Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 218: I Want You to Repeat Your Old Trick!
He Laosan was already bewildered by the assassination attempt, and now he was even more confused by what he heard.
"Brave man, you can kill me, but... at least let me die knowing why, right? Miss, which Miss are you talking about? I don’t recall offending any wealthy ladies!"
He Laosan was truly at a loss and wanted to cry. Didn’t he know his own capabilities? He would tease women from decent families, but he never dared to offend any rich young ladies, fearing trouble would follow.
He had been so careful, how could he have offended anyone important?
The masked man in black sneered coldly, placing a sword horizontally against his neck.
"You haven’t offended any rich young lady, but the elder sister of my Miss has returned from the countryside. You’re a greedy and lustful man with no bottom line. If she comes looking for you to testify about that matter from two years ago, and if you gain a benefit and betray my Miss, what then? Miss has been sleepless, thinking it through, and figured killing you would solve everything. After all, the dead are the best at keeping secrets!"
The cold sword touched his skin, and He Laosan instinctively shrank his neck, his eyes widening in horror.
Could... could it be her?!
"Miss wants to kill me?" He Laosan’s voice trembled, "Then... why didn’t she kill me back then?"
He Laosan wasn’t stupid. When he helped Pang Shuangyue back then, he feared he might be silenced. He even prepared a will, so if he died, the will would be published to reveal the whole truth about that matter.
But in the end, Pang Shuangyue didn’t kill him, even got him out of jail, and gave him one hundred taels of silver as payment.
Since she kept her promise, He Laosan destroyed the letter, not wanting to be insincere in business. If she found out he still had that letter, it could really cost him his life.
Thus, He Laosan lived lavishly on one hundred taels of silver for more than a year. Half a year ago, he ran out of money, and when he intended to ask Pang Shuangyue for more, he was kicked out by the guards at the door, with one leg limping.
He Laosan was depressed, considering using the matter to blackmail her, but it had been over a year; who would believe him?
Plus, she had already given him the payment; asking for more seemed groundless.
Having no success in asking for more, He Laosan went back to his life of uncertainty.
He hadn’t planned to look for that wretched woman again, so why... were they coming to kill him?
The man in black laughed coldly: "The matter was already done, and she thought she wouldn’t have a chance to turn things around again, so she didn’t want to commit more murders and spared you. But now... she’s back, so you must die!"
The Longsword tilted and began to cut towards his neck.
The threat of death made He Laosan’s whole body tremble, and he screamed in terror: "Ah, no, no no no, Miss misunderstands, I won’t speak, I definitely won’t speak! Don’t kill me, don’t kill me..."
However, the man in black ignored him, suddenly lifting the Longsword from his neck before fiercely swinging it down!
"Ah—"
"Clang!"
He Laosan closed his eyes and screamed, thinking he was dead for sure, but he waited for a long time, and the pain never came; he opened his eyes.
There was another person in the room—an exceptionally beautiful woman holding a sword, who had just blocked the man in black.
"Audacious scoundrel, how dare you break into a house and commit murder, is there no law?"
The woman’s clear and pleasant voice sounded, with a hint of anger.
"Woman, keep to your own business, or you’ll involve yourself!"
"Oh? Is that so? Heh, then I’ll definitely meddle in this!"
"Clang clang clang!"
After their short conversation, there was a flurry of clashing blades. He Laosan saw them clashing and tried to escape, but the man in black seemed to have locked onto him, following him wherever he ran, almost injuring his arm once!
He Laosan panicked, realizing he couldn’t run away, so he simply stayed put and waited for them to decide the outcome.
It seemed the woman was more skilled. After dozens of bouts, the man was wounded in the shoulder by the woman’s sword, spat out a cruel word, and fled.
He Laosan breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling like he had escaped death.
He approached with a flattering smile and saluted the woman, "Thank you... thank you, dear lady, for saving me, hehe, your great kindness is beyond words!"
As he spoke, his gaze leered at the woman’s graceful figure. Though she was veiled, the beautiful eyes indicated she was an exceptional beauty.
He Laosan felt his blood boiling, as if something was about to flow from his nostrils, quickly reaching up to rub his nose.
"Do you find me beautiful?"
The woman’s gentle voice sounded, and He Laosan nodded instinctively, "Hehe, beautiful, absolutely beautiful!"
"Do you want to see my true appearance?"
"I do, I do indeed..."
Long Yue watched him with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes, and slowly lifted her veil.
He Laosan was first surprised by Long Yue’s beauty, but then he found the face so familiar.
"He Laosan, judging by your expression, you still remember me? You were at my sister’s behest, tarnishing my reputation once, weren’t you?"
"You... it’s you! You... you also want to kill me?"
He Laosan’s body started trembling again. He felt that the shock he got tonight was more than all he’d had in a lifetime!
Why was this happening? How could this be?
I’m just a drunk, why are you all coming after me?
Long Yue had no interest in attending to He Laosan’s inner turmoil. Her cold voice sounded with a hint of disdain: "Idiot! If I wanted to kill you, why would I save you? The truth is, I want you to help clear my name. Reveal everything about what happened two years ago!" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
Upon hearing that Long Yue wanted him to do something, He Laosan immediately felt emboldened, straightening his back and saying, "You want me to clear your name? No, no, I can’t do that. If I make a move, that Miss Pang will surely be the first to kill me!"
This fool, as if he hadn’t just survived an assassination attempt!
But Long Yue knew this was him setting his conditions.
She took a silver ingot from her bosom and tossed it to him.
He Laosan’s eyes lit up immediately, but he still kept a straight face, acting like he couldn’t betray so-and-so!
Long Yue didn’t speak, just took another gold ingot from her bosom, waving it in front of him. "This is gold. As long as you agree to my request, after it’s done, besides the hundred taels of silver, I’ll give you a hundred taels of gold, enough for you to go far away and live a carefree life elsewhere!
He Laosan, you’re only thirty, halfway through life; won’t you want to spend the other half not struggling in poverty?"
Long Yue’s words were very tempting, especially with that one gold ingot. He Laosan’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he said excitedly, "You... you mean it? A hundred taels of gold after it’s done?"
"Yes, that’s right!"
"Then you won’t kill and silence me?"
"Why would I kill you to silence? I’m asking you to prove my innocence; isn’t that different from her?"
He Laosan thought for a moment, realizing it might be true.
"Then alright, what do you want me to do?"
"I... need you to repeat the same trick!"
He Laosan was stunned; damn, isn’t this different?
