Chapter 55: The Tongue is not Steel, Yet It Cuts

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Seeing there was a fierce dispute on the street, people gathered to see what on earth was going on. They soon were surrounded by onlookers.

“He won’t get away with it?”

“Hum, who is this young man?”

“Justice will be served in the capital.”

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Seeing this, the girl in peach pink felt more confident as most gentlemen from prestigious families would not quarrel with little girls in public; instead they would all buy their way out of trouble.

An Rushuang sneered. If now she couldn’t figure out that this woman just wanted to blackmail her, then she must be an idiot.

Five taels of fine silver were almost equivalent to half of this girl’s monthly income. What a greedy lair!

Looking at the girl, An Rushuang smiled before she said slowly, “You have been hit so badly and you only charge me five taels of fine silver?”

Saying so, Rushuang bent over to pick up the moon-white gown on the ground.

Seeing this, the girl instantly grabbed her gown and stared at An Rushuang vigilantly.

“What do you mean?”

Smiling, An Rushuang said in a mockery manner, “You said that the gown was damaged and I have to pay you five taels of fine silver, but the gown seems to be worth much more than that, doesn’t it?”

Although An Rushuang was smiling, it seemed that her eyes were so fierce that could directly see through the girl’s trick.

Hearing this, Zhao Xiaotao couldn’t help feeling nervous. The man she tried to blackmail was totally different from those she met previously. But she did not know what exactly the difference was. So she had to be more cautious.

“Of course, this is worth more than five taels of fine silver! But what I charge you is the fee for fixing it up. Do you think I would give you this gown? !”

Zhao Xiaotao held the gown tightly in her arms as if she was holding something priceless.

Folding her fans, An Rushuang smiled. She was born with a good look. Although at this moment she was dressed like a man, she looked more firm and handsome, free of her previous delicateness. Seeing the girl’s reaction, An Rushuang smiled and said, “I can pay the five taels of fine sliver, but before that I have to know how my money will be spent.”

Pointing at the dusty gown with her fan, An Rushuang said slowly, “Miss, although you ran into me, it is fine for me not to care too much about this because you are a girl. But could you please let me know clearly what damage have I done to the gown?”

Hearing this, Zhao Xiaotao frozed a bit. When she was about to say something to defend herself, An Rushuang walked closer to her, which made Zhao Xiaotao even more frantic. She didn’t even know what to say for a moment.

“Perhaps meeting you is predestined. Miss, if you feel unwell, I am happy to find a doctor for you. Your well-being also perfects our predestined fate.”

It was indeed a predestined fate, only that it was a doomed one.

Hearing this, Zhao Xiaotao blushed, “What are you talking about? You hit me and made my clothes dusty. Pay me or… I’ll sue you!”

An Rushuang hummed and continued to say, “Even if you want to sue me, you have to make everything clear, right? Nonsense won’t help. I suggest you think twice before you act. You are not innocent and do not implicate others.”

Hearing his harsh comments, Zhao Xiaotao couldn’t help feeling shocked and flustered. Seeing her response, many onlookers began to talk about her.

“The girl looks familiar…” said one.

“True. She was here playing the same trick last month! That gentleman had not seen such an unreasonable girl. She kept crying and making a scene. The man had no choice but to pay her,” said an elderly woman.

“How much did she get last time?”

The elderly woman scorned at Zhao Xiaotao and said, “A good sum. Three taels of fine silver . If she is frugal, she could live with that for almost half a year…”

Hearing this, everyone began to pointing fingers at Zhao Xiaotao.

“Oh, what a girl! Even crying helps her to earn money. Is she a millionaire now?”

“Hahahaha…What about marrying her? If you have this intention, you have to be quicker; otherwise you might lose the opportunity!”

“Oh, she’s too much for me…”

“Hahahahaha…”

Zhao Xiaotao helplessly looked around; those who had sympathy for her just now looked like ferocious dogs, barking at her fiercely.

“Is she the second daughter of the Zhao Family?” shouted one.

Blushing, Zhao Xiaotao was full of tears. Suddenly she lowered her head and rushed out of the crowd. At the same time, she was tripped over by a man and fell down on the ground badly. She screamed out and her arm started bleeding after she was hurt by a branch.

She quickly stood up and rushed to the alleyway beside as if she did not feel the pain in the arm.

Frowning, An Rushuang found there seemed to be blood in the dust on the ground. She couldn’t help feeling surprised and went after the girl subconsciously.

“Hey!”

Abusive words did hurt people. Although An Rushuang wanted to protect herself, she never thought of hurting the girl. However, she was not able to stop others saying those abusive words.

Seeing that An Rushuang went after the liar, the onlookers said one after another, “She is a liar! Why bother to go after her?”

“Even if she dies, she deserves it…”

“If you go, that liar will pester you for sure.”

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Irritated, An Rushuang pushed away the people in front of her and said angrily, “Yes, she is a liar, but you are the killers!”

Saying so, An Rushuang quickly ran into the alleyway. Although it was bright outside, the alleyway was still dark and humid, full of rotten smell as if it was the hell that could not be reached by sunlight. Mosses were grown all over the walls and ground.

Looking at the ground, An Rushuang found the mosses were covered by some dark red mist and it smelt like blood.

An Rushuang felt somewhat regretful. No matter what kind of person the girl was, she was only around sixteen years old. Those gossips could destroy her whole life.

An Rushuang thought she was being impulsive after all. She followed the trace of the blood and went to the end of the alleyway. However, the trace was lost at the corner.

Carefully examining the surroundings, An Rushuang found there was some wet blood on the door handle.

Seeing this, she couldn’t help frowning and taking a deep sigh before stepping in.

Soon An Rushuang felt a strong smell of blood.

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