Slap!
A resounding slap landed heavily on her face.
The force sent Lu Yinxi crashing into the corner of the wall. Blood trickled down her forehead, and her left cheek quickly swelled up. The taste of iron filled her mouth instantly.
"Pfft, you dumb mute! A lousy hairpin. I'm doing you a favor by taking your stuff!"
...
"Right. Lu Yinxi, don't you think you're still the young miss of the prime minister's mansion?"
...
"If you dare to snatch it next time, I'll beat you to death!"
Sharp voices rang in her ears, and her forehead throbbed faintly.
The young girl covered her face and propped herself up with difficulty. Her eyes were blurred with blood, but she could still vaguely see two young maids, about thirteen or fourteen years old, standing in front of her, dressed in light purple tulle gowns.
However, the looks they gave her were as if she were something filthy.
Combining the pain in her body and what the two of them had just said, Lu Yinxi had already roughly inferred what the original owner had encountered here before.
From childhood to adulthood, it had always been her who taught others a lesson. No one had ever dared to lay a hand on her.
She casually glanced around the surroundings and found that this seemed to be a corner of the estate.
The ground was overgrown with weeds that reached above her ankles. All kinds of sundries were piled up in a disorderly heap like a small hill, indicating that few people ever came here.
It was just convenient for her.
"What are you looking at, you stinking mute!"
Noticing her gaze, the maid raised her hand as if to strike again. But just as her hand reached halfway, she heard a very unfamiliar voice.
"Give yourself this slap!"
As the voice fell, the sound of a slap followed. A bright red handprint immediately appeared on the maid's face.
Both young maids were stunned on the spot by this scene and didn't react for a long time.
What shocked them even more was that just now, that dumb mute... had she spoken?
Before they could figure it out, the hoarse voice echoed in their ears again.
"Now, you two slap each other!"
Almost simultaneously, a deafening series of slaps rang out in the corner, followed by a second, a third...
The early spring sun was shining brightly, and all things were growing. Strangely enough, the continuous sound of slaps seemed to blend in perfectly with the surroundings.
Meanwhile, Lu Yinxi, the one who had caused all this, was biting her lip and curling up against the wall. Her heart was throbbing painfully, and her already pale face became even paler.
This was a sign that the Word Spirit had taken effect.
The so - called Word Spirit meant that every word spoken would become a reality.
However, every time she used it, she had to pay a price.
The price could be as mild as a headache, a fever, or stepping on dog poop, or as severe as losing her life.
Therefore, the young girl wouldn't use it easily. If this body hadn't been so weak, she would definitely have slapped back just now.
The sound of slaps continued. The two fair, smooth, and jade - like little faces were now bleeding from the beating, but they couldn't stop.
Remembering the moment when Lu Yinxi had spoken, the young maids didn't care about how she could talk. They immediately turned their anger towards her.
"Lu Yinxi, you bitch! What kind of sorcery did you use on us?"
"Mute, stop this now! Or I'll tell my mother, and you'll be in big trouble!"
The sharp pain in her heart continued. Hearing these words, the young girl's already irritated mood flared up.
"It seems you haven't learned your lesson at all.
In that case, from now on, neither of you will be able to speak!"
The air suddenly fell silent. The chirping of insects seemed to be right beside her.
But after using the Word Spirit again, the pain in Lu Yinxi's heart, which had just eased a little, came crashing back.
She didn't have the energy to care about the two maids anymore.
Following the memories of the body, she stumbled into the bedroom. The moment she lay down on the bed, her vision went black, and she passed out completely.
In the darkness, she saw a tragic life of a girl.
The little girl, who should have been the legitimate daughter of the prime minister's mansion, was diagnosed as a mute by the imperial physician at the age of three. She could hear sounds but couldn't speak.
Lu's father, who was always proud and arrogant, thought this child was a stain on his life. So he had her thrown to a remote estate on the outskirts, forcing her to struggle for survival under the cruel servants.
The once天之骄女 (a girl as proud as a daughter of heaven) had become an outcast of the prime minister's mansion. She lost her life at the hands of the cruel servants and was finally taken over by Lu Yinxi from another world.
The darkness dissipated, and the pain in her heart gradually faded. The early spring sunlight filled the room, adding a touch of warmth.
Lu Yinxi, who had already accepted all the memories of the original owner, slowly got up from the bed. She placed her right hand on her left chest, her expression extremely solemn.
"Don't worry. I'll live on for you!"
For a moment, she seemed to hear a faint "Yes", but when she listened more carefully, there was nothing.
After getting out of bed, she casually washed up with cold water. Through the blurry bronze mirror, the young girl finally saw the appearance of the original owner.
Having seen all kinds of handsome men and beautiful women in the modern world, the original owner's appearance was only above average in her eyes. She was only satisfied with the pair of phoenix - eyes because she had had the same kind of eyes in her previous life.
The black pupils were slightly hidden, the proportion of the white of the eyes was just right, and the ends of the eyes were upturned. Such a charming pair of eyes had been used by the original owner to cry, which was simply a waste!
Just as Lu Yinxi was happy about getting this pair of eyes, a violent knock on the door crashed into her ears, accompanied by extremely vulgar curses.
"Get out here, you little bitch!"
"Who gave you the guts to touch my daughter!"
"Do you think just because you can talk, you're the young miss of the prime minister's mansion? I'm telling you to open the door. Did you hear me?"
Glancing at the rickety wooden door, the young girl curled her lips, casually flexed her wrists, and then strode towards the door.