At this point, Chen Ying suddenly increased her tone, and her face was solemn: "They can't wait to do it, it is conceivable that you are a great threat to them if you are alive, they will want to get rid of you as soon as possible, if you fail once, there will be a next time." If you want to live, I advise you to remember carefully. ”

She softened her tone, and her face calmed down: "If my expectations are correct, the incident or person you accidentally broke should be very special, otherwise they would not be so frustrated." If I were you, I would be honest and honest. ”

She said calmly, but her eyes did not leave Guo Yuan's body, observing her micro-expressions.

At this time, Guo Yuan was locking her eyebrows.

It's not anger, it's not fear, it's not resentment or revenge.

It's contemplation.

Since entering the color shed, this expression has appeared on Guo Yuan's face for the first time.

Chen Ying's brows moved.

She's actually cheating.

Or rather, she is based on the murderer's train of thought and deduces his motive for killing.

As mentioned in the preface, Chen Ying has always believed that stabbing Wang Minyi to death is meaningless in the court.

Similarly, killing Guo Yuan will not shake the situation.

Therefore, Chen Ying still insisted on the original judgment: this beheading operation was to kill the mouth.

Guo Yuan must have discovered some big secret, so she was hunted down by the other party, and this big secret, even if Guo Yuan didn't know it at the time, at this moment, under Chen Ying's repeated reminders, she should feel something unusual.

Sure enough, the look on Guo Yuan's face confirmed Chen Ying's judgment.

She looked at the county lord of the dynasty without a trace.

Guo Yuan is not a person who is good at hiding.

She's used to being flamboyant.

Her noble background, as well as the favor of Empress Dowager Xiao and the eldest princess, made her never know what forbearance and introversion were.

And at this moment, the remnants of blood on Guo Yuan's face are fading little by little.

Originally, her face was white and blue, but now, it was white and gray.

At that moment, a faint but deep fear quickly crossed her eyes.

Chen Ying's eyes lit up immediately.

"What do you remember?" She asked, staring at Guo Yuan for a moment.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing ......" Guo Yuan was almost colorless, but shook his head, as if he was afraid that Chen Ying would not believe it, and squeezed out a smile that was more ugly than crying: "I really don't think of anything, I don't believe you can ......"

"You'd better die." Before she could finish speaking, Chen Ying stabbed down suddenly, and the cold wind hit Guo Yuan's door.

Guo Yuan was so frightened that she instinctively closed her eyes and resisted, screaming loudly.

Who would have thought, before the scream could be made, something suddenly stuffed into her mouth, and the scream suddenly became a "woo" moan.

Guo Yuan became more and more afraid, closed her eyes and kicked her legs, desperately hiding backwards, and her hoarse cry came out, leaving only a vague whimper: "Don't kill me!" Don't kill me! I say...... I said......"

"Oh?"

The strong wind of cutting the face suddenly dissipated, and the clean voice floated in, calm as ever: "Are you willing to say it?" ”

Guo Yuan nodded desperately, her face was covered with snot and tears, her mouth kept "whining", and her voice could only be barely heard: "I said everything...... I remember...... I say it all...... Please......"

"Good." Chen Ying said.

When the words fell, Guo Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and his mouth was empty.

She hurriedly opened her mouth and raised her eyes, and secretly looked, and saw Chen Ying sitting upright on the plum stool, her whole body was clean, and she didn't even mess up a single hair, as if she hadn't left her seat at all.

"I'll give you ten breaths of time." Chen Yingdao stretched out his sleeves, with a light smile between his eyebrows.

Guo Yuan closed his eyes, and his heart was like falling into an ice cave.

This was not the first time she had felt threatened with death.

At that moment, she seemed to return to that twilight many years ago, boundless terror, endless darkness, like a tide.

She couldn't help but shudder.

Chen Ying sat opposite her, with an elegant posture, a calm complexion, and clean eyes, as clear as water, and as ruthless as water.

In Guo Yuan's heart, despair gradually grew.

She couldn't hold it anymore.

It was a secret that had been buried for so many years, and she had never mentioned it to anyone.

And at this moment, in the body of this big girl Chen, she once again experienced the heavy, substantial, cruel, and ruthless.

She believes that if she doesn't reveal the truth again, Chen Ying will definitely do it.

Just like years ago, those people killed another person.

"And eight breaths." The girl in the white shirt and green dress spoke quietly, and her plain sleeves swayed softly with her words, as if she would fly out with a poisonous arrow in the next breath.

Guo Yuan was so frightened that he hurriedly spoke: "I, I, I said, it's a lotus pond...... That lotus lake...... Right on the edge of the lake...... cough cough cough ......"

In a panic, she choked on saliva and coughed continuously.

"Let's talk about the time first, the year, the month and the day; Let's talk about the location, where is this lotus lake? Chen Ying's voice did not fluctuate.

Guo Yuan raised his sleeves to wipe the corners of his mouth, and his throat was hoarse: "It's four...... Four years ago, on my grandmother's birthday. ”

She coughed again, breathed for a while, and when she spoke again, every word seemed to come out of her throat: "I...... I saw ...... on the shores of Lake Bihe See them...... They give people to ...... Killed. ”

As if thinking of something terribly frightened, her eyes widened, her hands resting on her laps trembled slightly, and her teeth rattled.

It was a nightmare for her life, and she would never want to remember it if it weren't for the threat of death.

Chen Ying's expression was indifferent, but his heart jumped heavily.

Guo Yuan's grandmother was Mrs. Cheng of Xingjibo, and just four years ago, on Cheng's birthday, Yanliu was sunk in the lake.

What Guo Yuan wants to say now is ...... Is it the truth about the death of the smoke willow?

"Who are they talking about?" Chen Ying asked, her voice extremely gentle: "And the person who was killed, who is it?" ”

Guo Yuan's eyes opened wider and wider, and her eyeballs almost broke through her sockets, but she didn't know it, she was still trembling.

"I don't know about them...... Who are they? She swallowed a few times in her throat, and her voice trembled violently: "All I know is ...... They gave a maid to ...... I hid on the edge of the lake and could hear it clearly. ”

"Were you alone? Is there anyone with you? Chen Ying asked, her voice was gentle and her speed was quite slow: "It stands to reason that since your grandmother celebrated her birthday that day, you should have eaten and sat down, why did you go to the lake again?" ”

When Yanliu disappeared, the banquet was in full swing, and Guo Yuan, as her granddaughter, should have been the stars holding the moon.

At this time, Guo Yuan was already completely immersed in her memories, not realizing that Chen Ying's questioning was tempting her to confide in the truth.

She looked straight somewhere, looking like she was in a dream, and muttered, "I ...... that day When I sat down, my father suddenly left early, and my mother was very upset. I thought it was boring, so I ran to the lake to relax. I happened to meet a maid, I saw that she was very angry, and asked her who she was, but she refused to say, and I was annoyed, so I asked someone to slap her mouth. ”