2 – Rebirth of Two Worlds
Lin Da, who had been pacing, suddenly froze in place, staring in shock as the woman snapped the shackles.
Crack—
Another sound of iron chains breaking.
Gripping the chains binding her, Bai Ruanruan effortlessly tore them all off and discarded them.
Her slender, delicate wrists were bruised with red and purple marks from the shackles, the skin rubbed raw. It stung a little, and she couldn’t help but frown slightly.
“You… you!” The next moment, Lin Da lost his composure.
While Lin Da stood dumbfounded, Bai Ruanruan proceeded to smash the switch of the nearby heating lamp.
Instantly, the room grew much dimmer.
In her previous life, as the Empress who ruled over the realm, she possessed divine strength—crushing a bull with a single finger or shattering boulders against her chest were trivial feats for her. Yet, she still met a tragic end.
Having met unfortunate fates in two lifetimes, how could she allow her destiny to become a tragedy once again?
“What are you doing?!”
Lin Da could hardly believe that this woman, who had seemed listless just moments ago, could possess such strength.
Bai Ruanruan adjusted her coat, dragging the half-detached ankle shackle as she circled her wrist and slowly approached Lin Da. “Where is Jiang Yihan?”
Lin Da swallowed hard, but at the mention of Jiang Yihan, it was as if a nerve had been struck. Anger surged within him. “You venomous, heartless seductress! You’ve poisoned the young master, leaving him bedridden and unconscious. How dare you ask about him?”
Bai Ruanruan lowered her long lashes, her gaze dimming as a flicker of remorse passed through her eyes.
In her previous life, relying on his favoritism toward her, she had recklessly poisoned and harmed him.
He knew full well that what she prepared for him was laced with poison.
Yet, every time, he would consume everything she gave him without hesitation.
He once said that meeting her was a fatal encounter for him, but he was still willing to give his life to her without hesitation, simply because she was Bai Ruanruan.
He once said, “Bai Ruanruan, I’ve given you my life. When will you give me your heart?”
In the end, he truly gave her his life, but he never lived to see her turn back to him.
Memories flooded her heart, and Bai Ruanruan slowly closed her eyes, taking a deep breath.
How utterly blind had she been to be deceived by that scoundrel Mu Xuan for an entire lifetime?
When she opened her eyes again, a hidden glint flashed in her gaze as she swept it over Lin Da before her. “Step aside.”
Step aside?
And let her escape?
There were no windows, no doors, not even a dog hole.
“Lock the door tight. If anyone dares to let this woman escape today, they’ll regret it,” Lin Da ordered the nearby servants, his voice trembling with panic and anger.
“Yes,” the servants snapped out of their shock and hurriedly blocked the doorway in a fluster.
Bai Ruanruan tilted her head, looking at those obstructing her path. “Step aside?”
Lin Da stood at the forefront, glaring fiercely at the girl. “Listen here, Bai Ruanruan. If you want to leave today, you’ll have to step over my dead body!”
Their young master’s heart had already been pierced and scarred by this seductress, and now she had poisoned him, leaving him bedridden.
If she were to escape again, wouldn’t that throw the world into chaos?
“You won’t step aside… Then don’t blame me for being impolite?” Bai Ruanruan’s red lips curled into a cold, sharp arc.
Impolite?
The servants couldn’t help but recall the past, trembling with fear.
Had the young mistress ever been polite to them?
Bang—
“Ah—”
Suddenly, from within the sealed small room, came the sounds of intense fist and foot combat, the shattering of objects breaking apart, and eerie, miserable howls.
“Click—”
Just as chaos erupted inside the room, the door… opened.
A cool breeze was the first to slip into the overly warm room.
“What are you doing?” Accompanied by a hoarse, chilling voice, a tall, slender figure appeared at the doorway.