【Kuan Xin】Snake and Venom

Lu Guannian recalled what happened to the secret pavilion more than a dozen years ago, as if he had walked through the purgatory of the world. He felt a lump in his throat, with tears streaming down his face. It took him a long time to speak with difficulty: "Not long after you left the secret pavilion, some students found you at the gate of the secret pavilion. Lin Liang, who was covered in bruises, may be because he came to you last time because of An Lijiu. Send him back to Qingzhou."

Lu Guannian noticed that Lin Liang's injuries were not as simple as his body, and he felt strange. After he got someone to examine him, he found out that Lin Liang's Tianling Gai had been slapped with a heavy palm, leaving permanent scars in his head. Completely insane, and became a fool who can only talk nonsense and talk nonsense.

"Lin Liang became extremely nervous and didn't dare to talk to us at all. He stayed in front of Qizhai Gate day and night. No one knew what he wanted to do. Later, I tried to communicate with him, but failed almost every time. , until one day, I asked him if he wanted to find Yuan Zhongxin, and he responded to me."

Yuan Zhongxin stared at Lu Guannian's back, his voice low and hoarse: "What response?"

Lu Guannian's eyes were blank and his expression was sad: "To be precise, it's not a response. I just happened to understand what he said—" He turned around, his eyes lingering on Yuan Zhongxin with deep grief and indignation, unable to speak: " From the beginning to the end, he only said one sentence..."

Yuan Zhongxin ran quickly.

Yuan Zhongxin's liver and gallbladder were torn, his eyes trembled violently, and he looked at Lu Guannian in disbelief. The simple five words made his heart freeze and it was difficult to breathe. He opened his mouth but was speechless.

Lin Liang didn't come to escape, he came to remind Yuan Zhongxin, to remind him to escape from the dangerous place quickly.

Wang Kuan held Yuan Zhongxin's hand for the first time, and the coldness in his palm made him tremble with fear and feel uneasy. He called Yuan Zhongxin's name, but he seemed to have never heard of it.

The eyes of Zhao Jian and the others turned red instantly, with grief coming from it, their eyes dim with tears, they gritted their teeth tightly, and drank back the grief with all their strength.

Yuan Zhongxin almost gritted his teeth to pieces, and was so angry that his confidant once again surged with blood. He could barely swallow that mouthful of fishy sweetness, like swallowing a thousand knives, smashing the handle into his mouth: "He Is there any help?"

Lu Guannian shook his head very heavily: "Multiple injuries to his heart and bones, and now he is half-suffering. If he hadn't hanged his breath just to see you, it would be a miracle to be able to survive till now."

Yuan Zhongxin's eyes were red, but his complexion became paler and paler. He resisted overwhelming grief and asked, "What about the others?"

Lu Guannian's face seemed to have aged dozens of years all of a sudden, and even the gray hairs on his temples appeared at some point. Thinking of the torture that those students suffered, he was so heartbroken that he almost fainted. To be able to maintain sanity.

There was endless self-blame in his tone: "Five days after Lin Liang came to the secret pavilion, Lin Yao came to the door. She led a group of subordinates behind her and easily broke into the secret pavilion - I was also at that time Only then did I realize that there are Lin Yao’s eyeliners everywhere in the Secret Pavilion, even the guards at the gate, and they work together inside and outside to isolate the Secret Pavilion from the outside world, and we have no way to get in touch with the outside world, let alone ask for help.”

"A few days before Lin Yao came here, she hadn't done anything to us. Some students planned to sneak out from the secret passage to find help. Who knew that Lin Yao knew every secret passage in the secret pavilion, except Chen Mingyuan, the others were arrested on the spot."

"Chen Mingyuan was the only one who successfully ran out of the secret pavilion. He seemed to have gone to seek help from the people in the Forbidden Army camp, but he was arrested the next day. Before we had time to ask him, he was tortured by Lin Yao. In human form, I can't speak clearly..."

As Lu Guannian spoke, he was so choked up that he couldn't speak. He lowered his eyes slightly and wiped away his tears, his heart sore.

He is the head of the secret pavilion. He should be the one who stands up for the students when they are in danger, but he is a civil servant, and he is useless as a scholar in the face of real force. He can't even protect himself. They have no ability, let alone protect students.

With many of his subordinates, Lin Yao completely captured the secret pavilion in just one day. The secret pavilion was suddenly isolated and panic-stricken. The students didn't take Lin Yao and others seriously at first, after all Kaifeng is the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, under the feet of the emperor, the king's laws and regulations are clear, even if Lin Yao's arrival is not good, she can't let her mess around.

But they were all wrong. Three days later, in front of all the students in the Secret Pavilion, Lin Yao tortured to death three students who were trying to sneak out to report to the government. The methods were extremely cruel and outrageous.

Seeing Lin Yao, who was insane and murderous, they really realized that this person didn't take the Song Dynasty's laws seriously at all, and it was all in her mind, and Lin Yao blocked all the exits , that is to say, they lost all chances to ask for help.

In an instant, everyone felt as if they were being wiped out, and they lived in trepidation, despair and restlessness all day long.

Another day later, Lin Yao took out a bamboo paper case book, and she asked everyone to draw and sign on it, but when everyone saw the contents of the case book, they refused without thinking.

Lin invited both hard and soft tactics, but no one accepted. In a fit of anger, she ordered more than a hundred people in the Secret Pavilion to be fed half-life. There were only two things she had to do every day. One was to force them to sign, and the other was to appreciate The student who was tortured half-life to the point of unconsciousness and almost wanted to die, after a long time, she felt bored and liked to watch people kill each other, so she deliberately ordered the poisoned students to compete in martial arts. than so far.

Over the past few days, students have fallen one after another, some of them were seriously injured, and they were lying dying in the cell at this moment. Because of Lin Yao's troubles, no one dared to bandage his wounds at will, fearing that the old wounds would not heal, and new ones would be added. hurt.

Zhao Jian asked in surprise, "What is that file?"

Lu Guannian lamented, his eyes were lowered, and he was so chilled that he couldn't speak: "That is... that is a petition to testify that Yuan Zhongxin colluded with the Xia people's alien party."

As soon as these words came out, it was like thunder on the ground, causing the five people's thoughts to be messed up and their minds dizzy.

Wei Yanei shouted, "What did you say!"

The pleadings, the petitions of all the people, are definitely sinful. Once more than a hundred people voluntarily sign the complaint, and then send it to the hands of the Holy Master, no matter whether there is any grievance implied in it or not, the crime will be completed, and the death penalty will be sentenced.

Wang Kuan's fingertips trembled violently, his face was pale, and he was sobbing uncontrollably. His liver and gallbladder were torn apart, and his deep panic and powerlessness kept pulling him into the abyss. He had no power to resist and could only let it happen.

If the pleadings are really settled, colluding with foreign parties is not only a capital crime, but a family with nine companies must be punished. Now that Yuan Zhongxin is alone, and the Yuan family is shallow, he has no power to compete with the powerful Saints contend.

It was easy to crush Yuan Zhongxin to death.

Yuan Zhongxin's face was sombre, unusually calm, his eyes were deep, and he couldn't cast a ray of light. He quickly figured out the relationship between everything, and his brain kept flashing.

He predicted well, Lin Yao's absurd act of rushing over to deal with him without thinking really paved the way for his follow-up plan - but even so, the price was still too heavy for him to bear.

The road paved with other people's blood and bodies will eventually be full of bumps and holes. If you can't walk for a long time, you will become a part of the pavement.

What's more, Yuan Zhongxin is not a god, he has flesh and blood, he will never be as twisted and crazy as Lin Yao, and he will use any means to achieve his goal - stepping on the body of his companion to complete the plan, only once , have become a stain on Yuan Zhongxin's life.

Lu Guannian looked at Yuan Zhongxin devastated, and said with difficulty: "Yuan Zhongxin, what will happen to the Secret Pavilion now, no one will care about it anymore, what are you going to do?"

After Chen Mingyuan went to the imperial army to ask for help to no avail, Lu Guannian finally understood that the government and the emperor must also know that the Xia people were going to target Yuan Zhongxin, but the two countries are still in the relationship of shaking hands and making peace, even if Just for the sake of the country's face, no one will be sent to assist the secret pavilion. Whether the secret pavilion will live or die in the future depends not so much on its good fortune, but on Yuan Zhongxin's choice.

Now, the secret pavilion has been completely abandoned. The hundred or so people in the secret pavilion have also become abandoned sons and victims of political wars.

Although Zhao Jian and others are very reluctant to admit it, this is the reality.

Wei Ya'nei was in a panic, he stomped his feet, and was about to rush out of Qizhai, cursing.

Yuan Zhongxin's eyes darkened, and he shouted sharply: "Wei Yanei, come back!"

Wei Yanei turned his head indignantly, his expression mixed with grief and anger.

Yuan Zhongxin said coldly: "What are you going to do?"

Wei Yanei was so angry that he almost jumped up on the spot: "What am I going to do? Yuan Zhongxin, you don't know what I'm going to do!"

Yuan Zhongxin's eyes flickered, and he said unhurriedly: "I only know that you want to risk being tortured to death by Lin Yao to go home and ask Mr. Wei for help. I only know that you died recklessly to save you Daddy, I only know that you act impulsively and without thinking!"

Wei Yanei was startled and angry, he hurried to Yuan Zhongxin, glaring and gnashing his teeth: "Yuan Zhongxin, you ignorant bastard! Who am I doing this for! If I don't go to my father..."

Yuan Zhongxin interrupted him indifferently: "Do you think this matter can be solved simply by asking Mr. Wei? Do you think that the matter of your father and me can be solved easily? Even that high-ranking Ninth Five-Year Supreme will avoid it." Why do you think that your father must have a way!"

"Let's not talk about the Taiwei in front of the palace, even if it is Zhao Wangye, who is closely related to the emperor, you let him talk to the holy majesty and see what will happen? Not only will I die immediately, even the secret pavilion will be doomed." You will either die or be injured, and your family will be slaughtered!"

What Yuan Zhongxin said made Wei Yanei speechless, he was short of breath, what Yuan Zhongxin said was not entirely correct, but he just couldn't find words to refute, he just felt that he was at a loss for what to do now, where to go There is a dead end, he yelled sadly: "Do we want us to do nothing and just sit and wait? Who knows if Lin Yao's next step is to kill everyone in the secret pavilion!"

Yuan Zhongxin looked straight into Wei Yanei's eyes, and he saw the self-blame and powerlessness like a huge wave from inside.

Wei Yanei is pure in nature, and occasionally violent and troublesome, it is all because of childishness, he is exactly the same as Xiao Jing, and has rarely seen the darkest side of human nature.

What happened to the secret pavilion now, Lin Yao's actions directly broke Wei Yanei's last psychological defense line, requiring him to accept the reality immediately - even Yuan Zhongxin couldn't do it, let alone Wei Yanei.

Yuan Zhong sighed hard, fell silent for a moment, put one hand on Wei Yanei's shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Yanei, the only thing we can do now is to wait."

When the time is right, when Lin Yao can't bear his temper, he will kill Yuan Zhongxin the biggest killer.

Waiting for the warm sun to rise as usual, and waiting for the day when the grass grows and the warbler flies, the last hope of the secret pavilion will finally break through the ground and sprout.