Chapter 500 - 331: Secret Affair
"Okay, I want to hear your explanation," Xiao Shilang interrupted the guard by his side who was about to grab Chun Lai and stared directly at her.
When Chun Lai blurted out that sentence just now, it was merely an unconscious attempt to defend herself. Now that Xiao Shilang actually gave her the chance, she didn’t know where to start... and couldn’t.
Under Xiao Shilang’s expectant gaze, Chun Lai lowered her head, her voice as faint as a mosquito’s, "Shilang... I’m sorry."
"Take her away!" Soon after, Xiao Ruizhi, with an expressionless face, glanced at Chun Lai and then proclaimed loudly, "Seal off the back mountain, let all the guards search the mountain."
"Yes!"
A group of guards received the order and quickly dispersed.
With two guards restraining her, Chun Lai was led down the mountain by Xiao Ruizhi. Xiao Shilang stood there, transfixed, as the cool night breeze carried the faint scent of orchids. The shadows of the trees in front of him swayed in the wind, like wild beasts struggling to break free. The night seemed mysterious and distant, yet chilling to the core.
He stood, lost in thought, for an unknown length of time before finally turning back to the mansion.
Lights were brightly lit within the mansion, especially around the ancestral hall, where many people had already gathered. A servant had been waiting at the door, "Shilang, the fourth brother has asked for you to join the interrogation at the ancestral hall."