Bab 208: Chapter 95: Autumn Moon_3

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His heart clenched, and before he could turn around, the next moment, a searing pain shot through his neck as a hemp rope as thick as a thumb tightly strangled his throat!

"No––"

His voice disappeared in the dim dungeon, his hands desperately reaching for the noose around his neck, frantically kicking his legs, attempting to break free from the other's restraint, yet his strength was pitifully weak in their hands.

He couldn't even see the other person's expression, tears of terror welled up from his eyes. He didn't understand what had gone wrong, he had taken the letter from the Lu Family, and even if the Grand Preceptor's Mansion wasn't willing to help, they wouldn't rashly silence him before the letter had appeared, would they? Weren't they afraid that the letter would be spread everywhere?