Chapter 558.1: everything within control (2/2)

He didn’t ask for me because he took a fancy to me! That man who abducted me lied!

Tan Ge clenched her fists as her heart furiously palpitated. The carriage was already moving in another direction, leaving only the sounds of the wheels rotating in her ears.

For a long time, Tan Ge’s heart just couldn’t calm down. After Shu Xian and Chao Mu went missing, an entire search party went out after them. Any ordinary person would’ve been found. The fact that they managed to evade capture means that the person I saw just now has to be Shu Xian!

Tan Ge’s anxiety was exacerbated once more. Shu Xian surely knows that I poisoned the water and indirectly caused Chao Mu’s death. Considering Shu Xian’s feelings for Chao Mu, there’s only one reason why he would ask for me. Once I fall into his hands, only my tragic death awaits!

Tan Ge tightened her fists. What should I do?! I must escape! Even though I’ve never had a hostile exchange with Shu Xian, my intuition tells me that he’s even crueler than Xie Yun while torturing others. I don’t want to experience such despair again!

While she was immersed in her misery, the carriage stopped, and the guard’s voice could be heard. “Miss, we have arrived.”

Tan Ge shuddered. She bit her lip and reminded herself to keep calm and composed.

“Miss, we have arrived. Please alight.” The guard called out again.

“Mmm, I will.” Tan Ge softly replied before holding the frame of the carriage to help her down.

Turning her head, a palace hall instantly entered her eyes. They were at a remote location surrounded by nothing but trees.

Following the guard, Tan Ge entered the palace hall, but there was no one inside. The door to the main hall was already open, revealing the simplistic decorations inside.

Noticing a portrait on the wall, it wasn’t until she took a closer look that she screamed in fright.

This...this is...Chao Mu’s portrait!