HBWnovel Chapter 208 Kidnapping
Chapter 208 Kidnapping
Chapter 208 Kidnapping
Wen Li gritted her teeth and threatened, "Xie Wanzhou, don't think that just because you have more people, I'll be at your mercy. If you piss me off, believe me, I'll throw you out and kill you right now."
"Of course I believe you. But Wen Li, do you think they would kill you if they were still alive today?"
"Stop with the nonsense! I'm here today to ask you: Do you know why the Demon Lord is still alive? And why he was born into the Jiang clan? Besides the fact that I am the reincarnation of the Demon Lord, what else do you know?"
"Wen Li, you don't need to know these things. If you have any conscience at all, don't go out and cause trouble for the world!"
Xie Wanzhou threw a pile of letters in front of Wen Li, and the restraints on her hands suddenly loosened. She asked, "What are these?"
“The letters your mother sent out over those years weren’t just to me; she wrote to everyone she knew, asking them to take care of you. When they didn’t want to agree, the letters were all sent back, and I kept them because I was afraid she would be upset. If it weren’t for me and Zhi’en, do you think you could have lived a good life in the capital, given how flamboyant you were? You could have been convicted of any crime and died a justifiable death.”
Wen Li didn't care what Xie Wanzhou said. She picked up the letters one by one, and casually opened a few. The handwriting on them did indeed seem to be Jiang Yanhong's. In the letters, her mother was humble, pleading with these old friends to remember their past friendship and protect her.
“Wen Li, Yan Hong has been a high-class young lady since childhood, even the princesses in the palace can’t compare to her. She is proud and arrogant. Even though she was weak since childhood, she insisted on cultivating immortality and practicing swordsmanship and refused to be a hothouse flower.”
"Among these people are many who she once despised for their ambition to climb the social ladder and become rich. Even when the Jiang family fell from grace, she never accepted any help from others. But look at her, she put aside her pride for you! She loves you so much, so just stay here for her sake and become the guardian of the Jiang family's tomb."
“I’ve known your parents since childhood and don’t want to hurt you. You can stay here, and I’ll have people bring you your food, clothing, and other necessities. I’ll also have people guarding outside so no one can disturb you.”
Wen Li looked up from the letter and questioned, "Don't want to hurt me? If you're weak, don't make excuses for yourself. I'll ask you one more time, besides my background as the Demon Lord, have you found anything else?"
Seeing that she wasn't falling for his trick, Xie Wanzhou frowned and remained silent.
"You don't know anything either, right? Besides knowing about my background, everything else is just your wild imagination, isn't it? Right!"
Wen Li stared intently at his expression, realizing she had come to the wrong person. He was just a fool who liked to speculate wildly; he knew absolutely nothing!
Xie Wanzhou didn't speak again, but formed a hand seal, intending to try to seal the person here.
"You say you've known my mother since childhood, but do you know what she fears most?"
Xie Wanzhou said directly, "The Jiang family died unjustly, and the Jiang family will forever bear this infamy."
"No! You're wrong. My mother said she had three fears: first, that my hair would be messy; second, that she would leave us early; and third, the one you're talking about. Do you know why? She said my messy hair made me look like an unwanted little beggar, and she dreamed that after she died, I would become an unwanted little beggar."
“I don’t know if the Jiang family would choose to kill me if they were alive today, but I know that if my mother were still alive, she would never kill me, and she would never allow you to kill me.”
Holding up the letter, her voice firm, she said, "Stop using my mother's name to bind and kidnap me! You have no idea how much my mother loves me, you have no idea how much she loves me."
Wen Li knew better than anyone how much Jiang Yanhong loved her; she had felt it so deeply before.
A protective barrier surrounded Wen Li, and flames ignited beneath her feet, but the fires failed to burn her physical body. Wen Li tightly gripped the jade pendant in her hand, which was protected by a ghost talisman.
Now, no one in the world can rival her. She doesn't want to die, and no one can kill her.
"Lord Xie, do you know what it means to be an ant trying to shake a tree? You are a senior, so let me remind you: no matter how much you scheme, you can't hurt me in the slightest."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Wanzhou suddenly felt everything go black. When he opened his eyes again, Wen Li was gone.
The guards looked around but couldn't find a trace of anyone.
"My lord! It's... it's demonic magic! Wen Li is already trying to use demonic magic! If she falls into demonic possession now, then..."
"Can we stop her from falling into demonic possession?!"
Xie Wanzhou turned around quickly with a grim face. "You all keep a close watch on this place. If Wen Li doesn't cause any trouble, then leave her alone for now. I need to return to the capital immediately to see His Majesty!"
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Wen Li has gained some experience in controlling the demonic bones over the past few days, but she still cannot completely separate herself from the jade pendant.
The demonic bone affected her mind, but the jade pendant could completely suppress it. This jade pendant was specially made for her and has existed for at least five hundred years.
The entire Jiang family is dead. Nobody knows how they obtained the jade pendant or how they knew about the Demon Lord. Wasn't it rumored that Jiang Jiu completely killed the Demon Lord?
Xie Wanzhou was just a mortal who had lived for a few decades; he couldn't find the answer here. Perhaps the breakthrough lay in those demons who had lived for thousands of years.
After escaping from the tomb, Wen Li didn't know where to go, and wandered around until she returned to the Wen family's old house.
This time, she easily scaled the wall and returned to that small world. It was now sealed off, but it seemed someone came to clean it meticulously every day. The tables, chairs, and tea sets were all clean, and in her mother's room, the bed was still neatly made.
Who would come to clean every day?
Wen Li walked past her former home, unsure of what to do. She sat blankly in the spot where Jiang Yanhong used to like to sit, looking around.
She can't understand why she was so determined to run away when she was little. If she had a mother, what would it matter if she were locked up here for the rest of her life?
Wen Li sat from dawn to dusk, and then from dusk to dawn.
The next morning, the door was loose. Wen Li gripped the jade pendant tightly and looked back warily. An old man of about fifty years old pushed the door open and came in.
He glanced at her and quickly closed the door.
"Oh, so you know how to come back. How come you didn't die out there? You just ran away back then, and all these years you haven't even come back to burn some paper money for your mother."
These words sounded strange. Wen Li looked at him carefully and then remembered that this person seemed to be Lord Li, whom her mother had said would take her back to the capital.
Recalling his slander against her mother, Wen Li's expression turned cold again.
"why you?"
"It's me! The only reason I still remember you is because you're such a heartless girl! You actually came here! Get out of here now, what are you doing here! Instead of finding somewhere to hide, you're here to die. You're so stupid, I never thought you and your mother were just as stupid."
Lord Li stomped his foot angrily as he spoke.