'Bang!'
Qing Huan was once again kicked flying by Xuanyuan Heng, and this time the force was much greater than before, almost taking Qing Huan's life.
Xuanyuan Heng drew Bei Chenye's sword and pressed it directly against Qing Huan's face, lightly scratching across it. Seeing the sword stained with Qing Huan's blood, Xuanyuan Heng disdainfully handed it directly to Bei Chenye.
Bei Chenye glanced at it with disgust but ultimately had nothing to say.
He thought, it could at most be reforged.
The sudden pain instantly sobered Qing Huan up considerably.
The pain on her face made Qing Huan instantly understand what had happened. She gently touched her face, feeling the stinging sensation. She opened her palm and looked, almost letting out a scream.
Blood, blood, her injuries were all blood.
She was on the verge of fainting.
Her face was covered in blood. Did that mean she was injured?
Was her face ruined?
At this moment, all of Qing Huan's sanity vanished.
A woman adorns herself for the one who admires her. She had painstakingly ruined Feng Ran. She had intended to use her own beauty to drive Ling Chi Yuan mad for her. But now that her face was ruined, all her hopes were gone.
"Feng Ran, Feng Ran, you slut, you're already dead. Why are you still trying to harm me?"
"Feng Ran, even if you're dead, I will curse you, so that you can never be reincarnated in any lifetime."
Qing Huan stared directly at Xuanyuan Heng, like a madwoman, and loudly questioned, "Regent, clearly, I did what I did according to your wishes. Why did you ruin my face?"
"The high and mighty Regent, could it be that you've fallen in love with a vulgar woman like Feng Ran?"
"I remember, the Regent had declared in front of the whole world that he would trample Feng Ran into the mud."
"Regent, at night, aren't you afraid that the ghost of Yu Wanyan will find you?"
"You actually felt pity for Feng Ran, how can you face the miserably deceased Yu Wanyan?"
"Feng Ran's methods are so venomous."
"The rumors in the marketplace are that Yu Wanyan died a most tragic death. It was simply inhumane."
"If the Regent were to pity Feng Ran, and kill me for Feng Ran's sake, then it can only be said that the Regent's heart towards Yu Wanyan is utterly laughable."
Qing Huan stated firmly.
However, her hands were clenched tightly. In reality, saying these words was a way of self-preservation.
"Regent, you dare not speak, is it because I've hit upon your true thoughts?"
"Over the years, has the Regent's feelings for Feng Ran changed?"
Xuanyuan Heng looked at Qing Huan with icy eyes and said coldly, "You, a lowly woman, when has it been your place to meddle in my affairs?"
"Oh, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you."
Upon hearing this, the smile that had been on Qing Huan's face vanished instantly.
Her heart clenched tightly. Could it be that Feng Ran wasn't dead?
No, impossible. She shook her head, unwilling to accept it.
"Feng Ran is still alive, and living well."
"No, it's impossible." Qing Huan seemed to have been provoked, shaking her head, her hair disheveled. "It can't be."
Xuanyuan Heng did not want to linger any longer. He looked at Bei Chenye and said coldly, "Clean it up."
"Yes."
Qing Huan was terrified, but she had nowhere left to hide.
Qing Huan completely disappeared from Chun Manyuan. In this world, there was no longer such a person.
In the Xuanyuan Manor.
A carriage stopped in front of the Xuanyuan Manor.
An Ying immediately stepped forward, "Your Highness, the person is already in the room."
"Mm." Xuanyuan Heng did not go to see Feng Ran but went to his study.
The next day.
Feng Ran woke up to find herself not in Chun Manyuan, but in the Xuanyuan Manor.
She was intimately familiar with every piece of furniture in the room. This was a room she had decorated herself. Looking at everything in the room, she felt as if a lifetime had passed. At the time, she had chosen to live here because it was closest to Xuanyuan Heng, and all the decorations in the room were arranged according to Xuanyuan Heng's preferences.
How pleased and happy she had been then, now seemed so laughable.
Yes, the place she had put all her effort into had become the place that buried her. It had even become the place that buried the entire Feng family.
Feng Ran did not understand why she would inexplicably appear in the Xuanyuan Manor. However, she didn't need to think to know that it must have been Xuanyuan Heng's command. Otherwise, no one would have dared to bring her here.
To everyone in the Xuanyuan Manor, she was a taboo.
Feng Ran got up, wanting to go out and see if she could leave.
Here, she was always filled with unease.
As she got up, the door was pushed open from the outside.
Xuanyuan Heng's gaze fell upon Feng Ran, who was wearing a thin garment. He asked indifferently, "Trying to escape?"
Feng Ran was stunned for a moment. Her gaze shifted to Xuanyuan Heng, and a sarcastic smile curved her lips. She said self-deprecatingly, "Regent, do you think I could escape from the Xuanyuan Manor?"
"I have that much self-awareness."
Xuanyuan Heng's cold gaze swept over Feng Ran. He glanced at her and said coldly, "Finally, you have some self-awareness."
"From now on, you will stay in the Xuanyuan Manor."
Feng Ran froze, staring at the man before her in shock and bewilderment.
Had she misheard, or was there something wrong with the man before her?
He said: From now on, stay by his side.
No, she didn't want to, and she wouldn't.
Xuanyuan Heng narrowed his eyes, looking at the person before him. He saw Feng Ran's resistance clearly.
Heh, the person who had desperately tried to stay by his side back then. She should have been happy when she heard his proposal. Yet, he saw her fear.
She had truly changed a lot during this time.
Was it Ling Chi Yuan? Was it Li Yun Cheng? Was it Xu Yun Qing? Had they changed her?
But no matter who it was, she would never have any relationship or contact with them again.
Feng Ran's only thought at this moment was to escape.
She thought that as long as she escaped from Xuanyuan Heng's sight, everything could be considered as if it never happened.
She could still be in Chun Manyuan.
At this moment, she felt that Chun Manyuan was much better than the Xuanyuan Manor.
In Chun Manyuan, with Aunt Sheng's protection, at least her life was not in danger. If she were in the Xuanyuan Manor, her life could be gone at any moment.
Feng Ran didn't know where she got the courage from, and walked directly past Xuanyuan Heng. She had only one thought: to leave.
"Regent, please let me go. I should return to where I belong." She was annoyed, but she dared not make any excessive moves.
She even dared not face the man before her.
She didn't even dare to look at the man before her.
She knew that her actions just now had already angered him.
This man before her probably already had the intention to crush her to death.
Before Feng Ran could react, Xuanyuan Heng directly picked her up. Fearing she would fall, Feng Ran instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck.
She stared wide-eyed at everything that was happening. When she realized what was happening and tried to pull her hands away, she found that she couldn't.
Xuanyuan Heng seemed to see her intention and said coldly, "If you still want your hands, you'd better behave yourself."
Feng Ran: "..."
She didn't dare to make any more movements, nor did she dare to move.