Chapter 223 Incredible Craftsmanship
Pan Yingying raised her hand to cover her mouth and warned in a low voice: "Don't make a sound, or I will kill you."
The woman nodded repeatedly in fear, and Pan Yingying loosened her hand. She caught a glimpse of Minister Lu lying on the ground, and she let out a long sigh of relief.
Pan Yingying noticed her subtle movements, cleared her throat and stood up straight.
"I want to ask you something." She lowered her voice and saw the woman nodding. The corners of her lips under the mask curled slightly. "If you answer truthfully, I will give you your indenture contract and let you leave the Lu Mansion."
The woman's eyes suddenly lit up, and she asked in disbelief, "Are you serious, lady?"
As she spoke, she sat up, grabbed the wound on her body, and hissed softly in pain.
"Everyone in the martial world knows that I, Bai Sha, always keep my word." Pan Yingying glanced at the woman, her tone neither hurried nor slow.
The woman didn't understand what was happening and swallowed her saliva. "Please tell me, Miss Bai. I will tell you everything I know."
Pan Yingying was very satisfied with her performance. "What's your name? Do you know a concubine named Mei Niang in the mansion?"
The woman nodded. "Miss Bai, you can call me Manxia. I entered the mansion with Sister Mei in the same year and live in the same courtyard."
Pan Yingying didn't expect that she was so lucky and she found it in no time.
But to be on the safe side and not to waste time, she took out the painting given by Long Sanqi from her bag.
"Take a look, does your sister Mei look like this?"
Manxia: ...
"Miss Bai's painting skills are truly superb..." Manxia looked embarrassed. How could she recognize such amazing painting skills?
Was this painted by Lady White with her feet?
Pan Yingying: ... "I didn't draw this. I was asked to do it."
After a pause, she said, "Her sister asked me to rescue her from the hell of the Lu Mansion."
Manxia stood up excitedly, "That's great!"
After saying this, her eyes couldn't help but turn red.
She and Mei Niang entered the mansion in the same year. Mei Niang was a few years older than her and had always taken good care of her. Over the years, they had been like real sisters, supporting each other to make a living in the hell that was the Lu Mansion.
I thought that this would be the way my life would be, and that I might die at the hands of the cruel Minister Lu one day. I didn't expect that Mei Niang still had relatives alive, and they even asked such a powerful female hero to save her.
Manxia is not stupid, she has excellent hearing. Since she woke up, there has been no more noise in the noisy mansion, which shows that all the noise has been dealt with by Lady Bai's accomplices. Therefore, she also has hope of escaping the Sea of Bitterness.
"Lady Bai, I will take you to find Sister Mei right now, and you can identify her in person."
Pan Yingying nodded, then turned around, pulled out a dagger, and stabbed Minister Lu's throat.
Manxia's scream was stifled by her own hand covering her throat.
After Pan Yingying cut him once, she cut him again, making sure that Minister Lu was dead. She then raised her hand and pulled off the jade pendant on his waist and the gold and jade ring on his hand.
She turned around and wanted to give it to Manxia, but after thinking it over, she put it in her bag.
"Let's go." She took the lead and walked out of the huge study. Manxia quickly followed her in small steps to show her the way.
Mei Niang's yard was very remote, and it took the two of them a full quarter of an hour to get there.
After entering the courtyard, he found Mei Niang unconscious in the room on the right.
With just one glance, Pan Yingying could confirm that the woman lying on the bed was Long Er's sister.
She nodded to Manxia, who endured the whip wounds on her body, soaked a handkerchief with the cold tea on the table, and covered Mei Niang's face directly with it.
Mei Niang was awakened and saw Man Xia. Before she could react, she saw the injuries on her body.
"That damn bastard hit you again!" Mei Niang yelled angrily, turned over and sat up, ready to get up and fight Minister Lu.
Manxia hugged her waist and dragged her.
"Sister Mei! Don't!" She hurriedly explained, "That old guy is dead!" Mei Niang was stunned, "Dead?"
Manxia nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "He's dead, dead. Lady Bai stabbed him to death with just two knives."
Mei Niang: ???
She raised her hand and touched Manxia's forehead.
Is this an illusion caused by the pain? Lady Bai? Why don't you say that it was Bai Wuchang who stabbed the old man to death?
Manxia: ...
She grabbed Mei Niang's hand and moved to the side so that Mei Niang could see Pan Yingying standing behind her.
When Mei Niang first saw Pan Yingying in strange attire, she jumped out of bed and protected Man Xia behind her, her face full of vigilance.
Pan Yingying held the painting in her hand, comparing it to the tall and thin woman in front of her.
It seems a bit similar, but I can't tell how. It just looks very abstract.
She folded the painting irritably and stuffed it back into her bag.
"Yang Daqiang?" Pan Yingying raised her eyes and looked at Mei Niang.
Mei Niang: ...
She really didn't want to admit that this was her real name.
Pan Yingying noticed the stiffness in her expression, and coughed twice to ease the embarrassment, then continued, "Your sister Yang Dabiao asked me to come and see you."
Mei Niang: ...
Manxia: ???
She covered her mouth in shock, not daring to imagine what kind of family would name their two daughters "Yang Dabiao" and "Yang Daqiang."
After a while, Mei Niang said "hmm" with a stern face.
"What does Da Biao want me to do?" she asked expressionlessly.
Pan Yingying wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and it was very difficult to hold it back.
Bi Yuchao came over and asked as soon as he entered the door, "Is this the Daqiang sister of Aunt Long Er?"
Pan Yingying: ...
Men are such tactless people!
Fortunately, she was wearing a mask, so the girl opposite her couldn't see the embarrassment on her face.
"Your sister asked me to ask you if you are willing to leave the Lu Mansion and find another place to live." Pan Yingying raised her hand. Yu Chaosheng took out a thick stack of indentures from his bag and slapped them into her hand, winking at her as if asking for credit.
Pan Yingying didn't want to pay any attention to this tactless man. She searched the indenture for "Yang Daqiang" and looked at Manxia. "Aunt Manxia, what's your name on the indenture?"
Manxia: ... "Zhai Hanzi."
Mei Niang: ???
Pan Yingying: ...
What kind of families are these? Why do they give their daughters such shocking names?
She tried hard to suppress the upward curl of her lips, handed over the two indentures, thought for a moment, and stuffed them all back to Mei Niang, "You two take care of it, pack your things quickly, we'll leave in an hour."
After Pan Yingying finished speaking, she turned around and met Yu Chaosheng's face, which was red from trying to hold back his laughter.
She pushed the man out of the house and was about to follow him out when she heard Mei Niang's voice behind her, "I want to take my maid with me. Is that convenient?"
Pan Yingying turned around and said, "Take it."
She looked at Manxia who was hesitant to speak, "You can bring it if you want."
Man Xia said excitedly, "Thank you, Lady Bai!"
Pan Yingying didn't even turn her head back, "Hurry up and pack your luggage. I'll be back to pick you up in an hour!"