Xia Yinian spent two days recuperating from her injuries at this place.
After two days, her fever finally subsided, and she felt a bit more energetic.
"Wow, she didn’t die, really impressive," a maid said with a giggle.
Another one, with a stern face and not a trace of a smile, said, "You better watch her closely. The young master will return tomorrow; don’t let her wander around."
"What’s there to be afraid of? She can’t even speak right now, and look at that face of hers—who could recognize her?"
"Still, we need to be cautious."
"I just can’t stand seeing her lying in bed, not doing any work. We’re all maids, why should she be any different?"
After a while, Xia Yinian was pulled up from the bed, and a broom was thrust into her hands.
"You’re awake now, stop feigning sleep. Go have dinner, and then clean up the yard after you’ve eaten!"
And so, Xia Yinian, who had just eaten but still felt weak, was sent to clean the yard.
Her face had been disfigured; they must have applied so kind of dicine or sothing to it. In any case, her face was like a layer of necrotic skin, dull and lusterless.
Her voice was also ruined. They must have made her ingest sothing, for she couldn’t even speak.
She had beco mute, a monstrous freak.
Holding the broom, Xia Yinian patiently waited for her strength to gradually return while observing her surroundings.
There were plenty of bodyguards inside and out, as well as many servants.
Everyone seed to think it was normal to see an additional hideous servant in the courtyard as if it were quite ordinary.
"Don’t even think about running away. It’s so nice here; good food, good lodging. If you’re caught and brought back after running away, the young master will beat you to death."
The maid watched her work while smiling cheerfully. "Hurry up! Why are you dawdling?"
Xia Yinian’s wounds had not completely healed, and a push from the maid made her injured area burn fiercely; perhaps the wounds had opened again.
In any case, her state was indescribably wretched.
But she kept her composure, continuing with her work in the yard, showing no sign of wanting to flee.
"Look at her face now, and her voice—even if she ran away, no one would recognize her. Why would she bother running?"
Another maid was cracking lon seeds, dismissive. "Co on, let’s go eat so chilled waterlon."
"Alright."
The two maids left all the work to the newly arrived monstrous freak and ran off happily.
Xia Yinian kept sweeping the floor with the broom, but she slowly moved towards the yard’s gate.
However, there were two bodyguards guarding the gate; there was no way out.
What’s more, the scene outside the door was almost the sa—it seed to be one of the courtyards of a wealthy family.
Even if she broke out of here, she would still be on the family’s property; she could not act rashly.
Suddenly, a sowhat familiar voice drifted into her ears—
"He’s even targeting the Qianqiu Sect’s stronghold. For that girl, he’s beco obsessed."
Xia Yinian was startled and quickly widened her eyes, looking outside the gate.
Feng Yan! Why was Feng Yan here?
What place was this? And who was the young master that brought her here?
"Young master, Gui Lan and Lei Heizi are both missing now, and our people can’t find them either. Should we expand the search area?"
That voice—it was Tian Xing, Feng Yan’s assistant!
Feng Yan and Tian Xing were actually here! Great! She could finally escape to freedom!
"Umm umm umm..." Xia Yinian threw down her broom and strode out...
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