Chapter 186 Visible Jealousy
The next morning.
After waking up, Mu Jianjian yawned. Still half asleep, she was rushed by Zhuang Mei to wash up and get dressed. Then, she and the others gathered in the courtyard to wait for the steward to announce the results of yesterday's fourth test.
She held Shan Chuxue's hand and made plans for the future.
The Dream of the Red Chamber does not divide people based on their age; for them, fairness is neither necessary nor of concern.
It looks like she and Xue'er will both be relegated to menial jobs.
Mu Jianjian thought indifferently, while the steward standing in front of the stage had already spoken, "Yesterday's top four contestants, the top chess contestant number 522... the top painting contestant number 520."
Not only was Mu Jianjian startled, but Zhuang Mei and the other women also cast surprised glances at her.
"The above four people have successfully secured their spots. The rest of you will be arranged accordingly. However, as you all know, we at the Red Mansion never keep idle people," the steward said, putting away the jade slip in his hand. "Even if you are to become a slave, you must have the qualifications to be a slave."
Mu Jianjian tightened her grip on Shan Chuxue's hand.
"These numbers will be used to feed the livestock." The foreman smiled broadly, his eyes filled with satisfaction as he looked at the group of women whose faces were deathly pale. "376, 421... 521..."
Mu Jianjian's heart sank to the bottom. After the manager announced the numbers, three men stepped in, easily identified the wooden tag numbers on each woman's chest, and easily grabbed the women the manager had just announced.
Qi Condensation cultivator.
The Dream of the Red Chamber is making an example of someone.
"Sister? What happened? Where is Xue'er going?" Shan Chuxue's right hand was lifted up, and her large eyes were filled with tears as she looked at Mu Jianjian helplessly.
Not only Shan Chuxue, but all the women who were captured started crying and screaming, but they were only met with more brutal treatment. One man even slapped a woman across the face, knocking her unconscious.
Mu Jianjian was afraid that Xue'er would also be beaten like this, so she quickly said, "Xue'er, don't be afraid, just follow them."
Dan Chuxue bit her lip and remained silent. She released her grip on Mu Jianjian's sleeve and resignedly followed the man as they disappeared around the corner.
Seeing that all the women in the courtyard looked dazed and frightened, the steward smiled and left.
“I didn’t expect you to get first place in the drawing test,” Zhuang Mei broke the silence first, smiling as she looked at Mu Jianjian. “Now that we each have a first place, we can go on together.”
They remained indifferent to the fact that Shan Chuxue had just been arrested.
Mu Jianjian's eyes were cold, but her tone was exceptionally gentle. "I didn't expect it either. After all, the theme at the time was 'Summer Scenery,' and I only wrote the word 'I,' but I was unexpectedly chosen."
Zhuang Mei's smile froze for a moment, but she quickly recovered and adjusted her expression. "Really? That's great. It's just a pity about Xue'er."
Jealousy that is visible to the naked eye.
At first, she didn't even realize it.
Suppressing her anger, Mu Jianjian turned and walked away, her pace quickening.
As Zhuang Mei watched the girl's figure disappear, she turned to look at the other women who looked on with envy. Listening to their praise and recalling how Xue'er called her "sister" repeatedly, her eyes welled up with tears for a moment, but in the end, she walked out of the crowd and into the house.
"The nanny is coming soon. If you keep chattering and making noise here, you'll be punished by her."
Don't blame her, she couldn't do anything about it.
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Mu Jianjian used a Qi-condensing talisman to stick to her body and quietly followed behind the three men, looking at Shan Chuxue who was walking with small, unsteady steps, with a determined expression.
Reason told her she shouldn't do that.
The old nanny will come to their courtyard to check on people soon, and she will soon find that she is not there. Now that her true energy is sealed, she is not strong enough to defeat the other side. But how can she just watch this well-behaved and cheerful little girl die?
Mu Jianjian watched as the group turned left and right before entering a house. After waiting a few seconds, she used her divine sense to know that they had gone inside. Then, holding the Fire Fox Dagger, she followed them into the house, hugging the wall.
"Hehehe, boss, you know, these girls are so pretty, and they're all going to die anyway... so why don't we let them die first..." a man's voice lewdly said.
"Yeah, yeah, isn't it a shame, boss!"
"You guys are so troublesome! Hurry up!" The man referred to as "boss" said with a disdainful tone.
Two are at the fifth level of Qi Condensation, and one is at the third level of Qi Condensation.
After turning the corner, Mu Jianjian looked down at the gleaming dagger, skillfully took out a human skin mask from the system space, her nerves on edge.
If possible, we might be able to rescue the others as well. As for whether they can escape, that depends on their fate.
As a woman's voice rang out, Mu Jianjian appeared behind the three-layered man by the neck, and with a swift stroke of her knife, silenced him.
Fortunately, it was weaker than she had imagined.
Ignoring the screams of the women around her, she quickly glanced at the location of the remaining two men and charged forward with her dagger.
"Boss! Someone's here!" The man who was taking off his pants was startled, but before he could react, he saw the person opposite him fall to the ground, and he shouted.
Mu Jianjian looked at the two men approaching her and took a deep breath.
She was eventually discovered; without true energy, she was still too slow…
However, with the addition of the eye technique to predict the opponent's actions, it won't happen.
"Clang, clang—"
Two thuds were heard as Mu Jianjian fell to the ground. Her right eye was extremely sore because she had no true energy and had been forced to use the pupil-turning technique, but her expression remained unchanged. She looked around at the women, trying to find Shan Chuxue's figure.
"Where's that little girl over here?" Mu Jianjian asked the woman who had just been almost assaulted, her voice icy.
“What little girl? I don’t know…” The woman was still in a state of shock.
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