frightfiction Chapter 222 Planning for Him 12
Chapter 222 Planning for Him 12
The dungeon was damp and dark, with the occasional sound of rats gnawing on the roof beams, a rustling sound that was quite unpleasant.
The black-clad swordsman, who was kneeling on the ground, looked up at Xue Lan and said mockingly, "Even your master might not dare to speak to me like this."
Xue Lan wasn't buying it. The girl held the scroll in her hand forward and said, "It's his business if he doesn't dare. He's just an old man who's about to die anyway."
Mingcheng listened to the heated conversation between the two and felt uneasy.
These two won't start fighting in the dungeon and turn the whole of Linyun County upside down, will they?
Perhaps Xue Lan from her previous life and the single-edged sword that hasn't been broken will turn out as she imagines.
However, the two immortals before them had been severely taught a lesson by the cycle of cause and effect, and dared not cause trouble in the mortal dynasty for the time being.
Before Dan Dao could reply, everyone heard footsteps outside the cell. He smiled slightly at the girl in red standing in front of him, and then, along with the little girl beside him, turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared from the spot.
Then Dan Dao disappeared from Ming Cheng's sight.
Although the two figures had disappeared, Mingcheng knew they hadn't gone far and were still lurking in the dungeon.
Thinking this way, her heart calmed down.
The jailer standing at the cell door was specifically responsible for watching over Mingcheng and his companions. He had taken many bribes from the prisoners, and his face was greasy and his belly was bulging. From a distance, he looked like a big, white pig.
At this moment, a petite figure wearing an indigo cloak followed behind the large pig.
The man entered the cell before the jailer, and pulled down his hood. Mingcheng couldn't help but gasp in surprise:
"Aunt Hua!"
The visitor was none other than Hua Linghua, the head of the Qianyun Chamber of Commerce, whom Xue Lan had met briefly at Xingqingshan.
In just a few days, the carefree look in the corners of the woman's eyes had turned into a faint weariness. She first went forward to check on Mingcheng's injuries, and then took the hand of the girl in front of her.
The woman's voice was somewhat hoarse.
"Mingcheng, I'll take you out of here."
Mingcheng's smile froze instantly, and the woman's voice carried a hint of urgency.
"Aunt Hua, what's wrong?"
Hua Ling didn't speak, but helped Ming Cheng up from the ground, looking at her with her beautiful, dark eyes.
Then, Hua Ling whispered something in Ming Cheng's ear.
The fat, big-eared jailer didn't hear clearly, but Xue Lan heard it perfectly.
"Among the children we rescued last time, one was a member of the royal family. We offended a nobleman."
Xue Lan immediately thought of the little mute girl whom Xue Tong had defined as the protagonist; she was the long-lost bloodline of the current Emperor of the Great Li Dynasty.
Recalling what she had seen and heard in the capital this morning, Xue Lan already had some guesses in her mind.
Xue Tong is now a good child who can use her brain on her own. The little girl's clear voice rang in Xue Lan's ears: "My information says that the ruthless emperor's illegitimate son was persecuted when he was young, and it should be that imperial concubine."
Just as she finished speaking, Xue Lan lowered her hands from the divination.
The girl's voice carried a hint of helplessness: "No wonder he's in such a hurry. His Majesty's lifespan is indeed running out."
The evil laughter of the inner demon echoed in the sea of consciousness: "You cleaned up the entire demonized Golden Valley City underworld before. Now, as long as you find a legitimate mountain and water deity, interfering with the lifespan of that old emperor of the Great Li Dynasty is not a difficult task."
Xue Lan's eyes curved into a smile as she feigned modesty and said, "Look at what you're saying. I'm not a demon, how could I do such a thing?"
The inner demon felt like vomiting at the sight of her affected and pretentious manner.
But she had no choice but to continue speaking in accordance with the Wolf King's wishes.
"I'm a demon, fine, I'll do it."
Xue Lan revealed a very satisfied smile, raised her hand to change her appearance, and revealed her figure.
Hua Ling helped Ming Cheng walk outside, but before they even left the cell, they saw the jailer who had been standing at the door yawn and then fall asleep standing up straight.
A girl dressed in red appeared before the two of them, smiling sweetly: "Flower Maiden."
When Hua Ling saw Xue Lan suddenly appear, she was only slightly surprised for a moment before calming down.
The woman's voice was steady: "Miss Xue."
Xue Lan still had the jade pendant that Hua Ling had given her hanging from her waist. The snow-white auspicious cloud was pulled off her waist by the girl and gently handed to her.
"Xue Lan has something to ask of me."
Hua Ling freed one hand to catch the jade pendant.
"Girl, please tell me."
Xue Lan's voice was crystal clear in the oppressive dungeon, but what she uttered was a treasonous and presumptuous statement: "Among those children, there is a little mute. I hope Lady Hua will protect him well in the Hua family. As for the position of the emperor, Xue Lan will take care of it for him."
Hua Ling's expression changed instantly.
"Miss Xue, please forgive me for not being able to comply. There are people in the Qianyun Chamber of Commerce whom I wish to protect."
Xue Lan looked at Hua Ling's extremely familiar features and asked, "Even immortals wouldn't believe that?"
The person before me spoke, her voice firm and resolute: "I have been traveling with my father since childhood, witnessing the vicissitudes of life. I have come to know that a person's life and fortune do not lie with the emperor or immortals, but entirely with themselves."
"If Hua Ling were to sacrifice the entire Qianyun Chamber of Commerce just because of a word from an immortal, she would probably have to atone with her death."
The girl in red was laughing heartily, but Hua Ling had a strange feeling about her.
Having just finished speaking like beans spilling from a bamboo tube, I now realize that cold sweat has soaked my back.
Although immortals are essentially no different from emperors to mortals, both being beings who can manipulate the fate of mortals at will.
But Hua Ling is gambling.
She bet that the immortal who was willing to help a few mortal children was a good person.
She was right.
"I've put you in a difficult position, my lady. This matter is of great importance, so I'll take the child with me first." Xue Lan spoke slowly, having already located the little mute boy through her senses.
"But the one above already knows that Constable Ming is connected to the Hua family and that child. As the saying goes, those in power are cold and ruthless; they would rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free. Does Madam have a way to deal with this?"
Hua Ling looked troubled.
Xue Lan looked at the single sword hidden in the darkness, as if it were talking to the wall: "Fellow Daoist Shan, have you thought it through?"
Dan Dao revealed himself in the darkness, glancing at Ming Cheng and Hua Ling.
The young man's voice was cold and hard: "It's not just the two of them."
"Single-handed sword!" Ming Cheng shouted, but Xue Lan had already responded:
"nature."
The young girl raised her hand and unfolded the Chonglou Illusionary Treasure Map, smiling brightly: "Fellow Daoist Shan, please."
The single blade transformed into a jet-black beam of light, rushing into the Chonglou Illusionary Treasure Map and disappearing from sight.
Mingcheng's mouth dropped open in disbelief.
With a flick of her wrist, the Chonglou Illusionary Treasure Map vanished from her palm, as if it had never existed.
"Xue Lan will handle everything within three days."
"Before that, Lady Wanghua should not act rashly."
A ghostly red figure vanished from their sight the instant she left. The jailer who had been dozing at the door woke up and rubbed his greasy face.
"Madam...this man..."
"I won't take it out."
Hua Ling put Ming Cheng back in his original place and left the cell.
The Hua family can wait three days.
The red figure moved with incredible speed, covering more than a hundred miles in a short time, and arrived at a secluded section of the Qinglin River.
Xue Lan stood in mid-air, dispelling the demonic energy from her body, and then took out three incense sticks from her sleeve.
The girl waved her hand gently, and wisps of smoke rose from the tip of the incense stick.
She bowed deeply to the surging river before her:
"I, Xue Lan, the eldest disciple of Jiyuan Peak of the Xuanhuang Sect, humbly request an audience with the Goddess of Qinglin River."