To support Tianyu and Tianyue, an extra chapter with Spirit Beast Egg reward (5.4)
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She killed a person, a person lay dead at her feet.
Miss Jun did not bow her head or cover her face to let out a scream.
Standing by, Liu'er, who was distracted elsewhere, gave a start and screamed without looking at what exactly happened, while hugging Miss Jun.
All this happened in the blink of an eye.
From the moment the girl asked if the person was dead, to asking if she needed help, to stepping on the knife, to the girl throwing herself onto the knife, it all took but a breath.
They had no extra words, not even extra thoughts; just like that… it ended.
Miss Jun, just like those startled girls in the market villages, covered her face and ears, stomping her feet and screaming.
Everyone was startled by the screaming here.
"Damn it, that little ***** is dead."
Seeing the girl on the ground with her neck against the knife, people from the Huang Family cursed furiously and rushed over.
The servants holding the screaming, terrified Miss Jun and her maidservant were pushed aside.
Even though she was a doctor, she was still a girl; seeing someone die right before her must have frightened her, right?
People from the Huang Family paid no attention to Miss Jun, a few bent down to check the girl's breathing.
One of them, unwilling to give up, looked at Miss Jun.
"Miss Jun, is there any hope left?" he asked.
Miss Jun was still covering her face and only looked over upon hearing the question.
"No," she said.
The house servants, knowing there was no hope, stopped asking after this confirmation.
"She's dead," he said harshly, and kicked the girl harshly on her body, "She got off easy."
Miss Jun stepped back a few steps and bumped into someone.
Liu'er screamed again.
Miss Jun stopped and looked over, her body slightly stiffened.
The statue-like Lu Yunqi was looking down at her.
His expression was blank, his gaze dark.
In this chaos, he and the Jinyiwei stood like statues fixed to the ground, motionless, giving off an even more eerie vibe.
Others might not have noticed what just happened, but he definitely saw her slight movement.
Miss Jun looked at him, her expression still the same with her face covered.
"Acting," Lu Yunqi suddenly laughed, uttering a word.
He had indeed seen it, so what.
Miss Jun looked at him silently and lowered her hand.
"Miss Jun, Miss Jun," people from the Huang Family rushed over and grabbed her, "Come quickly, look at our old master."
Miss Jun took the opportunity to walk briskly towards Lord Huang, leaving Lu Yunqi's gaze behind.
Lord Huang lay motionless on the ground, blood spreading beneath him.
"Miss Jun, Miss Jun," the surrounding people cried out, looking at her with desperation.
Miss Jun did not stoop down to check.
"No need to check," she said, "It's too late."
Hearing this, the last glimpse of hope for the people of the Huang Family shattered.
"Aren't you the one who can bring the dead back to life? Aren't you the one who can determine life and death, who can rejuvenate miraculously?" a few relatives shouted fiercely.
This was the first time the family members had been so rude to Miss Jun.
Liu'er hurriedly stood in front of Miss Jun.
"Why are you shouting! My Miss is not the King of Hell; she can cure diseases but she can't stop people from dying, besides, it wasn't our Miss who killed him," she shouted fiercely too.
Although this young girl was not polite, her words reminded the people of the Huang Family.
The old Lord Huang, sitting on the ground with a blank look, as if aged ten more years in an instant, suddenly raised his head.
"Who is it?" he croaked.
"Who else could it be, but that woman," Liu'er said without a hint of fear, pointing to the side, "That woman died herself, that counts as a life for a life."
A life for a life?
His son's life, could it be replaced just like that?
Moreover, his son wouldn't have died if he had been treated by Miss Jun.
But he was trampled to death by a startled horse.
A startled horse, how could a horse just get startled for no reason?
There are no coincidences in this world, only man-made schemes!
"Who is it?" Lord Huang shouted, standing up from the ground, looking towards the dead horse.
Everyone's gaze also turned there, where a group of soldiers stood, seemingly mourning the deceased horse.
Hearing the shout from this side, the soldiers did not disperse, but someone pushed a few soldiers aside, pointing at the dead horse on the ground.
"It's this one."
The voice was indignant, yet seemed to carry grief.
Zhu Zan?
Miss Jun looked surprised, the startled horse was too fast, and there were too many people running and dodging in front of her, she hadn't noticed anyone in particular run forward.
Of course, the startling of the horse was indeed too coincidental, suspiciously so.
But she really hadn't expected it to be Zhu Zan.
How did he get here?
Was it him?
Zhu Zan stood among the soldiers, his body stained with a patch of blood, the knife in his hand still dripping blood, the black horse beneath his feet was thoroughly dead, blood still flowing, spreading on the ground, dazzling under the sunlight.
Lord Huang's body swayed, his eyes narrowed then suddenly widened.
"Zhu Zan, it was you!" his voice was hoarse, "You killed my son!"
Zhu Zan let out a sound, his expression as if kicked by a donkey.
"What are you talking about, Lord Huang?" he said, glaring and pointing at the dead horse on the ground, "This horse startled and could harm people, I killed it to save lives, you shouldn't be defending it by saying it's your son, right?"
The scene fell silent, someone couldn't hold back a snort of laughter.
This situation was not suitable for laughter.
Nor was it suitable for such ludicrous remarks.
Indeed, these were ludicrous remarks.
Everyone knew Duke of Chengguo's heir Zhu Zan was recklessly bold and adept at causing trouble without fear, daring to fight the prince, and even after fighting the prince, the emperor dared not do much to him.
But that was the prince he fought, not his son.
The emperor dared not do much to him, but Huang Cheng dared to take his life.
Lord Huang's fury, initially held back, was now uncontrollable.
This scoundrel, this beast, this madman.
Daring to kill in broad daylight!
"Zhu Zan, don't play the fool with me," he shouted, rushing towards Zhu Zan, "You startled the horse, you deliberately wanted to kill my son, you will pay with your life today!"
Naturally, an aging Lord Huang posed no threat before Zhu Zan, but the Huang Family's men, robust and strong, all rushed towards Zhu Zan upon hearing this.
"Have you all gone mad? I am being a righteous hero here, is there a mistake in that?"
Zhu Zan cried out angrily, raising the knife in his hand.
His expression was agitated, yet his eyes seemed to be even brighter, staring intently at Lord Huang through the approaching Huang Family men.
Lord Huang's eyes were angrily insane, whereas Zhu Zan's were calm.
But this calmness was even more terrifying.
The general standing nearby gripped his sword at his waist, his body involuntarily tensing up.
That was the gaze of a bloodthirsty beast, the eyes of a true wild animal.
One was enough; no more could be tolerated, otherwise, there would truly be no room left to maneuver.
"Stop fighting," the general shouted, "no fighting in the street!"