Wang Zhilan dragged the woman to the bedside, then wrapped the iron chain around the bedpost three times. Ensuring the woman could not escape, her expression turned ferocious as she walked towards her.
At this moment, seeing Wang Zhilan's attention focused on the woman, Nian Jiaojiao seized the opportunity to enter the room from the window and silently approached the other's back.
*Bang—*
After a muffled thud, Wang Zhilan immediately fainted to the ground.
Holding the fork pole she had just taken from the window, Nian Jiaojiao asked the woman, "Are you alright?"
The woman was stunned. She looked at Nian Jiaojiao with excitement and gratitude, saying, "Thank you—"
"You should leave first."
Nian Jiaojiao interrupted the woman's thanks, picked up the iron chain in front of her, and pulled it apart. The chain snapped and fell to the ground.
Huh?
This scene feels a little familiar?
As Nian Jiaojiao was silently lamenting, the woman broke free from her restraints but did not immediately leave. Instead, she walked up to Wang Zhilan, snatched a finely crafted dagger from her waist, and viciously hacked at her chest.
Why is it said to be a hack, not a stab?
Because the woman made a horizontal cut.
Nian Jiaojiao: !!!
You've done everything, what am I supposed to do?
However, this woman had only been tied up for a day; how much hatred could warrant such a vicious attack?
As the blade fell, Wang Zhilan's breasts were forcibly severed. The intense pain caused Wang Zhilan to awaken from her stupor.
But before she could even open her eyes, Nian Jiaojiao, quick as lightning, struck the back of her neck with a hand chop, and the other person fell unconscious again.
Watching the woman in front of her, her great revenge achieved and her face beaming with joy, Nian Jiaojiao swallowed.
Sister, are you leaving or not?
The woman knelt before Nian Jiaojiao and kowtowed, saying, "My younger sister was harmed by this scumbag. After she tired of her, she brutally murdered my sister. Today, I've cut off her male appendage. Let's see if this pervert can still be interested in women! My benefactor, I will forever remember your great kindness!"
Just then, a servant's voice came from outside the door, "Miss, the master is calling you to his study for a talk..."
The voice from outside made the two inside the room exchange glances.
Hu Rui gritted her teeth and whispered, "Benefactor, hurry and leave!"
"And you?"
Nian Jiaojiao's question was not answered, but her meaning was clear: she intended to take all the blame.
Nian Jiaojiao smiled slightly. "It's not me leaving, it's us leaving."
Then, before Hu Rui's astonished gaze, she lifted her up as if carrying a chick.
Hu Rui fidgeted uneasily.
Even though she was a woman.
Where did the benefactor get such immense strength?
Doing too much climbing over walls and scaling fences was good. Look, even carrying another person, Nian Jiaojiao could leave with ease.
And just as they scaled the wall, a piercing scream echoed through the mansion, and the entire Wang Estate became "lively" once more.
...
Fengcheng.
The Nian residence.
The four husbands looked at the woman Nian Jiaojiao had brought back with a bit of confusion.
After Nian Jiaojiao instructed them to keep the matter a secret, she took the woman to the guest room.
"Benefactor, will I be causing you trouble here? Perhaps I should leave."
To Hu Rui's words, Nian Jiaojiao calmly picked up a nearby cup, took a sip of water, and then said, "Don't worry, I have my ways to ensure the people from the Wang Estate won't find you."
Hu Rui was puzzled by the "method" her benefactor mentioned, but given her benefactor's confident attitude, she felt reassured and visibly relaxed.
Seeing her lounging carelessly in a chair, completely devoid of the "cool and aloof" demeanor Nian Jiaojiao had observed at the tea house, Nian Jiaojiao felt a touch of confusion.
However, the woman's next words completely shattered the image Nian Jiaojiao had of her.
Hu Rui said with a playful grin, "The people I saw earlier were your husbands, weren't they? Benefactor, you truly are blessed to have married four husbands at such a young age. I can only imagine how many more, perhaps ten or twenty, you'll have in the future!"
Finally, she gave Nian Jiaojiao a "we women understand each other" look.
Nian Jiaojiao's lips twitched. She finally said, "You're covered in blood, you should wash up quickly," and left the room.
...
The main hall.
As Nian Jiaojiao entered, the four men stared at her intently, waiting for an answer.
Nian Jiaojiao shrugged and said, "It's nothing. Today, I just did a good deed by eliminating a menace to society. You don't need to worry about it. Oh, right, Xuan Yi, do you have any unworn new clothes?"
Xuan Yi nodded.
"Go get one for me."
Nian Jiaojiao smiled mischievously as she said this.
In the guest room, Hu Rui, who was bathing, sneezed.
And when she took the clothes Nian Jiaojiao handed her and put them on, she realized something was amiss: "Benefactor, these seem to be men's clothes..."
Nian Jiaojiao patted her shoulder. "Don't worry, they're new clothes!"
No, they're not...
Just as Hu Rui was about to speak, Nian Jiaojiao firmly seated her in front of the makeup mirror.
Feeling her body unable to resist, Hu Rui couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.
Fortunately, the benefactor didn't have the perverse habits of Wang Zhilan.
Otherwise, with the benefactor's strength, who wouldn't comply?
A moment later.
A fair-skinned, delicate-browed, long-lashed, and handsome young man was freshly made.
"Benefactor, this is a man!"
A man's makeup, a man's hairstyle, a man's robe...
Nian Jiaojiao nodded with satisfaction.
Great success!
And so, Nian Jiaojiao, dragging the resigned Hu Rui, brought her before the four husbands.
[Disguised as a Man] In the Great Moon kingdom, a woman disguising herself as a man is similar to a woman disguising herself as a man in the protagonist's previous life; women are extremely shy about disguising themselves as men.
Nian Jiaojiao introduced to the four, "From now on, Gu Xinxin will be my fifth husband. Everyone, please give him a round of applause!"
What kind of name is Gu Xinxin?
Hu Rui felt a sense of helplessness.
She remembered a time when she was the one playing pranks on others, but now, facing her benefactor, she was completely unable to resist...
The four, hearing Nian Jiaojiao's introduction, had strange expressions.
Especially Xing Yun, his small face all red.
Hu Rui resignedly said, "If you want to laugh, then laugh."
"Pfft! Hahahaha..."
Xing Yun broke character and burst into laughter.
Yu Chuan covered his mouth, watching the other laugh.
Even the usually stoic Xuan Yi and Nan Qing showed smiles in their eyes.
Unexpectedly, upon hearing their laughter, Hu Rui became bolder. Mimicking the mannerisms of young men in the Great Moon, she formed a delicate finger pose, placed the back of her hand on her cheek, and shyly said, "Oh my~ you're so naughty? How can you tease me like this~"
Seeing Hu Rui's affectation, the people of the Nian household laughed even more heartily.
...
While the Nian residence was filled with laughter, the Wang Estate was shrouded in gloom. The busy servants dared not breathe loudly, fearing they might displease the City Lord and be ordered to be dealt with.
Three hours passed.
Vice City Lord Wang looked at the female physician who emerged without showing any expression on his face and asked, "Physician, how is my Zhilan?"