"Speak! Where is the Phoenix Bell Seal?"
The sharp blade sliced across the woman's delicate arm. The opening in her undergarment revealed flesh torn and blood gushing.
The woman was about sixteen years old. At this moment, with disheveled hair and a drooping head, she seemed to have lost all sense of pain. Her pale lips trembled, and she gasped faintly, "I don't know, I don't know..."
"Damn it!"
A slap landed, and the fierce man shouted, "The mistress has given the order. If you're stubborn as a mule, this day next year will be your death day!"
The woman's eyes were blank as she gradually closed them.
The two burly men looked at each other. One of them squatted down, felt for the woman's breath with his fingertips, and immediately turned pale. "B - boss, s - she's d - dead."
"Pah! Bad luck!" The one - eyed man, who had just been the abuser, spat and kicked the woman. "Throw her into the lake. Dead is dead. I don't even know if the mistress will give us the reward for not finding out where the Phoenix Bell Seal is."
One man lifted the "corpse" by the head and the other dragged the feet, ready to throw her into the lake.
It was winter. The lake was full of ice shards. Under the winter sun, the frigid lake water emitted a hazy chill.
Suddenly, the "corpse" opened her eyes, which were blood - red.
Di Lanmo had a dream. She dreamed that she was employed by an adventurer in the Middle East. They were ambushed. To protect her employer, she was shot to pieces.
Where was this?
What came into view were the bearded and ugly faces of two men. They were wearing coarse cloth clothes, wide - sleeved long robes, and animal - skin jackets.
And what about herself?
She was in a thin undergarment, covered in bloodstains, and the smell of rust filled her nose.
She had been away from China for more than a decade. What was this antique - looking scene all about?
"B - boss, she... she..." The stuttering man was so scared that he let go of Di Lanmo's ankle.
The one - eyed man was also terrified. She was clearly dead. Was this a ghost rising in broad daylight?
Di Lanmo stared with wide eyes. The light in her pupils gradually cleared. White - smoke - like breath came out of her nose. Her head hurt as if being pricked by needles.
She had time - traveled. She remembered that she was indeed dead. Now, she was her but also not her!
"She's not completely dead!" The one - eyed man reacted quickly. He picked up the shovel on the ground and smashed it towards Di Lanmo's forehead. "Let's see if you can still stay alive. Damn it..."
"Thud - "
Blood spurted everywhere, but it wasn't Di Lanmo whose head was cracked.
She grabbed the one - eyed man's hand and broke it, then cracked his skull. The man fell straight down, and blood was still gushing from the hole in his head.
"..." The stuttering man watched this scene, unable to catch his breath for a long time. He didn't even see Di Lanmo's movements clearly.
Di Lanmo stood up straight, moved her knuckles, and twisted her neck, savoring the original owner's memories.
She was the legitimate daughter of the general's mansion, with the same name as herself. Since childhood, she had been a sickly girl like Lin Daiyu. Her mother had passed away early, and the concubines - turned - mistress had targeted and persecuted her everywhere.
Well, the emperor had arranged for her to marry the Prince of Qin. How could the mistress allow her to have a good life? So she sent people to beat her to death!
Tsk tsk, truly the most poisonous heart belongs to a woman!
The stuttering man saw clearly that Di Lanmo had killed the one - eyed man without hesitation. At this moment, her blood - crusted face and the strange arc of her red lips made her look like a demon.
Without a leader, his knees went weak, and he knelt on the ground. "Miss, spare my life. I was just following the mistress's orders... Ah..."
So noisy!
Di Lanmo casually picked up a dagger and stabbed it into the stuttering man's chest. Blood gushed out, and the chill in her eyes deepened.
The original owner was really pitiful. She had such a family. She was about to escape the general's mansion and live a peaceful life, but her step - mother didn't even give her this chance.
If it weren't for her time - traveling, with the original owner's frail body, if she sank into this frozen lake, no one would find her even when she rotted into a skeleton!
Di Lanmo pushed aside her messy long hair, stepped over the two corpses, and her crimson lips curved like a crescent. Let it go, poor girl. Since I've occupied your body, I'll avenge all your humiliation tenfold!
The cold wind whistled. It was a desolate place in the wild, with no smoke from cooking and no houses in sight.
Di Lanmo rubbed her freezing and stiff arms. The mistress had really gone to great lengths to bring her here to dispose of her body, leaving no evidence.
"Achoo - "
Unexpectedly, she sneezed. She found a hidden cave and simply rushed in.
First, take a rest, bandage the wounds, and then set off. It was at least a dozen miles from here to the general's mansion. If she wasn't killed but died of exhaustion on the way, the mistress would probably laugh herself silly!
Hmm...
In the cave, stalactites hung down. In the dim light, a hot spring flowed along the cave wall, steaming.
This was just what she needed!
Di Lanmo quickly took off her clothes, supported herself on the gravel beside the natural hot spring, and groped her way into the water. At first, the wounds stung when soaked in the water, but then there was a tingling feeling. The hot spring was a good medicine for healing.
Just as she was enjoying the comfort of every pore opening up and her eyelids were drooping due to fatigue, a dagger was pressed against her neck. "Don't move!"
In an instant, Di Lanmo's pupils suddenly contracted. She could clearly feel the killing intent behind her. "Sir, there should be propriety between men and women. Can we talk after I get dressed?"
Chu Zhiyan increased the pressure on his hand a bit. The woman's fair skin showed traces of blood, but when the woman turned around, Chu Zhiyan's heart suddenly trembled.
The woman's skin was like coagulated fat, her eyes were like cold springs, and her eyebrows drooped, looking extremely pitiful.
She was thin and covered in wounds, which made people feel heart - rending.
However, during the moment he was in a daze, a piece of rubble hit his lower abdomen.
Di Lanmo squinted and smiled. "Sir, is it worth it to exchange one life for another?"
She promised that if this man dared to slit her throat, he would surely end up with his intestines pierced today!
He had been careless!
Chu Zhiyan's sharp eyes were gloomy. "Who sent you?"
This place was his secret place for healing. Medicine was regularly and quantitatively put into the hot spring. Did it mean that it had been discovered...
"Take a guess?" Di Lanmo winked at him and gathered her slender hand, gently tapping the man's abdomen with her fingertips.
"Humph - " Chu Zhiyan only felt that with this gentle tap, his whole body spasmed instantly.
The next moment, the water in the hot spring splashed everywhere. A white body flashed by in front of his eyes. The woman's undergarment fluttered and blurred his vision. When he focused again, the woman had already put on her clothes and was staring at him coldly. "I'll take your eyes, sir!"
As soon as the words fell, she rushed towards the man like an arrow off the string, her fingertips like hooks, aiming for his eyeballs.
Swish -
The man seemed to dodge lightly and took at least three steps back.
Di Lanmo raised her eyebrows slightly. This man had good jumping ability? Or rather, was this thing called light kung fu really amazing?
She didn't believe it. She had been a mercenary for ten years. Who had she ever been afraid of? What kind of gunfire had she not experienced?
She并拢 her fingers into a hand - knife and pressed forward step by step. The man was wearing a brocade robe with intricate patterns on the cuffs and silver - white boots. He seemed to move casually but easily circled behind her and grabbed her slender neck. "You're seeking death!"
Di Lanmo had fought many times, but it was rare for her to be so completely defeated. She was slightly stunned. She thought that if this man was really a legendary martial arts master, wouldn't her life be in danger?
"Sir, we're all in the jianghu. Let's talk this out nicely." Di Lanmo's mind was racing. A real man knows when to yield. He can take revenge later after finding out the details!
"Speak! The mastermind behind this... Pfft - "
At this moment, the man suddenly spat out a mouthful of black - red blood. Drops of red blood bloomed on her shoulder like blossoming flower stamens.
Hey, are you trying to extort me?