Perhaps noticing Yaohua's stunned expression, the clan leader's wife looked a bit uncomfortable. "Previously, she tried to leave the clan land. We had no choice but to resort to this measure."
After all, it was their family matter. They could do whatever they wanted.
"Stop crying," the clan leader's wife wrung out a handkerchief, lifted her chin, and gently wiped the tears from her face. "You're already a grown girl. Do you still want to cry in front of a child?"
Dianyu stopped sobbing. Although she hiccupped from time to time, she was much better than before.
Her delicate eyebrows and eyes were like ripples on spring water. When she raised her eyes or lowered her head, she resembled a shy water lily. Just one glance at her, and Yaohua was so amazed that she couldn't say a word.
"If mother won't let me out, why did you come to see me?"
Those autumn - water eyes sparkled, as if telling boundless grievances. Yaohua couldn't help but step forward.
She was just about to say something comforting when the clan leader's wife's words pulled her back to reality.
"What do you want to do outside? That person was buried yesterday. What else do you want to do?"
Could the person buried yesterday have something to do with Dianyu?
"Why!" Dianyu suddenly got excited. "You didn't even let me see him for the last time!"
"You're not from the same world. He's already dead. What's the use of seeing him?" The clan leader's wife looked patient, twisting the handkerchief with her fingers until they turned white.
"Then mother might as well let me die!" Dianyu showed a hint of hatred. "If I die, I'll fulfill your wishes!"
Slap—
The crisp sound made Yaohua shiver.
The clan leader's wife seemed so gentle. Could she also hit someone?
The lady's fingers trembled slightly. She must be very regretful now.
"Auntie, don't be angry," Yaohua stepped forward. "Sister Dianyu didn't mean it."
With a smiling face, Yaohua came over. The clan leader's wife couldn't show her displeasure anymore. She just sighed. "For an outsider, she dares to talk back to me like this."
Dianyu kept her head turned to the side where she was hit, looking cold and indifferent, as if she hadn't heard a word.
The clan leader's wife forced a bitter smile. She lowered her head and looked at Yaohua. "I'll leave this to you."
"Get out. I don't need anyone to accompany me," Dianyu raised her head. Her beautiful face was distorted and cold.
Seeing that the clan leader's wife was about to get angry again, Yaohua quickly patted the back of her hand. "Auntie, don't be angry. Sister Dianyu is in a bad mood. Don't take her words seriously."
The clan leader's wife left dejectedly.
"What are you still doing here?" Dianyu's cold gaze fell on Yaohua. "Why don't you get out quickly?"
Even with her disheveled hair and tear - stained face, the beauty was still captivating.
This level of rudeness was something Yaohua could tolerate.
She smiled and squatted in front of Dianyu, propping her chin with her hand, looking up at Dianyu without saying a word.
"What are you looking at?" Dianyu glared at her fiercely.
Yaohua wasn't angry. Dianyu had just suffered a great tragedy. It was normal for her to be full of pent - up anger. And since Yaohua had always led a peaceful life, it wasn't a big deal for her to be more tolerant.
Dianyu gradually fell silent. She shifted her gaze and didn't look into Yaohua's eyes.
This little phoenix was so cute and well - behaved. She just stared at her with those smiling eyes, like a delicate doll without a temper. No matter what she said, Yaohua wouldn't get angry. Anyone would find it hard to scold such a child.
When Dianyu finally quieted down completely, Yaohua spoke.
"Sister, you're so beautiful. You're like a pure lotus in the rain. You're the most beautiful woman I've ever seen in my life."
Dianyu had heard similar compliments many times and always regarded them as casual flattery. But when these words came from Yaohua's mouth, her face couldn't help but turn red.
Anyone who was stared at by such a good - looking little girl for so long and praised in such a sincere tone would inevitably wonder if they were really that beautiful.
After Yaohua finished speaking, she stretched out her still - chubby fingers and gently traced Dianyu's eyebrows and eyes. Then she sighed and touched herself. "I wish I could be as beautiful as sister."
Dianyu's lips moved slightly. She wanted to say that Yaohua was also beautiful. It was just that she was still young and hadn't fully shown her charm. Maybe in a few years, she would become a famous beauty in the Three Realms.
But when she thought of the little girl's background, she didn't want to say anything.
Yaohua's legs were a bit numb. She stood up, rubbed her legs, and looked around the palace, not hiding the regret on her face at all.
"It's such a pity for a beautiful sister like you to stay here."
Dianyu was stunned. She tentatively looked at Yaohua and was met with a pair of smiling eyes. She hesitated. "Do you want to let me out?"
"Of course I do," Yaohua said boldly, as if she wasn't the clan leader's wife's messenger. She walked up to Dianyu with a mirror.
The copper mirror reflected Dianyu's haggard face.
"It's such a pity to admire such a beautiful face by yourself. You should go out and show it off. It would be a waste not to."
Yaohua thought simply. No woman didn't love beauty, especially those who were extremely beautiful. When they saw their pale and haggard faces in the mirror, like a dying lotus in the wind, even if they were heart - broken, they would be a little touched.
If not, it didn't matter.
Seeing that Dianyu was in a daze and didn't say a word, Yaohua changed the subject. "Would your sweetheart be willing to see you like this?"
Dianyu suddenly lowered her eyes, and two lines of clear tears rolled down from her spring - like eyes.
Yaohua exclaimed twice and quickly reached out to catch the tears. "Sister, stop crying. It's okay to be sad, but you can't cry your eyes out."
A beauty's tears were precious. How could she cry casually?
Yaohua quickly conjured up a handkerchief and wiped her tears.
"You said you wanted to let me out just now," Dianyu suddenly said. The look in her eyes when she looked at Yaohua was less hostile and more expectant.
"What's so difficult about that?"
It wasn't difficult for Yaohua to untie the rope. A cluster of phoenix fire flashed from her fingertips. In just a moment, the rope on Dianyu's body was burned.
There was a restriction outside the palace. Yaohua was happy to be a good person and wasn't afraid that Dianyu would run away.
Dianyu thanked her and then staggered out.
Yaohua wasn't in a hurry. She followed behind her. After walking for a while, she suddenly let out a surprised sound.
Just then, Dianyu bumped into the restriction in front of her and took two steps back, almost falling.
Yaohua walked up to the restriction dejectedly and reached out to touch it. "Auntie was actually on guard against me and locked me in here too."
It wasn't difficult to break the restriction, but she couldn't really let Dianyu go.
She still had something to ask.
"Mother has always been so heartless!" As if thinking of something sad, Dianyu trembled all over.
"Sister Dianyu, don't be anxious. When it's mealtime, they'll come to let me go. Then sister can go out with me."
"Will they let me go?" Dianyu stared at Yaohua suspiciously.
"As long as sister trusts me, I'll find a way to let sister leave here."