HLnovel Chapter 199 Heart-Devouring
Chapter 199 Heart-Devouring
Chapter 199 199 Heart-Devouring
“Rong’er… she suddenly fell seriously ill a couple of days ago and has already left me.” Chunyu Yang said in a deep voice, his eyes still slightly red, looking as if he was very sad. “I am no different from Third Brother now. Fortunately, Sister-in-law Wang left Jingxuan for Third Brother, but Rong’er left in a hurry and left me with nothing…”
Chunyu Yang was quite surprised: "Suddenly contracted a serious illness? How could this be? Has the imperial physician been summoned? Has Vice Minister An been notified?"
“Minister An has already sent someone with urgent news,” Chunyu Jing said, his eyes lowered, showing no sadness, only endless indifference. “As for the imperial physician, the person is dead, and there’s no way to bring her back to life. She loved beauty so much in life, and she died in such a wretched and tragic state, she probably wouldn’t want outsiders to see her like that.”
Chunyu Yang was momentarily speechless. He instinctively felt that An Rong's death was too sudden, but she was, after all, only Chunyu Jing's concubine; even if he had suspicions, it was absolutely not his business. After a long pause, he finally replied in a deep voice:
"I am sorry for your loss."
“Sigh, enough of these sad things. Let’s get down to business,” Chunyu Jing said, stirring the tea leaves floating on the surface of the water with the lid of his cup. “Father suddenly assigned the Ronghua Tower case to me. Not to mention Third Brother, even I was quite surprised. Unlike Zize and Third Brother, I don’t travel around the martial world often and know very little about it. Could Third Brother tell me what kind of organization Ronghua Tower is? And how far has your investigation progressed?”
After entering the room, Ye Yingrou stood quietly beside Chunyu Jing without making any moves. It wasn't until she heard Chunyu Jing mention the words "Ronghua Tower" that her eyelashes trembled slightly.
“When people talk about the martial arts world, they first think of the seven major sects: Shaolin, Quanzhen, Wenyin, Qiancheng, and others. But where there is yin, there is yang; where there is righteousness, there is evil. Ronghua Tower is one of the organizations in the martial arts world that opposes the seven major sects,” Chunyu Yang said slowly. “They raise assassins who disguise themselves as laborers, merchants, singers, and dancers, mingling in the streets to gather all kinds of intelligence, while also accepting all kinds of assassination missions. No matter if they are men, women, young, old, or the lonely, widowed, or disabled, as long as there is money to be made, they will do it. This is the unique mark of their organization.”
After Chunyu Yang finished speaking, he took something out of his sleeve, unfolded it, and placed it next to Chunyu Jing.
It was a dried human skin, with congealed bright red bloodstains at the edges. A blooming nine-petaled lotus was printed on the skin, and above the lotus was a spider with its claws outstretched. The image was very striking.
The moment Ye Yingrou saw the human skin, her pupils contracted sharply, and she clenched her fists tightly. She tried hard to forbid herself from looking away, but her hatred for Chunyu Yang intensified.
“Ronghua Tower doesn’t have a fixed location, but its members all bear this mark, and they all share a common characteristic: they all appear very weak, but are exceptionally vicious at heart. You can use this to identify their identities.”
Ye Yingrou wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Chunyu Yang's gaze had been subtly sweeping towards her when he was saying those words.
Could it be... could it be that her identity has been discovered?
If she had known this would happen, she should have let Ji Linchuan and Ji Hongbo press their advantage and kill Chunyu Yang to silence him!
As if guessing Ye Yingrou's inner fear, Chunyu Jing raised his eyes and asked, "How did Third Brother's investigation go?"
“My men have successfully eliminated their branches scattered throughout the country. Now, all we need to do is force the mastermind out, cut off his head, and hand it over to Father Emperor, and this case will be closed,” Chunyu Yang said.
Chunyu Jing raised an eyebrow slightly, folded up the human skin, and sighed, "It seems that Third Brother has indeed put in a lot of effort. I feel a little sorry for Third Brother for suddenly intervening like this."
“It’s alright, just close this case properly,” Chunyu Yang said. “Ronghua Tower is most skilled in using poison, and their methods are reminiscent of Wankumen. You need to be very careful during your investigation, and be careful not to fall into their trap.”
"Thank you for the reminder, Third Brother. Shao Cheng is extremely grateful," Chunyu Jing said.
Chunyu Yang thought for a moment and realized he had said everything he needed to say, and there was nothing more to add, so he decided to leave. Just as he was about to say goodbye, he suddenly heard a deep, muffled sound from outside the window:
"Rumble--"
Chunyu Jing and Chunyu Yang turned to look out the window together. The sky had become overcast with dark clouds, and the entire capital city was shrouded in shadow. The wind made the bronze bell under the eaves clang loudly, giving people the illusion that it might collapse at any moment.
Several bright lights flashed in the clouds, and the air instantly became moist, with raindrops falling from the clouds and sprinkling onto the ground.
The market below Guanhai Tower was thrown into chaos by the rain. Pedestrians scrambled for shelter, and vendors frantically tried to protect their goods. Amidst the commotion, a horse-drawn carriage braved the wind and rain, resolutely heading towards Guanhai Tower.
Chunyu Yang had seen that carriage so many times that he was so familiar with it that he could recognize who was sitting inside just by listening to the sound of the wheels rolling.
He suddenly stood up, put down his teacup, and said to Chunyu Jing:
"I have said everything I needed to say. If you still have any questions, just send someone to the Northern Martial King's residence to find me. That's enough for today. Farewell."
After saying that, he and Ye Cangqiong walked out of the room and left without looking back.
Chunyu Jing snapped out of his astonishment, his brow furrowing slightly as he looked at the carriage in the rain. The carriage finally stopped in front of the Guanhai Tower, and a slender, fair hand gently lifted the curtain, revealing a stunningly beautiful face, as radiant and delicate as a begonia in autumn dew.
Chunyu Jing's breath hitched, his gaze instantly drawn to that face, and his fingers involuntarily gripped the window frame tightly beneath his palm.
After the woman lifted the curtain, she first frowned at the torrential rain, then took an umbrella from the carriage and made as if to get off. But the next second, Chunyu Jing saw his third brother come out of the Guanhai Tower and rush to the carriage.
Seeing this, the woman hurriedly held up her umbrella to shield him from the cold rain. The two of them said something, and the woman suddenly smiled and gave her third brother a playful glare.
The tenderness and affection contained in that glance were like a pure white feather, gently brushing against his heart, creating ripples that made him feel unbearably distressed.
He remembered this woman.
Ye Pianran, the eldest daughter of Marquis Anshi, the legendary beauty, and Ouyang Shaoyu's former fiancée.
The memory of fantasizing about her submission filled Chunyu Jing with uncontrollable excitement, but then a sharp pain shot through his heart, as if thousands of venomous insects were gnawing at it. The pain instantly turned Chunyu Jing's face pale!