The Captive Heroine's Chronicle

The spring breeze of March rustled through the burgeoning greenery. A carriage, flanked by two guards in green, presumably disciples of the Lushanshan sect, slowly entered the town. Seated within was a man of refined bearing, the sect's most senior disciple, their esteemed elder brother. The carriage proceeded unimpeded, no one daring to challenge the passage of the Lushanshan entourage. As dusk began to settle, the carriage turned towards an inn. Upon arrival, two disciples emerged from the rear of the carriage, hefting a large chest. After the elder brother secured two rooms, the disciples carried the chest up the stairs and into one of them. "Phew... I'm exhausted. Finally, we're away from the Tianshan sect. I never want to go back to that wretched place." "But there were quite a few beautiful women there. If only we could get our hands on one..." The two disciples set down the chest, their lips smacking as they reminisced. "Enough of that, hurry up and get the person out! If she suffocates, I'll have your heads!" "Ah, elder brother, this intimate business is for you. We'll just watch." "Tch!" The elder brother pouted and opened the wooden chest. Beneath a layer of bedding, a beautiful woman sat cross-legged. Alas, she was bound tightly from head to toe with white ropes. A strip of cloth gagged her mouth, tied securely at the back of her head. Her pair of luminous, beautiful eyes glared fiercely at the man before her. "You've waited long enough, my dear wife!" The elder brother lifted the woman out. She appeared no older than seventeen or eighteen, yet possessed a slender waist, full breasts, and a graceful figure. Her wrists were bound behind her back in a posture resembling a celestial maiden, her arms held together immovably. The ropes then snaked from behind, cinching her ample breasts before emerging from the nape of her neck. They passed beneath the ropes binding her breasts, re-emerging at the back of her neck and tightening, forcing her breasts into a high, proud swell. The remaining ropes were secured around her abdomen, threaded through from below, and then tied back around her waist. Her legs were crossed, bound at the ankles, and the ropes then circled her neck, tightening to force her to bend forward, unable to straighten her body or alleviate the discomfort. "Ah, Shangguan Lingxue, you are finally mine! If your master hadn't died, would I have had to wait three years for you? Fortunately, your uncle, to foster good relations with our Lushanshan sect, betrothed you to me. This is truly a blessing in disguise. Otherwise, with your master alive, I would only have been able to gaze at you wistfully my entire life! But after the death of the Flower Destroyer, the competition between the sects became so fierce. Your uncle's sacrifice of you for the development of the Tianshan sect is understandable." The elder brother reached out and grasped her breasts, kneading them. Shangguan Lingxue struggled and cried out in protest, but the handkerchief in her mouth muffled her cries into weak whimpers. "Run! Can you escape? If you hadn't tried to run, your uncle wouldn't have had to bind you like this and send you to me. However, if it weren't for this, with your cultivation, the three of us wouldn't stand a chance against you. But bound by this Immortal Binding Rope, no matter how much cultivation you possess, you won't be able to break free!" Watching Shangguan Lingxue struggle, the elder brother placed her on the bed and began to eat with his two junior brothers. "My two junior brothers, although we haven't returned to the Lushanshan sect yet, and we don't have new clothes, tonight I wish to wed Shangguan Lingxue right here! You two shall serve as guests!" "Haha! It's our honor, elder brother!" The brothers drank and ate meat, not forgetting to loosen Shangguan Lingxue's mouth mid-meal and force half a pot of wine down her throat before gagging her again. After they had eaten their fill, the elder brother approached the bed and tugged at the ropes binding her lower body. "Mmmph!!" This binding was called the "Yin Lock," specifically woven to stimulate and torment women. With this binding, any slight movement would stimulate the lower body, subjecting the bound woman to immense torture. After a few moments of torment, seeing Shangguan Lingxue lying on the bed, covered in sweat, the elder brother felt the time was right and motioned for his two junior brothers to leave. "Hey, elder brother, can we get a glimpse of the Tianshan sect's number one beauty's body too?" "That's right. They say a wedding night isn't complete without teasing the bride. If we can't have her, at least let us feast our eyes." "Get lost! If you dare disturb my mood, do you believe I won't deal with you?" Seeing his junior brothers' persistence, the elder brother yelled at them. "Heh heh, alright, alright, we're leaving, we're leaving!" After his junior brothers wisely departed, the elder brother licked his lips and grinned lewdly. "I can't wait, my beauty! Tonight, we shall have our wedding night!" The elder brother untied the ropes connecting Shangguan Lingxue's neck and ankles, lowered her legs, and began to remove her white outer garment. Shangguan Lingxue, unwilling to be defiled, struggled fiercely, trying to break free. However, her body, bound by the Immortal Binding Rope, was utterly powerless. She could only watch as he unfastened her white robe, revealing her undergarments. "Really!" As soon as these words were spoken, a spark of light returned to his wife's eyes. "Yes, Mother continued her research and finally discovered a way to restore cultivation that was damaged by the Yin-Yang Body's extraction technique." "As expected of the heroine Yutang, what is it!" Lin Yaowen put down his wife and walked out, returning with a roll of red rope. "This is... the Immortal Binding Rope??" Shangguan Lingxue looked at the red rope, and her nose caught the scent of medicinal herbs. "This is the 'Rejuvenation Red Rope' developed by my mother. It's based on the Immortal Binding Rope, brewed and soaked with specific medicinal herbs for forty-nine days. Once the rope turns completely red, it's tied onto a woman to prevent the leakage of Yin energy and allow her cultivation to recover slowly. After eighty-one days, her cultivation will naturally be restored, and there will be no risk of Yin energy leaking out." "Really! Then..." "Wait a moment, my dear, your divine essence hasn't fully recovered yet. We'll tie it on when you can get out of bed." Shangguan Lingxue remained in bed, with Lin Yaowen feeding her and helping her with her hygiene. It was only after two days that she could get out of bed and walk. Lin Yaowen would receive guests in the clinic during the day and spend his evenings by his wife's side. Even without sexual intimacy, the two were affectionate and loving, as if making up for the three years they had been apart. That evening, Lin Yaowen stood by the bed and asked his wife. "My dear, are you ready?" "Come, my husband." Shangguan Lingxue knelt on the bed, looking at her husband with affectionate eyes. She then began to undress, removing her skirt and socks. The dress and undergarments she was wearing were bought by her husband, which had caused a bit of a joke. Soon, she had removed all her clothes. Shangguan Lingxue knelt naked on the bed, her full breasts and slender waist exposed. Her fair and translucent body was completely revealed to her husband's eyes. Her hands covered her large breasts and her nether region, which was covered in a dense dark forest. Her exceptionally beautiful face was also tinged with a blush. "My dear, I'm starting." Seeing his beautiful wife sitting shyly on the bed, he could no longer wait. He rushed forward, twisted Shangguan Lingxue's hands behind her back, and tied the rope around her wrists. He then wrapped it around her chest several times, before extending the red rope from behind her neck to the rope below her breasts. He then brought it back behind her and tied it securely at her wrists. He then passed it through her armpits, wrapping it from top to bottom to tighten the rope around her breasts, preventing it from coming loose, and tied it again at her wrists. This completed the binding of her upper body, and it also made her pair of large, milky-white breasts appear more prominent. "Such large breasts, our child will surely have plenty to drink." Lin Yaowen cupped her breasts and savored them. Shangguan Lingxue also teased him. "Thinking about the future already, hehe." After satisfying his hands, Lin Yaowen wrapped the remaining rope tightly around her waist, tied several knots, and then passed it between her legs, tightening it around her crotch. "Mmm..." Feeling the stimulation, Shangguan Lingxue couldn't help but moan. "Bear with it, the lower Yin area is where Yin energy leaks the most, it's a critical point. It must be secured with the 'Yin Lock'." After tying the rope around her buttocks, it was supposed to be finished, but Lin Yaowen then tied several more ropes around her thighs and tightened them between her legs. Only then was it finally over. "On my legs too?" "Actually, it's not necessary, but, uh..." "It's fine, do as you wish." "It's done, my dear, try circulating your energy?" Shangguan Lingxue felt that although the red rope was tied very securely, it didn't hurt at all. She then tried to circulate her energy and indeed felt a faint internal force working within her body. "Really, I can feel my cultivation slowly recovering." Seeing his wife's joy, Lin Yaowen was also filled with happiness and sat beside his wife. "Alright, you cannot untie it for the next eighty-one days, otherwise all your efforts will be in vain." "Mmm, but I'll have to trouble you again during this time." "Don't think you'll be fine next, I just don't intend to sell you just, from today onwards you're my pet understand, companionship and listening words pets can do it too!" Liu Yongchang even so, still hardened his fierce look, but Mu Ruyan just smiled sweetly to. "Uh, understand." Looking at her, Liu Yongchang was really angry and helpless. "Understand, pet how to eat don't need me to teach, let you on the table is already broken, if you don't want to eat..." Before Liu Yongchang's words fell, he saw Mu Ruyan lowering her head and eating the rice on her plate with her mouth. "It's delicious, thank you." After eating, it was still a polite reply of thanks. "Hmph, it's good to know." Liu Yongchang took out another shorter a belt and wore it around Mu Ruyan's neck and buckled it. "This is..." "If it's a pet, now of course it's to accompany the owner for a walk." ...... In the back garden, Liu Yongchang was casually taking a walk with a wooden stick, and from time to time, he also used the horse whip in his hand to whip the person in front of him. "Walk ah, why do you have to be beaten by your master before you're willing to walk!" "Oooo..." Mu Ruyan, whose ass had been whipped again, stumbled along bent over. Her mouth was holding a stick shaped muzzle shackle, her mouth could only emit whimpering sounds, the leather she wore around her neck had a ring fastened to it, the wooden stick in Liu Yongchang's hand was attached to the ring, her chest was separated by her blasphemous clothes, two wooden clips with bells were clamped on her nipples, as Mu Ruyan moved they made a crisp ringing sound. The ropes extending down from her shoulders were tied to her knees, allowing her to only bend over and walk slowly, but the purpose of doing so was mainly because of what she wore underneath. Mu Ruyan was wearing a wooden kinky device underneath, which still had lumps on it, and from the side she was able to see the belt around her waist. In the middle of the belt from the bottom through her legs, the belt has a ring in the middle, and the obscene device has a circle of grooves underneath, the ring is buckled in the obscene device to prevent falling, obscene device there are two belts at the bottom, each wrapped around the thighs on both sides, with the movement of the legs of the obscene device is also in the body of the friction of the constant rotation, to bring the stimulation of Mu Ruyan, and was forced to depress the body can not alleviate the stimulation of the bottom so that she can only slowly and Staggering with, there is already crystal liquid flowing out from between her legs. "What's wrong sister Mu, is it hard to want to relieve yourself?" Liu Yongchang looked at Mu Ruyan's appearance and asked tentatively, but Mu Ruyan nodded her head to indicate that, it turns out that she has been enduring from the morning until now. "No, wait to finish walking a circle before you can relieve yourself, oh sister Mu, and if you accidentally reveal it in the middle of the time, but there is a punishment." Mu Ruyan listened and nodded again, so she had to stagger around the back garden again with great difficulty to complete a circle. By the time she returned to her original point, she was already crouching on the ground and panting. "Sister Mu is really great, wait for me to remove that thing first." Liu Yongchang undid the belt on his legs, then took the obscene tool and pulled it down, then suddenly let go and the obscene tool popped inward. Mu Ruyan felt the thing slamming inside her and accidentally didn't stand still, luckily Liu Yongchang held him up, but after fiddling with it many more times and seeing Mu Ruyan's love juices below her flowing down the obscene tool again, Liu Yongchang took it off. Then he unlocked the rings that held the stick and collar in place. "Okay sister Mu, you can relieve yourself, how does a pet relieve itself shouldn't need me to remind you." Liu Yongchang lifted Mu Ruyan up the front of her dress securing it with the rope that she had unraveled at her knees. Mu Ruyan nodded, came to squat in the bush, her feet were specially allowed to wear cloth shoes, after brewing for a while, the pattering liquid was discharged, irrigating the bush. "Haha, being irrigated by sister Mu these flowers will definitely grow well." In the backyard, Mu Ruyan squatted in the bushes and irrigated the flowers with her urine, while Liu Yongchang watched with great interest from behind. That night, Liu Yongchang tied her legs together, bent them, and then fastened the chain attached to the headboard to her collar, ensuring she couldn't get out of bed. He then brought the medicine he had placed on the table, grabbed her face, and forced her to swallow it. "Mmm... what is this?" "It's an aphrodisiac called 'Sealing Yin, Flying Milk.' You know that if a body that cultivates Yang and absorbs Yin cannot absorb the vital energy, it will drain the woman's life force. This will prevent your life force from being drained by me, but you also understand what needs to be done tonight, don't you?" "Mm." Mu Ruyan bent over and bit the hem of her undergarment, revealing her naked lower body. Her pubic hair had been shaved, leaving her pristine and flawless. Coupled with the sight of her wearing a collar, biting her clothes, and being bound, she was even more pitiable. Liu Yongchang also swallowed hard, picked her up, and impatiently entered her body. For the next few days, the routine remained the same: she was disciplined like a pet at night, but a maid would feed her during meals. At night, he would have his way with her. However, Liu Yongchang stopped bringing women back from the streets. Mu Ruyan remained in her state, but Liu Yongchang didn't know how to ask about the scars on her body, and she never mentioned them, so he was unsure if she had been abused in Misty Palace or elsewhere. But starting today, when Mu Ruyan opened her eyes, Liu Yongchang would have already woken up and gone off to do something. While she was confused, a maid would unlock her collar and help her eat, after which she would be led back to bed. Although her legs were no longer bound, she still wore the collar with the chain. In the afternoon, the maid would still take her for a walk. She still wore a gag, and the collar was still on, with the maid holding a wooden stick. However, she no longer had to wear the wooden clip or any other sex toys. It was a normal walk, and if she needed to relieve herself, she only had to make a sound, and the maid would take her to the outhouse. It was relatively much easier. However, the sounds outside the walls seemed particularly chaotic these days, as if the common folk were in an uproar about something. She wanted to understand what was happening, but every time she approached the wall, the maid would whip her buttocks with a horsewhip. "The master said you are only allowed to walk and do not need to think about anything else." With no other choice, Mu Ruyan finished her walk and returned to her room. After the collar was put on, she lay on the bed. "Something must have happened outside, otherwise the common folk wouldn't be so noisy. No, I have to go and see." She said this to herself, but Mu Ruyan had lost all her martial arts, her body was bound, and although her legs could move, her mouth was still gagged, and her neck was still bound by the chain of the collar, preventing her from leaving the bed. Mu Ruyan looked towards the head of the bed and was surprised to find that the lock on the chain at the head of the bed was not fastened. So, she extended her foot, hoping to remove the lock. Because the lock was small, Mu Ruyan had to use her big toes to clamp it and try to remove it. But she also understood why it wasn't fastened: the lock was stuck too tightly, and even if it wasn't fastened, it couldn't be easily removed. Mu Ruyan tried for a long time but couldn't remove it. After resting for a bit, she finally managed to remove the lock with all her might, but her big toes were also in pain. Then, Mu Ruyan leaned back and used her hands to unwind the chain, bit by bit, until all the chains were unwound. Mu Ruyan then wrapped all the chains around her neck, holding the rest behind her with her hands to prevent the iron chains from dragging on the ground and making noise. Then Mu Ruyan got up, put on her cloth shoes, and sneaked out. Mu Ruyan quietly slipped into the front courtyard and crouched behind a tree. Seeing two servants approaching, she hoped to glean information from their conversation. "Hey, have you stored enough grain?" "Of course. It's always right to follow the master. Isn't the master been massively purchasing grain these past two days?" It was indeed noon when Shangguan Lingxue finally woke up. However, as soon as she got up, she felt something was wrong. She tried to rub her eyes but found her hands wouldn't move. "What is this...!" Shangguan Lingxue then realized she was wearing something like a wooden cangue, but made of iron. It was in two halves, each with three semi-circular pieces, with two flat iron plates in the middle. When put together, they formed three circles. This was a specially made iron cangue, designed to restrain both her hands and neck, with padding inside to prevent chafing. Shangguan Lingxue struggled frantically, but the iron cangue wouldn't budge. The neck portion, even with the padding, was quite snug, but it was impossible for her head to slip out. The connections between the neck piece and her wrists were designed like a door hinge, with one side allowing it to open and close, and the other side secured by a lock. Furthermore, there were clasps on the iron plates connecting her neck and wrists, allowing them to be tightened further. This made it impossible for Shangguan Lingxue to escape. She tried to move her legs, only to find they were also shackled by similar iron cangues. Shangguan Lingxue looked around and saw that although she was lying on the bed, she was already dressed in new clothes. The perpetrator was obvious. "Lin Yaowen!!" Shangguan Lingxue roared, and Lin Yaowen came scurrying over, clearly having just returned from closing the door. "My dear wife, you're awake." "What is this! Let me go at once!" Shangguan Lingxue urged Lin Yaowen to release her, but he unhurriedly helped her up from the bed and slowly guided her, step by step, to the table to sit down. "You must be hungry. Let's eat first." "I said, unlock this for me first! Don't change the subject, what is going on?" Seeing his wife's persistent questioning, Lin Yaowen replied. "Do you remember what happened yesterday?" "We argued last night." "I meant at noon." Shangguan Lingxue lowered her head in silence. "I... I don't remember." "You promised me you would resist, but you ended up pleasuring yourself in bed." "Well... alright, I did." "So this is your punishment. When I examined you this morning, I put this on you, and you are to stay in the room." "What! This..." Shangguan Lingxue was dumbfounded. "This is too inconvenient! How am I supposed to eat?" "I'll feed you." "Then what if I want to drink water?" "I'll get you a bowl. You can lower your head to drink." "Isn't that how a dog drinks!" "Exactly. You can learn how a dog obeys." "You're a bad person!" Shangguan Lingxue protested noisily, then suddenly quieted down and pleaded. "Husband, I was wrong. Please unlock me, and I promise I'll never do it secretly again." After helping Mu Ruyan lie down, Lin Yaowen carefully took her pulse again, made a note, and then went with Liu Yongchang to get the medicine. After obtaining several herbs, Lin Yaowen ground them into powder and began to decoct them. He then returned to his home in the backyard and took out a roll of rope. "Doctor, this is..." "Lord Liu, have you heard of the Immortal Binding Rope?" "I have. Isn't this rope one of the lewd instruments woven by the Flower Demon sect to bind women all over the world? Once bound by it, a female martial artist, no matter how high her cultivation, cannot exert any power. Do we still need to use the Immortal Binding Rope?" "You previously gave her Yin-Closing Flying Milk, and then you gave her Skill-Dissolving Powder. The medicinal properties of the latter were further dispersed due to the residual properties of the Yin-Closing Flying Milk in her body. Since the Skill-Dissolving Powder has no skill to dissolve, it naturally dissolves her physical strength and vital energy. It's no wonder she appears slightly fatigued." "Is that so..." "If it were any other time, this aftereffect would be nothing, not even enough to harm an ordinary person. However, during pregnancy, when physical strength and energy are crucial, this becomes a hidden root of disaster. This continuous depletion will cause the mother to be unable to keep up. While nurturing the fetus, her physical exertion increases. If this happens, the hidden disaster will sprout during childbirth, and a mother who cannot keep up with her strength will suffer a difficult labor and die, possibly taking the baby with her!" "Ah!! This!! Doctor Lin, you must save Ruyan! I will agree to anything if you can save her!" Hearing Lin Yaowen's words, Liu Yongchang almost fell to the ground in fright. "No need. Saving lives is my duty. This red rope was successfully made by soaking the Immortal Binding Rope in medicine for a long time. When tied to a woman, it helps restore her energy and physical strength. There are also some medicinal patches." Lin Yaowen took out three more medicinal patches. "Here." "There are three sensitive areas on a woman's body, on the breasts and the vulva, which are the main points of energy and physical strength loss. Generally, breast ropes and thigh ropes are used to bind the breasts and lower body to prevent further leakage. However, now is a critical period of pregnancy, so the conventional method cannot be used. Applying these will stop the leakage. Of course, you should know where to apply them." Lin Yaowen explained with some embarrassment, and Liu Yongchang echoed him, trying to smooth things over. "Thank you... Thank you, Doctor! I'll go put them on Ruyan now." "Wait!" "What is it now, Doctor?" Lin Yaowen stopped Liu Yongchang. As they went down together, the medicine had already been decocted. "This is..." "That medicinal patch can only be used once. Once applied and then torn off, it's useless. This medicine, however, can help her dissolve the residual medicinal properties of the Skill-Dissolving Powder in her body and expel them as harmless liquid." "Harmless liquid?" "That is..." Lin Yaowen pointed to his chest, and Liu Yongchang no longer pressed for an answer. "I also added an extra ingredient to curb her bowel movements, so she'll only need to go about once a week. Since today is the day of the sun, after giving her the medicine, help her expel the medicinal properties and waste, and then seal it with the medicinal patch. After that, you will come to collect medicine and patches every week for a month. This will help resolve the medicinal properties in her body and also help her recover her strength." "Doctor! Thank you... Thank you so much!" "Alright, hurry and tie the rope on her. After drinking the medicine, take her back to the inn. Don't forget to seal it with the medicinal patch after expelling." "Okay, I'm going now." Liu Yongchang entered the inner room of the medical hall and relayed what had just been said to Mu Ruyan. "I understand. Actually, I heard some of what you were saying. So..." Mu Ruyan took off her clothes, then her skirt, and unfastened her bodice, revealing her slightly rounded, beautiful body once more. "Come on, I'm ready." Mu Ruyan placed her hands behind her back and said to Liu Yongchang, facing away from him. Liu Yongchang picked up the rope, ready to begin. First, he tied three strands of rope around Mu Ruyan's wrists, both horizontally and vertically. Then, the rope split into two sections,绕ing from under her armpits to her shoulders, then across to the other armpit, winding back to her wrists along her arms, and then binding her arms and body together over her breasts, close to her chest. The original binding method would have involved several strands tied around the base of the breasts along their contour. However, since Mu Ruyan was pregnant and her breasts were constantly growing, this method was abandoned to better care for them. Instead, medicinal patches were used to seal the nipples. Finally, the rope converged into one strand at her back,绕ing from her shoulder to the rope below her chest, then back to the other shoulder. When tightened from behind, the rope below her chest lifted her breasts and also provided a slight tightening effect. Although only the area above Mu Ruyan's chest was bound at this moment, every possible technique was employed. This meant that despite being confined to this single area, the dense network of ropes was sufficient proof of its firmness. "How is it, Ruyan? Does anything feel uncomfortable?" "No, it's strange. It's so tightly bound, yet it doesn't feel constricting at all. I actually feel a bit more energetic than before." Mu Ruyan lay on her side on the bed, naked, her full buttocks facing Liu Yongchang. "Then let's expel first. You won't be able to remove it for a week." "Ugh... Alright. Then help me put on my clothes first." Spiders crawled over her as if appraising something. The man, pulling on spider silk, yanked her from the bathtub, cleaned her, and dragged her to the boudoir. He then pinned her onto the bed, unbound her hands, and twisted her arms behind her back. "Mmph! Mmph!" "Useless. No one can hear you. His Majesty is currently busy with the Empress. You'll just have to prepare to accompany me." A few spiders slithered and rubbed against her arms, weaving a black ribbon around her wrists. Consort Lin struggled, finding she couldn't break free from the incredibly strong bonds. "My little treasures are different from others. Their silk is only sticky to itself, not to other things, but it's stronger than any rope. So, it's both secure and comfortable for binding people." "Mmph! Mmph!" Consort Lin thrashed. Though there was no pain, the band was incredibly secure. No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't break free. The spiders then encased her palms, and then her entire arms were wrapped in bags woven from black silk. They then wove from under her armpits to the nape of her neck, successfully immobilizing her arms behind her. "Mmph!" "There. Now, even if you were bound for a lifetime, it would be fine. They are far more restrictive than ropes." The man helped her up, and the spiders began to bind her body, tying her arms to her torso. Spiders crawled on her breasts, making her feel both fearful and ticklish. Two black ribbons were tied above and below her breasts, squeezing her full bosom out slightly. "Ah, now let me see what this 'divine instrument' feels like, the one that even His Majesty is so obsessed with." "Mmph! Mmph!" "Fooled you! I'm a fake eunuch. I only infiltrated the palace to get my hands on women like you!!" He laid Consort Lin down, grabbed her ankle with one hand, spread her legs, and with the other, unfastened his trousers. Consort Lin's face contorted in terror as she shook her head repeatedly, but the man ignored her and thrust into her divine instrument with all his might. "Ah… this tightness! No wonder His Majesty is so infatuated with you!" After a brief, intense session, the man, satisfied, pulled up his trousers. He looked at Consort Lin, who was weeping on the bed, lost and bewildered, and said, "I've changed my mind! I was just going to play and run, but now, Consort Lin, you'll have to endure hardship with me." "Mmph! Mmph!" Consort Lin shook her head desperately, but he grabbed her face. After removing the spider silk, before she could cry out, she was stuffed into a small bottle. After drinking it, she slowly lost consciousness. This was a spur-of-the-moment decision. Considering he might be hunted to the ends of the earth by the Emperor, he needed a hostage. He spread her legs, bound her thighs, then tied her hands behind her back with rope. He then left the palace, galloping away under the cover of night until he was far from the capital. Only then did he catch his breath and return to his hidden stronghold in the deep mountains. "Haha! See, my beauty? The Emperor said you died of a serious illness. It seems he abandoned you to save face!" On the bed, Consort Lin, tears streaming, glared at him in fury. Her mouth was gagged and covered with cloth, her upper body still firmly bound by silk ribbons, her legs tied together tightly with rope, and the iron collar around her neck was chained to the wall. She was completely trapped in the deep mountains, unable to move. Her hope in the Emperor now replaced by disbelief, she seemed to be asking if he was lying. "How foolish. If the world knew the Emperor's beloved consort was abducted by a flower thief, wouldn't that be a laughingstock? So, he simply abandoned you to preserve the royal dignity. Do you understand now?" After the man's lengthy explanation, Consort Lin's expression darkened. She lowered her head, no longer speaking. The man then grabbed her chin and said, "Don't worry, following me will be far more satisfying than being with that emperor." Thus, in the days that followed, Consort Lin was kept like a captive in the wooden house in the deep mountains. Her spirit broken, she no longer cried or feared. She let the spiders crawl on her and endured the man's endless torment without reaction. Though her lack of resistance made things less entertaining, as long as this divine instrument remained, she felt as satisfied as she would have with the Emperor. But alas, despite his preparations to prevent her suicide, the despondent Consort Lin eventually died of a serious illness several years later. That day, the man experienced heartache for the first time. Even in her burial, her body remained tightly bound.