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Li Zheng bowed down low. His gaze flickered, and he dared not meet the gaze of the wide-eyed corpse on the stairs.
The leader of the Amethyst Cape Knights, on the other hand, gained interest in the suggestion. He walked down the stairs in large steps, and Li Zheng hurriedly followed, carefully holding the umbrella in his hands.
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The girl could no longer run, and she crawled through the pool of blood with much difficulty. In her memory, she vaguely remembered that Magistrate Xian had not left because of the heavy rain, and he was staying in the guest room at the backyard. He was the head of the county and the protector of the hundred thousand odd residents in Guanyuan County. Tonight, so many members of the Li family were murdered, but as long as he was present, he would seek justice for them!
She must take revenge for the Li family!
It was the last speck of hope that supported her broken body, and allowed her to continue to struggle with every crawl she made in the rain. Usually, she could have reached the backyard in a few steps, but now, the difficulty of crawling over was similar to that of crossing an insurmountable moat.
In the guest room, Meng Fuyao sat cross-legged. She gave some instructions to Tie Cheng, who hurriedly came over. ”Do not step out of this house at all and don't let anyone disturb us. We'll rely on you now.” Glancing over at Zhong Yi who entered the room as well, she lowered her voice and added, ”Remember, you have a huge responsibility on your shoulders.”
Tie Cheng acknowledged with a solemn nod. He turned around to backface the window Meng Fuyao was facing. With his sword in his hands, he guarded the room attentively and did not even blink.
Meanwhile, the rain was too heavy, and it drowned all the screams and shouts. In such a thunderous shower, it was really very difficult for one to hear strange noises. However, Tie Cheng suddenly frowned.
He vaguely heard a voice that miserably called out ”father.”
Opening his eyes wide, Tie Cheng tried to find the source of the sound amidst the heavy downpour. Then, at the entrance to the backyard, he saw something slowly crawling towards him.
The girl was crawling in the muddy road and thunderous shower and her body was covered with mud and bloodstains. She was using her elbows and knees to cross the most difficult and most miserable journey in her entire life.
The leader of the Amethyst Cape Knights smirked, and he slowly followed her movements; for every crawl she made, he casually took a step forward. He was sheltered from the rain, and he folded his arms lazily as he smiled. His gaze flickered back and forth on the girl, whose curves were completely revealed as her clothes were wet. He felt that the butt bulged nicely, the shoulders were thin and delicate, and the half-revealed skin shone due to the water drops on it. Additionally, her crawling movements seemed even more enticing than how she would like if she was naked in bed—it was better able to evoke those raw desires that were a natural part of a male's nature.
He swallowed his saliva, and his lower body tensed.
By then, the backyard was within the girl's vision.
The protector of the county, the noble Magistrate Xian, was living in one of the three rooms facing the entrance of the backyard. He was the last straw of hope for the Li family's daughter-in-law.
Meanwhile, Magistrate Xian was still awake.
He was a light sleeper, and especially since he was heavily bribed these few years, he had become more and more afraid of encountering ghosts at night. Even when he had nothing to do at home, he would wake up during midnight to count the silver under his bed to feel safe. This habit of not sleeping only intensified in a stranger's house.
He crouched beside the window and used his saliva to create a hole in the window sheet. Shivering in fear, he watched as the girl crawled towards him like a ghost in the downpour.
Beside him was a subordinate who originated from the same hometown. The subordinate also shivered and shook all over. The more he watched how the Li family's daughter-in-law crawled towards them like a ghost, and how the man behind her cornered with a cunning smile, the more afraid and resentful he became. All he could think was the girl had brought the ruthless Amethyst Cape Knights into the courtyard and endangered their safety. Without holding back, he cursed. ”Hey! This girl! This girl!”
Magistrate Xian covered his eyes helplessly and sighed. ”Muddle-headed! Muddle-headed!”
No one knew who he referred to.
The bride of the Li family could not hear the toned-down curses of the noble visitors. She raised her head, which was covered in blood, tears, and rain, and looked hopefully at the shut door at the top of the stairs. In her imagination, she saw Magistrate Xian walking out of the door and reprimanding those evil sinners. Then, he would wave his hand, and his soldiers would come to save her and take revenge for the entire Li family.
However, in reality, the rain continued to pour while the door continued to be shut.
”Sir-”
The devastated girl struggled to climb up the stairs, and she tugged at the handles. In the meantime, the leader of the Amethyst Cape Knights smirked and watched on with no intention to stop her.
”She's knocking the door, she's knocking the door. Say that I'm not in, say that I'm not in-”
”Sir, relax, relax, just pretend that you're asleep…”
”Sir!” The girl was unable to push open the door as it was blocked with a chair on the other side. She crouched over the stairs, with half of her body exposed to the rain and the other half in front of the door. She kowtowed, making loud and clear noises as her head banged against the door. ”Sir.. please save me…”
”Damned girl! Damned girl!” Magistrate Xian flipped over and covered his blanket over his head. He was using the thick blankets that the family had given him to shut out the miserable cries of the girl, and the thunderous sound of the rain.
Behind the door, it was calm and peaceful, and the blanket formed a cocoon around him. Outside the door, buckets of tears fell, signaling an impending death.
The sense of righteousness never appeared in the hearts of the despicable.
When the girl looked up, there was a bloody patch on her forehead, but she seemed not to notice it. Suddenly, she became silent and gazed quietly at the door, which belonged to her family but would never open for her. In that instant, she understood the filthiness and shamelessness that laid within humanity and the selfishness and timidness of humans.
Meanwhile, the leader of the Amethyst Cape Knights was becoming impatient. He smiled evilly and took large strides forward. Picking the girl up by her hair, he turned to walk away. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.
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