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Chapter 12 Innocent
Blood flowed from the tip of the sword, staining Ye Zhaoyan's purple robe red.

Ye Zhaoyan's eyes widened, she never dreamed that this would happen.

"You know the consequences of betrayal!" An angry shout came from the archery.

The boy immediately restrained his expression and returned to his previous indifference.

The safety of his mother made him no longer hesitate.

His dignity, innocence and life no longer belong to him.

Looking at Ye Zhaoyan whose shoulder was bleeding, he closed his eyes, hugged her by the waist, and walked out of the dense forest.

"You!" Ye Zhaoyan pointed at the other party, his eyes were full of anger, "Why are you?"

Before she finished asking, the boy's wrist trembled slightly and tore her sleeve.

The clothes on her body were already torn, revealing her white skin, and her slender arms were even more exposed at this moment.

Ye Zhaoyan instantly understood his intention.

Her eyes widened with disbelief written in them.

Unexpectedly, Xue Huaidan would not hesitate to pay such a price in order to prove that her innocence had been ruined.

Her thoughts turned, and she quickly thought of the matter of going south.

If she is innocent and humiliated, it is imperative to go south to avoid the limelight, and it is even logical for her to be married by his scheme.

Xue Huaidan planned so boldly for his own ambition.

Tiger poison still does not eat seeds.

This couldn't help but make her wonder if she was his biological daughter.

Ye Zhaoyan's heart gradually turned cold.

The boy didn't move any further, he just hugged her tightly and walked out.

"My lord, I found him! It's in the back mountain forest." A secret guard rushed over and reported to Xue Huaidan.

After hearing this, Xue Huaidan stretched his eyebrows, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

Although things were turbulent, he was more than ten years older than Ye Zhaoyan.

How can a daughter outsmart her father.

At this time, Xue Zhiyan, who was wearing a cloak, slowly walked out of the temple with the support of Lian Shuang.

Even though her inner clothes had been changed to cover up her miserable condition, something still seemed wrong.

The hair on the temples under the hood was wet with sweat, and there were suspicious red marks on his face.

The whole person was extremely haggard.

"What are you doing here?" Xue Huaidan looked at Xue Zhiyan, with a look of displeasure floating between his brows.

Xue Zhiyan lowered her head, tears flowing uncontrollably.

She looked very embarrassed, which made people think of that aspect.

Xue Huaidan was somewhat disgusted.

It's just that if that's the case, she might not have the face to see him at this moment.

His face softened a little, but he still said with a straight face: "What happened?"

"I, I." Xue Zhiyan heard him ask, a sense of grievance welled up in her heart, she couldn't help but choked up, unable to say a complete sentence.

What should she say? She said that she was hijacked in the backyard, and the thief tore her clothes to get close to her, but he didn't take the last step.

The most important thing is that she can't let people know that she has been underestimated.

But how can this intriguing appearance be explained?

Seeing this, Xue Huaidan felt annoyed in his heart.

He is a man in his prime, not a fool, how could he not know what she was thinking.

He took a deep breath, tried his best to restrain the anger in his heart, and asked, "Why did you stay in the inner courtyard just now?"

Xue Huaitan clearly sent someone to send away the redundant female family members.

Xue Zhiyan was startled when she heard the words, and shook her head in panic.

Seeing this, Xue Huaidan already understood.

His well-designed trap unexpectedly caused his niece to run into it.

It is still the most outstanding one.

In order to clear the relationship, he found a dark chess player who had never shown up.

The man raised by him as a dark chess player was completely unknown to the people of Yefu.

This is a great advantage, but it has become the biggest flaw in the failure of things.

What a mistake.

"You are so disappointing." Xue Huaidan's tone was full of disgust.

Fortunately, he only ordered that person to behave, at this moment Xue Zhiyan must be perfect.

As long as she covers up the past, she is still useful.

Seeing this, Xue Zhiyan gritted her teeth and knelt down on the ground.

"Please punish uncle."

Xue Huaidan pondered for a moment, and said: "Since you are ignorant and offended for the first time, I will forgive you this time. Just don't let anyone know about it!"

"Thank you, Uncle, Zhiyan knew I was wrong." Xue Zhiyan quickly kowtowed.

Lian Shuang beside her also trembled when she heard the words, and knelt down together.

Xue Zhiyan noticed the movement, raised her eyes and cast a glance at Lian Shuang.

The one who knew the inside story was the maid who had served Ye Zhaoyan by her side.

She couldn't help pinching her palms bitterly to make up her mind.

Xue Huaitan nodded, his eyes lingered on Lian Shuang for a moment.

Lian Shuang must have seen something, but this girl is still useful.

"You go back first!"

Here Ye Zhaoyan was taken to a hillside by the youth in Tsing Yi.

The hillside is surrounded by open fields.

The cold wind howled in the setting sun, rustling the trees.

The boy stopped on the hillside to rest for a while.

Ye Zhaoyan looked up, there was a thick fog under the hillside, and a small river could be vaguely seen, and the river was rushing.

This is a hidden path down the mountain.

"What are you taking me down the mountain for?" she asked in disbelief.

"Of course I'm going to see you off!" The boy didn't answer directly, but bent down and picked her up again.

His eyes are beautiful, like a deep pool.

It's just that there is a heavy indifference and alienation in the eyes.

This is a seemingly gentle but cold person.

Ye Zhaoyan suppressed the feeling of uncertainty in his heart, and asked softly, "How do you think about what I just talked to you about?"

"I can't afford this risk, so I won't accompany you." The boy still kept walking, with a calm expression on his face.

Ye Zhaoyan could hear the alienation in the other party's tone, she raised her head and met those dark and deep eyes.

The other party's eyes were cold, even under the setting sun, there was still a cold air, which made her feel uncomfortable.

A strong despair welled up in my heart.

After she was brought down the mountain, it might not be that simple to greet her.

I didn't see anyone along the way, Ye Zhaoyan didn't believe it was because Xue Huaidan was afraid of embarrassing her, so he went out of his way to avoid suspicion.

She always felt that there was a darker trap waiting for her ahead.

Suddenly, she saw a group of chariots and horses passing by in the distance.

Maybe it will be a turning point for her salvation!

As soon as this idea came up, it was squashed.

Because she saw Butler Xue Er.

He was about sixty years old, wearing a gray brocade robe, with half a hundred beard and hair, and a very kind face.

Behind Steward Xue stood more than a dozen guards, and the team of horses and horses stopped at the same spot.

The clothes of the two parties are very different, it seems that they met by chance in this wilderness path, discussing something.

A tragic bitterness appeared on Ye Zhaoyan's face.

She doesn't want to give up.

The convoy in the distance obviously noticed the two.

"What's going on here?" A steward beside the gorgeous carriage asked with a frown.

After hearing that person's inquiry, Second Housekeeper Xue immediately walked over with a respectful expression.

"We also passed by by chance and saw this woman clashed with a group of beggars. The beggars injured and defiled the woman! We are sending her home."

"Is that so? Yanzhong, you go and escort him for a ride." A voice came from the carriage.

"Yes!" A middle-aged man jumped off his horse and ran towards Ye Zhaoyan quickly.

Ye Zhaoyan's face was already covered by the young man in Tsing Yi's arms.

The man called Yan Zhong was stunned when he saw Ye Zhaoyan's tattered dress, and a sympathy flashed in his eyes.

Ye Zhaoyan was a little depressed.

Although the young man in Tsing Yi seemed to be gently protecting the back of her head with his hand, it was actually holding it firmly, preventing her from moving.

Everyone only thought that the young man was taking care of the face of the tarnished woman, and they didn't think it was abnormal.

(End of this chapter)