Xiaoxiao.

Chapter 169 Zhu Lu, the First Brother

However, as the investigation progressed, the anomalies he noticed became increasingly unbelievable and chilling.

It turns out that many of them were pitiful people who were forced into this situation. They all had their own parents, and some even had their own husbands and children.

However, because she was chosen by Zhu Xian by chance, she was separated from her parents forever.

As for the married women, their fate was even more tragic. Not only were they forcibly taken to Zhu Guo City, but their husbands and children also perished at the hands of the Zhu Guo Palace guards the moment they were abducted.

People used to say that the heavy yin energy in Zhu Guo City was caused by the women's vying for favor and killing each other, resulting in someone dying almost every night.

Only now did he understand that many virtuous women, after being forcibly abducted, did not want to be humiliated. Although they could not resist Zhu Xian's force, they could choose to end their own lives.

It was these indomitable spirits that motivated him to get to the bottom of this!

On this day, Zhu Lu, as usual, lay in ambush along the road the servants would pass by.

Time passed quietly, and soon it was evening.

But the waiters who had been waiting for so long did not appear. Just as they were hesitating, a graceful figure slowly approached from the end of the path.

She walked gracefully and slenderly towards us.

Zhu Lu looked closely and his heart tightened. It wasn't the people he had been waiting for, but one of Zhu Xian's most favored concubines—Bing Niang.

As darkness approached, it was likely that those people had been delayed by something.

Just as he was about to leave, he saw Bingniang approaching, his eyes darted around, and he suddenly changed his mind.

If we're talking about who understands Zhu Xian best in this world, it has to be Si Jiao Niang.

As the leader of the Four Beauties, Bingniang must have an extraordinary understanding of Zhu Xian.

Having been struggling to access the core of Zhu Xian, isn't the sudden appearance of Bing Niang a godsend?

Thinking of this, Zhu Lu hid himself again;

Seeing Bingniang getting closer, Zhu Lu quickly lowered his body.

He held his breath, not daring to make the slightest sound, lest he alert Bingniang.

At this moment, Bingniang seemed to be thinking about something, and didn't even look at the road. How could she have discovered the well-hidden Zhu Lu?

When Bingniang was only a few steps away from him, Zhu Lu seized the opportunity and, taking advantage of her momentary lapse in attention, flashed into the middle of the road like a ghost.

"Bingniang, it's so late, why aren't you serving the Ancestor? Are you in such a hurry to go out?"

Zhu Lu's sudden words were like a thunderclap ripped through the night sky, startling Bing Niang so much that she turned pale.

She trembled, stumbled, and nearly fell to the side of the road.

After finally regaining her balance, Bingniang calmed herself down and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the person in front of her was Zhu Lu.

Then, she gently patted her high, firm chest with her delicate hands, trying to calm her frightened heart.

She responded coquettishly, "Oh dear, who do we have here! It's Lu Ge'er! You scared me to death! The sun is almost setting, and instead of studying in your room, what are you doing in the back garden?"

Zhu Lu stared intently at the surging waves of the woman's chest, his eyes seemingly about to pop out of their sockets.

As a young man just beginning to experience love, he had never seen such a sensual and alluring sight!

At this moment, his mind was completely occupied by the surging, ever-changing waves, and he could no longer hear what the other person was saying.

Bingniang, not seeing Zhu Lu respond for a long time, looked up in confusion.

She was shocked when she saw it, and almost cried out in surprise.

Zhu Lu was panting heavily, his face flushed red, his eyes wide and round like copper bells, staring intently at the surging waves on his chest.

Look at him, he looks like he wants to dive right into those waves.

The intense gaze made Bingniang's heart tremble. As a mature woman, how could she not understand what such a look meant?

Feeling a little embarrassed and annoyed, she was about to reprimand him, but then she thought that Zhu Lu was just an inexperienced child who had never been intimate with a man.

So she quickly reached up and pulled her collar up, trying to cover up the overly provocative glimpse of her skin.

However, her ample bosom was simply too magnificent, and coupled with her long-standing habit of dressing in a style that was half-concealed, no matter how hard she tried, she could never completely hide her alluring curves.

Not only did it not cover them up, but the surging waves became even more turbulent as she continued to lift them.

This sudden movement almost made Zhu Lu lose control; he immediately felt a rush of heat to his nose.

However, this slight movement eventually startled Zhu Lu, who was completely absorbed in his thoughts.

He seemed to be suddenly startled; his body trembled violently, and he quickly covered his nose with his hands, trying to stop the gushing blood.

At the same time, he quickly turned his gaze to the side, no longer daring to look directly at the person in front of him.

But the more he tried to act nonchalant, the more his eyes kept glancing back uncontrollably.

This attempt to cover up the truth is truly laughable.

The Ice Maiden on the opposite side naturally took in all of this.

As she watched Zhu Lu try to cover it up, the more embarrassed he became, the more amused she couldn't help but find it.

After trying for a long time to cover up her ample bosom, Bingniang finally gave up and stopped caring.

She raised her head again and asked Zhu Lu softly, "It's almost dark, why are you still running towards the back courtyard at this time? If the Ancestor finds you, you won't be in good shape!"

Upon hearing Bingniang's words, Zhu Lu blushed deeply, feeling utterly ashamed.

He nodded hurriedly, repeatedly saying, "Bingniang is right, Bingniang is absolutely right..."

He turned around without even looking back and ran straight out of the courtyard.

Watching Zhu Lu's retreating figure, Bing Niang finally couldn't suppress her laughter any longer and burst out laughing.

The laughter was crisp and melodious, like silver bells, echoing in the quiet courtyard for a long time.

Then, she called out in a sweet voice, "Hey! Don't go yet! You still haven't told me what you've been doing in the back courtyard so late at night!"

However, at this moment, there was not a trace of Zhu Lu.

He vanished without a trace, like a gust of wind.

Zhu Lu ran wildly for a long distance before finally stopping, panting, under a thick tree.

Exhausted, he collapsed to the ground, leaning against a tree trunk, panting heavily.

Even now, his wildly beating heart showed no sign of calming down, pounding violently as if it were about to leap out of his throat, whether from the intense exercise or from sheer excitement.

Moreover, Zhu Lu's mind was in turmoil, as if the surging waves were etched into his brain.

No matter how hard he tried to shake these images from his mind, they seemed to have taken root, stubbornly clinging to the surface, impossible to shake off...