Chapter 308
Chapter 308: Three Years in Langye (VIII) Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
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Jiang Pengji clasped her hands together, looking comfortable and pleased . “Remember to hide Huijun’s identity so as not to be found by others . ”
Liu She’s confidant was startled upon hearing the name “Huijun . ” For a moment, he could not remember who the person was .
Jiang Pengji sensed his confusion . She explained, “Huijun is the girl . Get someone to create her identity . ”
Liu She’s confidant received the order and said firmly, “Don’t worry . I’ll clean up her identity . ”
“Be cautious . Don’t give yourself away . ” Having said that, Jiang Pengji exhorted him again anxiously, “Creating a census register out of thin air is the easiest way to reveal our flaws . It’s better to look for a census register that hasn’t been canceled . Let Huijun replace it…”
Jiang Pengji tapped on the table with her fingers . In the current era, the census registration system was very backwards, unlike in her era, when it was almost impossible to create a fake identity . In ancient times, many people had never registered due to backwards technology and inconvenient transportation . Many people who had registered had either died or disappeared . Their census registers had not been canceled for more than a decade . That type of identity was very difficult to verify, and it was also easy for people to take advantage of any loopholes .
Instead of taking the risk to create a new identity for Huijun, it was better for her to replace the identity of someone who had similar experiences as her .
Liu She’s confidant nodded and received the order .
Jiang Pengji said, “That’s all from me . You can leave . ”
Since he was a confidant whom Liu She valued, his ability in handling things could definitely not be underestimated . He soon completed the tasks .
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“Acao’s mother––Acao is back . Go back home quickly to see her…”
The woman who was called “Acao’s mother” wore heavy makeup . Her clothes were frivolous, revealing a significant portion of her fair breasts . She was fanning herself with a yellowish fan . A poor-quality blush was applied on her face, and there was a thick layer of lipstick on her lips . She gently swayed her slender waist and plump buttocks . The arc attracted many local hooligans who were passing by; her motions made the men hot-blooded .
“What are you shouting for? It’s no big deal . That wicked girl left with an aristocrat for three days and has forgotten about me completely . She’s a girl who lives off of me and helps somebody else secretly…” The actual age of the woman was only slightly over 30, but she looked like a woman in her 40s .
Despite the heavy makeup, signs of natural beauty could be seen in her brows and eyes . She had definitely been a beautiful woman when she was young .
However, one’s appearance stemmed from one’s mind . Her eyes always looked sinister and mean, making people feel frightened . People did not dare to get close to her .
“No . Acao’s mother… Acao’s…” The person who came to inform Acao’s mother was also a poor woman living in the slums . Although she looked down on Acao’s mother for not only selling her body but her daughter’s body and the bodies of other girls, she had watched Acao grow up . She still took pity on her .
“She’s just a girl . It’s not a big deal that she has come back . Does she want her mother to kneel down and welcome her?”
The woman had a bad premonition, but she was even more sick of her neighbor .
“…Acao is dead!”
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“What?” Her cash cow had died?
The woman was so shocked that her facial expression changed . She hurriedly followed her neighbor back to her house . There were a lot of onlookers surrounding her house .
The woman rudely pushed the onlookers away and walked into the dimly lit house . A girl, who was not fully dressed, was curled up in the room . That was her prostitute . She had just served a customer not long ago, and her face was still numb . She was quivering while she held the few pieces of rags that could not cover her body .
There was a rolled mat in the middle of the room . The mat was rolled into the shape of a spring roll . The woman went forward to have a closer look, and she almost fainted .
She unfolded the mat with trembling hands, only to see a female body lying on the ground with a beaten face whose profile could roughly be seen .
Not to mention the face, but her body was covered with flogging marks and traces of sex .
The woman did not believe that she was Acao . She hurriedly tore the girl’s clothes and turned her over . Her buttocks were a bit red––and she had Acao’s birthmark!
At that moment, she had no choice but to accept that Acao had been humiliated and killed after being taken out by the benefactor .
“Ahhhhh…”
Most of the onlookers lived near the slums . They knew how the woman usually treated Acao . Even enemies would not humiliate someone like that . Now Acao was dead, which was what the woman had wanted . However, the girl was pitiful . She had suffered a horrible death .
What surprised them was that the woman who was supposed to cast the corpse aside ruthlessly did not humiliate the corpse . Instead, she collapsed on top of the body and burst into devastating tears . The veins on her forehead stood out . Her tears and snivel ruined the heavy makeup on the face . The onlookers felt strange watching her .
“Acao’s mother, she had already…” The woman sighed . “My condolences . Clean the child up so she can go decently…”
The woman who informed Acao’s mother could not bear to see it and comforted Acao’s mother gently . “Yeah… Buy Acao a good coffin . The beasts sent her back and even gave ten taels of silver…”
A prostitute cost one or two copper coins . She did not know how many customers she had to serve to earn ten taels of silver .
From the onlookers’ perspective, the compensation was worth it .
The woman’s cries were so heartbreaking, and she almost couldn’t breathe . She was only rescued after a neighbor pinched her philtrum .
“I’m… floating… like… a… duckweed…” The woman only felt that everything in front of her had turned upside down . She mumbled, “B****… Hui… jun… you… make… me… so… miserable…” After that, she tilted her head and died .
With such a huge incident happening in the slums, there were many onlookers . No one knew that four, sticky-fingered hooligans had disappeared quietly . Four corpses were buried in the mass grave outside the city . Someone used a dagger to create holes on all four of the corpses . They eventually bled to death .
“It’s almost time . It’s time to go, Lady Hui . ”
Acao, who was supposed to be dead, stood in the vicinity of the mass grave, looking at the four corpses that could not be identified with a complicated look in her eyes . Her bloodstained hands were still trembling, and her two calves could not stop shaking, but she felt unprecedentedly carefree . “Okay . I’m coming . ”
She put on the wide hood of the cloak she was wearing . The hood covered most of her face, revealing only her sharp chin . She tightly hugged both sides of her cloak with her hands to block the cold wind . She stepped on the carriage stool and entered the inconspicuous carriage .
The carriage left the mass grave quietly . Acao’s past was also buried there; only Huijun was alive .
“Are you sure that… you heard Acao’s mother mention the word Huiyun?” Upon hearing his confidant’s reply, Liu She had a somewhat strange facial expression .
His confidant was originally worried that there might have been an unforeseen incident, so he disguised himself as a poor commoner and blended into the group of onlookers . He did not expect to gain something unexpected .
“Yes, I’m sure . ”
Huijun… Huiyun… Liu She read the names twice silently . The pronunciation was similar, but the words were different .
The former was the name given to Acao by Lanting . It was impossible for Acao’s mother to know about it .
If so, the name that she muttered before she died could only have been the name of that woman .
“Sigh… I guess what goes around comes around…” His confidant left and Liu She walked to the garden, which was being slowly blanketed in snow . Looking at the snowy landscape, he smiled mockingly . …Haha . There are really a lot of people who are seeking revenge from you…