20demayo Chapter 45 045 Puppet Show
Chapter 45 045 Puppet Show
Chapter 45 045 Puppet
Inside a room in the secluded courtyard, Ye Bijun stood motionless, her eyes glazed over. Where the powder had been applied to her body, silver threads sprouted from the twigs, wrapping around every joint of her hands and feet. The whole process was eerie and terrifying.
Ye Pianran was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat and quickly let go of her, taking two steps back.
As if sensing the presence of another person in the room, the silk threads paused slightly, then swiftly slithered towards Ye Pianran like snakes. Ye Pianran tried to retreat further, but her back bumped into the screen inside the room, and before she could dodge, the silk threads wrapped around her fingertips.
Looking at the silk thread connecting her and Ye Bijun, Ye Pianran couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine—
What on earth is this?
She tried to shake off the threads, but Ye Bijun, as if drawn by a force, suddenly raised her hands towards her. Ye Pianran was startled, holding her breath and watching Ye Bijun, her heart pounding wildly in her chest. After a moment, seeing no reaction from Ye Bijun, she gently moved her fingers again.
The silk thread trembled slightly, and Ye Bijun lowered her raised hand.
Could it be that the powder we just drank was a poison that could rob one of their mind and control their heart?
After a moment's hesitation, Ye Pianran cautiously called out, "Sister Bijun?"
There was a moment of silence in the room, but unexpectedly Ye Bijun responded: "Yes."
Ye Pianran was startled and asked, "Do you still recognize me?"
"You are Ye Pianran," Ye Bijun answered in a formal and measured manner.
As expected! Thinking that she had almost fallen for Ye Bijun's trap, Ye Pianran felt a chill run down her spine: "What do you intend to do to me by bringing me here?"
Ye Bijun answered truthfully: "I drugged you so that you would be embarrassed in front of everyone and confirm your scandal in the capital."
So that's what Ye Bijun was planning! If she hadn't been on guard, she would be the one in this state now, wouldn't she?
Ye Pianran's voice grew even colder: "What exactly did you throw at me just now?"
"It's a poison, called... called..." Ye Bijun instinctively tried to answer her question, but for some reason, the words "puppet on strings" seemed to have vanished from her mind, and she couldn't utter them. A sudden, piercing pain shot through her head, and Ye Bijun frowned sharply. Her muddled mind instantly cleared, and seeing Ye Pianran standing right in front of her, she took two steps back in fright, and shouted in a bluffing manner:
"Ye Pianran! Why are you standing so close to me!"
Ye Pianran sneered, "Didn't you call me in, Sister Bijun?"
Her gaze was so sharp that Ye Bijun felt inexplicably guilty: "Really? Then it's alright now, you can go out." Wait, that's strange, why did she call Ye Pianran in? She had no recollection of her at all.
Ye Pianran glanced at the silken thread at her fingertips with an ambiguous expression, then turned and left.
A short while later, Ye Bijun, having tidied herself up completely, came out and, together with Ye Pianran, went next door to call the young eunuch who had led the way, and then headed back towards the palace.
Ye Pianran deliberately walked slowly along the way, and secretly tugged at the threads several times. Ye Bijun in front of her showed no abnormality in her expression or words, but her body did make a few strange movements unintentionally, just like a puppet of a folk acrobat.
Strange, Ye Bijun has been confined to the Marquis's residence for the past month. Where did she get such a bizarre and terrifying thing? Ye Pianran thought with a furrowed brow. With this question in mind, the two of them followed the eunuch who led the way into Ranfang Pavilion, and curtsied to the Crown Princess and the two princesses seated at the head of the table.
"Ye Pianran and Ye Bijun of the Marquis of Anshi's residence greet Her Highness the Crown Princess and the two princesses."