At the end of the hallway was a stone staircase that led up to a normal wooden door, through which a little daylight shone through.

If you go out from here, you will go outside?

Lu Zhaoling calmed down his ecstasy, took the wooden stick, and walked cautiously towards the wooden door.

When she came closer, she found that the wooden door seemed to be unlocked, and was hidden.

It's weird......

Lu Zhaoling instinctively felt that something was wrong.

But she had no second way to go, and after a moment's hesitation, she reached out and gently pushed open the wooden door.

The wooden door squeaked and shrewd, a little harsh in the silence of the hallway.

Lu Zhaoling stood behind the door, waiting for the wooden door to open slowly, his heart beating wildly.

In the end, what appeared in front of her eyes was not the outside world, but a room full of candles and as bright as day.

In the middle of the room, sat Bai Xi with a smiling face. Behind him stood a line of black-clad and masked guards.

"You are desperate to escape, my little wildcat. Do you really think you can get away with it so easily? ”

Lu Zhaoling was cold, his breathing was stagnant, and he was stunned in place. But she still involuntarily clutched the stick in her hand.

Bai Yu glanced obliquely at Lu Zhaoling's pale hand.

"At such a time, my heart still refuses to give up. You're a little brute who doesn't obey discipline. ”

Bai Xi stood up, walked in front of Lu Zhaoling, and pinched Lu Zhaoling's chin with one hand.

"How? This feeling of burning hope and being trampled on hard? ”

Lu Zhaoling's dull eyes turned to look at Bai Xi, and then angrily pushed him away, holding the wooden stick and swinging it towards Bai Xi.

"That's not going to work."

Bai Xi easily dodged her blow, as soon as he grabbed her wrist, with a little force, Lu Zhaoling felt a sharp pain, let go of his hand, and the wooden stick fell to the ground.

"Let go of me!"

Lu Zhaoling raised his foot and kicked, but was randomly blocked by Bai Xi's elbow.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Yu kicked Lu Zhaoling's knee hard, Lu Zhaoling was in pain, couldn't stand, and fell to the ground.

The black-clad and masked guards in the house immediately surrounded her, tied Lu Zhaoling with all hands and feet, and held her head down to make her lie on the ground.

Lu Zhaoling's face was pressed against the cold and hard floor, and it hurt.

"Shoot lightly, don't mess with my sister Zhaoling's face."

Bai Xi ordered casually, then squatted down in front of Lu Zhaoling, holding a ball of linen in his hand, and roughly stuffed it into Lu Zhaoling's mouth.

"Is it painful? Hopeless? ”

Bai Xi asked with a smile.

Lu Zhaoling felt a pungent smell on the lump of linen that gagged her mouth, and her consciousness gradually began to blur.

She felt Bai Xi's voice flicker and flicker, intermittently coming into her ears.

"I'll ...... you will disintegrate...... Destroy you...... Be My ...... Slave ......"

When Lu Zhaoling woke up again, his consciousness was still blurred for a while, and then he gradually regained consciousness.

She felt a splitting headache.

This was followed by a tearing arm.

Her arms were dangled by two chains, and only the tips of her toes touched the ground slightly.

Lu Zhaoling weakly "hmm" twice, and the cloth ball was still stuffed in his mouth.

"You're awake."

Bai Xi was in front of Lu Zhaoling, sitting comfortably on a chair and looking at her playfully.

Lu Zhaoling raised his head weakly and glared at Bai Xi hatefully.

"Heh, the eyes are still very vicious."

Bai Xi stood up, took a thin soft whip from the side, shook it in his hand, and slowly paced behind Lu Zhaoling.

"Hmm......"

Lu Zhaoling turned his head, with unwillingness and anger in his eyes.

"The prey that falls into my hands will never be escaped. The little wild cat that dares to run away will be severely punished. ”

Bai Xi pulled the whip hard in his hand, making a crisp sound.

Lu Zhaoling's body trembled slightly.

"Zhaoling, just enjoy all this, enjoy being domesticated by me."

In the sickly laughter, Bai Xi raised his soft whip and swung it at Lu Zhaoling!

--

Li Zhu'er has been a little restless these days, especially a few days ago, she had an affair with the second prince outside, and fled in a panic, and after coming back, because her performance was too gaffe, she was worried about revealing her feet, and she was even more panicked.

After thinking about it, he decided to talk to Lu Zhaoling.

came to Langhuan Palace, but was told by Qiu Xi, who was anxious, that Lu Zhaoling had disappeared since yesterday afternoon, and no one could be found anywhere.

"Gone?" Li Zhu'er was surprised.

"Yes! The princess never does this, without any explanation, the person is gone. It was the afternoon of the next day, and the slave was dying. "Qiu Xi is in a hurry.

"What about Shen Gongzi?" Li Zhuer asked.

"Shen Gongzi is also gone! Yesterday morning he was gone, and the princess asked her slave to look for it. ”

"What? Even Shen Gongzi ......" Li Zhu'er suddenly panicked.

"The princess doesn't know a lot of people in this palace, if the mother doesn't know where the princess is, then where else can she go to find it?" Qiu Xi said urgently.

"I, I'll go back first and discuss with the third prince." After Li Zhu'er finished speaking, she rushed back to Yonghe Palace in a panic.

Bai Heng was still alone in the study.

"Ah Heng, it's not good!"

Li Zhu'er hurriedly pushed the door and rushed into the study, and Bai Heng's hand that was studying calligraphy paused.

"What's wrong? So panicked. Bai Heng said gently.

"Zhao Ling is gone!"

"Zhao Ling?" Bai Heng frowned and put down his pen, "Don't worry, speak slowly." When did you not see it, and how long have you not seen it? ”

"I heard Qiu Xi say, it suddenly disappeared yesterday afternoon, and today it looks like it's getting dark again, and there is still no one to be found anywhere, and Shen Gongzi has disappeared since yesterday morning!" Li Zhu'er said to Bai Heng in a panic.

Bai Heng pondered for a moment, took Li Zhu'er's hand and let her sit beside him, and patted her shoulder gently: "Don't worry, it's only one day, even if something really happens, there is still a possibility of saving." ”

"No, Ah Heng, you don't know...... I'm worried about ......" Li Zhu'er looked a little like she wanted to say something.

"Worried about what? I heard that you have been restless for the past few days, what happened? Bai Heng asked softly.

"I ...... Didn't I go to Zhao Ling a few days ago? It is...... The day after the decree was abolished......" Li Zhu'er said hesitantly, looking at Bai Heng's face, "I chatted with Zhao Ling for a few words, and Shen Gongzi suddenly said......"

"Say what?" Bai Heng asked patiently, "It's okay, just tell me." ”

Li Zhu'er gritted her teeth and said: "He said that it was the second prince who poisoned you, and Queen Xu who killed you during the autumn hunt was also the second prince's instigation......"

Bai Heng frowned: "Why did he suddenly say this in front of you and Zhao Ling?" ”

"The question is...... Shen Gongzi just finished speaking...... The second prince came. I was so scared...... I don't know if the second prince found something. I met him again a few days ago, and he deliberately came to talk to me, and I was so nervous that I ran away from ......."

"You say...... Bai Heng ......" Bai Heng's face sank.