On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chapter 1990: Remains of the Cave

Ali was awakened by the pain caused by Huo Changhe pressing his acupoints.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Huo Changhe wearing the Ghost King mask, and he was scared to death.

"woke up?"

Ali was tied to a chair, his face pale. He struggled and shouted, "Who are you? What do you want?"

Huo Changhe leaned forward, his eyes as cold as ice. "What do you think I'm going to do? Ding Hengshou protects Chuntao like a treasure. How dare you touch her on his territory? Who gave you the courage?"

"I wouldn't dare to do that even if I had ten guts!" Ali was so anxious that tears were about to come out, and the veins on his neck were bulging. "It was Governor Ding! It was Governor Ding who made me close to Chuntao! He arranged it himself!"

Huo Changhe paused, his brows furrowed. "What did you say? Ding Hengshou arranged for you to come into contact with his woman?"

"Absolutely true!" Ali nodded quickly. "Prefect Ding came to me and told me that Chuntao and I..."

He swallowed hard, his eyes anxious, "Even if I die, I won't dare to cheat on Ding Hengshou!"

Huo Changhe stared at Ali's face and saw fear in his eyes, which didn't seem to be fake, but this statement was really ridiculous.

He reached out and picked up the short knife on the table. The blade reflected the light and he pressed it against Ali's neck with a "swish".

The cold touch froze Ali instantly, cold sweat trickling down his forehead. His face turned pale as paper, and his lips trembled as he spoke, "I really didn't lie to you... Everything I said was true..."

"Really?" Huo Changhe applied a little force to the back of the knife, digging into Ali's skin a little. "Is Ding Hengshou crazy or stupid? He pushed his woman to someone else? If you dare to make up a lie to fool me, I'll slit your throat today."

Ali was so frightened that he was shaking all over, tears mixed with cold sweat dripping down his face, but he kept repeating, "My dear, it's true... I really wouldn't dare to lie to you..."

At this moment, three knocks were heard from outside the door, with a special rhythm, which was Yan Ruyu's secret signal.

Huo Changhe retracted his dagger and used the cloth to cover Ali's mouth again: "If you dare to make a sound, I'll kill you with a single blow when I get back!"

Huo Changhe walked out of the house and went straight to Yan Ruyu.

Yan Ruyu lowered her voice and said, "I just asked Chuntao, and she said the same thing as Ali."

Huo Changhe's pupils shrank slightly, and his tone was filled with disbelief: "Chun Tao also said that it was arranged by Ding Hengshou?"

"Yes." Yan Ruyu nodded. "Chun Tao said that she dared not disobey Ding Hengshou's orders."

"There's one more thing." Yan Ruyu added, "Chun Tao mentioned that Ding Hengshou told her that she was the chosen 'Dragon Girl' and asked her to cooperate well and not make any mistakes."

Huo Changhe frowned: "Dragon Girl?"

"Yes," Yan Ruyu nodded. "According to her, after being chosen as a dragon girl, one must have sex with men for twelve consecutive days. However, Ding Hengshou hasn't been in good shape recently, so Ali was asked to take her place."

Huo Changhe frowned even tighter - it was so fucking disgusting.

Yan Ruyu understood his thoughts and quickly changed the subject: "Ask Ali if he knows what a 'Dragon Girl' is. I'll go back and ask Chuntao, and then we can compare our opinions."

Huo Changhe nodded slowly.

"Row."

Yan Ruyu turned around and went back. Huo Changhe returned to the house and his eyes fell back on Ali.

Huo Changhe leaned forward and lowered his voice: "Ali, have you heard of 'Dragon Girl'?"

Ali was stunned for a moment, thinking carefully for a while, then shook his head, his voice tinged with tears: "No... I haven't heard of it. Governor Ding only allowed me to be close to Chuntao, and never mentioned any dragon girl... I really don't know..."

"Think about it again." Huo Changhe's tone became more serious. "Is there anything special? Besides asking you to get close to Chuntao, did he say anything else? Did he give you anything?"

Ali frowned hard, cold sweat still pouring down his face. After thinking for a long time, he said uncertainly, "It seems... I gave Chuntao some medicine. They said it was for nourishment, but it was for women. I don't know much, so I didn't ask any more questions."

Huo Changhe's mind moved slightly. Tonics, men, do these have anything to do with the Dragon Girl?

Huo Changhe stared at Ali and stopped talking.

But Ali couldn't stand this look, and he kept sweating.

Yan Ruyu entered the room, and when Chuntao saw her come in, she looked frightened again.

"Let me ask you, what is a dragon girl?"

Chun Tao whispered, "I don't know either. I've never seen it. I only heard that on the day of the Water God's sacrifice, we will be sent to Longyin Island."

"You? More than just you?"

Chuntao nodded: "Nine in total."

"He also said that once we're sent there, we won't have to worry about food and clothing. We'll be able to live a good life on Longyin Island, a hundred times better than here."

At the same time, Yin Ding was standing in the cave, leaning against the rock wall, holding his breath.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, mixed with the crackling sound of burning torches, echoing on the narrow mountain path.

"Who's there? Come out!" A rough voice came through the vines.

The torchlight flickered to the cave entrance, and the vines rustled as they were pulled.

Yinding pulled out half of the dagger, the blade reflecting the dim light, and stared at the shadow at the entrance of the cave, wondering whether he should take the initiative.

Dealing with these people is not a problem, but he is not here to kill them tonight because there are still things he has not found out.

At this moment, a black shadow suddenly flew over overhead, and the sound of its wings flapping was particularly clear in the silence.

The person at the entrance of the cave stopped moving instantly and raised his torch high: "Who?!"

The black shadow landed on a branch not far away, tilted its head and called out twice in a clear and crisp voice.

The patrolman took a closer look, his tense shoulders suddenly relaxed, and he cursed, "Damn, I was scared to death, it turned out to be a bird."

Another person also laughed: "Let's go, let's go patrol!"

The footsteps gradually faded away, and the light of the torch slowly disappeared at the end of the mountain path.

The silver ingot was still attached to the rock wall. He listened carefully until he was sure that there was no other sound around, then he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

He leaned over to take a look at the cave entrance. The dark shadow on the branch shook its head towards him, and its familiar feathers shone in the moonlight.

"Xiao Lan?" Yin Ding called out softly, with a hint of surprise in his voice.

The starling on the branch immediately flapped its wings and flew over, landing on the back of her outstretched hand and rubbing its head against her fingertips.

Yinding looked at it, and a smile finally appeared on his tense face: "Why are you here? Did the princess ask you to come?"

The mynah bird called out twice. Yinding clenched his hand and put the dagger back into the sheath. With the mynah bird around, the next thing would be easy and he could send back the news in time.

Yinding bent down, took out the small flashlight given to him by Yan Ruyu, and shone it on the remains on the ground.

Upon closer inspection, he couldn't help but gasp.

These bones are incomplete and broken, not because of age, but as if they were bitten by something.

He picked up a bone with a serious expression.