Quick Transmigration: The Green Tea Mistress's Guide to Seduction - A Master's Handbook

Chapter 319 The Aloof Senior Brother is Easily Flirted With (48)

The rest of the story seems predictable, even before the evil spirit can finish speaking.

The crowd rushed over at the sound and saw a naked man, who had just taken human form and had no sense of shame, circling around the sword maiden and trying to approach her.

Anyone would assume that he had insulted Dao Niang.

So the evil spirit was beaten up and driven out of the village.

But only Dao Niang herself knew that it had nothing to do with him.

But that doesn't matter at this point. What matters is that she was indeed insulted by others, and that so many people saw it.

The image of Dao Niang in the village vanished instantly.

No matter how well-liked she was before—efficient, kind-hearted, and gentle—it all seemed to have vanished along with the insult she suffered.

Upon hearing of this, the scholar's family immediately came to break off the engagement that very night.

Demons and evil spirits have no knowledge of these things.

He was beaten and dared not go any closer. He could only think that before he took human form, no one drove him away, so he transformed back into his original form.

This time he was finally able to enter the house and see Dao Niang, whom he had been worried about.

He had already learned what had happened to Dao Niang from the villagers' discussions, and even understood that his appearance had caused her distress.

He felt a pang of regret. How could he have forgotten that humans wear clothes? He was so caught up in his joy that he forgot to put on his clothes.

His regret became even heavier the moment he saw Dao Niang.

The woman on the bed was unlike anyone he had ever seen before.

She sat on the bed, staring blankly ahead, seemingly oblivious to what he was looking at. She didn't even see him come in, nor did she come over to tease him as usual.

He jumped onto Dao Niang's lap. If it were any other time, Dao Niang would have happily rubbed and squeezed him, but now she didn't even move a finger.

After a long while, the noise outside about the annulment of the engagement was so loud that it woke up Dao Niang in the room.

She overheard the man outside, who was supposed to be her mother-in-law, cursing that such an impure woman was no longer fit to be their daughter-in-law, and then she firmly demanded that the engagement be called off.

Given what has happened, there is no excuse not to call off the engagement.

Dao Niang's parents even had to apologize and politely see her off.

When he looked up, Dao Niang's face was already covered in tears.

When Dao Niang's mother came in, her usual kind expression was gone. "How could you run into something like this? Couldn't you have gone up the mountain with other people? I've always told you not to talk to other people. Now you've been targeted!"

If the swordswoman had remained completely silent just moments before, she almost collapsed after hearing these words.

Even her beloved younger siblings came in at this moment, saying, "Sister, something like this has happened to you, and so many people have seen it. What are we going to do in the future? We're not going to arrange any more marriages for you."

Outside the door were Dao Niang's uncles, aunts, and other relatives. They came in with great fanfare, initially speaking grandly about finding that person to avenge Dao Niang, but their tone gradually softened as they tried to persuade her.

Even with their limited understanding of human speech, demons could tell that they were urging Dao Niang to die.

These people said a lot to Dao Niang. When they left, there were scissors that had been accidentally dropped in the house, as well as a rope that could be wrapped around the beam.

The demon, seeing the sword maiden staring at those things, was so anxious he was about to speak.

However, having just transformed, he lacked the remaining strength to transform again and speak with the Sword Maiden.

He thought to himself, "Don't listen to what they're saying."

Go find the scholar.

They grew up together.

He had just heard them say that the scholar would look down on her, but the demon thought that the scholar would definitely not look down on her. The scholar was the best to her. He would bring her delicious food, carve hairpins for her, and help her with chores.

As long as the scholar doesn't despise her, she doesn't have to die and can live a good life.

Perhaps the demon's inner cry was too loud, and the Sword Maiden heard it.

The girl with the knife, who had been hesitating between the scissors and the rope, suddenly stood up.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around at night, she secretly ran out with the demon. After leaving the house, she ran all the way, as if she was afraid of being found.

She held the demon in her arms as if it were her last hope for life.

They arrived at the scholar's house, but the door was not yet closed.

Dao Niang was hiding by the door, but before she could move, someone came out from inside.

"Qi Lin is staying in the city today, so don't leave the door open for him. Just close it and go to sleep."

Qi Lin is the name of a scholar.

He's not home.

Dao Niang, holding Yao Xie, looked helplessly at the closed door. After only a moment's hesitation, she resolutely carried Yao Xie into the city in the dead of night.

Relying solely on his two legs, he walked from night to day.

The two finally reached the city.

The scholar studied in the city, and Dao Niang had visited several times, so she naturally knew where to find him.

But unexpectedly, they found the person at the bookstore they frequented.

It wasn't one person, it was two people.

Beside Qi Lin was a young lady from an official family, the one who had taken a liking to him.

"Proposing tomorrow is too fast. It would be better to wait half a month," Qi Lin said to the woman in front of him.

"I've already had her engagement broken off, why do we have to wait so long?" The woman's voice sounded like she was being coquettish, but her words were chilling.

"After all, going too fast isn't good for your reputation, as you know. What if you pass the imperial examination later..."

"Alright then, hurry up..." The demon no longer knew what the two said after that.

Because Dao Niang had already taken him away from there.

At this moment, Dao Niang had lost all her spirit and was like a walking corpse, unable to believe what she had just heard.

She used to have a happy home and a fiancé she was to marry, but now it seems like all of that is gone in an instant.

Dao Niang was discovered immediately after jumping into the river.

She placed the evil spirit on the shore and went down into the water without a sound.

The evil spirits at that time had no way to stop them and rushed down without even thinking, but their small bodies were no match for the knife-wielding maiden.

This is a water town, and the one thing we have in abundance is people who are good swimmers.

The evil spirit cried out mournfully, and was immediately discovered, and then people came to rescue it.

But even if you really want to save her, you can't save someone who has a death wish. Dao Niang was only pulled out of the water after she had become a corpse.

Qi Lin was the first to know about this, and then he only notified Dao Niang's parents to come and collect the body.

It seemed to them that it was not worth caring that Dao Niang had died in the river here instead of at home.

As long as she died, her family's reputation was preserved. It was only after her death that people seemed to feel a little pity for her.

She occasionally reveals a hint of sadness when the topic is brought up.