Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 59 - 42: One Person Living the Lives of Two People_2

Is this woman's heart made of iron?

"Your life? Do you really think your life is still your own? Xiao Ya, if it weren't for your impulsiveness, you and your sister might not have ended up in such a plight today. Do you see what this is?" Yue Jinghua flipped her wrist and tossed over an Elixir Pill.

"Lady Yao's Clearing Veins Pill?" The poison in both sisters could be cured by this kind of Elixir Pill, but there was only one antidote in the bottle.

"It fell out of your sister's clothes when she attempted to assassinate Imperial Uncle Luo," Yue Jinghua saw Xiao Chu's action amidst the chaos.

Xiao Chu and Xiao Ya, these sisters, one cautious and the other impulsive. However, they share one thing in common: both refuse to accept their fates.

Xiao Chu calculated in secret, while Xiao Ya desperately fought with all she had, unaware that Xiao Chu would end up with such a fate.

"My sister? She had promised Medicine Master, I thought she lusted for wealth and gave up," Xiao Ya said, trembling.

"She stole the antidote a long time ago. I think she intended to use it tonight during the banquet to make her escape. Or perhaps, to let you escape. There's hope as long as the green hills remain; it's a pity your impulsiveness ruined everything," Yue Jinghua heaved a sigh.

She raised her hand and pulled back the Jade Curtain on the compartment, "Open your eyes wide and see clearly, she died for you, and she took your sins as well."

A gap in the Jade Curtain revealed the street scene beyond it.

The weather in August can change unpredictably – it had started to rain. The sky was gloomy and dark clouds pressed down as if the sky might collapse at any moment, which heavily weighed on Xiao Ya's heart.

Her eyes suddenly widened, tears swirling within them but never falling.

Outside Imperial Uncle Luo Mansion, remnants of the festive firecracker scraps, not yet cleaned up, were dampened by the rain, sticking to the ground, patches of red here and there.

Xiao Chu, in a red dress, was hung on a festive archway that had not been taken down.

The coarse rope looped around her slender, fair neck, leaving a strikingly purple mark. Her once neatly combed golden hair now hung messily, drenched in the rain, as if attempting to wash away the red of her disgrace.

The lifeless corpse, pale as snow, frail as a feather, was insignificant against the wind and rain, more so than the red scraps of paper on the ground.

"You must live not just for yourself but for two; you cannot afford to die, you must live on for her," Yue Jinghua looked back at Xiao Ya.

Choking with sobs, she slowly leaned against the carriage, picked up the golden sore medicine, and fiercely started to apply it; her tears mixed as she swallowed down that Elixir Pill.

The suspended corpse outside took away her last shred of will to live.

"Have the two ladies forgotten that this palanquin belongs to me? And instead of debating who should die, shouldn't you be considering how to silence me? The situation outside is critical; with just one shout from me," Xie Yu, having been ignored for a long time, coughed, waving his shining fan and interjected incongruously, "If I'm not mistaken, in this palanquin lies Imperial Uncle Luo's fugitive concubine, now worth a thousand Third-level Dark Pills."

"Shout then. Shouting until your throat is broken will be of no use," Yue Jinghua chuckled, "unless you can evade the little creature on your shoulder,"

The fanning motion halted, and a small beast with shiny fur appeared on Xie Yu's shoulder.

"Damn it, get this wretched critter away from me, I'm allergic to fur," his tall nose wrinkled, and Xie Yu's face lost its color.

"Little Shanshan, come here, don't scare our Boss Xie," Yue Jinghua leisurely brewed a cup of tea, her finger barely perceptible as it stirred the tea.

With a whoosh, Xie Yu felt a chill on his ear; the high-quality Red Nao Earring had been snatched by the Flash Mink Leopard. He let out a miserable scream as several red rashes appeared on his skin, clear as crystal jade.

In a panic, Xie Yu hurriedly pulled out a bottle of Elixir Pills, uncorked a few haphazardly, and swallowed them.

A hand gently patted his back, while another, understandingly, offered him a cup of tea, "Have a sip of tea to soothe yourself."

Xie Yu nodded, took the tea, and downed it in one gulp; the rashes on his body finally subsided.

After a while, he smacked his lips, puzzled: "This tea doesn't taste right, it has a strange flavor, hard to say if it's fragrant or smelly. I clearly had someone fetch spring water from Liang Mountain; it's supposed to be sweet and refreshing to the soul."

"The water is correct, but I added a bit of extra ingredient," Yue Jinghua replied, with a pill in her hand that was uneven on the surface and carried an indefinable scent.

"Yue Xiaoqi, you've deceived me," Xie Yu's face changed, ready to lash out, but he noticed the small beast perched on Yue Jinghua's shoulder, emitting a series of electric sparks all over its body.

Black glossy fur, body of a leopard and shape of a mink, a Fourth-stage Mink Leopard.

Inside the carriage, Xiao Ya held her breath, her eyes wide open, fearing that Yue Xiaoqi might inadvertently offend Xie Yu and reveal both their identities. Yet, a trust in Yue Xiaoqi inexplicably took root deep inside her.

With her discerning eye honed over many years at the nightclub, she could tell this Dark Beast was no mere Fourth-stage existence.

The top and bottom of the large carriage were equipped with Wind Cave vents; with three people seated, it was quite cool and not the least bit stuffy, although at the moment the atmosphere inside the carriage felt a bit oppressive.

"Let's go, Boss Xie," Yue Jinghua nibbled on a Qing fruit and put it in his mouth.

A Fourth-stage Flash Mink Leopard, in such a confined space, could tear a person's throat in the blink of an eye.

Xie Yu's face turned sour, "Lift the carriage."

The carriage was lifted smoothly.

Once again, there was silence inside the carriage.

"Let's get the unpleasantness out of the way first, I'm only responsible for getting you two off this street. As for Xiao Ya's safety afterwards, I can't guarantee that, and as for you..." he said, stroking the fan in his hand. A surge of fierce Dark Energy, starkly different from Xie Yu's, emanated from his pale hand.

Suddenly, a dangerous glint flashed in Xie Yu's eyes, his figure shifted, and with a long arm reached out toward the mask on Yue Jinghua's face.