Lihoumen

Chapter 14: Encounter with the Devil

How could Qingqing just stand there and be humiliated by this little bully? She turned around and ran away.

"How dare you run away? Chase me now!"

Prince Ding brought a large group of people to chase Qingqing. Fortunately, Qingqing had gone up the mountain to collect herbs every day since she was a child, and her body had become light and nimble. Facing the pursuit and blockade of a large group of people, she took advantage of the scattered pavilions in the inner palace and dodged left and right, and was not caught for a while.

But Prince Ding was an absolute devil. The more Qingqing ran, the more naughty he became. He chased her around the palace with a group of guards.

After running for a while, Qingqing gradually became exhausted. Seeing the pursuers approaching, Qingqing hid in a nearby low house in desperation.

The house was full of old things. Qingqing hid in a secret corner. After she had caught her breath, she vaguely heard the voice of the devil outside again.

"That person must have hidden in the utility room. Go in and search for me. If you catch her, I will reward you handsomely. If she escapes, I will kill you."

Qingqing was startled. Seeing the chaotic footsteps outside gradually approaching, Qingqing's mind raced, thinking of a way to escape.

She looked around quickly, trying to find something to defend herself, but there was nothing that could help. In desperation, she reached around her waist and took out the fire starter from her waist pocket.

She had been collecting herbs in the mountains since she was young, and it was inevitable that she would encounter wild beasts. In order to drive away the beasts, she developed the habit of carrying a tinder with her.

The noise outside was already very close, and it was easy to catch her in such a small space. Qingqing no longer cared about anything else. She took out a fire starter and lit it, then threw it into a pile of soft old things. In an instant, a raging flame jumped up.

The people outside had already pushed open the door, and Qingqing jumped out of the back window under the cover of thick smoke and flames.

The house was filled with dry old things. Once a fire was started, the fire engulfed the entire house in the blink of an eye.

The fire, with the help of the wind, finally covered the footsteps of the pursuers. Qingqing ran desperately. In this intricate palace, she had already lost her direction. She could only run, only in this way could she escape the clutches of the devil.

Qingqing ran to a waterside pavilion like a headless fly. She was already exhausted and her body went limp, and she sat down on the ground. She was gasping for breath, and after she had caught her breath, she began to think about how to go back to find Shen Han.

She did not tell Shen Han when she came out. He would be anxious after not seeing her for such a long time.

Qingqing wanted to go back to find him immediately, but she was afraid that if she found her way back to the banquet in such a disheveled state, Shen Han would lose face.

She slumped on the ground, her mind in a turmoil, unable to make up her mind what to do. At this moment, the frightening shouting came again from not far away.

"This assassin is very cunning. She can't run far. Search this waterside pavilion thoroughly for me."

That devil is chasing us again!
When Qingqing heard his voice, her hair stood on end.

She quickly stood up and tried to run away in panic, but just as she was about to leave the pavilion, she saw that Prince Ding was already leading his men towards the pavilion. If she went out at this moment, it would be like walking into a trap. But if she hid here, it was only a matter of time before she was caught.

She had nowhere to run.

Qingqing looked at the water outside the pavilion. The endless water was dark in the dark night and seemed bottomless. It made people feel afraid when they saw it. However, the pursuers were approaching, and escaping by water was her only chance.

If she fell into the hands of this devil, she would definitely suffer humiliation.

Thinking of this, Qingqing jumped over the railing of the pavilion, tried not to make any noise, and carefully entered the water.

She knew how to swim, and she was quite good at it. Although it was summer, the water was very cold at night, and Qingqing didn't care about that. After her whole body was in the water, she slowly opened her arms and swam towards the center of the lake.

Perhaps God took pity on her situation today. After Qingqing swam out for a while, she actually found a small boat with a canopy in the water. Because it was dark at night, she didn't notice it from the waterside pavilion until she swam closer.

Qingqing swam to the side of the boat and climbed onto it by the side of the boat. She was soaked to the skin and once on board she opened the cabin and hid inside.

This was the small boat that the palace maids used to pick lotus for the nobles. The boat was not big, so it was inevitable that the clothes would get wet when picking lotus. Therefore, there were several half-worn clothes that the palace maids wore daily in the cabin. Qingqing was shivering with cold, and when she saw the dry clothes, she hurriedly took off the wet clothes on her body and grabbed another one to change into.

Qingqing had just changed her clothes when she vaguely heard a sound coming from the waterside pavilion again.

"Your Highness Prince Ding, we have searched the area thoroughly, but we haven't found the woman."

"This assassin is very cunning. We must capture her alive tonight and torture her severely. Tomorrow, I will go to the Empress Dowager to ask for credit. Humph! I don't believe she can escape from my territory. Maybe she is hiding in the water. You guys, go down and search for me!"

Why is this plague god so difficult to deal with!

Qingqing hid in the small cabin, too frightened to even breathe. She carefully peeked out of the cabin toward the waterside pavilion, only to see that the guards had listened to Prince Ding's order and actually went into the water.

Qingqing's heart suddenly rose to her throat.

"Prince Ding, there is a small boat here." A sharp-eyed guard discovered his hiding place as soon as he got into the water.

"She must be hiding inside, quickly catch her for me."

The sound of splashing water gradually approached, Qingqing closed her eyes in despair, she clenched her fists, her palms were full of sweat.

"Prince Ding, she is really hiding here!"

A guard opened the cabin and found Qingqing. Then, the rest of the guards swam over and surrounded the small boat.

"Catch her here, and I will skin her alive."

Just when the guard was about to touch the edge of Qingqing's clothes, a stern shout came from the shore: "Stop!"

The voice was deep and penetrating, and the guard who was about to attack subconsciously stopped.

Prince Ding, who was standing in the waterside pavilion, saw the newcomer and angrily asked, "Who are you? How dare you interfere with my arrest of the assassin?"

"Long'er, this is your cousin from the Li family of the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion, don't make trouble." The speaker was Li Jingzhao.

"You are the God of War Shen Han!" Upon hearing this, Prince Ding looked Shen Han up and down. Seeing his imposing aura, he subconsciously took two steps back, but still said stubbornly: "What's so great about the God of War? He is still a subordinate of my Li family. If you make me unhappy, I will tell the Empress Dowager and I will punish you anyway."

Facing the provocative words of the child, Shen Han did not even look at him, but hurried to the shore and shouted to the boat in the water: "Qingqing, are you in there?"

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