Chapter 206 Taking the Blade
Feeling worried and nagged by her family, Lin Yuesha sneezed at an inopportune moment. She quickly turned away and covered her mouth with a handkerchief.
The scene fell silent instantly, and everyone stared at her.
I remember a while ago there was a maid who came to serve the city lord, but she was dragged out and beheaded by the city lord just because she sneezed while pouring wine.
The city lord was a germaphobe and hated spittle flying everywhere, so even though everyone was playing drinking games, they stayed away from him.
"Lord of the city, I'm sorry, this chili powder is too pungent, I couldn't help it."
Lin Yuesha's internal alarm bells rang, and she quickly apologized.
Following a freak with an unpredictable and erratic temperament is like walking on a knife's edge, with the constant danger of meeting your maker.
Right now, pride and such don't matter; she just wants to live.
"Then tell me, how should it be punished?"
Yuwen Kun stretched his arms lazily, his deep blue eyes becoming even more profound, like a vast ocean, revealing no emotion whatsoever.
Lin Yuesha shuddered, guessing that she had probably broken a taboo again.
How should we punish him? We can't just chop him up and feed him to the dogs!
"The last person who lost his composure in front of this city lord has already been chopped up and fed to the dogs."
The little girl's expression kept changing, clearly frightened, so Yuwen Kun deliberately said...
To him, the little girl was a bit reckless, but she had an amazing skill at grilling meat, so she could be spared the death penalty.
"Lord of the city, this little girl from Daqi has delicious roasted meat. How about we spare her life?"
Some generals pleaded for Lin Yuesha's life, saying that even if she had to be chopped up and fed to the dogs, they could at least let her finish this meal of roasted meat.
Lin Yuesha nodded frantically; that made perfect sense, she was useful.
"Alright."
Without a second thought, Yuwen Kun agreed, saying, "It's said that all the women of the Great Qi are gentle and refined, and proficient in all the arts, such as music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Why don't you demonstrate them for us?"
His implication was that if she performed well, Lin Yuesha would be safe.
A talent show? Lin Yuesha almost spat out blood. Did they have to be so sabotaging her?
Who said that women of the Great Qi Dynasty were proficient in all the arts, from music and chess to calligraphy and painting? That's utter nonsense. Apart from her cooking skills, Lin Yuesha has no other redeeming qualities.
She felt deeply humiliated to be forced into this situation by the blue-eyed man.
It's all those two barbarian women's fault for being so incompetent. If they had poisoned Blue Eyeball, would she have been treated so badly?
“Lord, those who are proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting are all daughters of noble families. My family is poor. I lost my father when I was young and have been living with my mother. Where would we get the money to learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting? All I have learned is cooking. Occasionally, my mother and I cook some food to sell in town so that we can fill our stomachs.”
Lin Yuesha spoke while wiping away tears, her words half-truths and half-lies.
She had just gotten chili powder in her eyes, and she didn't mean to cry, but saying it like that made her sound a little pitiful.
"I am not an unreasonable person. Since that's the case, I will find you a few teachers to train you in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. We'll talk about it after you've finished your studies."
Yuwen Kun narrowed his eyes, finally finding something to amuse himself.
Yes, that's it. If the little girl doesn't learn well, just chop her up and feed her to the dogs.
Lin Yuesha: "..."
She really wanted to ask God what kind of people she had met!
Yuwen Kun instructed Granny Wu to find the people for her. The next morning, Lin Yuesha would begin learning the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
"Slap! Slap!"
Yuwen Kun clapped his hands, and a moment later, a dozen or so barbarian women dressed in slightly revealing clothes filed in and formed the shape of a flower.
The barbarian woman revealed her slender waist, without an ounce of excess fat, and her face was covered by a veil, making her look very beautiful.
As the sounds of string and wind instruments began, the crowd moved in an orderly fashion and began to dance gracefully.
"Rich people really know how to enjoy life," Lin Yuesha thought enviously, glancing at Yuwen Kun. She noticed that his mind wasn't on the dancer at all; instead, he was lowering his head, tapping the table with his hand, lost in thought.
Among the dancers, one was the lead dancer. Whether by accident or intention, the dancer's veil accidentally fell down, revealing an absolutely beautiful face.
Lin Yuesha took a deep breath. Apart from Ziyuan, this lead dancer was definitely the most beautiful woman she had ever seen!
The generals drooled as they put down their wine bowls, leering at the lead dancer, who kept giving Yuwen Kun flirtatious glances, but to no avail.
"This little wench is something else! If the city lord were to give her to me, we'd be getting married tonight, hehe!"
After the burly man finished speaking, he casually grabbed a fried dough stick, took a bite, and ate it with relish, as if the fried dough stick was the beautiful woman.
Lin Yuesha wiped away a cold sweat. She had been so intimidated by that perverted blue-eyed guy that she had forgotten about this!
Sure enough, the big guy hadn't even taken two bites before he collapsed to the ground with a thud, startling everyone around him.
"Oh no, the fried dough sticks are poisonous!"
A commotion broke out. Lin Yuesha rubbed her temples, wondering how she could sever ties with the situation.
"What happened?"
Yuwen Kun finally looked over and asked.
"City Lord..."
Before the generals could answer, the situation suddenly changed again.
The lead dancer, who had just been all lovey-dovey, suddenly turned sharp-eyed and deftly produced a dagger from her palm, heading straight for Yuwen Kun.
"Yuwen Kun, you bastard, prepare to die!"
The beauty, light as a swallow, leaped up and thrust the dagger straight at Yuwen Kun's chest.
Lin Yuesha wanted to cry. Why did she always encounter such things? Was it because she was unlucky, or because she always met unlucky people?
The lead dancer wasn't fighting alone; he had two accomplices who were equally ruthless, brandishing daggers and rushing towards the generals to assassinate them.
The change came too quickly, so quickly that no one was prepared.
Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt its debtor. In this critical moment, Lin Yuesha only wanted to hide under the table. She believed that she had no grudge against these three people and that no one should care about her.
It is said that the Blue-Eyed Sisters had committed too many evil deeds. On this very day, in addition to the Deep-Eyed Sisters, there were three real assassins.
Thinking to avoid Yuwen Kun, Lin Yuesha ran in the direction to the side, but she didn't see where she was going and tripped over the wine bowl.
Which bastard pushed her?
The moment Lin Yuesha fell towards Yuwen Kun, everything went black, and then she knew nothing more.
Lin Yuesha suddenly rushed over and used her body to block the lead dancer's dagger. This was something Yuwen Kun never expected. He was slightly shocked for a moment, then smiled and raised his hand to flick a marble at the lead dancer.
The marble went into the beauty's chest and shot out with blood almost without changing direction, showing how much force he used.
With her chest pierced, the beauty fell straight to the ground.
Then, the guards moved out and quickly dragged the bodies away, and the trembling dancers were also taken away.
"Lord of the city, how could there be assassins?"
The generals were bewildered and unsure of what to do; they were truly unprepared, and some were injured as a result, their arms bleeding profusely.
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