"You scholar, with your poor face, dare you covet my young lady! My young lady is as precious as gold and jade, as beautiful as a fairy, she eats dragon liver and phoenix marrow, and wears silk and satin. What about you? If my young lady follows you, she will suffer terribly! It is impossible for a toad to eat swan flesh. Why don't you find a mirror to look at yourself, bah!" The smart-looking maid stood with her hands on her hips, glaring angrily.
The scholar in the gown was ashamed and said, "I... Although I have nothing, I really love you. If I can have your company, I will give you everything I have and provide for you!"
The maid raised her eyebrows and snorted, saying sarcastically: "Give away everything you have? What do you have? This set of rags and rags? Or your life!"
The lady in white clothes at the side could not help but speak. She stopped the loyal maid from continuing to speak, glanced at the scholar, and said half shyly and half affectionately: "The scholar has a true heart. This alone is better than countless silks, satins, gold, silver, pearls and jade."
The maidservant was so angry that she jumped up and down, and kept shouting, "Miss, Miss! Oh my Miss! You have been bewitched by this scholar!"
—I don’t know what drama this is. It’s the old-fashioned plot of a rich lady falling in love with a poor scholar. No matter how the loyal maid tried to obstruct her, she couldn’t stop the lady from marrying him. What a pity.
Luo Yu'an stood behind the flower shop owner holding a pot of flowers, and watched the short TV segment with her. A commercial was inserted in the middle of the segment, and the fat owner turned around with an unsatisfied look, and found that a customer had come into the store, waiting behind him with a pot of flowers, and he quickly smiled to entertain him.
This flower shop is located at the end of an old street near a small market. The place is very narrow, and many flower pots are placed outside the shop in a messy and crowded manner. If people were squeezed like this, they would definitely feel uncomfortable. However, flowers do not need a large room. They only need sunlight, soil, and some nutrients to grow well. In this small place where there is not much room, the flowers bloomed warmly and brilliantly.
Luo Yu'an was shopping nearby and happened to pass by. He saw a red single-petal camellia among a pile of flower pots and walked over involuntarily.
A small pot of camellia, with two red petals and golden stamens supported by leaves. Luo Yu'an bought it, and when he carried the pot of flowers back to his temporary rental place, he couldn't help but think of the old house and the clan god.
Looking back on those five months, it seems like a dream.
She had been away from the old house for several days. That day, she was taken to Yubei District by a car, next to Yulin District where she used to live. Because she was already an executed death row prisoner in the records, the man who picked her up also thoughtfully prepared a new ID card and a sum of money for her.
In the car, the man kept trying to find out her identity. He wanted to know what she did in the Qin's old house and what happened with the legendary god of their Qin family.
He was also a smart man. He had imagined a lot of things based on the words of the girl, "You blasphemed our God." He felt that Luo Yu'an must be extraordinary. If she had really done something blasphemous, could she have left safely? The man had a little idea, thinking that if he made friends with her, he might be able to establish a good relationship with her, so he prepared a very appropriate identity for her and gave her a generous amount of money. Although Luo Yu'an felt that she was unworthy of it, she still accepted it. She couldn't get back the things she had before, and she really needed them now.
However, due to the Qin daughter's disgusting attitude towards her, the man did not dare to have too much contact with her, for fear of really angering the two high-ranking Qin daughters.
After that day, Luo Yu'an had no connection with the Qin family at all. She found a place to live temporarily with her new identity and began to do what she had not had time to do before.
She wanted to kill someone.
The man's name is Ma Junmao, and he is a lawyer.
Luo Yu'an carried a bag of instant food and flowers back to the small room he rented temporarily. The room was small and empty, with only a bed and a table and no other furniture. The quilt and clothes were neatly folded aside, and there were very few daily necessities.
She sat on the only chair facing the window, with the newly bought flowers on the table in front of her. Luo Yu'an watered them, then tore open the bag and ate the bread.
The phone suddenly lit up, indicating that a new email had been received. It was from an "information consulting" company. Information consulting companies, or private detectives, would do some not-so-honest private investigation commissions. Most of the money Luo Yu'an received was spent here. She commissioned them to find Ma Junmao's whereabouts and other information.
After Ma Junmao's three friends were killed, even though the murderer Luo Yu'an had been arrested, Ma Junmao quickly left his original home and settled in Yubei District. This must be said to be fate, as Luo Yu'an did not have to risk being recognized and returned to Yulin District, saving a lot of trouble.
I opened the email and saw Ma Junmao's schedule. He went out to discuss work, had dinner with the employer of a case he was working on, and went to a club to work out.
Before this, Ma Junmao had stopped socializing for a long time and didn't even like to go out. He was probably scared by the tragic deaths of his three friends. Although the murderer who killed them was caught, he had done a lot of such things. Who knows if there will be a second or third lunatic like him? People who have done too many bad things will inevitably feel guilty and afraid.
But his fear only lasted for a few months. Now he has obviously come out of the shadow and started living his life as before.
But she hasn't gotten out of that shadow yet, and she won't be able to do so in her entire life.
Ma Junmao lived in an upscale residential area, which had strict control over the entry and exit of outsiders. Luo Yu'an could only consider looking for opportunities when he was out. His work, relaxation and play time were relatively regular. Luo Yu'an waited patiently for a while and finally decided to take action when he went to the bar to relax and hunt for beauties. In recent weeks, every Saturday night, Ma Junmao would go to a bar called "Dark" alone.
Last time, she hadn't thought about killing anyone before she actually did it, but this time, after careful consideration, she was still extremely nervous before the incident.
Before her sister died, she was a cowardly and timid good person. However, no matter how cowardly and timid a person is, if the most important thing that he or she wants to protect is destroyed, he or she may turn into a man-eating beast.
Three days in advance, Luo Yu'an went to a dark bar to find a job. There were no open positions there, and Luo Yu'an begged several times and took the initiative to reduce his salary before the boss agreed. It was a somewhat chaotic bar, with many young men and women working as temporary workers there, two of whom looked to be in their teens. On the first day Luo Yu'an went there, he kept his head down, moving bottles and cleaning.
There was a young temporary worker who was dressed very revealingly and had a rebellious look. Seeing that she looked honest and timid, I specifically told her some precautions, telling her not to go to the most lively place in the front, and not to go to the private rooms upstairs because people there played more wildly.
"I can tell you can't stand it by looking at your behavior. Don't run over and scare yourself. Then you will be dragged in by those customers to do something and no one will hear you. If you can do other things, don't come to work in such a messy place." The young girl's concern was hidden under her thick makeup.
Luo Yu'an thought of his sister again, his heart ached and tears welled up in his eyes. He thanked the kind-hearted girl.
On Saturday, before going to work at the bar, Luo Yu'an transplanted the pot of red camellia he bought to a small flowerbed nearby. Two more flowers bloomed, and they were very beautiful. Touching the soft and fragrant red petals, Luo Yu'an watered it for the last time.
The dark bar was very lively at night. The drunken barrister, who was dressed neatly as usual, flirted with the girls around him. He sat in a corner and flirted with others. He didn't notice what the waiter who brought the wine looked like. In the dim light of the bar, he felt that he was floating. It was a side effect of alcohol. He seemed to have drunk too much, he thought, but he didn't care at all.
Today's wine is more intoxicating than ever.
Luo Yu'an took off her vest and led the drunk Ma Junmao from the back door to the back alley of the bar. She added some ingredients to the wine that Ma Junmao brought, so he was not very clear-headed and was easily led out by her.
Ma Junmao smelled the stench of a garbage can, and felt nauseous. He vomited with a wow sound. After vomiting, he sobered up a little and saw a woman in front of him. He couldn't see her face clearly, but she came very close and asked him, "Do you still remember Luo Yujing?"
Luo Yujing? Who? Ma Junmao's alcohol-anesthetized brain was slow for a while before he remembered who it was. He and his friends had played with many little girls, and this Luo Yujing was not special, just very fragile. I heard that she committed suicide due to depression. She also had a sister, a crazy woman who killed his three friends, causing him to have nightmares for several days and even move away.
Who knew it would be so troublesome? If I had known, I would not have provoked that little girl and ended up in trouble.
"I asked those three people before if they regretted it and if they felt sorry for Yujing... One of them said that he would give me money to settle the matter, and the other said that he didn't know who Yujing was... You did that to her and you didn't even know her name. She is a human being, my most important sister, not your toy, you know? You really deserve to die! Why did you do that? Why?!"
The knife was trembling against his neck. Ma Junmao finally realized what had happened after seeing Luo Yu'an's appearance. He was sobered up a little. He felt his heart tighten. He didn't know if it was a dead person coming back for revenge or a murderer who escaped from prison. He swallowed several times before saying, "Wait, I... I didn't do anything. Didn't she commit suicide? What does it have to do with me? You've killed three people. Even if you want to pay with your life, it's already enough..."
Luo Yu'an suddenly smiled, tears streaming down her face, "Yes, you didn't kill anyone, you didn't kill her - you just ate her together, you cannibals, you are the real cannibals!" She said harshly and stabbed Ma Junmao in the stomach with a knife.
"Have you seen Sister An?" The heavily made-up girl with lip piercings asked her friend casually while holding a bottle of wine.
The man had drunk a bit too much, and after thinking for a while he said, "It seemed like she went out from the back door with a man just now?"
"Huh? Could she have been dragged away by a drunk customer? Damn, I told her to be careful, why isn't she on guard?" The little girl cursed and walked towards the back door.
Ma Junmao cried out in pain, tears and snot all over his face. Luo Yu'an looked like he was laughing and crying, and he stabbed again without hesitation.
Just when she was about to put Ma Junmao to rest, the back door was suddenly opened and a heavily made-up girl appeared behind the door. Her hesitant and worried eyes froze when she saw the murder scene next to the trash can.
"ah-"
With a scream, the back door slammed shut. Ma Junmao, who was stabbed twice by Luo Yu'an, took advantage of the moment when she turned her head in a trance, grabbed the knife in her hand, stabbed it into her chest with his backhand, then pushed her away fiercely, covered the wound on his stomach, and stumbled forward.
"Help... someone is killing someone!"
Blood was gushing out of Luo Yu'an's chest. The severe pain made it impossible for her to get up and chase him for a while. Moreover, the knife must have hit her vitals, and she could hardly stand up. Seeing that Ma Junmao was about to run away, she gritted her teeth and tried to stand up with a ferocious expression, but fell to the ground again.
The back alley smelled of alcohol and stench. From here, you could see a corner of the tall lighthouse in the bustling city. The flashing neon lights illuminated the entire night sky, but it was very dark here. If you died here, it would really be like a rat dying next to a garbage dump.
Luo Yu'an leaned against the wall, watching Ma Junmao's back getting farther and farther away, the anger in her heart burning her eyes red.
Suddenly, she felt as if a piece of snow had fallen in front of her eyes, landing on her eyelids, feeling cool. A corner of a long sleeve that seemed to emit a pure white light floated slightly in front of her eyes.
"Shi... God?" Luo Yu'an was stunned.
"You're about to die." Ujigami looked down at her. "To express my gratitude for your company, you can make a request of me."
Luo Yu'an almost thought it was an illusion. She reached out and grabbed the white sleeves to make sure that it was not an illusion. Her ferocious expression gradually became peaceful. She looked at the clan god and said, "Then I ask you to devour the Ma Junmao just now."
Ujigami still seemed to have a smiling face, and he said to her gently: "Although that person is full of malice, he is not 'evil'."
Luo Yu'an remembered that what the clan god could devour was "evil", and "evil" only existed when killing people.
She clutched her sleeve tightly, her chest heaving, and said quickly: "I will die soon. When I die, you can devour him, right?"
Ujigami nodded with a smile: "In that case, as you wish."
Luo Yu'an finally showed a relaxed smile and lay there quietly staring at him.
Seeing her bloody hand falling to her side, Ujigami raised his hand to close her eyes which had become lifeless but still open. Then, he rose up against the wind, dragging countless bright red blood lines, and devoured the man struggling to escape in front of him.
The pure white figure disappeared into the dark alley.