Chapter 284 Yunxiu Unleashes Dogs to Bite Abao
Lu Zhaoruo suddenly turned around.
Lady Yunxiu was lounging on the soft couch, a grape twirling between her fingers, watching with great interest her earlier loss of composure and grief, as if she were watching a captivating play.
Shi Liu stood beside her with her hands at her sides, a smug, relieved smile playing on her lips.
They clearly didn't hear A Bao's whisper; they only saw Lu Zhaoruo's breakdown.
This gave Yunxiu immense pleasure.
Looking at the undisguised malice in Yunxiu County Lady's eyes, Lu Zhaoruo was overwhelmed by the humiliation and the sight of Abao's miserable state. All her restraint crumbled instantly.
What surged in her eyes was no longer a calm coldness, but an almost tangible, overwhelming hatred!
His gaze was like a red-hot iron, fixed on Yunxiu's face, as if he wanted to burn her through!
Yunxiu felt a jolt in her heart as she was stared at by the woman's bloodshot eyes, which seemed to want to devour her. Then, a surge of anger mixed with a twisted pleasure welled up in her heart. She curled her lips and sneered, "Tsk tsk, look at you, looking like you want to eat someone alive. Don't people say that you, Madam Lu, are always calm and composed and have elegant manners?"
She deliberately dragged out her words, her gaze piercing Lu Zhaoruo like needles, "How could you behave so grotesquely and disgracefully today for the sake of a beast?"
She leaned forward slightly, as if trying to see every trace of pain in Lu Zhaoruo's eyes, and lowered her voice: "Tell me... if Xiao Yeming saw you like this, with your disguise torn off and looking like a madwoman, would he still have any interest in you?"
Lu Zhaoruo dug her nails deep into her palms, barely managing to resist lunging at him.
She took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly with extreme anger, yet she still asked clearly, word by word, "Your Highness... I only ask one question: what heinous crime has my cat committed to deserve such... torture as being ground to dust?"
"crime?"
Yunxiu seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world, and with a disdainful flick of her sleeve, she said, "To collide with my carriage is a capital offense!"
She looked down at the dying Abao in the iron cage, her tone light and detached, carrying a cold indifference that regarded living beings as worthless: "A mere beast, let alone not being killed yet, even if it were killed... so what?"
Inside the iron cage, Abao weakly raised her head, her voice barely audible as she tried to explain, "Mother, I... I was in a hurry to find Brother Yeming, but I didn't notice her carriage coming from around the corner... I didn't hit her... I stopped... It was she... who heard that I was Mother's cat... that's why she caught me..."
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhaoruo's anger flared even more: "Your Highness knew that this cat belonged to me. Even if it had misbehaved, you could have simply reprimanded it. Why be so cruel?"
Yunxiu was already resentful because her mother had forced her to apologize. Now that she was being questioned by her mother, she immediately forgot her mother's instructions.
She suddenly stood up, her skirt billowing in the wind, and walked to the iron cage, giving Shi Liu a wink.
Shi Liu understood, a fierce look flashed across her face, and she stepped forward and kicked the iron cage hard!
"Clang!"
With a piercing crash, A Bao's weak body was violently thrown against the iron bars, letting out a suppressed whimper of pain.
"Ah Bao!"
Lu Zhaoruo was terrified and lunged forward recklessly, but two burly old women who were prepared held her arms firmly and she could not move.
Yunxiu raised her chin, her gaze sweeping across Lu Zhaoruo's pale face, which was filled with shock and anger, like a knife sharpened by ice: "You dare to accuse this princess of being cruel? Fine... today I'll let you see with your own eyes what true cruelty is!"
She ordered sternly, "Go! Bring here the Tibetan Mastiff that Mother keeps!"
In a short while, Shiliu brought over a fierce hunting dog that was as big as a calf.
As soon as the mastiff stepped into the yard, it let out a low growl, baring its fangs and looking ferocious.
Sensing the presence of its predator, Abao in the cage instantly curled up into a ball, even stopping its whimpering in fear.
"What do you want to do?! Yunxiu! What exactly do you want to do?!"
Lu Zhaoruo's voice trembled as she repeatedly questioned him.
Yunxiu, however, had already leisurely sat back on the soft couch.
The maid, Pucao, nervously served tea, her eyes lowered, unable to bear the sight of the tragic scene before her.
Yunxiu took the tea, took a slow sip, and a cruel smile appeared on her lips: "What for? Naturally, I'm inviting you to watch a... good show of dogs devouring cats."
She gave her a look.
Shi Liu immediately understood, and suddenly pulled open the cage door, pushing the restless mastiff inside!
Abao was terrified of dogs, but at this moment he had exhausted even the strength to raise his paw to dodge, and could only watch helplessly as the huge shadow approached with a foul stench.
"Let it go! Yunxiu! You try touching Abao!"
Lu Zhaoru struggled with all her might, her eyes instantly filled with bloodshot veins, and her dignified demeanor almost collapsed.
Yunxiu slammed her teacup down and sneered, "Offending a noblewoman of the imperial family is a grave offense according to the 'Criminal Code'! You dare to resist? I, the Princess, can immediately punish you for disobedience. At that time, not only this cat, but you yourself will be in trouble!"
Before he could finish speaking, the mastiff let out a low growl and pounced!
Ah Bao curled up in the corner of the cage, his whole body aching, barely breathing.
But just as that gaping maw was about to bite down, perhaps hearing the heart-wrenching cries of its mother outside the cage, a survival instinct burst forth from its withered body!
With its last bit of strength, it rolled sharply to the side!
"Snap!"
The vicious dog's sharp teeth gnawed fiercely at the cold iron fence.
The attack missed, and the vicious dog pounced again.
At this moment.
Lu Zhaoruo could no longer care about anything else. She suddenly broke free from the restraints, threw the two old women to the ground, and her gaze swept across the room, instantly locking onto Shiliu, who was holding the key and standing next to the cage.
Without a second thought, she moved like lightning to Shi Liu's side and snatched the bunch of keys from her in the instant Shi Liu was stunned and bewildered!
"Give it back to me!"
Shiliu cried out in surprise and rushed forward to snatch it.
Lu Zhaoruo used her elbow to deflect the pomegranate and pounced back in front of the cage.
Her hands trembled like withered leaves in the wind. She tried the key several times, but due to her panic, she couldn't align it with the small keyhole!
"Hurry up...drive faster..."
She murmured to herself, her voice trembling with sobs. Each click of the key misaligned with the lock was like a death knell.
Behind them, two old women were still lying on the ground, crying out in pain.
Shi Liu was stunned by the fierceness of his attack and hesitated for a moment, not daring to go forward again immediately.
Inside the cage.
The vicious dog missed its target several times, and then went berserk, letting out a low growl and drool dripping from its fangs.
It spotted Abao, who was limp and powerless on the ground, and pounced on him again.
This time, it bit down precisely on Abao's slender neck!
Sharp teeth pierced the flesh, and blood gushed out instantly!
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