"Not bad, absconding with the money, and so close to the capital, you've got some nerve, Chi Ling'er!"
The man spoke coldly, and Chi Ling'er's eyes narrowed as she looked at the two men in disbelief: "Are you from the Chi family?"
When she left, she had considered that even if she did something wrong, her parents would not kill her.
But the two men in black who came today were clearly not to be trifled with. Without saying a word, they killed her four servants.
When did her parents get to know such a powerful person? Not just powerful, but ruthless!
Chi Ling'er trembled; she sensed danger.
"I……"
Chi Ling'er opened her mouth, wanting to explain, but didn't know where to begin.
"Did my parents send you? I can explain, I didn't mean to, I just..."
"They locked me up. I worked so hard for them in that house for over a decade or two, and this is how they treat me in the end? They locked me up for a daughter they lost for over a decade or two!"
Chi Ling'er screamed frantically, terrified that these two people would kill her too!
"Qiao'er is a slut. I'm clearly the boss, the eldest sister, but those two old geezers actually want to give the shop to Qiao'er. Why should I? I just want what's mine, is that wrong?"
Neither of them spoke, and they looked at her indifferently.
Chi Ling'er didn't know how long she shouted, until her voice was hoarse, before she belatedly realized that the two of them hadn't made a sound at all.
She looked up and saw that the two men had icy eyes.
"Are you done talking?"
Chi Ling'er nodded blankly; she was most afraid of these people's silence.
"Where's the money? Where's the money you took from the Chi family?"
Chi Ling'er shook her head. She had kept all that money in a very safe place. It was her livelihood for the rest of her life, and she didn't want to give it to anyone else.
"Heh... You won't tell me, huh?"
The man in the lead suddenly approached, a gleaming dagger appearing in his hand.
The sharp dagger pressed against her face, cold and merciless.
Chi Ling'er's body trembled violently; she could feel the man's undisguised murderous intent.
"I, I..." Chi Ling'er's mind raced. That money was her livelihood, but now her life...
"If I tell you where the money is, will you let me go?"
The dagger moved an inch closer, pressing painfully against her face. This man gave her no chance to regret it!
Chi Ling'er asked softly, and the man sneered, "Do you have the leverage to negotiate with us now? Heh, if we kill you, your money will be ours sooner or later!"
Chi Ling'er trembled even more violently, and the man's cold voice rang out: "If you keep trembling, you won't be able to keep this little face!"
Chi Ling'er ultimately chose to compromise; between money and life, she could only choose life.
After all, money can be earned back, but once you lose your life, you lose everything.
However, to her surprise, after the two men got the silver, they didn't let her go. Instead, they tied her up tightly and threw her onto the carriage.
"You...you broke your promise! Where are you taking me this time?"
Chi Ling'er screamed in terror. A man picked at his ear, and with a casual flick of his wrist, a dagger landed right next to her ear, less than an inch away.
She was so frightened that she didn't dare to say a word!
"Keep making noise... and I'll wipe you out!"
She didn't know how long she had been walking. Her hands and feet were numb. Just when she thought she would have to walk for a long time, the carriage suddenly stopped in a courtyard.
"Madam, the person has been found! This is the silver and the house deed that were found on her!"
Upon hearing the man's respectful voice, Chi Ling'er frantically raised her head, trying to see who was outside.
"Hard!"
The woman's voice was somewhat cold, and Chi Ling'er felt it was somewhat familiar.
At that moment, the carriage curtain was finally opened, and Chi Ling'er was dragged out and fell to the ground with a thud.
Chi Ling'er was dizzy from the fall. After a while, she finally came to her senses and saw the person in front of her.
"Mother, Mother, please let me go! I was just confused for a moment, I didn't mean to!"
Chi Ling'er's hands were tied, and she pounced on him while lying on her stomach.
When Madam Chi saw the disheveled Chi Ling'er, her face turned cold.
Her daughter is really good at changing her tune. After teaching her for so many years, her daughter hasn't learned much in embroidery, but she's picked up quite a few of these crooked ways.
"Mother, please let me go! I really didn't mean it, I swear I will never do it again..." Before Chi Ling'er could finish speaking, Old Madam Chi raised her hand and slapped her across the face.
The sound of a slap was exceptionally crisp.
Chi Ling'er stared wide-eyed in disbelief, her eyes brimming with tears: "Mother, I..."
"Back then, you disregarded family ties and sold your own sister to human traffickers. Chi Ling'er, shouldn't you apologize to your sister?"
The old lady spoke with a sorrowful expression. Chi Ling'er was stunned for a moment, and only when she turned her head did she see Yunniang standing not far away.
She suddenly remembered the voice she had just heard; it wasn't Old Madam Chi's.
It was Yunniang! It was that bitch who captured her and stole all her money!
"You bitch! Chi Qiao'er, do you know what I hate most in my life? I hate you the most! If it weren't for you, how could those two old geezers have left the shop to you! How could they have ignored me!"
Thinking that everything she had been ruined by Chi Qiao'er, Chi Ling'er wished she could go up and kill this vile woman.
Seeing Chi Ling'er's crazed expression and foul language, Yunniang curled her lip in disdain: "Heh, Chi Ling'er, it seems you haven't learned your lesson yet!"
As she clapped her hands, a man walked over, grabbed Chi Ling'er, and started hitting her stomach repeatedly.
The man wasn't very strong, but he controlled his strength just right. It hurt Chi Ling'er so much that she screamed, but it wouldn't kill her.
"Now you're behaving yourself?"
Seeing that the fight was almost over, Yunniang waved her hand, and the man quietly withdrew.
Chi Ling'er was in so much pain that cold sweat poured down her forehead. "You, you bitch, I curse you to die a horrible death!"
Even at this point, Chi Ling'er still wouldn't back down.
Han Luoxue, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, stepped forward slowly when she heard this person dare to curse her mother: "Chi Ling'er, it seems you're still not behaving yourself!"
Upon seeing Han Luoxue, Chi Ling'er's pupils contracted. For some reason, seeing this woman again filled her with a deep sense of fear.
It was as if this woman could vanish into thin air with a mere wave of her hand.
"Chi Ling'er, you sold my mother to human traffickers at such a young age. It seems you have a particular fondness for human traffickers?"
Han Luoxue curled her lips, looked at the bloodstains at the corner of Chi Ling'er's mouth, and sneered: "But I feel that what you did was really surprising. You ran off with so much money, and you don't even want your own daughter?"
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