The Return of the Seventh Young Lady-Chapter 51 - 50

Chapter 50

Amidst the darkness of the night, along the long corridor within the pitch-black underground royal prison, only the faint light from the occasional torch provided some illumination. Two shadowy figures walked slowly along the path before stopping in front of the cell at the end of the corridor.

The prisoner in this cell, awaiting her sentencing in a few days, suddenly awakened. The old woman opened her eyes groggily and swept her gaze over the two shadowy figures before her.

Having recently endured a hundred flogs, her wounds were still severe. Her back was covered in deep cuts, causing her immense pain, so she could neither sit nor lie down normally, forcing her to lie face down in exhaustion.

Her aged face was pale and devoid of color, her eyes dull as if she had aged decades. Her hair was disheveled, making her appear almost mad. She struggled to adjust her blurry vision to clearly see the two figures before her.

"Auntie Yang..."

A clear, bell-like voice softly called to the person in the cell. Auntie Yang, still groggy, snapped to attention. As the small figure stepped closer to the bars, the torchlight illuminated the body, revealing the familiar small face.

"Se...Seventh Young Miss?"

Auntie Yang called out in disbelief, her eyes widening in panic. She glanced around to ensure this was still the royal prison. How could the Seventh Young Miss be here at this hour?

Mu Yingying watched Auntie Yang’s mix of panic and disbelief with a glint of amusement in her eyes, revealing a wide smile.

"It’s me."

"H...how did you get here? Thi...this is impossible!"

Auntie Yang weakly replied, her mind filled with confusion. Meeting the big, round eyes, she felt a sudden chill run through her body.

"That’s not important. I just wanted to visit you," the small figure said with a soft laugh, her eyes scanning Auntie Yang’s miserable state with satisfaction.

"You look...terrible now."

"What do you want!?"

Auntie Yang met her gaze fearlessly. After all, she was just a nine-year-old girl. Did she need to be afraid?

Mu Yingying smirked coldly. "I just wanted to see how you’re doing. But...It seems you’re still doing well. Why haven’t you died yet!?"

Auntie Yang’s eyes widened, looking at the young girl before her. She couldn’t believe that she would hear such a harsh word from her!

As she saw the mocking gaze directed at her, she felt a strange sensation. Why was the Seventh Young Miss she knew so different from the one before her now!?

Why did she say that?

Or could it be...

"Besides, I have some news for you, Auntie Yang. You’ve been unconscious for several days, so you probably don’t know that Mother, Second Sister, and Sixth Sister have been exiled to the family temple for life to atone for their sins!" Mu Yingying informed her, her big, round eyes glinting with coldness.

Auntie Yang’s body froze instantly, her eyes widening in shock as her blood seemed to stop circulating for a moment. The words she had just heard echoed repeatedly in her mind.

The mistress and the young misses had been exiled to the family temple for life?

No!

Impossible!

If the mistress and the young misses were exiled, how could they continue to live!?

"N...no! You’re deceiving me! You’re lying to me! My mistress and the young misses are fine! You’re lying!"

Auntie Yang retorted frantically; her eyes bloodshot like a demon’s. But Mu Yingying found her reaction highly amusing and let out a short laugh. "Thinking of harming others and still hoping to live comfortably? How laughable!"

Auntie Yang looked at the changed demeanor of the small figure in front of her in disbelief, before realizing something.

"It was you! All along...it was you! You knew everything! You knew!"

"Yes, I knew. I knew everything you all planned." Mu Yingying looked at the person in the cell with an icy gaze before revealing a cruel smile.

"How are they? The condition of the two sisters...isn’t it delightful?"

Auntie Yang’s body immediately trembled with fear. The murderous aura emanating from the small figure made her heart sink. The once innocent face of the child now showed a ruthless expression that sent chills down her spine.

"It...it was you? Aaah! How could you do this!? You’re a devil! You’re not human! They are your sisters by the same father! How could you do this to them!?" Auntie Yang screamed, her voice hoarse, her face flushed with anger as she glared fiercely at the demon before her.

"Hahaha,"

Mu Yingying laughed loudly, her laughter filled with mockery. "Wrong, Auntie Yang. This was not my doing. It was yours! You all planned to kidnap me. I just switched carriages! And what orders did you give the bandits? That’s why they ended up in that condition, right?"

Auntie Yang’s face turned pale instantly. The child’s words reminded the truth she already knew. It was they who had instructed the bandits to handle the victims specially. Because of this, the two young ladies, taken by mistake, suffered so badly!

"Auntie Yang...do you really think that if you take the blame for Bai Lijun, she will escape unscathed?"

The cold voice snapped Auntie Yang back to reality. She looked up and met the cold gaze of the small figure, her heart clenching.

"W...what are you going to do?"

"You all have been plotting against the three of us siblings relentlessly, and you think we should thank you for that?" Mu Yingying raised her eyebrows and sneered maliciously.

"Of course not!"

"I will slowly drive you all toward the path of death, just as you did to me! I will make you all suffer as I did! You don’t have to believe me, Auntie Yang. Just watch with your own eyes..."

Her big, round eyes gleamed with ruthless intent, and memories of her past life flooded back.

The suffering and pain she endured were still vivid in her memory!

If she wanted Bai Lijun and her children to die, she could easily make it happen. But she didn’t want that!

She also had her own methods for revenge!

Previously, she might have been soft-hearted and indecisive, but now she had come to her senses. People might call her ruthless and cruel, but grudges must be settled!

In their past life, she and her two siblings had died miserably, serving as stepping stones for those three mother and daughters to reach the pinnacle. Therefore, she would reclaim everything and exact her revenge!

If they existed...she wouldn’t. If she existed...those three mother and daughters wouldn’t!

Auntie Yang watched the ruthless and vengeful expression on the girl’s face, her body trembling. She didn’t understand why she felt so terrified of this child before her, but her instincts screamed that this person was dangerous!

“Auntie Yang, do you know what causes the most suffering?”

Mu Yingying lowered her eyes slightly, her voice cold. Her small face was so icy that it sent chills down to the bones of anyone looking at her.

“It’s giving hope to someone at their lowest, letting them rise to the top, only to drag them back down and trample them into the dirt!”

The harsh tone echoed, making Auntie Yang’s heart race erratically. Each of Mu Yingying’s words felt like a heavy hammer pounding on her heart, making it feel unbearably heavy.

“Bai Lijun and the two elder sisters wanted to crush us into the dirt? Then I’ll let them claw their way to the top as they dreamed, and then pull them down to the lowest depths! Let them know that living is worse than dying! From having everything they ever wanted, to losing it all one day...doesn’t that sound fun?”

Mu Yingying said while laughing, her big, round eyes gleaming with ruthless intent, causing Auntie Yang to go numb. Just imagining it made her body cold. From the highest heights to the lowest depths, enjoying happiness briefly before being plunged into despair, like a dream. It would create a deep psychological wound that would be difficult to heal!

Cruel!

Such a cruel method!

A method that played with a person’s mind ruthlessly rather than directly harming their body!

“N...no! You can’t do that! It’s better to kill them! No! Aaaah!” Auntie Yang screamed in hysteria; all her former composure gone.

Bai Lijun was like a daughter she had raised, and the two young ladies were like her granddaughters. Just thinking about how much pain they would endure, unknowingly being the chicks running around in someone else’s grasp, made her heart break.

“No! Please! I was wrong! It was me who taught them to plot against you! They are innocent! It’s my fault! Boo-hoo...”

Auntie Yang used her last bit of strength to crawl closer to the bars, pleading through her tears.

Fear had completely taken over her mind. She could only send pleading looks to the demon before her. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

“Sob...I beg you, kill me, torture me however you want! But don’t harm them! Boo-hoo...”

“Kill you?”

Mu Yingying raised her eyebrows slightly, her lips curling into a cold smile. “No, no...I told you. I want you to see their end! Since you helped them plan so many evil schemes, you should stay and watch it all unfold!”

“No! Aaah! No! Don’t! No! Aaah...”

Auntie Yang screamed in despair, her eyes bulging as she crawled clumsily toward the bars. The wounds on her back reopened, blood oozing out, filling the air with a nauseating smell.

Mu Yingying watched her enemy’s pitiful state with cold eyes, ignoring her pleas. She let out a cruel laugh before turning and walking away. The prisoners on both sides of the corridor were unconscious, drugged by sleeping pills Mu Yingying’s men had secretly administered.

In this royal prison, no one knew of Mu Yingying’s visit...

As Mu Yingying walked through the dark corridor, she spoke to the tall figure beside her. “Stage it to look like she committed suicide, then secretly take her to our secret mansion. Don’t let her die. I want her to witness the end of those three mother and daughters first...”

“Yes, I will ensure she is well taken care of,”

Lu Jiu replied calmly. He felt no sympathy or pity for their enemy, nor did he think the young miss was too ruthless. In matters of revenge, there was no right or wrong. It’s only either you or me who die!

“No need to take too good care of her. Just let her wounds worsen. With such severe injuries, if left untreated, they will undoubtedly cause her immense suffering.” Mu Yingying smiled coldly; her big, round eyes gleaming with malice.

“But if she tries to escape or becomes troublesome...then break her arms and legs!”

In both her past and present lives, Auntie Yang had always been the brain and right hand of those three wicked women, constantly plotting various schemes to harm her and her siblings. Thus, there was no need to let her live comfortably!

This time, she could sever Bai Lijun’s limbs, so those three wicked women wouldn’t be able to cause trouble for a while. However, she didn’t intend to let her enemies sleep peacefully. Even though they were exiled to the temple, she believed they would return someday!

If she wanted, she could kill those three mothers and daughters at any time. But what she desired was to inflict the same psychological wounds she had received!

She would constantly force her enemies to live in torment, as if in hell, before driving them to claw their way to the top, only to drag them down into the abyss all together!

In her past life, Bai Lijun wanted to portray herself as a kind mother, dreaming of becoming the princess consort’s mother, didn’t she?

Fine...She would help push her to achieve that dream, then expose everything, forcing her to walk towards her demise step by step!

In her past life, Mu Luofei wanted to seize her elder sister’s phoenix destiny to become the Wang Fei of Shin Wang, didn’t she?

Fine...She would ensure that the wicked woman and the vile man end up together!

Then she would make them face a fate so terrible they couldn’t even imagine it!

Even if that vile man was Shin Wang, she wouldn’t give in! She had been preparing for years to confront this powerful force!

Finally, for the beloved father...she would make him watch the family’s downfall with his own eyes!

Now, she was merely waiting for the time...the time to reclaim everything and pay them back in kind!

This was only the beginning...

Her big, round eyes gleamed with a cold light as she walked steadily down the dark path ahead. Each step was heavy, as if a great stone was pressing down on her. Her back was straight and proud, yet at the same time, she seemed lonely and isolated...

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