Chapter 21: The Wicked Servant

  "Come on, lucky kid."

  Du Dun grasped Lei Ga's dirty collar and roughly dragged him out of the luxurious carriage. The smile on his long face was like a wolf with its jaws clamped on a sheep's leg. "You don't expect me to carry you out like a pampered child, do you?"

  Lei Ga's occipital bone crashed into the door frame of the carriage, feeling a dull and dizzy shock. Before this dizziness ended, his body was dragged to the ground by brute force, with sharp pain coming from the outside of his arm, scarlet blood oozing out from the corner of his forehead, and his mouth full of bloody sweetness. But Lei Ga clenched his teeth and didn't let out a single moan.

  "Get lost!"

  "Spring Rain Lady's face turned stern as she scolded, 'You're being too excessive! He's injured and needs careful care.' She had wanted to get down from the carriage to help Riga up, but thinking of what happened in the carriage earlier, she decided it was better to keep a distance from him."

  Duan shrugged indifferently, "As you wish, my lady. I'll put him on my horse and send him to the nearest village to find a good doctor to take care of him. However, this will likely require money. You see, those country folk aren't as refined as yourself."

  Spring Rain nodded reluctantly. Although the main city of Senyan had better doctors, it was clear that Rega's current injuries were not suitable for a bumpy journey. She turned to Akley and gave him a look, Akley grumbled and took out a bulging pouch from his waist, holding it in both hands and handing it over to Spring Rain.

  The Spring Rain Lady opened her purse and pulled out a handful of glittering gold coins. "Will ten gold coins be enough?"

  "That's good enough."

  With a faint smile on his face, he said meaningfully: "If it's not enough, I'll add some more."

  Spring Rain Lady heard this and grabbed another handful, Akali hastily stepped forward to stop her.

  "Madam, don't believe his nonsense. He would never agree to such a thing. Besides, in this remote area, ten gold coins can almost buy an entire village. How could it not be enough?"

  Doudon's face immediately showed a humiliated expression, and he shamelessly said: "Akeli, you always take the opportunity to slander me. The entire Huoniao family knows that I, Doudon, am a loyal and honest person. You are just a small horseman, don't be too arrogant!"

  "You're wrong!"

  Akili crudely retorted: "I always take the opportunity to fuck your mother, the entire Firebird family knows the color of your mother's sheets?"

  "You! I..."

  Doudon finally couldn't bear Akili's rude and foul language, so he also cursed back. However, being cunning and deceitful was his strong suit, while fighting and cursing were his weak points. After just one sentence, his thin face turned beet red, and his whole body started shaking with rage.

  Akari stroked his chin whiskers, "I heard the prostitutes in Moriyama Castle say that thing of yours is only as big as a baby's thumb, and you can't even find the hole to pee. I advise you not to make a fool of yourself."

  "You!"

  They were so angry that they almost vomited blood, but even so, they still didn't dare to challenge Akari to a duel.

  "That's enough!"

  "Spring Rain Lady's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, 'I don't want to hear any more filthy language.' The servants' foul mouths weren't unforgivable sins, and many noble lords often spoke crudely as well. Spring Rain Lady usually automatically filtered out certain words, but this time it was really unbearable."

  "All indignant and resentful, he said: 'Madam, I request that you punish your coachman. He was the first to use foul language to attack me.'"

  Akari bowed slightly, "I'm extremely sorry, madam. My behavior was indeed atrocious, but I will only apologize to you and not to anyone else." Having scolded her, he didn't intend to make excuses for himself at all.

  "Whether or not to punish is my business," said the Spring Rain Lady coldly to Doudou. "For now, just take the money and bring this injured person to the nearest village."

  Everyone was still thinking of saying something, but Spring Rain's wife stuffed all the twenty or so gold coins into his hand, and he immediately revealed a smooth smile. "As you wish, my lady, I'll set off right away." He said, reaching out to grab Lega's collar.

  Akira saw so much money fall into Dorton's hands, and he couldn't help but open his mouth, but when he found the hostess making a slight negating gesture towards him, he immediately swallowed back the words that had reached the tip of his tongue.

  Lei Ga stubbornly raised his head, blocking Du Dun's outstretched arm, and with the little strength he had just accumulated, he struggled to get up.

  They all burst out laughing, "Haha, didn't expect you're still a tough nut to crack!"

  Spring Rain Lady looked at Leica with some worry, she hesitated for a moment, and finally got out of the luxurious carriage with her skirt, she took out a white silk handkerchief from her sleeve and handed it to Leica. "Take it, wipe the blood on your forehead."

  Lei Ga's pitch-black eyes stared tightly at Chun Yu, paused for a while before slowly lifting his arm to take the handkerchief.

  The handkerchief was exquisitely crafted, with two symmetrical fish embroidered at the corners with silver thread. The smooth texture of the silk was something Rega had never touched before, and it still carried the floral scent and warmth of the owner's skin.

  A thread of unbearable sympathy suddenly rose in Leiga's heart. Such an expensive, white and flawless handkerchief was used to wipe the bloodstains on his face, it was like sending a beautiful girl to be devoured by an ugly beast.

  He stood there holding the silk handkerchief, momentarily unsure of what to do.

  "Spring Rain Lady continued: 'You're mute, so I have no way of knowing your name, but that's alright. I can tell you mine. People call me Spring Rain Lady, and I rule over one-tenth of the territory of the Flowing Kingdom, as well as hold the title of Upper Noblewoman of the Forest Rock Kingdom. If your life is difficult or if you need help, once you've recovered from your injuries, you can come find me anytime. In spring and summer, I'm in Flowing; in autumn and winter, I'm in Forest Rock. Remember that?"

  Lei Ga pursed his lips and nodded slightly. This action was extremely slight, seeming to respond to Chun Yu's sincerity as well as express gratitude for her kindness.

  Spring Rain Madam looked at him with concern again, then lifted her skirt and got on the horse carriage. "Akali, let's go."

  "Yes, ma'am."

  Akley jumped onto the carriage, flicked his hand to shake the reins, and the two mares let out a whinny, breaking into a quick trot. Before long, the entire carriage had vanished from Rega's line of sight.

  "Come on, kid, don't think about eating swan meat like a toad."

  Doudon pushed Rega from behind, taking advantage of his loss of balance to lift him onto the horse's back, and then kicked him hard in the crook of his leg. "If it weren't for you, I'd have been humiliated by that bastard Akili?"

  The pointed boot head kicked Rega's leg tendon, bringing heart-wrenching pain. He gritted his teeth and didn't make a sound. He understood that even if the mistress was as kind as Chunyu Furen, there would be vicious servants. He was grateful to Chunyu Furen, but he wouldn't have any good feelings towards Du Dun.

  "But to be honest, if it weren't for you kid, I wouldn't have earned these twenty gold coins either."

  With a self-satisfied jingle of his purse, "Spring Rain is indeed foolish to the core, may Holy Light bless her to remain so."

  Lei Ga had originally not expected Du Dun to leave the gold coins for him, but upon hearing Du Dun's evaluation of Chun Yu Furen, he couldn't help but reveal a look of anger on his face.

  Doudou didn't notice Leiga's expression, but instead proudly flipped onto the horse, turned its head around and took off in the opposite direction with Leiga.

  The horse was running at a very fast speed, and the dizziness caused by the bumpy ride was also extremely severe. Leiga endured the feeling of vomiting, trying hard to maintain his balance, lest he fall off the horse's back. If he fell off, Doton would absolutely not care about him.

  After galloping continuously for over ten minutes, he suddenly reined in his horse, left the main road and turned onto a small path trodden by wild beasts in the dense forest.

  Dry grass leaves were trampled into powder by horse hooves, withered brown vines clung to the protruding rocks, and the leaves on the branches beside the road had all fallen off, and the branches themselves had also withered and died. As the dry cold wind blew through, the dead tree trunks cracked one after another.

  Lei Ga felt a sense of doubt in his heart and immediately realized that this was absolutely not the road to town.

  At this time, a familiar crow's cry suddenly came from high in the sky, causing Lega's heart to thud.

  Crows will follow those who are about to die...

  The mere thought of it made Laga's skin tingle all over, and suddenly he realized that Danton wasn't just after the gold coins.

  "Let me... down..."

  The numbness in his tongue had worn off a lot, and Leiga struggled to enunciate every word clearly.

  "Hey, so you're not mute after all?"

  Doudou seemed to be not very concerned about this, and he said with a rather relaxed tone: "No matter if you're mute or not, after a while, you won't be able to speak anyway."

  "You... shameless... scoundrel!"

  Lei gritted his teeth tightly, wishing he could die together with Du Dun.

  "Thank you!"

  He said with a pleased smile: "This word is the best compliment for me."

  "No wonder your mother had a leg with every man in Sunagakure..." Rega cursed.

  All of a sudden, his face twisted, he gathered the seventh-order Dou Qi, raised his fist and heavily pounded towards Leiga's ribs.

  Lei Ga Meng's body suddenly straightened, and he jumped off the horseback, using the inertia of his heavy fist to roll and fall onto the ground covered with dry grass. Dou Ton's fighting spirit had broken at least three of his ribs, and the impact on the ground had also dislocated his internal organs. Fresh blood gushed out from his mouth and nose, flowing all over the ground. He tried to get up and escape, but none of his joints could support his body.

  Dou Dun reined in his horse, stopped and smiled gloomily at Lei Jia: "Ah, I originally wanted to send you a little further, didn't expect you to be so impatient. Well, let's settle it here then." He held the Cang Hu sword and jumped off the horseback.