Chapter 22 Kunshan Jade Shattered
Chai Jing turned around and saw Ruan Qin sitting on the windowsill, holding a pipa in her arms and having a look of disappointment on her face.
"I was worried, so I came to see. Initially, wanted to use Princess, but now it seems... I'm afraid I can only let you stay here forever with the previous music envoy!"
Chai Jing wasn't panicking and asked: "You killed the previous music envoy? Was it because he discovered your secret?"
"Yes, he was unlucky." Ruan Qin smiled, showing a helpless expression, and shook her head, "I didn't want to kill him, but it can’t be helped. He found out about our plan and wanted to tell others. I had to kill him."
Luo Jin blurted out: "He was really unlucky. The whole room was full of wolves. It was hard not to notice, right? In the whole Imperial Music House, he was the only civilian?"
How to play this game? Whoever plays it ends up dead?
Chai Jing clapped her hands. The four hidden guards suddenly flew out from the roof outside the window. As they were wearing black uniforms, they blended into the night and seemed to appear out of thin air. They all swung their swords at Ruan Qin.
Ruan Qin violently swung the pipa, using the back of the pipa to block all attacks. Her other hand flicked the pipa lightly and a harsh music sounded. The four swords broke at once, making a harsh sound.
"Heh, just a seventh-level hidden guard." Ruan Qin flew out and swung the pipa at one of them. The man had no time to fight back and his body swayed and fell to the ground motionless.
A hidden guard saw that the situation wasn't good and shouted: "Princess, run! This person... is an eighth-level master!"
He rushed toward Ruan Qin with a broken sword, but his neck was broken by the pipa immediately.
Chai Jing was so scared that her face turned pale, "Why... is it another eighth-level master?"
"Princess, let's run!" Luo Jin hurriedly grabbed Chai Jing's hand and ran to the first floor.
As soon as they reached the first floor, they saw Ruan Qin standing at the door. Her pipa was covered with blood, while her face was also splashed with blood. In the dim night, she had a hideous smile on her face, which was extremely terrifying.
Chai Jing took something out of her bosom and quickly stuffed it into her mouth.
"Oh, you want to commit suicide by taking poison..." Ruan Qin laughed, "But it's not going to be that easy. Since you ruined my good deeds, I won't let you die so easily..."
She flashed and appeared in front of Chai Jing. Chai Jing could only bite the bullet and pull out the personal dagger to stab toward Ruan Qin’s face.
Ruan Qin waved her sleeves lightly, knocked down the dagger, and said with a smile: "Seventh level, right? The skill is about the same as the hidden guards outside the door. Did you see how those hidden guards died?"
She raised the pipa in her hand and smiled grimly, "Come on, let me crush you bit by bit, so that he will feel disgusted when he sees you. He won’t love you anymore, right?"
The moment she swung the pipa, something flew from outside and aimed at Ruan Qin's back of the head. She dodged and swung the pipa to knock the thing down.
"You... actually hit me with your most beloved qin!" Ruan Qin was furious, "What do you mean? Are you going to betray His Majesty?"
Chen Changmo's figure appeared from outside the door. When he waved his hand, a long sword appeared in his hand. He said coldly, "So what if I do?"
Ruan Qin laughed. Her voice was sharp and piercing, "Hahahaha, you are really capable. You were told to seduce the Princess, but instead you got seduced by the Princess. Don't you think you are laughable? You think you can protect her? You are just a lower eighth level. Against me, how many moves can you withstand?"
Filled with hatred, she looked at Chai Jing, "I will let you see her turn into a pile of minced meat with your own eyes. See if you’ll still love her!"
Luo Jin was both scared and confused.
The current situation was... Ruan Qin liked Chen Changmo. But Chen Changmo likes Chai Jing, so Ruan Qin went crazy because of jealousy?
Chen Changmo actually fell in love with Chai Jing?
In the original novel, Chai Jing loved Chen Changmo deeply, but Chen Changmo didn’t have a trace of sincerity. But now Chai Jing was just playing along and had no sincerity at all. And Chen Changmo fell in love with her?
But this wouldn't be another self-inflicting pain trick, right?
Ruan Qin swung the pipa and smashed toward Chai Jing again.
Chen Changmo flew out and caught Ruan Qin's pipa with his sword. He was obviously barely managed and veins on his forehead burst out. He turned back and shouted to Chai Jing, "Run!"
Chai Jing immediately pulled Luo Jin toward the door.
"She can't run away!" Ruan Qin turned around and swung her palm, forcing Chen Changmo back. She exerted force on her hand and sent the pipa flying, hitting Chai Jing.
Chai Jing only heard the dull sound of wind behind her. A figure flew forward and collided with the flying pipa.
When she caught on, she saw Chen Changmo collapsed to the ground, spitting blood.
She stared at Chen Changmo blankly, not knowing what to say.
Luo Jin was also stunned. She didn't expect Chen Changmo to use his body to block the fatal blow for Chai Jing.
"Mister Qin Master, you..." Chai Jing ran forward to support Chen Changmo, "Why are you so..."
Blood kept gushing out of Chen Changmo's mouth. He only said softly, "Sorry... I can't protect... you..."
His hands fell, but his eyes didn’t close. His dilated pupils still looked at Chai Jing.
Chai Jing had tears in her eyes.
"I never believed in your sincere heart until you took it out and put it in front of me."
"Can you not die so soon? This princess only got a little moved now. How can you die like this?"
"Come back alive... please!"
"Chen... Chang... Mo!" Ruan Qin gritted her teeth, "You actually died for that woman! Then I have to send her down to accompany you!"
Luo Jin felt so upset. She was doubting Chen Changmo's sincerity until he died.
Fortunately, she didn't have time to express those doubts.
But there was no time to think about these things. She knew that the hidden guards would send a signal before taking action. At this time, the Crown Prince was on his way. If she could delay a little time...
"He...his hand is moving!" Luo Jin suddenly shouted, "He isn't dead! Do you want to try to save him? He will definitely fall in love with you if you save him!"
A trace of surprise flashed in Ruan Qin's eyes. She turned back to look at Chen Changmo and immediately gritted her teeth, "How is it possible? He can't survive 100% of my power attack!"
"100% power? Are you crazy? Princess is only a seventh-level. Is it worth using 100% of your strength? "Luo Jin felt her legs were shaking, but she had to find a way to delay time, "Guess why Chen Changmo doesn't love you? He told me about you. do you want to know what he said?"
"He said...what?" Ruan Qin paused for a moment, but she had been a secret agent for many years and couldn't be fooled casually. She quickly regained her wits, "You got a stomach full of wicked water. Delaying time, right? I know the Crown Prince will be here soon... I won't listen to your nonsense, I will kill you first!"
Her pipa had already been thrown out. So she waved her palm directly at Luo Jin.
Luo Jin closed her eyes in fear, but the palm never landed.
She raised her head and saw that Chai Jing had blocked it in front of her at some unknown time and waved her palm to meet Ruan Qin's palm. She actually took it on.
Luo Jin also noticed that Chai Jing's eyes became red, as if blood was about to drip.
"Fortunately... the drug is taking effect, you should leave!" Chai Jing gritted her teeth, "Go find my elder brother!"
"Princess, your eyes..."
"Go! I just took a secret medicine. After the drug takes effect, I can increase my power by one level in a short time, but... I can't hold on for long. You should leave here quickly!"
It dawned on Ruan Qin, "I remember that it was said that the Chai Family has a secret medicine that can temporarily increase a person's power by one level. So you are also at the eighth level now, right? No wonder you can take on my palm power, huh... It's a pity that you will return to your original form after a short time. What's the point? You can't kill me."
Luo Jin remembered the medicine that Chai Jing took before. It turned out to be for this purpose. Her eyes turned red, which was a sign of the drug taking effect.
"Princess, since your power increased... then run away quickly! While the drug effect isn't over!" Luo Jin hurriedly urged, "Run toward the direction of the palace. You will definitely meet your Highness, Crown Prince. He must be doing his utmost to rush here!"
"I can still hold on for a while, you go first!" Chai Jing anxiously uttered. "I..."
[She told me to leave first. When the effect of the drug wears off, she will be killed! ]
[But she could have left first. She has the power of the eighth-level now. It would be no problem for her to escape...]
[Is it because... if she ran away, I would be killed? ]
[She is a princess! Why would she risk her life to save the life of a mere female official like me? ]
A familiar voice came into her ears. Chai Jing struggled to deal with Ruan Qin's attack and smiled bitterly: "Don't think about it! Go quickly. If it's too late… can't leave..."
“What princess and maid? In fact, in my heart, you are no different from being my biological sister. I'm older than you, so just treat me as your elder sister."
"I know you will disobey Princess's order, but now as your sister, I order you to leave. So you obediently must leave, understand?"
"The effect of the medicine... is almost time up... it’s too late..."
[Elder Sister! Elder Sister! ]
[Elder Sister! Elder Sister! Elder Sister! ]
[Elder Sister...]
Suddenly, Luo Jin's internal voice stopped.
Chai Jing's hand loosened and her whole person instantly lost strength and fell to the ground.
The time for the effect of the medicine was up, but Luo Jin didn't leave. The Crown Prince hadn't arrived yet. Everything was too late.
She looked in the direction of Luo Jin, but didn't see her.
A figure as fast as lightning flashed past her. So fast that she couldn't see it clearly.
Not far away, a ghost-like voice came.
"I... stole your heart. you won't blame me, right?"
Chai Jing looked in the direction of the voice.
Luo Jin stood there, with a strange smile on her lips, while her eyes were frantic and blurred.
She held something in her hand. Chai Jing looked carefully and was shocked to find that it was a beating heart!
Ruan Qin, who was standing in front of Chai Jing, had blood gushing out of her chest. She turned around stiffly in disbelief.
Luo Jin exerted force on her hand and the heart instantly exploded and turned into a blood mist.
Ruan Qin’s eyes widened. She fell to the ground and showed an expression of disbelief until death.
"Who... who are you?" Chai Jing stared at Luo Jin.
This wasn't the Luo Jin she knew at all!
"Me?" Luo Jin looked at her. Her smile became more and more weird. There was madness in her eyes.
"I am... Evil!"
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