"Forbidden technique? What kind of forbidden technique is that? What will happen if I use it?"
"The Hehuan Sect's forbidden techniques can be practiced quickly, but those who practice them together will have their vitality drained away. Anyone who secretly learns the Hehuan Sect's forbidden techniques will be expelled from the sect."
Chen Miaoyi understood that the city lord had practiced forbidden techniques, so there was the mark of the black cassia flower, and the city lord's wife was drained by him.
Those women were probably captured to prolong the life of the city lord's wife, so each of them will die.
So, the city lord’s wife is also a cultivator, or rather, a cultivator who has turned into an evil demon.
She quickly told Tan Jing her speculation, and then thought that Chunniang would definitely be in danger. The city lord had already painted a portrait of her, based on the speed of death of his previous concubine.
Chunniang will be killed within this month.
But Chen Miaoyi didn't expect it to happen so soon. Only a few days had passed.
The two were squatting in the garden digging flowers when they overheard the conversation of the maids.
"The city lord said that tomorrow is a good day, and the new concubine should have her wedding night."
Another maid took over and said, "It's because of the girl living in the mansion. If the city lord wants to take her as a concubine, Aunt Chun will have to make room for her."
The maid sighed, "The City Lord and his wife really love each other. His wife said he could only have one concubine, but the City Lord insisted on taking two at the same time."
Love?? Do you two have any misunderstandings about love?
The maidservant slowly walked away, saying that the new concubine might not last long. Chunniang was so scared that she grabbed Chen Miaoyi's hand tightly.
She was afraid. Even though she knew that she would die if she came here, who wants to face death?
She really couldn't face death calmly.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Don't rush." Chen Miaoyi held her hand and helped her back.
"Girl, what should I do? What should I do?" Chunniang's tears fell in big drops and splashed on the back of her hand.
"Don't worry, they said it would be tomorrow. Isn't that still a day away?"
"Girl, when I die, can you help me take care of my parents and family? They live in a village outside the city. My parents are old and their legs and feet are not very good."
Chen Miaoyi thought to herself that your father and your mother ran very fast that day, and you couldn’t tell that their legs were not in good condition.
"Chun Niang, how did the people from the City Lord's Mansion see you?" Chen Miaoyi asked. Her family didn't care about her life or death at all.
"That day, my mother's legs were hurting again, and my father was also sick. My brother asked me to go to the city to buy medicine. As soon as I left the pharmacy, I was seen. The housekeeper walked straight towards me and said he wanted to go to my house to pay the betrothal gift."
Chunniang recalled what happened that day. It was as if those people were waiting outside. She came to the city very carefully and even wore a veil, but those people still caught her.
"Why doesn't your brother go into town to buy medicine? He's a man. It's safer there. Why did you let him come when you knew it wasn't safe for you to go into town?"
Chunniang's face turned pale; she just didn't want to think about it.
"Brother, he's not diligent and has never gotten medicine. He said I've always been the one to go, so I should go this time..."
Chen Miaoyi took a deep breath. "How foolish of you to go there knowing there's a tiger!"
"To be honest, we happened to pass by your house that day and saw you being taken away in a sedan chair. I also saw your parents."
"How are they?" Chunniang was eager to know the answer.
"Your brother was holding a piece of silver and biting everyone in the room. Your father said the silver was the reward for raising you for more than ten years. Your mother pretended to cry for a while, then happily went to count the silver with your brother."
Chen Miaoyi tampered with a little bit. She felt that such a family was not worth Chunniang's concern, and she should hate them.
Chunniang sat there in a state of despair. Was that really the case? No one really wanted to part with her; they all wanted the money.
Seeing her expression, Chen Miaoyi added fuel to the fire.
"Your parents are planning to use the money you earned from working so hard to save your life to move to a new place, buy a big house, buy a lot of land, find a wife for your brother, and give birth to some grandchildren. They'll just pretend you're not their daughter at all."
This time Chunniang looked completely dejected. She was about to die, but her family was still discussing where to start over. Was she a beast raised in the family?
When they are fattened up and grown up, they are killed and sold for silver, and the silver is used to live a good life.
"Why... Mom is very nice to me."
Chunniang muttered to herself with her lips stammering. She couldn't accept that the relationship that had developed over more than ten years of living together day and night would end like this.
"Don't be sad, you should be happy. By selling you, you have repaid their kindness in raising you. They have received money, but you will no longer have parents or family.
Later, I will see if you have spiritual roots. You can go to a sect to practice and find a Taoist partner. Your family will be a matter of your past life."
Chen Miaoyi feels like she's part of a pyramid scheme.
Chunniang imagined the scene as she spoke, "Will I still be able to live to see that day?"
"It's better to die and reincarnate early. You can come to find me in the next life and take me to practice, okay?" Chun Niang looked at her eagerly, as if she really wanted to die.
I want you to be determined to cut off ties with your family, not to make you lose heart and commit suicide!
"Reincarnation? You wish.
Look at those women, their souls are trapped in the paintings. You know that once you're painted, there's no hope of reincarnation, so you can only escape."
When she heard that she didn't even have the chance to reincarnate, that she died unjustly in this life and wouldn't have a chance in the next, she couldn't help but feel sad.
Chen Miaoyi quickly sent a message to Tan Jing, telling him that they must take action tomorrow.
If Chunniang really consummated her marriage with the city lord, she would probably have no choice but to wait for death.
"Don't cry, there will be a way."
"Why don't you just run away? You're a cultivator, so you can definitely fly. I'm still in the mansion, so I can buy you some time. Once you run far enough, they'll definitely stop chasing you."
Chunniang said, if anyone can survive, then survive, it’s better than dying here together.
Since she can't live, let Chen Miaoyi live with her hope.
"Believe me, you can survive. I have a way. Just wait patiently."
Chen Miaoyi comforted her and discussed with Tan Jing how to fight.
The next afternoon, red lanterns were hung in the yard where Chunniang lived and red window paper-cuts were pasted on it, making it look like a real house.
Chen Miaoyi found Chunniang with the silver she asked from the housekeeper and the silver she found in the study.
"You're here. Why are you here at this time?" Chunniang asked.
"Don't talk yet, just listen to me."
Chen Miaoyi set up a barrier before she dared to speak out.
"Someone will come to pick you up in a while. Put on my clothes, cover yourself up a little, and stay in my yard. Here is the silver, take it.
Live a good life after you get out."
Why is this so weird? It feels like I'm in prison.
Chunniang pushed her hand away and refused to take it.
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