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Chapter 174 Embroidered Spring Knife Zhou Miaotong 8

After Pei Lun left, Shen Lian took Beizhai to the lake and interrogated him about who was the mastermind behind all these things.

Beizhai had deep feelings for Prince Xin and took all the responsibility on himself. Shen Lian certainly didn't believe that a woman like her had the ability to instruct the eunuchs in the palace to help her murder the emperor.

Shen Lian threatened Hokusai again and again, but Hokusai refused to change his words. Finally, Shen Lian made up his mind and threw Hokusai into the lake.

However, Shen Lian soon couldn't bear it anymore and jumped into the lake to rescue Hokusai.

After being rescued by Shen Lian, Hokusai talked about his life experience. His father was also accused of satirizing Wei Zhongxian because of his calligraphy and painting. The whole family was either killed or exiled because of this crime.

She was exiled to Yangzhou and worked as a skinny horse. On the way, she jumped into the Datong River when passing by it.

She was rescued by that man, who also promised her that he would kill Wei Zhongxian to avenge her.

Hokusai trusted him the most and did not reveal any information about him.

When Shen Lian heard Hokusai say that she jumped into the lake, the image of the little girl who jumped into the lake in front of him a few years ago appeared in front of his eyes. He failed to save that little girl.

After a moment of confusion, Shen Lian continued to ask: "Just because of this reason, you joined him in the rebellion?"

"Isn't that enough? A man will die for his confidant. He is my confidant."

Hokusai hadn't realized at this point that her soulmate wanted her dead.

After Pei Lun left Shen Lian's house with the evidence he had found, he found Lu Wenzhao, a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Tell him that the deaths of Guo Zhen and Ling Yunkai are related to Shen Lian, and hope that he can bring people to capture Shen Lian and investigate the matter first.

Lu Wenzhao was slightly surprised. He didn't expect Pei Lun to be so capable that he could find out about Shen Lian. If he let him continue to investigate, it would only be a matter of time before he found out about him.

Pei Lun can't be allowed to leave here alive.

Lu Wenzhao had a plan in mind, and said calmly to the darkness: "Who is it? Come out!"

Hearing the call, Ding Baiying jumped out from the darkness with Zhou Miaotong and others.

Pei Lun thought that an assassin had entered the yard, so he drew his sword and stood in front of Lu Wenzhao, trying to show off his abilities.

Unexpectedly, he saw a man with a long knife on his shoulder holding a woman in his arms, looking at him and raising his eyebrows.

Pei Lun was a little confused, and the next second, he felt someone stabbed him in the waist.

He turned around in disbelief, and the person who stabbed him in the back was Shangguan Lu Wenzhao, whom he had just wanted to protect.

Ding Xiu hugged Zhou Miaotong and looked at Pei Lun who was stabbed in the back by Lu Wenzhao. Seeing the expression on Pei Lun's face as if he had seen a ghost, he couldn't help laughing.

Zhou Miaotong felt that they looked like villains at the moment, and she poked Ding Xiu quietly with her hand, and he then stopped smiling.

Ding Baiying ignored the small movements of his eldest disciple and his wife, turned his head slightly, and signaled Ding Chong to go forward and deal with Pei Lun.

Ding Chong strode forward with a sword and shield, wanting to kill Pei Lun, but Pei Lun was also a seasoned man, and although he was stabbed in the back, he slipped and did not hold back. Seeing this, Ding Tai came forward with a mace to help Ding Chong.

Seeing that Pei Lun was about to be killed by the two men, Pei Lun shot an arrow from his sleeve and hit Ding Tai's neck, launching a desperate counterattack.

Ding Baiying was shocked by the rapidly developing situation.

No one expected that Pei Lun actually had a hidden arrow on his body.

Ding Chong and Ding Baiying surrounded Ding Tai, who was holding his neck and dying.

Ding Xiu's face, which had just been smiling, turned cold. He never expected that someone would kill his junior fellow apprentice Ding Tai right under his nose. It was such a great shame and humiliation!

Ding Xiu let go of Zhou Miaotong, jumped onto the wall and chased after Pei Lun who was seriously injured and running away.

Zhou Miaotong took two quick steps to Ding Tai's side, and saw Ding Tai reaching out his hand with difficulty to touch Ding Chong's face. Ding Chong, with tears in his eyes, grabbed his hand and put it on his face.

Ding Tai was satisfied to be able to touch his beloved before he died. He pulled the corners of his mouth into a smile, then tilted his head and died.

Ding Baiying and Ding Chong couldn't control their tears.

Zhou Miaotong also felt a lump in her throat and tears welled up in her eyes.

Although she and Ding Tai had not spent much time together, he was her senior fellow apprentice after all. Zhou Miaotong could not bear to watch someone so familiar die in front of her.

She clenched the knife in her hand, jumped onto the wall, and followed the blood dripping on the ground.

Not long after she chased out, she met Ding Xiu who had caught up with her before her.

Zhou Miaotong walked up and asked, "Where are the people?"

Ding Xiu gritted his teeth and said, "I lost him!"

Pei Lun was a local and was familiar with the surrounding environment. Ding Xiu was just a newcomer and was accidentally allowed to escape by Pei Lun.

"How is Junior Brother?"

Ding Xiu had a premonition, but still held out a glimmer of hope.

Zhou Miaotong pursed her lips and uttered two words with difficulty. "Dead."

"Oh! I won't go back tonight. I must find that bastard!" Ding Xiu pulled the corners of his mouth with cold eyes and decided that he would not give up until he found Pei Lun.

"I'm with you too. I really don't want to go back and face Master and Sister's miserable appearance."

"Okay, I'll feel more at ease if you stay with me!" Ding Xiu turned around and touched Zhou Miaotong's cheek, feeling that it would be more reassuring to have her by his side.

Ding Xiu and Zhou Miaotong searched the city for a long time and heard shouting and killing sounds not far away. They quietly went over to take a look and found that it was their uncle Lu Wenzhao who led people to besiege a small courtyard.

Seeing this, Ding Xiu guessed that the escaped Pei Lun should be here. He took Zhou Miaotong and went around to the back of the courtyard from the darkness, and found three people emerging from the bushes not far away.

Judging from their figures, they were two men and one woman. One of the men was seriously injured and was carried on the back of another man.

Ding Xiu secretly signaled Zhou Miaotong to be careful, and then quietly followed the three people in front to Jinling Tower.

Seeing the three people entering the sealed-off Jinling Building, Ding Xiu quickly squeezed in when Shen Lian closed the door.

Zhou Miaotong followed closely and entered Jinling Tower.

She had just followed Ding Xiu into Jinling Tower when she heard the sound of the Jinyiwei searching from the street behind her.

She quickly closed the door and observed the situation outside through the crack.

Ding Xiu, who had drawn a knife in the room, and Shen Lian, who also had a knife drawn and was looking alert, both stopped when they heard the noise outside.

They didn't dare to make any big moves for fear of attracting the Jinyiwei who were searching outside.

It was not until the large group of Jinyiwei troops left that the atmosphere in the room began to become tense.

Zhou Miaotong, who was relieved, turned around and was stunned when she saw Hokusai in the room, "Sister?"

Everyone present was attracted by the word "sister".

Ding Xiu subconsciously looked at Zhou Miaotong. He knew that Miaotong had a sister, but wasn't she dead? He and Miaotong found out this news when they went to Yangzhou together.

Shen Lian glanced at Zhou Miaotong and then at Hokusai. No wonder the two people who had nothing in common had such similarities in their features. Were they sisters?

The seriously injured Pei Lun lay on the ground with his head raised, nervously watching the development of the situation.

Hokusai saw that everyone present was looking at him, and waved his hands in confusion, saying, "Miss, you got the wrong person, didn't you? I don't know you!"