Chapter 213 - I'm The One Behind All This

Chapter 213 I’m The One Behind All This

“What’s wrong? Did anything happen?” Tang Xia asked, when she saw that Haidala was acting abnormally.

Haidala did not even glance at Tang Xia, as she replied in an extremely cold voice, “You guys should go. My agreement with you is already nullified.” After which, she opened the door, and her attitude was as if she was chasing them away.

La Chapelle looked at Tang Xia, and her whole face was filled with confusion. Meanwhile, Tang Xia was even more shocked. “Why?”

She had put in a lot of effort to persuade Haidala to join her. Now that their chance was near, she did not expect that Haidala would want out. Tang Xia could not stop her expression from changing, and she quickly asked in a different tone.

However, as if she had turned into a different person, Haidala was extremely cold towards Tang Xia. No matter how Tang Xia asked, she would not say anything. Later on, she felt so stressed from the questioning that her facial expression changed completely, and she pushed Tang Xia outside.

“I already said that our agreement has been nullified, you guys are not welcome here anymore.” Haidala’s face was dark, and she even picked up her mace. Her intention was clear; if Tang Xia and La Chapelle did not leave any sooner, she would take action.

Tang Xia and La Chapelle looked into each others’ eyes. Their gazes was filled with helplessness. In such a situation, no matter how unwilling they were, they could only leave.

“Okay, I will leave immediately, as long as you answer my question. And I promise that I will never come back to bother you,” Tang Xia said to Haidala, as she gritted her teeth.

Haidala’s facial expression relaxed a little, maybe because she saw that Tang Xia was about to leave. However, she did not say anything.

Tang Xia saw it and knew that Haidala was wavering. Her voice became softer as she continued, “Even if you change your mind, you have to give me an explanation. Otherwise, I really can’t accept it.”

Tang Xia was extremely sincere, and she did make sense.

Seeing Tang Xia’s sincere gaze, Haidala’s gaze finally softened a little. She said to her hesitantly, “Fine, I’ll tell you. But you have to promise that you’ll leave immediately after, and you won’t tell anyone else.”

Haidala said, as she threw the mace aside. Tang Xia quickly nodded and said, “I promise.” As long as Haidala was willing to open up, there was still a chance for things to turn around.

Seeing that Tang Xia had made a promise, Haidala then started to explain.

“That day, after you left, I tried to convey your idea to the other girls in hell. One of them quickly tried it. They’ve already had enough of staying here and could not tolerate it any longer.”

“Elsa was one of them, and she was the most excited. Sigh, I should have noticed it sooner.”

Speaking of which, Haidala sighed and she began to look sad. She muttered, “If I had discovered it sooner and talked her out of it, perhaps it would not be like this right now.”

Her depressed tone caused Tang Xia and La Chapelle to have a bad feeling. “What happened afterward?” Seeing that Haidala was not saying anything, Tang Xia could not help prompting her.

Haidala looked up and glanced at her, before quickly looking down again. Her voice was a little low and hoarse, as if she was swallowing a lump in her throat. “Elsa could not hold back and she was caught escaping. She will be publicly caned today.”

Caning! Tang Xia and La Chapelle both knew what it meant. Hearing this, their gazes lost focus for a moment, and both were struck dumb. No one would have expected this to happen.

No wonder Haidala had such a big change in her attitude. Anyone who faced this would waver. After listening to her explanation, Tang Xia finally understood why Haidala wanted to call it off.

After Haidala was done, her eyes also darkened by a few shades. She then told Tang Xia and La Chapelle, “Okay, this is the story. You can go now.”

Tang Xia and La Chapelle stood up and took a few steps towards the door. Just as they reached the door, Tang Xiacould not help turning back. She held onto Haidala’s hand and tried to persuade her again, “That was just an accident. Nothing would happen to us as long as we stick to my plan.”

Haidala glanced at her absent-mindedly, and did not say a word.

“You don’t believe me? Haidala, the chance is right in front of our eyes, don’t you want to escape?” Tang Xia looked at her and asked anxiously. She really could not bear to see Haidala give up just like that.

That girl had failed because she was too rash. She had not planned out the route and direction properly. However, Tang Xia was different. As long as Haidala cooperated with her, she was confident that she could help them to escape safely.

After she continued to persuade her for a while, Haidala finally sighed. She shook off Tang Xia’s hand, and said, “It’s not that I don’t believe you, but it’s that it’s useless when only I believe in you.”

After the news of Elsa being caught and that she would be caned spread to hell, all the other girls lost the courage to escape. Other than Haidala, no other girl believed in Tang Xia.

When she heard what Haidala said, Tang Xia’s brows furrowed, and she was also a little discouraged. Elsa’s accident was a huge blow to the girls in hell. Even with Haidala’s help, it would be very difficult to restore their confidence.

But Tang Xia was not willing to give up just like that. After pausing momentarily, just as she was about to persuade Haidala, an angry and suppressed voice came from behind her.

“You’re that rebel?”

Tang Xia heard the voice and turned around. She saw a girl who was as muscular as Haidala, staring at her with a face full of fury. Upon seeing her, Haidala’s expression became a little unnatural. “Sun Jin, why are you here?”

Sun Jin was the girl in Hell No.2. She was the closest to Elsa. Now that Elsa was caught, she was naturally the most upset. Hence, she was also the one who resented Tang Xia the most.

From Sun Jin’s point of view, if it was not for Tang Xia’s encouragement, Elsa would definitely not have had the urge to escape, and ended up being caught by Chu Tianjiao.

After hearing some movements from next door, Sun Jin became a little suspicious. Now that she saw Haidala’s unnatural expression, she was even more certain about Tang Xia’s identity.

“Haidala, why are you still in touch with her? Have you already forgotten Elsa’s punishment?” Sun Jin first scolded Haidala angrily. Haidala hung her head low, and a tinge of hesitation appeared in her eyes.

Sun Jin then turned and looked at Tang Xia, her gaze filled with hostility. “Haven’t you caused us enough harm us? How dare you come back here? What exactly do you want?”

Sun Jin said. As she was too furious, she subconsciously started to get rough with Tang Xia. Tang Xia wanted to explain at first, but Sun Jin was too oppressive, and did not give her a chance to speak.

Haidala saw that Sun Jin was getting more agitated as she spoke , and she kept pushing Tang Xia. The situation was very bad. Haidala then pulled Sun Jin back, while throwing glances at Tang Xia and La Chapelle.

At the same time, she pretended to be angry and said, “Leave now! Don’t let me see you guys here again!”

The girls in hell were now full of hostility towards Tang Xia. If more girls were to join, this would not end well. Tang Xia assessed the situation and knew that Haidala was doing this for her own good. She threw her a grateful glance, then left with La Chapelle.

None of them expected this to happen to Elsa. Now that the girls in hell had such an attitude towards her, it would be extremely difficult for Tang Xi to persuade them right now. She could only put a hold on this.

That night, everyone was notified to gather at the auditorium, without knowing what was going on. Just as everyone was in a state of confusion, Chu Tianjiao walked onto the stage and announced in a cold tone that they had caught someone trying to escape, and he was going to carry out the caning in public.

Upon hearing the news, all the girls were all in a state of utter dismay and shock. This was because Chu Tianjiao’s punishment was so cruel that it had been a long time since someone tried to escape out of the Garden of Eden. They did not expect that there would be another one right now.

After they got over their shock, they were then filled with deep dread. It had been a very long since anyone tried to escape, so the who was caught this time must suffer Chu Tianjiao’s cruel punishment.

Thinking about this, they could not bear to continue watching. Meanwhile, Tang Xia and La Chapelle’s gazes had darkened. They had already found out from Haidala that the person who had been caught was Elsa. Right now, they felt an inexplicable suppression.

“Bring her up.”

Following Chu Tianjiao’s orders, two maids forced a girl with short blonde hair up onto the stage. It was Elsa. At this current moment, she was very flustered, and her eyes were filled with horror. She could not help trembling from thinking about what was going to happen next.

Chu Tianjiao glanced at her face with his extremely cold gaze. He then moved away disdainfully, and then scanned across the auditorium at the other girls. The atmosphere in the auditorium dropped to freezing point. No one dared to make a sound.

And this was exactly the effect he wanted. He wanted everyone in the Garden of Eden to know that this was the outcome of being daring enough to escape.

Chu Tianjiao walked up to Elsa and caressed her face with his icy cold hand, as if he was playing with a prey that he caught. His action was very gentle, yet she dared not make a single sound. Tears even started to form in her eyes.

This was because she knew how terrifying the owner of that hand could be.

When Chu Tianjiao saw this scene, he did not waver at all. After he had enough of touching her face, his expression changed and he held onto her chin. He asked in an extremely cold voice, “Tell me, why did you try to escape?”

Chu Tianjiao looked down at Elsa’s face that was extremely pale, due to her fear. Elsa was too scared and did not dare to meet his eyes. She looked down and her voice trembled. “It’s…it’s Tang Xia who instructed me to do so!”

As her voice fell, another gasp was heard from the audience. Everyone’s gazes turned towards Tang Xia. Some were shocked, some were pitiful, and some were glad.

This was because no matter what the truth was, Tang Xia would find it hard to get herself out of this one, because of Elsa’s admission. It was very likely that she would be punished together with Elsa, or receive an even harsher punishment.

“Was it?” After hearing her answer, Chu Tianjiao let go of Elsa’s chin, and a harsh smile formed at the corner of his lips. He looked at Tang Xia playfully.

Seeing this scene, Tang Xia knew that she had nowhere to run to. She made a decision and gritted her teeth. Ignoring La Chapelle who tried to block her way, she took half a step forward, “She’s right. I’m the one behind all this. Let her go!”