Chapter 37: 37

Chapter 37 – Prologue, Amid Fire

This may already be another world .

Wailing came from all sides .

A flame tongue floating in the wind grazed the girl’s nose . There was fire rising in the distance .

The fire concealed a massacre . The girl faintly smelt a disgusting smell… it was the smell of blood .

The vast mansion was being destroyed .

Everything was fading away . Only the place where the girl stayed was still dragging out its existence .

“… is that person still not willing to let me go?” Looking at the scene in front of her, feeling the invisible death, the girl muttered to herself .

She has expected that there would come such a day, but when things really unfolded before her eyes, she still fell in a state of bewilderment .

The long-lasting happy life has made the girl subconsciously ignore a fact… that she shouldn’t exist . At least, in that person’s mind, she shouldn’t be alive .

Yes, it’s long overdue .

“… Young Miss!” A shout roused the girl back to her senses .

A maid was running towards the rock garden where the girl was located .

The girl hurriedly greeted the other party . Without waiting for the other party to calm her breathing, she eagerly asked: “Where’s father?”

The maid’s face was distorted by fear, her clothes were messy and covered with ashes, and there were some bruises on her face .

In the girl’s memory, this maid who served her looked always composed . But at this time, it felt like that impression was a lie .

“… I, I haven’t, I haven’t seen Master…”

When she heard the answer, the girl felt her heart tighten fiercely .

The girl involuntarily bit her lower lip hard and broke the skin, and a taste instantly overflowed her mouth, a faint fishy taste that could not be dispelled .

“Young Miss, what do we do now?”

“… we can’t wait any longer…”

Otherwise, I will be swallowed up by the flames sweeping through everything .

The girl wasn’t a selfish person . If she could, she would do everything in her power .

But she was a rational person .

She knew that even if she put her life on the line, it won’t be of any use .

… keep on living .

Only if she lives, will there be hope, the hope called “revenge” .

“Young Miss, where is the secret passage? We should hurry, the guards can’t hold on for much longer . ” The maid looked around and spoke eagerly .

How does she know about the secret passage? The girl suddenly looked up and found that the maid’s gaze unnaturally fell on her hand .

Her hand has turned pale because of the force with which she was clenching a long, straight blade .

It was a pure white Hengdao [1] .

“…” The girl narrowed her eyes .

Apparently aware that there was something amiss about the girl, the maid asked timidly: “Young, Young Miss?”

“… you mind this blade?”

Although the blade is exquisite, but is it worth minding it?

“It… it’s because I have never seen you hold a blade, Young Miss… so…”

“In this situation?”

In this life-and-death situation .

“I…”

“Forget it . ” The girl turned around and immediately heard the sound of a sigh of relief behind her .

“Right, how do you know about the secret passage?” With her back facing the maid, the girl asked, pretending not to care .

“I… uh . ” Her voice came to an abrupt stop .

With the flash of a blade ray, fair skin was slashed open, and the throat of the maid was cut open .

A fountain of blood shot out and landed on the girl’s pale face and blue dress .

The maid pressed her hands on her neck, but the blood still flowed from between the fingers . She stared at her mistress incredulously and opened her mouth to say something . But what could she say with her throat cut open? She could only make some unintelligible sounds . A look of denouncement and unwillingness in her eyes, her eyes slowly closed .

White clothes, red blood .

Looking at the maid collapsed in a pool of her own blood, the girl lowered her eyes .

In addition to her father, only her and her siblings knew about the secret passage .

A maid could not know about this .

“…I already knew… I already knew…”

The girl suddenly felt cold .

She had long expected that even though her father was in a high position and was deeply trusted, but that person would plant spies around him and in his home .

But she didn’t expect that the spy turned out to be her own personal maid – a person who had served her for many years .

“… Nangong Yunyao!”

The girl looked up reflexively and looked in the direction of the voice . There was a black figure at the entrance of the courtyard .

Wrapped in darkness .

The person was covered in black . Only the sinister mask covering his face released a dim golden glow .

State Guard! The girl’s eyes opened wide .

“It’s really you, Nangong Yunyao!” The dark figure sneered, and then rushed towards her .

The girl secretly scolded herself for being careless . Why did I raise my head and look at the other party?

But now wasn’t the time to bother about this . The girl quickly turned around, went around the rock garden, and opened the door of the secret passage according to the way her father has taught her .

Following rumbling sounds, a dark stairway appeared in front of her eyes, and the girl ran inside without hesitation .

She must run . If the person from the State Guard catches up with her, only one thing awaits her .

Death .

This person will never let me go!

Since he won’t let me go, then I must keep on living until the moment his blade crashes down on me .

I can’t die – this thought supported the girl to continue forward, supported the girl to not breakdown even if she loses everything .

The footsteps coming from behind her were gradually changing as the person was getting closer .

The girl seemed to feel the aura of death behind her .

In the darkness, she almost fell a few times and hit the wall several times .

The winding secret passage seems to be ridiculing the girl, making her suffer .

However, the girl still didn’t give up .

Maybe God cared for her, as light welcomed her before death caught up with her .

Just as the girl rejoiced…

“…!”

Countless flames came into her view .

The people holding the torches were all wearing masks .

“…” The girl took a step back, but the State Guard who has been chasing her was already eyeing her from behind .

Probably the leader, a person in black slowly stepped out .

“Nangong Yunyao, you have nowhere to run . Give up . ”

“…and then what? I still won’t escape death . ” As the girl ridiculed, her eyes wandered around and looked for an opportunity .

The silver lining was that these State Guards weren’t cracks . The masks they wore weren’t Ming Huang mask .

Having said that, these people were all martial practitioners .

“Kill anyone from the Nangong family who resists – this is the order we received . ”

“Commander Luo has devoted himself to the Nangong family, he wants…”

Not waiting for the the other party to finish speaking, the girl laughed in spite herself: “To let me go?”

“It seems that there’s nothing to talk about . ”

“Indeed!” The girl took a deep breath, “What are you spacing there out for? If you don’t come, I will die!”

The girl’s shout alerted the State Guards .

“Be careful! There may be experts . ”

The leader shouted, and the State Guards raised their weapons and looked around, alarmed .

Their attention was clearly removed from the girl .

At this time, the girl moved .

She ran to the side . There was rough off-road .

But because of the off-road, there was a chance .

“Damn! Quick, chase after her!”

When the State Guards reacted, the girl has already reached the end of the road – a bottomless abyss . But there was the sound of running water .

“Fire!”

The girl took a deep breath, and then kicked off the ground .

“Uh!” Before she dropped, a bolt went deep into the girl’s left shoulder .

Pain and the feeling of falling down enveloped her, and she dropped straight down the cliff while drawing a faint blue trail in the air .