14 Slave Xiao (1/2)

Chapter 14: Slave Xiao

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It was pretty normal for Bighead Kingpin's daughter to summon the 10 teen servants. They were led by a maid to the Eighth Young Master's yard. After swearing allegiance, every morning the teenagers would pay their respects to the female master.

After a few days, Gu Shenwei realized how difficult it was to get close to the Miss.

Despite trying to imitate Slave Yao, Gu Shenwei did not win the Miss's favor.

As the young Master of the Gu family, he never had this sort of difficulty before. Everyone liked him. It had never crossed his mind how difficult it was to gain someone's favor. Now as a low-ranked slave in charge of taking care of dead bodies, who would like him? Even strangers would try their best to avoid him.

Whenever the teenagers paid their respects to the Miss, they would kneel at the very edge of the yard. They would remain motionless with their heads bowed. They could not stand up until the Miss had completely entered the backyard. Then they would take the same route back to Firewood Yard, where Slave Ji's stony face would await them.

The Miss with the surname Luo was not a young lady of the Shangguan family. As a daughter-in-law, she had to fulfill her duties every morning. She would go bow to her mother-in-law with other daughters-in-law. It was in those moments she would have such horrendous moods. Somewhat similar to her husband Shangguan Nu, she would vent her anger by torturing her own slaves.

Slave Yao warned the teens, scaring them. ”I wonder who will be the first to piss off the Miss. Whoever does, don't come ask me for help. We may be brothers, but I need to take care of myself first.”

Slave Yao often intimidated them with such lies. This time, something actually did happen, matching his prediction. The poor and hapless teenager was named Slave Xiao.

As the tallest and oldest, Slave Xiao was strong and always liked to smile with a genial round face. He often appeared more childish than even the youngest, Slave Xie. Slave Xiao was also very intimidated by Slave Yao to the point of crying. However, Slave Xiao became exceedingly bold when they bowed to the Miss again.

He raised his head and glanced at the Miss.

The Miss was striding in the yard hurriedly. Angrier than usual, she asked, ”Why does Little Ru have to change her name? Does the Shangguan family have all of the characters copyrighted? This is absurd!”

Except for Mama Xue, the Miss's four maids were named Little Chen, Little Xin, Little Ru, and Little Yi. This was according to the Chinese idiom ”Chen Xin Ru Yi”. The teenagers privately thought that these names sounded awful. The Miss's preference for them was not affected by how they sounded.

Perhaps the Miss cared about neither the actual four maids themselves nor their names. She was reluctant to change her maid's name because she was forced to do it. She could not fight against it, however. This was her mother-in-law, Mistress of the Shangguan family, who made the request.

lave Yao had explained all of this to them afterward. The teens at the moment could not think clearly as they became frightened by another voice.

”Why did you raise your head?”

The scream resounded throughout the whole yard. The maid, Little Ru, who had yet to change her name, angrily glared at the teenager kneeling at the edge of the yard. Slave Xiao was trampled underfoot by Mama Xue before he could explain himself. His face slammed into the yard's bluestone. He did not dare to move.

The teenagers had been kneeling with their heads on the ground. At that moment, no one dared to even roll their eyes.

The Miss abruptly stopped her continuous complaints and rushed into the hall. Once the screen was set down, she asked,

”This man saw me?”

Slave Xiao, only a silly teenager, became a ”man” due to his offensive action.

”No, he shouldn't have.”

Although she had cruelly kicked him, Mama Xue tried to help Slave Xiao with an excuse. Slave Yao wanted to say something when Mama Xue glared at him, but he choked back his words.

”I saw nothing.” Slave Xiao muttered while on his stomach, which proved that he had raised his head.

”Kill him,” the Miss ordered behind the screen.

”Miss... we'd better not,” Mama Xue said hesitantly.

The Miss was now in Golden Roc Fort, not the Iron Mountain Gang. She no longer had the supreme power to decide life and death. Although she resented her new status, she could not do anything about it.

”Gouge out his eyes and cut off his tongue.”

This was the same punishment the unlucky girl standing next to the Miss had suffered. Each time the teenagers bowed to the Miss, they saw her.

”I didn't see, I didn't see.”

Slave Xiao was so terrified, his body trembled like a sifter as he lay flat on the ground.

The Miss's four maids approached him together. It was their duty to gouge out people's eyes and cut off their tongues. The maid, Little Ru, was especially eager as she needed an outlet for her anger. She was as angry as the Miss.

Though Bighead Kingpin's daughter might not be able to act as she acted before, it was still inevitable. No one could restrict her from punishing her own servants.

No one begged for Slave Xiao.

Gu Shenwei did not want to admit it, but he was scared stiff. He even wished for a moment that he was deaf so that he was not able to hear Slave Xiao screaming.

The maids acted quickly and professionally. They even gave Slave Xiao some medicine to staunch the blood afterward.

The teenagers quietly carried Slave Xiao back to Firewood Yard. Even though no one was sincere when they swore to be pack brothers, everyone currently felt like they owed Slave Xiao, who had barely survived.

Slave Ji was astonished by Slave Xiao's bloody face. He jumped back a step and waved his rosewood stick as if driving away invisible evil spirits. ”What happened?”

Slave Yao briefly explained the whole story. ”Idiot, why did you raise your head?” Slave Ji asked, appearing strained and afraid.

Slave Xiao could still hear even after losing his eyes and tongue. He disengaged himself suddenly from the crowd's hold, cried out, and rushed toward the place that he thought Slave Ji was standing.