Shen Xinghai left after handing them to Shi Sheng.
Bai Luo was awake. So upon seeing Shi Sheng, tears streamed down her face as if she finally had an outlet to let all her grievances out.
Without caring whether or not Shi Sheng wanted to know, Bai Luo cried and told her about what sheâd experienced these past few days.
That day, sheâd just finished breakfast and had accidentally knocked over a cup of tea on herself. She had returned to their room to get changed, but hadnât expected Liu Xu to come looking for her.
Bai Luo didnât remember Liu Xu. But she instinctively disliked the latter, so she blocked the doorway, not allowing Liu Xu in.
âXiaoluo-meimei, there are a lot of people here. Can we go into the room to chat?â Liu Xu spoke in a soft and gentle tone that would be pleasing to the ears of most people.
Yet Bai Luo was an exception. She felt rejection from the bottom of her heart.
âIf thereâs anything you want to say, you can say it here.â
Hearing this, Liu Xu switched tactics. âXiaoluo-meimei, donât you want to know your past?â
Bai Luoâs expression changed slightly as she examined Liu Xu probingly. âYou know my past?â
After sheâd spoken, she bit her lip. âShe knows me, so of course sheâll know some stuff about my past. Wasnât my question unnecessary?â
Liu Xu smiled and nodded. âI know who you are, and what youâve experienced. If Xiaoluo-meimei wants to know, I can tell you. But this isnât the right place for itâŚâ
Bai Luo hesitated for a moment. âThen come inâŚâ
She wanted to know who she was, and what the memories sheâd lost were.
Liu Xu shook her head and spoke, âMs Wu Zheng doesnât really like me, so I wonât go inâŚâ
Liu Xu deceived Bai Luo into entering her room and told her some stuff. But everything she said to Bai Luo sounded very foreign, as if it was someone elseâs story.
Bai Luo didnât know why, but the more she listened, the sleepier she got. As the figure in front of her grew blurrier, she wanted to get up to leave but found that she didnât have the strength to do so. In the end, she blacked out and darkness overtook her consciousness.
When she came to, Bai Luo found herself locked in a simple room. She wasnât the only one hereâthere were other women present.
They either cried in low voices or stared dully at nothing. When Bai Luo asked them where they were, the only answer she got was them shaking their heads.
Bai Luo was very scared, but her fear was reduced somewhat by the fact that she wasnât alone.
She checked every corner of the room, which drew the attention of a few women. They told her that theyâd done the same when they were first locked here, and that the room was completely sealed off.
Their gazes were lifeless and filled with despair.
Bai Luo didnât know how long she was unconscious for, nor how long sheâd been locked up. Every so often, thereâd be someone whoâd deliver buns to them from the gap beneath the door.
Those women who despaired and cried swarmed forward to grab the food once it appeared. Although they were in despair, they didnât want to die.
Bai Luo didnât know the food was limitedâshe had to go hungry if she didnât manage to snatch any. This led to a period of time where she starved.
But she got smarter and moved over to sit by the door, so that she was the first one to grab the buns when they were sent in.
The red-clothed lady arrived later.
The woman was still cussing loudly when she was tossed in. She hammered and kicked at the door but to no avail.
When mealtime came around, the red-clothed lady clearly didnât know about the unspoken rule that one wouldnât be able to eat if they werenât quick enough, so she could only stare dumbly at the empty bowl.
Everyone had two buns each, but there were some who took three, causing some of the weaker women to have nothing to eat.
Since they shoved the buns into their mouths quickly, the red-clothed lady didnât have a chance to even snatch any back.
Bai Luo shared one of hers with her.
The red-clothed lady had a pretty straightforward characterâsince Bai Luo was nice to her, she treated the former as a sister. The woman told Bai Luo that she wanted to escape, and that she also wanted those people to pay.
The red-clothed lady planned for a long time. Finally, they found an opportunity. But what they hadnât expected was for the other women to sell them out.
The two were locked up on their own, in a very small room, where the only exit was the door.
The red-clothed lady didnât give up on escaping. After thinking for a long time, she decided to use the honey-trap.
Bai Luo was less certain. But faced with the question of life and death, she still decided to gamble with the red-clothed lady.
The latter was in charge of seducing the guards, while Bai Luo was to stand at the back and knock out any that came in.
But Bai Luo didnât have much strength, so the two swapped roles in the end. Bai Luo was in charge of luring the guards in and the red-clothed lady would knock them unconscious.
Yet, could one really expect Bai Luo to know how to act seductive? In the end, the red-clothed lady could only tell her to stand there and perform a few poses.
Their plan proceeded very smoothly. But on the way out, they were found out and surrounded.
At the very last second, Shen Xinghai arrived to rescue the red-clothed lady. Though they managed to escape, they were constantly pursued.
In this short period of time, they had suffered a lot and went through life and death together.
Their pursuers had suddenly increased in number last night and they had been cornered in a broken-down temple. For the sake of breaking out, Shen Xinghai lured them away, while the red-clothed lady brought Bai Luo with her and ran.
Though they still managed to escape, the red-clothed lady had been injured.
Shen Xinghai had planned on entering the city to find medicine for her but hadnât expected to run into Shi Sheng, leading to the situation now.
âSect Master, I thought I would never see you again.â Bai Luoâs lips quivered as she spoke through sobs. She thought she was going to die.
Shi Sheng leaned against the window, her lips tugging up in a smile. Whether it was a reassuring one or a mocking one, Bai Luo didnât know.
âWhy would Liu Xu want to kidnap meâŚâ This was the question that bothered Bai Luo the most.
As Shi Sheng listened to her various analyses, her brows twitched. âThis kid is a real dummy.â
After a while, Shi Sheng faintly spoke, âLiu Xu just doesnât want you returning to Fu Yiyunâs side is all.â
âAn evil villainessâ job is to break apart the leads.â
âBut Iâve already lost my memoriesâI donât remember who Fu Yiyun is. And Sect Master, didnât you say they were a pair? Isnât the one Fu Yiyun likes Liu Xu?â The dummy asked even more questions.
Was Shi Sheng to tell her that the job of an evil villainess was to constantly cause trouble with the goal of splitting the male and female leads apart?
But she wouldnât be able to explain all that with a few words, so Shi Sheng decided to just shut up and let the little dummy ponder over it on her own.
Perhaps feeling very safe at Shi Shengâs side, Bai Luo caved in to the fatigue from her wounds and fell asleep.
Shi Sheng pushed aside the curtains. Jiang Zhanâs horse was beside the carriageâhe had come back to follow it after running off.
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Seeing Shi Sheng looking out from the carriage, he immediately rode his horse forward and asked with a stern expression, âWu Zheng, how can you just randomly pick people up?â
âI didnât; they were given to me.â Shi Sheng corrected him.
Jiang Zhan got angry. âAre you really treating the Demon Sect as yours?!â
âIs it not mine?â
âWithoutââ Jiang Zhan halted abruptly. He clenched his teeth and glared at Shi Sheng. âIf it wasnât for me, do you think you could be Sect Master?! Iâm snatching it back later! Letâs see how youâll act cocky then!â