Chapter 601 - 604: She’s a Fiend

Chapter 601: Chapter 604: She’s a Fiend

Hua Manman followed Yue Niang for a while.

They eventually arrived near the back door.

Hua Manman was surprised. "Didn’t you say we were going to change clothes? Why are we here?"

But Yue Niang didn’t explain. She just pushed her forcefully toward the outside.

"You should go, quickly. And don’t ever come back."

How could Hua Manman possibly leave?

Her father-in-law and husband were still sitting inside the house!

So she turned and grabbed Yue Niang’s hand, refusing to let go.

"What on earth happened? Why are you suddenly trying to make me leave? Are you in some kind of trouble? Tell me. I’ll help you."

Seeing that Hua Manman was still thinking of her at a time like this, Yue Niang’s eyes reddened, and tears began to fall one after another.

"I’ve wronged you. I... I deceived you."

Hua Manman quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears.

"No matter what happens, I’ll be here with you. Please don’t cry."

The more thoughtful and considerate Hua Manman was, the more miserable Yue Niang felt.

Yue Niang couldn’t hold it in any longer and blurted out everything on her mind in a rush.

"I actually approached you on purpose to find out where you came from.

Everything I told you was a lie.

I even put a deadly poison in the tea I poured for you just now.

I’m a bad person! A terrible person who wanted to take your life!"

After speaking, Yue Niang closed her eyes. Her fingers were clenched into tight fists, and her slender body trembled slightly, like a swan awaiting slaughter, ready for judgment.

She expected Hua Manman to be disappointed, angry, or terrified.

However, all she heard was a soft chuckle.

Yue Niang couldn’t help but open her eyes. Through her tears, she stared blankly at the young master before her.

"W-why are you laughing?"

Hua Manman patted her on the head. "Silly girl. I knew from the start you were approaching us on purpose, and I guessed you had ulterior motives."

This time, it was Yue Niang’s turn to be astonished.

She asked in disbelief, "If you knew all that, why did you let me get close to you?"

"Because I believed you weren’t a truly bad person.

We haven’t known each other for long, but I could feel that deep down, you’re actually very kind.

And it turns out my judgment was right.

Look at you now. Haven’t you confessed everything to me?"

As she said this, Hua Manman squeezed Yue Niang’s hand tightly, her eyes shining with a determined light.

"Come with us. From now on, I’ll take good care of you. I won’t let you suffer or be wronged again."

Yue Niang never imagined that Hua Manman knew everything.

What she expected even less was that, knowing full well of her ill intentions, Hua Manman was still willing to accept her, and even wanted to take her with them.

Yue Niang was both ashamed and deeply moved, and her tears streamed down her face.

The person she liked was even gentler than she had imagined.

"I can’t go with you.

My grandmother has some connection to the Second Master of the Yu Royal Mansion.

If I run away with you, my grandmother will definitely report it to the Second Master, and he won’t let us go."

At this, Yue Niang gave Hua Manman another push, hoping she would leave quickly.

They didn’t have much time.

It would be disastrous if her grandmother discovered something was wrong.

But Hua Manman refused to give up. "If you don’t go, I won’t go either. I’ll stay with you! We’ll live and die together!"

Yue Niang had never thought she would be treated with such care and importance in her life.

She was moved beyond words.

At this moment, she would willingly give her life for the person in front of her!

Let alone just eloping with them.

Yue Niang hesitated no more. "As long as you don’t mind, sir, I’m willing to follow you and wander to the ends of the earth."

She might only meet one person in her entire life who would treat her this well.

If she didn’t cherish this chance, she would likely regret it for the rest of her life.

She didn’t want to have any regrets.

She wanted to summon her courage and take a gamble.

Hua Manman was delighted, but then she said,

"My father is still in your house. We can’t leave him behind."

Yue Niang understood what she meant. She dried her tears and said,

"Let’s go back first. Tonight, I’ll sneak out to the inn to find you, and then we can all run far away together."

Hua Manman nodded in agreement.

So the two of them returned to the main room, hand in hand.

But just as they stepped over the threshold, they saw the grandmother on the floor, clutching her stomach and groaning in pain.

The mung bean cakes on the table had been knocked over.

Li Liao and Li Ji stood nearby, both looking utterly astonished.

Hua Manman quickly asked what was going on.

Li Ji said, "She was just saying how delicious the mung bean cakes were and told us to try some.

We saw that it wasn’t easy for a woman her age to be raising a granddaughter, so we wanted to let her eat first.

She refused and insisted on being polite with us.

So, when she wasn’t looking, we stuffed a piece of mung bean cake into her mouth.

Who knew that as soon as she ate it, she’d fall to the floor and start crying out?"

Li Liao picked up a teacup from the table. "Maybe the old lady is just choking. Giving her some water should help."

Yue Niang wanted to stop him, but she was a step too late.

Li Liao had already pried open the grandmother’s mouth and poured the tea straight in.

The moment the tea went down, the grandmother opened her mouth and with a GAG, spat out blood.

Li Liao was so frightened he stumbled backward.

"W-what’s wrong with her? Why is she spitting up blood?"

Hua Manman said, "Quick, go get a doctor."

But Yue Niang spoke up and stopped them.

"Forget it. Even if a doctor came, they wouldn’t be able to save her."

There was deadly poison in both the tea and the mung bean cakes.

Either of those two poisons was lethal enough on its own.

Now that the grandmother had ingested both, not even a Daluo Golden Immortal could save her.

Besides, the city was crawling with spies arranged by Lu Kai. If they went to get a doctor, the news would certainly reach Lu Kai’s ears. At that point, they’d never be able to clear their names.

Yue Niang hardened her heart. "Don’t worry about her. Let’s go."

Hua Manman looked at her in astonishment.

"But that’s your grandmother."

Yue Niang clenched her fists. Her eyes held no reluctance to leave a relative, only bone-deep hatred.

"She’s not my real grandmother at all! She’s a monster!"

Her family used to own an embroidery shop, and her mother was a famous embroideress in town. Later, a fire accidentally broke out at the shop. Both of her parents died in the blaze, and only she was lucky enough to escape.

Later, the "grandmother" appeared and pulled her from the ruins.

All these years, the woman had acted as her savior, using it to threaten Yue Niang into obeying her every command.

In her grandmother’s eyes, she wasn’t even a person, just an object.

The old woman would beat and curse her at the slightest provocation. She even frequently forced her to go out and entertain clients to earn silver coins for her own pleasure.

Yue Niang had been driven to the brink of suicide several times.

Now, watching her grandmother writhing on the floor in agony, Yue Niang felt no worry, only a sense of vindication.

’A vile, black-hearted woman like her should have died long ago!’

Yue Niang quickly packed her valuables and hurried away with Hua Manman and the other two.