Chapter 547 - What was the Intention (1/2)

Having come to this place, death would be the best way out.

Lin Mengya patted Hongyu on her hand. She had never had a good impression of Sumei.

Han Ling might have blocked Hongyu’s way, he had not tried to stop Lin Mengya.

Lin Mengya walked slowly up to Sumei. By then, she was covered with wounds and was unable to move at all.

She resembled a dead fish, with her mouth wide opened and blood flowing out of it without her knowing.

“Save… save me.”

Sumei looked at Lin Mengya with wide-opened eyes.

Her bloodstained hands grasped the hem of Lin Mengya’s clothes. At this moment, she had long forgotten that the woman before her eyes was once the enemy she wanted to destroy.

“I can’t and I won’t.”

At the sight of Sumei in this state, Lin Mengya did not feel a tinge of the delight of vindication.

To Lin Mengya, Sumei was merely a contemptible scoundrel. She had ended up this way because of her discontentment and greed.

From her waist, she drew out the sharp dagger which Long Tianyu had given her as a gift for self-defense.

Inside the house, Hongyu was seen to turn away but there was a look of exoneration in her eyes.

“It’s time to set out on the journey. I hope you won’t reincarnate into a human again.”

A flash of light came from the movement of the dagger. Blood, in the form of the open petals of a flower, appeared on the neck of Sumei, who was struggling a moment ago.

She opened her eyes wide as her will to live gradually slipped away.

The hand which was holding on tightly to the hem of Lin Mengya’s clothes became limp.

“Drag her out. If anyone were to ask about this, just say that I was the one who killed her.”

Lin Mengya kept her dagger in the hilt calmly. Surprisingly, the dagger’s blade was not stained with blood at all.

Unintentionally, Lin Mengya’s vision swept past the gates and she glimpsed a figure which was hiding in the dark disappear suddenly.

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Whoever dragged Sumei here had wanted to witness how she would settle her.

Perhaps in Zhu Yun’s eyes, she was now also a ruthless person on top of other traits.

It did not bother her though. Anyway, she knew that Zhu Yun had his men dragged a half-dead Sumei here just to test her.

If this were not the case, they would have dealt with Sumei anyhow without Lin Mengya knowing at all.

What did Zhu Yun want from this?

“Princess Yu is just as decisive as what people said. This life was gone so neatly.”

Suddenly, a gentle and elegant voice sounded from behind Lin Mengya.

By the time Lin Mengya turned around, Sumei’s body had been dragged out.

The blood formed a meandering trace on the floor extending from below Lin Mengya’s feet, but she was clueless as to where Sumei’s final resting place was.

“It’s better to be dead than alive. It’s meaningless to live an ignoble existence. I will be held accountable for her life, so Mr. Zhu need not worry.”

In reality, Lin Mengya was not as calm as how she appeared on the surface.

While she had saved the lives of countless people, she was uneasy about killing, which was taking away someone’s life.

Nevertheless, she would never allow her hand to tremble, be it when she was saving people’s life or killing someone.

“It was just one life. Actually, you’ve done the right thing. Even if she didn’t die today, there would be a hundred and one ways to let her live miserably. She had only herself to blame. She was the one who had violated the rules. How dare she tried laying a finger on you when you are my most honored guest. She deserved to die.”

Gazing at Lin Mengya, Zhu Yun looked like he was smiling, yet not really. He seemed to imply that Lin Mengya was fully responsible for Sumei’s death from the words he said.

Lin Mengya could not be bothered to argue with Zhu Yun. Lin Mengya kept the dagger at the waist and without further ado, she went back into the house.

“Don’t worry, Your Highness. I’ve already sent someone to relay the message to the prince. You may spend the coming three days here and I will send you back to Prince Yu after that.”

Once again, Zhu Yun tried to emphasize the time limit of three days.

Lin Mengya closed the door of the house and her holding together her thoughts, she realized that Sumei’s end was a warning to her from Zhu Yun.

If she was disobedient, would she end up living miserably when she would rather be dead than alive? Apparently, being ruthless was the way of these people.

“Why did you dirty your hands if that girl should die sooner or later, Elder Sister?”

Xiu was somewhat perplexed. She had witnessed the sisterly relationship between Hongyu and Sumei.

What if Hongyu failed to tell right from wrong and decided to take revenge on the princess?

“Many thanks to you, Princess, for sparing my little sister much suffering.”

At this moment, Hongyu went on her knees before Lin Mengya and Kowtowed to her.

However, there was not a single drop of tears coming out from her bloodshot eyes. It seemed that she was sincerely grateful towards Lin Mengya.

“You can see that her inner organs were damaged, can’t you? If not for the special medicine the people gave her to keep her up, she would have died long ago.”

Lin Mengya said without much emotion. Hongyu simply looked at Lin Mengya and eventually nodded lightly.