Chapter 42: The Nightmare Came True (1/2)

Translator: Li Wenting

Proofreader: Prof. Zhu Yuan

“They are here to welcome the lord?” Ruan Jiujiu lifted the curtain and was shocked by the huge crowds of people swarming around the city gate.

The scene gave her a false impression that she was one of the soldiers marching in a grand military parade.

That required remarkable psychological quality.

Fortunately, Ruan Jiujiu’s heart was big enough to accommodate the water in the Pacific Ocean.

“Your Highness! Your Highness! Long live the Lord Ming!”

Although Beiming Xuan had yet to come into sight, people started to cheer for him upon seeing the army banner embroidered with the character “Ming” flying in the wind.

The deafeningly loud cheer was emblematic of Beiming Xuan’s high prestige.

Everyone knelt down deferentially on the ground without the slightest reluctance, from common people to high-ranking officials as well as aristocrats.

Beiming Xuan’s guards, following the carriage, also knelt down. Everyone had their gaze fixed on that carriage whose curtain remained still. They are all waiting for Beiming Xuan to lift the curtain and step out of the carriage.

The curtain suddenly moved as everyone was watching with expectant eyes.

Everyone was holding his breath in concentration.

People regarded it as a great honor to see Beiming Xuan with their own eyes.

Suddenly, the curtain was lifted. A foot appeared from the carriage. With a purple gleam flashing through the air, the one who was sitting in the carriage came out.

A slim figure in light purple dress appeared on the carriage, with a rather bright smile on her beautiful face. All the people were so impressed that they froze, without knowing what to do.

At that moment, everyone was thinking the one they intended to welcome was that girl who was standing on the carriage with a cunning smile.

Realizing that she had become the center of attention, Ruan Jiujiu smiled satisfactorily. She felt as if she should be treated like this. She hoped that moment would last longer.

“Ruan Jiujiu!” She heard someone scream out.

Her voice was so ear-piercing that it caught Ruan Jiujiu’s attention. She turned to Ruan Qingqing who was entirely possessed by astonishment. As a member of the welcoming team, Ruan Qingqing was the first one to discover that the person standing on the carriage was not Beiming Xuan.

Ruan Jiujiu squinted her eyes. Her enemy came to confront her even before she decided to seek revenge.

Ruan Qingqing felt as if she was struck by thunderbolts.

Why Ruan Jiujiu was in that carriage?

It was the Lord Ming’s carriage!

An idea suddenly occurred to her.

That unidentified lady, who had saved Beiming Xuan’s life, turned out to be Ruan Jiujiu!

Her nightmare, however, eventually came true!

Ruan Qingqing froze with terror. Seeing that, Ruan Jiujiu put on an even more cunning smile.

Get ready for savoring every moment of your nightmare.

“Ruan Jiujiu? The eldest daughter in the Ruan Family?” Upon hearing Ruan Qingqing’s scream, other people came to realize who that person was.

“It’s the eldest daughter in the Ruan Family!”

“Why was she sitting in the Lord Ming’s carriage?” Someone raised the doubt which everyone harbored.

There should be little connection between Ruan Jiujiu and the Lord Ming. More precisely, there should be no connection between them.

“It couldn’t be the eldest daughter in the Ruan Family.” Someone cast his doubt.