Chapter 103: Xiao Cui's Death, Yet the Killer Remains a Mystery

Linglong smiled and said, "Me? I don't plan to do much. I have three hundred and sixty types of incredibly potent aphrodisiacs here. Originally, I had prepared them for your mistress, Tan Xiyin, but since you are so willing, I will let you taste them first. I just wonder, if all three hundred and sixty poisons were used on you, would it take three hundred and sixty men to purge the toxins from your body?"

"Feng Linglong, you are the dignified mistress of Xiaoyao Manor, yet you use such despicable methods to deal with people. Do you have any shame?" Despite her fear, Xiao Cui’s eyes held a stubborn resolve; she was unwilling to hand over the antidote.

Linglong laughed at her response. "You are truly amusing. I am Feng Linglong. Throughout this capital, who doesn't know that I am a ruthless woman? Who doesn't know that I am unconventional? And yet, you want to lecture me on morality? Besides, you are someone who dared to poison a child. Why shouldn't I use such extreme and vicious means to deal with you? Compared to you, my cruelty is quite worthy of sympathy!"

"Feng Linglong, if you dare let your snake bite me, I will ensure your daughter dies without a burial place. I have a worthless life anyway, and I am not afraid of death, but are you willing to let your daughter die?" Xiao Cui stared coldly at Linglong.

Linglong glanced indifferently at Ye Lishang and Qin Daofei, who were standing under the shade of the trees. Ye Lishang frowned and shook his head slightly at Linglong. It seemed the situation was not optimistic.

Linglong walked forward, grabbed the small snake that had almost reached Xiao Cui’s feet, and said sharply, "The antidote, give it to me!"

"Let me go, and I will give you the antidote!" Xiao Cui looked at Linglong and said word by word, "Also, kill Tan Xiyin. You must kill Tan Xiyin with your own hands!"

Hearing this, Tan Xiyin exclaimed agitatedly, "You wretch, I have no grievances with you. Why would you treat me like this?"

"I do have a grievance with you. Everything I did, infiltrating the Prince Xiang’s side and staying by your side, was to avenge someone. So, yes, I have a grievance with you!" Xiao Cui said coldly.

So it was true! Linglong looked at them coldly, trying to find any sign of them acting, but there was none. It seemed as if everything Xiao Cui had done was truly her own doing, and this time, Tan Xiyin was innocent.

"What are you saying?" Tan Xiyin had no recollection of ever offending Xiao Cui. Xiao Cui looked at the distance with a desolate gaze, lost in her memories.

It had been ten years. Back then, Xiao Cui was just a fifteen-year-old girl. Due to family restrictions, she couldn't go out much. All her knowledge of the outside world came from the attic of her home, where she would often see a dashing young man climbing walls to meet a woman. Back then, Xiao Cui loved watching that man, and as she watched, her fondness grew.

One day, Xiao Cui snuck out to play and accidentally bumped into the man on the Yue Lao Bridge. An old woman had remarked that she could see love between them and blessed them for a long life together, but...

Speaking of the past, Xiao Cui’s expression was both desolate and joyful. Hugging her arms, she said softly, "I thought that since we were blessed by an elder on the Yue Lao Bridge, it meant we already had the foundation of a relationship, so I grew even more crazily obsessed with him."

However, the man didn't seem to have such thoughts. He had only bumped into her and, out of politeness, escorted her home. As time went on, they became familiar with each other. The man was witty; often, before