To the south of the Grey Sea, to the north of the Underworld, a waning moon hung in the air, and a cold silver glow shrouded this vast land. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Looking into the distance, under the silent night, several towering ancient buildings are built next to each other, forming a circle, and the window cages on the outside are faintly showing a faint yellow light.

Several dark shadows flashed around the buildings, blending into the boundless night like ghosts.

In a remote courtyard deep in the ancient building, the sound of wheezing came out one after another along the gap in the hidden door.

The thin moonlight shone through the half-open gap in the window on the two intertwined carcasses on the bed, and the room was peachy and charming, full of chaotic atmosphere.

"Hmm...... Husband...... Husband......"

In the depths of love, the woman couldn't help but clasp the man's sturdy shoulders with both hands, and let out a low voice, which was numb and soft.

The man on the clinker body suddenly stiffened and stopped moving.

"What did you just call me?"

In the face of the sudden silence, the woman opened her eyes in confusion, and suddenly, her heart trembled, and the tenderness in her eyes was replaced by fear.

The piercing look in his eyes told her that he was angry.

The man got up indifferently, and casually dragged the brocade robe next to the bed and draped it over his body, pulling away without a trace of hesitation.

The woman sat up next, her slender jade arms tightly wrapped around the softness of her chest, her eyes moist, "You didn't mean...... As long as I help you with your plan, will you marry me? For you, I betrayed even my family......"

A sneer interrupted her mercilessly.

"Don't worry, it's just getting started."

The man walked to the window without looking back, habitually stroking the hideous scar on the right side of his face.

The crescent moon in the sky turned dark red at some point, and the bewitching moonlight spilled into the courtyard.

He carefully took out a turquoise and transparent bead from the brocade box on the table, put it in the palm of his hand and stroked it gently, and cast his cold gaze on the night sky in the distance.

Gradually, the slender fingers began to clench, and the whitened joints creaked.

"Ye Che, I will pay you back the pain you gave."

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The rain in Gu Ancheng fell for a whole day and night, and when the sky was bright, although the heavy rain stopped, it was still foggy and there was no sunny day.

The dark sky seemed to be a catharsis of dissatisfaction, and occasionally a flash of lightning flashed, and the rainstorm seemed to strike again at any time.

After the rain washed, the wasteland outside the city was green and yellow, lonely and empty. One-man tall weeds fell to the ground, and a dilapidated mansion mixed in with it stood out from the crowd.

The closed purple wooden door was a little cleaner than usual, and the wooden thorns and corroded lines on the door were clearer.

In the courtyard of the house, the houses are dilapidated, the facilities are old, and a girl in a red skirt is standing in front of the damp haystack with her back on her back, her black hair hanging down to her waist, and her hands are turning over the dry grass, and her movements are serious and skillful.

On the blue bricks and white tiles, a flock of crows flew by.

"Ahh

An exclamation suddenly sounded in the courtyard, Ruan Jiuwu was only slightly stunned, and continued to turn over the withered grass in his hand.

"This crow is just like the second lady, picking honest people to bully!"

The maid Yuehe, who had just walked out of the house, touched the bird droppings that fell from the sky on her face, and shouted aggrievedly.

Ruan Jiuwu's soft eyes were stained with a smile, and she seemed to be used to her sudden situation, "The medicinal materials at home are almost gone, you have to go to the city to get some credit again." ”

After that, he raised his hand to wipe the thin sweat on his forehead, the face of Fan Dai was white and crystalline, the satin-like black hair was gently tied up with only a strand of tulle, the eyebrows were like distant mountains, and the eyes were like peach blossoms, so beautiful that they were like people in a painting.

Yuehe pouted in response, and suddenly seemed to think of something, and asked cautiously: "Miss, it's been another month, do you want me to go back to the house and ask Yueyu again?" ”

"Not necessarily." Ruan Jiuwu's expression was indifferent, "The Ma clan won't give it." ”

"However, when we left the house, the lord clearly promised to give us a monthly salary every month, and the second lady always withheld it privately, so she was not afraid of the lord's investigation?"

"Daddy is too busy to take care of these little things."

Yuehe said indignantly: "I really should go and sue the master!" “

Ruan Jiuwu glanced at Yuehe with a smile, "You girl, you are getting more and more stubborn, don't bother your father." “

Yuehe pursed her lips and said helplessly: "Miss, you know that for the sake of the master, you can't bear to say anything after being wronged." “

"Okay, don't be poor, hurry up and work, look at the sky, I'm afraid it's going to rain."

Yuehe answered, picked up the barrel at his feet and walked out the door.

The deserted house was originally poorly built, and it was abandoned for too long, and yesterday's rainstorm caused a bucket of rainwater in the house to leak.

Ruan Jiuwu took a deep breath, and her long eyelashes covered the sadness that flashed under her eyes.

"Miss Ruan, I just like to see you down!"

On the day she was kicked out of the house, what Ma whispered to her still lingers in her ears.

It's hard to forget that proud face.

For sixteen years, Ma has regarded her as a thorn in the flesh, wishing that she would die outside.

Being kicked out of the Lin Mansion was something she expected.

It is better than expected to have this place to settle down.

This deserted house was originally a temporary stop place for the Lin family's caravan to go out of the city to deliver goods, but as the business has become bigger and bigger in recent years, the Lin family requires all shops to come to pick up the goods, and is no longer responsible for distribution, so this place is also deserted.

If it weren't for Ma's "well-intentioned" mention, maybe my father would have forgotten about it.

Thinking of her father, Ruan Jiuwu felt her heart twitch. This habit, which has been there since I can remember, has not changed to this day, just like my father's hatred and disgust for her.

"Ruan Jiuwu, why did you want to be born, why didn't you die?" Daddy's familiar voice sounded in his head, and painful memories flooded back like a tidal wave.

It's been two months, and it's been two months since I left the Lin Mansion.

I wonder if he dislikes her a little less.

Is there less hatred for her.

Will I think of her.

Probably not.

The pale lips bit tighter and tighter, and tiny beads of blood oozed from the chapped lip lines.

"Miss, miss, are you okay?"

Ruan Jiuwu came back to her senses and found that Yuehe was already standing in front of her, her hands waving in front of her eyes.

"It's fine." Ruan Jiuwu straightened his expression, and when he saw Yuehe's little face full of worry, his heart warmed.

Fortunately, she still has Yuehe.

Yuehe has lived with her for twelve years and has long been her closest family.

Because of this, she has always been worried that the tricks that Ma used against her will implicate Yuehe.

Since she was born, because of guilt, because she didn't want to bother her father, she endured it for 16 years, suffered for 16 years, and there was no difference between life and death for her.

But Yuehe is different, as long as she is no longer affected by herself, as long as she is out of the control of the Lin family, she can still have a very beautiful life.

She doesn't allow anyone to ruin this beauty, including Ma's.

As he spoke, the hour had passed, and although the fog outside the city was still thick, the sky was completely bright.

Ruan Jiuwu took out a pair of prescriptions and handed them to Yuehe, "The more credit you can get, the better, in case the effect of the medicine refined, you can only sell it cheaply, and you need to prepare more raw materials." ”

"Miss's medical skills are so good, it's definitely no problem, I remember that last time I was burned, and it scabbed over after applying the ointment made by Miss!"

Seeing Yuehe's proud appearance, Ruan Jiuwu smiled, her soft phoenix eyes bent into two shallow crescents, and she raised her hand to pin a few strands of green silk that fell behind her ears, and her beautiful face was completely revealed.

"Remember, if you meet someone from the Ma family, you must take a detour, and don't cause trouble."

"Yes." Tsukiwa nodded obediently.

"I also went to the bamboo forest in the back mountain to see if the greens I planted last time were ripe."

"Okay, if it's cooked, I'll fry it for Miss for lunch."

While talking and laughing, the two had already arrived at the door and walked in different directions.