"Today, you gouged out my eyes, ripped out my skin, shattered my bones, and destroyed my soul. One day, I will become a vengeful ghost, haunting you for three lifetimes and disturbing your peace..."
"Slap." The crisp sound of the slap left Xie Lingqin stunned for a long time, and at the same time, it shattered the dreamlike bloody scene.
"Get out of my way! My young lady is the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion. How dare you, how dare you..."
"Get out of here, you wretched slut! The young lady of the General's Mansion? Hmph, there are no young ladies in my old woman's hands."
"Waaah..."
The maid's sobs, barely audible, only elicited sharp, insulting words from the old woman.
Then, another kick.
"Clang." Then, the dark room was locked from the outside, the wind carried the smell of rust, and the footsteps gradually faded away.
In a dark and damp corner of the room, Xie Lingqin, who had just been struck by a palm and almost made her doubt her existence, coughed heavily and then slowly raised her head. Her messy black hair almost covered half of her face, but her eyes were exceptionally cold and chilling.
"Miss, Miss, are you alright?" The maid who had been kicked away earlier, seeing the door close, disregarded her own pain and immediately crawled over to help Xie Lingqin.
Xie Lingqin waved her hand, then weakly wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth.
"Miss, does it hurt? This servant..." The maid looked around, at the tightly closed door and the small window that was only big enough for her to peek out, and then she shed tears of despair.
Xie Lingqin suddenly raised her scarred fingers and wiped away the tears on the maid's face. Her words were so clear and substantial that the maid froze on the spot.
"Tonight, I will help you escape."
That sudden, cool yet incredibly confident tone... The little maid's eyes widened, and she was somewhat taken aback.
"Miss, don't worry, I will protect you no matter what." After a long while, the little maid came to her senses and didn't take Xie Lingqin's words to heart at all.
Seeing her once pampered young lady now in such a disheveled state, she was about to cry again. "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have listened to the second young lady and taken you to see the peach blossoms. It caused you to be kidnapped by bad people. I shouldn't have... Waaah..."
The sobbing abruptly stopped.
The young maid stared in disbelief at Xie Lingqin, who, despite appearing weak and on the verge of death, was now gripping her shoulders with unusual strength.
Xie Lingqin's face was ashen, her voice cold and resolute, "Trust me."
"Little..." The maid looked at Xie Lingqin, her eyes still red. Miss, it's like you've suddenly become a different person.
They have been locked up here for two days, and they don't even know where they are. Not to mention that the house is being guarded, and they can't even climb out of the only small window that's open.
"What a silly girl." Xie Lingqin suddenly raised her dirty hand and hugged the little maid with a blank expression. Staring at the only sliver of light shining into the dark room, her voice was extremely cold and firm, "Believe me, whoever owes us, I will make them pay back a thousand times over."
Xie Lingqin, rest assured, since I possessed your body two days ago and inherited your memories, all your despair and hatred, I will surely sacrifice my blood for you.
From this day forward, I am Xie Lingqin.
However, the original owner was truly pitiful. Just five days ago, she was jilted by the Prince Xian and became a laughing stock in the entire Bei Rong, abandoned before marriage. Now she was like a caged bird.
His body was covered in wounds.
Of course, all the suffering was far more than just being kidnapped, beaten, humiliated, abandoned, and laughed at.
"Miss, it's been two days already. When will the general finally find us?" The maid stopped crying, enduring the pain in her body, and asked softly, clearly still not taking Xie Lingqin's words to heart.
The maid thought that her mistress was in utter despair.
Xie Lingqin understood the maid's thoughts, patted her shoulder, and said in an unusually soft voice, "Soon."
Actually, no.
In this era of strict treatment of women, a woman's disappearance for even a few hours was considered a breach of chastity, let alone two days. Even if her father, the general who favored his concubine over his wife and loved his illegitimate son over his legitimate son, were really looking for her, he wouldn't still be searching after two days.
It wouldn't be that they've been searching for two days and still haven't found it.
No, for the past two days, ever since I was locked up here, I have had to endure this cruel old woman's harsh words and beatings every day.
This could only be done intentionally, and not because someone instructed it to be done this way. How could they be so arrogant?
As the number one assassin in modern times, even if he transmigrates into the body of this weak and powerless woman, he will not let those who bully her live well.
Two days have passed, and she has regained some strength. If she waits a little longer, it will be dark in a few hours.
After enduring two days of inhuman torture, this body also needs to replenish its strength.
As night fell, the already cramped room became even darker. A sliver of moonlight slanted down, inexplicably highlighting the desolate, white, cold, and decaying atmosphere of the place.
"Squeak." The door suddenly opened a crack.
Two spoiled steamed buns were thrown in with a sliver of light. They rolled over, already not fresh, and now covered in a layer of mud, which was extremely unpleasant.
"Huh?" Xie Lingqin suddenly pointed to a corner, her face filled with horror, "There's...there's..."
"What?" The guard frowned, opened the door wider, and moved closer. "Don't make a fuss, eat quickly, or you'll die and cause trouble... uh." Before the man could finish his rough words, he suddenly opened his eyes wide, and then, without saying a word, he collapsed, blood flowing down his neck, a crimson stain on the ground.
Tinglan was stunned, staring wide-eyed at Xie Lingqin, who had already knocked the man down and was retracting the hairpin from her hand. Her soul almost left her body.
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