“It’s that little wretched maid again! Not only did she survive, but she also got the Third Young Master punished—he couldn’t even come out for the Dragon Boat Festival. If we just kill her, the Third Young Master would be delighted!”
Shen Ruyi, resting in the small hole in the rockery, had a big question mark over her head.
That wretched maid… she must mean Er Ya, right? Right, Guo Ping? If I remember correctly, he’s the Third Young Master’s chief attendant. But who’s the other one? If only I could sneak a peek without being noticed…
Just as this thought formed in her mind, Shen Ruyi found herself pulled into her space.
A more incredible sight unfolded—the scene outside the space began to slowly move.
Shen Ruyi had been in a small hole within a larger hole. Guo Ping and the other person were in the outer, larger hole, talking.
Now, from her perspective inside the space, the outer hole gradually came into view.
Two people stood in the large hole: one was Guo Ping, the other was Guo An, the Third Young Master’s other chief attendant.
If Shen Ruyi were outside the space, she would be standing right beside them.
Yet, judging by their expressions, they didn’t notice anyone nearby and continued discussing the details of how to kill her.
It seemed the space really could move!
At that moment, Shen Ruyi’s excitement and thrill almost outweighed her anger at knowing someone wanted to kill her.
Finally, after Guo Ping and Guo An finished discussing and left, Shen Ruyi waited another ten minutes, then silently thought, “Exit.”
Sure enough, she appeared in the large hole outside—just as she had imagined, she had been pulled from the small hole inside the space.
For this discovery, Shen Ruyi couldn’t help but pump her fists silently.
Hehe, with this “cheat code,” revenge was just around the corner.
Yes, Shen Ruyi had always wanted revenge!
Her surname was Shen, not Sheng; a woman cannot let a grudge go unpunished!
Shen Ruyi still hadn’t figured out why she transmigrated.
Before this, she had been sleeping on her bed at home, just like usual, without staying up late.
The only possible reason: the Third Young Master had killed Er Ya, and her “magnetic field” aligned with Er Ya’s, pulling her over?
But now, it wasn’t just a matter of wanting revenge—these two lackeys were trying to kill her.
She was just a low-ranking maid. While the “Old Madam’s lucky charm” protected her from open attacks, in secret?
As the lowest-ranking slave, she could be killed in an instant.
And even if she died, would the Old Madam really punish her grandson to avenge a low-ranking maid? Of course not.
Shen Ruyi had been looking for a chance all along but hadn’t found one—until now.
Now that she had discovered this space’s function, what was there to wait for?
Over the next few days, Shen Ruyi conducted several experiments during idle moments and discovered that the space could only move a maximum of twenty meters at a time.
After moving twenty meters, she had to exit and re-enter the space to move again.
But it had a godlike feature—she could pass through walls!
As long as the distance didn’t exceed twenty meters, she could walk straight through.
If it exceeded the limit, she could just exit and re-enter to continue moving.
After discovering this, Shen Ruyi wanted to throw her hands in the air and laugh out loud—heaven was truly on her side!
Everything was ready, only waiting for the right opportunity.
She had to strike in broad daylight for maximum impact!
While waiting, she also decided not to let those two lackeys have a chance to harm her.
Another purpose was to test the teleportation feature of the space, as Shen Ruyi had named it, to see if it worked in a real situation.
She chose Guo Ping and Guo An as test subjects.
Both were sons born into the household, living with their families in the alley behind the residence.
The alley was filled with various courtyard houses, mostly housing the household’s children, with a few housing clerks who needed to maintain face in front of their masters.
After confirming her plan, Shen Ruyi observed the alley during the day and discovered it was least crowded, especially during the working hours.
She secretly followed Guo Ping and Guo An a couple of times to confirm their homes.
Then she strolled along the residence walls several times and finally decided to strike during the midday rest.
The sun was scorching, heating the ground, and even the cicadas seemed sparse.
After lunch with the other low-ranking maids, Shen Ruyi strolled along the shadows to the back garden.
She sat behind a tree closest to Guo Ping and Guo An’s house and rested with her eyes closed.
Several large trees surrounded the spot, and Shen Ruyi had been using this place for midday breaks these past few days.
Her companions and the household staff were used to seeing her here.
Once the surroundings grew quiet, Shen Ruyi’s thought disappeared from sight.
Using the space, she passed through the residence walls, crossed the back alley, and entered Guo Ping’s courtyard, stopping in the yard.
The house was empty, so Shen Ruyi quickly exited the space.
The courtyard wasn’t large, but it had a standard four-corner layout.
Being able to dominate one courtyard suggested that Guo Ping’s family was well-rewarded in the household.
Guo Ping, being the son, lived in the east wing. She passed through the walls into one east-wing room. The wardrobe contained Guo Ping’s clothes.
Beneath the wardrobe was a locked wooden chest—collected.
There was a hidden compartment in the bed against the wall with a small locked chest inside—collected.
The desk had scattered silver and copper coins—she refused to leave any behind.
Since she was already there, she entered the main room.
Locked chests were collected; jars and containers she found bothersome, so she left them.
Using the same method, she entered Guo An’s house to select and collect valuables.
By the time midday break was nearly over, she returned through the walls to the tree in the back garden.
After confirming in the space that everything was fine, she exited.
Back outside, she stretched, leaned against the tree, and strolled leisurely toward the back garden.
After checking in with her superior, Wang Pozi, she sneaked into the rockery’s small hole and entered the space.
She smashed the locks on the boxes with a stone, opening the small and large wooden chests.
Wow—
The small chests were full of silver, various small gold and silver ingots, and other gold and silver trinkets.
The large chests mostly contained fabrics and other valuable items awarded by the masters.