Chapter Fourteen: You Just Can’t Be Killed

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A trace of annoyance flickered in her eyes as she said, “And you, little sister—you too. You know full well that Sister Shuangshuang harbors ill intentions toward Father, so why would you help her marry Grandfather? She’s always lurking in the mansion; what if she sets her sights on Father again? What will we do then?”

“Ah, I’m done with this—life is utterly dull, and here comes a toad lecturing humans!”

Lin Zhaozhao had no intention of engaging with her, yet unexpectedly, you want to play mind games with me?

Well, I’m sorry then.

Without hesitation, Lin Zhaozhao delivered a swift kick, knocking the other onto the meditation cushion. As Lin Qingci rushed over to intervene, she raised her palm and said,

“Come on, try stopping me. See if hitting you feels like a chore!”

Lin Qingci was speechless.

Well, it was indeed effortless.

After dealing with Lin Qingci, Lin Zhaozhao slapped Lin Wanyue sharply on the forehead.

“Hmm? Innocent, are you? You think you’re starving? Do you believe I’ve been here for over ten years, usurping your wealth and glory?

Stop playing the victim every day! Isn’t the benefit not yours to claim, and weren’t the parents not stolen by you? While others bound their feet, you’re binding your brain!

And you still have the nerve to act so high and mighty! Do you even understand the art of balance? Your only skill is snatching the affection of our parents and brothers! I haven’t even bothered to deal with you properly yet. Keep parading around here trying to shirk responsibility, and see if I don’t knock some sense into you!”

“Get lost! A wild sister like you has no right to call me ‘little sister’! Go away, now!”

Lin Wanyue was left speechless and dumbfounded, glancing at Lin Yuanzhi, who usually cared for her the most.

But Lin Yuanzhi instinctively lowered his head and looked away.

As for Mrs. Bai, honestly, over the years, her mother-in-law’s cruelty had stifled her breath.

It wasn’t just pushing her husband towards other women; it was making her wake before dawn to attend to them.

Though silent on the surface, Mrs. Bai held a certain grim satisfaction deep within her heart.

She finally spoke, “Enough. It’s getting late. You should all tidy up and rest early. There will be a festive event in the mansion soon. Do not cause a scene that makes us the laughingstock.”

Only then did Lin Wanyue reluctantly rise.

As Lin Zhaozhao left, Lin Qingci approached to comfort her. “Sister, don’t stoop to that crazy woman’s level!”

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Covering her reddened forehead, Lin Wanyue choked back tears. “I never wanted to stoop to her level.”

“After all, I know Zhaozhao never liked me. She thinks I stole what belonged to her parents, so I’ve always been tolerant. But she... you saw for yourself—she attacks on a whim. Doesn’t that treat us like household servants to be humiliated at will?”

“Um...”

Lin Qingci awkwardly scratched his nose. Their father was often away working, and their mother was usually preoccupied. Lin Wanyue had always been a gentle and considerate sister to him, someone he deeply relied upon.

So, over the past three years, whenever he got close to Lin Zhaozhao, and Sister Wanyue was displeased, Lin Zhaozhao would bully her. He often wished to send Lin Zhaozhao off to a rural village.

But times have changed!

After last time’s misunderstanding in the attic, he already felt guilty. Now that Lin Zhaozhao was quite unhinged, hitting him relentlessly, he feared saying anything harsh to her might cost him his life. After much thought, Lin Qingci decided on the harshest words he could muster:

“Don’t worry, Sister Wanyue. After she hit you this time, I won’t speak a single word to her for nearly a month. Let her learn her lesson!”

Lin Wanyue’s lips twitched sharply in a forced pitiful expression.

How had she never realized her brother was this foolish?

She had staged the tea ceremony precisely to spark conflict between Lin Qingci and Lin Zhaozhao, hoping they would come to blows so that their parents and brothers would grow disappointed in Lin Zhaozhao.

And he—decides to stop talking to her for a month? What kind of threat is that??

In any case, Lin Wanyue was so angry she couldn’t sleep all night, wishing she could hire a hundred assassins to wipe Lin Zhaozhao from the face of the earth!

As for Lin Zhaozhao, having just arrived in the ancient era and having helped her mother resolve a significant trouble, Mrs. Bai had slipped her a considerable amount of silver. Lin Zhaozhao thought she might as well stroll through the market and buy some gold and silver jewelry.

“After all, back then we barely earned any pocket money and couldn’t afford museum-level things like kingfisher feathers or shimmering brocade. But now it’s different!”

An eighty-million yuan hairpin in the museum? No three-nine-nine, no five-nine-nine, only one-nine-nine!

And with gold prices skyrocketing!

In the modern era, buying a six-thousand-yuan necklace hurt her wallet for half a month, and she constantly worried whether gold prices would drop.

But here, with the support of her wealthy mother, Lin Zhaozhao wore a palm-sized longevity lock around her neck, paired with two jade bracelets of top-grade jade!

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Other things like shimmering brocade and moonlight silk—if she couldn’t wear them, she’d at least buy them home and clutch them in the carriage.

“No wonder people say red energy nourishes the body!”

“Red energy? That’s just money nourishing life!”

“I dare not imagine how cheerful and lively I’d be if my mother gave me five thousand taels every day to buy this and that!”

“Hehehe!”

Mrs. Bai, watching her daughter beam with such foolish delight, felt a pang of sympathy.

This child had no idea how much hardship she had endured since childhood!

Yet just a bit of gold and silver jewelry could make her so happy!

It seemed she truly loved these worldly possessions.

Well, while her daughter continued to pick out jade rings, Mrs. Bai decided to go upstairs to speak with the shop owner, seeing if she could get two golden guardian lions made for her daughter.

After all, the Bai family’s business was thriving and they had no shortage of money. With only one beloved daughter, she would be pampered beyond measure!

She grabbed a long veil hat for herself and her daughter and headed up to the attic.

As for Lin Zhaozhao, after finishing with the jewelry, she planned to check out the lanterns and so on.

Having watched videos in her past life, she often saw crab-shaped lanterns, jade rabbits pounding medicine—an exquisite display of Chinese aesthetics!

But no sooner had she stepped a short distance outside than she heard hurried footsteps around the corner ahead.

Alongside the footsteps came frantic shouts: “Young master, hold on, don’t fall asleep!”

“Brother, the master is unreachable, and we’re new to the capital, unfamiliar with the area, being pursued... The young master is like this, what are we to do?”

“It’s all my fault—I should have protected the young master properly. Who knew the young master would be bitten by that snake the enemy sent!”