Looking at the bloody corpse lying on the ground, Lin Pianran’s face remained utterly composed.
She found herself in a dilemma.
How should she dispose of the body?
In the end, she decided to toss it into the pit, reuniting the siblings.
After completing everything, she concealed the entrance of the pit.
Although the area was thick with the scent of blood, it should dissipate quickly.
She then buried the bloodstains on the ground with soil.
Only after eliminating all traces of the murder did Lin Pianran collapse weakly onto the ground, her entire body aching.
As she relaxed, her mind finally recalled some crucial matters.
After being reborn, she had taken a fall, which helped her recover memories from before she was six years old.
She was originally a modern person from the 24th century. After a car accident, she was reincarnated into the body of Han Yunyan from the Duke of Protectorate Estate.
As a child, she had been deeply cherished by her biological parents.
At the age of six, she was knocked unconscious, taken away from her parents, and abandoned.
At that time, she was too young, and her head had suffered severe trauma, causing her to lose all her previous memories.
After being abandoned, she was taken in by an old beggar for over a month. Later, she was passed around and eventually adopted by her foster mother, Su Qingfeng, which led her to enter Lin Fu (Lin Mansion).
In the 24th century, she was not only skilled in business but also proficient in Taekwondo and Sanda.
In her previous life, although she had lost her memories before the age of six, her innate talent for business allowed her to succeed effortlessly in the commercial world, amassing vast wealth.
Having lost her modern memories, she had also forgotten the existence of her Space.
This time, she finally managed to unearth it from the depths of her memory.
Lin Pianran scanned her Space with her divine sense. Inside, there were all kinds of items she had brought from the modern era: food, medicine, cold weapons, firearms, books, daily necessities, and more—everything one could need.
There were even toys, snacks, jewelry, gold, and silver that she had stored in the Space before she was six years old.
The quantity was surprisingly substantial.
“Excellent! Now I have even more confidence to seek revenge and crush my enemies!”
Lin Pianran was overjoyed.
Inside the Space was a small courtyard with a clear spring in the middle. The spring water was refreshing and sweet.
There was also a ten-meter-square patch of black soil. Though the area was small, Lin Pianran had only planted some ginseng there.
Thanks to the spiritual spring water, she had also cultivated many potted plants in the Space, including peonies, roses, gardenias, lavender, water lilies, and lucky bamboo, among a wide variety of others.
Lin Pianran filled a cup with the spiritual spring water and drank two large cups in one go.
Instantly, she felt the pain in her body lessen significantly. Even her fatigue vanished without a trace, replaced by a vibrant vitality.
Indeed, just like in the modern era, this spring water had miraculous effects on healing, fitness, and beauty.
Lin Pianran quickly found some gauze and medicinal ointment, carefully bandaging her wounds.
She also took a painkiller.
Immediately, her entire body felt filled with strength, as if reborn.
She promptly stored her own weapons, as well as those of Lin Chuge and Lin Chusheng, into her Space.
She also stored Lin Chuge’s water pouch.
With all the tools of the crime safely hidden away, Lin Pianran felt much more at ease, no longer fearing that any clues would be exposed.
Finally, deciding to go all the way, she stored the corpses of Lin Chuge and Lin Chusheng into her Space as well.
Now, there was absolutely no way anyone would discover her murderous deeds.
Completely free of any worries.
Her Space had truly become the perfect tool for murder and corpse concealment.
With everything done, Lin Pianran finally let out a deep, relieved sigh.
All worries and anxieties had completely vanished by now.
She felt completely at ease.
The air seemed fresher, the sky bluer.
It was only then that Lin Pianran began carefully recalling the events of this day in her previous life.
She had her leg broken by Lin Chusheng’s kick and was carried back to the campsite. At the broad open ground in front of the campsite, she encountered a large group of people, including many children of nobility and numerous injured individuals.
Because there were so many injured, all the imperial physicians and doctors were busy treating them. Lin Pianran couldn’t find a doctor and had to wait a full day before her injured leg could be treated.
This memory remained vividly clear in her mind.
According to rumors, this large group had encountered a wolf attack during their hunt. Several young masters and noble ladies were scratched or bitten by wild wolves, with two young ladies and one young master even being killed on the spot.
The number of dead guards and maidservants reached several dozen.
However, some people benefited from this incident – notably Lin Chuxuan, the eldest son of the Lin family’s second branch. Originally just an unknown soldier in the Yulin Jun (Imperial Guards).
During the beast attack, he bravely fought the wolves and, while saving Dizhang Gongzhu (Firstborn Princess) Huo Yaoshi, who was deeply favored by Qin Wudi, had his left arm bitten by a wolf so severely that the bone was visible.
This earned him high praise from Qin Wudi, who promoted him several ranks at once – from a lowly soldier to a seventh-rank Xiaowei (Military Rank), along with the glorious title of “Brave Little Hero.”
From then on, his official career progressed smoothly as if blessed by divine assistance.
Meanwhile, her third sister Lin Chuyan, who had usurped her identity as the young lady of the Duke of Protectorate Estate in her previous life, was the study companion of Huai’an Gongzhu (Princess Huai’an) Huo Yaoyu. When the wolf pack attacked, she fearlessly stepped forward, firmly protecting Princess Huai’an behind her, and received generous rewards from both Qin Wudi and Consort De.
She left behind a reputation for noble character among the noble ladies of the capital.
Consort De was Lin Laotaitai’s (Old Madam Lin’s) youngest daughter and also the Lin family’s most powerful backer.
She had two daughters: Huo Yaoyu, aged sixteen, was enfeoffed as Huai’an Gongzhu (Princess Huai’an), and Huo Yaohua, aged fifteen, was enfeoffed as Minghua Gongzhu (Princess Minghua). Both were deeply favored by Qin Wudi.
Thinking of this, Lin Pianran decided to interfere – to seize the opportunity to destroy the Lin family’s chances, crush their ladder of social climbing, and take the chance to step on both Lin Chuyan and Lin Chuxuan, making them fall into the mud where they could never escape.
This would be more advantageous for her revenge.
The thought made Lin Pianran somewhat excited.
She quickly took action, following a small path northward.
If she remembered correctly, it was in that direction.
After hurrying for half an hour, Lin Pianran finally spotted a hunting party of over twenty people, both men and women, all dressed in luxurious clothing that clearly indicated their noble status.
Among the crowd, the two princesses held the most distinguished positions.
Dizhang Gongzhu (Firstborn Princess) Huo Yaoshi enjoyed the highest status as the eldest daughter of Empress Wei. Her appearance was extremely beautiful, with porcelain-white skin and graceful, elegant bearing. She stood taller than most women, making her particularly conspicuous in the crowd – truly standing out like a crane among chickens.
She appeared to be around eighteen or nineteen years old, exactly the blooming age of youth, breathtakingly beautiful.
“Indeed a woman of exceptional grace and appearance!”
In her previous life, Lin Pianran hadn’t known much about this princess, but public opinion about her was extremely favorable.
It is said that her temperament inherited the virtues of Empress Wei—both were exceptionally gentle and virtuous in nature, treating others with generosity and courtesy. Her voice was always soft and pleasant, making it easy for people to develop a fondness for her.
However, her character also had a significant flaw: she was somewhat naive and unaware of worldly affairs, making her prone to being taken advantage of or deceived.
In comparison to this elder princess, Princess Huai’an, Huo Yaoyu, appeared rather plain in both appearance and status among the crowd.
Surrounding the princess, who was the center of attention, were several noble ladies of extremely prominent status, with Lin Chuyan notably among them.
She stayed close to Princess Huai’an, and the two appeared to be very intimate, chatting and laughing together all the while.
Lin Chuyan was highly skilled in conversation, particularly adept at reading people’s expressions, and she always managed to delight Princess Huai’an.
Lin Pianran, however, did not join them.
She preferred to lurk in the shadows, like a fierce beast, waiting for the right moment to strike.
Whenever an opportunity arose, she would not hesitate to fight or kill her enemies as necessary.
Absolutely without mercy!