The situation of the other two won was no better.
Especially now, after losing their chastity, they felt as if the sky had fallen, everything plunged into darkness, with no light in sight.
Xia Wenjin raised an eyebrow and said, "You may not have any skills, but can’t you learn? Or are you afraid of hardship? Do you think you can’t learn anything?"
The three of them smiled bitterly; they were not afraid of hardship, having co from difficult lives.
"We are not afraid. But what can we learn? Who would teach us?"
"If there were a way to live, who would want to die?"
"If we could go to a place where no one knows us, as long as there’s sothing to eat, we’re not picky."
"Why think about these things? We’ve killed soone. The governnt will lock us up, and even if we don’t get executed, we’ll spend the rest of our lives in prison."
"I hear they provide food in prison."
"..."
Their conversation, though grim, left Xia Wenjin feeling helpless. She didn’t mock their thoughts and could even understand why they felt that way.
She gently tapped the table to stop the won from continuing.
Her gaze swept over their faces as she said, "If you’re willing, you can work with ."
The won looked over, their eyes filled with shock.
Xia Wenjin calmly stated, "But I won’t take in anyone useless. The people I want must et two requirents: first, capability; second, loyalty without betrayal! I can give you a year. During this year, I’ll have soone teach you skills. If you can’t learn them, I won’t care about your life or death. If you do learn, you can beco one of my people!"
Hope ignited in the won’s eyes. A year to learn skills? With dedicated teachers? They were sure they could learn. This young lady had saved their lives, and they felt they should repay her, and loyalty without betrayal wouldn’t be a problem.
Moreover, they had nowhere else to go and didn’t know what to do. If there was sowhere to go, they had hope of surviving.
"Will you...will you take us in? We’re...too dirty!"
Xia Wenjin looked at the speaker with gentle eyes, "Who says that? You’re not dirty. It was those evil people who hard you, and that’s not your fault! Whether you follow or not in the future, rember this: you are as clean and pure as you were before."
The three won were shocked, followed by a flood of emotions.
They had felt as if the world had collapsed, believing everyone would look down on them, mock them, despise them, belittle them. But this young girl, like a fairy, told them they were as pure and clean as before!
Could they really start anew?
They voiced the doubt in their hearts!
Xia Wenjin affird, "Of course you can! You can live with dignity, and as long as you want to, no one can dean you or mistreat you!"
They exchanged glances, tears of joy in their eyes, yet they wore excited smiles on their faces.
However, the excitent was short-lived as their newly found hope extinguished. One of them said sadly, "But we killed soone, and killing requires a life in return, or prison ti!"
Xia Wenjin replied seriously, "If you killed an innocent person, I would report you myself. But Qian Baoshan and his accomplices got what they deserved. There’s no need for you to pay with your lives for such scoundrels."
"Then...what do we do about this?" they asked, pointing at the bodies.
Xia Wenjin replied coolly, "Didn’t they love the basent? Didn’t they enjoy tornting people there? Let them stay there forever!"
The won didn’t understand Xia Wenjin’s aning.
Without further explanation, Xia Wenjin pulled a sheet off the bed, lifted Qian Baoshan’s body onto it, tied a knot, and carried it out.
Though inexperienced, the won were not fools. They quickly understood Xia Wenjin’s intent and went to help.
They covered the bodies with sheets or clothing to prevent blood from dripping everywhere.
Then, they carried the bodies, following Xia Wenjin out.
Reaching the fake mountain, they opened the secret door to the basent. Xia Wenjin descended the stairs and tossed Qian Baoshan’s body inside.
Following suit, they disposed of all three bodies.
Qian Baoshan and his group likely never imagined that this place they had secretly dug as their lair—
—used for tornting those they captured through various ans, watching them cry in despair, which fueled their beastly desires—
would now beco their permanent resting place, never to see daylight again.
Cri does not pay, but timing is crucial! Evil deeds must be repaid!
Afterward, Xia Wenjin and the won cleaned the bloodstains from the floor and bed. After her ticulous handling, even the most skilled investigator from the governnt would find no trace of evidence.
By the ti they finished, most of the night had passed, and Xia Wenjin had to leave. She took out a few pieces of broken silver and told them, "At daybreak, find a chance to slip away unnoticed, then go to Jinyun Inn. I am staying there too, but you cannot contact , as it is not safe around right now. Two days later, my people will co to take you to learn skills."
The won, feeling as if in a dream, looked at the young girl in green, her face almost shining with a holy light, like a Bodhisattva saving those in distress.
They wanted to kneel again, but Xia Wenjin stopped them: "Though you haven’t proven your abilities yet, and I don’t know if you’ll beco my subordinates, those who follow should not kneel easily for anyone. You belong to yourselves. Beneath your knees, there is also gold!"
The won had never heard such words, leaving them bewildered. At the sa ti, they felt sothing strange, a sense of... being treated equally and with respect?
That girl, so beautiful, capable, kind-hearted—and herself? No longer pure, lowly, ordinary. Yet she didn’t look down on them, instead gazed warmly, comforting and encouraging them, cleaning up their ss.
They must strive to beco her subordinates!
"Benefactor, can you tell us your na?"
Xia Wenjin smiled, "My na is Xia Wenjin. I realize I forgot to ask your nas, but it doesn’t matter. If you don’t learn any skills in a year, we probably won’t et again, so you don’t need to tell !"
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