Live in humble misery?
Gu Qingyun lightly raised her phoenix eyes and let out a scornful laugh.
Those four words had never existed in her dictionary.
If others do not offend me, I will not offend them. But if they offend me, I will exterminate them no matter how far away they are!
Woman surnamed Bai, cherish the few days you have left.
Stolen things must eventually be returned.
As for the Slave Quarters and the Beast Arena…
Gu Qingyun narrowed her eyes. She did not mind collecting a little interest first.
A burst of hurried, chaotic footsteps suddenly rang out.
Gu Qingyun’s expression turned stern, and she pressed her ear to the ground.
Judging from the footsteps, there were at least a dozen people.
Gu Qingyun knew clearly that, with only herself, she could not deal with so many people from the Beast Arena for now.
The original host had not failed to try escaping, but she had been found easily every time.
What a troublesome bunch.
She had already hidden herself in the deep mountains, yet they could still find her. Could there be something on her that allowed them to locate her?
With no time to think further, Gu Qingyun quickly rose and left.
Soon, she discovered that their forces were spread throughout the mountains.
Gu Qingyun gritted her teeth and climbed the highest mountain.
Before long, she heard footsteps.
Hah, did they really have a way to know her location?
A group of people led by Steward Song charged up the mountain. When he saw her, a ferocious expression appeared on Steward Song’s face.
“You stinking girl, come back with us obediently.”
Gu Qingyun compared the difference in strength between the two sides and knew she had no chance of winning. But for her to surrender without resistance…
“In your dreams!”
“Since that is the case, we will have to take action!” Steward Song raised his hand and was about to order everyone to seize her.
“If you cannot take me back and answer for it, will you be punished?” Gu Qingyun suddenly asked.
Steward Song’s hand paused. He asked contemptuously, “Do you think you can escape?”
The wind atop the mountain howled wildly, whipping her hair into a frenzied mess.
Gu Qingyun cast a sidelong glance below the cliff.
It was bottomless, with clouds and mist swirling around it.
“You couldn’t possibly be thinking of…” Seeing her expression and movements, Steward Song’s face suddenly changed. He hurriedly shouted, “Quick, seize her!”
But it was already too late. The young girl before them leaped down the cliff.
Steward Song took several strides to the edge of the cliff. A ten-thousand-foot abyss stretched below, shrouded in thick mist; there was no trace of a person to be seen.
“Steward Song, what do we do now that we failed to capture her?” a thug beside him asked.
“What else can we do? Go back and receive our punishment!” Steward Song had never expected this Little Female Slave to actually jump off the cliff.
They had returned empty-handed. The Young Master would surely be displeased, and once the Young Master was displeased, they would all suffer terribly.
Steward Song, shocked, enraged, and frightened, stormed away with a furious sweep of his sleeve.
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Gu Qingyun clung to a vine against the cliff face, listening to their retreating footsteps. After the sound had faded for a while, she tightened her grip on the vine and climbed upward.
A dangerous aura suddenly drew near. Gu Qingyun swiftly turned her head to look.
A green, ghostly snake coiled around a branch on the sheer cliff, nearly blending into the leaves.
Gu Qingyun’s pupils contracted.
A green body with yellow stripes—this was a bamboo pit viper!
The king of venomous snakes!
Gu Qingyun held her breath, not daring to move.
Yet the venomous snake showed no intention of leaving. It suddenly leaped up, its supple body stretching straight as a line, shooting toward her arm like Lightning, its bloody maw wide open and its sharp fangs exposed.
A cold gleam flashed in Gu Qingyun’s eyes. Her hand moved like Lightning as she seized its seven-inch vital point. Applying force with her fingertip, she viciously crushed it.
The venomous snake opened its mouth, revealing its sharp fangs, and died with its eyes wide open.
Gu Qingyun threw it away.
But at that moment, a small snake no thicker than a finger bit down on the hand she was using to hold the vine.
Pain struck the back of Gu Qingyun’s hand. She involuntarily released her grip, and her body plummeted downward beyond her control.
She was falling too fast to see anything clearly. She only had time to glimpse a snake that was entirely blood-red. It seemed to have a small white flower perched atop its head?
The sensation of weightlessness from the rapid descent made it difficult for Gu Qingyun to breathe. The piercing cold wind sliced across her face, painful as a knife.
She still could not see the bottom after a long while. This time, she would probably fall and be smashed to pieces, right? She had only just gained a new life, and it was already gone before she could properly enjoy it.
Gu Qingyun cursed the wretched heavens. Her back crashed into layer upon layer of tree crowns, slowing her descent, but it was still enough to nearly take half her life.
Just as she was thinking this, the space behind her back suddenly gave way, and she plummeted from midair into the water pool—onto a man.
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