"If there's a chance in the future, let Lord Chen take you to the racecourse to ride a horse.
It's very fun. "Qiao Fang's smile was bright and cheerful,
His eyes were fixed on Li Xiao from beginning to end,
His eyes were blazing.
Outside the pavilion surrounded by flowers and trees,
His concentration was reflected in everyone's eyes.
Some people had playful looks in their eyes, while others could not hide the jealousy in their eyes.
On the other side of the table, the youths who had arrived late finally saw Li Xiao and Qiao Fang,
Some of them exclaimed in surprise and even stood up to size up Li Xiao's face.
However, there were also some people who saw Li Xiao raise his hands while sizing him up.
Some uncoordinated postures.
But..,
They only began to feel strange when they suddenly saw the next scene that made their hair stand on end.
"..." Li Xiao did not notice what Qiao Fang said at all, nor did she notice the stunned gazes of others.
She watched as her hands slowly raised,
They were getting closer and closer to her face.
They seemed to have their own lives and ideas.
Her heart began to beat faster, and her pupils constricted. "Uh..."
The next moment..,
Her hands actually grabbed her neck. "Ah... Chen... Lord Chen..."
Her ten fingers tightened,
Li Xiao raised her head,
She screamed in shock.
The sudden pain in her neck and the strange situation made her beautiful eyes unnaturally wide open..,
So painful... so painful... I can't breathe..
Lord Chen....
Tears and fear gushed out together,
After she initially called for help..,
Soon, she could no longer utter a clear syllable,
She could only moan in pain.
She could not control her hands!
Qiao Fang was the closest to Li Xiao. When he heard her call for help, he realized that something was wrong before he could ask.
Something was wrong!
He immediately reached out to pull Li Xiao's arm, but her slender arm was surprisingly strong. He could not pull it away.
The next moment, a maidservant standing by the pavilion suddenly rushed towards Qiao Fang.
"Ah!" The maidservant looked even more frightened than Qiao Fang. Her eyes were filled with fear as she screamed and threw herself at Qiao Fang. Just like Li Xiao, she couldn't control herself.
Qiao Fang was caught off guard and staggered back a few steps.
Then, scenes that made everyone gasp, scream, cry, or be so shocked that they couldn't react began to happen one after another.
Li Xiao stood outside the small pavilion. She stood upright, her hands clutching her own neck. Her face was red, and it was obvious that she was beginning to lack of oxygen. She could only make "ka … uh … huo …" sounds with her mouth open.
And just as the Qiao Fang and the Shadow Guards jumped down from the surrounding trees to save Li Xiao, the maidservants and young ladies in the pavilion ran out crazily, using their own bodies to hit the Shadow Guards and the people who were trying to save Li Xiao.
It was as if they weren't human beings, but stones at the mercy of others.
Chen Jue was sitting on the other side and playing chess with Chai Jin. When he suddenly heard Li Xiao calling for help, he suddenly stood up. While Chai Jin was still turning his head to look, he had already dashed out a few meters and rushed towards Li Xiao.
No one saw how Chen Jue jumped over the fence. Everyone was focused on Li Xiao. After the chaos, they suddenly saw Lord Chen rushing over.
Lord Chen, who usually looked lazy and arrogant, was now rushing over like a powerful cannonball.
Qiao Fang pushed away the maidservant who had hit him and wanted to save Li Xiao again, but Chen Jue had already rushed in front of Li Xiao.
Chen Jue didn't try to break Li Xiao's wrists. At this moment, her wrists had already turned purple from the grip of the person who was trying to break them. The person who was controlling Li Xiao was probably very strong.
He was afraid that he would hurt her if he tried to break her wrists.
Thinking quickly, Chen Jue quickly looked around. There was no time!
When he turned back, he saw Li Xiao's desperate eyes. If she didn't get enough oxygen, she would probably faint.
He reached out with his long arms and pulled the little girl into his arms. She was so small, so he easily carried her.
Then, he started running towards the other side of the path, away from the pavilion.
"Ka … uh … um …" Li Xiao straightened her neck. Her soft hands suddenly became like iron pincers, tightening more and more.
She couldn't breathe anymore. Her eyes rolled back, but she still tried to bite her lower lip. Her survival instinct told her that she couldn't faint.
She leaned on Chen Jue's shoulder. Her hands were still exhausted. She could still see that behind Chen Jue, there was still a young lady and a maid running towards them in a strange way.
But the strange thing was that although she couldn't breathe, tears of pain kept flowing, and she even felt that her body was cold and she was about to die, lying in Chen Jue's arms, she felt a sense of relief from the bottom of her heart. It was as if she believed that Lord Chen could save her.
Her head was getting dizzier and dizzier. Her chest and lungs hurt so much that she began to want to faint or die. Her neck hurt so much that she couldn't see anything clearly.
After Chen Jue ran a few meters, the two girls who were chasing him fell to the ground and cried in horror.
Chen Jue could feel that the little girl's arms in his arms were slowly falling down.
He ran a few more meters. Li Xiao's arms finally fell down completely, and her hands were also removed from her neck …
He immediately stopped, carried the little girl horizontally, and squatted down on one knee. His right arm circled the back of her neck, and his left leg supported her.
"Li Xiao!" Chen Jue frowned and shouted in a low voice.
Because he was in a hurry, his voice sounded a little fierce.
"Ha …" Li Xiao suddenly raised her head and took a deep breath.
Although her neck was burning with pain, the pain in her chest finally subsided.
She turned her eyes, and when she saw Chen Jue clearly, she couldn't help but cry again.
"Lord … I'm dying …" Li Xiao whispered. Her voice was hoarse and sorrowful, as pitiful as it could be.
Chen Jue patted her forehead, and his right arm tightened. "It's okay."
"It hurts …" She wanted to curl up her body, but her limbs were weak, and her wrist was even more painful. She turned her head and rubbed her tears on Chen Jue's chest. Her body was still slightly trembling.
Chen Jue pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and stood up with her in his arms. He saw her face nestled in his arms, like a rabbit who wanted to hide by the wall.
As he walked back in large strides, Li Xiao said in fear, "Sir, let's not go back to the small pavilion …"
"… Okay."
Chen Jue wanted to go back to the pavilion and ask people to take all the young ladies back to the Dali Monastery, but he looked at the pitiful little thing in his arms.
He didn't want to be in a hurry. There was no need to risk the little thing's life.
Since such a thing happened today, it was already certain that the murderer was among the ten young ladies. If he wanted to catch them, there were plenty of ways.
He pursed his lips and looked up at the pavilion in the distance.
Wang Yi was dealing with something there.
Zhang Tang had been waiting in the study in the backyard of the Chai Residence, secretly observing the pavilion. Xu Ting, who came later, was also ordering the Shadow Guard and the guards to help.
Lord Chai even called the guards over. If the situation got worse, Lord Chai might have to go to the fire defense camp.
In the distance, Wang Yi seemed to feel Lord Chen's gaze. He stopped and looked at Lord Chen. When he saw Lord Chen's expression, he understood and nodded at Chen Jue.
Chen Jue was greatly relieved. He didn't stay any longer. He turned around and took another path, bypassed the garden, and left the Chai Residence through the corridor.
Qiao Fang stood by the pavilion where people were thrown off their feet, crying and screaming. She watched Chen Jue leave with Li Xiao in his arms. She pursed her lips and didn't move for a long time.
Everything happened too suddenly, and the situation was too strange. It was beyond everyone's understanding.
Fear, panic, and a feeling of insecurity caught everyone off guard.
Zhang Tang stood by the pavilion and observed the behavior of each young lady with a sharp gaze. He memorized everyone's face and identity.
His highly retentive memory allowed his brain to quickly filter and remember every detail that he saw. When he needed them, he could quickly retrieve them.
Wang Yi only relaxed when he cooperated with Lord Chai and sent each young lady and young master to their own carriages.
When he saw the last young master's carriage leave the Chai Residence, he immediately turned and bid farewell to Lord Chai. He didn't stop to rest and walked towards his tall horse.
"Registrar Zhang, you can take the carriage back. I'll go see Lord Chen first."