Zhan Qingning regretted it deeply. She shouldn't have been so foolish as to believe what he said.

Now that Zhan Miao has been poisoned, she has an unshirkable responsibility.

She closed her eyes with difficulty and said, "Zi'er, go back first. Tell mother that no matter how far I have to chase her, I will catch the murderer who poisoned my sister!"

Zi'er looked at her in disbelief: "Qing Ning, you want to leave the Marquis' Mansion? How can you do that? That man is cunning, I'm afraid you are no match for him!"

Zhan Qingning spoke quickly: "I'm not afraid, Zi'er, it's too late, can you play a scene with me?"

Soon, Zi'er's complaining voice rang out from inside the house: "Zhan Qingning, you keep saying that someone knocked you out, but clearly no one has ever been in this yard. You're lying. Madam is so kind to you, why did you poison Miao'er?"

Zhan Qingning cried and denied: "I didn't, why don't you believe me?"

Zi'er suddenly grabbed her wrist and said, "Do you have any idea? Don't tell me. Go to the lady and kneel down to apologize!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she dragged Zhan Qingning out.

Zhan Qingning struggled violently and bit her wrist with her mouth.

"Ah!" Zi'er screamed and let go.

Zhan Qingning looked at her with hatred in her eyes: "I didn't do something, why do you want to slander me? It's fine if Madam doesn't believe me, but you are also wronging me. In that case, let's break up!"

Without further hesitation, she turned around and ran away quickly.

Zi'er chased after her relentlessly, but soon she disappeared from sight.

She stamped her feet anxiously, then turned and walked away quickly.

At this time, Zhan Qingning was dragged into a secluded courtyard by a young man in black, who was looking at her with a look of ridicule.

He scoffed, "Well? Am I right? The mother-daughter bond between you and Lin Yiwan is very cheap. She doesn't trust you at all. In her eyes, have you become the murderer who poisoned her daughter?"

Zhan Qingning asked impatiently, "Who are you, and why are you framing me?"

The young man leaned over to her ear and whispered, "My name is Zhiqing. I'm here to avenge your mother. As long as you listen to me and let Lin Yiwan die at your hands, your mother's wronged soul will be comforted!"

Zhan Qingning asked in a trembling voice: "Really? Then what can I do for you?"

Zhiqing handed a sharp dagger to her: "Go kill her, this is the most direct way!"

Zhan Qingning shook her head vigorously: "Thanks to you, I can no longer return to Zhan Yihou's residence, and I can no longer get close to her!"

Zhiqing coaxed in a low voice: "You said you wanted to apologize to her, can anyone in the Marquis' Mansion stop you?"

Zhan Qingning was very close to him at this time, and the sharp dagger was still tightly held in her palm.

She was silent for a moment, and suddenly took advantage of Zhiqing's inattention and stabbed him in the heart with the dagger.

Zhiqing retreated hastily and half of his ear was cut off immediately.

He ignored the pain and kicked Zhan Qingning to the ground.

He gritted his teeth and cursed: "You bitch, how dare you cheat?"

Zhan Qingning is not someone who gives up easily. She had practiced martial arts with Zhan Xuan before, so naturally she is more agile than ordinary girls.

She quickly got up from the ground and tried to pick up the dagger that had been kicked away.

Zhiqing ran over quickly and stepped hard on her wrist.

Zhan Qingning was in so much pain that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, but he still refused to beg for mercy.

She gritted her teeth and cursed: "Even if you break my bones, I will never give up my determination to kill you!"

A cold glint flashed in Zhiqing's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "You don't kill your real enemy, but you choose to pick a fight with me. You are such a fool!"

In a flash, Zhan Qingning quickly grabbed his ankle, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the ground.

She immediately jumped up and stabbed him in the eye with the dagger.

Zhiqing resisted violently, but the dagger missed his target again.

He rolled to the side and stood up nimbly.

He reached out and wiped the blood from his face and said, "You think you can catch me? Stop dreaming, today is the day you die!"

Without any hesitation, he quickly pounced towards Zhan Qingning again.

He was extremely strong and grabbed the dagger in just a few moves.

He said angrily: "Useless fool, I will send you to hell right now and reunite you with your mother!"

The knife came down and was about to pierce Zhan Qingning's throat.

She closed her eyes tightly, and the image of her mother's loving face appeared in her mind.

She secretly thought that it would be good to be able to reunite with her mother so that her mother wouldn't be lonely in the underground.

However, the expected pain did not come. Instead, Zhiqing was kicked away and fell to the ground with a loud bang.

Zhan Qingning opened her eyes subconsciously and saw Xie Jianshu with an anxious look on his face suddenly appear in front of her.

She was startled. Is this Xie Jianshu?

Why is his face still so swollen that he's almost unrecognizable?

Before she could think any further, she saw Zhiqing stabbing Xie Jianshu in the back of the head with the dagger again.

She anxiously reminded: "Xie Shizi, get out of the way!"

It was as if Xie Jianshu had eyes on his back, and he subconsciously turned his head to avoid the attack.

He turned around again and clamped Zhiqing's wrist.

He screamed in pain: "Let me go, let me go quickly!"

Xie Jianshu pinched his chin with one hand, lifted him up and said, "You dare to attack Qing Ning? You're seeking death!"

Zhiqing has always been the best at deceiving people. Since he wants to make Emperor Xiao Ling his puppet, he wants to know everything about everyone and everything around him.

Including Xie Jianshu!

He said anxiously: "You don't have Zhan Qingning's love, why do you want to save her? Are you a fool?"

Xie Jianshu interrupted without hesitation: "I'm not a fool, I'm a man. Even if Qing Ning doesn't like me, she is still my good friend. I can't just watch her fall into danger without saving her!"

After the words fell, Zhi Qingtai suddenly smiled cunningly: "I want to see if you can save her!"

A sharp dagger suddenly appeared from his sleeve and was thrown directly towards Zhan Qingning.

Xie Jianshu's expression suddenly changed. He immediately threw Zhiqing to the ground, turned around and pounced on Zhan Qingning.

"Puff!" The dagger pierced his shoulder, and the pain made his eyebrows tightly twisted together.

Zhan Qingning shouted in panic: "Xie Shizi, how are you?"

Xie Jianshu smiled sadly: "Qing Ning, don't worry, I'm fine, I'm very strong and can withstand a knife!"

Zhan Qingning turned and glared at Zhiqing: "Why? We haven't offended you in any way, so why are you so ruthless as to kill us?"

Zhiqing closed his eyes tightly, and the image of Xiao Yu appeared in his mind.

When he first saw him, he was kneeling devoutly in the Buddhist temple.

He asked in surprise, "Aren't you a prince? Why are you wearing half a mask?"

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