Shocking! The actress was dragged to the regent's bedchamber every night.

Chapter 198 He's Here to Find You

Xiao Junyi clenched his fist, and a small patch of red seeped through the white cloth strip.

She regretted not having thought of all this sooner; if she had offered help earlier, perhaps she wouldn't have gone back.

As for why they suddenly disappeared, it's likely that they were abducted by the Regent's Palace personnel halfway there.

"General, the horses are ready."

Upon hearing the sound, Xiao Junyi quickly walked outside.

……

Su Wuli opened her eyes and found herself in a motorhome.

There was a knock on the car door.

"Wuli? Are you awake? The afternoon's filming is about to start." Su Yuan's voice came from outside.

"Mmm," Su Wuli responded.

She opened the door, and the sunlight outside was blinding; she instinctively squinted.

Su Yuan stood under the car and smiled at her.

The smile suddenly froze the next moment.

Su Yuan's gaze fell on her skirt, her eyes filled with astonishment.

"Kiri, what's that on your skirt?"

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli lowered her head.

There was a dark red stain on the hem of the skirt; the dried color turned brownish.

It is Xiao Junyi's blood.

"It should be prop blood," Su Wuli made up a reason haphazardly. "I don't know when I got it on me."

Su Yuan frowned. "Prop blood? We didn't film any blood scenes this morning."

"It might have been there before, we just didn't notice."

Su Wuli got out of the car and gathered her skirt to cover the mark.

"I'll go change it."

Su Yuan glanced at her but didn't ask any further questions. She then went to find the costume designer and explained the situation.

They changed into the same costume without any problems.

The afternoon's scene was a dialogue scene, much simpler than the action scene.

After the filming was finished, Su Yuan waited downstairs with a coat and handed it to her.

Su Wuli took it and put it on.

Su Yuan walked beside her for a while and then suddenly said something.

"Wu Li, you didn't look well just now. Didn't you sleep well?"

Su Wuli nodded slightly; she had indeed been very tired these past few days.

On the way back, she leaned against the window and looked outside.

it's getting dark.

After washing up, I lay down on the bed and fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

When I opened my eyes again, the surrounding light was very dim.

The air was damp, carrying a mixture of the smells of blood and mildew, and something else.

I can't describe it.

Su Wuli glanced around and realized she was in a prison cell.

There were wooden fences on both sides, the wood surface was blackened, as if it had been soaked in something.

The dim lighting and the pervasive coolness made it feel very uncomfortable.

Su Wuli felt a chill run down her spine and subconsciously took a step forward.

The light from torches flickered on the wall ahead.

She walked over and turned a corner, only to see Yu Chen standing in the middle of the cell.

At this moment, he was holding a whip in his hand, the whip was very long and the end was dragging on the ground.

His shoulders rose and fell slightly, and his breathing became heavy.

There was a wooden stake standing in front of Yu Chen, and another stake lay across it, like a cross.

Xiao Junyi, whom Su Wuli had met during the day, was currently tied up on it.

Both hands were spread out to the sides, and the wrists were bound by ropes that cut into the flesh.

His hair was loose, hanging down to the side of his face, obscuring half of it, lacking the warm and clean look he had during the day.

His robes were covered in blood, which flowed down from his chest to his waist.

Xiao Junyi had his head down, his chin resting against his chest, making it impossible to tell whether he was awake or unconscious.

Just as Su Wuli was in a daze, Yu Chen raised his whip again.

The whip drew an arc in the air and landed on Xiao Junyi.

"Ugh..." Xiao Junyi groaned.

The sound of flesh being whipped and fabric tearing rang out again.

Xiao Junyi's body tensed up suddenly, his head tilted back but he gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound.

Yu Chen withdrew his whip, and his head drooped again.

Another tear appeared in his robe, and blood gushed out.

It dripped onto the ground, mixing with the water in the cracks of the stone slabs.

Su Wuli stood at the corner looking at the blood, her mind going blankly.

She couldn't recall this passage being in the book at all.

But perhaps she did see it.

When she reread the novel this time, she kept looking for Yu Chen's storyline, skipping all of Xiao Junyi's parts.

Su Wuli stood at the corner, watching Yu Chen raise his whip again.

The whip drew an arc in the air and fell towards Xiao Junyi.

Without thinking, she blurted out...

"Don't hit him."

The sound burst from her throat, and Yu Chen's hand suddenly stopped in mid-air.

The whip did not fall.

He then turned his head.

The torchlight danced on his face, obscuring his expression from Su Wuli's view.

Yu Chen lowered the whip in his hand.

He turned his face slightly, and this time Su Wuli saw surprise on his face.

Then his brows furrowed and his eyes narrowed.

"You're pleading for him?" His voice was low, as if he were suppressing something.

His gaze shifted from her face to Xiao Junyi, then back again.

Then, his gaze changed.

There was no longer surprise, but a sudden sense of certainty.

Su Wuli spoke softly, "Please don't hit him yet, okay?"

"Do you know why he's here?" Yu Chen's eyes sharpened.

Su Wuli shook her head.

"Unauthorized trespassing into the Regent's Palace." He spoke slowly, enunciating each word.

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Wuli suddenly turned to look at Xiao Junyi.

He was still tied to a wooden stake, his hair covering his face, and his robes appeared to be soaked in blood.

I don't know how long I was beaten.

He seemed to hear a sound, moved slightly, and then slowly raised his head.

His face was covered in sweat.

His lips were pale, but the corners of his mouth were covered in blood.

Xiao Junyi was astonished when he saw her.

"Go." His voice was very soft, each word sounding like it took all his strength. "Go quickly."

Su Wuli looked at him without making a move.

Xiao Junyi repeated himself, sounding somewhat anxious, his lips trembling.

"Walk."

Su Wuli turned to look at Yu Chen.

He looked at her with a deep gaze, his lips pressed into a thin line, and his jaw clenched.

"He came to see you," Yu Chen said coldly.

Every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth: "He barged into the mansion saying he was looking for a girl."

He paused, looking at her with a dark expression. "It's you."

Upon hearing this, Su Wuli was stunned.

find her?

Xiao Junyi came to see her?

What do you want with her?

Meeting his gaze, I saw that his eyes were so dark they sent chills down my spine.

"I didn't know..." he said in a low voice, "When did you become so familiar with him?"

His face was half-lit and half-shadowed in the torchlight, and his brows were furrowed.

Su Wuli's breath hitched.

He was angry.

The whip swayed slightly in the man's hand.

"So, besides appearing in my dreams," Yu Chen said through gritted teeth, "you also appear in other people's dreams."