Chapter 280 Yunxiu brutally murders Abao
The Grand Princess's residence, courtyard.
Lady Yunxiu leaned back on the soft couch, slowly fiddling with the lid of the teacup with her fingertips, but her gaze was fixed on Abao, who was being pressed firmly to the ground by Shiliu.
"You little beast, last time at the autumn hunting banquet, your master caused me to fall from my horse and be humiliated. Today you have fallen into my hands, which can be considered an eye for an eye."
A cruel smile curled at the corner of her lips. "Take good care of it and teach it a lesson."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Shi Liu accepted the order, a ruthless glint flashing in her eyes.
Instead of using a stick, she pulled a slender, silvery needle from her sleeve.
She gripped one of Abao's front paws tightly with one hand, and with the other hand, she slowly and precisely inserted the silver needle!
"Waaah!"
Abao's body stiffened abruptly, a mournful cry escaped his throat, and he clenched his teeth tightly. His emerald pupils instantly shrank to slits, and the fur on his body stood on end, but he swallowed back the screams that followed.
Shi Liu expressionlessly pulled the needle out, drawing out a tiny bead of blood, then slowly inserted it back into the same spot...
Repeating this process, the needle tip left tiny blood spots on the delicate paw pads, which quickly merged into a patch, staining the originally pink paw pads a mess. Fresh blood dripped down the snow-white fur, spreading small red blushes on the floor tiles.
The four claws take turns moving in turn.
Abao trembled in pain, his small body curled up into a ball, but he never made a sound. He just stared at Yunxiu with his eyes, which were filled with great pain and stubbornness.
“My lady,” Shiliu stopped what she was doing, her tone tinged with surprise, “this beast has quite a temper; despite all this commotion, it managed to hold back its cries.”
Upon hearing this, Yunxiu leaned forward slightly and carefully examined Abao's eyes.
Besides the pain, there seemed to be a human-like resilience and resentment within it, as if it understood human nature.
That look ignited her anger.
"strong?"
A cold smile curved Yunxiu's lips, and her eyes flashed with fierceness: "Today, I, this princess, will see whether your bones are harder or the boiling water is hotter!"
She adjusted her posture slightly and leisurely ordered, "Go, fetch a pot of boiling water. Pour it over this princess layer by layer until this unsightly fur, along with that ridiculous bit of arrogance, is completely scalded away!"
She suddenly chuckled softly: "When Lu Zhaoruo arrives later and sees her precious darling in this state... heh, I really want to see with my own eyes what a wonderful expression she'll have on her face."
The maid standing outside the door responded in a low voice, then turned and quickly went to prepare hot water.
Shiliu released her grip in disgust, slamming the barely alive Abao onto the cold floor tiles like a rag doll.
Po lay weakly on the ground, its four paw pads a bloody mess, blood seeping out and staining the surrounding snow-white fur a dark, glaring red.
It tried to curl up, but it was too exhausted to even move.
However, in its deep, emerald-green eyes, there was not a trace of fear, only boundless self-blame and despair.
"Mother... Abao was wrong... Abao shouldn't have run away like that..."
“Abao has caused trouble for his mother again… Your arm injury hasn’t healed yet. If you knew that Abao had fallen into such a predicament, how worried you would be…”
“Mother…please don’t come…this is a dangerous place, Yunxiu will harm you…Abao would rather die than have you come…”
Soon, the maid brought over a pot of boiling water.
She felt sorry for Abao lying on the ground, but she was just an insignificant maid. A few days ago, she was almost beaten to death for spilling a few drops of tea.
She was afraid.
He could only grit his teeth and step forward to pour the water from the kettle onto Abao.
With a soft "hiss," the hot water touched her body, and the snow-white downy fur was instantly soaked and collapsed, revealing the bright red flesh underneath.
Abao's body convulsed violently, then he curled up as if thrown into a vat of boiling oil, making a suppressed, suffocating hoarse sound in his throat, but ultimately he did not scream.
"He's a tough nut to crack."
Yunxiu scoffed, her eyes flashing with even more ferocity. "Pour it again! This princess wants to see how long it can endure this! Bring the pot that just boiled!"
The maidservant cautiously picked up the copper kettle that had just been taken off the fire, with billowing white steam still rising from its spout.
Her hands trembled violently. Seeing the tiny creature convulsing in pain before her eyes, she felt a pang of tenderness in her heart. Her wrist swayed, and the scalding water jet splashed onto the floor tiles next to Abao with a loud "whoosh".
"waste!"
Yunxiu flew into a rage, casting a sharp glance at Shiliu.
Shi Liu understood, stepped forward, swung her arm, and slapped the maid hard across the face!
With a sharp "smack," the maid was knocked back several steps, her cheek instantly swelling and turning red. She knelt on the ground, trembling, not daring to utter a sound.
Enraged, Yunxiu got up herself, walked a few steps to Abao, bent down and dug her sharp nails into the soft flesh behind its neck, lifting it up by force!
Ah Bao was in so much pain that he kicked his limbs wildly, but he was powerless to break free.
Yunxiu brought her face closer, staring into Abao's emerald pupils, which were glazed over with pain. Her voice was as soft as a whisper, yet it was laced with icy malice: "You little beast, don't blame me for being heartless. Blame it on your own blindness for following the wrong master!"
"What kind of person is your master, Lu Zhaoruo? She's just a lowly merchant, yet she dares to compete with me?"
“My mother is the Grand Princess of the current dynasty! A member of the imperial family, even the Emperor shows her respect! What makes her think she can compete with me? Hmm?”
She dug her nails in even deeper, enjoying Ah Bao's slight twitching, and chuckled, "Even if I burn you to death today, she can only watch helplessly!"
She paused, as if suddenly remembering an even more interesting idea, and her tone turned into a teasing, cat-and-mouse game: "But... killing you like this would be too easy for your master."
"I'll spare your lowly life for now, but when she arrives and finds you dead, how will this show continue?"
After saying that, she threw Abao on the ground as if he were a piece of filth.
Another maid immediately stepped forward, holding a copper basin and a clean cloth, and served her to wash her hands with trepidation.
Yunxiu slowly washed her hands, dried her fingers one by one with a fine cotton handkerchief, and then gracefully sat back on the soft couch. She picked up her teacup, took a sip, and instructed Shiliu, "Bring the iron cage and lock this beast in. We will wait here for Lady Lu's arrival."
The cold iron cage was quickly brought in.
Abao was roughly thrown inside, curled up in a corner, his snow-white fur matted together with blood and pus, trembling incessantly.
With all its might, it licked its bloodied claws, and large tears rolled down its emerald eyes, mingling with blood, and dripped onto the rusty bottom of the cage.
Mother...please don't come...please...please don't come...
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