Chapter 105 – Return To Nalan Manor?
After saying all this he straightened back up again, and with an aloof manner said, "I came today to present to you Madam's order. Madam said that during childhood Third Miss made a mistake, so she assigned you to live in this remote courtyard as a punishment. Now that you’ve lived in this courtyard for many years already, it can be considered that you’ve learned your lesson. Therefore, Madam and Master have kindly sent me to come take Third Miss back to Nalan Manor."
Qin Lu finished speaking, his face proud as he waited for Hexi to shed tears of gratitude and kneel as she thanked him.
One must know that returning to Nalan Manor, or remaining in this courtyard, the treatment she would receive is like heaven and earth. Nalan Hexi was abandoned from an early age and lived a life worse than the servants. Now that she was finally able to return, she would definitely be insane if she wasn’t happy.
Wet Nurse Chen who was standing nearby gently exclaimed in joy, her eyes tearful as she murmured, "Miss, Miss, did you hear that? Master is finally taking you back, Master is finally acknowledging you!"
The expression in Qin Lu's eyes became more arrogant, it faintly carried contempt over her misfortune.
Nalan Hexi and this old woman didn't know, but how could she live comfortably after returning to Nalan Manor. It would be like dying without a burial place instead. At that time, his suffering and humiliation from today could be repaid.
Qin Lu grew excited as he thought of this, but after waiting for a long time, the anticipated gratitude didn't come. As he raised his lowered head, he came into contact with the sarcastic expression in Hexi’s eyes.
Obviously that was the same thin and shallow face as a moment ago, yet unknown when, those eyes had become as sharp as a cold blade, radiating a chill capable of absorbing a person’s soul.
Qin Lu's whole body felt like ice as he shuddered, and before he had a chance to speak, Hexi had already started to unhurriedly talk, "Oh, receive me back at Nalan Manor? This is Madam Nalan's order, right?"
"Yes…yes, that’s how it is, so?" Qin Lu's heart felt frozen as he was watched by those sharp eyes, causing him to stutter, "Madam has kindly graced you a favour, you should just obediently accept it."
"Not too early, not too late, yet it’s only now that she shows her kindness? Does she regard I, Hexi, as a three year old child?" Hexi laughed coldly, "I’m unsure though, is this act done out of kindness, or maliciousness?"
The next moment her voice was filled with killing intent, "Unfortunately, it’s merely an insignificant Nalan Manor, yet now they want me to return. That all depends on whether I’m willing to return or not!"
Qin Lu's complexion changed as he bellowed, "Third Miss, you've been given face by Madam allowing you to return, but you have no shame. You’re just an illegitimate child from a lowly and shameless woman! You’re one who still kneels at our feet asking for food, or have you forgotten that? You still think of yourself as a Miss from Nalan Manor? Pu! Wait for a bit and Nalan Manor will remove you from the family registry, we’ll see how long it will take for you to die then…"
Qin Lu's voice was cut off with a grunt, his body forcefully lifted off the ground by a single hand at his throat.
He opened his mouth wide and issued a 'ka ka' sound, his whole face turning a mottled purple and red. Staring at the thin and weak little girl’s hand which held him suspended, his eyes showed his shock and fear.
Hexi smiled slightly at Qin Lu and asked with a gentle voice, "Bai Hu, your Master, how does he deal with insubordinate slaves who bully their Master?"
Bai Hu gazed coldly at Qin Lu whose throat was still gripped by Hexi, and sinisterly said, "It’s execution by a thousand cuts of course, then crushing the bones and scattering the ashes. This kind of filthy guy, don't tell me he will have to remain and keep dirtying my eyes?"
Qin Lu suddenly opened his eyes wide. They were filled with fear as he struggled with all his might and shouted with a hoarse voice, "You wouldn’t dare! Madam…Madam will not let you off!"
"We still don't know who's willing to let who off!" Invisible Needles appeared like magic in Hexi’s hand, then suddenly, she jabbed them directly into his brain.
Chapter 106 – As She Wishes
Qin Lu desperately struggled, however his eyes soon became expressionless, his consciousness disappearing.
Hexi coldly asked, "Tell me, why did Madam Nalan order me to return?"
Qin Lu opened his expressionless eyes wide while answering, "Madam didn’t want to let the Second Miss marry the Young Master of the Zhu family, but Second Miss's reputation has already been ruined and the Zhu family is refusing to let the matter go. So Madam thought of letting the plum tree wither in place of the peach tree, by getting the Third Miss to replace the Second Miss in marrying the Young Master of the Zhu family. They would then tell everyone that the Young Master of the Zhu family had made a mistake, that the person who admired Young Master Zhu and stripped him was actually the Third Miss from Nalan Manor. If this were to happen, then the Nalan family and the Zhu family would still be related by marriage, and the Second Miss's reputation also wouldn’t be damaged."
So it’s like this!
The corner of Hexi’s mouth raised into a sneer, "Zhu Zhongba is a cruel yet stupid fatty, moreover, he's also a womaniser…how was Madam Nalan going to ensure that I agreed to be married off as Nalan Feixue’s replacement?"
Qin Lu responded, "I don't know. All Si Lu said was that Madam already had an absolutely sure method so that the Third Miss would get married, even if she wasn’t willing."
After Hexi heard all the information Qin Lu had to give, she withdrew her Invisible Needles, then threw him off to the side.
Xi Jia bowed before Hexi, "Young Master, do you need me to clean this up?"
Hexi nodded, and watching Xi Jia drag the disabled Qin Lu away like a dead dog, her eyes didn’t show the slightest trace of emotion.
Once she turned her head, she came into contact with Bai Hu's shocked gaze.
"Miss Nalan, you…aren’t you without a cultivation base? How are you able to control a person’s consciousness?"
Hexi returned to her seat, and picking up the tea once more, she drank a mouthful before faintly saying, "Have you forgotten what my job is? As long as you're familiar with the human body structure, you'll naturally be able to control other people as you wish."
Bai Hu's heart trembled with fear. His whole body was taut, and the admiration and fear in his eyes became more pronounced.
Right! Miss Nalan is the Genius Doctor that cured the meridian fractures of the Ouyang family's Young Master. Of course an insignificant person like Qin Lu wouldn’t enter her eyes.
But as an ordinary person who lacked a cultivation base, just relying on knowledge of the human body to control a martial artist’s mind…Miss Nalan is really too shocking. Mustn’t say it out loud though, it would shock everyone under heaven.
Ahh, really a person worthy of Master taking a fancy to them.
Thinking of this, Bai Hu stared at Hexi with a gaze brimming with passion, and eagerly said, "Nalan Manor's people actually dared to bully Miss, and now they even want to deceive Miss into marrying that nuisance, that Young Master from the Zhu family. For that crime they ought to die ten thousand times. It would be better to let me go to properly give them a lesson, letting them know that they shouldn’t overestimate their capabilities again."
Hexi smiled a chilling smile as she glanced at him, causing the watching Bai Hu to become scared. Shaking her head, she said, "It’s not necessary, I’ve already decided to go back to Nalan Manor. Doesn’t Madam Nalan want me marry to Zhu Zhongba? I can do as she wishes, moreover, I’ll properly repay her kindness."
"How can that be possible?!" Bai Hu roared, his face anxious as he said, "Master definitely won’t allow you to marry another person, you are Master’s…"
Under Hexi's cold gaze he automatically fell silent, even retreating back two steps due to fear.
Bai Hu's heart was full of grief. Obviously he is an expert on Gold Core stage, yet why when he confronts Miss Nalan who lacks a cultivation base, does he always feel that his imposing manner means nothing to her. Instead, he would even be filled with a slight trace of fear!
Hexi ordered Xiao Li to pack the food for Bai Hu, then coldly snorted as she said, "Whoever I marry, it’s up to me to choose. People who disappear without a trace, neglecting to inform me beforehand, what qualifications do they have to control my decisions?"