Mu Hanyan certainly recognized the old man feigning indifference. Even if he turned to ash, she would still recognize him. Jian Zhongtian! This beast! He used to be a heavyweight official in the Capital before he retired and returned to his hometown, building an elegant manor twenty miles outside of Heishi City. In the eyes of the public, he was a venerated elder. But Mu Hanyan knew, this man had a perverse lust, especially for teenage girls—and would quickly grow bored with his old conquests, who never met a good end.
In her past life, it was precisely Qinglian who was tortured to death by him and his new favorite. And it was because of this that Mu Hanyan had slaughtered his entire household. In her past life, Qinglian had been forced to marry Jian Zhongtian as his concubine to save Mu Hanyan, who was in a dire situation. It wasn’t until Mu Hanyan was executing Jian Zhongtian that she found out her predicament had also been a trap set by Jian Zhongtian to coerce Qinglian.
Finally, facing Qinglian’s mutilated corpse, how could the Mu Hanyan of that time not be filled with regret and anger? How she hated her own weakness and impulsiveness. If only she had been calmer and more collected, how could she have fallen into the trap Jian Zhongtian had prepared for her? If only she had been stronger, would those so-called conspiracies and schemes have succeeded? All conspiracies are futile before the truly powerful, a mere waste of effort.
This life, she certainly wouldn’t regret bitterly until the end as she had in her previous life.
Mu Hanyan’s eyes were dark and heavy, and she didn’t plan to say much to Yi Qinglian. Instead, she took Yi Qinglian straight to the private room on the third floor. After ordering a heap of dishes, she seriously said to Yi Qinglian, "Qinglian, that man is just a mad dog. Stay at home in the coming days and don’t go out. Be careful of getting bitten by the dog." ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ novel[f]ire.net
"Ah?" Yi Qinglian looked at Mu Hanyan with a puzzled face and blinked, "Mad dog?"
"Yes, just be obedient," Mu Hanyan pinched Yi Qinglian’s chubby face with a slight smile.
"Alright," Yi Qinglian nodded obediently. There must be a reason behind Hanyan’s words, and it seemed she didn’t want to get involved. Yi Qinglian didn’t continue to ask, choosing instead to trust Mu Hanyan completely. Whatever Mu Hanyan asked her to do, she would do.
This meal, Mu Hanyan made sure Yi Qinglian ate her fill. After packing some food to go, she then took Yi Qinglian out of the Jade Building. At the entrance, after sending Yi Qinglian onto the carriage, Mu Hanyan slightly turned her head, looking towards the window on the second floor. There stood a person by the window, looking this way—it was Jian Zhongtian. Mu Hanyan’s eyes narrowed slightly. Jian Zhongtian, she did not know how he had taken a fancy to Qinglian in her past life, but clearly, just now, he had set his sights on Yi Qinglian.
It was likely that Jian Zhongtian would soon inquire about which family’s young miss Yi Qinglian was, and then find a way to take her into his possession.
Some things, even if one starts over, tend to develop along some of the same trajectories as in the past life.
Heh heh, Mu Hanyan scoffed twice and turned to leave.
"Can’t you laugh a bit less like a villain?" As Mu Hanyan walked on the road towards Hui City Lord Mansion, the Star Illusion Thousand Machine inside her chest warmed slightly. Glancing at it, the Star Plate displayed the words.
"How am I like a villain? It’s clearly that mad dog who is the rebel," Mu Hanyan huffed, "I’m clearly the Justice Envoy here to defeat all evil forces in the world."
"I feel a bit nauseous," the words displayed on the Star Illusion Thousand Machine made Mu Hanyan’s teeth itch.
Mu Hanyan was about to retort with ’can you even vomit it out?’ and continue bickering with the Star Illusion Thousand Machine, but the machine continued to display words: "What’s that on the stall ahead?"
"Where?" Mu Hanyan blinked, startled.