Chapter 688 - Finding the Culprit (2/2)

It was oddly quiet around her, with only the soft rustling of her stepping on fallen leaves.

After ten minutes, she arrived in front of Mr Bai’s grave.

She looked around, before putting down the basket and taking out the items inside, arranging them neatly.

Kowtowing three times in front of the grave, she said softly in her mind, “Mr Bai, please rest a.s.sured that we will definitely find the murderer who killed you. We will make sure that person receives the punishment they deserve!”

Nan Zhi stayed at the grave for nearly half an hour, her knees aching from her kneeling, but she did not dare to let down her guard, focusing her attention on listening for any sounds around her.

As expected, she heard a soft snap not too long later.

It was the sound of a foot stepping on a fallen leaf.

Nan Zhi continued to remain bowed, not moving as she looked extremely sad, like she had suffered a strong blow.

She sniffled, sobbing sadly from time to time.

The soft sound of footsteps suddenly stopped. Nan Zhi could feel that the person had stopped a few steps behind her.

It was completely quiet around her, with the chirping of birds appearing above their heads.

Nan Zhi’s long lashes remained bowed down, gooseb.u.mps appearing on her arms unconsciously.

A few seconds later, a female voice rang behind her. “It seems like Old Man Bai’s death really made you completely disappointed in Ye Sihan.”

Nan Zhi’s expression darkened.

She did not have the chance to turn back when the person behind her suddenly rushed forward and grabbed her ponytail.

A ripping pain was felt from her scalp.

Nan Zhi’s eyes swelled with tears, she was in so much pain her tears almost fell.

After her hair was tugged tightly by the person behind her, she was forced to look up, and it was then that she finally saw the person behind her.

The woman was pretty and charming.

She was wearing black leather s.h.i.+rt and pants, her long hair untied as she wore a pair of sungla.s.ses. There was a small gun hung on her waist, complemented by black ankle boots. She looked extremely professional and handsome.

Looking at her now, she did not look like a Princess, but a female a.s.sa.s.sin.

Without any effort, Lucy tugged onto Nan Zhi’s hair and pressed her onto the floor.

Slap!

She raised her hand and slapped Nan Zhi ruthlessly.

A fiery pain overwhelmed Nan Zhi’s senses. She felt her teeth loosening slightly, a metallic taste stuck in her throat. Apart from the ringing in her ears, all she felt was the fiery pain on her cheek.

Nan Zhi’s lashes were covered in tears. She looked like an extremely frail, battered flower that had weathered and been destroyed by a storm.

“Princess Lucy?” Panic and uneasiness appeared on Nan Zhi’s face, as she shook her head with tear-filled eyes. “Princess, you… why are you here?”

Seeing the fear and panic in Nan Zhi’s eyes, Lucy smirked coldly, pinching Nan Zhi’s exquisite chin easily as she laughed, gloating at Nan Zhi’s pathetic state. “Why do you think?”

Nan Zhi’s lashes fluttered terribly, as if she was completely terrified. “I- I don’t know. Princess, I don’t know how I may have offended you for you to treat me like this.”

Seeing how Nan Zhi looked so weak like she would let her do anything, Lucy was in a terribly good mood. Her eyes were void of any temperature, alarmingly cold. “You didn’t offend me, but your man did. No, if there wasn’t for you, he might not have been so cruel to me.”

Nan Zhi furrowed her eyebrows. “Princess, you were the one who poisoned him with the parasitic poison and made him suffer from the pain of the poison. He was living even though he felt like dying. If we had to say that someone offended someone, it would be you offending him.”

Lucy’s hold on Nan Zhi’s chin tightened. She had practiced martial arts before, her strength a lot stronger than a normal woman and Nan Zhi immediately hissed in pain, her tears falling uncontrollably.

“I merely liked him too much. Since I was young, I had everything I wanted. I already said that I wanted to have a physical relations.h.i.+p with him, but he was still unwilling and even made me suffer so much. Tell me, as a Princess of a country, how can I let that go?”

Nan Zhi’s pupils constricted. She glanced at Mr Bai’s grave, her face completely pale. “So, the person who killed Mr Bai was you?”

Lucy let go of Nan Zhi, kicking at Mr Bai’s grave as she smiled wickedly. “Since you’re about to die, there’s no harm in telling you the truth. The person who dragged Ye Sihan into all of this is me! Ha, don’t you think that it’s worth it if killing an old man can make him lose his position as the Crown Prince and end your relations.h.i.+p?