Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 703

They even managed to get away.

However, she was hit by a hidden weapon and poisoned with the "Wind-Stabilizing Poison." This poison is difficult to cure in the short term, but it should be able to be found by searching all the young women in the hunting camp.

Shen Lingjun returned to the hunting ground camp and ran into Qi Xuan outside the camp.

He paced back and forth there alone, glancing into the camp every now and then, as if he were preoccupied with something.

Seeing that no one was around, Shen Lingjun stepped forward and asked, "Senior brother?"

Qi Xuan turned around abruptly and saw Shen Lingjun. He rushed over in surprise and delight, looking her up and down several times before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

"Junior sister, thank goodness you're alright! Everyone thought you were missing, where did you go?"

Shen Lingjun remained expressionless, only squinting her eyes as she sized him up.

"This is my first time in this hunting ground, I'm not familiar with it, and I got lost in the woods. By the way, what exactly did you want me to see in that pine forest?"

Qi Xuan stammered for a moment.

"I... I saw a pair of very beautiful white peacocks in that forest. They are a rare sight, and I wanted you to see them too."

Shen Lingjun stared at him: "Really? I didn't see it."

Qi Xuan laughed it off: "Then maybe they've already flown away... It's good that you're alright. So many of us have been looking for you all day. Thank goodness."

Shen Lingjun's tone turned somber.

"I didn't see the white peacock, but I did encounter three frenzied, enormous brown bears. Even two expert bodyguards struggled to handle them. If Mo Zhonggui hadn't arrived in time, I would have perished under their claws long ago."

Qi Xuan's expression changed drastically.

"What? How come there are brown bears on the outskirts of this hunting ground, and three of them at once?"

Shen Lingjun said calmly, "Naturally, it's because someone wants my life. So, I hope you'll tell me the truth, why did you send me to that pine forest? Do you know what's waiting for me there?"

Qi Xuan said urgently, "Of course I don't know! How could I possibly want to harm you!"

Shen Lingjun raised an eyebrow: "Of course I believe my senior brother. But there has to be a reason for this. So, someone asked you to send me?"

Qi Xuan was startled and broke out in a cold sweat on his back.

He had no idea that Sheng Qiongluo wanted to harm Shen Lingjun. She was just a young lady from a prestigious family, a beautiful and talented woman. How could she possibly commit such a heinous act as murder?

But he had promised Sheng Qiongluo that he wouldn't reveal her identity, and now that she was injured, it would only arouse more suspicion.

Even if it's ultimately proven she didn't do it, as a suspect, she'll likely suffer a lot during interrogation. How could someone as delicate and frail as her withstand that?

Anyway, he was sure it wasn't Sheng Qiongluo, so there was no need to let her suffer for nothing. She was already unlucky enough to be dragged into this innocently.

Qi Xuan said firmly, "No! No one asked me to call you over. It must have been a coincidence! What about the three brown bear carcasses? I'll go and find out where they came from!"