The one who died was You Xinyan!
Her clothes were disheveled and her body was filthy; it was clear that she had been raped and then murdered.
Such a beautiful age, it's so tragic!
Yang Cui sighed inwardly: How pitiful.
At this time, the monks in the temple covered You Xinyan's body with cloth and moved it away. The abbot said that he would organize the monks in the temple to perform a ritual for her soul. Madam Sun, who lived in the county town, told the abbot that she would go to the You family to report the news later.
"How terrifying! Let's hurry down the mountain; the temple is too unsafe!"
"I heard there was an assassination attempt last night, and today a notorious womanizer has appeared. Let's go, let's hurry down the mountain."
"I heard that several girls have been murdered in the neighboring Qingshan County recently. I never thought that the flower thief had come to our area. It's terrifying."
"It's best not to go out for a while."
...
The women watching were also terrified, and many left without even having breakfast.
“Madam Cen, how can you still eat at a time like this! Even if Miss You has made a thousand mistakes, she doesn’t deserve to die.”
At this moment, a girl spoke directly to Yang Cui, as if Yang Cui were the murderer who killed You Xinyan.
Yang Cui looked the woman up and down and said, "Where did you come from, you idiot? Are you blind? You Xinyan was obviously killed by a lecherous thief. If you're blind, don't come out here and talk nonsense. Believe me or not, I'll send you to the authorities."
"Maybe this is just a smokescreen."
"Then I'll say you killed her and framed me, yes, that's definitely it!"
The woman immediately became agitated: "You're certainly sharp-tongued! I have no grudge against her, why would I kill her to frame you?"
"Who knows? Maybe you have intermittent mental illness. When you had an episode, you killed You Xinyan and then created the illusion that she had been assaulted in an attempt to cover up your crime. You also know that I had a disagreement with her, so you're trying to pin the blame on me. No, I have to arrest you and take you to the authorities, otherwise who knows how many innocent lives will be ruined by you!"
It only takes a mouth to spread rumors; if you can spread them, so can I!
“Sister-in-law is right. I don’t know what his family was thinking, letting this mentally ill person out. He must be arrested and brought to justice!” Dao Ba chimed in, reaching out to grab him.
The woman immediately dodged away, angrily retorting, "You're the one who's insane! How dare you insult me! Do you even know who I am? My father is Guan Chunlin, the Assistant Magistrate of Pingjiang Prefecture!"
"The daughter of Lord Guan is indeed very beautiful."
The onlookers initially watched Yang Cui and Guan Ruoyun bicker, but now that they knew Guan Ruoyun's identity, they started to flatter her.
Listen to whatever sounds good.
"A mere fifth-rank official dares to flaunt his position! I think Guan Chunlin's career is over." Upon hearing Cen Xiao's words, Yang Cui knew that this Guan Chunlin was probably in trouble.
"Who do you think you are? How dare you address my father by his name!"
At this moment, someone whispered to Guan Ruoyun, "They have a very good relationship with the owner of the Star Gazing Tower, Young Master Murong. Miss Guan, you'd better say less."
People in Wan'an County are still somewhat afraid of Yang Cui. At least they won't offend her openly, since Yang Cui has never been defeated and those who offend her never have a good ending.
It would have been better if that person hadn't said anything, because once they mentioned that Yang Cui and Su Murong had a good relationship, Guan Ruoyun became even more furious!
Because she likes Su Murong!
The Guan family once proposed to Su Murong that she marry him as a concubine, but Su Murong refused. As a result, Su Murong spent all his time with Yang Cui, which made Guan Ruoyun furious!
Although Yang Cui married someone else, the fact that she received special treatment from Su Murong was enough to make Su Murong jealous!
Guan Ruoyun glared at Yang Cui: "A married woman having an improper relationship with Young Master Murong, she has no shame whatsoever!"
"Slap!" Cen Xiao slapped Guan Ruoyun hard across the face and said angrily, "Show some respect to my wife. If you're not happy, let Guan Chunlin come find me!"
Everyone was completely bewildered!
He actually hit a woman!
He even dared to tell Guan Chunlin to come find him! Who gave him the courage!
"Why did you hit her? I could have done it myself," Yang Cui scolded playfully.
"I'm afraid it will hurt your hand."
Everyone: "..."
Dao Ba and Dao San's mouth twitched, indicating that it was another day of overeating.
Guan Ruoyun was furious and ordered, "Arrest them all! Hold this woman down, I'm going to smash her face!"
At his command, the guards behind him immediately drew their swords and rushed towards Cen Xiao, but were quickly subdued by a few swift blows.
A series of actions left everyone stunned!
However, they were not surprised by Dao Ba and Dao San's skills. After all, if they hadn't possessed extraordinary abilities, they wouldn't have been able to escape unscathed from last night's assassination attempt.
Madam Sun's gaze swept over Cen Xiao. She used to think that You Xinyan had low standards and dared to compete with Yang Cui for a peasant, but now it seemed that Cen Xiao's identity was not simple. His whole demeanor was different from others. It seemed that she should befriend Yang Cui.
Guan Ruoyun was dumbfounded!
She was scared.
"Are you going to smash my mouth?" Yang Cui looked at her with a half-smile.
"You... my father is a sub-prefect, and my uncle works in the Ministry of Justice. Don't do anything reckless!"
"Ha, you want to compare your backing with mine? I have a first-rank general backing me, can you compare?"
However, Yang Cui didn't say this. Instead, she directly instructed Su Yutang: "Yutang, slap her twice."
As soon as she finished speaking, two sharp slaps left clear handprints on both sides of Guan Ruoyun's face.
Yang Cui arrogantly said, "Go back and tell your father that I did it. I'll be waiting for him in Anjia Village to settle the score with me!"
After saying that, the family left.
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