Reborn to Become A Queen: The Real Heiress's Comeback-Chapter 376: The Real Murderer Who Wants to Kill Her Revealed!

Chapter 376: Chapter 376: The Real Murderer Who Wants to Kill Her Revealed!

Zhan Xuerou arrived at the room where Bai Lu was confined.

Bai Lu saw Zhan Xuerou enter. Having just suffered a miscarriage, she lay weak and powerless on the bed, her gaze filled with overwhelming hatred as she looked at Zhan Xuerou.

"Zhan Xuerou! It’s all because of you, you vile woman!"

Zhan Xuerou smiled gently at Bai Lu and said, "What’s the matter, Sister? Why do you look so pale?"

Bai Lu clenched the bedsheet in fury. Suddenly, Zhan Xuerou jabbed a hairpin fiercely into the back of Bai Lu’s hand, piercing through it.

Zhan Xuerou’s eyes turned cold and vicious as she said in a low voice, "Where’s all your arrogance now?"

Bai Lu cried out in agony. Taking advantage of her position, she yanked a strand of Zhan Xuerou’s hair, pulling her head down and smashing it hard against the bedpost.

"Ah!" Zhan Xuerou pressed down on Bai Lu’s injured hand, and Bai Lu released her grip from the pain.

"Princess!"

Hearing Bai Lu’s maid returning from outside, Zhan Xuerou left immediately.

Watching Zhan Xuerou’s departing figure, Bai Lu clutched her bleeding hand and quietly vowed that once she got a message to her father, she would kill this vile woman, Zhan Xuerou! frёewebnoѵēl.com

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Regent Prince Mansion.

Sunlight spilled across Zhan Lan’s fair skin as she sat by the window, meticulously wiping the arrows in her quiver. Xiao Tao and Liu Xi sat nearby, accompanying her.

Xiao Tao asked curiously, "Miss, why hasn’t the Prince come home these past two days?"

Zhan Lan disliked it when Xiao Tao and Liu Xi addressed her as "Princess." When it was just the three of them, she preferred being called "Miss"; it felt more intimate that way.

Taking the white handkerchief handed to her by Xiao Tao, Zhan Lan continued wiping the arrowheads as she said, "The Prince has matters to attend to and has temporarily left Ding’an City for a few days."

Xiao Tao nodded in understanding. That explained it. Previously, the Prince was always with Miss whenever he was home. Sometimes, he didn’t even bother bringing along the servant maids when he went out, leaving her with nothing to do besides watering plants and cleaning. She was so bored she could have died.

Zhan Lan looked at Liu Xi and Xiao Tao, saying, "I’m stepping out for a bit and will be back later."

Xiao Tao’s mouth fell open. She asked in confusion, "Miss, you’re not taking us with you?"

Liu Xi also looked at Zhan Lan. Packing up her quiver, Zhan Lan said, "You two stay in the residence. I’m going hunting—bringing you along wouldn’t be proper!"

Watching Zhan Lan’s retreating figure, Xiao Tao leaned on the window and said, "Huh, that Princely Heir is here again. He seems to really like dogs!"

Liu Xi’s eyes flickered. Bai Chen often came by, asking her to help change his bandages. She wasn’t a fool and could naturally see Bai Chen’s intentions.

But Bai Chen, the frivolous playboy that he was, was someone she absolutely didn’t want to get involved with.

Moreover, the disparity in their statuses was too great. She didn’t want to waste her time on something impossible.

Liu Xi said to Xiao Tao, "If anyone asks where I am, just tell them I’m not feeling well and have gone to bed."

Xiao Tao was puzzled. Liu Xi hurried downstairs, avoiding Bai Chen, and returned to her room.

When Bai Chen saw that Liu Xi wasn’t in the courtyard, only Xiao Tao was there trimming the plants.

He walked over and asked, "Hey, little maid, where’s your Liu Xi?"

Xiao Tao glanced at Bai Chen and pointed toward the side room. "Liu Xi isn’t feeling well and has gone to bed."

"What’s wrong with her?" Bai Chen asked anxiously.

Xiao Tao shook her head and returned to watering the plants.

The mansion was large. Liu Xi had her own quarters, and upon returning to her room, she locked the door from the inside.

Bai Chen’s wound had already healed, yet he still came looking for her every day, which was against propriety.

With the mansion quiet today, Liu Xi sat at her desk, writing. Suddenly, there was a faint knock at the door.

The tip of Liu Xi’s pen paused. Steadying herself, she continued writing. A moment later, there were a few more knocks on the door, but Liu Xi still didn’t respond.

After a while, the sound stopped. Liu Xi picked her pen up again and got back to writing.

All at once, her hand was seized from behind. Startled, she dropped her brush onto the paper and quickly turned around. Her lips brushed lightly against Bai Chen’s.

Bai Chen’s gaze burned as he stared at her. Liu Xi pursed her lips and angrily said, "Heir Bai, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Still rattled from the brief kiss, as fleeting as dragonflies skimming water, Bai Chen’s heart pounded wildly. He was at a loss, having never been so undone in front of a woman before.

Bai Chen immediately apologized, "I’m sorry. I merely wanted to tease you a little, but I didn’t mean to frighten you."

Liu Xi noticed the open window—it turned out Bai Chen had climbed in through it.

Composing herself, Liu Xi said coldly, "Heir Bai, there’s no need to come looking for me anymore. I’m merely a maid in the Regent Prince Mansion and will spend my life at my mistress’s side."

Her words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Bai Chen’s fiery heart, extinguishing it in an instant. He had never felt so dejected.

He prided himself on his thick skin and his ability to sweet-talk women effortlessly. In the past, he never thought twice about his flirtations.

But now, he couldn’t find a single word to refute Liu Xi.

Both Liu Xi and Bai Chen were clever. Liu Xi’s rejection was crystal clear to him.

Bai Chen didn’t press the matter further and quietly left Liu Xi’s room.

Liu Xi closed her eyes wearily. Perhaps this was for the best. Two incompatible people shouldn’t give each other any room for false hope.

...

Zhan Lan, dressed in a white combat outfit, rode her horse with several Hidden Guards trailing behind as they arrived at the Western Suburb Hunting Ground.

This was no Royal Hunting Ground; anyone could hunt here. However, it was teeming with wild beasts, and those with no skill dared not tread these grounds.

The autumn wind rustled, lifting the edges of Zhan Lan’s garment. Her half-tied black hair cascaded down to her slender waist. Her radiant and flawless face, paired with her cold eyes, held a sharp, lethal edge as she gazed into the distance.

Golden leaves spun as they fell from towering trees. With reins in hand, Zhan Lan urged her horse forward into the dense forest.

In the shadows of the hunting ground, a squad of men lay in wait. A figure in black with a white mask turned to his subordinate, who nodded and reported, "Master, Zhan Lan has entered the forest."

"What about the Regent King?" the masked person asked.

"I saw him leave the city with his Hidden Guards, heading to Jinyi City," the subordinate replied.

"Understood. Proceed with the plan!"

...

Riding her steed, Zhan Lan galloped through the forest with her Hidden Guards in pursuit, stirring the dust beneath her.

Instead of targeting prey, she aimed her arrows at the fluttering leaves in midair.

Swish!

One arrow struck, skewering three leaves at once. The accompanying Hidden Guards couldn’t help but admire her skill.

Scanning her surroundings, Zhan Lan released another arrow. When the last arrow shot into the sky, suddenly, more than thirty assassins emerged, surrounding her from all directions.

Zhan Lan frowned. Lately, there had been quite a few people wanting her dead!

"Protect Madam!" The Hidden Guards encircled and shielded Zhan Lan.

In no time, the battle was over.

The Hidden Guards, though highly skilled, were outnumbered. They were captured, and Zhan Lan was tied up and taken to the edge of a cliff.

Before her stood the thirty-some assassins.

Behind her, the wind roared, sending shivers down her spine. A cold gust blew up her trousers, tangling her hair into disarray.

Her piercing gaze locked on the assassins’ leader as she coldly asked, "Are you planning to kill me here?"

The leader did not respond.

Zhan Lan continued, "Since your master is behind this, why not let me meet them before I die?"

Glancing at the abyss behind her, she said, "Below is a bottomless chasm. Even if I were made of steel, I’d die. Or is your master such a coward that they’re afraid my ghost will come and chat with them at night?"

Finally, the leader spoke, "We didn’t want to kill you, but you’ve become too much of a nuisance!"

Zhan Lan shifted her gaze to the back of the group, tilting her head slightly. Her eyes settled on a figure in black wearing a white mask. She said, "Hey, you in the white mask, I have a secret to tell you. It’s very important!"

The masked figure stepped forward, approaching Zhan Lan one deliberate step at a time.

Bound hand and foot, Zhan Lan stared at him as he stopped a short distance away, his eyes fixed on her.

Zhan Lan tilted her head, scrutinizing him from head to toe. Her pupils constricted as a sly smile curved her lips. "So it’s you after all!"

At last, the true mastermind behind the plot to kill her had revealed themselves!