frightfiction Chapter 1386 Cover
Chapter 1386 Cover
"Madam, you must leave!" Yingyi cried out hoarsely as she desperately slashed at the men in black before her. "Your subordinate will cover you!"
Lin Yiwan watched Ying Yi fight valiantly, her heart filled with mixed emotions. She knew she couldn't leave.
If she leaves, both Yingyi and Zhanyan will surely die.
Just then, her gaze suddenly fell on the beam in the front hall. There hung a huge glass lamp. And next to the glass lamp, a thin fuse was hidden.
It's gunpowder!
Lin Yiwan's pupils contracted sharply. No wonder there was a faint scent of sandalwood in the front hall. It was to mask the smell of gunpowder!
This group never intended to capture her alive. Their plan was to blow her, along with the entire Marquis of Zhanyi's mansion, to ashes!
What a cruel thought!
A thought flashed through Lin Yiwan's mind. She suddenly pulled a gold hairpin from her hair and threw it forcefully at the fuse!
The golden hairpin sliced through the air, precisely piercing the fuse. With a "whoosh," the fuse was severed by the hairpin, and the sparks were extinguished instantly.
The bronze-masked man clearly hadn't expected her to discover the fuse, and his figure suddenly froze.
"Do it!" Lin Yiwan seized the opportunity and shouted sharply.
Yingyi understood, and suddenly threw the sword in his hand. The sword flashed like lightning and went straight for the bronze-masked man.
The bronze-masked man hurriedly dodged, but he was still a step too slow.
The sword slashed through his mask, revealing a familiar face beneath—it was Meng Xiang's trusted bodyguard.
"It's a dream!" Lin Yiwan's eyes burned with rage.
The guard's mask was ripped open by his sword, revealing a twisted and ferocious face. Seeing that his identity had been exposed, he stopped pretending and roared, "Lin Yiwan, even if you know now, what can you do? The lives of the Marquis and his two children are in the Prime Minister's hands!"
These words struck Lin Yiwan like a thunderbolt.
She clenched her fists tightly, her knuckles turning white, her voice trembling: "What did you say? Where are my children?"
She had thought that the Marquis of Zhanyi's residence was the safest place, but she never knew that it had been so thoroughly infiltrated by the Dream Seer.
The guard, with the tip of Ying Yi's sword pressed against his throat, continued to laugh wildly. His laughter was sharp and piercing, with a hint of madness: "The Prime Minister said that if you know what's good for you, you should obediently hand over the register, and he and his two daughters will be spared a complete corpse! If you dare to resist, you will have to watch with your own eyes how they are skinned alive and dismembered!"
"Shut up!" Lin Yiwan shouted sharply, interrupting him. Her eyes were bloodshot, and a murderous aura surged within them.
Her biggest weakness in life was Zhan Yan and her three children. Meng Xiang had such audacity to even kidnap them!
Seeing that she was agitated and fearing that she would lose her composure, Yingyi immediately shouted in a deep voice, "Speak quickly! Where are the Marquis, the eldest son, and the young lady hidden? If you utter a single falsehood, I will tear you to pieces!"
The blade on the guard's neck sank deeper, and blood trickled down his neck, but he still held his neck straight, his eyes sinister: "How could I easily reveal the inescapable trap laid by the Prime Minister? Lin Yiwan, just you wait, in less than three hours, this Marquis of Zhanyi's mansion will be reduced to ashes!"
His words abruptly stopped, his eyes widened suddenly, and black blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. He had bitten through the poison hidden between his teeth and died on the spot.
Ying cursed under her breath, kicked the corpse aside, and turned to Lin Yiwan with a grave expression: "Madam, this man is stubborn. He refused to reveal anything even after committing suicide. What should we do now?"
Lin Yiwan closed her eyes, forcing herself to calm down.
Meng Xiang is meticulous and shrewd. Since she dared to use such methods, she must have a backup plan. She must not lose her composure. She looked around. Although the men in black outside the front hall had been temporarily forced back, they were still watching her menacingly. It was likely that there were already spies everywhere in the Marquis's mansion.
“Yingyi, things in the capital are too strange. The best course of action is for me to go to the palace to see my father. Only by delivering the list to him can I feel at ease!” After a moment of thought, Lin Yiwan slowly spoke.
Yingyi frowned and looked at her: "Madam, it will be very difficult for us to enter the palace. Didn't that guy just say that Prime Minister Meng has laid a trap?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yiwan suddenly realized that Meng Yunshang was her best friend and the most beloved daughter of the Prime Minister Meng. She could ask her for help.
She rushed to the Xiao residence, only to find the gates tightly shut.
She inquired among her neighbors and learned that they had already moved to the Prime Minister's residence.
Lin Yiwan froze on the spot. When she and Zhan Yan first returned to Beijing, they were surrounded by relatives and friends. Now, however, she was all alone.
The cold wind, mixed with snowflakes, lashed her face, instantly waking her up.
She has always been a person who refuses to admit defeat, and no matter how difficult the road ahead may be, she will never be afraid.
She clenched her fists tightly and took Yingyi directly to the Lin residence.
She met Sang Qiutang, and in just a few days, she had become incredibly haggard.
When she saw Lin Yiwan return, she almost cried tears of joy.
She gripped her hand tightly, her voice trembling as she asked, "Wanwan, how is your uncle? How is your maternal grandfather?"
Lin Yiwan replied in a hoarse voice, "They are all fine, but what happened to the Marquis's residence? Why has everything changed so drastically since I returned? The Marquis and the children have all been captured by the Dream Manipulators?"
Sang Qiutang's tears streamed down her face as she sobbed, "You don't know this, but during the New Year's banquet, Marquis Zhanyi actually stabbed the Emperor with a dagger in front of everyone. Your father fell into a coma, and your husband was temporarily imprisoned in the palace dungeon. Your two children, who were not satisfied, were also imprisoned in the Empress's Weiyang Palace by the Dream Prime Minister who controls the court!"
Lin Yiwan was shocked. How could Zhan Yan have injured her father?
He absolutely cannot do such a thing.
Unless someone deliberately framed them!
And that person must be the one harboring malicious intentions, Dream.
Thinking of this, a chilling murderous intent flashed in her eyes.
Doesn't he want the roster? Then give it to him. The best way to break this deadlock is to see the Emperor first and wake him up. Only in this way can we seize power and then punish the Dream Phantasm.
Unaware that her fingertips dug into her palms, drawing blood, Lin Yiwan suddenly turned around, forcefully tucking the stray strands of hair behind her head. The last trace of panic in her eyes was replaced by a chilling resolve.
Without the slightest hesitation, she grabbed the sandalwood box with dark patterns engraved on the table, inside which was the list of embezzled names that Meng Xiang coveted, and strode towards the palace.
When Sang Qiutang chased after her, he only saw her straight back, and he was so shocked that he cried out, "Wanwan! Where are you going? Meng Xiang now holds immense power in the court, and his henchmen are everywhere inside and outside the palace. If you go there, won't you be like a lamb entering a tiger's den?"