AMTDCPOTEC Chapter 37b

After Marrying the Disabled Crown Prince of the Enemy Country

Chapter 37          Grievances （Part 2/2）

Hearing the sound, Le Zhi looked up, puzzled with tears still hanging from her eyelashes.

Huo Du leaned closer to her, pressed his forehead against her forehead, and said softly, “In exchange, I will also tell you a secret about the Huo clan of Great Qi.”

“For the descendants of the Huo clan, after they married a wife or a husband, their fate will be connected with each other. We can transfer each the sins of the other party to ourselves, and we can also transfer the blessing of our own to the other party.”

With their eyes facing each other, there was only the other party in their eyes. Huo Du said seriously, “So all the five people you killed today can be transferred to me.”

Whatever you’re afraid of, I will take care of it for you.

After he finished speaking, he got up and distanced himself from her.

Le Zhi touched her forehead suspiciously, a little unbelieving, “Is it true or fake?”

Huo Du raised his eyes.

Of course, it’s fake.

“Don’t believe it?” He spoke casually, and then leaned over to touch her forehead again, “All right, then take it back.”

Seeing this, Le Zhi completely believed it. She avoided it and whispered, “No…”

But after thinking about it, she was a little worried, “If it turns to Your Highness, then you… won’t you go to…”

“Go to hell?” Huo Du sneered, not at all disdainful, “I have killed countless people. It makes no difference between five more and five less.”

The Huo clan of Great Qi had no faith, and Huo Du did not care about this. Since she was afraid, he just coaxed her. If, as she said, killing someone would go to hell, then he would also protect her.

With him around, how could any evil spirit dare to approach her?

Le Zhi felt that what he said made sense, so she nodded, “Then… thank you.”

Huo Du’s breath was frozen slightly, he glanced at her without speaking.

His little fox really has no conscience, ah.

But so what? He was very happy to do it for her.

“Knock, knock”

There was a knock on the door, followed by An Xuan’s voice, “Your Highness, everyone is here.”

Hearing this, Huo Du gave a low smile and said, “Let’s go, the shortcut is paved.”

Le Zhi got out of the bed according to his words, straighten out her clothes, and then naturally turned around to straighten out for Huo Du. Huo Du stared at her and even experienced a few years of quietness from this action.

“Alright!” Le Zhi smiled and went to take his arm to assist him. Unbeknownst, she always helped him unconsciously when the two were together.

“Wait.” Huo Du said unhurriedly, “Put on another cloak.”

Le Zhi let out an “Oh” and turned to pick up the cotton cloak on the hanger. She first put the dark blue one on Huo Du’s shoulders, and then carefully tied the straps.

Huo Du had always worn less and never liked to wear a cotton cloak. But because she was so immersed in her action, he did not make a sound to stop her.

Heater, cotton cloak… She always seemed to make him willing to make an exception. Huo Du laughed, he suddenly wanted to see what unexpected things he could do for her.

Oh, how interesting.

He came out of the side room, walked through the cloister, and gradually approached the bloody pavilion just now.

Le Zhi was a little afraid to look at the corpses left there but could not help but glanced over out of the corner of her eyes. But after a glance, she realized that something was not right.

The corpses on the ground and on the eaves were gone, not even a trace.

If it was not from her own hand, she would have doubted whether Yang Heng had never been here before.

“Don’t have to look anymore, all have been dealt with.”

Huo Du reminded her as if he could see through her thoughts.

Le Zhi sighed enviously.

It’s great. It’s really great to have subordinates. One did not have to do it themselves to achieve one goal.

She remembered the five youngsters she had brought back from the slave market, thinking that she would go back and start training them. She cheered herself up in her heart.

One day, she would be as strong as Huo Du. No, no, she wanted to be stronger than him.

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There was a dried-up shallow pool in the western courtyard of the hot spring villa.

Le Zhi had an inkling for a long time, but she did not see anything significant. Could it be that this was the shortcut Huo Du mentioned?

Is that it?

At this moment, An Xuan, who was standing by the side, stepped in. He approached the dried-up spring in the middle of the shallow pool and pressed in with his scabbard.

In an instant, the wall of the pool in front of Le Zhi sank downward, and a staircase leading to the underground was slowly paved!

She was so startled that her cherry lips parted slightly, “This is…?”

“A shortcut, ah.”

Le Zhi walked down with Huo Du down in shock. She thought she knew everything about this villa, but she never thought that there was a secret passage here.

The subtle confidence that had just been born dissipated at this moment. How powerful was Huo Du? If they become opponents in the future, would she really have a chance of winning?

But at this moment, she thought her odds were not much.

The further she walked inside, the brighter the lights became until she stepped into a huge secret room.

Several secret guards were standing inside. When they saw them coming in, they nodded and saluted, “Pay respects to Your Highness and Taizifei.”

But Le Zhi’s eyes locked firmly on the three people kneeling on the ground. She did not know their names, but she would never forget their faces.

A month ago, together with Yang Heng, touched her sister’s face and body with their dirty hands.

With her chest heaving, Le Zhi clenched her hands hidden between her sleeves into fists.

Suddenly, a cold hand quietly held her fist. She turned her head sideways and stared at him.

“Don’t worry.” Huo Du’s peach blossom eyes were filled with smiles, and he spoke slowly, “Since it’s a shortcut, I won’t trouble Taizifei to do it herself.”

After he finished speaking, he led her to the armchair and pressed her shoulder to let her sit down. Then he walked to the other side of the mahogany table to sit down. From beginning to end, Huo Du’s attitude was calm and unhurried. He even poured a cup of hot tea slowly and pushed it to her hand.

Le Zhi felt that this scene was somewhat familiar.

Yes, not long ago in the attic of the mansion, he also invited her to kill people together like this.

Obviously, she could not get past it. She suddenly realized that her mood had also undergone a great change. Recalling the panic and fear at that time, it seemed like a lifetime away. Now, not only was she not afraid but even… had faint expectations. She picked up the teacup naturally and took a sip of the hot tea leisurely.

Huo Du withdrew his gaze that fell on her face and stared coldly at the three people with cloth balls stuffed in their mouths.

“Then let them come one by one.” He glanced at Le Zhi’s clenched right fist earlier just now, and said casually, “Start with the one on the far right.”

The secret guards responded with a yes.

The man on the far right was dragged forward a few steps, and the secret guard took the cloth ball from his mouth. The man’s face was greasy, and his clothes were messy. He took a few rough breaths and looked at Huo Du with a cold expression.

He remained perplexed despite much thought. His Highness Taizi and Jingxian Wang were at odds. Although the Shenyi Army was under Jingxian Wang, they had never had a head-to-head confrontation with Taizi after all!

He turned his head to look at Le Zhi’s expression from the corner of his eyes, and his heart sank suddenly.

Is it for that day?

Absolutely impossible! For so many years, Taizi had never been close to women. Did not His Majesty forcibly stuff this princess of country Li on him?

However, a gloomy feeling could not help but rise from the bottom of his heart.

“The laws of Great Qi are strict and impartial. Does Your Highness want to use lynching?” The man pretended to be calm. After all, he was also the Deputy Striker of the Shenyi Army. So, what if he was ordered to do something to the prisoners of war?

Besides, that princess of country Li, was not she all right?

Huo Du liked to see people who were still unrepentant before they die, which was very interesting. He curved his lips, and his tone was even more natural, “Yes.”

“You!” The man gritted his teeth and said angrily, “Don’t forget, Your Highness. I am from the country Qi. This woman is from a foreign country. How can you be fascinated by her and kill your compatriots for her!”

“Umm, umm…”

There was a heavy gloomy look in the peach blossom’s eyes. The guard reacted extremely fast, quickly opened the man’s mouth and threw a pill in, then covered his mouth with his hands.

After a while, the struggle disappeared in a faint voice. The guard loosened his hand, and blood gushed from the man’s mouth, including a rotten and deformed tongue.

His face was distorted, and he collapsed to the ground. Could not utter a single sound anymore.

The pungent smell of blood spread in the airtight secret room.

Huo Du appreciated this scene with satisfaction, he loved the bloody scene very much. He looked sideways at Le Zhi’s cold and white side face.

She will like it too, right?

“Drag him out and drain the blood.”

Son of a b*tch.
Who are your compatriots?

The remaining two people had very different reactions when they saw this situation. The one in the middle raised his neck as if deranged, trying to dash forward. His hands were tied behind his back, and he could not break free, but the cloth ball in his hand fell down.

He yelled at Le Zhi like a madman.

“Witch! You seek revenge by seducing this lunatic, and you will be devoured in the future!”

Huo Du almost immediately took the lid of the cup on the table and wanted to throw it at the man. But when he raised his hand, he was pulled by Le Zhi, “Listen to what he has to say.”

Anyway, he could not survive, so the man simply went for it. He turned his head and yelled at Huo Du, “Have you never seen a woman with your disability? No matter how beautiful a woman is, she is just a plaything, and you are being led by the nose by a plaything!”

“Do you think she will have you in her heart? Dream on! Who likes a disabled person, she is the person of the Third Highness!” He grinned wildly, “Wake up, this woman and the throne will belong to the Third Highness! Hahaha!”

Le Zhi frowned slightly. This kind of slander could not hurt her anymore, she just felt noisy. If she had known earlier, she would not have let him speak.

She looked sideways at Huo Du’s reaction, only to see a smile suddenly appeared on his gloomy face, and even his eyebrows stretched out as if the Ninth Heaven Immortal was smiling.

But she smelled danger.

“Come on! Feed me the medicine!” The man opened his mouth and shouted at the guard!

A chuckle sounded, “Don’t you like to bark?”

The man walked toward Huo Du, his cold voice was so cold that he forgot to close his mouth.

“Why don’t you guess which one barks better, you or the mad dog?”

Before the man recovered, he was thrown into the small iron gate on the right by the guards.

After a moment of silence, Le Zhi heard a low whine coming from the iron gate. It was the sound made by the big dog when it woke up.

Immediately afterward, the fierce barking and the man’s painful cry came. There was only one door apart, and even the sound of the flesh being torn apart was so clear.

But the man did not give up immediately. His voice became lower and lower, but he did not stop. The dog seemed to be teasing him, instead of killing him directly, it enjoyed the tragic state of his near death.

The only remaining man was soaked in a cold sweat with his limbs trembling. After the guards removed the cloth ball, his teeth were creaking and chattering.

“Your Highness, I know I’m wrong. Please… Please, let me… let me go!” He crawled on the ground, trying to crawl towards Huo Du, but he was restrained by the guards and could not move.

“Tsk.” Huo Du nodded in satisfaction, “It’s a good thing to change if you know you’re wrong.”

Hearing this, the people on the ground raised their eyes with joy. So, he… no need to die!

“But it’s useless to beg me.” Huo Du raised his hand and tapped on the wooden table, kindly reminding him, “You have to beg her.”

“Taizifei, please let me go! I was wrong, I was wrong. I was really wrong!”

Le Zhi looked coldly at the scared bloodless face, but she had no intention of being softhearted.

She would never forget the events of that day, every detail and every expression on their faces. If they had only no choice but to obey Huo Xu’s orders, they would not have had such disgusting expressions on their faces.

Pleasure, toy, tease…

Even after Huo Xu called to stop, they still reluctantly refused to stop.

Now this panicked face who pleaded for mercy was proud of himself at that time. Despite her sister’s resistance and screaming, he was bent on tearing her sister’s dress.

Huo Du stared at Le Zhi’s tightly pursed lips and knew it in his heart. He raised his hand lightly and sent out the silver needle between his fingers.

It went right in the middle of the man’s eyebrows. He fell to the ground softly, as if he did not know what had happened.

Huo Du glanced at him with some disgust.

Knowing that you are wrong, I will reluctantly give you a quick death.

At this moment, the voice inside the iron gate weakened. The human voice disappeared, leaving only the low panting sound of the big dog.

In an instant, the smell of blood was too strong to disperse away.

Le Zhi felt that her nose, mouth, and even throat were stuffed with blood. She tried hard to suppress it. But until Huo Du walked in front of her and reached out to touch her shoulder, nausea filled with blood in her chest could no longer be suppressed. She turned her head away and raised her hand to cover her mouth and nose.

But she did not see him. When she raised her hand hard, she came across Huo Du’s hand on her shoulder.

Huo Du stared dazed at the palm that was pushed away by Le Zhi’s hand, and the faint smile in his eyes and face disappeared in an instant. He watched her turn her head, covering her face and unwilling to look at him.

Did she think what he did was disgusting?

He frowned and pulled back his hand. Then sneered with a smirk.

Even if it was for revenge, Le Zhi chose to give people a direct stab. Unlike him, he enjoyed the pleasure brought by torture.

She believed in the God of Good Deeds and still had compassion. Unlike him, he had long since lost his heart.

It was normal for her to react like this. They were not the same kind of people.

Thinking about this, he put the handkerchief in his sleeve on the table, then lowered his eyes, turned around, and walked out slowly.

Le Zhi retched for a long time and even vomited tears. Since she had hardly eaten for almost a day, her stomach was empty, and she could not vomit anything else.

Finally, she turned around and saw the handkerchief on the table, so she picked it up handily and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Then, she found that Huo Du and An Xuan were gone.

“Where is His Highness?” Le Zhi asked the guards on the side.

“Taizifei, His Highness has already gone out.”

What? Why did he leave by himself without calling her?

Le Zhi stood up angrily, strode out with heavy steps, and ran out quickly. Stepping on the last step, the fresh air poured in, making her much more comfortable.

So, Huo Du could not stand the smell of blood, so he came out to get some fresh air first.

Then she was also very angry! No matter how anxious he was, did he not have time to call her?

An Xuan, who was standing on the edge of the shallow pool, said, “Taizifei, it’s still early. You can have some breakfast before heading back to the mansion.”

Le Zhi looked around but still could not find Huo Du’s figure and asked, “Where’s His Highness?”

“His Highness still has some things to deal with. Please go eat breakfast first.”

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The breakfast in the hot spring villa was overflowing with aromas, and even the dishes were very exquisite.

Le Zhi sat at the table, a little restless.

Why hasn’t Huo Du come yet?

Without a maid around, An Xuan would have to serve her. He filled a bowl of lotus seed soup and placed it in front of Le Zhi, “Taizifei, please eat.”

Le Zhi, who was originally hungry, now had no appetite at all.

Something was wrong, the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. People who should be killed had been killed. What else did Huo Du need to do personally?

Absolutely not at all!

She raised her eyes hurriedly, stared into An Xuan’s eyes, and asked, “Where did His Highness go?”

“His Highness…”

“I want to hear the truth.”

Under Le Zhi’s coercion, An Xuan had to tell the truth, “His Highness has returned to the mansion.”

“What?” Le Zhi was stunned, “Why didn’t he go back with me?”

Looking at Le Zhi’s blank expression, An Xuan sighed. Although His Highness did not say anything, he saw it. He said softly, “Your Highness probably thinks that you don’t want to go with him.”

“What do you mean?”

Le Zhi was even more confused, what was going on here?

“Just now in the secret room, you pushed away His Highness’s hand. Isn’t the meaning obvious…” An Xuan said in a low voice.

He had seen how much hurt His Highness’s expression was.

How can it be?!
What a mess this is!

Le Zhi thought for a moment and cleared her mind. It should be her unintentional actions, which were misunderstood by Huo Du.

What kind of person he is? Can’t he ask when he has a mouth? Why can’t he ask?
With a disabled leg, he still could walk so fast. He should have both legs crippled!

Le Zhi did not have time to explain to An Xuan, so she raised her legs and ran out of the villa. But when she arrived at the entrance of the villa, she was overtaken by An Xuan.

“Taizifei, please get on the carriage. This subordinate will take you back.”

“How did he go back?”

“His Highness…” An Xuan’s face was quite indescribable, “He walked back.”

Hearing this, Le Zhi no longer hesitated and ran to the other side of the carriage. There was a fast horse.

She got on the horse, turned the horse’s head, and dusted off!

There was only one way back to the mansion. Huo Du was on foot, so she would definitely catch up on horseback!

As the whistling wind blew across her cheeks and ears, Le Zhi raised her head slightly and found that the sky was slightly bright. The trees and grass beside her swept past quickly.

Soon, she saw that familiar figure.

Le Zhi tightened the reins, and the galloping steps of the fast horse were suddenly stopped.

She dismounted quickly and twisted her ankle when she landed. But she did not care about the pain and ran forward. She saw that the figure heard the sound of horse’s hoofs, paused for a moment, and then continued walking.

He clearly knew that she was chasing him, but he did not stop!

Le Zhi bit her lip, staring at the back figure. Suddenly, she wanted to tear off his cotton cloak that she had tied with her own hands.

Let him freeze to death!

Finally, the dark blue color was almost within reach.

Le Zhi raised her arms and hugged him tightly from behind him, which also forced Huo Du to stop.

“Why don’t you wait for me!” she spoke with anger.

Le Zhi could feel Huo Du’s body stiffen for a moment, but he still did not speak.

A large number of grievances were misunderstood grievances. Le Zhi hugged him tightly around his arms and called him in a choked voice, “Huo Du…”

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The author has something to say：
Du: My wife hates me… (crying)
 Zhi: Crazy lame person. Dead lame person!  A sensitive and difficult to coax bad lame person!

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