903 A Million Times for You 265 (2/2)

She was eating at an exceptionally slow pace and was taking one small bite at a time, a stark contrast from her usual practice. It was not like her to be so demure at all.

After dinner, An Xiaoning stared at the seven corpses on the floor. Unable to contain her grief, she teared up and said, ”When I first bought them, they were all so sickly and their health was in bad condition. No. 1 had contracted tuberculosis but managed to recover after treatment. No. 2 had an old ailment in his leg that would ache whenever the weather was cold. He had never gone to get it treated at the hospital before. No. 3 had gastric issues while No. 4 almost died during a mission in the past and hence his legs have become weak. No. 12 was born with heart disease while No. 13 also had issues with one of his legs, which had been crushed for twelve hours during a surgery. As a result, he can't walk fast. As for No. 14, he had asthma… They've been put through a great amount of suffering ever since they were young and they're all orphans. They were all trained to kill…”

An Xiaoning recalled the times they had together, especially that particular day when they were basking together under the sun in the backyard. She recalled the broad smiles on their faces as they chatted merrily. An Xiaoning could not go on and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. ”I was the one who implicated them. If it weren't for me, they probably wouldn't be dead now.”

”Don't say that…” Jin Qingyan hugged her from behind and tucked his chin into her neck before continuing, ”Everything happens for a reason. What you can do now is to let them rest in peace, and avenge them…”

”Yes, regardless of who the mastermind is, I'll definitely kill him or her myself. Apart from Shi Xiaoyu, this person is the one I detest the most. I'm going to make Shi Xiaoyu pay with her life for everything that she had done to my mother!”

”Didn't you make a verbal agreement with Tuoba Gucheng previously? He said that he wouldn't watch you kill his mother, nor would he let Shi Xiaoyu lay a finger on you and your mother. Seems like the agreement has long been called off.”

”That's right. It was ineffective the moment he tried to kill me. Not to mention, he even tried to deal with me using that ban. Tolerating them will only give them the chance to continue harming me and my family.” She chuckled mirthlessly and added, ”Birds of the same feather really do flock together.”

Jin Qingyan picked her up in his arms and carried her up the stairs. ”Let's leave everything to tomorrow. Get a good sleep tonight.”

An Xiaoning was carried into the bedroom. She lay in his embrace and soon fell asleep.

It had been a long while since she last dreamed of her previous lifetime.

She could not remember exactly how many days it had been.

Although she wanted to know everything about her previous lifetime, she did not wish to dream about it.

She was afraid that the dream would go on for longer than she intended.

She did not want to stay asleep for several consecutive days.

However, her body refused to listen to her mind, or perhaps her soul was subconsciously awakening her memory of her previous lifetime. Hence, she would dream of her previous lifetime once in a while.

Just as she was about to open her tightly-shut eyes, An Xiaoning felt herself being hit by a rod and screeched in pain. Don't tell me I'm going to be tortured again? she thought to herself.

The moment she opened her eyes, she was greeted with the sight of a woman holding a rod.

The woman appeared to be in her forties and had her hair pulled back into a low bun. She was dressed in purple from head to toe and was glowering at An Xiaoning. ”Wretched lass, who allowed you to sleep?”

An Xiaoning stood up slowly and placed a hand on the spot where she was hit. She was initially already in a horrible mood. To make matters worse, she even suffered a beating in her dream.

”Wretched old hag, so what if I fell asleep?”

Granny Sun did not expect her to say that. Seething with exasperation, she hollered, ”You're really asking for it eh!”

She then attempted to swing the rod at An Xiaoning again. However, the latter managed to dodge and kicked her in her face.

”Oh goodness!”

Granny Sun fell onto the ground immediately and winced in immense pain.

An Xiaoning turned around to leave, completely dauntless. How dare she bully me in my dream!

I won't succumb as long as I can retaliate!

It would be fine if she could not feel the pain; however, she could feel every inch of it!