After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

Xie Xing was forced to step forward and speak to Luo Hanfeng. Meeting Luo Hanfeng's murderous gaze, she swallowed hard and asked, "Seventh Prince, did you come to this back mountain because you wanted something?"

Luo Hanfeng rubbed his fingers against the box containing the Heart-Eating Gu at his waist, and looked at Xie Xing with a smile: "Fifth Miss Xie, are you trying to escape from prison?"

"When did you go from being confined in the palace to becoming the master of one-third of this city lord's mansion?"

"This truly surprises me."

Xie Xing's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

She couldn't help but glare at Xie Yuze.

Sir, do you know we're trying to escape from prison?

Is it really okay to be so open and aboveboard?

But this Ghost King, never one to shy away from causing trouble, laughed and said, "There's something to talk about here. After all, our capable Fifth Miss sold herself to the Fifth Prince of the Southern Kingdom as a concubine in order to save her life."

"Still the thirteenth beautiful concubine... um."

Jun Lanjin didn't finish her sentence because Xie Xing nudged her with his elbow.

Xie Xing turned his head and looked at Jun Lanjin with a forced smile: "At a time like this, there's no need to light a fire!"

We're doomed, we're doomed.

This is really going to be a disaster!

Luo Hanfeng gripped the box containing the Heart-Eating Gu tightly, and laughed in exasperation: "So that's how it is."

"Miss Xie is truly capable."

"Since we've met here, then we can only blame your bad luck."

Luo Hanfeng raised his hand and said coldly, "Kill everyone except Xie Xing."

Since Xie Yuze was destined to be dead, then he should just die completely.

As for the others, Luo Hanfeng didn't care at all.

Xie Yuze gripped his sword tightly, looking ready to strike.

Song Ci'an stood protectively in front of Xie Xing, his eyes warily fixed on Luo Hanfeng.

Upon hearing the order, Luo Hanfeng's men immediately attacked the group.

Xie Yuze was about to charge forward with his sword drawn when Xie Xing pulled him back: "Where are you going!"

In a moment of desperation, she pointed to an entrance and said, "Go in."

Apart from the Ghost King, none of the people here combined could match Luo Hanfeng.

However, the Ghost King was only recently diagnosed with serious injuries. How could a Ghost King in such a state possibly contend with Luo Hanfeng, who was accompanied by four elite assassins?

In situations like this, running away is the best option.

Xie Yuze gritted his teeth and glared angrily at Luo Hanfeng.

He won't have peace of mind until this person is eliminated.

However, he is currently still recovering from serious injuries, and he is no match for Luo Hanfeng in a fight.

Xie Yuze had no choice but to follow the direction Xie Xing pointed and use his lightness skill to run inside.

Xie Xing was the only one without martial arts skills and the slowest runner. Song Ci'an originally wanted to pull Xie Xing to his side, but he was a step too late. Jun Lanjin first pulled Xie Xing into his arms, and with a light tap of his toes, he was the first to run towards the entrance.

Luo Hanfeng's eyes were fixed on Xie Xing. When he saw Jun Lanjin lead the person inside, he immediately followed without thinking.

The entrance was very rugged. When Jun Lanjin led Xie Xing through it, they discovered that there were several intersections inside.

Jun Lanjin paused in his steps.

He looked down at Xie Xing and asked, "Which way to go?"

Xie Xing looked up at Jun Lanjin in shock: "How would I know?"

"Is Chao Le some kind of fool who knew something was wrong with me and still brought me here to see the Tianshan snow lotus?"

How stupid do you have to be to do that?

call out!

As the two were talking, a hidden weapon shot straight from behind them. If Jun Lanjin hadn't reacted quickly and turned to the side, the weapon would have hit him squarely in the back of the heart.

Luo Hanfeng had already caught up from behind.

He looked at Xie Xing with icy eyes and said, "Xie Xing, come to me. This is the last time I'll say this."

"Don't make me angry again."

Jun Lanjin raised an eyebrow, turned to look at Luo Hanfeng, and said, "Come here?"

"What, does the Seventh Prince have some unspeakable affair with someone else's concubine?"

As he spoke, Jun Lanjin tightened his grip on Xie Xing's collar.

Luo Hanfeng was already furious, but this guy, whoever had the audacity, kept standing very close to Xie Xing, not only that, but he also kept referring to Xie Xing as someone else's concubine, speaking in a sarcastic and inappropriate way, which was absolutely infuriating!

He snorted coldly, flicked his sleeve, and sent the hidden weapon in his hand flying straight toward Jun Lanjin's face.

"When did it become your place to speak here?"

Luo Hanfeng used all his strength in that strike.

If he were just an ordinary person, he would have been hit by a hidden weapon.

But Jun Lanjin was able to dodge it with ease.

Now, Luo Hanfeng finally realized that something was wrong with Jun Lanjin.

This person doesn't look like an ordinary person.

Jun Lanjin's smile slowly faded, and he raised his eyes, looking at Luo Hanfeng with icy eyes: "Seventh Prince, you are so easily angered. I only said a few extra words, and you want to kill me?"

"Who are you?" Luo Hanfeng squinted, his questioning gaze falling on Jun Lanjin.

Jun Lanjin smiled and said, "I am just an ordinary passerby. I am just curious about the relationship between the Seventh Prince and Miss Xie. It seems that you have a relationship that is different from others."

As he spoke, Jun Lanjin glanced at Xie Xing casually.

Xie Xing was completely bewildered by what he said.

She glanced at Jun Lanjin, then at Luo Hanfeng standing not far away.

An unlucky feeling instantly appeared on my face.

She quickly waved her hand and said, "Don't talk nonsense. What special relationship do we have?"

"Oh? Is that so?" Jun Lanjin's voice was expressionless. He said coldly, "Then why did the Seventh Prince let you go?"

Xie Xing: "How should I know?"

The Ghost King's questioning was rather inexplicable.

"Hmph." Jun Lanjin chuckled in exasperation.

He was already bothered by the fact that Luo Hanfeng had kissed Xie Xing, and he had been worried about Xie Xing, fearing that something might happen to her.

result--

This person quietly went to become someone's concubine.

That was bad enough, but Luo Hanfeng even made Xie Xing go over in front of him!

Really...

Jun Lanjin chuckled softly, his hands tucked into his sleeves, his killing intent hidden beneath his calm demeanor: "Since they don't want to go with you, why force them, Seventh Prince?"

Luo Hanfeng simply ignored him and turned to Xie Xing: "Xie Xing, it's almost the middle of the month, you know what to do."

He reached out his hand to Xie Xing. "I'll say it again, you don't want to suffer by coming here, do you?"

Xie Xing: "..."

She bit her lip.

Indeed, it's almost the middle of the month, and if she doesn't get the antidote soon, she might die from the poison.

Luo Hanfeng also knew that she possessed the Tiger Tally.

But right now, it's even less likely that Xie Xing will leave with Luo Hanfeng.

And here, the only one who could possibly fight Luo Hanfeng is the Ghost King.

Thinking this, Xie Xing looked up at Jun Lanjin.

Jun Lanjin crossed his arms and looked at Xie Xing expressionlessly.

Xie Xing carefully pulled down his sleeve, stood on tiptoe, and whispered in Jun Lanjin's ear, "Um, Lord, could I ask you for a favor?"

Jun Lanjin glanced at her.

Xie Xing whispered, "My life is in his hands, but I absolutely cannot let him have his way."

"If I go with him, who will help you get the Tian Shan Snow Lotus, right?"

As he spoke, Xie Xing gave Jun Lanjin a simple and innocent smile.

Jun Lanjin's expression softened slightly.

Xie Xing pressed his advantage, immediately adding, "Your Excellency, you've also noticed that the Lord of the Yama Palace is actually the Seventh Prince. His rudeness towards you suggests he doesn't take you seriously at all."

"Don't you want to teach him a lesson?"

"Oh?" Jun Lanjin raised an eyebrow.

Xie Xingyi made up his mind and said, "Lord, let's do this and that, and then..."

Luo Hanfeng, who could hear Xie Xing's inner thoughts the whole time: "..."

When people are speechless, it's because they genuinely don't know what to say.

Luo Hanfeng was so angry that he could only let out a few cold laughs.

He was so angry he laughed.

He took a deep breath and, without giving Xie Xing a chance to speak, attacked Xie Xing and Jun Lanjin directly.

This time, his target was Xie Xing.

Luo Hanfeng was incredibly fast, arriving in front of Xie Xing almost in the blink of an eye. Just as his hand was about to touch Xie Xing, Jun Lanjin kicked out at Luo Hanfeng.

Luo Hanfeng's eyes turned cold, and he raised his palm, carrying a murderous aura of internal force, and attacked Jun Lanjin directly.

Jun Lanjin kicked Xie Xing away, swiftly neutralizing Luo Hanfeng's killing move.

His movements appeared effortless, easily neutralizing Luo Hanfeng's killing move with minimal force.

The two men soon started fighting.

Jun Lanjin only defended and did not attack. He used his hands in a Tai Chi stance, and no matter how fast or heavy Luo Hanfeng's attacks were, he could easily block them.

Luo Hanfeng did not want to get entangled with Jun Lanjin any further; his goal had always been Xie Xing.

However, whenever he wanted to end his entanglement with Jun Lanjin, Jun Lanjin would immediately turn the tables and attract Luo Hanfeng's attention.

Xie Xing was kicked lightly by Jun Lanjin, rolled on the ground, and quickly got up.

She glanced at Jun Lanjin and Luo Hanfeng, thought for a moment, gritted her teeth, and ran into one of the three paths.

Oil lamps hung on the walls of the passageway. Although it was dim, the path was still visible. Xie Xing ran forward as fast as he could.

I ran until I was panting heavily, and my legs were almost giving way.

She turned her head to look behind her, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she could no longer see or hear anything between Jun Lanjin and Luo Hanfeng.

She walked along the wall, saying, "What kind of nonsense is this?"

The system replied: "[I don't know. The male lead and female lead are clearly starting to develop things better, so why is he still so hung up on you?]"

I forgot to tell you, his hatred towards you just increased again.

That's over a hundred now.

Xie Xing: ?

"Then I've completed my mission, haven't I?" Xie Xing asked.

System: [The hatred value has been determined, but your hatred value may be mixed with affection, so it's not pure hatred, and therefore a little inflated.]

After all, in the original story, the things you did didn't attract as much hatred as what the original owner did.

Xie Xing gasped.

It's her fault.

It's her fault.

Blame her!

Xie Xing walked forward for a long time, and when he arrived at a place, there was another fork in the road.

She looked at the two forked roads on the left and right, and felt a headache coming on.

"This Chao Le has made this place like a maze; it seems he's really afraid someone will steal his Tian Shan Snow Lotus."

Xie Xing was speechless.

Why is this place so convoluted?

"Where does this end?"

Just then, a familiar voice came from inside the passageway. It was Song Ci'an's voice.

Xie Xing's eyes lit up, and he immediately whispered towards the passageway, "Second Brother! Second Brother! I'm here!"

As soon as the sound rang out, the sounds in the passageway fell silent for a moment, followed by a burst of rapid footsteps.

"Xing'er!" Song Ci'an's voice came from inside the passageway.

Xie Xing looked in that direction.

Then they saw Song Ci'an's blood-stained figure rushing towards that direction.

Xie Xing was startled and immediately ran towards Song Ci'an, "Second Brother? Are you alright!"

Song Ci'an glanced at his clothes and said, "It's nothing, it's all someone else's blood."

“These assassins from the Underworld are quite formidable. It took me a long time to kill one of them.” Song Ci’an patted his clothes, feeling a headache coming on. “I originally came here just to take you away and take this city as well. Now, everything is in chaos.”

"How could you be with that guy from the Xie family?" Song Ci'an glared at Xie Xing.

Xie Xing said, "This is a coincidence. I don't know why my third brother followed the Ghost King. He should have been a dead man."

"A dead person?" Song Ci'an asked in surprise.

Xie Xing spoke up, "Yes."

She told Song Ci'an about what happened in the Xie family study.

"Third Brother said he was saved by Prince Jin."

Upon hearing this, Song Ci'an narrowed his eyes.

If they could all hear Xie Xing's inner thoughts like he did, then all of this would be understandable.

Thinking of this, Song Ci'an lowered his head to look at Xie Xing, then sighed, reached out and touched Xie Xing's head, and said, "You really are something. Now, even if you want to hide your identity, you can't."

Because they can hear her innermost thoughts, these people will never let her go.

The only way to protect Xie Xing is to become stronger.

There are only two passageways. Song Ci'an came out from one of them, so the correct one is the other.

Xie Xing said, "Second Brother, which road should we take?"

"Why is it just you? Where's Third Brother?"

After entering another passageway, Xie Xing finally realized what was happening.

She and Ghost King Luo Hanfeng came in first, and Song Ci'an and the others came in later. They should have run into Jun Lanjin and Luo Hanfeng by now, right?

"Second Brother, didn't you see Ghost King and Luo Hanfeng when you came in?"

Song Ci'an shook his head and said, "Xie Yuze came in before me, I don't know where he went."

"After I killed one of them and came in, there was no one left."

what?

Xie Xing frowned.

Given her speed, and considering which entrance she entered through, Jun Lanjin and Luo Hanfeng should have followed the same entrance she used. Logically, they should have caught up with her by now.

How come there's no one here?

"The Ghost King and Luo Hanfeng are fighting. Didn't you see it when you came in, Second Brother?" Xie Xing asked again.

"No."