Reborn to Become A Queen: The Real Heiress's Comeback

Zhan Lan’s heart tightened as she furrowed her brow and asked, "How long has she been missing?"

Xiao Tao’s eyes were red with tears, "Liu Xi has been out for three hours already. It’s getting dark, and she still hasn’t come back!"

Xue Lingling and Yun He returned from outside, and Yun He reported, "Madam, it’s my incompetence that I couldn’t find her."

Xue Lingling panted heavily, "Princess, we’ve searched everywhere nearby, and we’ve also checked the city gates."

Yun He added, "There are Hidden Guards from the mansion watching the city gates, and they haven’t seen Liu Xi leave the city. Just now, another one of our teams found a powder mixed with a drug and Soft Bone Powder on the ground in the alley where Liu Xi often buys Xuan paper."

Zhan Lan thought of something and looked at Yun He, "Come with me to find Mr. Xiao!"

"Yes!"

Zhan Lan instructed, "Xue Lingling and Xiao Tao, stay in the mansion and don’t run around."

The two nodded and immediately entered the Regent Prince Mansion.

Zhan Lan and Yun He rode their horses to the Ministry of Justice.

As soon as Zhan Lan arrived, she headed straight to Xiao Chen’s study.

Seeing Zhan Lan’s serious expression, Xiao Chen immediately stood up and asked, "What happened?"

"Liu Xi is missing, and I suspect it has something to do with the Flower Demon." Zhan Lan urgently asked, "Didn’t you say you had information about the Flower Demon today?"

Zhan Lan’s intuition told her that if someone wanted to threaten her with Liu Xi’s life, they would have sent a message long ago. Three hours had passed, and it was impossible that there was no sign at all.

Liu Xi, with her graceful appearance but unable to fend off even a chicken, was not taken by human traffickers. Another possibility was that she was targeted by the Flower Demon.

Before Xiao Chen could speak, someone came to report, "Report to the lord; there seems to be movement in the house you’ve asked us to watch. We didn’t dare to alarm them and came back to report immediately."

"Take a team and set off immediately!" Xiao Chen ordered.

"Yes, my lord!" The constable dared not delay and immediately led a team to follow Xiao Chen and Zhan Lan.

...

In a countryside manor.

Liu Xi groggily woke up, opened her eyes to see the flickering candlelight, and looked around to find herself in a room with locked doors and windows.

A fierce-looking man was staring at Liu Xi, leering as he said, "Wait until our master comes, little beauty. You better behave, or else you’ll suffer!"

Liu Xi immediately understood her situation.

Today, while buying xuan paper, she was suddenly knocked out with a cloth over her mouth and nose.

These people who kidnapped her were either human traffickers or rapists.

Liu Xi was powerless and couldn’t resist these people; she had to find a way to escape.

In another corner of the dungeon, a man was leaning against the wall. Liu Xi was shocked to see that it was the Heir of Bai Chen.

Bai Chen was moving towards her.

A man resembling the leader of the thugs looked at Bai Chen, who nervously watched Liu Xi; it was obvious they had an extraordinary relationship.

"Damn, this little lady might be having an affair with this man!" he cursed as he picked up a whip and walked towards Liu Xi, "Damn it, let me check if you’re a pure maiden!"

Liu Xi looked at the person opposite in horror. These villains intended to check her chastity.

Bai Chen staggered and ran over, shielding Liu Xi and angrily shouting, "How dare you!"

The head thug swung a whip at Liu Xi and Bai Chen, and Bai Chen used his body to shield Liu Xi.

In an instant, Bai Chen’s light blue clothes were torn from the back, his skin splitting open!

"Damn, this lady really has a lover, how unlucky!"

The leader continued to whip Bai Chen repeatedly.

Liu Xi’s pupils contracted sharply as Bai Chen, drenched in cold sweat, tried to comfort her, "Don’t be afraid, I’m here!"

As she heard the whip thrash against Bai Chen’s body, Liu Xi’s tears fell one by one.

She never imagined that a princely heir would willingly suffer for her, a lowly maid.

Bai Chen knew martial arts but was probably drugged like her. That’s why he was powerless.

"Damn it, I’ve met a tough nut today. You want to play hero saving the beauty with me, huh?"

The thug whipped Bai Chen with increasing fervor; he didn’t believe there were men unafraid to die for women.

"I’ll beat you to death!"

Smack!

Bai Chen’s back was covered in bloody marks as he kept Liu Xi tightly in his embrace, soothing her, "Just hold on a bit, it’ll be over soon."

Bai Chen knew in his heart that they, being the Heir of Prince Zhen Nan and the maid of Prince Zhenbei, had powerful backgrounds and couldn’t reveal their identities. These desperadoes would surely kill them to save themselves if they found out.

As the whip descended once more, Liu Xi forcefully pushed Bai Chen aside, taking the blow herself.

"Miss Liu!" Bai Chen watched in horror as Liu Xi’s shoulder and arm were ripped open.

Liu Xi gasped in pain, looking at Bai Chen, unable to understand how he could endure the whips earlier.

"Ah, this couple of lowlifes acts all noble!" The head thug tucked the whip into his hand.

His subordinate asked, "Boss, what do we do? The master’s arriving soon."

The head thug, frustrated, yelled, "Go, grab another pure girl!"

Seeing the red blood seeping from Liu Xi’s fair skin enraged Bai Chen, and he firmly blocked her.

If he hadn’t happened upon Liu Xi being abducted and impulsively fallen into their trap, now being drugged, how could this group of scum overpower him?

After Liu Xi took that whip for him, he felt an uncontrollable urge to kill and his strength started returning.

Fury fueled Bai Chen as his hands clenched, and his strength, bit by bit, returned. The henchmen were startled as he stood up.

"You seek death!" Bai Chen snatched the whip from the head thug and firmly clutched his neck from behind.

"Ah... release me!" The head thug panicked, unable to breathe under Bai Chen’s chokehold.

"Don’t move!" Bai Chen glared at the rest, ready to rush over.

Afraid they’d capture her to threaten Bai Chen, Liu Xi unsteadily stood and hid behind him, grateful she could move.

Bai Chen spoke gently, "Don’t be afraid... follow me."

He had set out today just by chance, running into Liu Xi, bringing no weapon. Without the toxin, these minions wouldn’t stand a chance against him.

Liu Xi closely followed Bai Chen’s movements, whispering behind him, "Alright."

She smelled the metallic tang from Bai Chen’s wounds, all for protecting her.

Suddenly, she couldn’t help but feel heartache.

"Don’t move, let them go!" The man in Bai Chen’s chokehold signaled his men, narrowing his eyes.