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Chapter 37
Chapter 37
Chapter 37: 37
Chapter 37 – Prologue, Amid Fire
This may already be another world .
Wailing came from all sides .
A flame tongue floating in the wind grazed the girl’s nose . There was fire rising in the distance .
The fire concealed a massacre . The girl faintly smelt a disgusting smell... it was the smell of blood .
The vast mansion was being destroyed .
Everything was fading away . Only the place where the girl stayed was still dragging out its existence .
“... is that person still not willing to let me go?” Looking at the scene in front of her, feeling the invisible death, the girl muttered to herself .
She has expected that there would come such a day, but when things really unfolded before her eyes, she still fell in a state of bewilderment .
The long-lasting happy life has made the girl subconsciously ignore a fact... that she shouldn’t exist . At least, in that person’s mind, she shouldn’t be alive .
Yes, it’s long overdue .
“... Young Miss!” A shout roused the girl back to her senses .
A maid was running towards the rock garden where the girl was located .
The girl hurriedly greeted the other party . Without waiting for the other party to calm her breathing, she eagerly asked: “Where’s father?”
The maid’s face was distorted by fear, her clothes were messy and covered with ashes, and there were some bruises on her face .
In the girl’s memory, this maid who served her looked always composed . But at this time, it felt like that impression was a lie .
“... I, I haven’t, I haven’t seen Master...”
When she heard the answer, the girl felt her heart tighten fiercely .
The girl involuntarily bit her lower lip hard and broke the skin, and a taste instantly overflowed her mouth, a faint fishy taste that could not be dispelled .
“Young Miss, what do we do now?”
“... we can’t wait any longer...”
Otherwise, I will be swallowed up by the flames sweeping through everything .
The girl wasn’t a selfish person . If she could, she would do everything in her power .
But she was a rational person .
She knew that even if she put her life on the line, it won’t be of any use .
... keep on living .
Only if she lives, will there be hope, the hope called “revenge” .
“Young Miss, where is the secret passage? We should hurry, the guards can’t hold on for much longer . ” The maid looked around and spoke eagerly .
How does she know about the secret passage? The girl suddenly looked up and found that the maid’s gaze unnaturally fell on her hand .
Her hand has turned pale because of the force with which she was clenching a long, straight blade .
It was a pure white Hengdao [1] .
“...” The girl narrowed her eyes .
Apparently aware that there was something amiss about the girl, the maid asked timidly: “Young, Young Miss?”
“... you mind this blade?”
Although the blade is exquisite, but is it worth minding it?
“It... it’s because I have never seen you hold a blade, Young Miss... so...”
“In this situation?”
In this life-and-death situation .
“I...”
“Forget it . ” The girl turned around and immediately heard the sound of a sigh of relief behind her .
“Right, how do you know about the secret passage?” With her back facing the maid, the girl asked, pretending not to care .
“I... uh . ” Her voice came to an abrupt stop .
With the flash of a blade ray, fair skin was slashed open, and the throat of the maid was cut open .
A fountain of blood shot out and landed on the girl’s pale face and blue dress .
The maid pressed her hands on her neck, but the blood still flowed from between the fingers . She stared at her mistress incredulously and opened her mouth to say something . But what could she say with her throat cut open? She could only make some unintelligible sounds . A look of denouncement and unwillingness in her eyes, her eyes slowly closed .
White clothes, red blood .
Looking at the maid collapsed in a pool of her own blood, the girl lowered her eyes .
In addition to her father, only her and her siblings knew about the secret passage .
A maid could not know about this .
“...I already knew... I already knew...”
The girl suddenly felt cold .
She had long expected that even though her father was in a high position and was deeply trusted, but that person would plant spies around him and in his home .
But she didn’t expect that the spy turned out to be her own personal maid – a person who had served her for many years .
“... Nangong Yunyao!”
The girl looked up reflexively and looked in the direction of the voice . There was a black figure at the entrance of the courtyard .
Wrapped in darkness .
The person was covered in black . Only the sinister mask covering his face released a dim golden glow .
State Guard! The girl’s eyes opened wide .
“It’s really you, Nangong Yunyao!” The dark figure sneered, and then rushed towards her .
The girl secretly scolded herself for being careless . Why did I raise my head and look at the other party?
But now wasn’t the time to bother about this . The girl quickly turned around, went around the rock garden, and opened the door of the secret passage according to the way her father has taught her .
Following rumbling sounds, a dark stairway appeared in front of her eyes, and the girl ran inside without hesitation .
She must run . If the person from the State Guard catches up with her, only one thing awaits her .
Death .
This person will never let me go!
Since he won’t let me go, then I must keep on living until the moment his blade crashes down on me .
I can’t die – this thought supported the girl to continue forward, supported the girl to not breakdown even if she loses everything .
The footsteps coming from behind her were gradually changing as the person was getting closer .
The girl seemed to feel the aura of death behind her .
In the darkness, she almost fell a few times and hit the wall several times .
The winding secret passage seems to be ridiculing the girl, making her suffer .
However, the girl still didn’t give up .
Maybe God cared for her, as light welcomed her before death caught up with her .
Just as the girl rejoiced...
“...!”
Countless flames came into her view .
The people holding the torches were all wearing masks .
“...” The girl took a step back, but the State Guard who has been chasing her was already eyeing her from behind .
Probably the leader, a person in black slowly stepped out .
“Nangong Yunyao, you have nowhere to run . Give up . ”
“...and then what? I still won’t escape death . ” As the girl ridiculed, her eyes wandered around and looked for an opportunity .
The silver lining was that these State Guards weren’t cracks . The masks they wore weren’t Ming Huang mask .
Having said that, these people were all martial practitioners .
“Kill anyone from the Nangong family who resists – this is the order we received . ”
“Commander Luo has devoted himself to the Nangong family, he wants...”
Not waiting for the the other party to finish speaking, the girl laughed in spite herself: “To let me go?”
“It seems that there’s nothing to talk about . ”
“Indeed!” The girl took a deep breath, “What are you spacing there out for? If you don’t come, I will die!”
The girl’s shout alerted the State Guards .
“Be careful! There may be experts . ”
The leader shouted, and the State Guards raised their weapons and looked around, alarmed .
Their attention was clearly removed from the girl .
At this time, the girl moved .
She ran to the side . There was rough off-road .
But because of the off-road, there was a chance .
“Damn! Quick, chase after her!”
When the State Guards reacted, the girl has already reached the end of the road – a bottomless abyss . But there was the sound of running water .
“Fire!”
The girl took a deep breath, and then kicked off the ground .
“Uh!” Before she dropped, a bolt went deep into the girl’s left shoulder .
Pain and the feeling of falling down enveloped her, and she dropped straight down the cliff while drawing a faint blue trail in the air .