At this moment, the rain intensified, shrouding the world in a misty haze. The woman kneeling in the middle of the long street gradually stopped crying. Her white dress was soaked through by the rain, and her slender figure seemed to sway precariously in the rain.
As long as the rain continued, Yu Qianqian knelt on the spot. In her gaze, all she could see was the torrential rain, while the little girl who always liked to circle around her lay stiffly on the ground, completely gone from her and from this world.
But she still hasn't told her that she's been lying all along. She's a homeless, stray dog who only survived by impersonating Feng Jin because of a deep-seated blood feud.
Afterwards, Yu Qianqian buried Lingzhi's body at the foot of a nearby mountain. Having done everything, she walked along the path into the city with a heavy heart.
Later, as she passed through the city gate, she stumbled upon a group of people arguing about the wanted poster on the city wall.
Listening to the whispers of the crowd, she felt increasingly uneasy. Just as she was about to step forward to investigate, a man in the crowd suddenly pointed at her and shouted, "Hey! Look, everyone! She looks like a remnant of that traitor!"
"So this woman was the imposter who impersonated someone else and climbed the social ladder?"
"In my opinion, shameless women like this should be beaten to death to prevent them from harming others in the future!"
"That's right, she should be killed!"
The street was filled with curses, and the rioting crowd continued to expand. In the blink of an eye, the number of fierce and menacing faces on Yu Qianqian's side was countless.
In a panic, Yu Qianqian glanced toward the city wall, where a notice posted on the wall in front of her was clearly visible.
Before she knew it, tears welled up in her eyes, and her vision began to blur.
Only then did she realize that Lingzhi had ended up in this situation because Mu Feiyu had learned her secret.
Standing dozens of meters away from the crowd, Yu Qianqian's emotions surged, and she suddenly roared hysterically, "You're all talking nonsense! My father isn't a traitor, he's been framed..."
But even at this moment, the incessant cursing was still ringing in her ears, and her voice was instantly drowned out. No matter how she shouted, it was to no avail.
As the crowd closed in step by step, Yu Qianqian was so frightened that she backed away. Then, unexpectedly, her foot slipped, and she tripped over a stone and fell to the ground.
"I just heard that even Princess Jiang Lan was bullied by her and ran away from home. This woman is really capable!"
"How dare the daughter of a disgraced official be so arrogant? She's utterly shameless!"
"In short, we absolutely cannot let this kind of scum stay here and pollute our Kyoto city."
Hearing the increasingly angry shouts around her, Yu Qianqian's face remained expressionless, and not a single tear fell. Just as she was about to get up and flee the scene out of her survival instinct, several strong middle-aged men suddenly rushed out from the crowd and blocked her way.
"Hmph! We'll make an exception today and beat you to death, you shameless woman!"
The men cursed and punched Yu Qianqian repeatedly with their hands and feet.
A sudden barrage of punches and kicks caught Yu Qianqian off guard, causing her to stumble and fall to the ground. Instinctively, she used both hands to protect her lower abdomen and tried her best to move backward. However, when she looked up, she found that she was surrounded by enemies and there was clearly no way to retreat.
"No...don't come any closer..."
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