, and the men in black beside him understood and pulled down their scarves and surrounded Ning Ziqing.

"No……."

Ning Ziqing struggled and waved his hands, but he could not withstand the strength of several strong men.

The sound of cloth tearing and Ning Ziqing's curses were heard in the dark room.

"You bastards, I'm going to make you regret this!"

Ning Zilan and the others laughed wildly.

When Lady Jiarou saw Ning Ziqing's clothes flying in the air, she laughed so hard that tears came out.

"Ning Ziqing, shut up..."

She was halfway through her words when she suddenly felt dizzy, and then she saw everyone in the dark room fall to the ground, even the guards guarding the door were not spared.

Princess Jiarou slid down from her chair powerlessly, not knowing what had happened.

Then, she saw Ning Ziqing opposite her slowly climbed up, used the candlelight on the wall to burn the hemp rope, and untied his hands.

Then, she found her dagger on a man in black, and with quick and decisive movements, she cut their necks, killing them one by one, and also slashed their eyes.

Seeing how ruthless and decisive each blow was, Lady Jiarou was so frightened that her eyes widened and she opened her mouth to scream for help, but no sound came out.

Ning Ziqing did not stop after killing the man in black. She walked up to Yuan Que, squatted down, opened his robe, and brutally cut the tendons of his hands and feet.

Yuan Que's body was shaking constantly, his face was distorted due to the severe pain, and finally he fainted from the pain.

Princess Jiarou was extremely panicked. She moved her body slightly, causing Ning Ziqing to turn his head and look at her sinisterly.

"Don't worry, I'll be there soon..."

Her cold words frightened County Lady Jiarou to death.

After a while, Ning Ziqing dragged Ben'er to her, helped her sit up, leaned her back against the chair and faced Ben'er, and asked jokingly: "County Lady Jiarou, do you want to kill someone?"

Princess Jiarou shook her head with all her might in resistance.

Ning Ziqing sneered: "Don't be afraid!"

She calmly put the dagger into Lady Jiarou's hand, pushed it forward with force, and accurately pierced Ben'er's throat.

Blood splattered, instantly dyeing County Master Jiarou's eyes red.

Her face was pale, her teeth were chattering uncontrollably, tears were streaming down her face, her whole body was covered in shudders, and she was completely in despair.

Ning Ziqing was very satisfied with her reaction and did not take any further action. Just as Lady Jiarou breathed a sigh of relief, she saw Ning Ziqing sitting on the ground, taking off his embroidered shoes, pouring out many pills of various colors, and staring at her like a devil to intimidate her.

"I told you, you'll regret it!"

Ning Ziqing's cold face showed a hint of excitement. He grabbed County Master Jiarou's head, tilted it up, and forced her to swallow a handful of pills.

Seeing this, Ning Zilan and others lying on the other side quickly pursed their lips and tried to avoid it.

However, Ning Ziqing did not intend to let them go and fed them pills one after another.

Soon, the pills they took took effect, and the severe pain tortured the four of them to death.

After finishing all this, Ning Ziqing calmly sat down at the table, fixed his hair and clothes, and talked to himself with great pride.

"My brother's new blend of Heartthrob is really useful."

"It's a pity that the drugs on my coat and hair were washed away by the water, causing me to suffer more."

She glanced at Lady Jiarou and the others with a dim gaze. Although her expression was as calm as water, the aura around her became gloomy and murderous at this moment, and the words she uttered seemed to come from the Hall of Yama.

"I'm going to destroy you!"

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