Siheyuan: Hang Jia Dongxu, smash Banggeng to death!

"Lin Tian..."

Lou Xiao'e looked up and asked, "Could you...could you tell me if my mother can escape?"

Lin Tian said decisively.

"cannot."

Lou Xiao'e smiled.

Three parts relief, three parts joy, three parts sadness, and one part indescribable complex emotions.

"That's good...that's good..."

Lin Tian looked at her and remained silent for a few seconds.

Indeed, the most venomous thing is a woman's heart.

Bai Jie could abandon her daughter, and Lou Xiao'e could also abandon her as her mother.

In the face of death, the ugliness of human nature is fully revealed.

Lin Tian raised his axe and said coldly, "Lou Xiao'e, in your next life, don't be a daughter of the Lou family."

Lou Xiao'e closed her eyes.

The axe fell.

"Pfft!"

Blood splattered.

Lou Xiao'e fell into darkness, but her eyes remained open, gazing into the depths of the secret passage.

Looking in the direction her mother had run away.

Perhaps she was thinking, "Can my mother run away?"

Perhaps she was thinking that in her next life, she wanted to be a child from an ordinary family.

Maybe she wasn't thinking about anything at all.

He's just dead.

Lin Tian shook the blood off his axe, glanced down at it, picked up the axe, and continued drifting forward.

Go after the fox that's still running.

Deep inside the secret passage, Bai Jie was still running.

I was panting heavily, my body felt weak, I was short of breath, and I almost fainted.

I'm so tired of running that I want to find a handsome guy to give me CPR.

But she dared not stop.

Stopping means death.

I heard screams behind me, my daughter's desperate cries, and the dull thud of the axe falling.

She dared not turn back.

She could only run.

Run as fast as you can.

Run for your life.

If you can't run yourself to death, then run as hard as you can.

Tears blurred her vision, but Bai Jie didn't bother to wipe them away.

Her clothes were soaked with sweat, but she didn't have time to rest.

run.

run.

run.

As long as you run away, you can survive.

As long as you're alive, there's hope.

I don't know how much time has passed.

Ahead, a glimmer of light finally appeared.

It's an export!

Bai Jie's eyes lit up.

She mustered her last strength and rushed toward the light.

step.

Two steps.

Three steps...

She rushed out of the secret passage.

The blinding sunlight made it impossible for her to open her eyes.

Bai Jie squinted, panting heavily, feeling the warm sunlight on her body.

Out.

It's finally out.

She glanced back at the dark cave entrance behind her, a complex mix of emotions welling up inside her.

daughter……

I am sorry.

Mom had no choice.

One should not be too selfish. I have raised you for more than ten years, and now it is time for you to repay the kindness of raising you.

Putting the facts aside, you wouldn't have died if you had run a little faster. You can only blame your good fortune for being pampered since childhood and not exercising.

Even weaker than Mom, who works day and night.

After trying to comfort herself, Bai Jie gritted her teeth, turned around, and started running again.

Then, she froze.

A person stood in front of her.

Lin Tian carried the axe, his face still bearing an innocent smile.

"Bai Jie, are you tired from running? Why don't you rest for a bit before continuing?"

Bai Jie's legs gave way in despair, and she collapsed to the ground.

It’s over.

This time it's really over.

But she was not willing to give up.

"Lin Tian, ​​can you... let me go?"

Lin Tian smiled and replied, "Your daughter already asked for you."

The answer is: No.

Bai Jie's heart sank suddenly.

"Rest in peace."

Lin Tian continued, "You and your daughter will meet again on the road to the underworld. Lou Xiao'e said she's waiting for you down there."

Bai Jie's pupils suddenly contracted.

Xiao'e... Xiao'e is waiting for me down there?

She remembered the scream she had just heard, the dull thud of the axe falling, and her daughter's final, desperate cry...

Tears welled up in my eyes.

But she didn't have time to cry.

because……

"No!"

Bai Jie suddenly screamed, "I don't want to die! I can't die! I haven't lived enough yet!"

She knelt on the ground, supporting herself with her hands, panting heavily.

My mind was a mess, with only one thought echoing wildly within me.

On what grounds?

Why should I die?

Why should I pay the price for those who harm others when I did nothing myself?

She looked up at Lin Tian with teary eyes, "Lin Tian, ​​please forgive me. I didn't get involved in your family's affairs. I'm innocent."

I wasn't involved at all when they harmed your parents; I didn't even know which way your front door faced.

Bai Jie crawled forward another step, lifted the bulging bundle in her arms, and presented it to Lin Tian with both hands:

"How about this? I'll give you all my money, just spare my life."

Inside the bundle were the jewels she had just picked out from the treasure trove: a jade bracelet, a pearl necklace, a ruby ​​ring, and the one-pound gold brick.

Each one is of exceptional value.

This is her fate.

But now, she's willing to trade her life for hers.

Lin Tian glanced down at the bundle, then looked up at Bai Jie's face, which was contorted with fear.

Bai Jie's heart almost stopped beating.

Lin Tian said in a deep voice, "Madam, you are confused."

Bai Jie was stunned.

"If I kill you, your money will be my money too."

Bai Jie felt as if the sky had fallen.

The other party is determined to kill him.

Her hands, which were holding the bundle, froze in mid-air, motionless.

Yes.

He can kill himself and then get the money.

Why let yourself go?

Why did I think of using money to save my life?

That's... incredibly stupid.

Bai Jie slowly lowered her hand in despair, the bundle fell to the ground, and the jewelry scattered all over the place.

The jade bracelet rolled twice and came to rest next to a small pebble; the ruby ​​ring shimmered.

The gold brick hit the ground with a dull thud.

But she couldn't care less about those things.

Bai Jie just stared at Lin Tian, ​​at the blood-dripping axe, at Lin Tian, ​​death drawing ever closer.

But she was not willing to give up.

She was truly unwilling to accept it.

She, Bai Jie, rose from an ordinary young lady from a humble family to become Lou Bancheng's concubine, enjoying twenty years of wealth and luxury.

She has seen the world, weathered storms, played mind games, and outmaneuvered the first wife.

How could someone like her die here?

How could I die at the hands of evil spirits?

No.

no way.

A ruthless glint flashed in Bai Jie's eyes.

That's the kind of brilliance that only comes from people driven to the brink of despair—madness, determination, and recklessness.

Bai Jie suddenly looked up.

Then, it moved.

His right hand shot out like lightning, striking at the heart of the matter, and he grabbed Lin Tian.

hiss~

Lin Tian gasped.

Looking at Bai Jie's beautiful face, distorted by madness, he was completely stunned.

Horror!

This woman...

So cruel!

She truly is a ruthless character who would abandon her husband and daughter just to survive.

A sinister smile curled at the corners of Bai Jie's lips:

"Lin Tian, ​​let me go. Otherwise, even if I die, I'll make sure you can't be a man."

Two figures, one tall and one short, one standing and one kneeling, faced each other in this strange posture.

Lin Tian was in a terrible mood.

But he still had a smile on his face.

"Bai Jie, do you think you can threaten me like this?"

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