On the bustling Zhuque Street, a young woman in bright red robes, riding a spirited horse, stood out like a dazzling pearl. Her beauty was unparalleled, and she seemed like a burning flame galloping through the crowd.
Her face was delicate, with exquisitely beautiful eyebrows and eyes, a high nose bridge, and red lips and white teeth. Her long hair cascaded down like a waterfall, shimmering with a dark, glossy sheen. Her skin was fair and flawless, like solidified cream, exuding a natural beauty.
Her demeanor was free and unrestrained. Her eyes were firm and bright, full of longing and anticipation for the future.
Her smile was bright and warm, as if it could melt ice and snow.
However, an arrow suddenly shot out from somewhere, knocking the man off his horse.
Chaos broke out on Suzaku Street. Someone shouted, "Quick, go find Manager Yue! Her eldest daughter has fallen off her horse!"
Ahri only heard a noisy commotion around her, and then felt a sharp pain in her arm, which was still wet.
She was shot with an arrow?
Ahri could feel someone lifting her up, and then she was carried away and running.
Along the way, no one stopped the blood on Ahri's arm. It fell on the road and was then stepped on and disappeared without a trace.
The original owner's memories also surfaced at this time.
The original owner was the head maid of a pawnshop on Zhuque Street.
This country is a matriarchal society.
Women are responsible for external affairs, while men are responsible for internal affairs.
Women are allowed to show their faces in public, while men are expected to stay indoors and not leave their homes.
Of course, there is no mandatory rule that men cannot go out.
As long as there is a servant or other people with you, you can go out together.
The original owner was a spoiled brat, a good-for-nothing who only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun. He rode a horse around every day, sometimes visiting brothels with his cronies, and occasionally flirting with innocent young boys.
In Suzaku City, the original owner had a very bad reputation.
However, there are people who like such a person, and that person is Wei Qin, the second young master of a cloth shop in Zhuque City.
Wei Qin was just like the old saying goes: "A gentleman like jade on the road, unparalleled in the world," which couldn't be more fitting.
Unfortunately, this person was foolish enough to fall for the original owner's spoiled rich kid.
Countless people tried to persuade him, but he never changed his mind.
Ahri couldn't understand it either. Who in this world had turned evil?
Did the original owner of this body turn evil?
Or did Wei Qin turn to the dark side?
Ahri let the body fall into a deep sleep and returned to her system space.
Inside the system space, the strategy group's channel has been closed, and a new channel for the "Dark Side" group has been added.
Similarly, the system mailbox was flashing, containing information about the members of the "Darkening Group," and the other task requirements were actually the same.
Ahri flipped through it briefly and began to think about this matriarchal world.
She couldn't tell who had turned evil in this world yet.
Ahri slowly woke up after leaving the system space.
There was no one watching over her at this time; her mother was too busy, and her father had died long ago.
Several concubines and servants were hoping she would cause trouble outside and get beaten to death.
Unfortunately, evil deeds can linger for a thousand years, and the original owner of this body is still alive and well.
Ahri, clutching her bandaged arm, sat down at the table and poured herself a glass of water.
Just then, a conversation came from not far outside the door. Someone said, "Young Master Wei has come to see my eldest sister again?"
"Yes, I heard she was injured, so I came to see her."
"Young Master Wei, it's better not to go in. She'll scold you again when she wakes up."
"But I can't rest easy until I see that she is safe and sound."
"Young Master Wei, don't worry, my elder sister is very tough. It's just that I don't know who shot the arrow, and it didn't even hit the mark. It just grazed her skin a little."
"It's just a small scratch?"
"Yes, it looks like a scratch from a fingernail. So, Young Master Wei, you should go back first. I guarantee that she'll be back on Zhuque Street in a couple of days, all lively and energetic."
"Oh well."
Ah Li stood by the window and looked out, only to see two boys, one dressed in green and the other in blue.
The man in blue is Wei Qin.
The man in blue is the original owner's third younger brother, Le You, who has always been on good terms with Wei Qin. It was also because of Le You that Wei Qin had some interaction with the original owner.
Ahri touched the wound on her arm and gasped. It didn't look like a scratch from a fingernail; the wound was deep enough to expose the bone.
However, she did not go out.
In the original owner's memories, she had been in a relationship with Wei Qin for a while. However, after hearing too many rumors, she unilaterally stopped contacting Wei Qin.
Because Wei Qin's family owned a cloth shop, many people came and went every day to buy cloth and ready-made clothes.
Unlike other families who lock their sons at home and prevent them from going out, Wei Qin's family sometimes lets him come to the cloth shop to help out.
Sometimes when customers want to try on finished garments, we still need to measure the fabric. Because we don't have enough manpower, Wei Qin will also go up to help.
Of course, there are both men and women coming and going, and when measuring height, trying on clothes, or receiving money, there will inevitably be some contact.
Some people can't stand seeing others do well, and some people might even be tempted by Wei Qin's looks and want to take advantage of him, so they deliberately try to ruin Wei Qin's reputation.
At first, the original owner was genuinely good to Wei Qin. She would even go to the clothing store to stand up for Wei Qin and beat up those who were talking nonsense.
She would either stand guard next to Wei Qin, and if anyone tried to bully her, she would throw a punch and protect them tightly behind her.
However, over time, the original owner's actions caused many people to stop coming to Wei Family Cloth Shop to buy fabrics or ready-made clothes.
Wei Qin's family also had objections, and even asked Wei Qin to persuade the original owner not to come anymore, because they needed to run a business, and if they offended people like this every day, their business would not be able to do well.
Wei Qin then tactfully suggested to the original owner that she not appear for the time being.
However, the original owner had too many bad friends at that time, and they all said that Wei Qin being with her was like a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung. In fact, Wei Qin didn't take the original owner seriously at all.
During that time, the original owner was also very sad; she really wanted to be with Wei Qin.
However, at that time, the original owner could not see Wei Qin often. Sometimes, before the two could even exchange two words, Wei Qin would be pulled away by the Wei family.
Later, the original owner often saw Wei Qin chatting and laughing with the customers in the shop, but when he faced her, he would always wave her away and tell her to leave. She felt that Wei Qin might not love her at all.
After that, the original owner was taken to a brothel and never went to see Wei Qin again.
However, Wei Qin would appear before the original owner from time to time, asking, "Why?"
The original owner said at the time, "There's no reason why. If I don't love you anymore, I just don't love you anymore. I'm enjoying myself in a gentle embrace right now."
However, the original owner only drank and listened to music in the brothel. If anyone dared to approach her, she would kick them away and tell them to get lost.
However, because she was generous with money, easy to talk to, and did nothing else, many honest officials still had a good impression of her.
Over time, rumors spread that the original owner was partying every night in brothels and had several close male friends.
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