Chapter 1360 - I Only Want You (58) (1/2)

Tens of seconds later, she opened her eyes again to see that there was a cliff behind her. She could still manage to see a little because of the faint moonlight. No wonder it was so breezy.

Her chances of escaping were bleak.

At this very moment, the middle-aged woman who had been abusing Jing Chu for years began walking toward her. Jing Chu could recognize her silhouette right away, despite the dim lights. This woman was the person whom she had seen most of ever since she was born.

The woman said slowly, “Jing Chu, you were destined to be a sacrificial being from the day that you were born. We were initially planning to wait until you reach the age of twenty before carrying out this ceremony proper. However, we can’t afford to wait until next year. I know you’ve been really curious about your identity and background. Since you’re already on the verge of death, I don’t mind telling you and fulfilling your wishes. Your mother was the one who handed you over to us out of her own accord. I don’t know about your father, but I heard that he had abandoned you and your mother. I’m not sure of the details. After your mother handed you to us, she took our money and disappeared without a trace. That’s how you became the appointed sacrificial being. This is the cold, hard truth. At this juncture, there’s no need for me to lie to you. Hence, this is where your life ends. You may rest in peace. Do you have any more questions?”

It was the most mellow the middle-aged woman had ever been with Jing Chu.

She did not expect that her father would abandon her mother and that her mother would give her away.

“When is my birthday…”

She was still concerned about her birthday at this point…

“Your mother once said that you were born on the 16th of December. I remember it very clearly.”

Jing Chu’s tears began to make her vision blurry. She was going to die even before she got to enjoy a blissful life.

Her life was terrible, and there was nothing left for her to live for.

Filled with fear and anxiety, her lips quivered uncontrollably and she turned as pale as a sheet.

“Are there any other questions you have?”

“No,” she answered feebly.

“Alright. The ceremony is going to begin soon.” The middle-aged woman then turned around and left.

At this very moment, Jing Chu felt an acute pain in her calf, which felt like the bite of a small animal. She could not see it clearly in the dark. Just as the animal was about to leave, she immediately stopped it by talking to it softly.

She then murmured a few words to the animal.

The rest of the people around her could not understand what she was saying at all. More than a minute later, someone lit the firewood up and began walking toward her.

She stared coldly at the man who was walking toward her, feeling as if she was waiting to be slaughtered.

When Jing Chu was lit ablaze, she could feel herself being surrounded by the flames. However, the small animal had already bit the rope and caused her to plunge backward toward the cliff.

Everyone was greatly taken aback.

They frantically rushed forward to see that Jing Chu, who had already been set on flames, was moving further and further away. She soon vanished completely. It was apparent that she had fallen from a great height.

Death was the only thing that awaited her.

Hence, the bunch of people left. They could not be bothered to look for her corpse since they had never planned to bury her anyway.

Not only were they certain that Jing Chu would definitely fall to her death, she had thought so too herself.

However, she fell straight into a river that extinguished the flames on her body, after which she lost her consciousness.

She had no idea that it was more than just an ordinary river. It was a tourist attraction.

However, visitors were not allowed to enter the spot at night unless they paid a high price to stay behind and enjoy the night view.

It had never crossed Pei Yi’s mind that he would run into Jing Chu here.

He noticed that she was covered in wounds and that her clothes had all been burnt. Fortunately, the fire that had also burnt off her hair did not scald her face. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to recognize her.

Did… An Xiaoning do this to her?

Doesn’t seem like it.