The next moment, the man grabbed the child's charred arm, put it into his mouth, and started biting it.

The dry skin and flesh were torn apart, and the child's bones were bitten with a crackling sound. Lian Xin stood aside and looked at her, still calm.

It was getting dark and the man was finally full.

He leaned on the stone and a bonfire was lit in the lotus heart in front of him.

"Little girl, you are indeed kind to me. Tell me, how do you want me to repay you?"

"Do you want to enjoy happiness in a rich family? Or do you want countless gold and silver treasures, fine clothes and food? Or... do you want to be more beautiful as you grow older?"

Lianxin thought for a long time and then asked: "Can't I have both?"

The man was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly:

"Hahaha!!! It's strange that you are destined to me, with your temperament... If you didn't have any talent at all, you should be my apprentice!"

"Okay, okay, I'll give it to you as you say."

"It's just that if you want all the benefits, then all the benefits have to be discounted."

"I will send you to a rich family, but not necessarily as a young lady. I will give you countless gold, silver, clothes and food, but you have to seize the opportunity. You will grow more and more beautiful, but you will not become a beauty who will conquer the country.

, she is actually prettier than the average woman."

He smiled deeply: "How is it? Is it satisfactory to repay you like this?"

Lian Xin pursed her lips, then nodded slightly, with an inexplicable light shining in her eyes.

But after hesitating for a moment, she still asked unwillingly: "Don't I have the talent you mentioned?"

The man chuckled: "Little girl, you can't be too greedy. You have such a mind at such a young age, you are already unique. If you still have this talent in metaphysics... I will be indispensable if you commit evil in the future.

You have to bear a share of the cause and effect!"

"Doing evil? Cause and effect?"

She murmured, and then asked innocently: "Then can you see what I have done?"

The man stared at her with an expression that was indescribably sarcastic and subtle: "What do you think?"

Lian Xin was stunned again. After a long time, she asked: "Then...can other people see what I do and can't I hide it?"

"Oh, what a capable little girl!"

The man glanced at her in surprise: "Hide, of course you can hide it. It's just that you ask for too much for this favor - otherwise, in the next period of time, you can choose some of my

Take care of the children you like...until I recover from my injuries."

"If you do well, I will give you a few more talismans, and you will have nothing to worry about in the future."

…

The scenes in the picture moved quickly. I don't know how much time had passed, but I saw a long caravan appearing on this dry wasteland.

On the carriage that was tightly guarded by the guards, the curtain was opened, revealing the cute face of the young child Yuxue.

Lian Xin stared at the team from behind the hill, while the man beside her who looked more and more natural raised the corners of his lips:

"Why, have you taken a liking to this family?"

Lian Xin turned her head and pursed her lips with a smile.

The man nodded: "You have a good vision. But you have to fight for it yourself. Let me see your methods."

The caravan stopped.

The sturdy guards, with serious faces, gave porridge to the victims who were so hungry that they had lost their senses.

Lian Xin did not go.

She just stood cautiously in a position that happened to be visible from the carriage window, wearing ragged clothes, standing there timidly, with a face full of desire and timidity.

The steward in the caravan saw her appearance and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

"This little girl is really lucky to have survived to this day."

The little child begged her family: "She is so pitiful...does she have no parents or family? Then let's take her with us."

"She looks so thin, she can't compete with those people even if she stays here."

The leading guard frowned after hearing the order: "Sir, please look at the group of mature men separated by us in the distance. I'm afraid they are not good people. There is no need to give porridge to these people."

"But this little girl, at such a young age, looks a bit like those people..."

He always felt something was strange.

But where exactly it is, I can't tell.

Finally, under the pleading of his young master, he nodded and agreed.

…

I have clearly seen Lian Xin’s past, so how did she escape the punishment of Zhou Mansion and enter the Peony Building safely?

I closed my eyes and relaxed a little.

The next moment, I saw a dark and crude carriage in front of me, with the doors and windows tightly locked by brass locks.

Lian Xin huddled by the door. Outside, someone was calling her anxiously:

"Lotus heart! Lotus heart!"

A young girl came with a pale face and an anxious expression: "What measures did you take? Why did Manager Chen want to lock you up?"

"I heard from the steward that when we get to Yonghe City, we will still be beaten with a cane——"

"Lian Xin, if you have made a mistake, please beg the master for forgiveness! We are slaves, so we can just do our own thing in peace. Stop having such wishful thinking!"

She lowered her voice: "This brass lock was used to lock the box before. I happen to have the key. Lian Xin, I will come to bring you some food tonight... You must not have any thoughts of running away. Women like us

, if you can't get the household registration documents, you will be sold to a lowly place..."

Lian Xin remained silent.

And when night fell, there was indeed a faint noise coming from the carriage.

The good sisters outside were calling her softly, but Lian Xin reached into her neck and took out an old purse.

In the purse was the same old piece of talisman paper.

"Lian Ye, we are good sisters, aren't we?"

"Are you confused? Of course you are."

"Then...if I suffered, would you be willing to take my own life to take my place?"

"Silly girl, that's natural. We were all brought into the mansion during a severe drought, and we have lived together for so many years..."

In the dim carriage, the young maid carefully took out a bag of snacks from her arms:

"You made Manager Chen so angry. He keeps a very tight watch on you. If the young master hadn't suddenly summoned you, I wouldn't have been able to get in."

The next moment, Lian Xin suddenly pressed the talisman on her back. The maid named Lian Ye fell into a daze and fell down instantly.

"Good Lotus Leaf, this is what you said. If I am in pain, you will take my place."

…

The picture scroll slowly disappeared, and the scene of a peaceful singing and dancing group in the Peony House appeared again.

Lian Xin was already standing beside Mr. Lin.

Her expression is still as timid as when she was a child, as if she will be bullied at any time and makes people pity her.

I looked away, and beside me, the green face was still looking at me worriedly:

"You are suddenly sitting here blankly with an ugly face. How are you going to investigate?"

I stared at the stage: "I've seen it already - Lu Rong, have you ever seen the Born Evil?"

Lu Rong was stunned for a moment, then frowned tightly: "Did she... kill someone?"

I shook my head: "No."


Chapter completed!