103 A Request For Help 1 (1/2)

Hongyue carefully examined her second sister, who was standing tensely in front of her.

Slowly dropping her hand from ChunHua's sleeve, she slid her finger along the seemingly empty air.

It was a simple action that didn't appear to add up to much. Nevertheless, ChunHua stiffened on the spot, and her eyes swelled in fear.

ChunHua opened her mouth and closed it soundlessly. There was a stinging sensation radiating up from her throat to scream out for her life.

Dreadfully stuck in place, ChunHua was terrified. She could feel a slight tightness on her neck.

For a whole week, she was safe from this feeling, and yet now it was back again. While she knew the current Hongyue was ruthless, she didn't think Hongyue would do anything in front of her third sister. Lan'er was always so protective when it came to Hongyue; ChunHua had thought it was due to the fact Lan'er didn't know of Hongyue's prowess. Furthermore, Hongyue appeared like she was hiding it on purpose. Whatever the reason was, ChunHua had underestimated Hongyue.

No.

She really didn't want to die. Not in this manner, not when she wasn't even given a chance. Perhaps, Hongyue was just trying to scare her. Taking a shaking breath, she decided to muster out her courage the best she could.

”I... I came to see you.”

Hongyue didn't answer.

Clearly, this pathetic second sister of hers was full of desperation. The constant darting eyes that flickered from Lan'er back to Hongyue's face along with the unsteady breathing that did nothing to help.

But there was something else— something far more interesting.

Hongyue studied ChunHua's facial expression for another short moment before she casually took a step back. Something must have occurred at home to prompt this new change. ChunHua's life and death were controlled by a single thread. After seeing what already happened to her own mother, ChunHua should know that with just a little twist of a careless hand, she could fall lifelessly to the ground. Despite so, ChunHua would risk her life running to her potential killer?

The only reason Hongyue could think of— was that there was something back at the manor even frightening than her.

Naturally, Hongyue would need to look deeper into it. However, this wasn't the most suitable time.

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She glanced to the side.

Especially with Lan'er, who stood a few feet behind, oblivious of the strange tension between the two sisters.

”Oh~ Then I'm so happy that you came~.”

With a lively thanks, Hongyue smiled brightly as ChunHua let out a shaky breath.

She was still breathing.

Thank god Hongyue didn't sense the need to kill her.

She must have worked up all the luck in her life for this moment.

However, unknown to ChunHua, it wasn't luck. Rather it was because Hongyue had detected someone heading toward the direction of her courtyard.

There were always little to no visitors to her residency as the emperor kept such a close grasp on her.

Since there were no visitors all this time, this new person must be coming for one of her sisters as it was the only difference that occurred in her courtyard.

Hongyue frowned, this development had nothing to do with her.

Hongyue pretended to be ignorant of the incoming intruder as she decided to pluck another white rose and toyed with it in her hands. Humming loudly, she waved the flower around. Lan'er opened her mouth to warn Hongyue of the thorns when she was suddenly cut off.

”Third Miss Lady Lan'er.”

A charmingly dressed maid strutted into the courtyard with both quick and careful steps. A soft clicking of her shoes could be heard reverberating through the yard with each step on the stone walkway. The maid wore delicate pink garments, and on her hair, there were a few silver hairpins.