Volume 1 Chapter 66: To Scheme is to be Schemed Against

  A group of guards with a faintly sinister smile on their faces finally made Qin Luohan realize that something was off, stopping his sprinting footsteps and looking forward uncertainly.

  A red-clad man with a face as round as a pig's head rushed over, and upon seeing Qin Luoyi's slender figure and beautiful face, his mouth began to water: "Haha, beauty! Such a beautiful beauty! More beautiful than the one who ran away earlier! This Temple of Auspicious Clouds, today this young master has not come in vain!"

  Lewd and lustful eyes, as if wanting to strip her naked, stared at her without blinking.

  Qin Luo's pupils contracted for a moment, and the murderous intent in her phoenix-like eyes flashed by.

  "We are the family members of the Zhen Nan Wang Fu... you dare not be presumptuous!" Qin Luo Han's face turned pale, he retreated backwards while weakly shouting.

  The man in red heard this and finally moved his extremely disgusting gaze away from Qin Luoyi's body, looking at her dress with many torn mouths with disdain, and burst out laughing: "A family member of the Zhen Nan Wang Fu? Why didn't you say that you are a concubine from the palace, the emperor's concubine? Haha, a family member of the Zhen Nan Wang Fu, I'm so scared!"

  The guards following him also burst into laughter, and no one believed what she said.

  Qin Luohan's face turned bright red with anger under her veil, and even her shoulders trembled. She lowered her head to look at herself... earlier, in order to avoid the assassin, she had only been concerned with escaping with her life, and as a result, her clothes were not only torn but also stained with mud and leaves, no wonder these people didn't believe her when she revealed her identity.

  "Malu, take off your veil and let me see what kind of beauty you are. It's really making me curious." The man in red stroked his chin, full of expectation for Qin Luohan's face under the veil.

  A green figure leaped out, laughing and standing a few meters away, lightly brushing her hand across Qin Luohan's face veil, which fluttered to the ground in the wind, revealing a small pale face.

  "Ugh! No wonder you need to cover your face with a veil, you're so ugly that you dare to come out and scare people!" The red-clothed man's face was full of disappointment, his eyes filled with contempt. Although the small exposed face was delicate and pale, it had several very long and obvious scratch marks crisscrossing on it.

  Qin's chest heaved violently with cold air, her eyes glaring at the man in red like a knife, as if she could kill him with just one look.

  The man in red quickly shifted his gaze away from her with a look of disgust, and instead gazed at Qin Luoyi with a lustful expression, his eyes filled with astonishment.

  Qin Luo Yi's eyes glanced at Qin Luo Yi, and since she was injured, this was the first time she saw Qin Luo Han's true face.

  The purple jade cream was indeed used too late, her face couldn't return to its original perfection.

  Six or seven scratch marks, each one very long. Just by looking at the scratches, you can imagine how much force she used when she scratched... To be strict, Qin Luohan wasn't ugly. The scratches weren't particularly frightening either, it's just that her skin was too white, so the flesh-colored scratches stood out even more.

  "Beauty, what's your name?" The red-clothed man approached Qin Luo with a dazed expression: "Follow me and serve this young master well. As long as you make this young master happy, I'll ensure that you eat well, drink well, and enjoy endless fortune!"

  Qin Luo Han saw that his attention was all focused on Qin Luo Yi's body, and with a flash of his eyes, he quietly retreated a step back, wanting to slip away from the side.

  "Sister, you can't abandon me at a time like this." Qin Luoyi's sharp eyes caught her retreat, and with a cold smile, she stretched out her hand to firmly grasp hers, her eyes looking at her in a fluster.

  Qin Luohan struggled with all her might, but couldn't break free. Looking at the red-clothed man getting closer and closer, her face turned somewhat unsightly. She whispered to her sister, "Sister, this person doesn't look like a good thing, we can't fall into their hands completely. When we get the chance, let's split up and run. Don't worry, if I manage to escape, I'll immediately send someone to rescue you. And if you make it back first, don't forget to send someone to rescue me too!"

  After finishing speaking, he exerted himself again and struggled hard.

  Qin Luoyi was just staring at her with a panicked expression on his face, still not letting go.

  "Sister, let's separate and run quickly, one of us must get away..." Struggling to break free, Qin Liuchan was so angry that she wanted to slap her hard.

  "Ugly freak, looking at your face makes me sick. Since my beauty doesn't want you to leave, you'd better stay here obediently and don't think about running away with wild ideas. If you provoke me, I'll break both of your legs and make it so you can't go anywhere." The man in red approached, just in time to hear Qin Luohan's words, and immediately became furious, his small eyes staring at her menacingly.

  Qin Luo Han was frightened by his ferocious appearance and trembled with fear, lowering her head and not daring to speak again.

  The man in red saw this, nodded his head in satisfaction, turned his head to look at the side, and from the moment the white gauze fell, he stared at that ugly face, looking very interested. Ma Liu, who was smiling with gleaming eyes, snorted and patted his head heavily: "Look at you! You're as excited as if you've never seen a woman in eight lifetimes. Is this ugly girl worth getting so worked up over?"

  "Haha, young master, she can't compare to the beautiful women you usually go for, but...I think she's got some potential, her butt is pretty perky, and I'm sure she'd be quite energetic in bed." Ma Liu's lecherous gaze swept over Qin Luohan's buttocks, his smile utterly obscene.

  "Since you like it so much, I'll give that ugly thing to you! Go find a place to vent your anger first." The red-clothed man obviously liked Ma Liu very much and laughed loudly as he waved his hand at him.

  "Thank you, sir." Ma Liu Xi smiled and bowed to the man in red, then grabbed Qin Luo Han's arm and dragged her into a nearby thicket, all the while groping her body with his hands.

  "Let me go!" Qin Luohan struggled free and shouted angrily.

  "Shut up! With that spirit, stay still for a moment and I'll make sure to make you feel like you're in heaven and hell at the same time. You won't want me to let go of you again." Ma Liu slapped her buttocks with force, laughing evilly.

  "Haha, beauty, let's go too. Soon, I'll make you feel like you're dying of desire." The red-clothed man watched as Ma Liu dragged Qin Luohans away, and he burst out laughing with pride, his eyes burning with lust.

  Stretch out one hand and want to go pull down Qin Luo's clothes.

  Qin Luo Yi dodged to the side, and the red-clothed man's eyes flashed with a sinister glint, his gaze narrowing dangerously as he took a step closer to her.

  Many guards also came over and surrounded her.

  Qin Luo's eyes flashed, and she stretched out her slender white hand to smooth the scattered black hair behind her ear. A charming smile spread across her lips: "Where are we going? You're so clumsy, don't pull me, I'll go with you."

  The man in red was about to get angry, but seeing her gentle and beautiful appearance at this time, he almost melted: "Beauty, it's desolate here, you're so delicate and tender, brother can't bear it, my carriage is down there, come with brother to the carriage..."

  Qin's eyes sparkled with a captivating light, her hair radiating an irresistible glow. A hint of a smile played on the corner of her lips as she gazed at him intently and said, "In that case, hurry up and lead the way."

  The man in red was already bewildered, unable to find his way north. His extremely small eyes narrowed into a slit as he laughed: "Haha, beauty, I'm liking you more and more. You're even more anxious than me, Ben Gongzi. Today, I'll make an exception and personally escort you. Let's go together... to the ultimate bliss."

  After finishing speaking, he walked down the mountain first.

  Qin Luo followed closely behind him, her eyes barely concealing a smile, but within that smile, there was a hint of icy killing intent.

  Behind her, the guards followed closely.

  Ma Liu threw Qin Lu into the thick grass, her eyes flashing with intense desire, and pounced on her with a fierce smile.

  Qin Luo Han had been struggling all the way, but he had always been paying attention to Qin Luo Yi's movements. Seeing her being taken away by the red-clothed man and his group, a fleeting smile appeared at the corner of his lips, his expression unreadable.

  At this time, she was thrown by Ma Liu and woke up from her daze. She raised her eyes just in time to see Ma Liu's iron-like body pouncing down on her. Her face finally changed drastically, and she trembled as she shouted in a shrill voice: "Get out!" Without caring if there were any thorns in the bushes that would scratch her delicate skin, she quickly rolled away to one side.

  "You scoundrel, you dare to run?" Ma Liu was furious, jumped up and grabbed her clothes in front of her chest, raised his palm and swung it towards her face.

  Qin Luohan was so frightened that her face lost its color, and she couldn't dodge anymore. She closed her eyes in terror. The expected fierce slap didn't come down, but the hand grasping her collar relaxed instead.

  She opened her eyes with a start.

  Bang!

  Ma Liu fell straight down, and behind him stood a middle-aged man in black clothes. The middle-aged man was slender, with a handsome face and a cold expression.

  "Brother-in-law, it's great that you've finally arrived!" Qin Luohan saw the person coming and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was finally at ease. He excitedly ran over to him. The man in black was none other than Ye Hanshan, his brother-in-law who had coincidentally met Zhu Mei in the capital not long ago.

  Ye Hansheng looked at her delighted face, and his expression softened a lot: "Hansheng."

  "Eldest maternal uncle, if you hadn't come, I would have almost been bullied to death by this beast!" Qin Luohan's resentful gaze fell on Ma Liu's body on the ground, thinking of his disrespect towards himself, he walked forward and kicked his corpse several times.

  "Don't worry, Uncle will never let anyone bully you!" Ye Hanshan smiled: "I've always been following behind you, I promised your mother to ensure that nothing happens to you."

  Qin Lu's face finally showed a hint of a smile as he looked down the mountain and muttered, "I saw that woman being taken away. Cousin, do you think she'll be able to come back?"

  Ye Hanshan's eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness, and he smiled: "Hanshan, you can rest assured that she won't be coming back. Even if she could come back, she definitely wouldn't return unscathed."

  With Qin Luo's body having no spiritual power at all, he was completely unable to escape.

  "He was the son of Yuanzhou Prefecture's governor, Jia Ren, who had been carefully selected and nurtured with great effort. Although his cultivation level was not high, only at the Refining Qi stage, the guards by his side were all powerful. He loved to indulge in wine and women, and whenever he saw a beautiful woman, he would stop at nothing to get her into bed. If that didn't work, he would resort to force... Over the years, hundreds of women had fallen prey to him, and he had a peculiar habit: when he liked a beautiful woman, he would treat her like a treasure, but once he lost interest, he would give her away as a gift to his guards."

  Many women are eventually played to death. But it's also because of this that the group of guards are extremely loyal to him, and they're all a bunch of lechers.

  He even suspected that there were imperial fugitives among them, notorious flower thieves.

  The Yuan state is far away from the capital, located in the westernmost part of Chu State. There, the governor of Yuan state can cover the sky with one hand, so his only son can be so reckless and lawless.

  The former governor of Yuan state returned to Beijing this time to report on his duties, originally did not bring this son with him, because he deeply understood the nature of his own son and was afraid of causing trouble.

  The capital city is incomparable to Suzhou.

  However, this son of his didn't know what his father was thinking. For years he wanted to go out and gain experience, but his father never agreed. This year he couldn't bear it any longer, so he simply took people and left on his own.

  In Yuanzhou, apart from his father's words which he could listen to for a couple of sentences, no one else could tolerate him. He was indeed a master who would shout and curse when angry.

  Qin Luo's eyes flashed with a scene of Qin Luo being pressed under the dead fat man, tortured relentlessly... A sly smile floated onto his face.

  "Anping Junzhu, haha, a body as fragile as withered flowers and willows, what face do you have to marry the Third Prince!" From today on, Qin Luoyi would forever be the one who turned her life around, the only one who could marry the Third Prince and become the envied Third Prince's consort was none other than Qin Luhai.

  Ye Hanshan saw that her eyes were shining brightly, and her expression was too strange, with some signs of madness. He felt a little worried: "Hanshan, don't worry, she will never have the chance to marry the Third Prince. If you want to marry the Third Prince, your uncle will definitely let you have your way."

  Qin's heart sank with satisfaction, and she let out a soft, flirtatious laugh. She slightly turned her head to look at Ye Hanshan, her voice drifting away coldly: "Cousin, if that wretched woman can be married off to Jia Ren, it would be even more perfect."

  As soon as she thought that Qin Luo would spend her whole life with that ugly and cruel Jia Ren, and might even be thrown to a group of guards to play with, she felt extremely relieved.

  In front of the Third Prince, she fell into the Lotus Pond, on Mount Moon Mist, was stung by a mutated Red Footed Bee, ruining her beauty. She blamed all these misfortunes on Qin Luoyi.

  This face of hers, after applying so much Zi Yu Gao, still can't recover to its original state, she knows that this face is completely ruined.

  But she wasn't afraid that the Third Prince wouldn't marry her. After all, Qin Luoyi was so ugly in the past, but the Third Prince still accepted the imperial marriage arranged by the Emperor. Her face was much better than Qin Luoyi's.

  Ye Hanshan slightly hesitated: "Hanshan, let's take things one step at a time. If she can marry Jia Ren, that would be for the best. If not, it doesn't matter. In any case, she won't be able to threaten you again in the future. Absolutely mustn't rush into action and reveal our intentions."

  Qin Luo Han gritted his teeth in frustration, knowing that his uncle's words were reasonable: "What about the royal guards who followed us out?"

  "It's all settled now. You slowly return to Xiangguo Temple and then lead the people down the mountain, where Jia Ren and his gang are waiting."

  Qin Luohan nodded and tidied up her clothes before starting to climb the mountain.

  Ye Hanshan watched her leave, his face full of affection, and only turned away a moment later.

  After the two left, a slender and beautiful figure emerged from behind a large tree in the distance. Her eyes were icy cold, her aura was chilling, and her red lips curled into a cold smile. Beside her stood an extremely massive black shadow.

  He glanced in the direction where Ye Hanshan disappeared and then chased after Qin Luohan without hesitation.

  "Ah!"

  A sudden and brief shriek echoed through the mountains, quickly disappearing without a trace.

  Yehan Shan's heart skipped a beat as he swept down the mountain, and he looked up towards the top. The ancient trees on the mountain pierced the sky, dense and lush, but there was no sign of anyone.

  "Ah, Han'er!" A low growl escaped his lips as a look of alarm flashed across his cold face, and he turned to dash up the mountain.

  In a mountain valley, Qin Luo fell to the ground unconscious and unaware of anything.

  "Ah, Han'er!" Ye Hanshan's face turned pale, and he rushed over, his hand reaching out to check her nose tip, his fingers trembling slightly.

  There is still breath.

  Apart from the previous scratches, there were no other fatal injuries on his body.

  Ye Hanshan finally put down the burden in his heart, but suddenly felt something was off, and he sprang to his feet, his eyes gleaming like lightning as he vigilantly scanned his surroundings.

  "Plop!"

  A faint, low chuckle came from behind, and Ye Hanshan felt a chill rise up from the bottom of his heart. He quickly turned around, shouting in a low voice: "Who is it? Come out!"

  Just after drinking, I suddenly felt a blackness in front of my eyes and fell down heavily.

  At the foot of the mountain, in a secluded valley.

  "Bastard!"

  Qin Luohan woke up from her coma, and before she even opened her eyes, she was slapped heavily on the face, causing stars to flash before her eyes, and her face felt scorching hot with pain.

  Who is it?

  Who is hitting her?

  She is Qin Luohan, the daughter of Town King Nan. Who has eaten bear heart and leopard gall to dare hit her?

  She struggled to open her eyes, and what entered her field of vision was a big fat face with extremely small eyes that were narrowed into slits, staring at her with a ferocious expression.

  Jia Ren!

  Qin Luohan almost let out a scream, why did she see this man? She had clearly gotten rid of them and was heading up the mountain.

  "You wretched woman, you've finally come to!" Jia Ren exclaimed, his eyes gleaming with malice as he grasped her chin and leaned in close, his foul breath washing over her face. "I didn't think you had it in you, little slut - you actually managed to kill Ma Liu! I've lived for twenty years, but this is the first time I've ever misjudged someone."

  Qin's eyes flashed with a hint of fear, had they seen Ma Liu's corpse?

  How did she end up in their hands? She was clearly walking towards the mountain, and as she walked, she caught a whiff of an unusual fragrance, then...

  Then there was nothing, her memory was a complete blank!

  Enduring the pain on his face, he blinked his frightened eyes and shrunk back, shaking his head violently: "It wasn't me, I didn't kill anyone."

  His hand quietly slipped into his sleeve.

  Jia Ren naturally wouldn't believe her words and didn't miss the small movements of her hands. He sneered, using one hand to tightly pinch her chin, while the other hand produced a delicate storage ring, coldly saying: "Ugly freak, are you looking for this thing?"

  The voice was icy cold, like a snake that made people extremely uncomfortable. The scorching hot breath blowing on her face made Qin Luohan feel nauseous and almost vomit.

  But she didn't dare.

  His eyes flickered uncertainly, his face turned even paler, and unexpectedly, Jia Ren had actually taken away all of the storage rings. A glimmer of despair flashed through his heart.

  Digression

  Thank you Lan Ye Xin for the 3 flowers, thank you Xiao Ye Lv for the coins.