Rebirth: After Becoming the Villainess-Chapter 271: Song Lianhe, You Venomous Woman
Song Lianhe was genuinely stunned by his apocalyptic aura.
She sat in her chair and slowly shaded her eyes with her hand. She squinted, her gaze inching downward toward the hem of Shu Fengli’s robes, which the wind kept blowing open...
Shu Fengli flew into a rage out of shame. "Surrender your life!"
Startled, Song Lianhe leaned back.
"Sister Mei!"
The moment she spoke, Xuan Mei was at her side, sword in hand, shielding her.
Enraged, Shu Fengli threw caution to the wind and attacked with deadly intent!
With the immediate danger gone, Song Lianhe patted her chest. Seeing Sister Mei fighting on the front lines, she knew she couldn’t just stand by idly.
So, she cleared her throat, cupped her hands around her mouth, and yelled, "Come and get the pervert! The pervert isn’t wearing any pants!"
Shu Fengli’s expression changed. He whipped his head around, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at her, grinding his teeth in hatred.
"I’ll kill you!"
How could Xuan Mei possibly let him off easy? She wielded her shortsword with supernatural skill, her blade moving like a coiling spirit snake.
Song Lianhe’s shout was incredibly effective. The butler immediately rushed in with a group of men!
"Where is he? Where?"
"Over there!"
Song Lianhe pointed, and the butler ordered the household guards to charge forward, brandishing their clubs.
Shu Fengli was already struggling against Xuan Mei alone. As the clubs rained down, he found it increasingly difficult to fend them off.
A club suddenly struck the back of his knee, forcing him to the ground. At the same time, countless more clubs came swinging down—
Xuan Mei backed out of the fray and stood with Song Lianhe, arms crossed, watching from the sidelines.
She heard the woman beside her mutter, ’Not that impressive, is it~’
’After all, I’ve seen far more magnificent ones.’
Xuan Mei glanced sideways at her. Song Lianhe blushed and sheepishly raised a hand to cover her face.
Outside the courtyard, someone was passing by.
"What’s going on?"
Zhou Junlin’s eyes immediately fell on the people standing in the courtyard.
Gu Ha replied, "I hear a scoundrel broke in."
Zhou Junlin frowned. When he looked again at Song Lianhe, who was covering her face as if in shame and indignation, his gaze turned frigid. "For such a vile miscreant, death would be too good."
"Yes," Gu Ha said.
He glanced back, then after a few steps asked, "Have you found Fengli?"
"Not yet," Gu Ha replied. "I’ve already asked Zhen Niang. She said she never saw him leave Huaxu Square, nor have any suspicious individuals shown up."
A trace of impatience flickered across Zhou Junlin’s grim face. "A grown man can’t just vanish into thin air, can he? Send more men to find him!"
"Yes, sir!"
Outside the woodshed in a side courtyard, eight giant dogs, including Big Tiger and Er Hu, lay sprawled about. Their ears were pricked, and they periodically scanned their surroundings with vigilance.
Inside the woodshed, by the time Xuan Mei dragged Shu Fengli before Song Lianhe, he had already been beaten to a bloody pulp.
Song Lianhe propped her chin in her hands, gazing at him with innocent eyes. "I imagine you know who I am by now. So, let’s have a frank and open discussion."
Shu Fengli had never hated anyone so much, especially not a woman! He might be one of Prince Ling’s Hidden Guards, but he still understood the code of a gentleman. It was just that all his composure was useless against Song Lianhe. He wanted to flay her alive and drink her blood!
Meeting his utterly vicious gaze, Song Lianhe simply smiled. "I know you’re one of Prince Ling’s men."
Shu Fengli was taken aback. A wary look entered his eyes, and he stared at her, silent.
"I also know that all of Huaxu Square is your... nest. Er, that sounds a little harsh. Let’s call it a den, a stronghold, a secret outpost... whatever you like. In any case, you work for him."
Xuan Mei lifted her gaze, glancing at the woman beside her.
’It’s surprising she knows all this in such detail.’
"That missing concubine was one of your people from Huaxu Square, and E Xianwang’s death might be connected to you. You wanted to get something from him..." Song Lianhe spoke while carefully observing Shu Fengli’s reaction. "But you didn’t get it, so his wife and children naturally became your next targets..."
Shu Fengli’s expression had shifted from loathing to calm. By the end, he was just staring at her coldly.
"So, what is it that you want?"
Shu Fengli suddenly let out a cold laugh. "Since Princess Qing is so clever, why don’t you keep guessing?"
Song Lianhe shot him a sideways glance and nodded. "Hm, it seems you still don’t fully understand me."
She took off the small satchel she carried and dumped a pile of bottles and jars onto the floor. "This one," she began, "will make it so you can never perform your manly duties again! You could call it a miracle cure for purifying the heart and quelling desire!"
Shu Fengli’s face instantly went pale.
She picked up another vial. "This is the Heartbreak Pill. As the name implies, it will make you forget all affection and sever all love! If you don’t have a special someone, that’s fine. But if you do, then every time you look at her, your heart will ache. One glance, one pang of pain... until you’re in such agony you wish for death, lose your mind, and turn into a monster. Then you’ll either kill yourself or kill her. Or, kill her and then yourself. You’ll find a way to die, one way or another."
Seeing the shift in Shu Fengli’s eyes, she saw a flicker of terror he couldn’t hide beneath his fury...
Song Lianhe smiled. "Why don’t we go with the Heartbreak Pill? Its effects are gentle, it melts in your mouth, and it has a really nice texture!" 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
Xuan Mei took the pill from her hand, stepped forward, and pried open Shu Fengli’s mouth.
"After you’ve fed him the medicine, send him back."
"Mm."
Shu Fengli, who was bound tightly, clamped his jaw shut. Xuan Mei frowned, and with a sharp CRACK, dislocated it.
Song Lianhe: "..."
’When it comes to being ruthless, Sister Mei really has a gift.’
Just as the pill was about to be forced into his mouth, Song Lianhe spoke up lazily, "I’ve thought it over, and I’ve decided to give you one more chance."
Hearing this, Xuan Mei grabbed his chin again, and with another POP, snapped it back into place.
Song Lianhe: "..."
’It’s more than just talent. You need some serious technical skill for that.’
The moment Shu Fengli could speak again, his first words were a curse: "You venomous bitch!!"
Song Lianhe gave a slight smile and suddenly asked, "So you have someone you love?"
Shu Fengli just glared at her furiously.
"That makes things simple, then." Song Lianhe packed up her satchel and slung it over her shoulder, leaving only the vial of the Heartbreak Pill in her hand. "This will lead me to the person you love."
"Don’t you dare touch her!"
Seeing the man’s eyes nearly pop from their sockets with rage, Song Lianhe leaned forward and said, enunciating every word, "Then tell me... what are you looking for?"
Emerging from the woodshed, Song Lianhe stretched lazily.
’Extracting a confession through torture... that’s really not a job for ordinary people!’
The dogs had all gotten used to her by now. Seeing her emerge, they all wagged their tails and crowded around her.
"Good dogs, good dogs~ I’ll get you some chicken legs later!"
Just then, Xuan Mei walked out, wiping the blood from her sword.
"All taken care of?"
"Mm."
Song Lianhe laughed. "That’s my Sister Mei for you! Always so efficient!"
Xuan Mei looked at her. "Are you sure about sending him back?"
"We have to. It wouldn’t be right to keep him at the E Mansion, so we might as well send him back where he came from!" Song Lianhe said confidently. "The very fact that he’s leaving here unscathed is suspicious. If anything comes to light, with Zhou Junlin’s paranoid nature, it’d be weirder if he *didn’t* suspect him! Even if he doesn’t do it for that girl, he’ll keep his mouth shut to protect himself. Besides, you left your mark on him, so we don’t need to worry about him turning on us."
Xuan Mei nodded.
"Oh, right. Could I trouble you to pass on a message about what we just learned?"
Xuan Mei lowered her gaze. "You should be the one to tell him."
This gave Song Lianhe a headache. "But where am I supposed to find him?"
