Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 93 A secret

Tears blurred his vision, and Chao Yuanzhi seemed to see the scene many years ago when he and his companions were dressed in fine clothes and riding horses, talking about the future.

The guilt and regret that had been pent up in my heart came flooding back like a tidal wave.

He cried so hard that he couldn't speak.

"sorry Sorry……"

Si Buping walked to the brazier and threw the blank tablet and the "Nirvana Sutra" into it.

The flames immediately engulfed the tablet and scriptures.

He slowly drew out the sword from his waist and placed the tip of the sword against Chao Yuanzhi's neck.

The cold and hard touch made Chao Yuanzhi shiver; he smelled the breath of death.

"Did the saint ask you to kill me?" Chao Yuanzhi laughed bitterly. "You came to Xiangzhou on purpose, not to suppress bandits, but to kill me from the beginning, right?"

He had lived cautiously for so many years, and he thought that as long as he stayed obediently in this small place like Xiangzhou, he would still have a chance to die of old age.

However, things went against his wishes. The sword hanging over his head finally fell after many years.
Si Buping said calmly: "I can not kill you."

Chao Yuanzhi was stunned.

He thought he was going to die, but he didn't expect there would be a turning point.

Then he heard Si Buping continue speaking.

"As long as you can answer one question for me truthfully."

Chao Yuanzhi knew that the question the other party was going to ask was definitely not an ordinary one, but out of his strong desire to survive, he still ignited a glimmer of hope and asked, "What?"

Si Buping stared into his eyes, his voice low and deep.

"Where is the orphan of Prince Renxian?"

Chao Yuanzhi thought he had misheard and could not help asking again: "What did you say? Didn't Prince Renxian die a long time ago? Where did he get his orphan?"

Si Buping increased his force expressionlessly, and the blade cut through the flesh, leaving a wound on Chao Yuanzhi's neck.

Chao Yuanzhi hurriedly said, "I really didn't know that Prince Renxian had an orphan alive. I'm telling the truth. Please don't kill me!"

Si Buping stared at him for a moment, then suddenly sheathed his sword and chuckled.

"I gave you a chance to live, but you refused to take advantage of it. In that case, don't blame me for being rude to you."

Before Chao Yuanzhi had time to rejoice in his escape, his right arm was broken.

A miserable scream was heard from the cell.

……

As time passed, the night gradually faded and a pale sky appeared.

It was almost dawn, but Chao Yuanzhi still had no move. He was tortured beyond recognition. His bones were broken inch by inch, his limbs were twisted into abnormal angles, and he was only breathing his last breath.

Si Buping ordered his men to put Chao Yuanzhi into a bathtub filled with medicine, and let his whole body be soaked in the medicine, so that he could be kept alive. When he recovered a little, he would continue to torture him severely.

Chao Yuanzhi was in a daze and felt that life was worse than death.

Si Buping asked again: "Where is the orphan of Prince Renxian?"

At this time, Chao Yuanzhi was already very clear that it was impossible for him to leave the cell alive. He would definitely die. The only difference was whether he died sooner or later.

His head drooped limply and his bloody lips opened and closed slightly, making weak sounds.

Si Buping walked over and heard him say as he got closer -

"I really didn't know that Prince Renxian had an orphan, but I can tell you another secret."

Si Buping said coldly: "I am not interested in secrets. I just want to know where the orphan of Prince Renxian is. As long as you tell me where the orphan is, I will let you go."

"You won't let me go. The saint sent you to Xiangzhou just to kill me because I know a secret of his. It was him who..."

Before Chao Yuanzhi could finish his words, Si Buping grabbed his throat tightly.

He couldn't breathe, his eyeballs rolled up, as if he was going to die at any moment. "Don't tell me this, I don't want to know." Si Buping said this and let go of Chao Yuanzhi.

Having climbed up step by step from being a family outcast to his current position, Si Buping knows one thing very well: the more you know, the faster you die.

Since the saint sent him to track down the whereabouts of Prince Renxian's orphan, he only needs to find the orphan. He doesn't want to know anything else!
Chao Yuanzhi opened his mouth and coughed violently, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood.

He felt dizzy, his body ached all over, and his head was buzzing, but even so, he still had to continue talking.

"Back then, he and I conspired to murder Prince Renxian..."

Si Buping grabbed Chao Yuanzhi's neck again and twisted it hard, breaking his cervical vertebrae.

Chao Yuanzhi's eyes opened wide, his head tilted limply to one side, and he soon lost his breath.

There were still traces of tears on his face.

Si Buping withdrew his hand, his eyes full of indifference: "I said, I don't want to know."

……

Early this morning, Xiao Wang brought the divorce letter that Liu wanted.

The divorce agreement must be signed and sealed by both husband and wife to be effective, so Liu had to see Chao Yuanzhi again.

Chaolu and Yan Ciwan accompanied her to the government office.

Soon they saw Chao Yuanzhi, but at this time Chao Yuanzhi was already a cold corpse.

The inner guards lifted the white cloth covering Chao Yuanzhi's body, revealing his miserable death. Liu was so frightened that she screamed and fainted on the spot.

Chaolu and Yan Ciwan hurriedly supported her and pinched her philtrum hard.

It was a long time before Liu woke up.

At this time, Chao Yuanzhi had been covered with white cloth again, and the bloody scene was no longer in front of her eyes. Liu felt much better. She pressed her chest and asked in a trembling voice.

"Why did Chao Yuanzhi die?"

Si Buping sat in the main seat at the top and said slowly, "He tried to escape from prison, but was killed on the spot after being discovered by the internal guards."

Daye has a clear stipulation that anyone escaping from prison will be sentenced to death.

Liu had long lost her feelings for Chao Yuanzhi, so she was not very sad when she learned that he was dead.

But now that Chao Yuanzhi died, she couldn't divorce him anymore.

But it doesn’t matter. If divorce fails, being a widow is also good.

Yan Ciwan has doubts about Si Buping's statement.

Chao Yuanzhi's limbs were all broken, making him a disabled person who couldn't even stand up. How could he escape from prison?

Yan Ciwan suspected that Si Buping killed Chao Yuanzhi.

But she didn't intend to tell her guess out loud. Chao Yuanzhi was not a good person, and she would not offend Si Buping for him.

Now that Chao Yuanzhi has ended up like this, we can only say that he deserved it.

Chao Yuanzhi's body could not be kept in the government office forever and had to be taken back by his relatives for burial.

Liu and Chaolu hired someone to transport Chao Yuanzhi's body back and buried him hastily in a random place.

Because there was no divorce, Liu and Chao Yuanzhi were still husband and wife. She had to follow the etiquette and wear plain clothes to mourn. The same went for Chao Lu, who had to observe mourning for three years.

Not long after that, the much-talked-about serial rape and murder case finally came to a conclusion.

Chao Yue and Qi Ming were convicted and sentenced to immediate execution.

Gao Dahai informed Liu and Chaolu of the verdict and asked them if they wanted to deliver Chaoyue's last meal.

Neither Liu nor Chaolu wanted to meet Chaoyue, and finally Yan Ciwan volunteered to take on the job.

(End of this chapter)