PDLP Chapter 408: Murder in the Mansion
Chapter 408: Murder in the Mansion
After Luo Yu finished her meal, she thought about how she hadn't gone out the whole day yesterday. It wasn't too early, probably past noon. It should be okay for her to just walk around the house, right?
The sun is shining brightly outside. I am basking in the warm sunshine of the New Year, lying down comfortably and daydreaming. I am afraid this is the best happiness.
If no one was chasing her.
Zhu Jinyou was out for a while, the Queen Mother sending someone to ask him to leave. During this time, a group of secret guards rushed into the house. Feiying and his men tightly protected the girl. Luo Yu instantly regained his composure from his panic. It seemed that the Queen Mother really had no intention of letting her go. No matter where she went, the Queen Mother would send someone to kill her, right? It would be so easy for the Queen Mother to get rid of Zhu Jinyou.
Luo Yu wasn't afraid of death. She just knew she was stuck in a cycle she couldn't escape. It was like the feeling of powerlessness and frustration she'd felt the first time she'd tried to save Bai Hu. She couldn't save Bai Hu, and even less could she save herself.
Feiying and the others tried their best to protect her. Luo Yu didn't want them to get hurt for her, so she could only fight back with all her might. Fortunately, she was wearing a tight bulletproof vest and was not afraid of being stabbed by swords. Now, she could only be careful to avoid being stabbed by arrows.
Luo Yu didn't quite understand what was hidden in the arrow. Why could she be poisoned just by piercing her skin?
She looked around. Fortunately, she was in a courtyard with no buildings. Even the big trees were bare and could not hide anyone.
However, this group of assassins were able to break into Zhu Jinyou's mansion, so they must not be simple assassins. Luo Yu would definitely not be able to defeat them, and even if he tried to escape, he might not be able to escape.
Fortunately, the mansion was well-protected, and a group soon arrived to deal with the assassin. Luo Yu took advantage of the crowd and tried to escape. After a few steps, a familiar maid pulled her aside and said, "Young lady, follow me. I'll take you to the safest secret room. His Highness secretly instructed me to do so."
Luo E was so flustered when she ran that she didn't think too much. She believed in Zhu Jinyou's ability to judge people just as much as she believed in herself. However, the people around Zhu Jinyou only treated their master well, but they might not treat his women well. The maid took Luo E to Zhu Jinyou's study. When they reached the door, Luo E didn't see the assassin chasing her and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. However, she didn't expect the lock the maid used to open the door to turn into a dagger, which slashed Luo E's exposed hand fiercely, and blood gushed out instantly.
Luo Yu was quick-witted and quick-handed. He grabbed the maid's wrist and wanted to ask her if she was the spy arranged by the Queen Mother to be on Zhu Jinyou's side.
However, the maid's kung fu was quite good, and she fought with Luo Yu for several rounds, but neither of them had the upper hand.
But after a while, Luo Yu felt dizzy and his eyes were dark. His ancestor had the same symptoms as in his previous life. It seemed that the poisonous thing this time was the dagger in the maid's hand.
When the maid saw the girl fall, she quickly cleaned up, wiped the dagger, put the girl away, and left in a hurry. If Luo Yu had not been able to be reborn, no one would have known that this maid who had served Zhu Jinyou for more than ten years was the Queen Mother's person.
What a good trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain. The last thought that flashed through Luo Jue's mind was that the group of assassins just now were just trying to divert attention. The cruelty in this palace was really not enough for her, Luo Jue. Fortunately, she didn't use her own body, and fortunately she could be reborn. Alas!
She closed her eyes in despair, feeling both fear and anticipation.
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When she woke up the second time, Luo Yu did not sit up. She stared at the ceiling of the bed in a daze, going over everything that had happened in her mind.
She could even clearly hear the sound of her internal organs collapsing. It wasn't an illusion. This body had been reborn and damaged once, and it would probably take some time to fully recover. Unfortunately, before it could recover from the previous round, it suffered a second defeat.
This time, she coughed up even more blood than last time. Lan Ying's voice wasn't the only thing shaking; her entire body was trembling. She was truly afraid something might happen to the young ladies. Having served the two young ladies for quite some time, Lan Ying and the other young maids had developed a close bond with Luo Yu and the others. The young ladies were kind and easygoing, completely different from the other palace masters.
This time, Luo Yu asked Lan Ying to call Xia Liang over first.
Xia Liang walked into Luo Yu's room with sleepy eyes. He only took a look at the pool of blood she vomited on the ground, and seemed to understand something: "Sister, when were you injured?"
"If today is the second day of the first lunar month, then I was injured on the third day, but earlier than the first time."
Xia Liang was completely stunned, so frightened that she couldn't speak clearly: "Sister, you, you mean this is your second rebirth?"
Luo Yu nodded, and then told Xia Liang the whole process of how he died in his first and second lives. After he finished speaking, he immediately took off the smart watch ring of the space-time case on his wrist and put it on Xia Liang's wrist.
"I don't know if I can survive this time. It feels different from the last time I saved Baihu. It seems this rebirth also has a price."
Xia Liang sniffed and tried to calm herself. "Sister, do you mean that Lady Ying's body will die completely? Will you return to your own body, or will you borrow another body like me?"
Luo Yu shook her head. She was not very clear about the bug of this random operation.
"If I could borrow another body, at least I could escape my current situation..."
Luo Yu suddenly realized that this was the only way for her to escape from the palace, and she would not let anyone down.
"Sister, if you really leave like this, will you be willing to leave His Royal Highness Prince Ning?"
"He and I were just casual acquaintances, and our relationship was just a fleeting one!"
When she understood Zhu Jinyou's true feelings, she also knew that it was time for her to truly let go. All he could give her was a deep wall of shackles. He would not let her go. If he had let her go at that time, it would have been great. At least Luo Yu would not have to use death to break free.
Xia Liang finally understood Luo Yu's determination, so he carefully analyzed the case with her. What exactly caused the death? After all, people should die with a clear understanding!
Luo Yu could only confirm from the maidservants beside Zhu Jinyou that it was the Queen Mother who wanted to kill her. As for whether it was the bow and arrow from her first life or the dagger, they only stabbed her lightly, neither of which could be fatal. If the dagger was poisoned, and the arrows were fired randomly, could it be that the poison was not fatal to everyone, but only to her?
Xia Liang took a deep breath and heard Luo Yu's cold words: "I know, the arrows and the knife are poisonous and can be fatal if they interact with the poison in my body."
"Sister, what you're saying is that the poison the Queen Mother gave you, as well as the poison on the arrow and dagger, are actually not toxic, but once these two poisons circulate in the human body, they can be instantly fatal?"
Luo Yu nodded, his lips curled up slightly, and he smiled sinisterly: "Even if I want to die, I can't die in a confused manner. I have to prove whether it was the Queen Mother who killed me."
"How does my sister decide to prove it?"
"Find that maid and let Zhu Jinyou get stabbed as well."
"elder sister?"
Seeing the frightened Xia Liang, Luo Yu quickly comforted her: "Don't worry, I'm just testing that maid. Who knows if I'll be able to restart after I die next time?"
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